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Inspection of packaging 检验包装

A:What procedures do you have in package inspection. 对包装的检验都包括哪些程序？
B:The inspection of package is the process in which comparison and assessment are made between the package features and the standardized requirements. It includes the inspection, measurement and computation of the feature of the package. 包装检验就是将包装特性与规定的要求进行比较和评价的过程。
A:Can you explain it? It sounds a little bit complicated. How exactly should packaging be inspected? 您能不能给我解释一下，听起来有点复杂。究竟包装是怎么检验的？
B:Yes, sure. Among the features of packaging, security is of essential importance. For dangerous and poisnous goods, the nature and the generally adopted symbol should be marked conspicuously on each package. 当然没问题了。在包装的特性当中，安全问题是及其重要的。对于危险品和有毒的货物，在每件包装上应有醒目的标记及性质说明。
A:I get it. 我明白了。
B:Sanitation is another standard to meet in the inspection of packaging. That is to say, packaging must be done according to the sanitation law and meet the sanitation standard. 卫生问题是检验包装中另外一条标准。那也就是说，包装必须根据卫生法规来执行，同时还要达到卫生标准。
A:I guess this is a very important standard to meet with as to packaging. 我想这也是检验包装中一个非常重要的标准吧。
B:Exactly. Besides, packaging has to be convenient and safe in delivery, that is the principle of circulation. 完全正确。除此之外，包装还必须满足运输时的方便、安全原则。这就是流通原则。
A:What does that mean exactly? 具体是什么意思呢？
B:It means that you had better choose some light material rather than the heavy material as your packaging material so that it is easier to deliver; but at the same time safety must be taken into account, too. That means that you have to choose some strong material and take some measure like putting foam at the bottom of the container to protect the stuff from being damaged. 意思就是说比起厚重的材料来，你最好选用轻薄的材料来包装商品，这样一来的话运输就会比较方便快捷。但是同时安全性也必须选用结实的材料并且要采取一些措施来保证物品不被损坏。
A:Amazing. I have never heard of these before. 真是不可思议，我以前从来没有听说过这些东西。
B:And there is the last standard in the inspection of packaging, the principle of economy. That means you have to use less expensive material rather than more expensive material in packaging if possible. 最后检验包装还有一条标准，那就是经济原则。经济原则的意思是说尽可能地用一些成本低的材料来包装。

重点讲解

1.“rather than”意思是“宁可……也不愿（与其……倒不如，而不是）”
We are to blame rather than they. 该受责备的是我们，而不是他们。

They were charging us by volume rather than by weight.
他们是按体积而不是按重量向我们收费。

Rather than studying business, what about starting a company from scratch?
与其学习商业课程，何不从零开始开一个公司？

would rather … than 宁可…也不；宁愿；宁愿…而不

He would rather play than work.
他“宁可”玩，却不愿工作。

I would rather stay than leave.
我愿意留下来而不想走。

I would rather go than stay here.
但愿他现在能和我一起去看电影。

2.take into account 考虑；重视；体谅

We have to take into account also the demand side.
我们应该也把需求方列入考量。

Yes, but we have take into account the factor of inflation and interest rate.
是的，不过我们把通货膨胀和利率因素都考虑在内了。

The proposed guidelines have been amended to take into account European concerns.
计划的指导方案考虑欧洲的关注点并进行修改。