coal face

基本解釋

Why lose a hard-working 25-year-old for a couple of years when you can train him internally and keep him at the coal face?
為什么要讓一個(gè)積極進(jìn)取的、25歲的年輕人浪費(fèi)幾年的光陰（去讀MBA)？而在此期間通過(guò)內(nèi)部培訓(xùn)將使其顯露才干。
They work with remote control devices that change the direction, position and speed of a German-made cutting machine that slices back and forth along a 300-metre-wide coal face.
他們操作的遙控裝置可以改變截煤機(jī)的方向、位置和速度，這臺(tái)德國(guó)產(chǎn)的截煤機(jī)可以沿著一道300米寬的煤面來(lái)回進(jìn)行切割。
This paper analysis a variety of ventilating systems adopted in the coal face in mining coal of our country by using the method of statistics and compares their advantages and the range available.
本文用統(tǒng)計(jì)分析法介紹和分析了我國(guó)煤炭開采中，采煤工作面采用的各種通風(fēng)系統(tǒng)并對(duì)比其優(yōu)點(diǎn)和適用范圍。

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In a coal mine, the coalface is the part where the coal is being cut out of the rock.