honorable judges and dear friends, my name is maer dongyan, i’m very happy today to stand here to share my speech, my imagination, and my story as an air traffic controller with all of you
however, it has been really hard to coordinate my work and my family
it’s generally considered great to be an air traffic controller by the public, for the job is believed to be well-paid and quite easy
i was also one of them before i started the work
but things have been entirely different from what i used to think
as an air traffic controller of the new century, we’re facing tasks and barriers greater and harder than ever, that is, we have to ensure the safety and order of the fast-developing civil aviation
we’re burdened with pressure, responsibilities, the trust of hundreds of pilots, the lives o