Lesson 35 Television Day:Mass-production
第35課 電視課:大批量生產(chǎn)
Henry Ford built the world's first mass-produced car in 1908.
1908年亨利福特造出了世界上第一輛成批生產(chǎn)的小汽車.
Before 1908 cars were very expensive.
1908年以前,車子非常昂貴.
Look at these two cars Which is the older?
看這兩輛車子,哪一輛舊些?
That's an easy question.
這是非常容易回答的問題,
Of course,the car on the left is older than the one on the right
當(dāng)然左邊那輛要比右邊那輛舊.
The car on the left was expensive,difficult to drive
左邊的那輛貴,難駕駛,
and it wasn't very reliable.
而且不牢固,
Only a few people could buy a car like this.
只有少數(shù)人才買得起像這樣的車;
The car on the right is cheaper,lighter,faster and easier to drive
右邊的那輛便宜,輕便,快捷,而且容易駕駛.
Millions of people can buy a car like this.
像這樣的車數(shù)百萬人都買得起.
Why are modern cars so cheap and reliable?
為什么現(xiàn)代的汽車又便宜,又牢靠?
Because the makers build millions of cars
因為制造廠商們成百萬輛地生產(chǎn),
and make them all exactly the same.
而且都造得一模一樣.
We call this"mass-production".
我們把這叫做大批量生產(chǎn)
Mass-produced things are usually cheap.
大批量生產(chǎn)的東西總是便宜的.