Monday, April 23, 2012

Relative Clauses 關係子句

In English, we like to use relative clauses to explain words in a dictionary. In the table below, notice all of the common (and a few not so common) job names that say "someone whose job is ..." Some job definitions say: "Someone who ..." Notice how we often use prepositional phrases (as ..., in ..., of ...).

These definitions are from the Macmillan Essential Dictionary (MED), a wonderful tool to help you learn English.


actor
someone who 
   performs in plays and movies
architect
someone whose job is 
   to design buildings
assistant
someone whose job is 
   to help another person 
in their work
author
someone who writes books or articles 
   as their job
barber
someone whose job is 
   to cut men's hair
cook
someone who 
   cooks food, either 
as their job or for pleasure
cowboy
a man whose job is 
   to take care of cows 
on a RANCH in the U.S.
designer
someone whose job is 
   to decide how to make things and 
what they will look like
detective
a police officer whose job is 
   to try to discover information 
about a crime
director
someone whose job is 
   to tell the actors/staff in a movie 
what to do
doctor
someone whose job is 
   to treat people 
who are sick or injured (a 2nd relative clause)
driver
someone who drives a vehicle, 
   especially as their job
flight 
   attendant
someone whose job is 
   to take care of passengers 
on an airplane
guard
someone whose job is 
   to protect a place or person
guide
someone whose job is 
   to give information 
to visitors or tourists
hairdresser
someone whose job is 
   to cut people's hair
homemaker
someone who takes care of their family 
   as their main job
housekeeper
someone whose job is 
   to clean 
in a hotel
judge
someone whose job is 
   to make decisions 
in a court of law
lawmaker
a politician whose job is
   to help make the laws
of a country
mail carrier
someone whose job is 
   to deliver mail
model
someone whose job is 
   to wear clothes or MAKEUP 
so that people will want to buy them
musician
someone who 
   performs or writes music, 
especially as their job
politician
someone who 
   has a job in politics
preacher
someone whose job is 
   to give speeches or lead ceremonies in a church
scientist
someone whose job is 
   to do scientific research
teacher
someone whose job is 
   to teach
teller
someone whose job is 
   to take your money from you or 
give your money to you 
   in a bank
trainer
someone whose job is 
   to help people 
to practice a sport
translator
someone whose job is 
   to translate spoken or written words 
into a different language
writer
someone who 
   writes books, stories, or articles 
as their job