drywall

1. Since then, hundreds and then thousands of homes indeed popped up across the country with tainted Chinese drywall and nearly identical corrosion problems and health effects.
   从那时起，美国各地建起的成百上千栋房屋都使用了中国石膏板，而这些房屋也都出现了几乎相同的腐蚀和健康问题。
2. Until recently commodity prices tended to fall over time as we used materials more efficiently – drywall rather than plaster& or substituted other goods for those whose prices rose ( aluminum and plastic mean cars are lighter now than they were in the good old days).
   过去随着材料利用率提高（用石膏板取代抹灰泥）或用其他材料替代价格上涨的材料（铝和塑料的运用使得汽车比过去更轻了），大宗商品的价格总体趋于下降。
3. What within the drywall is responsible for those emissions?
   而石膏板里释放出这些气体的元凶是什么？
4. Foreman said that early on, ASTM – which develops a range of standards for thousands of building products – could have assigned the contaminated drywall issue to another working group.
   ASTM制定过数千种建筑产品的标准。
5. As a result, little may actually change for those whose finances and health have been severely impacted by the tainted drywall.
   因此，对经济上和身体上都深受毒石膏板侵害的人们来说，情况可能不会有什么改观。
6. In other words, the problem with contaminated drywall is it releases high levels of sulfur gases, including hydrogen sulfide.
   或者说，毒石膏板的问题在于它会释放大量含硫气体，包括硫化氢。
7. Fill in nail holes in drywall with toothpaste and baking soda.
   牙膏与小苏打混合可以用来填补墙面的钉子洞。
8. You can be happy and successful without knowing how to rebuild a cars engine, program a web application, or replace drywall.
   不知道如何修理汽车发动机，不会编写网页应用程序或更换石膏板，你可能照样很快乐。
9. While another Chinese drywall manufacturer owned by a German company settled with victims, Taishan filed multiple appeals and challenged the jurisdiction of the federal court.
   尽管一家德国企业旗下的另一家中国石膏板生产商与受害人达成了和解，但泰山石膏公司多次提起上诉，对联邦法院的判决表示不服。
10. Moreover, it is not clear that a worker used to putting up drywall can move easily to laying optic fibre cable.
    此外，会搭建石膏板的工人，能否轻而易举地铺好光纤电缆，这就不得而知了。
11. But in a stunning turn of events, a Chinese drywall manufacturer has agreed to pay the damages owed her and six other Virginia families.
    然而，事态却出现了惊人的逆转，一家中国石膏板生产商已经同意向她和另外六个弗吉尼亚家庭支付所欠的赔偿金。
12. If they find anything outside of an acceptable range they also send you an alert so you can fix the problem before it causes major damage like frozen pipes or mold beneath the drywall.
    如果它们发现外界有任何情况超出了合理范围，也会向你报警，这样你就能在水管结冰或干板墙发霉前防患于未然。
13. I'm doin'the drywall up there at the new mcdonald's.
    我要在那儿弄干墙壁，一间新麦当劳。
14. Now that all the drywall and paint have been but away for good.
    所有的清水墙和油漆都一去不返了。
15. The nailers are hand-held tools used to project nails into drywall, wood, or other materials.
    卷钉枪是便携式的，用于将钉子钉入墙，木材或其他材料中。
16. While our roof was damaged and the rain permeated the drywall inside, we were unharmed.
    当屋顶被破坏，雨水浸入到干的墙的时候，我们没有受到任何伤害。
17. MIYA's major product line include Self Drlling Screw serial and mean-while we also have sub production line for Drywall Screw, Chipboard Screw and Tapping etc.
    我公司主导产品为钻尾螺丝系列（角华司头、头、扣头、叭头、角法兰头、仔头等）同时也生产干壁钉、维板钉和自攻钉等自攻类螺丝。
18. Next time I'm pissed, I lay my fist at the drywall Next time.
    下回我撒尿要在干墙壁上留个手印，下回。
19. Chinese-made drywall is used in American homes because it is cheaper than American-made drywall.
    中国制造的板墙被美国住宅使用，只是因为它比美国制造的板墙便宜。

noun

1. a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions

   Synonym:    wallboarddry wall