Lesson 15 Good news 佳音
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!
secretary ['sekr?tri] n. 秘书 weak [wi:k] adj.弱的
nervous ['n v?s] adj. 精神紧张的 interrupt [ int?'r?pt] vt. 插话，打断 afford [?'f?:d] vt. 负担得起 look up 抬头看
could not afford to公司支付不起
I knew that my turn had come. 我知道这次该轮到我了。 Exercises:
一、Answer the following questions. 1. Who wanted to see you? 2. How did you feel about this? 3. Where did you go?
4. Did you say that business was bad, or did he say that it was good? 5. Could the firm pay such large salaries or not? 6. How many people had left already? 7. Did he ask you to leave as well or not? 8. What did he offer you?
