Visiting a Carpet Factory

參觀地毯廠

　　Key Sentences（重點(diǎn)句子）

　　539. Welcome to our factory.

　　歡迎您到我們廠參觀。

　　540.This carpet is hand－made by traditional methods.

　　這是傳統(tǒng)工藝手工編織的地毯。

　　541. It's elaborate，and expensive.

　　做工精細(xì)，但成本高。

　　542. It's a fashion nowadays among Europeans and Americans to admire hand－made things.

　　現(xiàn)在歐美人崇尚手工制品。

　　543.This carpet is made by machine.

　　這是機(jī)織的毯。

　　544. Designs and patterns can be promptly altered with easy and fast operation.

　　可以迅速變換設(shè)計(jì)和圖案，操作方便。

　　545.The price is far lower. Ordinary households prefer to buy this kind.

　　它們的價(jià)錢(qián)要便宜得多，普通人家都選購(gòu)這種。

　　546.This must be a silk rug，it looks so gorgeous.

　　這種是絲毯吧？它看上去真是華麗極了。

　　547. Yes，it is Persian silk rug.

　　是的，這是波斯絲毯。

　　548.They're mainly for export to earn foreign exchange.

　　它們主要用來(lái)出口創(chuàng)匯。

　　549.This tapestry's pattern is very modern.

　　這塊壁毯的圖案很有現(xiàn)代派的味道。

　　550. Just now what you've seen were woolens and slik. There are synthetic fabrics.

　　剛才你們看的都是羊毛的絲織的，這里是化纖的。

　　551.They're lighter，mothproof and cheap.

　　它們重量輕，防蟲(chóng)蛀，價(jià)格便宜。

　　552. And they're more in demand by the salaried class.

　　更受到工薪階層的歡迎。

　　Dialogue A

　　（A：Receptionist B：Nora C：Nina）

　　A：Welcome to our factory. Please take a tour of our display hall. This carpet is hand－made by traditional methods. It's elaborate，and expensive. But it's in good demand by foreign businessmen.

　　B：It's a fashion nowadays among Europeans and Americans to admire hand－made things.

　　A：This carpet is made by machine. Designs and patterns can be promptly altered with easy and fast operation.

　　C：They should be cheaper？

　　A：That's for sure. The price is far lower. Ordinary households prefer to buy this kind.

　　C：This must be a silk rug，it looks so gorgeous.

　　A：Yes，it is a Persian silk rug. They're mainly for exportto earn foreign exchange.

　　B：This tapestry's pattern is very modern. Is the designer Chinese？

　　A：Yes，ma'am. Our factory employs a group of designers. According to their contracts，they are obliged to provide a certain number of designs for the works every year.

　　B：I see.

　　A：Just now what you've seen were woolens and silk. There are synthetic fabrics.

　　C：If you hadn't told us，I would not have noticed any difference.

　　A：They're lighter，mothproof，and cheap. And they're more in demand by the salaried class.

　　B：I've got a measurement here. I'd like to buy a small rug as a memento and put it in my bedroom.

　　A：80×120inches. Let's go to the sales hall to have a look.

　　Words and Expressions

　　elaborate      a. 精心制作的

　　fashion          n. 流行式樣，風(fēng)尚

　　promptly        ad. 迅速地

　　household      n. 家庭，戶

　　gorgeous       a. 華麗的，豪華的

　　synthetic a. 合成的，人造的

　　memento         n. 紀(jì)念品

　　mothproof       a. 防蛀的，不蛀的