Joan:
How large is the plant?

这个工厂有多大?
Lily:
It covers an area of 75,000 square meters.

面积有七万五千平方米。
Joan:
It’s much larger than I expected. When was the plant set up?

比我想象的要大多了。什么时候建厂的?
Lily:
In the early 70s. We’ll soon be celebrating the 30th anniversary.

七十年代初期。我们很快要庆祝建厂三十周年了。
Joan:
Congratulations!

祝贺你们。
Lily:
Thank you.

谢谢。
Joan:
How many employees do you have in this plant?

这个工厂有多少员工?
Lily:
500. We’re running on three shifts.

五百个,我们是三班制。
Joan:
Does the plant work with everything from the raw material to the finished product?

从原料到成品都是工厂自己生产吗?
Lily:
Our associates specializing in these fields make some accesso- ries. Well, here we’re at the production shop. Shall we start with the assembly line?

有些零配件是我们的联营单位生产的,他们是专门从事这一行的。 好了,我们到生产车间了。咱们从装配线开始看,好吗?
Joan:
That’s fine.

好的。