Lesson 17 How do you do?

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?
             Those women are very hard-working.
             What are their jobs?
Mr Jackson:  They're keyboard operators.
             This is Michael Baker.and this is Jeremy Short.
Mr Rickards: How do you do?
             They aren't very busy!
             What are their jobs?
Mr Jackson:  They're sales reps.
             They're very lazy.
Mr Rickards: Who is this young man?
Mr Jackson:  This is Jim.
             He's our office assistant.



New words and expressions:
employee n.雇员;  man n.男人;  hard-working adj.勤奋的;  office n.办公室;  sales reps 推销员;  assistant n.助手.

Notes on the text:
1 How do you do?您好(用于第一次见面时).一般用同样的话来回答.见第5课课文注释3.
2 sales reps 是sales representatives的缩写形式.常用于口语.
3 office assistant是指办公室干杂务的工作人员.

Question: What are Michael Baker and Jeremy Short's jobs?

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