Daily Chinese for Factory: Alignment laser tool usage

Topic: Daily Chinese for Factory (Workplace Mandarin)

1. Original Dialogue

A: 你会用激光对准工具吗？

B: 会一点，但是不太熟练，你可以教我吗？

A: 好，先把工具固定在机器的轴上。

B: 然后打开激光，对准基准点，对吗？

A: 对，然后读取显示屏上的数据。

B: 数据显示偏差多少才需要调整？

A: 超过零点零五毫米就要调整。

B: 明白了，我来试一次。

 

2. Dialogue Details & Translation

A: 你会用激光对准工具吗？
Nǐ huì yòng jīguāng duìzhǔn gōngjù ma?
Do you know how to use the laser alignment tool?

B: 会一点，但是不太熟练，你可以教我吗？
Huì yì diǎn, dànshì bú tài shúliàn, nǐ kěyǐ jiào wǒ ma?
A little, but not very skilled. Can you teach me?

A: 好，先把工具固定在机器的轴上。
Hǎo, xiān bǎ gōngjù gùdìng zài jīqì de zhóu shàng.
Okay. First fix the tool onto the machine shaft.

B: 然后打开激光，对准基准点，对吗？
Rán hòu dǎkāi jīguāng, duìzhǔn jīzhǔndiǎn, duì ma?
Then turn on the laser and align it to the reference point, right?

A: 对，然后读取显示屏上的数据。
Duì, rán hòu dúqǔ xiǎnshìpíng shàng de shùjù.
Right. Then read the data shown on the display screen.

B: 数据显示偏差多少才需要调整？
Shùjù xiǎnshì piānchā duōshǎo cái xūyào tiáozhěng?
How much deviation on the display requires adjustment?

A: 超过零点零五毫米就要调整。
Chāoguò líng diǎn líng wǔ háomǐ jiù yào tiáozhěng.
If it exceeds 0.05 millimeters, adjustment is needed.

B: 明白了，我来试一次。
Míngbái le, wǒ lái shì yí cì.
Understood. Let me try it once.

 

3. Key Vocabulary

激光 jīguāng: Laser

对准 duìzhǔn: Align

工具 gōngjù: Tool

熟练 shúliàn: Skilled / proficient

固定 gùdìng: Fix / secure

轴 zhóu: Shaft / axle

基准点 jīzhǔndiǎn: Reference point

显示屏 xiǎnshìpíng: Display screen

数据 shùjù: Data

偏差 piānchā: Deviation

调整 tiáozhěng: Adjust

超过 chāoguò: Exceed

毫米 háomǐ: Millimeter

读取 dúqǔ: Read (data)

打开 dǎkāi: Turn on / open

 

4. Grammar & Sentence Structures

超过 + number + 就要 + verb

Used to set a threshold: if it exceeds a certain amount, action is required.

Example: 超过零点零五毫米就要调整。
Chāoguò líng diǎn líng wǔ háomǐ jiù yào tiáozhěng.
If it exceeds 0.05 millimeters, adjustment is needed.

先 ... 然后 ... (sequential steps)

Describes step-by-step instructions.

Example: 先把工具固定，然后打开激光。
Xiān bǎ gōngjù gùdìng, rán hòu dǎkāi jīguāng.
First secure the tool, then turn on the laser.

 

5. Practice Exercises

Question 1: What is the first step when using the alignment tool?

A. Turn on the laser

B. Read the data

C. Fix the tool onto the machine shaft

D. Align to the reference point

Answer: C. Fix the tool onto the machine shaft

Explanation: A said to first fix the tool onto the machine shaft (固定在轴上).

Question 2: What does 偏差 mean?

A. Distance

B. Deviation

C. Speed

D. Weight

Answer: B. Deviation

Explanation: 偏差 means deviation — the difference from the target or reference point.

Question 3: When is adjustment required?

A. When deviation exceeds 0.5mm

B. When deviation exceeds 0.05mm

C. When the display shows zero

D. When the laser turns red

Answer: B. When deviation exceeds 0.05mm

Explanation: A said adjustment is needed when deviation exceeds 0.05 millimeters.

Question 4: What does 熟练 mean?

A. Confident

B. Skilled / proficient

C. Careful

D. Experienced

Answer: B. Skilled / proficient

Explanation: 熟练 describes someone who is skilled or proficient at a task.

Question 5: After aligning the laser, what does B do?

A. Adjust the machine

B. Read the display data

C. Turn off the laser

D. Call the engineer

Answer: B. Read the display data

Explanation: A said after aligning, read the data on the display screen (读取显示屏上的数据).