新概念英语第一册第2版15-04

Lesson 45 The boss's letter 老板的信

can modal verb 能够

boss n. 老板，上司

minute n. 分（钟）

ask v. 请求，要求

handwriting n. 书写

terrible adj. 糟糕的，可怕的

master/ lady/ chief

Chief Executive Officer CEO

year/ month/ season/ week/ day/ hour/ minute/ second

quarter (一刻钟、季度)/ decade/ century

a minute

ask/ request/ beg

ask + 名词或代词（宾格）

ask her/ ask them

ask sb. to do sth.

be going to 句型

Pamela

type a letter

for

The boss is going to ask Pamela to type a letter for him.

The teacher is going to ask the students to sweep the floor.

Text

Can you come here a minute please, Bob?

Yes, sir?

Where's Pamela?

She's next door.

She's in her office, sir.

Can she type this letter for me?

Ask her please.

Yes, sir.

Can you type this letter for the boss please, Pamela?

Yes, of course I can.

Here you are.

Thank you, Bob.

Bob!

Yes? What's the matter.

I can't type this letter.

I can't read it! The boss's handwriting is terrible!

Is the boss in his living room? Where is the boss? -> The boss is in his office.

Who can go into the boss's office? -> Bob can go into the boss's office.

Who is Bob?

Where is Pamela?

What is the boss going to ask Pamela to do for him? -> To type a letter for him.

Can Pamela type this letter?

What's the matter with the letter?

Why can't Pamela type this letter? -> The boss's handwriting is terrible.

typist/ Pamela is a typist.

The boss is going to ask Pamela to type a letter for him, but Pamela can't read the letter, because the boss's handwriting is terrible.

Because/ I can't type the letter because I can't read it.

ask sb. to do sth.

the boss's handwriting

The boss's handwriting is terrible.