职业技术英语口语 第27期:工具和设备 测量

 　　Measurements¹

　　测量

　　A: Hi Sven, can you help me? Could you hold the end of the tape measure, please?

　　A:你好，斯芬,你可以帮我一下吗？你可以给我拉着卷尺的头吗？

　　B: Of course, where do you want me to stand?

　　B:当然可以，你想让我站哪？

　　A: Just there by the door. I need to measure the length of this workbench. We're going to replace it. OK - 3 m 47 cm. Let's round it up to 3 m 50.

　　A:就站门边上。我需要测量一下这个工作台的长度。我们要对它进行替换。好，3米零47厘米。咱们就算作3米50.

　　B: I’m glad you're replacing it. We need more space to work on things. How deep will the new workbench be?

　　B:我很高兴你对它进行置换。我们需要更多的空间来进行生产。新工作台多高？

　　A: Tell me what size you want and I'll order the wood.

　　A:告诉我你们要什么型号的，我去订购木制的。

　　B: Well, it's about 65 cm at the moment. Could we increase it by about a third?

　　B:好,目前大致65厘米。我们把它提高三分之一可以吗？

　　A: Sure. So let's see. We need a piece of wood 3.5 m long by 1 m wide. I'll order it right away and I'll be able to install² it next Tuesday.

　　A:当然可以。那么让我想想。我们需要一块长3.5米宽1米的木块。我马上去订购，这样下星期二我就能够安装了。

1 measurements   

n.量度( measurement的名词复数 )；测量；衡量；（量得的）尺寸

参考例句：

• The second group of measurements had a high correlation with the first. 第二组测量数据与第一组高度相关。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• In the metric system, measurements are made in metres and liters. 在公制中，用米和升作计量单位。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 install   

vt.安装，设置，安置；使就职，任命

参考例句：

• They will install a heating and lighting system in our house. 他们将在我们家装上供热供电系统。
• He's going to install an air - conditioner in the house. 他要在这屋子里装空调机。