BOOK ONE · LESSON 045

The boss’s letter

老板的信

Ask for help politely, talk about ability, and practise can and can’t.
礼貌地请求帮助,谈论能力,练习 can 和 can’t。

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01

READ & UNDERSTAND

Lesson 课文

Listen then answer this question. Why can’t Pamela type the letter?

听录音,然后回答问题。帕梅拉为什么无法打信?

  1. 01

    The boss

    Can you come here a minute please, Bob?

    请你来一下好吗,鲍勃?

  2. 02

    Bob

    Yes, sir?

    什么事,先生?

  1. 03

    The boss

    Where’s Pamela?

    帕梅拉在哪儿?

  2. 04

    Bob

    She’s next door. She’s in her office, sir.

    她在隔壁,在她的办公室里,先生。

  1. 05

    The boss

    Can she type this letter for me? Ask her please.

    她能为我打一下这封信吗?请问问她。

  2. 06

    Bob

    Yes, sir.

    好的,先生。

  1. 07

    Bob

    Can you type this letter for the boss please, Pamela?

    请你把这封信给老板打一下可以吗,帕梅拉?

  2. 08

    Pamela

    Yes, of course I can.

    可以,当然可以。

  1. 09

    Bob

    Here you are.

    给你。

  2. 10

    Pamela

    Thank you, Bob.

    谢谢你,鲍勃。

  1. 11

    Pamela

    Bob!

    鲍勃!

  2. 12

    Bob

    Yes? What’s the matter?

    怎么了?怎么回事?

  3. 13

    Pamela

    I can’t type this letter.

    我打不了这封信。

  1. 14

    Pamela

    I can’t read it! The boss’s handwriting is terrible!

    我看不懂这封信,老板的书写太糟糕了!

Reading question

Answer the question.

回答课前问题。

Notes on the text 课文注释

01 · Can you come here a minute please, Bob?

can 是情态动词,表示“能力”。否定式由 can 加 not 构成;疑问句把 can 放在主语前,后接动词原形。a minute 作时间状语,表示“一会儿”。此处 Can you…? 用于礼貌请求。

02 · next door

隔壁。

03 · boss’s

老板的。名词所有格形式见第 11 课课文注释。boss’s 读作 /ˈbɒsɪz/。

New words & expressions 生词和短语

can /kæn/
modal verb 能够
boss /bɒs/
n. 老板,上司
minute /ˈmɪnɪt/
n. 分(钟)
ask /ɑːsk/
v. 请求,要求
handwriting /ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/
n. 书写
terrible /ˈterəbl/
adj. 糟糕的,可怕的
02

MAKE IT YOUR OWN

Practice 练习

A. Dialogue

Read this dialogue. Fill in the missing words in order.

阅读对话,按顺序填写所缺单词。

B. Prepositions of place

Fill in the blanks in the sentences with prepositions from this box.

用方框中的介词填空;多空题按顺序填写。

behindin front ofinonalongacrossoverunderout ofintonear

C. Numbers

Write these numbers in figures.

用阿拉伯数字表示以下数词。

03

BUILD YOUR FOUNDATION

Grammar 语法练习

I.1 Affirmative short answers

Give short answers to the questions according to the example.

仿照例句作肯定简短回答。

I.2 Negative short answers

Give short answers to the questions according to the example.

仿照例句作否定简短回答;本组按教材要求练习否定形式。

I.3 Who can …?

Give short answers to the questions according to the example.

根据括号中的提示,仿照例句简短回答。

II. Polite requests

Write the sentences in a more polite way, using “Can you …” according to the example.

仿照例句用 Can you … 的句型改写句子,使表达更有礼貌。

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A little practice, every day. 每天一点,慢慢积累。

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