Unit Six  

    efficiency / n.                       the state or quality of being efficient 效率
   industrial / a.                        of industry 工业的 
   neat / a.                               orderly and. clean 整洁的
   elementary / a.                     of or for beginners 初等的 , 初级的 
   sock / n.                              短袜
   drawer/n.                             抽屉
   bureau / n.                           a chest of drawers for bedroom use 衣柜
   underwear / n.                      内衣
   pants / n.                             trousers 
     expert / n.                            a person with special knowledge or skill 专家,能
                                手 
   kitchen / n.                           room used for cooking 厨房 
   utensil / n.                            any tool or container used in the house, esp. for 
                                                      cooking 用具, 器皿
   qnality / n.                           the degrse of goodness which a thing or a person 
                                                      possesses 质量, 品质
   foundation / n.                     基础		
   career / n.                            profession; way of making a living 职业;生涯
   engineering n.                       工程学；管理
   unfortunately ad.                  不幸的是；遗憾的是
   bossy / a.                            always telling other people what to do and how
                                                     to do it, like a boss 爱指挥人的；专横的
   project / n.                          a piece of work; a big plan 项目 ;方案
   bachelor / n.                        a person who had the first university degree 学士
   graduation / n.                     completion of an educational course 毕业 
    graduate vi. 
     short-term a.                       involving or lasting a short period of time 短期的
   basis / n.                             基础 ; 根据
   consultant / n.                     a person who gives professional or technical ad- 
                                                    vice 顾问 
    consult v. 
     amaze / vt.                          fill with great surprise or wonder 使大为惊讶,
                                                   使惊愕
   curious / a.                          strange 奇怪的 
   whatsoever / a.                    of any kind , at all 任何的 , 丝毫的
   inspect / vt.                         examine 检查
   shipment / n.                       the act of sending, carrying or delivering goods
                                                  装运，运送         
   miss vt.                               be mthout; lack 
     button / n.                           纽扣
   collar / n.                             领子
   sleeve / n.                            袖子
   relieve / vt.                           make less or easier 减轻
   boring / a.                            uninteresting and tiresome 令人厌烦的
     bore vt.
     workroom n.                        a room specially kept for working in 工场（间）
   dull / a.                                not bright or clear 阴暗的
   flow / n.                               a smooth steady movement or supply 流 ( 动)
     work flow n.                        工作流程
   irregular / a.                          uneven; not continuous 不规则的,不稳定的
    regular a.
     absent.minded / a.               so concerned with one's thoughts as not to notice 
                                                    what is happening, what one is doing, etc. 
                                                    心不在焉的
   absent a.                             not present
     inspection / n.                     the act of examining (sth. )closely or in detail 
                                                    检查
   assembly / n.                       组装；集合
     assemble v.
        assembly line / n.              装配线
   shift n.                                 班；轮班，
   daydream v.                         have pleasant dreamlike thoughts ( abour) 做白
                                日梦，空想
   fire vt.                                 make (sb. )leave his job 解雇
   observation / n.                    the act of watching carefully 观察 ,
          observe zit.
          observer n. 
     oral / a.                                spoken, not written 口( 头 ) 的
   findings / n.                                the results of any research or enquiry 调查( 或研
                               究）的结果
   major / a.                             important 较大的; 主要的 ,
     redesign / vt.                       重新设计
     design vt.                         设计
   achieve / vt.                         get by effort (经努力)得到;实现,
     decrease / vt.                       make smaller or fewer 减少
   worktable n.                        a table at which work is done 工作台
   operator / n.                        a person who makes sth . work 操作人员
     operate vt.
     management / n.                 资方；管理（部门）
   background / n.                  背景
   beautify / vt.                       make beautifui 美化, 装饰 
   setting / n.                          surroundings 环境
   productive / a.                    producing much;able to produce 多产的;
                                                  富有成效的
   frequent / a.   .                    appening often 频繁的 
   promotion / n.                    提升；促进
     promote vt. 
     incentive / n.                       刺激
   suggestion / n.                    an idea or plan put forward for people to think
                                                  about 建议
   co-owner / n.                      a joint owner 共同所有者 
   manager / n.                        a person responsible for running a section of a
                                                   business 经理
   compliments / n.                 formal respects or greetings 贺词 ; 问候

                          Phrases & Expressions

     find out                           learn or discover 查明 ; 发现
   turn out                           happen to be or found to be in the end 结果是
   quality eontrol                 the activity of checking that products are all of 
                                               satisfactory standard and quality, usu. by testing
                                               samples of them 质量控制( 管理 )
     as a result                       because of 作为结果 , 因此
   except for                      apart from; with the exception of 除了…外
   go on strike                    refuse to continue working 罢工
   hold up                          delay 延迟 , 耽搁 ; 阻碍
   result in                          have as a result; cause 结果是;导致
   talk over                        discuss 商量 ; 讨论
   keep up with                  go or move as fast as 跟上

                              Proper Names·

     Sam Adams /                       萨姆·亚当斯
   Indiana /                              印第安纳（美国州名）
   Hobbs /                               霍布斯 (姓氏 )