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Lesson 17-18
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  Part one-language points

  Notes to the texts:

  1:employee n.雇员;雇工:

  vt employ

  1)雇用

  eg:1)The firm employs about 100 men.这家公司大约雇了100人。

  2)This motor plant is employing three thousand workers.这家汽车工厂雇用着三千员工。

  3)The firm employs the retired professor as an adviser.这家公司聘这们退休的教授担任顾问。

  2)用,使用

  eg:employ force使用武力

  3)使用时间

  eg:1)She employs her free time in sewing.她把闲暇时间花在缝纫上。

  2)There are 30 employees in his firm.她的公司有30名雇员。

  n

  in the employ of被…雇用

  习惯用语:

  in the employ of受...雇用

  in sb.'s employ受...雇用

  out of employ失业

  employ oneself in从事于,时间花在...

  employ oneself on从事于,时间花在...

  employ oneself doing从事于,时间花在...

  employ... as把...用作

  拓展:

  employer n.雇主

  employ v.雇佣

  eg:The firm employs about 100 men.这家公司大约雇佣了一百人。

  employable adj.可雇佣的;可使用的

  employment n.

  1)职业,工作

  2)雇用

  3)使用,利用

  4)消遣

  eg:1)look for employment找工作

  2)in the employment of受雇于某人

  3)employment agency [bureau, office]私人职业介绍所

  4)employment certificate(学校发给学龄儿童可参加有酬工作的)从业证明书

  5)employment exchange[英](政府)劳工介绍所

  6)She found knitting a comfortable employment in her idle hours.

  她发现编织毛衣是悠闲时间消遣的好方式。

  7)He left his home to look for employment.他离家去找职业。

  8)Employment agency职业介绍所

  习惯用语:

  be in employment有工作,有职业

  be out of employment解雇,失业

  blind alley employment没有前途的工作[职业]

  blind alley occupation没有前途的工作[职业]

  get employment找到工作,就业

  obtain employment找到工作,就业

  lose employment失业

  take sb. into employment雇用某人

  throw sb. out of employment解雇某人,使某人失业

  特殊用语:

  constant employment长工

  cooperative employment合作就业

  fair employment公平就业

  immediate employment直接用途

  intellectual employments脑力工作

  social employment社会就业

  student employment学生雇用劳动安排

  summer employment暑假职业

  tactical nuclear weapon employment【军】战术核武器运用

  unstable employment不稳定就业

  2:those代词,that的复数,指那些。

  拓展:

  1)指代前面提到过的事物,常用that或those,起"承上"的作用。

  He had a bad cold. That's why he was absent.他患了重感冒,所以没有到场。

  2)指代将要提及的事物,常用this或these,起"启下"的作用。

  This is what we shall discuss tomorrow.这是我们明天要讨论的东西。

  3:hard-working工作勤快

  这是复合形容词。复合形容词可以有名词+形容词,名词+名词+ed,名词(代词)+分词,形容词+名词,形容词(数词)+名词+ed,形容词+分词,副词+形容词,副词+分词,动词(或过去分词)+副词组成。下面就每种形式依次各举两例。例如:

  (1) sea-sick晕船的duty-fee免税的

  (2) iron-willed意志坚强的chicken-hearted胆小的

  (3) snow-covered雪覆盖着的English-speaking说英语的

  (4) long-distance (call)长途(电话) second-hand二手的

  (5)white-haired白毛的good-mannered有礼貌的

  (6)good-looking漂亮的bad-smelling难闻的

  (7)ever-green常绿的all-round全能的

  (8)well-known有名的much-praised倍受赞扬的

  (9)carry-on随身携带的dressed-up乔装打扮的

  4:meet vt, vi

  1)相逢;遇见

  eg:1)At Boston University, he met his wife, Coretta.在波斯顿大学,认识了他的妻子科利塔。

  2)He studied at Morehouse College where he met many outstanding men.

  他在墨哈斯学院读书,在大学期间,他认识了许多杰出的人士。

  3)I met my teacher in the street today.我今天在街上遇见了我的老师。

  2)遭遇

  3)接合;相交;靠近

  eg:1)The cars met head-on.两辆汽车头迎头相撞。

  2)The two roads meet just north of the city.两条马路就在城市的北面汇合。

  4)引见;结识

  eg:1)I know Mrs Hill by sight, but have never met her.

  我见面认得希尔夫人,但是从来没人给我们引见过。

  2)Meet Mr. Smith.(美)这是史密斯先生。

  5)系住

  eg:My skirt won't meet round my middle.我的裙子太窄,系不上。

  6)集合

  7)接触

  eg:His hands met hers.他的手触到了她的手。

  8)对付;反抗

  eg:We must learn to meet adversity gracefully.我们必须学会冷静地去应付逆境。

  9)迎接

  eg:Will you meet her at the station?你到车站去接她吗?

  10)付(账单、债务等)

  eg:Can the company meet their debts?该公司能偿还债务吗?

  11)满足

  eg:Does the hotel meet your expectations?这家旅馆符合你的要求吗?

  常用词组:

  meet with偶遇;碰到

  eg:1)I met with a friend in the train yesterday.昨天我在火车上遇到一位朋友。

  2)The terrorists are bound to meet with a terrible fate.恐怖分子注定要遭到可怕的结局。

  3)His speech met with a cold acceptance.他的演讲受到冷遇。

  习惯用语:

  make ends meet收支相抵

  Well met![口]来得好!欢迎!欢迎!(见面时的寒喧语)

  meet one's end [fate]死,送命

  meet one's eye进入眼帘,被看到

  meet sb. halfway在半路上迎接[迎战]某人;迁就某人;愿意(对某人)妥协,折衷解决

  meet trouble halfway自寻烦脑,杞人忧天

  meet up (with)[美]遇着,碰见;赶上;结识

  meet with(偶尔)遇见;遭遇;符合(某种意见);获得(同意等)

  特殊用语:

  cornfield meet[美]列车的正面相撞

  deputy of the meet大会代理人

  dual meet(两队之间)对抗赛

  indoormeet室内运动会

  intercollegiatemeet院际运动会

  interscholasticmeet校际运动会

  just meet(棒球)适合击中; (排球)击时正准

  optional meet自选动作比赛

  polar bear meet冬季室外田径运动会

  sports meet运动会

  swap meet旧货物交换会

  track and field meets田径运动会,田径赛

  triangular meet三角对抗赛

  5:Pretty adj

  1)漂亮的;迷人的;可爱的

  eg:1)a pretty girl漂亮的女孩

  2)What a pretty dress your sister is wearing today!你妹妹今天穿的衣服多漂亮!

  3)She looks much prettier with long hair than with short hair.她留长发比留短发时看上去标致得多。

  2)女人气的(男孩)

  3)很不好的

  eg:1)in a pretty state of affairs情况不妙

  2)Here is a pretty go!(非正式); What a go!(非正式)这事真难办!;这事真糟!;多棘手的事啊!

  adv.

  1)相当,颇;还

  eg:1)pretty certain相当可靠[有把握]

  2)pretty good相当好

  3)pretty much非常,大大

  4)pretty soft[美俚]容易的,便当的;合算的

  5)pretty soon立刻

  6)pretty to-do[俗]混乱,骚乱

  7)I feel pretty hungry.我感到相当饿。

  n.

  1)漂亮的人(常指小孩),美人;宝贝(对子女,妻子的昵称)

  2)漂亮的东西; [pl.]漂亮的衣服

  3)[英](酒杯等的)凹纹

  4)(高尔夫球)球的正规通路

  vt.

  使漂亮,使可爱,美化(up)

  习惯用语:

  1)(as) pretty as a picture美丽如画, [口]非常漂亮

  2)pretty nearly几乎

  3)pretty well几乎,差不多,相当的

  4)pretty up打扮,美化

  6:busy adj

  1)繁忙的;无闲空的

  eg:He is busy now.他现在很忙。

  2)忙碌的

  eg:a busy day忙碌的一天

  3)占用着的,占线的

  eg:The telephone line is busy.电话占线。

  busy

  [5bizi]

  vt.

  使忙于,使奔走,从事于

  She is busying herself about the house.她忙于家务。

  vi.

  1)忙起来

  eg:I -sied about and made him two good-sized sandwiches.

  我忙了一阵子给他做了两大块三明治。

  n. [英俚]侦探,包打听

  习惯用语:

  1)busy oneself with忙于

  2)busy oneself about忙于

  3)busy oneself in忙于

  4)get busy[美口]干起来,开始工作[奔走,活动]

  5)keep sb. busy不让某人空闲,使某人有事做

  7:lazy adj.

  1)懒惰[散]的

  2)缓慢的;迟钝的

  3)令人懒散的

  4)松垮低垂的

  eg:1)a lazy boy [beggar, dog][口]懒鬼

  2)lazy summer day令人懒散的夏天

  7:yong adj

  1)年轻的;年幼的

  a young woman年轻的女子

  Young people and older people do not always agree.

  年青人和年纪大的人常常想法不一样。

  2)初期的

  a young nation新兴的国家

  3)青年的

  young farmers青年农场主

  4)新鲜的

  young vegetable新鲜的蔬菜

  5)没有经验的,不成熟的

  8:clerk n.

  1)职员,办事员,管理员,营业员,[美]店员

  2)【宗】教会文书,执事;(团体等的)秘书

  3)[古]牧师,教士;识字的人,学者

  eg:1)a bank clerk银行办事员

  2)a correspondence clerk文书

  3)room [desk] clerk旅馆服务员

  4)clerk of the works建筑工程管理员

  Grammar:

  1:名词的复数形式------不规则名词的复数形式

  (1) os类

  有些名词以改变元音的方式变为复数,有些辅音也有变化。例如:

  foot(英尺)----feet mouse(老鼠)----mice

  goose(鹅)----geese ox(公牛)----oxen

  child(孩子)----children louse(寄生虫)----lice

  (2) deer类

  有些名词单复数形式相同。例如:

  sheep(羊), swine(猪), deer(鹿), fish(鱼), trout(鳟鱼), means(方法), Chinese(中国人), aircraft(飞机), works(工厂), barracks(兵营), bellows(风箱), crossroads(十字路口), gasworks(煤气厂), Swiss(瑞士人), Chambers(钱伯斯), Butchers(布伯斯), Jennings(詹宁斯), head(头), brace(对;双), hundred-weight(英担), horse power(马力), series(系列), species(种类), precis(摘要;要旨)。

  Of the three Chambers, one is a worker, the other two are college students.

  那三个名叫钱伯斯的人,一个是工人,另外两个是在校大学生。

  2:who的用法:

  (1) who(主格)是用于指人的疑问代词。例如:

  who is this young man?这个年轻人是谁?

  Who knows but (that) it may be so?谁能说不会这样呢。

  Who was he? He was Dr. Martin Luther King.他是谁?他就是马丁.路德.金。

  Who else's raincoat can this be?这还可能是其他什么人的雨衣呢?

  (2) who和what一样也有其对应的带有-ever的强调形式。例如:

  Whoever told you that?到底是谁告诉你的?

  Whoever can that be?那究竟会是谁呢?

  3:and的用法:

  (1) and表示平行、顺接、转折、让步、对照、评注、目的等。

  Her brother is an engineer and her sister is a painter. (平行)

  他哥哥是工程师,他妹妹是画家。

  Read slowly and loudly. (平行)

  读得既要慢些又要大点声音。

  Come and meet our employees, Mr. Richards. (目的)

  来见件我们的雇员,理查兹先生。

  She did a good job, and so she deserved to be praised. (因果)

  她工作做得很好,应当受到赞扬。

  He tried hard, and he failed to get it done on time. (转折)

  他作出了努力,但没能够及时完成。

  Alice is clever and Jane is dull. (对比)

  爱丽斯很聪明但珍妮很蠢。

  He closed the window, turned off the light and left the room. (顺接)

  他关上窗,关了灯然后离开房间。

  He can't keep the flowers alive and he has watered them well, too.

  尽管他给花很好的浇了水,但还是不能让花存活下来。

  习惯用语:

  and all等等;连...一齐都; [方]此外;的确

  and all that如此等等

  and as at that而且

  and as well以及,又

  and how[美]非常,很

  and now那么

  and so所以

  and so on等等,云云

  and so forth等等,云云

  and that而且

  and then其次,然后

  and yet然而,但

  Part two-language practice

  Key to the text:

  A.

  1. That man is tall. He is a policeman.这个男人很高。他是警察。

  2. Those girls are busy. They are keyboard operators.那些女孩很忙。她们是键盘操作员。

  3. Our names are Britt and Inge. We are Swedish.我们的名字是Britt和Inge。我们是瑞典人。

  4. Look at our office assistant. He is very hard-working.看看我们的秘书,他工作非常努力。

  5. Look at Nicola. She is very pretty.看看Nicola。她很漂亮。

  6. Michael baker and Jeremy short are employees. They are sales reps.

  Michael baker和Jeremy short是雇主。他们是销售织品。

  B.

  1. Are they keyboard operators or air hostesses?她们是键盘操作员还是空姐?

  They aren't keyboard operators. They're air hostesses.她们不是键盘操作员,她们不是空姐。

  2. Are they postmen or policemen?他们是邮递员还是警察?

  They aren't postmen. They are policemen.他们不是邮递员,他们是警察。

  3. Are they policemen or nurses?他们是警察还是护士?

  They aren't policemen. They're nurses.他们不是警察,他们是护士。

  4. Are they customs officers or hairdressers?他们是海关还是理发师?

  They aren't customs officers. They're hairdressers.他们不是海关,他们是理发师。

  5. Are they hairdressers or teachers?他们是理发师还是老师?

  They aren't hairdressers. They're teachers.他们不是理发师,他们是老师。

  6. Are they engineers or taxi drivers?他们是工程师还是出租车司机?

  They aren't engineers. They're taxi drivers.他们不是工程师,他们是出租车司机。

  7. Are they policewomen or keyboard operators?她们是女警察还是键盘操作员?

  They aren't policewomen. They're keyboard operators.她们不是女警察,她们是键盘操作员。

  8. Are they milkmen or engineers?他们是送牛奶的还是工程师?

  They aren't milkmen. They're engineers.他们不是送牛奶的,他们是工程师。

  9. Are they policemen or milkmen?他们是警察还是送牛奶的?

  They aren't policemen. They're milkmen.他们不是警察,他们是送牛奶的。

  10. Are they nurses or housewives?她们是护士还是家庭主妇?

  They aren't nurses. They're housewives.她们不是护士,她们是家庭主妇。




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