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一家香港公司的老板Hank带Chris去见部门主管Rebecca。
Hank: Rebecca, I'd like you to meet Chris Lee.
Rebecca: How do you do, Mr. Lee?
Chris: Very well, thank you. And call me Chris.
H: ---1---.
R: Why are we getting certified?
老板Hank为部门主管Rebecca引见Chris。Chris is here to walk us through the certification process. 原来， Chris是要帮他们公司完成国际认证程序。 To walk someone through something，意思是带某人按部就班完成某一程序。这里用的名词certification is spelled c-e-r-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n, 意思是认证，动词则是certify, c-e-r-t-i-f-y, certify. 这家公司为什么要申请国际认证呢？
C: ---2---.
H: And as we just landed that new account in California, we have to get the ball rolling on this ASAP.
R: Ok, what is required?
C: To be honest, it's quite a lengthy list of things. Let's start with safety issues.
原来，要跟特定美国公司做生意，就必须通过independent auditor独立审计师，完成国际认证。公司在加州刚找到一个新客户，just landed a new account. 这里的account不是帐户，而是指正式商业伙伴和客户。所以，we have to get the ball rolling on this ASAP. 所以要立刻开始申请国际认证。To get the ball rolling, 意思是着手做某件事。ASAP是 as soon as possible意思是立即动手。Chris说，申请国际认证非常繁琐，首先是安全方面的要求。
C: ---3---.
H: I think we are already compliant in these areas.
C: ---4---.
R: Yes, we already require that.
C: Also, ---5---.
Chris说，每层楼都要有灭火器，fire extinguisher, 要有通风设施，ventilation, 靠近化学物品和危险仪器的员工要穿戴保护性工作服wear protective gear。
这些都没问题。We are already compliant in these areas. 这些措施公司已经在做了。compliant is spelled c-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-t, compliant，意思是遵守的，服从的。可是，生产家用产品的公司为什么要防范恐怖袭击呢？我们下次继续听。Chris is here to walk us through the certification process
You're required to get certified by an independent auditor before beginning business with certain American companies
We need to make sure there are fire extinguishers on every floor and there should be proper ventilation
Workers need to wear protective gear if they're near dangerous chemicals or machines
we need to make sure your factory is safe from the threat of terrorism | 
发表于 2016-8-2 11:15:46