
Daily Wisdom
Work is the true source of human welfare.
劳动是人类的幸福之源。
课文及参考译文:
Text A The First Assembly Line
New Words:
1. assembly n. 组装,装配
Assembly sequence is an important and complex problem。
装配顺序是一个重要而复杂的问题。
2. founder n. 创始人,创办人
他是新浪微博的创始人。
He is the founder of Sina Weibo.
3. technique n. 技巧,技能
The musician has perfect technique but little expression。
这位音乐家技巧很好,但表现力不足。
同根词:
technical adj. 技术上的,工艺的
technology n. 技术,工艺
4.essential adj. extremely important and necessary 极其重要的,基本的
A good diet is essential for everyone.
良好的饮食对于每个人都极为重要。
It is essential to do sth.
It is essential to book in advance.
提前预定是完全必要的
5.innovation n. 革新,改革
We need to encourage innovation in industry
我们需要鼓励工业创新。
同根词:
innovate v. 改革,创新
innovator n. 改革者,创新者
6.encourage v. 鼓励,支持
[1]. encourage sb. to do sth.
Jim was encouraged to begin playing the guitar by his father.
吉姆在他父亲的鼓励下开始弹吉他。
[2]. encourage sb. in sth.
He encourage her in her ambition to become a model.
他对她当模特的抱负给予了鼓励。
7. official n. 行政官员
A government official 政府官员
official adj. 官方的, 正式的
Our official response is that this is nothing to do with us.
我们的正式回应是,这件事与我们毫无相关。

Important sentences
1. In 1913, one of the first moving assembly line was introduced at the Ford Motor Company by Henry Ford, its founder.
1913年福特汽车公司的创始人亨利.福特引进了第一条汽车流水线
assembly line 装配线,流水作业线
Ford Motor Company 福特汽车公司
福特汽车公司是世界最大的汽车企业之一。福特汽车公司的创立于20世纪初,凭借创始人亨利·福特的“制造人人都买得起的汽车”的梦想和卓越远见,福特汽车公司历经一个世纪的风雨沧桑,终于成为世界四大汽车集团公司之一。截至2013年,它拥有世界著名汽车品牌:福特(Ford)、林肯(Lincoln)。此外,还拥有全球最大的信贷企业—福特信贷(Ford Financial)、全球最大的汽车租赁公司Hertz。
2. Only rich people could afford to buy one.
只有富人才买得起汽车。
afford to do sth 负担得起,买得起
How can she afford to eat out every night?
每天晚上下馆子她怎么能负担得起?
3. After he had developed the very successful Model T, Ford began experimenting with available production techniques.
福特在开发出成功的T型车之后,开始试验可行的生产技术。
4. He could keep up with the demand for his cars.
他能够满足汽车销量的需求。
5. This new technique allowed workers to stay in one place and performed the same task repeatedly on vehicles as they passed by.
新技术使得工人停留在一处,当汽车部件经过他面前时,重复完成相同的工作。
6. One finished Model T came off the assembly line every ten seconds.
每十秒钟下线一辆T型车。
7. In fact, he encouraged them to do so by writing a book about all of his innovations, entitled Today and Tomorrow.
事实上,他通过编著《今天和明天》一书鼓励工人,书中记述了他所有的革新内容。
8. However, a famous reporter talked to two of the top officials of Toyota.
但是一位著名记者和丰田公司的两位高管谈到。
9. His company has re-published the book because, he says, manufacturers everywhere can still learn from Henry Ford.
他的公司再版了此书,因为他说,各地的制造商仍可以向亨利.福特学习。

Listening & Speaking Practice
Watch the video clip of Modern Times.
《摩登时代》(Modern Times),是查理·卓别林(Charles Chaplin)导演并主演的一部经典喜剧电影,于1936年上映。
本片故事发生在美国20世纪30年代经济萧条时期,工人查理(卓别林饰)在工厂干活、发疯、进入精神病院,这一切都是与当时的经济危机给人们带来的生存危机有着密切的联系。而在艰难的生活中,查理和孤女相濡以沫,场面温馨感人焕发着人性的光辉。
这部《摩登时代》被认为是美国电影史上最伟大的电影之一,也是查理·卓别林最著名的作品之一。

