Lesson 15 Good news佳音
What was the good news?
The cretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would e 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。
【New words and expressions】（5）
1 cretary ['krtri, -teri] n.秘书 2 nervous ['n:vs] a.精神紧张的 3 afford ['f:d] v.负担得起 4 weak [wi:k] a.弱的 5 interrupt [int'rpt] v.插话，打断 |
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一、单词讲解
cretary ['krtri] n.秘书
该词的词根是cret（秘密）
cret ['si:krit] n. 秘密
tell a cret 告诉一个秘密
keep a cret 保守秘密
the cret of success 成功的秘密
an open cret 一个公开的秘密
in cret 秘密地
cret adj. 秘密地，保密的，不公开的
a cret marriage 一次秘密的婚礼
a cret document 一份秘密的文件
cretary n. 秘书,书记
a private cretary 一位私人秘书
Secretary-general 秘书长
Secretary of State 国务卿
cretive ['si:krtv, s'kri:tv] adj. 喜欢保守秘密的，守口如瓶的
eg. He is rather cretive about his personal problems. 他对自己的个人问题守口如瓶。
nervous adj. 紧张的
nerve n. 神经
worried adj. 焦急的，焦虑的
anxious: very worried
eager adj. 热切的，盼望的，急切的（褒）
annoyed adj. 稍微恼怒的，不悦的
angry adj. 生气的
irritable ['rtbl] adj.易怒的, 急躁的
nervous breakdown 神经衰弱（口）
be nervous about
or: be nervous of 对…感到紧张
afford v. 负担得起（金钱，时间）
常与can/could/be able to连用，不用被动语态 (no passive)。
afford money 有足够的钱花
afford time 能抽出时间
afford sth 供给某事物，给予某事物
afford to pay 付得起
afford to buy 买得起
eg. They took a bus becau they couldn't afford to take a taxi.
他们因为打不起车而乘公交车。
eg. I'd love to go on holiday but I can't afford the time. 我倒想去度假，可是抽不出时间。
eg. When I have time, I can't afford the money. 我有时间时却没有钱了。
eg. I can't afford the car. I can only afford a bicycle. 我买不起汽车，只能买辆自行车。
weak adj. 弱的←→ strong
adj. 无力的，疲弱的，微弱的，不宜察觉的，淡的，（能力等）拙劣的，不擅长的
eg. She was still weak after her illness. 大病之后，她仍很虚弱，
a weak economy 疲弱的经济
a weak market 疲软的市场
weak currency 贬值的货币
in a weak voice 用微弱的声音
a weak smile 微微的一笑
strong tea 浓茶
weak tea 淡茶
eg. They are strong in English but weak in French. 他们擅长英语但不擅长法语。
weakness n. 弱点
eg. This is the only weakness in the machine. 这是这台机器的唯一缺点。
have a weakness for sweets 酷爱甜食
or: have a sweet tooth
weakling ['wi:kli] n. 懦夫，弱者（贬）
eg. Don't be such a weakling. 不要做这样的懦夫。
interrupt [,nt'rpt]
1) break sb; cut in打断某人讲话，打岔，打扰
eg. It is impolite to interrupt others. 打断别人谈话是不礼貌的。
eg. Don't interrupt while I am busy. 在我忙时，不要打扰我。
2) 使中断，终止 (break)
eg. Trade between the two countries was interrupted by the war.
两国之间的贸易被战争中断了。
eg. We interrupted the programme to bring you a newsflash.
我们中断节目插播一条新闻快讯。
extra 1)adj. 额外的，附加的，外加的
(additional, more than or beyond what is usual, expected, or necessary)
eg. The football match went into extra time. 足球赛进入加时赛阶段。
extra pay for extra work 额外的工作付给额外报酬
eg. I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year. 我每年将得到额外的一千英镑。
2) n. 号外，（电影的）临时演员
another 另外一个，又一个. 表示在原来基础上再增加一个。
eg. There aren't enough chairs here for us all. Plea bring me another one.
这儿椅子不够，请再拿一把。
二、关键句型Key Structures
间接；引语：
当我们引用别人的话时，我们可以用别人的原话，也可以用自己的话把意思转述出来，如果是引用原话，被引用的部分就是直接引语，否则成为间接引语。
把直接引语变为间接引语时，可用动词say/tell，后而可跟人名或代词作间接宾语，然后是以that引导的一个句子作直接宾语；在动词say后，that可以省略
1、引语中的谓语要与逐句谓语在时态上一汽，并且注意人称的变化。
例：'I am busy，'he said. 他说：我很忙
He said that he was busy. 他说他很忙
I never work on Sundays', she said.
她说：我从不在周末工作
She said that she never worked on SundaYs.
She said, "I like English very much".
她说：我非常喜欢英语。
He said, "Your young brother broke the window".
他说：你弟弟打破了玻璃。
He said that my young brother had broken the windOWo
2、如果引语是一般疑问句，改为由whether或if引导的宾语从句。如果引语是特殊疑问句，仍由特殊疑问词引导，后面采用陈述语序。
例: The teacher asked me, "Do you like music? "
老师问我：你喜欢音乐么？
The teacher asked me whether /if I liked music.
John asked, "When will our plane arrive? "
约翰问：我们的飞机什么时候到。
John asked when our plane would arrive.
"Are you going to learn English?" asked Tom.
汤姆问：你要去学英语么？
Tom asked whether/if I was going to learn English.
3、根据意思将指示代词、地点以及时间状语做出必要的改动，—般改变如下：
