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Unit2OfficeEquipmentContents:•Part1Dialogues•Part2TextATheEvolutionofOffice•Part3TextBGettingtoKnowElectronicEquipment•Part4ExtendedReading•参考译文：TextA办公室的演变TextB认识电子设备Part1Dialogues:•SampleDialogue1•SampleDialogue2•UsefulExpressions•SituationalDialoguesSampleDialogue1&2:•Situation:ZhangMei,thesecretary,isreceivingaclient,Mr.Miller.•Situation:MaLingreceivesMr.AndrewJohnsonandtalkswithhim.UsefulExpressions:1.Doyouhaveanappointmentwithhim?2.IhaveanappointmentwithMr.Songfor2:00.3.MayIaskwhatyouwishtoseehimabout?4.MayIhaveyourbusinesscard,please?1.您跟他约好了吗？2.我约了两点钟要见宋先生。3.请问您找他有什麽事？4.能给我一张您的名片吗？UsefulExpressions:5.Mr.Liuisengagedinameetingnow.6.Letmecheckhisagenda.7.I’msorry,Mr.Liuhasafullschedulethisweek.8.I’msorrytohavekeptyouwaiting.5.刘先生现在正在开会呢。6.我来查一下他的日程安排。7.对不起，刘先生本周日程已排满了。8.抱歉让您久等了。UsefulExpressions:9.Ihavetogetintouchwithhimassoonaspossible.10.Youareaverycompetentsecretary.9.我必须尽快与他取得联系。10.你是一个很能干的秘书。SituationalDialogues:Situation1:MaLing,asecretaryofaninternationalcorporation,isreceivingavisitorandtalkswithhim.SituationalDialogues:Situation2:Sunny,asecretaryofajoint-venturecompany,isreceivingavisitor,whocomestomeetthemanager,Mr.Johnson.However,Mr.Johnsonisengagedinanemergencymeeting.SunnychecksMr.Johnson’sagendaandschedulesanappointment.Part2TextA:•TextA:TheEvolutionofOffice•NewWords•PhrasesandExpressions•Notes•ExercisesNotes:[1]Everybusinessthatproducesgoodsorservicesneedsavarietyofpeopletohandleadministrativeandclericalresponsibilitiesandtomanagetheoperation.本句中，当先行词受every,any,all,some,no,little,few,much等代词修饰时，其定语从句的关系代词只能用that,而不能用which。请看下例：Notes:YoucanuseanypenIhave.我所有的钢笔你都可以用。另外，本句中的两个不定式结构tohandleadministrativeandclericalresponsibilities和tomanagetheoperation都作people的定语。请看下例：Notes:Thisisthebestwaytosolvetheproblem.这是解决这个问题的最好办法。[2]Thisledthedevelopmentofmoreefficientprocedures,whichinvolvedahighdegreeofadministrativespecialization.本句中，which引导一个非限定性定语从句，此时which不能被that代替。Notes:请看下例：Heatisanotherformofenergy,whichisasimportantasotherkindsofenergy.热是能量的另一种形式，与其他形式的能量一样重要。[3]Suchwasthecasewithmanualtypewriters,whichwerecommonlyusedinbusinessofficesintheearlytwentiethcentury.Notes:such做表语时句子要倒装，即把主语和表语互换位置，本句就是如此。请看下例：Suchistheirdecision.他们的决定就是这样。[4]Today,mostofficeswouldbeunabletofunctionwithoutcomputers,asevidencedbytheblackoutofAugust2003.Notes:本句中，asevidencedbytheblackoutofAugust2003结构中as后省略了was，整个部分相当于非限制性定语从句，其中as指代前面mostofficeswouldbeunabletofunctionwithoutcomputers这一事实。这种由as引导的非限制性定语从句可置于句首。请看下例：Asiswellknown,smokingisharmfultoone’shealth.众所周知，吸烟有害健康。Notes:[5]Electronictechnologychangednotonlythewayworkwasformerlydoneinofficesbutalsotheenvironmentoftheofficeitself.本句中，workwasformerlydone是一个定语从句，修饰和限定theway，theway后省略了inwhich。请看下例：Idon’tliketheway(inwhich)youlaughather.我不喜欢你嘲笑她的样子。Notes:另外，一般来说，notonly…butalso…后面所接的成分语法上应该对等，also可以省略。请看下例：HespeaksnotonlyEnglish,butalsoFrench.他不仅会说英语，还会说法语。Thenursewasnotonlycompetentbutalsokind.这位护士不仅能干且待人亲切。Notes:[6]ThisisdueinparttotheCleanAirActof1990,whichmandatesthatlargecompaniesreducethenumberofvehiclesmilesthattheirworkerstravelduringeachmorningrushhour.本句中，介词短语dueto被另外一个短语inpart隔开。which引导非限制性定语从句，对前面的theCleanAirActof1990做出进一步解释，Notes:该定语从句又有由that引导的另一个定语从句，修饰先行词vehiclemiles。[7]Telecommutingappealstomanyworkers,includingthosewhohavesmallchildren,thosewhovalueaflexibleworkschedule,andthosewhohavedifficultycommutingbecauseofdisabilities.本句中，appealto意为“对……有吸引力”，请看下例：Notes:Readingclassicsdoesn’tappealtohim.读古典作品引不起他的兴趣。appealto也可表示“向……呼吁”，请看下例：Farmershaveappealedtothegovernmentforhelp.农民已经呼吁政府给予帮助。另外，本句中including后面的三个those都是它的宾语，而且每个those后面都带有who引导的定语从句。Notes:havedifficulty(in)doingsth意为“做某事有困难”。[8]SomeobserverspredictthatpeopleworkingfromhomewillplayanincreasinglysignificantroleinthetransactionsofAmericanbusinessandthatthehomemight,infact,becometheofficeofthefuture.Notes:本句中，动词predict带有两个由that引导的宾语从句，这种情况下，有时第一个that可以省略，但第二个that不能省略。请看下例：Hetoldme(that)theycouldnotdecidewhattodoandthattheyaskedmyadvice.他告诉我说他们无法决定怎麽办，他还告诉我说他们要问我的建议。Part3TextB:•TextB:GettingtoKnowElectronicEquipment•NewWords•PhrasesandExpressions•Notes•ExercisesNotes:[1]Themodernofficeissometimesreferredtoasthe“electronicoffice”becauseoftheelectroniccircuitrywithinsomuchofitsequipment,includingtelephone,dictatingmachine,faxmachine,computer,copymachine,printerandpapershredderwhicharethetoolsandweaponspeopleusetodotheworkofouradvancedsociety.Notes:本句中，whicharethetoolsandweaponspeopleusetodotheworkofouradvancedsociety是一个定语从句，which指代telephone，dictatingmachine，faxmachine，computer，copymachine，printerandpapershredder，在该定语从句中，又包含一个定语从句peopleusetodotheworkofouradvancedsocietyNotes:修饰thetoolsandweapons，从句中关系代词that（或which）被省略了。[2]Businesswerethefirsttousetelephonesandby1920,mostbusinessesfounditnearlyimpossibletosurvivewithoutthetelephone,findingitmoreconvenientandefficientthansendingmessagesbyhandorbymail.本句中，business意为Notes:“企业”、“公司”等，作此意解时用作可数名词。请看下例：Thecompanybeganasasmallfamilybusiness.这家公司是从一个小型家族企业起家的。另外，本句中包含两个it，第一个it用作形式宾语，它所指代的真正宾语是不定式结构tosurvivewithoutthetelephone，第二个it用来代替telephone。Notes:[3]