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Henry Ford Founds The Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford founds a company that will revolutionize industrial production methods.
In 1903, Henry Ford and 11 business associates signed the Ford Motor Company's articles of incorporation.
Established with just $28,000, the company sold its first car, a "Model A Ford", a month later to a doctor in Detroit.
In 1913, the company developed a new production method called the "assembly line".
It had each worker staying in one place and performing the same task on each car as it passed by.
This revolutionary new production method greatly improved efficiency and was soon being used in factories around the world.
参考译文
亨利·福特创建福特汽车公司
亨利·福特创建了将彻底颠覆工业生产方法的一家公司。
1903年,亨利·福特与11位商业伙伴一同签署了福特汽车公司的公司章程。
仅以28000美元成立的这家公司于一个月后将其第一辆车“福特Model A ”卖给了一位底特律的医生。
1913年这家公司研发了一种名为“流水线”的新生产方法。
每名待在特定地方的工人会对通过流水线的每辆汽车执行相同的操作。
这种革命性的新生产方法大大提高了效率,而且很快就被世界各地的工厂所应用。
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词语解释
1.perform v.工作； 进行
例句:He can perform an astonishing variety of acts, including mime and juggling.
他能表演好几种令人惊叹的把戏，包括哑剧和玩杂耍。
2.production method 制造方法；产量法
例句:Continuous production method is used, but rooms and buildings can be all-in-all-out.
连续饲养生产方式仍然采用, 但具体到猪舍和建筑可以做到全进全出的。
3.business associate 生意伙伴；生意合伙人
例句:He is not a friend but a business associate.
他不是我的朋友,只是个生意合伙人。
4.assembly line 装配线； 流水线
例句:He is best remembered for the introduction of the moving assembly-line.
他最为人铭记的创举是率先采用流水装配线。
课后问题
1.The Ford Motor Company sold its first car
a) for $28,000
b) to a doctor in Detroit in 1913
c) a month after it was founded
2.Each worker on Ford's assembly line performed
a) many tasks on one car
b) one task on many cars
c) many tasks on many cars
3.If a new production method revolutionizes manufacturing, it
a) changes it slightly
b) changes it slowly
c) changes it completely
参考答案
参考答案:C B C
