policeman [p??li?sm?n] n. 警察
【構】police(警方)+man(人)=policeman(警察)
【搭】traffic policeman 交警
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A: I think we need a policeman to help us.
B: Why not settle it by ourselves?
A:我想我們需要一位警察來幫我們。
B:我們?yōu)槭裁床蛔约航鉀Q呢?
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policewoman [p??li?s?wum?n] n. 女警察
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A: Can you tell me the way to the post office?
B: Sorry, I'm a stranger here, too. Maybe you can ask the policewoman over there.
A:你能告訴我郵局怎么走嗎?
B:對不起,我也是外地人。也許你可以問問那邊的女警。
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taxi driver [?t?ksi-?draiv?] 出租汽車司機
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A: Do you drink?
B: Yes, but as a taxi driver I hardly drink.
A:你會喝酒嗎?
B:會,但作為一名出租車司機,我?guī)缀醪缓染啤?
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air hostess [???-?h?ustis] 空中小姐
postman [?p?ustm?n] n. 郵遞員
【構】post(郵遞)+man(人)=postman(郵遞員)
【擴】post office 郵局 postbox 郵箱
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A: The postman sent the box here this afternoon.
B: What's in it?
A:郵遞員今天下午把這個箱子送了過來。
B:里面是什么?
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nurse [n??s] n. 護士
mechanic [mi?k?nik] n. 機械師
hairdresser [?h???dres?] n. 理發(fā)師
housewife [?hauswaif] n. 家庭婦女
【構】house(房子)+wife(妻子)=housewife(家庭婦女)
【派】housewifely 節(jié)儉的
【擴】materfamilias 家庭主婦
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A: Who supports your family?
B: My father does. And my mother is a housewife.
A:誰是你家里的經(jīng)濟來源?
B:是我爸,我母親是個家庭婦女。
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milkman [?milkm?n] n. 送牛奶的人
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A: The milkman comes every other day.
B: Did he come here yesterday?
A:送牛奶的人每隔一天來一次。
B:他昨天來了嗎?
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