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?
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