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Linguigo · No. 25B1工作3 分钟AI 生成

The Missing Report

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本篇内容
  • – 读一篇关于“工作”的短文
  • – 学习 8 个单词
  • – 练习 被动语态 (Passive voice)

present, report, colleague, search, throw, find, relieved, boss

点一下不认识的单词。

Jack arrived at the office early on Monday morning. He was ready to present an important report to his boss. But when he opened his desk drawer, the report was missing. He was very worried because the meeting was starting soon.

Jack asked his colleagues if anyone had seen the report. The office was searched carefully, but no one knew where it was. The report was supposed to be printed and placed on the boss’s desk, but it wasn’t there. Everyone was confused and a little stressed.

Finally, the cleaning staff was asked to help. A cleaner remembered that the report was thrown away by mistake during the weekend. It was quickly found in the trash bin, and Jack felt very relieved. The cleaner was thanked by everyone for the important help.

The report was printed again and placed on the boss’s desk before the meeting started. Jack realized how important it is to keep work documents safe. He thanked everyone for their help, especially the cleaner who saved the day. It was a busy day, but everything ended well.

难句解析

  1. 1

    The report was supposed to be printed and placed on the boss’s desk, but it wasn’t there.

    “was supposed to be” 表示“本应该被……”，说明原计划是这样但实际没有发生。整句意思：这份报告本应被打印出来并放在老板桌上，但实际上并没有。

  2. 2

    He thanked everyone for their help, especially the cleaner who saved the day.

    “who saved the day” 是定语从句，修饰“the cleaner”，意思是“挽救了局面的人”。整句：他感谢大家的帮助，特别是那位帮大家解决问题的清洁工。

本篇语法

被动语态 (Passive voice)

被动语态把动作的承受者放在句子开头，用于不知道、不重要或不想说是谁做的时候：Tea is grown in Yunnan. The bridge was built in 1990. 结构是 be + 过去分词；要说明做动作的人时用 by：The book was written by a young teacher.

am / is / are / was / were + past participle (+ by …)

故事中的例句

  • He was ready to present an important report to his boss.
  • The office was searched carefully, but no one knew where it was.
  • The report was supposed to be printed and placed on the boss’s desk, but it wasn’t there.
  • Finally, the cleaning staff was asked to help.
  • A cleaner remembered that the report was thrown away by mistake during the weekend.
  • The cleaner was thanked by everyone for the important help.
  • The report was printed again and placed on the boss’s desk before the meeting started.

常见错误

漏掉 be 动词。

The cake made by my mother.

The cake was made by my mother.

本篇单词

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