职业技术英语口语 第87期:环境问题 法规

 　　Legislation

　　法规

　　A: Has your company been affected¹ much by government legislation?

　　A:政府法规对你们公司影响大吗？

　　B: Yes, we have. We've had to clean up our production process a lot to meet tough government standards.

　　B:是。为了严格国家标准，我们不得不大幅调整我们的生产流程。

　　A: What about your use of raw materials?

　　A:你们对于使用的原料是怎样的?

　　B: Well, we've had to cut down the amount of solvents² we use and we’re not allowed to use lead in our products any more.

　　B:哦，我们不得不减少溶剂的使用量，我们在我们的产品中不允许再使用铅。

　　A: What happens if you exceed the limits?

　　A:如果你们越出允许范围会怎样？

　　B: We try not to because you might have to pay quite a heavy fine.

　　B:我们尽可能让其不超标，因为那样可能要缴纳很重的罚金。

1 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

2 solvents   

溶解的，溶剂

参考例句：

• It is resistant to borohydride reduction in alcoholic solvents. 在醇溶剂中，它不能被硼氢化物还原。
• Strains require special treatments for removal such as spotting with organic solvents. 要清除这些着色物质，需要特殊处理，例如：滴加有机溶剂。