参观小米工厂有多火？

近日，据华尔街日报报道，中国家长、网红和汽车迷们争相打卡小米电动汽车工厂，线上抽签释出的参观名额一票难求，竞争率堪比进名校。

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🤔️小作业：

1. What role does Yang Xingyue's personal experience play in the overall structure of the article?

A. It serves as a counterexample questioning the value of industrial tourism

B. It functions as an entry point to illustrate a broader social phenomenon

C. It provides technical details about automated vehicle manufacturing

D. It highlights the challenges of parenting in urban China

无注释原文：

The Hardest Reservation in China Is a Factory Tour

From: The Wall Street Journal

When Yang Xingyue heard that tech company Xiaomi was offering free tours of its electric-vehicle plant, she dropped everything and applied for tickets.

The odds weren't good. After Xiaomi launched an online lottery last January for public access to its highly-automated facility on the outskirts of Beijing, locals and tourists rushed to enter. Word spread on social media. Influencers looking for a perfect photo op competed against tiger moms hoping that a glimpse of the robot-powered assembly lines might inspire their kids to pursue tech careers.

More than 100,000 people entered the lottery for about 200 tours in December and January, making the EV plant harder to get into than some competitive colleges. 

Yang, a car aficionado, wanted to give her 2-year-old son a close-up look at the factory. To her amazement, she was selected for a tour last March, allowing her to bring up to two guests.

“I was very lucky,” said the 35-year-old content-creator in Beijing. 

But her son wouldn't be joining her; Xiaomi requires children to be at least 6 to attend. She brought a friend instead, and plans to go back when her son is old enough.

It was Yang's first visit to a factory. During the one-hour tour, she saw hundreds of automated robotic arms and machines on the factory floor. According to Xiaomi, the plant churns out a new car every 76 seconds. She said she came away with a newfound appreciation for how fast China's technology has developed.

“It was a very advanced industrial factory,” she said. “I thought, 'Oh, so this is how cars are made.'”

That's one reason industrial tourism is taking over China. Beijing is drumming up national pride in its high-tech manufacturing, as the country known as the world's factory floor has also become a global leader in advanced technologies. The municipal government recently set a goal of attracting 20 million industrial tourism visits annually by 2027.

Chinese companies, meanwhile, are looking for novel ways to connect with customers in the country's uber-competitive market. People are flocking to factory tours hosted by EV maker NIO, dairy manufacturer Mengniu, brewer Tsingtao and others.

Xiaomi, a top phone maker that launched its first EV in 2024, began offering its public tours after receiving requests from customers. The company bumped up the number to 126 for January from 118 in December to accommodate increased demand from students on winter break.

One mom who scored a slot last month said seeing her daughter's eyes light up in the factory made the trip from their home in neighboring Hebei province worth it.

“The best education is letting children see the power of technology with their own eyes,” she wrote on social-media platform Xiaohongshu. “It's more effective than saying 'study hard' a hundred times.”

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为华尔街日报官方译文，仅供参考

含注释全文：

The Hardest Reservation in China Is a Factory Tour

From: The Wall Street Journal

When Yang Xingyue heard that tech company Xiaomi was offering free tours of its electric-vehicle plant, she dropped everything and applied for tickets.

听说科技公司小米集团提供其电动汽车工厂的免费参观名额，Yang Xingyue便放下手头的一切，立刻申请了门票。

熟词僻义，作名词，表示“工厂；电厂”，英文解释为“A plant is a factory or a place where power is produced.”

The odds weren't good. After Xiaomi launched an online lottery last January for public access to its highly-automated facility on the outskirts of Beijing, locals and tourists rushed to enter. Word spread on social media. Influencers looking for a perfect photo op competed against tiger moms hoping that a glimpse of the robot-powered assembly lines might inspire their kids to pursue tech careers.

中签的几率不高。去年1月，小米集团在北京郊区的高度自动化工厂启动公众参观线上抽签后，当地人和游客蜂拥报名。消息在社交媒体上传开。追求完美拍照素材的网红博主，与希望一睹机器人装配线能激发孩子投身科技事业的虎妈们展开了激烈竞争。

1）表示“可能性，机会；几率，概率”，英文解释为“the probability (= how likely it is) that a particular thing will or will not happen”举个🌰：The overall odds of winning a lottery prize are 1 in 10. 抽中彩票的几率是1/10。

2）表示“不利条件；掣肘的事情；逆境”，英文解释为“something that makes it seem impossible to do or achieve sth”举个🌰：They secured a victory in the face of overwhelming odds. 尽管情况非常不利，他们仍得到了胜利。

📍奥巴马卸任后首次重返白宫 和拜登互开玩笑文中提到，奥巴马讲话：“Despite great odds, Joe and I were determined, because we met too many people on the campaign trail who shared their stories, and our own families had been touched by illness.”“尽管困难重重，乔和我还是下定决心，因为我们在竞选路上遇到了太多分享他们故事的人，我们自己的家庭也被疾病所影响。”

📍great odds 表示“困难重重，困难诸多”，相当于a lot of difficulties，举个🌰：We believe that, despite great odds, we can achieve a peaceful settlement. 我们相信，尽管困难重重，我们还是能够实现和平解决。

the outskirts /ˈaʊt.skɜːts/ 表示“市郊，郊区”，英文解释为“the areas that form the edge of a town or city”举个🌰：The factory is in/on the outskirts of New Delhi. 这家工厂在新德里郊区。

influencer /ˈɪn.flu.ən.sər/ 字面上的意思就是影响者，有影响力的人，柯林斯词典中的解释分为两种，一个就是字面上的意思：any person or thing that exerts an influence；另一种解释为：a person who uses social media to promote lifestyle choices, commercial products, etc to his or her followers. 利用社交媒体向自己的粉丝推广或推荐产品和服务的人，就是类似于现在网络中的“网红、博主”，或者说关键意见领袖，Key Opinion Leader，KOL.

photo opportunity的缩写，photo opportunity /ˈfəʊ.təʊ ɒp.əˌtjuː.nə.ti/ 表示“（政治家或名人）接受宣传媒体拍照的时间；拍照的机会；为名人拍照的时机；（为宣传）拍照名人的时间”，英文解释为“an occasion when a politician or famous person is photographed doing something that will make them popular with the public”

glimpse /ɡlɪmps/ 一词早在iOS 14来了!文中出现过Apple just offered a glimpse at how the experience of using an iPhone is about to change. 1）表示“一瞥；一见”，英文解释为“an occasion when you see something or someone for a very short time”举个🌰：He caught a glimpse of her in the crowd. 他一眼瞥见她在人群里。

2）表示“短暂的感受（或领会/体验）”，英文解释为“a quick idea or understanding of what something is like”举个🌰：This biography offers a few glimpses of his life before he became famous. 这部传记展示了他成名前的一些生活情况。

📺英剧《神探夏洛克》（Sherlock）第一季中的台词提到：I've given you a glimpse, Sherlock, just a teensy glimpse. 我给过你暗示 夏洛克 一点点提示/只字片语。

assembly line /əˈsem.bli ˌlaɪn/ 表示“装配线；流水作业线”，英文解释为“a line of machines and workers in a factory that a product moves along while it is being built or produced. Each machine or worker performs a particular job that must be finished before the product moves to the next position in the line.”如：assembly-line workers 装配线上的工人。

More than 100,000 people entered the lottery for about 200 tours in December and January, making the EV plant harder to get into than some competitive colleges. 

去年12月和今年1月，有超过10万人参与了约200场参观活动的抽签，导致小米汽车工厂比一些热门高校还难进。

Yang, a car aficionado, wanted to give her 2-year-old son a close-up look at the factory. To her amazement, she was selected for a tour last March, allowing her to bring up to two guests.

身为车迷的Yang想带自己2岁的儿子近距离看看这家工厂。令她惊喜的是，她在去年3月幸运中签，而且还能携带最多两名同伴。

aficionado /əˌfɪʃ.i.əˈnɑː.dəʊ/ 表示“酷爱…者；…迷”，英文解释为“someone who is very interested in and enthusiastic about a particular subject”如：a club for model railway aficionados 铁路模型爱好者俱乐部，an aficionado of French cinema 对法国电影入迷的人。

“I was very lucky,” said the 35-year-old content-creator in Beijing. 

“我非常幸运，”这位35岁的北京内容创作者说。

But her son wouldn't be joining her; Xiaomi requires children to be at least 6 to attend. She brought a friend instead, and plans to go back when her son is old enough.

但她的儿子最终没能同行，因为小米要求参观者必须年满6岁。于是她带了一位朋友，并计划等儿子够大时再去一次。

It was Yang's first visit to a factory. During the one-hour tour, she saw hundreds of automated robotic arms and machines on the factory floor. According to Xiaomi, the plant churns out a new car every 76 seconds. She said she came away with a newfound appreciation for how fast China's technology has developed.

这是Yang第一次参观工厂。在一个小时的参观过程中，她看到了工厂车间里数百台自动化的机械臂和机器。小米称，该工厂每76秒就能生产出一辆新车。她说，这次参观让她对中国科技发展的神速有了全新的认识。

churn /tʃɜːn/ sth out表示“（不顾质量快速地）大量生产；粗制滥造”，英文解释为“to produce large amounts of something quickly, usually something of low quality”举个🌰：The factory churns out thousands of pairs of these shoes every week. 那家工厂每周生产数千双这样的劣质鞋子。

“It was a very advanced industrial factory,” she said. “I thought, 'Oh, so this is how cars are made.'”

她说，那是一个非常先进的工业化工厂。她当时想，“哦，原来汽车是这样制造出来的。”

That's one reason industrial tourism is taking over China. Beijing is drumming up national pride in its high-tech manufacturing, as the country known as the world's factory floor has also become a global leader in advanced technologies. The municipal government recently set a goal of attracting 20 million industrial tourism visits annually by 2027.

这也是“工业旅游”正在中国走红的原因之一。中国政府正在激发民众对国内高科技制造业的民族自豪感，这个被称为“世界工厂”的国家已成为先进技术的全球领导者。北京市政府最近设定了目标，到2027年，力争实现年工业旅游人数达2,000万人次。

drum /drʌm/ sth up表示“激起，鼓动”，英文解释为“to increase interest in something or support for something”举个🌰：He was trying to drum up some enthusiasm for the project. 他正试图激发人们对该项目的热情。

municipal /mjuːˈnɪs.ɪ.pəl/ 表示“市政的；市立的”，英文解释为“of or belonging to a town or city”如：municipal authorities 市政当局。

Chinese companies, meanwhile, are looking for novel ways to connect with customers in the country's uber-competitive market. People are flocking to factory tours hosted by EV maker NIO, dairy manufacturer Mengniu, brewer Tsingtao and others.

与此同时，中国企业也在寻找新颖的方式，以便在竞争异常激烈的国内市场中与消费者建立联系。人们蜂拥参加蔚来汽车(NIO)、蒙牛乳业(Mengniu Dairy)、青岛啤酒(Tsingtao Brewery)等公司举办的工厂参观活动。

flock /flɒk/ to 表示“成群结队地去，蜂拥而至”，英文解释为“if people flock to a place, they go there in large numbers because something interesting or exciting is happening there”举个🌰：People have been flocking to the exhibition. 看展览的人络绎不绝。

brewer /ˈbruː.ər/ 表示“啤酒酿造者，啤酒酿造公司”，英文解释为“a person or company that makes beer”

Xiaomi, a top phone maker that launched its first EV in 2024, began offering its public tours after receiving requests from customers. The company bumped up the number to 126 for January from 118 in December to accommodate increased demand from students on winter break.

作为于2024年发布首款电动汽车的顶尖手机制造商，小米在收到客户请求后开始提供公众参观活动。为了满足寒假期间学生群体的更大需求，该公司将今年1月份的参观场次从去年12月的118场增加到126场。

bump /bʌmp/ sth up表示“增加，提高（数量或尺寸）”，英文解释为“to increase the amount or size of something”举个🌰：The distributors will probably bump up the price of the software when the next version is released. 该软件的下一版本发行时，经销商很可能要提价。

accommodate /əˈkɒm.ə.deɪt/ 1）表示“为（某人）提供住宿（或膳宿、座位等）”，英文解释为“to provide sb with a room or place to sleep, live or sit”举个🌰：The hotel can accommodate up to 123 guests. 这家旅馆可供123位旅客住宿。

2）表示“容纳；为…提供空间”，英文解释为“to provide enough space for sb/sth”举个🌰：Over 10 minutes of music can be accommodated on one CD. 一张激光唱片可以容纳10多分钟的音乐。

3）表示“为…提供方便；对…予以照顾性考虑”，英文解释为“to give what is needed to someone”举个🌰：We always try to accommodate (= help) our clients with financial assistance if necessary. 必要时，我们总是尽力为客户提供财务上的帮助。

4）表示“考虑到；顾及”，英文解释为“to consider sth, such as sb's opinion or a fact, and be influenced by it when you are deciding what to do or explaining sth”举个🌰：Our proposal tries to accommodate the special needs of minority groups. 我们的提案尽量照顾到少数群体的特殊需要。

5）表示“顺应，适应（新情况）”，英文解释为“to change your behaviour so that you can deal with a new situation better”举个🌰：I needed to accommodate to the new schedule. 我需要适应新的时间表。

One mom who scored a slot last month said seeing her daughter's eyes light up in the factory made the trip from their home in neighboring Hebei province worth it.

一名上个月中签的妈妈说，看到女儿在工厂里眼睛放光的样子，她觉得从邻近的河北省专程跑这一趟很值得。

score /skɔːr/ 熟词僻义，作动词，表示“获得，得到”，英文解释为“to get something”举个🌰：I managed to score a couple of tickets to the World Cup final. 我设法搞到了几张世界杯决赛的入场券。

作名词，可以指“二十；二十左右”，英文解释为“20 or approximately 20”举个🌰：He lived to be three score years and ten (= until he was 70 years old). 他活到了70岁。

scores 复数表示“许多，大量”，英文解释为“a lot of things or people”举个🌰：She received cards from scores of local well-wishers. 她收到了当地人送来的祝福卡。

slot /slɒt/ 1）表示“狭缝；（尤指）投币口，狭槽”，英文解释为“a long, narrow hole, especially one for putting coins into or for fitting a separate piece into”举个🌰：I put my money in the slot and pressed the button but nothing came out. 我把钱放入投币口，按了按钮，但没有东西出来。

2）表示“（名单、日程安排或广播节目表中的）位置，时间，机会”，英文解释为“a position, a time or an opportunity for sb/sth, for example in a list, a programme of events or a series of broadcasts”举个🌰：He has a regular slot on the late-night programme. 他在深夜节目中有一档固定栏目。

📍slot machine /ˈslɒt məˌʃiːn/ 表示“投币式自动赌博机，吃角子老虎机”，英文解释为“a machine that you try to win money from by putting coins into it and operating it, often by pressing a button or pulling a handle”

📍slot本意是“狭缝、位置”，在这里引申为“一个（预约或活动中的）名额、空位、时间段”，如：a time slot 一个时间段，an open slot in the schedule 日程表中的一个空档。scored a slot组合在一起，指的就是抢到了一个（通常很紧俏的）名额。

类似的地道表达还有：Snag a spot（含义几乎完全相同），snag也有“抢到、抓到”的意思；Get a slot/spot（比较中性的说法）；Land a slot（land也是“成功获得”的意思）；Secure a reservation（更正式一些）。

“The best education is letting children see the power of technology with their own eyes,” she wrote on social-media platform Xiaohongshu. “It's more effective than saying 'study hard' a hundred times.”

她在社交媒体平台小红书上写道：最好的教育就是让孩子亲眼看到科技的力量，比说一百遍“好好学习”都管用。

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