欧美文化博览 超级城市纽约 (21)

One wheel alone weighs more than 350 kilograms, an entire wheel and axle assembly weighs nearly a ton, and they are constantly on the move.

单独一个轮子的重量就超过350公斤,整个轮轴装配近一吨重,它们持续在移动着。

They can do anything, from repairing a single part to rebuilding an entire car, frame, motors, gears, axles, wheels, brakes, all within 40 hours.

他们可以做任何事情,从修理一个单独部分到重建整个汽车、机架、电机、齿轮、轴、车轮、刹车,所有的这些都会在40小时之内完成。

When they take a car apart for a major overhaul¹, the shop works like a race driver's pit crew all at once, but the scale is bigger, the stakes higher.

当他们开车去主要检修,商店的工作就像一个赛车手马上进入维修站一样,但不同的是规模更大,代价更高。

While one crew repairs axles, another replaces brake shoes, the goal, get the cars in and out as fast as possible.

一名队员修理车轴,另一名替换刹车片,目标就尽可能快地让车再次重新启动。

When the mechanical crews finish, the cosmeticians take over.

当机械人员完成工作,美容人员就会接管。

Coney Island washes these cars more often than most people wash their own.

康尼岛清洗这些车的次数比大多数人清洗自己的车还要多。

Every week, 1000 cars pass through one of the world's biggest car washers.

每个星期,1000辆汽车经过世界上最大的洗车处。

"Back in the day when graffiti would plague the fleet, we have to run them through a lot more, that was when the cars were painted.

“涂鸦对于车队来说就像瘟疫一样,我们在汽车喷漆的时候就必须要经常对付它。

Nowadays, as you can see, the stainless² steel, easy to clean, easy to maintain, no painting required.

如今,正如你所看到的,不锈钢的优点是易清洁,维护容易,没有喷涂要求。

But this one come in, little dull, and come out nice and shining."

但这辆汽车进来,稍微有一点点暗淡、但出来就会非常好而且闪闪发光。”

1 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

2 stainless   

adj.无瑕疵的，不锈的

参考例句：

• I have a set of stainless knives and forks.我有一套不锈钢刀叉。
• Before the recent political scandal,her reputation had been stainless.在最近的政治丑闻之前，她的名声是无懈可击的。