高三英語課文
Unit 18 Office Equipment
1 . It took him some time to connect the long rubber pipe to the air supply pipe that ran round the port, but at last it was done and as a result work was able to progress much faster.他花了不少時間把長長的橡膠管接到鋪設在碼頭周圍的空氣供應管上，最後他終於把它們連接起來，工作因而進展得更快。
2 . The question was, which one?問題是，哪一種氣體導致火災呢？
3 . For example, you can send information abroad immediately, but mailing a letter might take a week or so.例如，你能夠馬上發送信息到國外，但寄一封信可能要大約一周的時間。
4 . He explained that he had tried to fix the air-line to the supply line that ran round the port but could not because the fittings did not match.他解釋說他想供氣管安裝到鋪設在碼頭周圍的供應管上，但因為接頭不相配而接不上。
5 . Second, do not start faxing everything!第二，不要把所有的東西都用來傳真！
6 . All machines are slightly different, so you need a short lesson when you start work in a new office.所有的機器都稍微有些不同，所以當你新到一個辦公室開始工作時，你需要進行短期培訓。
7 . There are two other points to consider.發傳真要考慮另外兩點。
8 . It then sends these signals down an ordinary telephone line to another fax machine, which changes the signals back into the shapes of letters.然後把這些符號通過一條普通的電話線送到另一台傳真機上，傳真機又把符號變為字母形狀。
9 . It was noticed that there were no signs or warnings on the supply lines that ran round the port.人們這才注意到，鋪設在碼頭周圍的供應管道上沒有貼標籤或告示。
10 . When you have finished the letter, you make any changes you wish, check it and print it.當你打完信件，你可以隨意修改、檢查，然後打印。
11 . You can imagine how useful this is, particularly in countries like China and Japan, which use written characters not letters.你可以想像得到，特別是在中國和日本這些使用文字而不是字母的國家，這是多麼有用處！
12 . After the accident, all the lines and taps were clearly marked and new people joining the workforce were given a talk on safety before they started work.火災過後，所有的管道和龍頭都被標得一清二楚，而且加入勞動隊伍的新工人在開始工作之前要接受有關的安全教育。
13 . If it is a long report, it is easy to make changes to the text.即使是一篇很長的報告，也很容易將原文改動。
14 . First, remember that a fax can be read by anyone, so be careful what you send!首先，要記住任何人都有機會讀到傳真，因此，對你發送的內容要小心謹慎！
15 . The team started work on a new section inside the ship near the front.工作隊在靠近船頭的船艙裡的一段新區開始工作。
16 . They were puzzled by several things.有幾件事情使他們感到迷惑不解。
17 . Another man lit a cigarette but it burnt strangely and so he too put it out.另一個工人點燃一支煙，但煙燃得怪怪的，於是他也把煙滅了。
18 . So he had gone to the stores and had obtained a fixture that fitted both the tap on the supply line and the end of the air-line.所以他就到倉庫找到一個既適合供應管也適合供氣管的接頭。
19 . The man who had fixed up the air-line was also questioned.安裝供氣管的那位工人也被提問。
20 . The fax has greatly changed office work, especially in China.特別是在中國，傳真機大大地改變了辦公室的工作。
21 . One man was told to fix up an air-line to provide compressed air for the machines they were using.有個工人被派去安裝"供氣管"，給他們正在使用的機器提供壓縮空氣。
22 . When work continued, one man lit a cigarette as he was working, but, finding it had a strange taste, he put it out.隨後他們繼續幹活，一個工人在幹活時點燃了一支香煙。可是他覺得有一股怪味，他就把煙滅了。
23 . Many offices use answering machines to give information.許多辦公室使用留言機來提供信息。
24 . They then knew that they had discovered the cause of the fire.這時調查人員知道他們找到了發生火災的原因了。
25 . If you want to send a letter to an office abroad that is in a different time zone, you can send a fax, and it will be received even though the office is not open.如果你要寄信到不同時區的國外辦公室，你可以發個傳真，即使辦公室不開門，信也會被收到。
26 . This combines a typewriter keyboard, a printer and a computer.這種機器把打字機鍵盤、打印機和電腦連接起來。
27 . It was important to carry out the work quickly, so an extra team of men were asked to work on the repairs one evening.因為盡快投入修理工作顯得十分重要，於是一天晚上加派了一支工作隊來參加維修工作。
28 . Modern machines can make the copy bigger or smaller, lighter or darker and copy onto both sides of the paper.代機器可以放大、縮小、製作較亮的或較暗的複印件，也可以在紙的兩面複印。
29 . This is a telephone with a tape recorder.這是一台帶有磁帶錄音機的電話。
30 . Once he had done this, he had been able to turn on the supply.一旦他接上了接頭，他就能夠打開供氣閥。
31 . Once the oxygen content of the air had risen to 25% it was ready to burn.一旦氧氣在空氣中的含量達到25%，它就要燃燒。
32 . A navy ship was in a port in Scotland for repairs.一艘軍艦停靠在蘇格蘭的一個碼頭等待維修。
33 . Half an hour later, another man struck a match for a cigarette and this time the whole of the inside of the ship caught fire.半小時後，又一個工人擦亮火柴想點支香煙，這下整個船艙都起了火。
34 . The third person who lit a match started the fire.第三個工人擦亮一根火柴就引發了火災。
35 . Most of them were able to climb out in time. However four men were not quick enough to escape the flames.大部分工人能夠及時逃生。可是有4個工人來不及逃離火場。
36 . It did not take the firefighters long to put out the fire, and they at once started to look for causes of the fire.消防隊員沒花多時間就把大火撲滅了，他們馬上開始調查火災發生的原因。
37 . Sending a fax is more expensive than posting a letter, but much quicker.發傳真比寄信要貴些，但是要快得多。
38 . Oxygen is widely used in ship repairs for cutting and joining metal plates or pipes.在船舶修理過程中，常常使用氧氣切割和焊接金屬板或金屬管。
39 . As quickly as they could, the men ran to th steps and up into the open, many of them with their clothes on fire.工人們盡快朝樓梯跑去，爬上樓梯跑出艙外，其中好多人衣服已經著火了。
40 . It is much cheaper to post or email a long report than to fax it.郵寄或電子郵遞一封長篇報告比傳真要便宜得多。
41 . It is also useful for sending pictures, designs, maps and so on.傳真機也可以用來發送圖片、地圖等。
42 . You can print the telephone number of your information service in the newspaper.你可以把你的問訊服務的電話號碼登在報紙上。
43 . While the men had been working inside the ship, the air-line had been giving off oxygen.當工人們的在船艙裡幹活時，供氣管一直在排放氧氣。
44 . Offices cannot work properly without certain important pieces of equipment.如果辦公室沒有配備一些重要的設備，人們就不能很好地工作。
45 . It is better to ask for help at the beginning rather than to wait until a busy period when everyone is rushed off their feet.最好在開始工作時就請人幫忙，而不是等到大學都忙得不可開交的時候。
46 . Once you have done this, you will quickly become a useful member of the teazm.一旦你這樣做了，你很快就會成為工作班子裡有用的員。
47 . What is more, this information line operates 24 hours a day.而且，這種"問訊線路每天工作24小時。
48 . What Caused The Fire ?是什麼引發了火災？
49 . There is a new type of machine which can produce colour copies.有一種新型的機器能夠製作出彩色複印件。
50 . They had to work inside the ship, cutting away old metal, fixing new metal plates, drilling holes, laying electrical and phone wires and fixing new pipes for water and steam.他們要在船艙裡工作，切掉舊的金屬，焊接新的金屬板，鑽孔，埋電線和電話線以及安裝新的水管和蒸汽管。