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　整潔

enterprise　企業

specializing in　專門做

import and export　進出口

including　包括

press　壓燙

iron　熨燙

pack　包裝

besides　除……之外

warehouse　倉庫

showroom　陳列室

be still under way　還在建設中

perhaps　也許

complete　完成

enter competitions　參加比賽

equipment　設備

steam iron　蒸汽熨斗

instrument　器械

play a very important role in　起重要作用

modern　現代的

perfectly　完美地

technique　技術

go through many changes　經歷了許多變化

superior to　優于

exchange　交換

view　意見

experience　經驗

Internet　互聯網

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.另外兩個新車間還在建設中，可能一兩個月后建成。

2.Traditional techniques have gone through many changes in the past few years.過去幾年里傳統技術經歷了很多變化。

3.We have developed techniques which are superior to those used in most factories.我們開發了許多優于其他廠的技術。

4....exchange views and experience with...與……交換意見和經驗

5.get information from the Internet從網上獲得信息

Substitution Drills

Exercises to the Text

1.抄寫并熟記本課短語和詞組。

2.翻譯下列短語：

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.將下列詞組譯成英語：

1）干凈整潔

2）交流經驗

3）起重要作用

4）辦公樓

5）傳統技術

6）開發技術

7）在過去的幾年里

8）參加比賽

4.翻譯：

1）我們廠專門從事進出口服裝。

2）我們的新整燙車間正在建設中。

3）他們引進了新式縫紉機。

4）傳統技術很重要。

5）我們每年邀請外國設計師來訪問。

6）我們從互聯網上獲取最新的時裝信息。

7）互聯網在我們工作中起了很大的作用。

8）Tom開發了一種新壓燙機。