Is Your Job Germy?

辦公室是細菌溫床？The top five dirty jobs by Rachel Zupek; Copyright January 29, 2009, CareerBu 一探那种工作场所潜藏最多细菌

Did you know that the average toilet seat is 400 times cleaner than your desk? Or that there are more than 10 million germs on the average desktop? Your desk isn’t the only thing harboring germs. Your phone, keyboard, light switches, buttons on the elevator and door handles – each of these things is loaded with countless microbes. In one study, Dr. Charles Gerba, a microbiologist at the University of Arizona and his researchers found that an infected person can leave a trail of viruses on every surface he touches. The viruses can survive on surfaces for up to three days.
Here are five of the germiest jobs, in order from most to least germy.

1. Teacher
Average amount of bacteria per square inch: 17,800
Why it's germy: Kids' desktops are probably the dirtiest objects in a classroom. Additionally, when children turn in tests and assignments, they hand in germs too. Teachers had 5 1/2 times more germs on their phones and nearly 27 times more germs on the computer keys than other professions studied.

2. Accountant
Average amount of bacteria per square inch:6,030. Why it's germy: Accountants tend to spend a great deal of time behind their desks. Accountants' desks and pens ranked No. 1, averaging 12,600 and 2,350 bacteria per square inch, respectively.

3. Banker
Average amount of bacteria per square inch: 5,400. Why it's germy. Everyone knows how dirty money is. When you think about the one core duty of bankers-handling money -it's no surprise the germs bankers come in contact with.

4. Radio D J (disc jockey)
Average amount of bacteria per square inch:3,323. Why it's germy: Radio DJs often work in shifts, with several people coming in and out of the station a day. As we said before, an infected person can leave a trail of viruses on every surface he touches. So many people using the same equipment is bound to garner a lot of bacteria.

5. Doctor
Average amount of bacteria per square inch: 2,620
Why it's germy: As professionals who serve sick people, it's no surprise doctors are their own source of germs.

More Info:
What we know about germs has mostly been discovered within the past two hundred years. It was in the 1800s that doctors first thought to wash their hands between treating patients. It was also at this time that people realized germ-causing sicknesses could be spread through a public water supply. Because of their tiny size, germs went unseen until the invention of the electron microscope, in the early 1930's.

Grammar:
..an infected person can leave a trail of viruses on every surface he touches.
a trail of viruses. trail=path or route. a mountain trail.
but here means a long line of something left behind by someone or something.
The explorers followed a trail of clues to find the hidden treasure.
The billionaire's disappearance left a trail of questions for investigators to figure out.

Vocabulary:
germ (n)-细菌,微生物,病菌The germs around you can make you sick. germy (adj)带菌的,含有细菌的
*Cockroaches and flies spread germs rapidly. 快速
*The germ that causes this disease can be easily eliminated. germy working gloves 带菌手套
countless (adj)-Timothy spent countless hours working on his English speech.
assignment (n)- 任务,作业assign 指定,分派you, give you something to do.
Our assignment today is to read 30 pages in our science textbook.
*Our assignment is to write a letter in English to our best friends.
*The assignment to set up a branch office is easy for Larry.
profession (n)-专业,职业your profession is the job you do. what's your job (place), what's your profession (name of the job, teacher, doctor, nurse etc.)
*Kathy intends to make acting her profession.
*There are more and more females entering the legal profession each year.进入法务专业
*The writer of the book is a doctor by profession.这本书的作者的职业是医生.
accountant (n)-The accountant helped Susan do her income taxes.
respectively (adv)-different things refer to different numbers.各自地,各别地,分别地..
Julie and Sarah are 10 years old and 8 years old, respectively.
*All students will gather at the hall for the morning session, and afterwards will go to their electives respectively.
*In the 400 meters, Joe and Patrick came in 1st and 3rd respectively. 分别取得..
shift (n)-轮班,轮值,轮班制,轮值的人,轮职。
Mac will get off work at 3 a.m. when his shift at the factory ends.
*work in shifts, day shift, night shift
*Ray works on the night shift so he can make more money.
*The day shift usually arrives at 6 am.
garner (v)-collect 储藏，累极，收集。
Pete has garnered many awards for being a great baseball player.
*The writer garnered information from many resources to Collete this book.
*The district attorney already garnered much evidence to prove the defendant guilty.
microbes (n)-肉眼看不见的微生物，细菌。
harbor-keep, store, stay. core-main.
additionally- in addition, give you more fact.

Chat Room
Is your job germy?
字尾suffix, 有时可在 noun plus "y" to become "adjective"
germy, cloudy, thirsty, fishy, chewy
some add "able', "ish", "ful"-doable（可行的possible to do）, bookish（用功的，爱好书本爱读书的）, wonderful, beautiful
"five of the germiest jobs"- pretty-prettiest,
superlative adjective-最高级，只有一个或二个音节字后加 "est"，三个音节以上在字前加 "most" most beautiful
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Banker-person who serves as officer or owner of the bank, investment bankers.银行家,襄理,协理,银行老板,银行高级主管. 手不实际接触（碰摸）钱却是在电脑里转钱.
bank tellers/bank cashiers, cashiers, 柜台人员work (sit) behind the counter in the bank, handle the money all day as they deal with various customers.