15_Good_News
15 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!
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。 "哈姆斯沃斯先生，"我无力地说。"不要打断我的话，"他说。 然后他微笑了一下告诉我说，我每年将得到1,000英镑的额外收入！
Words¶
- secretary /ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri/ 秘书
- nervous /ˈnɝvəs/ 紧张的
- afford /əˈfɔrd/ 负担得起
- interrupt /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/ 打断
- extra /ˈɛkstrə/ 额外的
- weak /wik/ 虚弱的
Expressions¶
be nervous about sth. / doing sth. 紧张
afford sth. 支付
Sorry to interrupt, but ... 抱歉打断一下，但是……
It's my turn 轮到我了
宾语从句¶
⼀个句子做宾语，这个句子叫宾语从句
直接引语 -- 间接引语¶
直接引语: "I am busy", he said.
间接引语: He said that he was busy.
间接引语: He says that he is busy.
从句时态变化
- am/is/are — was/were
- am/is/are doing — was/were doing
- does/do — did
- have/has done — had done
- did — had done
从句情态动词变化
- can-could
- may-might
- will-would
- shall-should
- must-had to