聊一聊通用电气公司的发展历史

今天的这段对话，在讨论通用电气公司，

聊一聊通用电气公司的发展历史

来听今天的讲解:

A: I'm filling out a job application form, an excellent job. I hope I stand a chance.

我正在填写一份求职申请表，是份不错的工作。我希望能把握住机会。

B: What company is it for?

是什么公司？

A: General Electric or GE. They are a massive, Nobel Prize winning American company. Have you heard of them?

是通用电气公司。他们是家规模宏大，得过诺贝尔奖的美国公司。你听说过吗？

B: Yes, of course! It's a very well known company.  It was founded in 1876 by Thomas Edison arid their first product was his Light bulb invention.

是的，当然听说过。这是家很有名的公司。1876年由托马斯·爱迪生创立，第一个产品是爱迪生发明的灯泡。

A: Actually it was called "The Edison Electric Light".  And GE's first name was "The Edison Electric Light Company".

实际上这种电灯当时叫“爱迪生电灯”。通用电气公司的第一个名字叫“爱迪生电灯公司”.

B:I see. I  know that in 1879 they invented the " Dynamo" ,  which could power a whole neighbourhood's lighting.

我明了。我知道1879年他们发明了发电机，可以用来为周围整个地区提供照明电力。

A: That's right, a very useful invention. Then,  in 1890 they built their first Lamp factory, so they began producing in Large numbers.

是这样，这项发明很有用。接着在1890年，他们建立了第一个灯泡厂，从此开始大量生产灯泡。

B: So.  it was after that thar General Electric was formed?

那之后就成立了通用电气公司，是吧？

A: Yes, in 1892, by merging the Edison Electric Company and che Thomson-Houston Company.

是的，1892年爱迪生电器公司和托马斯一休斯敦公司合井，在此基础上成立了通用电气公司。

B: That was when they branched out into X-ray machines, then. Also a very important discovery. And consequently, they began their research in a newly built lab. They also were the first to manufacture televisions. also another important thing in my opinion

那时他们扩大规模，推出了X光射线机。这义是一项重要的发明。随后，他们开始在一个新建的实验室傲研究。他们也是最早生产电视机的公司。我自己认为电视机也是一项很重要的发明。

A: You watch too much TV! They produced so many other things. including electric fans, steam turbines. planes, the first electric toasters . . .

你电视看得太多了．他们还发明了其它好多东西，包括电风扇、蒸汽涡轮、飞机、第一个电烤箱…

B: And they even got into commercial finance, to provide loans to small utilities. Then into broadcasting. with the first ever radio broadcast. Later, they made Trans-Oceanic Radio Communication. so that America could contact their allies overseas.

他们甚至还参与商业资金项目，向小型公用事业公司提供贷款。接着，他们跟第一个无线电广播公司合作搞广播事业。后来，他们又成立了一个越洋无线通信公司，使美国能够跟他们的海外同盟联系。

A: They also were pioneers in electric trains that could pull heavy loads. Of course after that  "Hotpoint" began.

他们还是研制电动火车的领头羊，该火车能承载重物。当然，这是在“热点”系列之后才开始研制的．

B: The Hotpoint range is still available, my washing machine is a Hotpoint.  They were the first to produce fridges too, a design we sometimes still use today. In the 1930s they started making air conditioners, too.

有些“热点”系列产品至今还在使用。我的洗衣机就是一个热点产品。他们还是第一家生产冰箱的公司，这是一项我们今天仍在使用的发明设计。到了20世纪30年代他们又开始生产空调。

A: Did you know they invented microwaves in 1918? So long ago! That really revolutionised cooking. Nowadays everyone has one in their kitchen

你知道吗？他们在1918年发明了微波炉？那是很久以前了！微波炉真的使烹饪发生了彻底的变化，现在每家厨房都放有一个微波炉。

B: From jet engines to news and information, GE can provide us with everything.  What an incredible company to work for.

从喷气发动机到新闻和信息，通用电气公司给我们提供了一切。能去这样一家公司上班，该有多好啊。

A: I certainly think so, I hope I get the job.

我当然也是这么认为的，希望我能得到这份工作。