Lesson 15
Good news
佳音
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
★secretary">secretary n. 秘书
history
secret
★nervous adj. 精神紧张的
be nervous
worried:为以后的事情担心
upset:不安的
★afford v. 负担得起
afford sth.
I can afford the hoilday.有时间去
afford money/time
afford to do sth.
I can afford five yuan./I can afford the book.
/I can afford to buy the book.
★weak adj. 弱的
★interrupt v. 插话,打断
(n.)interruption
disturb:打扰某人
interrupt:打断某人的话
Sorry to...
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音,然后回答以下问题。
What was the good news?
The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when I went into his office. He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had come.
'Mr.Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice.
'Don't interrupt,' he said.
Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!
参考译文
秘书告诉我说哈姆斯沃斯先生要见我。我走进他的办公室,感到非常紧张。我进去的时候,他连头也没抬。待我坐下后,他说生意非常不景气。他还告诉我,公司支付不起这么庞大的工资开支,有20个人已经离去。我知道这次该轮到我了。