:龙虾笼制造商扩大生产

 

A small American manufacturing company is growing and hoping to expand -- in part because of what it learned making lobster¹ traps.

The company could use that information to develop other products, including fencing for the border between the United States and Mexico.

Riverdale Mills is based in Northbridge, a town in the northeastern state of Massachusetts. Riverdale has expanded from 60 people to 185 employees over the past few years.

Jim Knott, the head of the company, says he wants to add 35 workers.

Riverdale Mills is adding workers at the same time that many U.S. manufacturing jobs are being lost. About one-third of manufacturing jobs nationwide have disappeared because of competition from other countries and increased use of automation².

Riverdale says its wire mesh³ products are used in most of the lobster traps used in the United States and Europe. It says these traps have replaced traditional wooden devices. The company says it uses special processes to treat and protect the wire against rust⁴. These processes help keep the metal from breaking down in extreme environments, like at the bottom of the sea floor.

The company is using information from the production of lobster traps to design security fences that protect nuclear centers, U.S. embassies⁵ and borders.

Knott says Riverdale hopes to sell more security fences as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall along the border with Mexico. But he says the government’s plans and design of the fences are not yet known.

Riverdale exports about 45 percent of the products it makes. Knott says exports are one of the reasons the company has been able to grow.

Words in This Story

lobster – n. an ocean animal that has a long body, a hard shell and a pair of large claws and that is caught for food

automate⁶ – v. to run or operate (something, such as a factory or system) by using machines, computers, etc., instead of people to do the work

mesh – adj. a material made from threads or wires with evenly spaced holes that allow air or water to pass through

rust – n. a reddish substance that forms on iron or some other metal usually when it comes in contact with moisture or air

1 lobster   

n.龙虾，龙虾肉

参考例句：

• The lobster is a shellfish.龙虾是水生贝壳动物。
• I like lobster but it does not like me.我喜欢吃龙虾，但它不适宜于我的健康。

2 automation   

n.自动化（技术），自动操作

参考例句：

• Automation will mean the loss of many jobs in this factory.自动化将意味着这个工厂要减少许多工作职位。
• Automation has helped to increase production.自动化促进了生产的发展。

3 mesh   

n.网孔，网丝，陷阱；vt.以网捕捉，啮合，匹配；vi.适合； [计算机]网络

参考例句：

• Their characters just don't mesh.他们的性格就是合不来。
• This is the net having half inch mesh.这是有半英寸网眼的网。

4 rust   

n.锈；v.生锈；(脑子)衰退

参考例句：

• She scraped the rust off the kitchen knife.她擦掉了菜刀上的锈。
• The rain will rust the iron roof.雨水会使铁皮屋顶生锈。

5 embassies   

n.大使馆( embassy的名词复数 )；大使馆全体成员

参考例句：

• The representatives of other countries have their embassies there. 许多国家都在此设有大使馆。 来自英语晨读30分（高二）
• Demonstrators protested outside the country's embassies all over Europe. 该国驻欧洲各国的大使馆外都有群众进行示威抗议。 来自辞典例句

6 automate   

v.自动化；使自动化

参考例句：

• Many banks have begun to automate.许多银行已开始采用自动化技术。
• To automate the control process of the lathes has become very easy today.使机床的控制过程自动化现已变得很容易了。