Grade 8 Unit 8 Topic 2 Section C

Uniforms

People wear uniforms for different reasons ^[1]reason: 美: [ˈriz(ə)n]  英: [ˈriːz(ə)n]  n. 原因；理由；理性；道理. We students wear school uniforms at school to show good discipline. Firefighters ^[2]firefighter: 美: [ˈfaɪrˌfaɪtər]  英: [ˈfaɪə(r)ˌfaɪtə(r)]  n. 消防队员 wear special coats and helmets to protect themselves from ^[3]protect sb. from (sth.) 保护某人免受某物的伤害 heat ^[4]heat: 美: [hit]  英: [hiːt]  n. 热；温度；压力；激动  v. 加热；变热；（使）变暖 and falling ceilings ^[5]ceiling: 美: [ˈsilɪŋ]  英: [ˈsiːlɪŋ]  n. 天花板；上限；顶棚；最高限度. Soldiers ^[6]soldier: 美: [ˈsoʊldʒər]   英: [ˈsəʊldʒə(r)]  n. 军人；（尤指）士兵 wear green clothes to protect themselves in the forest.

When officials ^[7]official: 美: [əˈfɪʃ(ə)l]  英: [ə’fɪʃ(ə)l]  n. 官员；要员；高级职员  adj. 公务的；公职的；公事的；正式的 dress in their official uniforms, they look important. When we see airline pilots wearing uniforms at the airport ^[8]airport: 美: [ˈerˌpɔrt]  英: [ˈeə(r)ˌpɔː(r)t]  n. 机场；航空港；航空站, we believe that they know how to fly the plane. If we have a car accident on the street and we see a police officer ^[9]officer: 美: [ˈɑfɪsər]  英: [ˈɒfɪsə(r)]  n. 军官；官员；主任；警官 in uniform, we know we can get help from him or her. When doctors wear uniforms, it is easy for patients ^[10]patient: 美: [ˈpeɪʃ(ə)nt]  英: [‘peɪʃ(ə)nt]  n. 病人  adj. 有耐性的 to find them. Also, their uniforms are clean so they can stop the spread ^[11]spread: 美: [spred]   英: [spred]  n. 传播；蔓延；扩展；散布   v. 传播；扩散；展开；散布  adj. 广大的；大幅的；(宝石)薄而无光泽的 of diseases.

Different uniforms show different jobs. So it’s necessary for us to know different uniforms in our daily life ^[12]in our daily life: 在我们日常生活中.