Lesson 15
Good news
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1What was the good news?
2The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me.
3I felt very nervous when I went into his office.
4He did not look up from his desk when I entered.
5After I had sat down,
6he said that business was very bad.
7He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.
8Twenty people had already left.
9I knew that my turn had come.
10'Mr. Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice.
11'Don't interrupt,' he said.
12Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!
1 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 2 What was the good news? 3 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. 4 'Mr.Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice. 5 'Don't interrupt,' he said. 6 Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year! 7New words and expressions 生词和短语 8secretary n. 秘书 9nervous adj. 精神紧张的 10afford v. 负担得起 11weak adj. 弱的 12interrupt v. 插话,打断 13参考译文 14 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。 15 "哈姆斯沃斯先生,"我无力地说。 16 "不要打断我的话,"他说。 17 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。