Lesson 17
1.Four people in an advertising firm are discussing a future advertising programme. 一家广告公司的四个人正在讨论一个未来的广告节目。advertise vi. / vt. 刊登广告；通知；宣布；advertise for sb. / sth. 刊登广告征求……；e.g. They advertised on TV. 他们在电视上做广告。The company advertised for a girl secretary on TV last week. 上周那家公司在电视上刊登广告聘请一位女秘书。I advertised of him my plans. 我把我的计划通知了他。advertisement 广告；place / put an advertisement in a newspaper 在报纸上刊登广告；advertiser 广告商；an advertising firm 广告公司；
2.Our plan is to produce an advertisment for this famous computer which is suppli-
ed by one of China’s biggest computer producers — Legend Computer Group Corporation. Any ideas? 我们的计划是要为中国最大的电脑生产者 — 联想计算机集团公司所提供的这种著名的计算机做一个广告。各位有何高见？supply vt. 供应；供给；supply sth. to / for sb. = supply sb. with sth. e.g. The school supplies textbooks for / to the studeets. = The school supplies the students with textbooks. 学校向学生们提供教科书。 n. 供应；供给；供给量； supplies供应品. e.g. They cut off our food supplies. 他们切断了我们的食品供应。
3.I think it would be a good idea to have comments from secretaries and typists who are already using it. 我觉得最好去听听已经在使用这种计算机的秘书及打字员有何评价。1). I think it would be a good idea to do sth. 这是一句重要的交际英语，“我觉得做……是个好主意” e.g. I think it would be a good idea to ask your mother for advice. 我觉得去征求一下你妈妈的意见是个好主意。2). have comments from … 听取某人的评价；comment n. 意为“评论”，“意见”; make comments 意为“作出评论”，“提出意见”，通常后接介词on 或upon. e.g. Her strange behaviour caused a great deal of comment. 她奇怪的行为引起了许多的议论。Do you have any comments upon my article? 你对我的文章有何见解？Have you any comments to make on it? 你对此有何评价？ vi. 评价；后接on或upon. e.g. Everyone commented on her new hat. 大家都在评论她的新帽子。The coach refused to comment on the game results. 教练拒绝评论比赛的结果。常用短语：ask for comment 征求意见；without comment 不必多说；No comment 无可奉告；
4.Then they can express their satisfaction with the product. 这样他们就可以表示他们对这种产品很满意。 satisfation n. 满意； express one’s satisfaction with / at sth. = be satisfied with sth. 对表示满意; e.g. The teacher expressed his satisfaction with the students’ results after the test. 考试后，老师对学生的成绩很满意。 After visiting the school, parents expressed their satisfaction with the teachers’ work. 在参观了学校后，家长们对老师们的工作表示非常满意。 I was quite satisfied with what he had done. 我对他所做的一切感到满意。Both
