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Fremdsprache F a c h w i s s e n L e r n f e l d e r 6 - 1 3 The experiences of an electrical engineer This is a series depicting events in the working life of Brian Watt, head of a section of Carlisle & Baker Ltd., a large engineering firm based in Newhaven. Episode 6 Call from Canada The engineers at Dingwall Power Station are in trouble. Due to extremely cold weather, forty-four degrees Centigrade, their compressed-air plant in the outdoor switchyard is losing air. Telephone ringing Alice Hello, Good morning, Carlisle and Baker, Newhaven. Pardon, I didn't catch your name. ... Ah, yes, I can understand you now. You're Mr. Carlsson from Dingwall. - Sorry, Mr. Watt isn't in his office. He's expected back by about two o'clock. ... You can tell me, I'll take it down. Go ahead, please. - The compressed air plant for the 275 kV air-blast breakers in the outdoor switchyard is losing a considerable amount of air. Leaks have been observed at most gasketed connections. We urgently need new gaskets. Those in use are of the 45G design. ... All right, I'll get Mr. Watt to ring you back later today. Goodbye. At about two o'clock Brian Good afternoon, Alice. Alice Oh, hello Brian, there's a message for you here. I've put it down. Brian Thanks. Hmm - seems a pretty urgent affair. But there's no question of complete failure of the compressed-air plant? Alice Oh, no, as I understood. Brian I'll find out exactly what's going on. Can you get me a line to Dingwall now? Alice Ah yes. I'll get on to it, straight away. Colleague; some time later Alan Good afternoon, Brian. Brian Thanks for getting here so quickly, Alan. Take a seat, won't you? Look, I'm really sorry to land you with an overseas trip at such short notice, but can you fly to Canada tomorrow? Alan Well, yes, I can. In fact, it'll suit me fine. I haven't been abroad for some time. Brian Good - then that's settled. Alan What's exactly going on at Dingwall? I've a rough idea about it from Alice. Brian It's the gasket trouble again. You remember what happened three years ago - when we had to replace all the gaskets from the A2 system? Well, this time it seems to be even more serious. Alan I thought we'd used the best gaskets available. Brian I thought so, too. But in the meantime I've found out that it's White & Fox that really lead the field in this type of equipment; especially for gaskets in the 50 °C range. Alan That's exactly what we need. Brian I've contacted a Mr. Manning from White and Fox. He's willing to meet you this evening. Alan That's good, because we can't afford to lose any time. I'll arrange it immediately. That's all then, is it? Brian Thank you, that's all. Good luck, Alan. Alan Thanks. Goodbye, Brian call Anruf; due to wegen, zurückzuführen auf; compressed-air plant Druckluftanlage; outdoor switchyard Freiluftschaltanlage; to lose verlieren; to catch hier: verstehen; to take it down es niederschreiben; go ahead fangen Sie an, setzen Sie fort; air-blast breaker Druckluftschalter; considerable beträchtlich; leak Leck, Undichtheit; gasketed flange connection mit Dichtung versehene Flanschverbindung; urgent(ly) dringend; gasket Dichtung; design Ausführung, Konstruktion message Nachricht, Meldung; failure Ausfall; I'll get on to it ich mache mich dran; straight away umgehend, sofort; at such short notice so kurzfristig; to suit passen, recht sein; that's settled das wäre geklärt; rough grob; to replace ersetzen; serious ernst(haft); available vorhanden, auf dem Markt; to lead (an)führen; equipment Gerät(e), Ausrüstung; range Bereich, Reihe; to afford es sich leisten können; immediate(ly) sofort, umgehend. Cranking up the engine An old professor was demonstrating how automobiles were started before selfstarter. „As you can plainly see,“ he said, „this engine is started by a crank.“ The Guardian, London to crank up ankurbeln, starten; engine hier: Ottomotor; crank 1. Kurbel, 2. verschrobener Mensch G. Möllerke Elektrotechniker kommen in der Praxis vermehrt mit englischsprachigen Dokumentationen bzw. Plänen in Berührung. Auch verständigt man sich mit internationalen Handwerkern häufig in Englisch. Diese Seite erleichtert den Zugang zur englischen Sprache und vermittelt elektrotechnische Fachausdrücke. Technisches Englisch LERNEN KÖNNEN 7/09
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