2015考研英语阅读制表大师乔治_大学英语阅读

2015考研英语阅读制表大师乔治

　　So it was no surprise to him, though keenly disappointing, that the Swiss watchmakingindustry was neither eager to look at the co-axial escapement, nor able to understand it. Hedid the rounds of the factories for more than 20 years. After four years with Patek Philippe,he could not persuade them to make it. Omega began to produce it in limited editions in2006, after seven years of development that Mr Daniels dismissed as unnecessary. Large-scale production would have been too expensive. But Mr Daniels also suspected sheerdislike of outsiders.

　　所以，瑞士的钟表制作业对他的同轴式擒纵机构既不感兴趣也不能理解，这也是他意料之中的事，尽管他还是为此十分失望。他花了二十多年时间寻找钟表制造商来采用他的技术，为了说服百达翡丽他就花了整整四年，但是仍然失败了。欧米茄在对同轴式擒纵技术进行七年的发展后开始利用该技术生产限量版手表，而这七年在丹尼尔斯眼里毫无必要。欧米茄称限量是因为大规模生产成本过高，但是丹尼尔斯怀疑他们仅仅是不欢迎圈外人。

　　While restoring the timepieces made by his idol Breguet in the 19th century, he had madetwo clocks in the same style, just to prove he could beat the master. They were so fine thatthe company insisted on putting the Breguet secret signatures on them. Mr Daniels wentalong with it. He had a secret cipher of his own, though, a dove with an olive branch. Itmeant peace to his rivals, French or Swiss; but if the most ingenious invention inwatchmaking for 250 years was too tricky for them, why, he would just pick it up, snap it shutand put it back in his pocket.