Lesson Four
Text Introducing a Garment Factory
This is our factory.It is not very large,but it is clean and tidy.It is a garment factory.Our factory is an enterprise specializing in the import and export of clothes.There are many workshops in our factory,including cutting workshops,sewing workshops,pressing and ironing workshops and packing workshops.Besides these workshops,we have warehouses,design rooms,showrooms,office buildings and other buildings.The other two new workshops are still under way and perhaps they will be completed in a month or two.But the complete equipment of the new workshops will take another month.
We have many sewing machines,steam irons and other kinds of new instruments and machines in our factory.Some of them are made in our country and some of them are introduced from other counties.They play a very important role in our job.The modern equipment in our factory works perfectly.Traditional techniques have gone through many changes in the past few years.We have developed techniques which are superior to those used in most factories.
Every year we invite designers of other countries to visit our factory.We exchange views and experience with them.We get information from the Internet.We enter various competitions every year.We have won many prizes in the past few years.
New Words and Expressions
tidy 整洁
enterprise 企业
specializing in 专门做
import and export 进出口
including 包括
press 压烫
iron 熨烫
pack 包装
besides 除……之外
warehouse 仓库
showroom 陈列室
be still under way 还在建设中
perhaps 也许
complete 完成
enter competitions 参加比赛
equipment 设备
steam iron 蒸汽熨斗
instrument 器械
play a very important role in 起重要作用
modern 现代的
perfectly 完美地
technique 技术
go through many changes 经历了许多变化
superior to 优于
exchange 交换
view 意见
experience 经验
Internet 互联网
Notes to the Text
1.The other two new workshops are still under way and perhaps they will be completed in a month or two.另外两个新车间还在建设中，可能一两个月后建成。
2.Traditional techniques have gone through many changes in the past few years.过去几年里传统技术经历了很多变化。
3.We have developed techniques which are superior to those used in most factories.我们开发了许多优于其他厂的技术。
4....exchange views and experience with...与……交换意见和经验
5.get information from the Internet从网上获得信息
Substitution Drills
Exercises to the Text
1.抄写并熟记本课短语和词组。
2.翻译下列短语：
1）superior to
2）go through
3）import and export
4）specialize in
5）exchange views
6）get information from Internet
7）various competitions
8）traditional techniques
3.将下列词组译成英语：
1）干净整洁
2）交流经验
3）起重要作用
4）办公楼
5）传统技术
6）开发技术
7）在过去的几年里
8）参加比赛
4.翻译：
1）我们厂专门从事进出口服装。
2）我们的新整烫车间正在建设中。
3）他们引进了新式缝纫机。
4）传统技术很重要。
5）我们每年邀请外国设计师来访问。
6）我们从互联网上获取最新的时装信息。
7）互联网在我们工作中起了很大的作用。
8）Tom开发了一种新压烫机。