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A small British airport advertised for an air traffic controller -- and offered those interested an application pack in braille, British media reported Friday.

英國一個小機場廣告他們要徵求1名飛航管制員─但有意爭取者卻收到（以布拉耶點字法印製的）點字版申請表格，英國媒體週五報導。

According to the website for Saint Mary’s Airport on the Isles of Scilly, off the southwest tip of England, controllers need to be able to keep a close eye on the changeable weather as their work "is not over-dependent upon very costly and sophisticated electronic equipment".

根據喜利列島聖瑪莉航空站的網站，要在這個位於英格蘭西南方外海的機場工作，飛航管制員必須有能力隨時緊盯多變的氣候，因為他們的工作（環境）「不太依賴非常昂貴及精密的電子儀器」。

But applicants for the job could still ask for an application pack in large type, braille or audio format, newspapers said.

不過，求職者仍然可以要求（航空站）給他們大字版、點字版或語音版的申請文件，多家報紙報導。

A spokesman for the local council said the wording was included on all job advertisements, while the Royal National Institute for the Blind praised its "good practice".

當地政府的發言人說，類似的措施在每一份求才廣告都有，（英國）皇家全國視障協會則讚許這是「良好的作法」。

新聞辭典

braille：名詞，布拉耶點字法；動詞，以布拉耶點字法印刷。

keep a close eye on sth：片語，密切注意或觀察。例句：The world has been keeping a close eye on China’s human right status. （全球都在密切注意中國人權狀況。）

sophisticated：形容詞，（人）世故的、（東西）精緻的、精密的。a sophisticated weapon system，精密的武器系統。