Lesson 35 Television Day:Mass-production
 第35课 电视课:大批量生产
Henry Ford built the world's first mass-produced car in 1908.
1908年亨利福特造出了世界上第一辆成批生产的小汽车.
Before 1908 cars were very expensive.
1908年以前,车子非常昂贵.
Look at these two cars Which is the older?
看这两辆车子,哪一辆旧些?
That's an easy question.
这是非常容易回答的问题,
Of course,the car on the left is older than the one on the right
当然左边那辆要比右边那辆旧.
The car on the left was expensive,difficult to drive
左边的那辆贵,难驾驶,
and it wasn't very reliable.
而且不牢固,
Only a few people could buy a car like this.
只有少数人才买得起像这样的车;
The car on the right is cheaper,lighter,faster and easier to drive
右边的那辆便宜,轻便,快捷,而且容易驾驶.
Millions of people can buy a car like this.
像这样的车数百万人都买得起.
Why are modern cars so cheap and reliable?
为什么现代的汽车又便宜,又牢靠?
Because the makers build millions of cars
因为制造厂商们成百万辆地生产,
and make them all exactly the same.
而且都造得一模一样.
We call this"mass-production".
我们把这叫做大批量生产
Mass-produced things are usually cheap.
大批量生产的东西总是便宜的.