Industry and manufacturing: advanced 工业生产：高级

车间里有十台新机床。

Chējiān lǐ yǒu shí tái xīn jīchuáng.

There are ten new machine tools in the workshop.

这台机床的声音太大了。

Zhè tái jīchuáng de shēngyīn tài dàle.

This machine tool is too noisy.

这台数控设备很精确。

Zhè tái shùkòng shèbèi hěn jīngquè.

This numerically controlled equipment is very precise.

数控让加工变得更准确。

Shùkòng ràng jiāgōng biànde gèng zhǔnquè.

Numerical control makes machining more accurate.

炼钢需要很高的温度。

Liàngāng xūyào hěn gāo de wēndù.

Steelmaking requires very high temperatures.

他爸爸年轻时负责炼钢。

Tā bàba niánqīng shí fùzé liàngāng.

His father was in charge of steelmaking when he was young.

超导可以减少电力损失。

Chāodǎo kěyǐ jiǎnshǎo diànlì sǔnshī.

Superconductivity can reduce power loss.

科学家正在研究新的超导材料。

Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū xīn de chāodǎo cáiliào.

Scientists are researching new superconducting materials.

石墨烯为什么这么贵？

Shímòxī wèishénme zhème guì?

Why is graphene so expensive?

这种电池里加入了石墨烯材料。

Zhèzhǒng diànchí lǐ jiārùle shímòxī cáiliào.

Graphene material has been added to this kind of battery.

这层涂料非常耐高温。

Zhè céng túliào fēicháng nàigāowēn.

This coating is very heat-resistant.

陶瓷比塑料更耐高温吗？

Táocí bǐ sùliào gèng nàigāowēn ma?

Are ceramics more heat-resistant than plastic?

做模具需要很高的精度。

Zuò mújù xūyào hěn gāo de jīngdù.

Making molds requires a high degree of precision.

模具坏了，机器只好先停下来。

Mújù huàile, jīqì zhǐhǎo xiān tíngxiàlái.

The mold broke, so the machine had to be stopped for now.

你会焊接这种金属吗？

Nǐ huì hànjiē zhèzhǒng jīnshǔ ma?

Do you know how to weld this kind of metal?

机器人正在焊接车门。

Jīqìrén zhèngzài hànjiē chēmén.

The robot is welding a car door.

这把刀是手工锻造的。

Zhè bǎ dāo shì shǒugōng duànzào de.

This knife was forged by hand.

锻造之前，要先把铁烧红。

Duànzào zhīqián, yào xiān bǎ tiě shāo hóng.

Before forging, you first have to heat the iron until it glows red.

师傅正在给桌子抛光。

Shīfu zhèngzài gěi zhuōzi pāoguāng.

The craftsman is polishing the table.

抛光后，石头变得很亮。

Pāoguāng hòu, shítou biànde hěn liàng.

After being polished, the stone became very shiny.

这些衣服是小工厂代工的。

Zhèxiē yīfu shì xiǎo gōngchǎng dàigōng de.

These clothes were made by a small contract factory.

这家工厂专门给别人代工。

Zhè jiā gōngchǎng zhuānmén gěi biéren dàigōng.

This factory does contract manufacturing for other companies.