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　裁缝，服装工人

dressmaker　女装裁缝

difference　区别

cutter　裁剪工

designer　设计师

design　设计

efficiency　效率

raise　提高

and others　等等，其他人

company　公司

prize　奖

CAD　计算机辅助设计

complete　完成

used to do　过去常常做

take sb....to do　花……（时间）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”的区别是他或她做的是什么衣服。

2.Many new machines have been introduced recently in the workshops.这车间最近引进了许多新机器。

3.A computer can complete the work in a few minutes,which used to take us a few days to do.一台计算机能在几分钟完成过去要几个人花几天才能做完的事。

4.These new machines have raised efficiency many times.这些新机器提高了效率好几倍。

Substitution Drills

Exercises to the Text

1.牢记本课词组和句型。

2.翻译下列短语：

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.将下列词组译成英语：

1）设计漂亮的衣服

2）将Mary介绍给Tom

3）给孩子们做衣服

4）一起学习

5）一个努力工作的人

6）设计衬衫

7）某人做某事花……时间

8）提高效率

4.汉译英：

1）你的衬衣和他的衬衣有什么区别？

2）有技能的女装裁缝能很容易地完成这件衣服。

3）我们每年引进新式女装。

4）设计这件连衣裙花了我三天时间。

5）她正在为玛丽设计漂亮的连衣裙。

6）她去年在设计大赛上获奖。

7）他们是工作努力的男装裁缝。

8）今年我们引进了很多新设备。