Lesson 17 How do you do ?你好!

【课文详注 Further notes on the text】

1．How do you do？您好。

这是用于第一次见面时的较正式用语。一般用同样的话往返答。请参见 Lessons 5～6课文详注。

2．Come and meet our employees…来见见我们的雇员……

这里的and表示目的。请参见 Lessons 13～14中语法部分的解释。

3．This is Nicola Grey，and this is Claire Taylor．这位是尼古拉·格雷，这位是克莱尔·泰勒。

这是介绍人们彼此熟悉时的常用句型。请参见 Lessons 5～6课文详注。

4．名词的复数形式（2）

假如名词单数词尾为-f或-fe（读作／f／），则其复数一律变为-ves （读作／vz／），即将-f或-fe变成-v，再加-es而成，如 housewife----housewives。

英语中有一些名词的复数形式是不规则的，如man与woman其复数形式分别为men与women。此外还可用man，woman等来区别阳性与阴性：以-man结尾的一些复合名词指男性，如milkman---- milkmen，policeman ---- policemen；一些以-woman结尾的名词指女性，如postwoman---- postwomen，policewoman ---- policewomen。

5．数字200，1，000，1，001的英文写法

200 ---- two hundred 1，000 ---- a（或 one） thousand 1，001 ---- a thousand and one

【语法 Grammar in use】 

1．who 引导的非凡疑问句

Who is…？或 Who are…？这类以疑问词 who引导的疑问句通常用来询问人的姓名和身份。Who…？仅指人，可以用来询问男性、女性、单数或复数的人。如：

注重这种句型与 What is…？或 What are…？这类句型的区别：What…？句型主要用来询问人的类别或职业，如：

请参见 Lessons 5～6与 Lessons 7～8语法部分的解释。

2．所有格形容词与人称代词 （请参见Lessons 11～12语法部分。）

所有格形容词their 意为“他们的”，其对应的人称代词是they。下面是人称代词及其对应的所有格形容词形式：

【词汇学习 Word study】

1．custom n. 风俗；习惯；

When visiting a foreign country, we might find the country's customs strange to us.

当我们去外国访问时，我们也许会发现该国的某些风俗习惯有些希奇。

It is his custom to go for a walk in the evenings. 他惯常在晚上出去散步。

2．customs, Customs n. [复]海关；征收关税的程序：

The spy was stopped at the Customs and questioned. 那个间谍在海关被截住并被加以盘问。

How long will it usually take to pass the Customs? 通过海关检查通常要花费多少时间？

【练习答案 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.