# Lesson 17 How do you do? 你好！

## 一、课文原文

**MR. JACKSON:** Come and meet our employees, 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:** They're keyboard operators.

**MR. JACKSON:** This is Michael Baker, and this is Jeremy Short.

**MR. RICHARDS:** How do you do?

**MR. RICHARDS:** They aren't very busy! What are their jobs?

**MR. JACKSON:** They're sales reps.

**MR. JACKSON:** They're very lazy.

**MR. RICHARDS:** Who is this young man?

**MR. JACKSON:** This is Jim. He's our office assistant.

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*阅读理解问题：What are Michael Baker and Jeremy Short's jobs?*

## 二、重点词汇详解

| 单词 | 音标 | 词性 | 释义 | 用法说明 |
|------|------|------|------|----------|
| employee | /ɪmˈplɔɪiː/ | n. | 雇员，员工 | 复数：employees |
| hard-working | /ˌhɑːrdˈwɜːrkɪŋ/ | adj. | 勤劳的 | 合成形容词 |
| sales rep | /ˈseɪlz rep/ | n. | 销售代表 | sales representative的缩写 |
| busy | /ˈbɪzi/ | adj. | 忙碌的 | They aren't very busy. |
| lazy | /ˈleɪzi/ | adj. | 懒惰的 | They're very lazy. |
| who | /huː/ | pron. | 谁 | Who is this young man? |
| young | /jʌŋ/ | adj. | 年轻的 | a young man 一个年轻人 |
| man | /mæn/ | n. | 男人 | 复数：men |
| office | /ˈɒfɪs/ | n. | 办公室 | office assistant 办公室助理 |
| assistant | /əˈsɪstənt/ | n. | 助手，助理 | office assistant |

## 三、语法知识点

### 1. 宾格代词

| 主格 | 宾格 | 例句 |
|------|------|------|
| I | me | Meet me. |
| he | him | Meet him. |
| she | her | Meet her. |
| we | us | Meet us. |
| they | them | Meet them. |

> **注意**：动词和介词后用宾格代词。Meet our employees = Meet them.

### 2. How do you do? 你好！

这是初次见面的正式问候语，回答也是 **How do you do?**

| 问候 | 回应 | 使用场合 |
|------|------|----------|
| How do you do? | How do you do? | 正式/初次见面 |
| Nice to meet you. | Nice to meet you, too. | 较随意 |
| Hello. | Hello. | 随意 |

### 3. What are their jobs? 他们做什么工作？

| 单数 | 复数 |
|------|------|
| What's his/her job? | What are their jobs? |
| He's/She's an engineer. | They're sales reps. |

## 四、重点句型分析

### 1. Come and meet... 来见见……

- Come and meet our employees. 来见见我们的员工。
- Come and meet my friend. 来见见我的朋友。

### 2. What are their jobs? 他们做什么工作？

- What are their jobs? — They're keyboard operators.
- What are their jobs? — They're sales reps.

### 3. Who is this/that? 这位/那位是谁？

- Who is this young man? 这位年轻人是谁？
- Who is that woman? 那位女士是谁？

## 五、课文翻译

**杰克逊先生：** 来见见我们的员工吧，理查兹先生。

**理查兹先生：** 谢谢，杰克逊先生。

**杰克逊先生：** 这位是尼古拉·格雷，这位是克莱尔·泰勒。

**理查兹先生：** 您好！

**理查兹先生：** 那些女士很勤劳。她们做什么工作？

**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：** 您好！

**理查兹先生：** 他们不太忙！他们做什么工作？

**杰克逊先生：** 他们是销售代表。

**杰克逊先生：** 他们很懒。

**理查兹先生：** 这个年轻人是谁？

**杰克逊先生：** 这是吉姆。他是我们的办公室助理。

## 六、语言点精讲

1. **How do you do?** 是非常正式的问候语，回答也是 How do you do?（不需要加 too）。现代英语中逐渐被 Nice to meet you 取代。

2. **sales rep** = sales representative 的缩写，口语中常用。

3. **hard-working** 是合成形容词，由 hard + working 组成，中间有连字符。

4. **office assistant** 指办公室里做杂务的工作人员，是较低级别的职位。

## 七、课后练习要点

1. 掌握 How do you do? 的用法
2. 熟练使用宾格代词
3. 练习 What are their jobs? 的问答

## 八、本课小结

| 知识点 | 内容 |
|--------|------|
| 核心句型 | How do you do? / What are their jobs? / Who is this? |
| 语法重点 | 宾格代词；复数职业表达 |
| 词汇要点 | employee, hard-working, sales rep, busy, lazy, office assistant |