The decision to close the factory has consigned 6 000 people to the scrap heap.

关闭那家工厂的决定使6 000人遭到了遗弃。

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With the closure of the factory, thousands of workers have been thrown on the scrap heap.

工厂倒闭,几千名工人被遗弃。

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Scrap iron is the production of waste and a major source of pollution factory. This paper presents one device design that can clean iron filings on machine automatically.

切屑是企业生产中的加工废料，是工厂的污染来源之一，应当及时清理。文章提出了一种可以自动清理机床铁屑的设计方案。

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Now it supplies the families with drinking water and sells them contaminated scrap metal and bricks from the factory.

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The play, directed by Sheffield Theatres artistic director Daniel Evans, stays true to the tale of the unemployed Sheffield mates who find themselves on the scrap heap of life after their factory shuts.

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