A:
B: After breakfast I read the papers.
A:
B: Oh, The Guardian and The Independent.
A:
B: I usually leave for the office about eight and I’m behind my desk by eight-thirty.
A:
B: I sort through the mail first.
A:
B: No, I don’t have a secretary. I wish I had!
A:
B: No, I sometimes travel abroad.
A:
B: Oh, about four times a year. Usually to America.
B. Change the following sentences using an expression of indefinite frequency as indicated by the number in brackets.
1. I travel abroad. (40%) __________________________________
2. I have meetings. (75%) _________________________________
3. I see the Managing Director. (50%) ________________________
4. I see the Chairman. (10%) ________________________________
5. I catch the seven o’clock bus. (100%) _______________________
課文注釋及詞匯講解：
* go for jog （去）跑步[多指慢跑]，也可以說(shuō)成go jogging
go for a walk （去）散步
* take 訂閱
eg. Which papers do you take?
你訂閱哪些報(bào)紙？
* paper 報(bào)紙，為可數(shù)名詞。復(fù)數(shù)形式可表示多份報(bào)紙，也可表示各種各樣的報(bào)紙。
本課提到的報(bào)紙有：
The Financial Times《金融時(shí)報(bào)》
The Times《泰晤士報(bào)》
The Independent《獨(dú)立報(bào)》
The Guardian《衛(wèi)報(bào)》
* read from cover to cover 從第一頁(yè)看到后一頁(yè)
cover 封面或封底
eg. Please read the catalogue from cover to cover before you decide which model to purchase.
請(qǐng)先將商品目錄通讀一遍，再?zèng)Q定買(mǎi)哪個(gè)型號(hào)。
* leave…for…離開(kāi)……去……[介詞for 在此表示目的地]
eg. After the papers, I leave for the office.
看完報(bào)紙，我離家去上班。
The plane will leave Paris for New York at 10 a.m.
飛機(jī)將于上午10點(diǎn)鐘從巴黎飛往紐約。
* be behind one’s desk = start to work （開(kāi)始）辦公
* sort out 整理（信件），處理（問(wèn)題），落實(shí)（細(xì)節(jié)），將……分類(lèi)
eg. My secretary sorts out my mail every morning.
我的秘書(shū)每天早上整理我的郵件。
I’ll leave Miss Smith to sort out the details.
我要讓史密斯小姐來(lái)落實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)。
At the customs the goods are sorted out according to their value.
在海關(guān)，這種貨物按價(jià)值分類(lèi)。
* attention 注意，關(guān)心，處理
eg. These letters need immediate attention.
這些信件需要馬上處理。
He called/invited our attention to the problem of inflation.
他讓我們注意通貨膨脹問(wèn)題。
* deputy 副職，代理
eg. deputy-chairman 副總裁，代理總裁
* run through 瀏覽，過(guò)目
eg. They ran through the agenda at the beginning of the meeting.
他們?cè)跁?huì)議開(kāi)始時(shí)先瀏覽了一下議程安排。
* typical 典型的，有代表性的
eg. He is a typical American businessman-very aggressive.
他是個(gè)典型的美國(guó)商人，咄咄逼人。
* up-to-date 新的，跟隨得上形勢(shì)的，時(shí)髦的[相當(dāng)于up-dated]
eg. We have to keep ourselves up-to-date with market conditions.
我們必須掌握新的市場(chǎng)情況。
* Board meeting 董事會(huì)的會(huì)議
Board of Directors 董事會(huì)，可簡(jiǎn)稱(chēng)為the Board
eg. The MD has to report to the Board regularly.
總裁要定期向董事會(huì)匯報(bào)工作。
* more often than not = often 經(jīng)常
* engagement 約會(huì)，預(yù)約
eg. make an engagement定約會(huì)[注意：engagement 與動(dòng)詞make搭配]
More often than not, there’s a dinner engagement.
經(jīng)常會(huì)有晚餐約會(huì)。
Miss Smith, please make an engagement for me with the bank manager.
史密斯小姐，請(qǐng)?zhí)嫖野才乓幌屡c銀行經(jīng)理的約會(huì)。
* canteen （單位的）食堂，餐廳
* go off （鬧鐘）響
eg. My alarm clock goes off at 6:00every morning.
我的鬧鐘每天早上6:00響。
* straight away 立刻，馬上
* I wish I had (a secretary)!
我真希望自己有個(gè)秘書(shū)！
這句話(huà)為虛擬語(yǔ)氣，表示一種愿望。Wish后面的從句要求謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用過(guò)去時(shí)形式[對(duì)現(xiàn)在情況的愿望]或過(guò)去完成時(shí)形式[對(duì)過(guò)去情況的愿望]。
eg. I wish we hadn’t signed that contract.
真希望沒(méi)簽?zāi)莻€(gè)合同。
* a dinner engagement 正餐約會(huì)
* hardly 幾乎不
eg. We can hardly meet the deadline.
我們幾乎不能如期完成。
Unit 9
聽(tīng)力譯文：
PJ：我通常5點(diǎn)鐘起床，早餐之前要跑步。我們通常6:30吃早飯。然后我會(huì)有時(shí)間看一下報(bào)紙。
J：您訂了哪些報(bào)紙？
PJ：嗯，有《金融時(shí)報(bào)》、《泰晤士報(bào)》和《獨(dú)立報(bào)》。我并非一頁(yè)不漏地從頭翻到尾看。
J：當(dāng)然不會(huì)。
塞克斯有個(gè)每日例會(huì)。我們一起瀏覽一遍當(dāng)天的日程安排。PJ：看完報(bào)，我就離家去上班。我通常在7:30開(kāi)始辦公。每天的第一件工作是處理郵件。我的秘書(shū)將需要馬上處理的信件整理出來(lái)。然后，在大約9點(diǎn)鐘我與助手彼提
J：您的一天通常是怎么過(guò)的？
PJ：嗯，沒(méi)有什么“通常”，但我每天上午都有要和財(cái)務(wù)主管、銷(xiāo)售主管開(kāi)例會(huì)。當(dāng)然，我常到國(guó)外出差，那時(shí)我就通過(guò)電話(huà)了解公司的新情況。
B: After breakfast I read the papers.
A:
B: Oh, The Guardian and The Independent.
A:
B: I usually leave for the office about eight and I’m behind my desk by eight-thirty.
A:
B: I sort through the mail first.
A:
B: No, I don’t have a secretary. I wish I had!
A:
B: No, I sometimes travel abroad.
A:
B: Oh, about four times a year. Usually to America.
B. Change the following sentences using an expression of indefinite frequency as indicated by the number in brackets.
1. I travel abroad. (40%) __________________________________
2. I have meetings. (75%) _________________________________
3. I see the Managing Director. (50%) ________________________
4. I see the Chairman. (10%) ________________________________
5. I catch the seven o’clock bus. (100%) _______________________
課文注釋及詞匯講解：
* go for jog （去）跑步[多指慢跑]，也可以說(shuō)成go jogging
go for a walk （去）散步
* take 訂閱
eg. Which papers do you take?
你訂閱哪些報(bào)紙？
* paper 報(bào)紙，為可數(shù)名詞。復(fù)數(shù)形式可表示多份報(bào)紙，也可表示各種各樣的報(bào)紙。
本課提到的報(bào)紙有：
The Financial Times《金融時(shí)報(bào)》
The Times《泰晤士報(bào)》
The Independent《獨(dú)立報(bào)》
The Guardian《衛(wèi)報(bào)》
* read from cover to cover 從第一頁(yè)看到后一頁(yè)
cover 封面或封底
eg. Please read the catalogue from cover to cover before you decide which model to purchase.
請(qǐng)先將商品目錄通讀一遍，再?zèng)Q定買(mǎi)哪個(gè)型號(hào)。
* leave…for…離開(kāi)……去……[介詞for 在此表示目的地]
eg. After the papers, I leave for the office.
看完報(bào)紙，我離家去上班。
The plane will leave Paris for New York at 10 a.m.
飛機(jī)將于上午10點(diǎn)鐘從巴黎飛往紐約。
* be behind one’s desk = start to work （開(kāi)始）辦公
* sort out 整理（信件），處理（問(wèn)題），落實(shí)（細(xì)節(jié)），將……分類(lèi)
eg. My secretary sorts out my mail every morning.
我的秘書(shū)每天早上整理我的郵件。
I’ll leave Miss Smith to sort out the details.
我要讓史密斯小姐來(lái)落實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)。
At the customs the goods are sorted out according to their value.
在海關(guān)，這種貨物按價(jià)值分類(lèi)。
* attention 注意，關(guān)心，處理
eg. These letters need immediate attention.
這些信件需要馬上處理。
He called/invited our attention to the problem of inflation.
他讓我們注意通貨膨脹問(wèn)題。
* deputy 副職，代理
eg. deputy-chairman 副總裁，代理總裁
* run through 瀏覽，過(guò)目
eg. They ran through the agenda at the beginning of the meeting.
他們?cè)跁?huì)議開(kāi)始時(shí)先瀏覽了一下議程安排。
* typical 典型的，有代表性的
eg. He is a typical American businessman-very aggressive.
他是個(gè)典型的美國(guó)商人，咄咄逼人。
* up-to-date 新的，跟隨得上形勢(shì)的，時(shí)髦的[相當(dāng)于up-dated]
eg. We have to keep ourselves up-to-date with market conditions.
我們必須掌握新的市場(chǎng)情況。
* Board meeting 董事會(huì)的會(huì)議
Board of Directors 董事會(huì)，可簡(jiǎn)稱(chēng)為the Board
eg. The MD has to report to the Board regularly.
總裁要定期向董事會(huì)匯報(bào)工作。
* more often than not = often 經(jīng)常
* engagement 約會(huì)，預(yù)約
eg. make an engagement定約會(huì)[注意：engagement 與動(dòng)詞make搭配]
More often than not, there’s a dinner engagement.
經(jīng)常會(huì)有晚餐約會(huì)。
Miss Smith, please make an engagement for me with the bank manager.
史密斯小姐，請(qǐng)?zhí)嫖野才乓幌屡c銀行經(jīng)理的約會(huì)。
* canteen （單位的）食堂，餐廳
* go off （鬧鐘）響
eg. My alarm clock goes off at 6:00every morning.
我的鬧鐘每天早上6:00響。
* straight away 立刻，馬上
* I wish I had (a secretary)!
我真希望自己有個(gè)秘書(shū)！
這句話(huà)為虛擬語(yǔ)氣，表示一種愿望。Wish后面的從句要求謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用過(guò)去時(shí)形式[對(duì)現(xiàn)在情況的愿望]或過(guò)去完成時(shí)形式[對(duì)過(guò)去情況的愿望]。
eg. I wish we hadn’t signed that contract.
真希望沒(méi)簽?zāi)莻€(gè)合同。
* a dinner engagement 正餐約會(huì)
* hardly 幾乎不
eg. We can hardly meet the deadline.
我們幾乎不能如期完成。
Unit 9
聽(tīng)力譯文：
PJ：我通常5點(diǎn)鐘起床，早餐之前要跑步。我們通常6:30吃早飯。然后我會(huì)有時(shí)間看一下報(bào)紙。
J：您訂了哪些報(bào)紙？
PJ：嗯，有《金融時(shí)報(bào)》、《泰晤士報(bào)》和《獨(dú)立報(bào)》。我并非一頁(yè)不漏地從頭翻到尾看。
J：當(dāng)然不會(huì)。
塞克斯有個(gè)每日例會(huì)。我們一起瀏覽一遍當(dāng)天的日程安排。PJ：看完報(bào)，我就離家去上班。我通常在7:30開(kāi)始辦公。每天的第一件工作是處理郵件。我的秘書(shū)將需要馬上處理的信件整理出來(lái)。然后，在大約9點(diǎn)鐘我與助手彼提
J：您的一天通常是怎么過(guò)的？
PJ：嗯，沒(méi)有什么“通常”，但我每天上午都有要和財(cái)務(wù)主管、銷(xiāo)售主管開(kāi)例會(huì)。當(dāng)然，我常到國(guó)外出差，那時(shí)我就通過(guò)電話(huà)了解公司的新情況。