Lesson Two

Text Tailors,Dressmakers,Cutters and Designers

I am a tailor.A tailor is a person who makes clothes for people.We are tailors in our company.They are dressmakers.A dressmaker is a person who makes women's dresses.The difference between a tailor and a dressmaker is what clothes he or she makes up.If he makes clothes for men,usually he is a tailor.If he makes women's dresses,he is a dressmaker.We are all workers in our company.We tailors and dressmakers work together every day.

They are cutters.A cutter is a person who cuts out suits,dresses and other clothes.We tailors and dressmakers work in the sewing workshops.The cutters work in the cutting workshops.We are all skilled workers.Many new machines have been introduced recently in the workshops.These new machines have raised efficiency many times.

Tom and Lucy are designers.A designer is a person who designs clothes or dresses for men,women,children and other people.We introduced CAD and computers in our design.A computer can complete the work in a few minutes,which used to take us a few days to do.The designers in our company design beautiful clothes every year.They won many prizes last year.Everybody in our company loves them.We work together happily.

New Words and Expressions

tailor　裁縫，服裝工人

dressmaker　女裝裁縫

difference　區別

cutter　裁剪工

designer　設計師

design　設計

efficiency　效率

raise　提高

and others　等等，其他人

company　公司

prize　獎

CAD　計算機輔助設計

complete　完成

used to do　過去常常做

take sb....to do　花……（時間）做某事

happily　幸福地

Notes to the Text

1.The difference between a tailor and a dressmaker is what clothes he or she makes up.“A tailor”和“A dressmaker”的區別是他或她做的是什么衣服。

2.Many new machines have been introduced recently in the workshops.這車間最近引進了許多新機器。

3.A computer can complete the work in a few minutes,which used to take us a few days to do.一臺計算機能在幾分鐘完成過去要幾個人花幾天才能做完的事。

4.These new machines have raised efficiency many times.這些新機器提高了效率好幾倍。

Substitution Drills

Exercises to the Text

1.牢記本課詞組和句型。

2.翻譯下列短語：

1）used to do

2）the difference between A and B

3）win a prize

4）skilled dressmaker

5）complete the work

6）introduce CAD in

7）take us an hour to do

8）go to work together

3.將下列詞組譯成英語：

1）設計漂亮的衣服

2）將Mary介紹給Tom

3）給孩子們做衣服

4）一起學習

5）一個努力工作的人

6）設計襯衫

7）某人做某事花……時間

8）提高效率

4.漢譯英：

1）你的襯衣和他的襯衣有什么區別？

2）有技能的女裝裁縫能很容易地完成這件衣服。

3）我們每年引進新式女裝。

4）設計這件連衣裙花了我三天時間。

5）她正在為瑪麗設計漂亮的連衣裙。

6）她去年在設計大賽上獲獎。

7）他們是工作努力的男裝裁縫。

8）今年我們引進了很多新設備。