新概念英语第二册L15 Good news 佳音

L15 Good news 佳音

Good news

The secretary¹ 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 firm² could not afford to pay such large salaries³. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had come.'Mr Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice.'Don'tinterrupt⁴,' he Said. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra⁵ &1000 a year!

New words and expressions⁶ 

生词和短语 

secretary n. 秘书 
nervous adj. 精神紧张的 
afford v. 负担得起 
weak adj. 弱的 
interrupt v. 插话，打断 

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。

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