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The traditional farmyard was rapidly being modernised
传统的农家庭院正被快速地现代化
and the animals brought indoors
动物被带到室内养殖
to increase efficiency and enable mass-production.
来提高效率并确保大批量生产
The chicks are sexed,
小鸡通过性别进行分离
a skilled job invented by the Japanese
这是一项日本人发明的技术
and brought by them to Britain in the 1930s.
在19世纪30年代被引入英国
Today, it's possible to separate the cocks from the hens
现在 分离公鸡和母鸡的准确性
with a guaranteed accuracy of 98%.
可达到98%
The hens are put on one side.
母鸡被放在一边
The cocks, of no commercial value, are gassed.
公鸡由于没有商业价值 将被毒死
The drive to produce the maximum amount at the minimum cost
追求产出最大 成本最低
meant methods that could keep the product flowing as fast as possible,
意味着要采取保证产量尽快增加的办法
whatever the cost to the animal.
无论动物要付出何等代价
Each day, 28,000 chickens are set off down a long conveyor belt
每天有28000只鸡从传输带上线
on a journey which will last 108 minutes.
此过程会持续108分钟
Calmed by hanging upside down,
首先倒挂使它们平静
they are then electrically stunned.
然后电晕它们

重点解释

Today, it's possible to separate the cocks from the hens with a guaranteed accuracy of 98%.现在分离公鸡和母鸡的准确性可达到98%

separate from:分离

Raw meat must be kept separate from cooked meat.

生肉和熟肉必须分开存放。

The drive to produce the maximum amount at the minimum cost追求产出最大，成本最低

maximum amount:最高额

What is the maximum amount I can upgrade to?

我能提升的最高金额是多少?

相关短语:

daily amount日总量

gross amount总额

Resources do not depend upon gross amounts.

富足并不在数量的本身。

Calmed by hanging upside down,首先倒挂使它们平静

unside down:颠倒

The plane was flying upside down at high speed.

飞机正高速上下颠倒飞行。

He turned the glass upside down.

他将玻璃杯子倒置。