Daily Wisdom

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. 

                                                      – Mark Twain

成功的秘诀是开始行动。           

                       ——马克•吐温

课文及参考译文：

Text A  The Office Building

New Words:

1. major adj. 主要的；重要的

a major road 一条大马路

major international companies 大跨国公司

to play a major role in sth. 在某事中起重要作用

major problem 大问题

2. enter  v. 进入 come/go into

knock before you enter 进来前先敲门

Someone entered the room behind me. 有人跟着我进了屋。

3. professional  adj. 专业的；职业的

Professional qualifications/skills专业资格/技能

Most people on the course were professional women.

参加本课程的大多数人是职业女性。

4. conference n. (通常持续几天的大型正式)会议，研讨会

a conference room/centre/hall会议室/中心/厅

The conference will be held in Beijing.

5. president n. 总统；董事长；校长

the president of the United States美国总统

the president of Columbia Pictures 哥伦比亚公司董事长

the president of Tsinghua University清华大学校长

Important sentences

1. The reception is on the first floor in front of you as you enter the building. 

(para. 2) 当你进入大楼时，前台在你的第一层。

reception 接待; 招待会; 接待处; 欢迎

first floor 第一层   in front of 面前; 在…前面

enter 进入; 参加; 开始; 登记

building 建筑物; 房屋; 楼房; 建筑

2. The post room is to the left of the main entrance opposite the elevator. (para. 2)  

邮政室在电梯对面的主入口左边。

post room收发室

main entrance正门; 主要入口，总入口

opposite对面的; 相对的; 对立的; 对的; 在…的对面

elevator电梯; 升降机; 谷仓

3. Next to the post room you can see a cafe where you can take a break and have a 

coffee. (para.2)  

在邮政室旁边，你可以看到一家咖啡馆，在那里你可以休息一下喝杯咖啡。

next to几乎; 紧邻; 在…近旁; 仅次于; 紧接

cafe咖啡馆，小餐厅

take a break休息一会

4. There is a dining hall just in front of you when you come out of the elevator. (para.2)  当你从电梯里出来时，就在你的前面有一个餐厅。

there is那儿有; 有着

dining hall饭厅; 大餐厅，食堂; 大食堂

just正好; 刚才; 仅仅，只是

come out of由…产生，从…出来

5. The fitness room is in the basement too, and the good thing is it available to you for free. (para.2)  健身室也在地下室，好东西是免费提供给你的。

fitness room健身房

the basement地下室

available可获得的; 有空的

Will she be available this afternoon. 今天下午她有空吗？

This was the only room available. 这是唯一可用的房间。

for free免费

6. Turn right when you come out of the elevator, go around the corner and it's on 

your left. (para.4) 

从电梯出来向右拐，在拐角处转弯，它就在你的左边。

turn right向右转

go around参观; 转动

corner拐角; 角落，角

7. There are also two conference rooms and a reception room on that floor. (para.4)

在那一层还有两个会议室和一个接待室。 

8. And then there are the president’s office, three vice president’s rooms and 

managers’ rooms on the sixth floor, which is the top floor of the building.  (para.4) 

在第六层楼还有董事长办公室，三个副董事长的办公室和的经理室们的办公

室，这是大楼的顶层。

and then进而; 于是，然后

office办公室; 办公楼

vice president副董事长

top floor顶楼

Listening & Speaking Practice

1. Watch the video about company structure.