Unit 46 — Joining Things with Bolts / Screws

To Bolt Things Together

You put a bolt through some holes,...

...put a washer onto the bolt...

...and then tighten a nut by hand.

Then you hold the nut with a pair of pliers...

...and tighten the bolt with a wrench.

To Join Things with Screws

You drill a hole for the screw.

You put a screwdriver into the slot on the head of the screw.

You tighten the screw by turning the screwdriver clockwise.

To loosen the screw, you turn it counter-clockwise.

For Special Attention

slot / head of the screw = the slot is the groove on the head of the screw. — 槽就是螺丝头上的凹槽。

pliers = it's always pliers—with an "s." — pliers 这个词总是带 s 结尾。

clockwise = clockwise means "in the same direction as the hands of a clock move." — 顺时针就是和钟表指针转动的方向相同。

counter-clockwise = counter-clockwise is the opposite. — 逆时针则正好相反。

drill / bolt / screw = you drill holes with a drill. You bolt things together with bolts and screw them together with screws. — 用电钻钻孔，用螺栓把东西固定在一起，用螺丝把东西拧在一起。

Key Vocabulary

Verbs

单词	音标	中文
bolt	/boʊlt/	用螺栓固定
drill	/drɪl/	钻（孔）
hold	/hoʊld/	握住，夹住
join	/dʒɔɪn/	连接，接合
loosen	/ˈlusən/	松开，拧松
put into	/pʊt ˈɪntu/	放入，插入
tighten	/ˈtaɪtn/	拧紧
turn	/tɜrn/	转动

Nouns

单词	音标	中文
bolt	/boʊlt/	螺栓
drill	/drɪl/	电钻
head	/hɛd/	头部
hole	/hoʊl/	孔
head of the screw	/hɛd əv ðə skru/	螺丝头
nut	/nʌt/	螺母
a pair of pliers	/ə pɛr əv ˈplaɪərz/	一把钳子
pliers	/ˈplaɪərz/	钳子
screw	/skru/	螺丝
screwdriver	/ˈskruˌdraɪvər/	螺丝刀
slot	/slɑt/	槽，一字槽
washer	/ˈwɑʃər/	垫圈
wrench	/rɛntʃ/	扳手

Others

单词	音标	中文
by hand	/baɪ hænd/	用手，手工地
clockwise	/ˈklɑkˌwaɪz/	顺时针方向
counter-clockwise	/ˌkaʊntərˈklɑkˌwaɪz/	逆时针方向
together	/təˈɡɛðər/	在一起