白领英语口语速查 第44期:部门职能:产品制作部(2)

 　　控制成本 control the cost

　　A: How do you control your cost?

　　B: We haven't done anything specially¹.

　　原材料 raw material

　　A: Does this plant handle everything from raw material to finished products?

　　B: Some accessories are made by our associates specializing in these fields.

　　Here's the production workshop.

　　零配件 spare parts

　　A: Do we need to store so many spare parts?

　　B: Yes,because many of them are easy-to-break parts.

　　我们生产… We produce...

　　A: Currently we produce several kinds of cooking pots

　　made of different materials.

　　B: Technically² speaking,the one made of duralumin is both cheap and durable³.

　　装配线 assembly line

　　A: I will show you around the work shop.

　　Put on the safety hat and watch your steps,please.

　　B: Okay.Is the assembly line fully⁴ automated⁵?

　　月产量 monthly output

　　A: What's the monthly output?

　　B: One thousand units per month now.

　　But we will be making 1,200 units per month next year.

　　废品率

　　percentage of reject products

　　A: What's your usual percentage of reject products?

　　B: Around 2% in normal operations.

　　A: That's really great.

　　工厂的生产能力

　　capacity of the factory

　　A: What is the capacity of your factory?

　　B: 500 sets per week.

　　A: So you can complete this order on time?

　　B: Definitely.

　　提高生产效率

　　improve production efficiency

　　A: How do you improve your production efficiency?

　　B: We bought the latest equipment from Germanny this month.

　　A: Are those equipment easy to operate?

　　B: We have the engineers to direct the operation in our company.

　　促进创新

　　encourage innovations

　　A: As the manager of your department,

　　how do you think of innovations in our companay?

　　B: I think that's really important.

　　A: Yes,so do you have any way to encourage innovations?

　　B: We can draft the incentive⁶ policies for innovations.

　　加工效率 processing efficiency

　　A: How is our processing efficiency?

　　B: We can do better.

　　A: How?

　　B: We'd better introduce some advanced techniques from other counties to improve ours.

1 specially   

adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地

参考例句：

• They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
• The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。

2 technically   

adv.专门地，技术上地

参考例句：

• Technically it is the most advanced equipment ever.从技术上说，这是最先进的设备。
• The tomato is technically a fruit,although it is eaten as a vegetable.严格地说，西红柿是一种水果，尽管它是当作蔬菜吃的。

3 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。

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

5 automated   

a.自动化的

参考例句：

• The entire manufacturing process has been automated. 整个生产过程已自动化。
• Automated Highway System (AHS) is recently regarded as one subsystem of Intelligent Transport System (ITS). 近年来自动公路系统(Automated Highway System,AHS)，作为智能运输系统的子系统之一越来越受到重视。

6 incentive   

n.刺激；动力；鼓励；诱因；动机

参考例句：

• Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.在许多职业中，钱仍是主要的鼓励因素。
• He hasn't much incentive to work hard.他没有努力工作的动机。