Lesson One

Text Sewing Machines

This is a sewing machine.A sewing machine is an instrument which you use to sew pieces of cloth together.It is a mechanical device for sewing fabric and other materials.These sewing machines are all made in our country.We have many kinds of sewing machines now.Some of them can be used for sewing fabrics and pieces of clothes,some of them can be used for buttonholes,and some of them can be used for stitching buttons on clothes.This is a sewing machine body.Those are sewing machine parts and accessories.This is a bobbin.A bobbin is a small spool on which thread is wound.Here is a bobbin case.That is a needle.It is a sewing machine needle.It is used to join pieces of cloth with thread.Sewing machines are very important and useful instruments in our work.We use sewing machines to make up garments and other things.Sewing machines give us a lot of help in our work.Some sewing machines have been introduced to simplify the work.We use sewing machines every day.Sewing machines are our good friends.A good sewing machine can perform more efficiently than a large group of people.

New Words and Expressions

sewing machine　缝纫机

instrument　器具

sew...together　将……缝在一起

pieces of cloth　衣片

mechanical device　机械装置

fabric　布料

buttonhole　纽洞

button　纽扣

sewing machine body　机身

make up garments　缝制服装

bobbin　梭芯

spool　线轴

thread　线

wind　缠绕

bobbin case　梭壳

needle　针

simplify　简化

sewing machine needle　缝纫机针

join　结合

efficiently　有效地

Notes to the Text

1.A sewing machine is an instrument which you use to sew pieces of cloth together.缝纫机是一种将布料缝在一起的机械。

2....mechanical device机械装置。

3.A bobbin is a small spool on which thread is wound.梭芯是绕线的小线轴。

4.Some sewing machines have been introduced to simplify the work.许多缝纫机引进后简化了工作。

5.sewing machine parts and accessories缝纫机零配件。

6.A good machine can perform more efficiently than a large group of people.一台好缝纫机的效率超过许多人。

Substitution Drills

Exercises to the Text

1.反复朗读并抄写本课单词。

2.牢记本课词组和句型。

3.翻译下列词组：

1）bobbin case

2）sewing machine needle

3）simplify our work

4）sew pieces of cloth together

5）important and useful instrument

6）make up a jacket

7）wind the thread on the bobbin

8）a large group of students

4.将下列短语译成英语：

1）将……缝在一起

2）衣片

3）缝纫机针

4）棉线

5）梭壳

6）一块料子

7）简化工作

8）梭壳

5.翻译：

1）我们有很多缝纫机零配件。

2）他正在往梭芯上绕线。

3）这些缝纫机都是中国制造的。

4）缝纫机在我们工作中很重要。

5）那些是缝纫机针和手工针。

6）她正在缝一块料子。

7）有些缝纫机用来钉扣子。

8）他在擦缝纫机机身。