每日一读英语短文（每日一读-新一）

Lesson 17How do you do?你 好！Listen to the tape then answer this question.

听录音，然后回答问题。

What are Michael Maker and Jeremy Shorts jobs?迈克尔.贝克和杰里米.肖特是做什么工作的？

MR. JACKSON: Come and meet ouremployees, Mr.Richards.MR. RICHARDS: Thank you, Mr. Jackson.MR. JACKSON: This is Nicola Grey,and this is Claire Taylor.MR. RICHARDS: How do you do?MR. RICHARDS: Those women are very hard-working.What are their jobs?MR. JACKSON: Theyre keyboard operators.MR. Jackson: This is Michael Baker,and this is Jeremy Short.MR. RIChardS: How do you do?MR. RICHARDS: They arent very busy!What are their jobs?MR. JACKSON: Theyre sales reps.Theyre very lazy.MR. RICHARDS: Who is this young man?MR. JACKSON: This is Jim.Hes our office assistant.

参考译文杰克逊先生：来见见我们的雇员，理查兹先生。理查兹先生：谢谢，杰在逊先生。杰克逊先生：这位是尼克拉.格雷，这位是克莱尔.泰勒。理查兹先生：你们好！理查兹先生：那些姑娘很勤快。她们是做什么工作的？杰克逊先生：她们是电脑录入员。杰克逊先生：这位是迈克尔.贝克，这位是杰里米.肖特。理查兹先生：你们好！理查兹先生：他们不很忙吧！他们是做什么工作的？杰克逊先生：他们是推销员，他们非常懒。理查兹先生：这个年轻人是谁？杰克逊先生：他是吉姆，是我们办公室的勤杂人员。

New Word and expressions 生词和短语employee n. 雇员hard-working adj. 勤奋的sales reps 推销员man n. 男人office n. 办公室assistant n. 助手

[词汇]

employee n. 雇员 [7emplCi5i:, im5plCii]

hard-working adj. 勤奋的

sales rep(s) 推销员 [5seilz-5reps]

man n. 男人

office n. 办公室

assistant n. 助手

employ/ employment

I need to employ some people to help me do this work.

employer

employment 工作

一个动词后有 -ee，是被这个动作影响的人；一个动词后有 -er，是做出这个动作的人。

-ment 名词后缀

hard-working / hard-work / work hard

hard-working adj. 勤奋的

hard-work 艰苦的工作 This is a hard-work.

work hard 努力地工作

diligent adj. 勤勉的 [5dilidVEnt]

Sophia is a hard-working girl.

They are very hard-working.

man 也可以表示“人类”的意思。

Old

Old man!

man-to-man defence

face-to-face

office building/ office clerk/ office hours/ office worker

office assistant

assist 援助