俗话说“物以类聚,人以群分”,在英语中表示职业名称的名词也多种多样。其构成通常有下列几种情况:
A. “动词+er/or”构成的表示职业名称的名词最多,意思为“……家/人”等
【例如】:
sing (唱歌) — singer (歌唱家、歌手) drive (驾驶) — driver (驾驶员、司机) dance (跳舞) — dancer (舞蹈家) play (打球) — player (队员) teach (教) — teacher (老师) work (工作) — worker (工人) write (写) — writer (作家) invent (发明) — inventor (发明家) operate (操作) — operator (操作者)
B.名词(多为自然科学)+ist,可构成“……家”等
【例如】:
science (科学) — scientist (科学家) art (艺术、美术) — artist (艺术家、画家) chemistry (化学) — chemist (化学家、药师)
C.名词+ian,构成“……家/员”等
【例如】:
music (音乐) — musician (音乐家) library (图书馆) — librarian (图书管理员)
D. 名词+man/woman
【例如】:
policeman / policewoman 男/女警察 sportsman 运动员 saleswoman 女售货员
E. 其他职业名称
【例如】:
student 学生 soldier 战士、士兵 cook 厨师
In England, people like talking about the weather. The English also like greeting (问候) each other by talking about the weather with others. Why do they like talking about the weather? Because it is always changeable (多变的) in England.
When you walk on the street and listen to others, maybe they are talking about one thing — the weather. When you say, "Nice weather, isn't it?" "Yes, it is. But it will rain tomorrow."he maybe answers like that. The English people will think you are friendly if you say hello like this.
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