Lesson Seven

Text The Garment Packing

A:Good morning,Mr.Smith.Glad to see you.

B:Good morning,Mr.Green.Glad to see you,too.

A:Sit down,please.Have a cup of coffee.

B:Thank you.

A:Can I help you?

B:I'm interested in your products.Could you please tell something about the packing?

A:Certainly,packing can create a high perceived value for goods and products.We pack the shirts in boxes of half a dozen each,16 boxes to the carton.

B:Can you tell me the dimensions of the carton?

A:Yes,they are 82 cm long,77 cm wide and 51 cm high.

B:What's the volume?

A:It's about 0.32 cubic meters.

B:And the weight?

A:The gross weight is 48.5 kg,the net 47 kg,you see,the tare weighs is 1.5 kg only.

B:By the way,what strapping do you use for the cartons?

A:Plastic strapping.

B:That's good.Plastic strapping is light,strong and handy.

A:You said it.All our efforts are for the customers.

B:Thank you.

A:Don't mention it.

B:Good-bye,Mr.Green.

A:Good-bye,Mr.Smith.I'm glad to have seen you.

New Words and Expressions

product　产品

certainly　当然

create　产生，创造

perceived value　视觉价值

dozen　（一）打（12个）

carton　纸箱

dimension　尺寸

volume　体积

cubic　立方

gross　毛重

net　净

tare　皮重

strapping　打包带

plastic　塑料

handy　轻便

you said it　同意，赞成你的意见

effort　努力

Notes to the Text

1.Packing can create a high perceived value for goods and products.包装能对货物和产品产生很抢眼的视觉效果。

2.All our efforts are for the customers.我们所做的努力都是为顾客。

3.Glad to have seen you.见到你很高兴（分手时说）。

Substitution Drills

Exercises to the Text

1.抄写并熟记本课短语和词组。

2.翻译下列短语：

1）be interest in

2）cubic meter

3）half a dozen

4）the dimension of the box

5）gross weight

6）net weight

7）plastic stripping

8）the volume of the box

3.将下列短语译成英语：

1）我们所有的努力

2）轻便结实

3）毛重

4）桌子的尺寸

5）用木箱装服装

6）一些有关熨烫的事

7）创造价值

8）同意

4.翻译：

1）我们所做的努力都是为了服装的质量。

2）衣领能对服装产生很抢眼的视觉效果。

3）我对你们的衬衫很感兴趣。

4）你能告诉我这个盒子的尺寸吗？

5）塑料打包带结实轻便。

6）包装对货物和产品很重要。

7）我们每半打短裤装一纸盒。

8）纸箱的体积是0.3立方米。