I [ai] pron. 我
am [æm] v. be动词现在时第一人称单数
are [ɑː] v. be动词现在时复数
name [neim] n. 名字
【派】surname 姓
【搭】family name 姓 first name 名
given name 名
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A: May I speak to Mr. King?
B: Sorry, there's no one here by that name.
A:我能和金先生讲话吗?
B:对不起,这儿没有您说的这个人。
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what [wɔt] adj. & pron. 什么
【搭】what about 怎么样
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A: What is your telephone number?
B: It's 138××××8370.
A:你的电话号码是多少?
B:我的电话号码是138××××8370。
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nationality [ˌnæʃəˈnæləti] n. 国籍
【扩】national 国家的 native place 籍贯
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A: What's your nationality?
B: I'm an American.
A:你是哪一国人?
B:我是美国人。
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job [dʒɔb] n. 工作
【派生】jobless 失业的
【扩】work 工作 task 工作
【搭】find a job 找工作
make a good job of 出色完成
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A: What's your job?
B: I'm a salesman now.
A:你是做什么的?
B:我现在在做销售。
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keyboard [ˈkiːbɔːd] n. 电脑键盘
【构】key(钥匙,键)+board(板子)=keyboard(电脑键盘)
【扩】mouse 鼠标 monitor 显示器
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A: How many keys are there on the keyboard?
B: There are sixty-four.
A:键盘上有多少个键?
B:有64个。
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operator [ˈɔpəreitə] n. 操作人员
【构】operate(操作)+or(表示“……的人”的后缀)=operator(操作人员)
【例】What are your qualifications for being a computer operator?
你当电脑操作员的资格如何?
engineer [ˌendʒiˈniə] n. 工程师
【派】engineering 工程学
【扩】project 工程
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A: What is your technical title now?
B: I'm a senior mechanical design engineer. I received the qualification certificate last year.
A:你现在的技术职称是什么?
B:我是高级机械设计工程师。去年我获得了资格证书。
Lesson 8 What's your job?你是做什么工作的?
policeman [pəˈliːsmən] n. 警察
【构】police(警方)+man(人)=policeman(警察)
【搭】traffic policeman 交警
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A: I think we need a policeman to help us.
B: Why not settle it by ourselves?
A:我想我们需要一位警察来帮我们。
B:我们为什么不自己解决呢?
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policewoman [pəˈliːsˌwumən] n. 女警察
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A: Can you tell me the way to the post office?
B: Sorry, I'm a stranger here, too. Maybe you can ask the policewoman over there.
A:你能告诉我邮局怎么走吗?
B:对不起,我也是外地人。也许你可以问问那边的女警。
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taxi driver [ˈtæksi-ˈdraivə] 出租汽车司机
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A: Do you drink?
B: Yes, but as a taxi driver I hardly drink.
A:你会喝酒吗?
B:会,但作为一名出租车司机,我几乎不喝酒。
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air hostess [ˈɛə-ˈhəustis] 空中小姐
postman [ˈpəustmən] n. 邮递员
【构】post(邮递)+man(人)=postman(邮递员)
【扩】post office 邮局 postbox 邮箱
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A: The postman sent the box here this afternoon.
B: What's in it?
A:邮递员今天下午把这个箱子送了过来。
B:里面是什么?
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nurse [nəːs] n. 护士
mechanic [miˈkænik] n. 机械师
hairdresser [ˈhɛəˌdresə] n. 理发师
housewife [ˈhauswaif] n. 家庭妇女
【构】house(房子)+wife(妻子)=housewife(家庭妇女)
【派】housewifely 节俭的
【扩】materfamilias 家庭主妇
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A: Who supports your family?
B: My father does. And my mother is a housewife.
A:谁是你家里的经济来源?
B:是我爸,我母亲是个家庭妇女。
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milkman [ˈmilkmən] n. 送牛奶的人
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A: The milkman comes every other day.
B: Did he come here yesterday?
A:送牛奶的人每隔一天来一次。
B:他昨天来了吗?
pronoun [人称代词]我 - I think I have said enough.
人称 | 单数 | 复数 | ||||||||
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主格 | Be | 宾格 | 形物 | 名物 | 主格 | Be | 宾格 | 形物 | 名物 | |
第一人称 | I | am | me | my | mine | we | are | us | our | ours |
第二人称 | you | are | you | your | yours | you | you | your | yours | |
第三人称 | she | is | her | her | hers | they (他们) | them(他们) | their(他们的) | theirs(他们的) | |
he | him | his | his | |||||||
it | it | its | its | |||||||
Johns | Johns | Johns' | ||||||||
形容词性物主代词+名词:my dress、her coat、his tie、our country、their story、your mistake. | ||||||||||
名词性物主代词: This is my shirt → This shirt is mine. Those are their bags → Those bags are theirs. |
verb [连系动词]是(be 的第一人称单数现在时) - I think therefore I am. — René Descartes
verb [助动词]是(be 的第二人称单复数现在式) - These are the people who are helping us.
noun [集合/集体]公亩 - a unit of area equal to 100 sq metres or 119.599 sq yards; one hundredth of a hectare (
noun [抽象名词]名字,名称;名声,名誉;<非正式>名人,有名的事物;(侮辱人的)绰号,别称;(英国)属劳埃德保险社辛迪加的承保人 - I don't even know if Sullivan's his real name.
verb [vt. 及物动词]命名,给…取名;说出…的名称,叫出…的名字;说定,确定;任命,委任;<英>(下议院议长)点名开除(立法委员会成员)的议员身份 - Can you name all the American states?
adjective [原级]有名的,出名的;姓名的,据以取名的 - The house is in my husband's name.
pronoun [指示代词]什么;多么;多少 - What did she tell you, anyway?
adjective [原级]什么;多么;何等 - I didn't know what college I wanted to go to.
adverb [程度副词]到什么程度,在哪一方面 - It's, what, eleven years or more since he's seen her.
interjection [惊讶]什么;多么 - What's the problem?
noun [抽象名词]族,民族;国籍 - All applicants will be considered regardless of age, sex, religion or nationality.
noun [抽象名词]工作,职业;零工,任务;职责,责任;<非正式>罪行,(尤指)盗窃;<非正式> 东西,物件;费力的事;幸运的事;刺,捅;<非正式>东西,物件 - You've got the job? Fantastic!
noun [具体名词]打字机或计算机的)键盘;(钢琴或风琴的)琴键;键盘乐器 - He was in his office, battering the keyboard of his computer as if it were an old manual typewriter.
verb [vt. 及物动词]用键盘输入;用键盘操作 - You can enter text on the QWERTY keyboard or simply write on the screen.
noun [具体名词](设备、机器的)操作员;经营者;精明圆滑的人,善于取巧的人;电话员,接线员;运算符号 - He dialled the operator and put in a call to Rome.
noun [专属名词]工程师,设计师;(航班)机械师,(轮船)轮机长;技师,机修工;工兵;机车司机,火车司机;责任人 - An engineer is a person who repairs mechanical or electrical devices.
verb [vt. 及物动词]设计,建造;策划,精心安排;改变…的基因(或遗传)结构 - When a vehicle, bridge, or building is engineered, it is planned and constructed using scientific methods.
noun [专属名词](男)警察,警员 - An injured policeman was led away by colleagues.
noun [专属名词]女警察;女警官 - He even tried to sweet talk the policewoman who arrested him.
noun [专属名词]出租车司机:一名驾驶出租车的专业司机,负责载客和送客。 - If you feel a taxi driver has overcharged you, say so.
noun [专属名词]空中小姐 - So he went to the air hostess for help.
noun [专属名词]邮递员,邮差 - The postman sent you here.
noun [专属名词]护士;<旧>保姆,奶妈;保育虫;(保护其他作物的)防护作物;沙锥齿鲨 - The nurse cleaned the wound.
verb [vt. 及物动词]看护,照料;细心打理;调养,调治;喂奶,哺乳;吃奶;怀有;慢慢地喝;爱惜地搂抱;<旧>(在某种特定条件下)被抚养长大;(台球,斯诺克)聚球,使球互相靠拢 - The nurse nursed the patient back to health.
noun [专属名词]机械工,机修工;<旧>劳工,工匠;方法,手段 - If you smell something unusual (gas fumes or burning, for instance), take the car to your mechanic.
adjective [原级]手工的 - He has not studied mechanics or engineering.
noun [专属名词]美发师 - I'm lucky because my sister is a hairdresser.
noun [专属名词]家庭主妇 - I hated the label 'housewife'.
noun [抽象名词]家务劳动,家务事 - Housework is a never-ending task.
noun [专属名词]牛奶商;送奶工人;挤奶员工 - The first person down the street was a milkman with his car.