1-- How long has the company been in business?
 
2-- For over forty years. The original company Davies Engineering - was founded in 1S by the Davies brothers in a small workshop near Manchester. They closed down the workshop in 1980 and opened up a new factory in Leeds.
 
1-- When did it become IABS?
 
2-- In 1997 - when it was bought by a German company. They set up two more business in the UK.
 
1-- What does IABS stand for?
 
2-- International Air Braking Systems.
 
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注解：
 
1.in business在经营中
2.original最初的
3.International国际的
 
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译文：
 
1--该公司运营多久了？
2--超过四十年了。老公司戴维工程公司是由曼彻斯特附近的一个小车间的戴维兄弟在1960年创立的。在1980年那个车间关闭，后来又在里兹开了一个新的工厂。
1--它是什么时候发展成IABS的？
2--在1997年，那时候它被一家德国公司兼并。他们在英国建了不止两个工厂。
1--IABS代表什么？
2--国际空气制动系统。