2015年ESL之商务英语 23 Unsafe Factory Conditions
时间：2018-12-03 作者：英语课 分类：2015年ESL之商务英语
ESL Podcast 1156 – Unsafe Factory Conditions
Kathy Lee: You won’t find any problems in your inspection 1 of our factory.
Rashed: I’m glad to hear that. Where do these stairs lead?
Kathy Lee: It’s just a level for storage. You don’t need to see that.
Rashed: I need to inspect every part of this factory. Please step aside.
Kathy Lee: If you insist.
Rashed: You have people working on this floor and it’s not structurally 2 sound, and certainly not intended for heavy manufacturing. This attic 3 was never meant for industrial use.
Kathy Lee: It’s only temporary…
Rashed: There are no fire escapes, fire extinguishers, or emergency exits.
Kathy Lee: Well, I…
Rashed: None of the workers are wearing protective clothing and I see signs of child labor 4.
Kathy Lee: No, no, no, I wouldn’t hire anyone underage.
Rashed: I am ordering an immediate 5 shutdown of this factory due to flagrant violations 6 of building code and labor laws.
Kathy Lee: But you can’t do that! We have orders to fill.
Rashed: Not when this building is in danger of imminent 7 collapse 8.
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
- The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。
- The house roof was (structurally) unsound. 这屋顶（结构）不牢固。
- Pinhole on shot-hole damage is never structurally significant. 针孔和蛀洞所造成的危害对结构的影响不大。
- Leakiness in the roof caused a damp attic.屋漏使顶楼潮湿。
- What's to be done with all this stuff in the attic?顶楼上的材料怎么处理？
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
- This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
- These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。