The meaning of work 研究生英语第二学期教材.ppt

ASSEMBLY LINE ADVENTURE Lesley Hazleton;; Assembly line is a group of work areas, called stations, arranged in a certain order to make a product. Each station performs a given task on a unit of a product — such as inserting, tightening, or inspecting a part — and then passes it to the next station. When a unit reaches the end of the line, it has passed all the stations and has become a finished product. Each station consists of the machines, workers, tools, and parts required to do its assigned task. In some cases, industrial robots do simple assembly-line tasks. Many factories also use a conveyor belt to carry a unit from station to station. ;Modern Times; Modern Times was a comedy film (1936) which Charlie Chaplin wrote and directed as well as acting the main part. It was the last time he used his Little Tramp character. The film is an attack on the use of machines in modern factories and the bad treatment of factory workers. ; Reading Tasks;Parts ; Table Completion;Paragraph(s);GR- Further Understanding2; Language Points part one;C. To insert into the same envelope or package: 把…封，附带：装入同一个信封或包裹： enclose a check with the order. 随命令附上一张支票;Para 1: clank: To make a sharp, hard, metallic sound. 发叮当声：发出尖锐、清脆的金属声 The prisoners ankle chains clanked as they walked. 犯人走路时脚镣叮当作响。 “Here we are now” Beth said, as the train clanked into a tiny station. ;Para 1 weld:A. 焊接：通过加热，有时加压或有时用媒介物或有很高熔点的填充金属来连接（金属） He welded the broken rod. 他焊接一根断了的杆子。 He doesn’t know how to weld stainless steel to ordinary steel.;B. To bring into close association or union. 使紧密结合，使成整体 We were welded into a fighting collective. 我们结成一个战斗集体。 ;Para 1: whoosh: (物件在空中飞速移动)发出嘶嘶声[嘘嘘声] 飞快地移动, 飞过 A car whooshed by. 一辆汽车飞快地驶过。 whoosh the door open 霍地把门打开 ;Para 1: spark: A. Vi: Throw out tiny glowing bits I stared into the flames of the fire as it sparked into life. ;B. To set in motion; activate: 发动；触发： The incident sparked a controversy. 这一事件引发了一场争端 C. To ro