暢談世界文化:55 美國通用電氣 (1/2)
來源:滬江聽寫酷
2011-10-10 11:10
資料來源:《英語暢談世界文化》
每天一分鐘,我們一起玩轉(zhuǎn)世界文化
通用電氣公司的歷史可追溯到托馬斯·愛迪生,他于1878年創(chuàng)立了愛迪生電燈公司。1892年,愛迪生電燈公司和湯姆森-休斯頓電氣公司合并,成立了通用電氣公司。GE是自道·瓊斯工業(yè)指數(shù)1896年設(shè)立以來唯一至今仍在指數(shù)榜上的公司。
童鞋們注意引號不寫,是英式拼寫哦~~
Hints:
General Electric 通用電氣
GE
Nobel Prize 諾貝爾獎
American
Thomas Edison 托馬斯 愛迪生
"The Edison Electric Light" 愛迪生電燈
"The Edison Electric Light Company" 愛迪生電燈公司
"Dynamo" 發(fā)電機(jī)
Thomson-Houston Company 托馬斯-休斯頓公司
X-ray
每天一分鐘,我們一起玩轉(zhuǎn)世界文化
通用電氣公司的歷史可追溯到托馬斯·愛迪生,他于1878年創(chuàng)立了愛迪生電燈公司。1892年,愛迪生電燈公司和湯姆森-休斯頓電氣公司合并,成立了通用電氣公司。GE是自道·瓊斯工業(yè)指數(shù)1896年設(shè)立以來唯一至今仍在指數(shù)榜上的公司。
童鞋們注意引號不寫,是英式拼寫哦~~
Hints:
General Electric 通用電氣
GE
Nobel Prize 諾貝爾獎
American
Thomas Edison 托馬斯 愛迪生
"The Edison Electric Light" 愛迪生電燈
"The Edison Electric Light Company" 愛迪生電燈公司
"Dynamo" 發(fā)電機(jī)
Thomson-Houston Company 托馬斯-休斯頓公司
X-ray
I'm filling out a job application form, for an excellent job. I hope I stand a chance.
What's company it for?
General Electric or GE. They are a massive, Nobel Prize winning American company. Have you heard of them?
Yes, of course! It's a very well-known company. It was founded in 1876 by Thomas Edison and their first product was his light bulb invention.
Actually it was called "The Edison Electric Light". And GE's first name was "The Edison Electric Light Company".
I see. I know that in 1879 they invented the "Dynamo", which could power a whole neighbourhood's lighting.
That's right, a very useful invention. Then, in 1890 they built their first lamp factory, so they began producing in large numbers.
So, it was after that the General Electric was formed?
Yes, in 1892, by merging the Edison Electric Company and the Thomson-Houston Company.
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.
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