ESL Podcast 420 – Workplace Safety
时间：2019-02-25 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
Lon: What’s this?
Abigail: It’s a memo 1 about a safety inspection 2 scheduled for next week.
Lon: A safety inspection? How are we ever going to pass a safety inspection?
Abigail: What do you mean? This isn’t an unsafe workplace. We’ve had a good record. None of our employees have had on-the-job injuries this year and we’ve never had a fatality 3. I don’t understand why you’re so worried.
Lon: From what I’ve heard, the inspectors 4 don’t just look at injury rates. They look for the smallest hazard that may be remotely dangerous. If we get cited, we may be shut down.
Abigail: With all due respect, I don’t think that’s how it works. Yes, the inspector 5 will look at our work environment and our gear and machinery 6 to make sure there are no hazards or toxic 7 substances.
Lon: That’s what I’m worried about.
Abigail: But, if they find a violation 8, we’ll get a chance to fix the problem. They won’t shut us down without giving us a chance to comply with their safety standards.
Lon: I sure hope you’re right.
Abigail: Me, too. We’ll know after next week’s inspection.
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- Do you want me to send the memo out?您要我把这份备忘录分发出去吗？
- Can you type a memo for me?您能帮我打一份备忘录吗？
- 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。
- She struggle against fatality in vain.她徒然奋斗反抗宿命。
- He began to have a growing sense of fatality.他开始有一种越来越强烈的宿命感。
- They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
- The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。
- Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？
- Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。
- The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
- There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。