白领英语口语速查 第43期:部门职能:产品制作部(1)

 　　产品制作部

　　Product

　　新样式

　　new model

　　A: These are our new models.

　　B: What are their strong points?

　　A: There is a lot to be said for them.

　　In the first place,they are more durable¹ than any similar ones on the market.

　　B: It sounds great.

　　样品

　　sample

　　A: The yarn² is carefully selected for quality and woven very tightly in this fabric³.

　　B: Can you leave the samples with us?

　　A: Alright,but how long would you want to keep them?

　　B: About two weeks.

　　产品规格

　　measurement of the products

　　A: How about the measurement of our products?

　　B: We planned this to have 1.5 Kg per ten pack bag.

　　A: How do you pack them?

　　B: Ten pieces in a paper box; 20 boxes in a wooden case.

　　成品

　　finished/end product

　　A: This is our latest product.

　　B: The finished product is superb.How strong is it?

　　A: It's about 15 Kg/cm2,twice as strong as the usual one.

　　B: I think you've done a good job.

　　A: Thank you!I'm happy to hear that.

　　你觉得哪种比较好？

　　What is your preference?

　　A: How many colors are available for this item?

　　B: We have two standard colors.What is your preference?

　　A: I prefer the lighter⁴ one.It will cater⁵ more to teenagers.

　　B: That's a good point.

　　试验产品

　　trial products

　　A: I know that our company markets 80 different items,

　　but how about the trial products?

　　B: Around 120 items.

　　A: That's impressive.

　　B: There is something that I want to show you.

　　This is still at the experimental stage.

　　电源靠干电池提供。

　　It's powered by dry cell batteries.

　　A: What is the power source of this robot?

　　B: It is powered by dry cell batteries.

　　A: Could you show me some of its features?

　　B: No problem.All the details are clearly stated in the project.

　　我们还有很大的提高空间。

　　We still have much room for improvement.

　　A: I noticed you mentioned in the project that our plant has been phasing in robots.

　　B: Yes,we began last spring.

　　A: These machines seem to be the most modern ones of their kind.

　　B: But we still have much room for improvement.

　　大批量生产

　　mass/volume production

　　A: Do you adopt the mass production now?

　　B: Yes,textile industry is always a mass production industry.

1 durable   

adj.持久的，耐久的

参考例句：

• This raincoat is made of very durable material.这件雨衣是用非常耐用的料子做的。
• They frequently require more major durable purchases.他们经常需要购买耐用消费品。

2 yarn   

n.纱，纱线，纺线；奇闻漫谈，旅行轶事

参考例句：

• I stopped to have a yarn with him.我停下来跟他聊天。
• The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber.纤维是纱的基本结构单元。

3 fabric   

n.织物，织品，布；构造，结构，组织

参考例句：

• The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。
• I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。

4 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。

5 cater   

vi.(for/to)满足，迎合；(for)提供饮食及服务

参考例句：

• I expect he will be able to cater for your particular needs.我预计他能满足你的特殊需要。
• Most schools cater for children of different abilities.大多数学校能够满足具有不同天资的儿童的需要。