新概念英语第二册笔记新版 Lesson 15:Good news 佳音

【New words and expressions】 生词和短语

★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。
　　“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。

【课文讲解】

look down upon/on sb：瞧不起某人
I look down upon my sister.
I look down 往地上看
The firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.
collect salary 领薪水
pay salary 支付薪水
so的后面加形容词或副词
such的后面加名词，容许在该名词前面加修饰词
所有的间接引语都是宾语从句
My turn has come.
It is my turn.轮到我了
in a ... voice
in a loud(大声)/low (低声)／weak(心里不踏实)／strong(理直气壮) voice
a year
an extra thousand
再有多少：数量＋extra＋名词
two others
two more/once more
another three days