聊一聊通用電氣公司的發(fā)展歷史

今天的這段對話，在討論通用電氣公司，

聊一聊通用電氣公司的發(fā)展歷史

來聽今天的講解:

A: I'm filling out a job application form, an excellent job. I hope I stand a chance.

我正在填寫一份求職申請表，是份不錯(cuò)的工作。我希望能把握住機(jī)會。

B: What company is it for?

是什么公司？

A: General Electric or GE. They are a massive, Nobel Prize winning American company. Have you heard of them?

是通用電氣公司。他們是家規(guī)模宏大，得過諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)的美國公司。你聽說過嗎？

B: Yes, of course! It's a very well known company.  It was founded in 1876 by Thomas Edison arid their first product was his Light bulb invention.

是的，當(dāng)然聽說過。這是家很有名的公司。1876年由托馬斯·愛迪生創(chuàng)立，第一個(gè)產(chǎn)品是愛迪生發(fā)明的燈泡。

A: Actually it was called "The Edison Electric Light".  And GE's first name was "The Edison Electric Light Company".

實(shí)際上這種電燈當(dāng)時(shí)叫“愛迪生電燈”。通用電氣公司的第一個(gè)名字叫“愛迪生電燈公司”.

B:I see. I  know that in 1879 they invented the " Dynamo" ,  which could power a whole neighbourhood's lighting.

我明了。我知道1879年他們發(fā)明了發(fā)電機(jī)，可以用來為周圍整個(gè)地區(qū)提供照明電力。

A: That's right, a very useful invention. Then,  in 1890 they built their first Lamp factory, so they began producing in Large numbers.

是這樣，這項(xiàng)發(fā)明很有用。接著在1890年，他們建立了第一個(gè)燈泡廠，從此開始大量生產(chǎn)燈泡。

B: So.  it was after that thar General Electric was formed?

那之后就成立了通用電氣公司，是吧？

A: Yes, in 1892, by merging the Edison Electric Company and che Thomson-Houston Company.

是的，1892年愛迪生電器公司和托馬斯一休斯敦公司合井，在此基礎(chǔ)上成立了通用電氣公司。

B: That was when they branched out into X-ray machines, then. Also a very important discovery. And consequently, they began their research in a newly built lab. They also were the first to manufacture televisions. also another important thing in my opinion

那時(shí)他們擴(kuò)大規(guī)模，推出了X光射線機(jī)。這義是一項(xiàng)重要的發(fā)明。隨后，他們開始在一個(gè)新建的實(shí)驗(yàn)室傲研究。他們也是最早生產(chǎn)電視機(jī)的公司。我自己認(rèn)為電視機(jī)也是一項(xiàng)很重要的發(fā)明。

A: You watch too much TV! They produced so many other things. including electric fans, steam turbines. planes, the first electric toasters . . .

你電視看得太多了．他們還發(fā)明了其它好多東西，包括電風(fēng)扇、蒸汽渦輪、飛機(jī)、第一個(gè)電烤箱…

B: And they even got into commercial finance, to provide loans to small utilities. Then into broadcasting. with the first ever radio broadcast. Later, they made Trans-Oceanic Radio Communication. so that America could contact their allies overseas.

他們甚至還參與商業(yè)資金項(xiàng)目，向小型公用事業(yè)公司提供貸款。接著，他們跟第一個(gè)無線電廣播公司合作搞廣播事業(yè)。后來，他們又成立了一個(gè)越洋無線通信公司，使美國能夠跟他們的海外同盟聯(lián)系。

A: They also were pioneers in electric trains that could pull heavy loads. Of course after that  "Hotpoint" began.

他們還是研制電動火車的領(lǐng)頭羊，該火車能承載重物。當(dāng)然，這是在“熱點(diǎn)”系列之后才開始研制的．

B: The Hotpoint range is still available, my washing machine is a Hotpoint.  They were the first to produce fridges too, a design we sometimes still use today. In the 1930s they started making air conditioners, too.

有些“熱點(diǎn)”系列產(chǎn)品至今還在使用。我的洗衣機(jī)就是一個(gè)熱點(diǎn)產(chǎn)品。他們還是第一家生產(chǎn)冰箱的公司，這是一項(xiàng)我們今天仍在使用的發(fā)明設(shè)計(jì)。到了20世紀(jì)30年代他們又開始生產(chǎn)空調(diào)。

A: Did you know they invented microwaves in 1918? So long ago! That really revolutionised cooking. Nowadays everyone has one in their kitchen

你知道嗎？他們在1918年發(fā)明了微波爐？那是很久以前了！微波爐真的使烹飪發(fā)生了徹底的變化，現(xiàn)在每家廚房都放有一個(gè)微波爐。

B: From jet engines to news and information, GE can provide us with everything.  What an incredible company to work for.

從噴氣發(fā)動機(jī)到新聞和信息，通用電氣公司給我們提供了一切。能去這樣一家公司上班，該有多好啊。

A: I certainly think so, I hope I get the job.

我當(dāng)然也是這么認(rèn)為的，希望我能得到這份工作。