17 How do you do?
聽錄音，然后回答問題。What are Michael Baker1 and Jeremy Short's jobs?
邁克爾.貝克和杰里米.肖特是做什么工作的？
Come and meet our employees, Mr. Richards.
Thank you, Mr. Jackson.
This is Nicola Grey, and this is Claire Taylor.
How do you do?
Those women are very hard-working.
What are their jobs?
They’re keyboard operators2.
This is Michael Baker, and this is Jeremy Short.
How do you do?
They aren’t very busy!
What are their jobs?
They’re sales reps.
They are very lazy.
Who is this young man?
This is Jim.
He is our office assistant.
New Word and expressions 生詞和短語
employee
n. 雇員
hard-working
adj. 勤奮的
sales reps
推銷員
man
n. 男人
office
n. 辦公室
assistant
n. 助手
參考譯文
杰克遜先生：來見見我們的雇員，
理查茲先生。
理查茲先生：謝謝，杰克遜先生。
杰克遜先生：這位是尼克拉.格雷，
這位是克萊爾.泰勒。
理查茲先生：你們好！
理查茲先生：那些姑娘很勤快。
她們是做什么工作的？
杰克遜先生：她們是電腦錄入員。
杰克遜先生：這位是邁克爾.貝克，
這位是杰里米.肖特。
理查茲先生：你們好！
理查茲先生：他們不很忙吧！
他們是做什么工作的？
杰克遜先生：他們是推銷員，他們非常懶。
理查茲先生：這個(gè)年輕人是誰？
杰克遜先生：他是吉姆，
是我們辦公室的勤雜人員。
自學(xué)導(dǎo)讀
1．How do you do？您好。
這是用于第見面時(shí)的較正式用語。一般用同樣的話來回答。請(qǐng)參見 Lessons 5～6課文詳注。
2．Come and meet our employees…來見見我們的雇員……
這里的and表示目的。請(qǐng)參見 Lessons 13～14中語法部分的解釋。
3．This is Nicola Grey，and this is Claire Taylor．這位是尼古拉·格雷，這位是克萊爾·泰勒。
這是介紹人們彼此認(rèn)識(shí)時(shí)的常用句型。請(qǐng)參見 Lessons 5～6課文詳注。
4．名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式（2）
如果名詞單數(shù)詞尾為-f或-fe（讀作／f／），則其復(fù)數(shù)一律變?yōu)?ves （讀作／vz／），即將-f或-fe變成-v，再加-es而成，如 housewife----housewives。
英語中有一些名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式是不規(guī)則的，如man與woman其復(fù)數(shù)形式分別為men與women。此外還可用man，woman等來區(qū)別陽性與陰性：以-man結(jié)尾的一些復(fù)合名詞指男性，如milkman---- milkmen，policeman ---- policemen；一些以-woman結(jié)尾的名詞指女性，如postwoman---- postwomen，policewoman ---- policewomen。
5．?dāng)?shù)字200，1，000，1，001的英文寫法
200 ---- two hundred
1，000 ---- a（或 one） thousand
1，001 ---- a thousand and one
語法 Grammar in use
1．who 引導(dǎo)的特殊疑問句
Who is…？或 Who are…？這類以疑問詞 who引導(dǎo)的疑問句通常用來詢問人的姓名和身份。Who…？?jī)H指人，可以用來詢問男性、女性、單數(shù)或復(fù)數(shù)的人。如：
注意這種句型與 What is…？或 What are…？這類句型的區(qū)別：What…？句型主要用來詢問人的類別或職業(yè)，如：
請(qǐng)參見 Lessons 5～6與 Lessons 7～8語法部分的解釋。
2．所有格形容詞與人稱代詞
（請(qǐng)參見Lessons 11～12語法部分。）
所有格形容詞their 意為"他們的"，其對(duì)應(yīng)的人稱代詞是they。下面是人稱代詞及其對(duì)應(yīng)的所有格形容詞形式：
練習(xí)答案 Key to written exercises
Lesson 18
A
1 That man is tall. He is a policeman.
2 Those girls are busy. They are keyboard operators.
3 Our names are Britt and Inge. We are Swedish.
4 Look at our office assistant. He is very hard-working.
5 Look at Nicola. She is very pretty.
6 Michael Baker and Jeremy Short are employees. They are sales reps.
B
1 Are they keyboard operators or air hostesses?
They aren't keyboard operators. They're air hostesses.
2 Are they postmen or policemen?
They aren't postmen. They're policemen.
3 Are they policewomen or nurses?
They aren't policewomen. They're nurses.
4 Are they customs officers or hairdressers?
They aren't customs officers. They're hairdressers.
5 Are they hairdressers or teachers?
They aren't hairdressers. They're teachers.
6 Are they engineers or taxi drivers?
They aren't engineers. They're taxi drivers.
7 Are they policewomen or keyboard operators?
They aren't policewomen. They're keyboard operators.
8 Are they milkmen or engineers?
They aren't milkmen. They're engineers.
9 Are they policemen or milkmen?
They aren't policemen. They're milkmen.
10 Are they nurses or housewives?
They aren't nurses. They're housewives.
詞匯學(xué)習(xí) Word study
1．custom n.
風(fēng)俗；習(xí)慣；
When visiting a foreign country, we might find the country's customs strange to us.
當(dāng)我們?nèi)ネ鈬L問時(shí)，我們也許會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)該國的某些風(fēng)俗習(xí)
慣有些奇怪。
It is his custom to go for a walk in the evenings.
他慣常在晚上出去散步。
2．customs, Customs n.
[復(fù)]海關(guān)；征收關(guān)稅的程序：
The spy was stopped at the Customs and questioned.
那個(gè)間諜在海關(guān)被截住并被加以盤問。
How long will it usually take to pass the Customs?
通過海關(guān)檢查通常要花費(fèi)多少時(shí)間？
課堂筆記
employ／employment3 雇用
I need to employ some people to help me do this work.
employer4 雇主
employment 工作
一個(gè)動(dòng)詞后有 -ee，是被這個(gè)動(dòng)作影響的人；一個(gè)動(dòng)詞后有 -er，是做出這個(gè)動(dòng)作的人。
-ment名詞后綴
hard-working／hard-work／work hard
hard-working adj. 勤奮的 Sophie is a hard-working girl.
hard-work 艱苦的工作 This is a hard-work.
work hard 努力地工作
diligent5 adj. 勤勉的
man也可以表示"人類"的意思。
Old man!
man-to-man defence 人盯人防守
face-to-face
office building／office clerk／office hours／office worker／office assistant
辦公大樓／辦公室職員／上班時(shí)間／上班族／辦公室的助手
assistant 助手
assist 援助
P36 Written exercise A
1 He
2 They
3 We
4 She / He
5 She / He
6 They
聽錄音，然后回答問題。What are Michael Baker1 and Jeremy Short's jobs?
邁克爾.貝克和杰里米.肖特是做什么工作的？
Come and meet our employees, Mr. Richards.
Thank you, Mr. Jackson.
This is Nicola Grey, and this is Claire Taylor.
How do you do?
Those women are very hard-working.
What are their jobs?
They’re keyboard operators2.
This is Michael Baker, and this is Jeremy Short.
How do you do?
They aren’t very busy!
What are their jobs?
They’re sales reps.
They are very lazy.
Who is this young man?
This is Jim.
He is our office assistant.
New Word and expressions 生詞和短語
employee
n. 雇員
hard-working
adj. 勤奮的
sales reps
推銷員
man
n. 男人
office
n. 辦公室
assistant
n. 助手
參考譯文
杰克遜先生：來見見我們的雇員，
理查茲先生。
理查茲先生：謝謝，杰克遜先生。
杰克遜先生：這位是尼克拉.格雷，
這位是克萊爾.泰勒。
理查茲先生：你們好！
理查茲先生：那些姑娘很勤快。
她們是做什么工作的？
杰克遜先生：她們是電腦錄入員。
杰克遜先生：這位是邁克爾.貝克，
這位是杰里米.肖特。
理查茲先生：你們好！
理查茲先生：他們不很忙吧！
他們是做什么工作的？
杰克遜先生：他們是推銷員，他們非常懶。
理查茲先生：這個(gè)年輕人是誰？
杰克遜先生：他是吉姆，
是我們辦公室的勤雜人員。
自學(xué)導(dǎo)讀
1．How do you do？您好。
這是用于第見面時(shí)的較正式用語。一般用同樣的話來回答。請(qǐng)參見 Lessons 5～6課文詳注。
2．Come and meet our employees…來見見我們的雇員……
這里的and表示目的。請(qǐng)參見 Lessons 13～14中語法部分的解釋。
3．This is Nicola Grey，and this is Claire Taylor．這位是尼古拉·格雷，這位是克萊爾·泰勒。
這是介紹人們彼此認(rèn)識(shí)時(shí)的常用句型。請(qǐng)參見 Lessons 5～6課文詳注。
4．名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式（2）
如果名詞單數(shù)詞尾為-f或-fe（讀作／f／），則其復(fù)數(shù)一律變?yōu)?ves （讀作／vz／），即將-f或-fe變成-v，再加-es而成，如 housewife----housewives。
英語中有一些名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式是不規(guī)則的，如man與woman其復(fù)數(shù)形式分別為men與women。此外還可用man，woman等來區(qū)別陽性與陰性：以-man結(jié)尾的一些復(fù)合名詞指男性，如milkman---- milkmen，policeman ---- policemen；一些以-woman結(jié)尾的名詞指女性，如postwoman---- postwomen，policewoman ---- policewomen。
5．?dāng)?shù)字200，1，000，1，001的英文寫法
200 ---- two hundred
1，000 ---- a（或 one） thousand
1，001 ---- a thousand and one
語法 Grammar in use
1．who 引導(dǎo)的特殊疑問句
Who is…？或 Who are…？這類以疑問詞 who引導(dǎo)的疑問句通常用來詢問人的姓名和身份。Who…？?jī)H指人，可以用來詢問男性、女性、單數(shù)或復(fù)數(shù)的人。如：
注意這種句型與 What is…？或 What are…？這類句型的區(qū)別：What…？句型主要用來詢問人的類別或職業(yè)，如：
請(qǐng)參見 Lessons 5～6與 Lessons 7～8語法部分的解釋。
2．所有格形容詞與人稱代詞
（請(qǐng)參見Lessons 11～12語法部分。）
所有格形容詞their 意為"他們的"，其對(duì)應(yīng)的人稱代詞是they。下面是人稱代詞及其對(duì)應(yīng)的所有格形容詞形式：
練習(xí)答案 Key to written exercises
Lesson 18
A
1 That man is tall. He is a policeman.
2 Those girls are busy. They are keyboard operators.
3 Our names are Britt and Inge. We are Swedish.
4 Look at our office assistant. He is very hard-working.
5 Look at Nicola. She is very pretty.
6 Michael Baker and Jeremy Short are employees. They are sales reps.
B
1 Are they keyboard operators or air hostesses?
They aren't keyboard operators. They're air hostesses.
2 Are they postmen or policemen?
They aren't postmen. They're policemen.
3 Are they policewomen or nurses?
They aren't policewomen. They're nurses.
4 Are they customs officers or hairdressers?
They aren't customs officers. They're hairdressers.
5 Are they hairdressers or teachers?
They aren't hairdressers. They're teachers.
6 Are they engineers or taxi drivers?
They aren't engineers. They're taxi drivers.
7 Are they policewomen or keyboard operators?
They aren't policewomen. They're keyboard operators.
8 Are they milkmen or engineers?
They aren't milkmen. They're engineers.
9 Are they policemen or milkmen?
They aren't policemen. They're milkmen.
10 Are they nurses or housewives?
They aren't nurses. They're housewives.
詞匯學(xué)習(xí) Word study
1．custom n.
風(fēng)俗；習(xí)慣；
When visiting a foreign country, we might find the country's customs strange to us.
當(dāng)我們?nèi)ネ鈬L問時(shí)，我們也許會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)該國的某些風(fēng)俗習(xí)
慣有些奇怪。
It is his custom to go for a walk in the evenings.
他慣常在晚上出去散步。
2．customs, Customs n.
[復(fù)]海關(guān)；征收關(guān)稅的程序：
The spy was stopped at the Customs and questioned.
那個(gè)間諜在海關(guān)被截住并被加以盤問。
How long will it usually take to pass the Customs?
通過海關(guān)檢查通常要花費(fèi)多少時(shí)間？
課堂筆記
employ／employment3 雇用
I need to employ some people to help me do this work.
employer4 雇主
employment 工作
一個(gè)動(dòng)詞后有 -ee，是被這個(gè)動(dòng)作影響的人；一個(gè)動(dòng)詞后有 -er，是做出這個(gè)動(dòng)作的人。
-ment名詞后綴
hard-working／hard-work／work hard
hard-working adj. 勤奮的 Sophie is a hard-working girl.
hard-work 艱苦的工作 This is a hard-work.
work hard 努力地工作
diligent5 adj. 勤勉的
man也可以表示"人類"的意思。
Old man!
man-to-man defence 人盯人防守
face-to-face
office building／office clerk／office hours／office worker／office assistant
辦公大樓／辦公室職員／上班時(shí)間／上班族／辦公室的助手
assistant 助手
assist 援助
P36 Written exercise A
1 He
2 They
3 We
4 She / He
5 She / He
6 They