Lesson 15

★New words and expressions

☆secretary n.秘书
secret n.秘密

☆nervous adj.精神紧张的
nervous:事情正在发生
worried:为以后的事情担心
upset:不安的，事情发生以后

☆afford v.负担得起
afford sth:I can afford the book.
afford money/time:I can afford five yuan.
afford to do sth:I can afford to buy the book.
注意：一定要加情态动词can

☆interrupt v.插话，打断
n.interruption
disturb sb:打扰某人
interrupt sb:打断某人的话

★Text

Good news
The secretary told me 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!

☆look up:朝上看
look down:朝下看
look down upon/on sb:瞧不起某人（词义太重）

☆The firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.（重点）
pay salaries:支付薪水；collect salary:领薪水

如此：so,such
so的后面加形容词或副词
such的后面加名词，允许在该名词前加修饰词

☆My turn has come.（书面语）
It's my turn.（口语）

☆in a ... voice
in a loud/low/weak/strong voice
low:音量低；weak:心里不塌实

☆extra,other,more,another
最灵活的是more
more可以放数词和名词之间，甚至可以放在整个名词的后面
extra和other一定放在数词和名词之间，another一定放在数词前面
记住几个短语：one extra thousand;two others;once more;another three days

★Key structures
陈述句的间接引语（宾语从句）

一.主从一致：主句和从句的时态一致
主句的动词为一般现在时，从句为任意时态
主句的动词为一般过去时，从句为相对应的过去时态
一般现在时——一般过去时
现在进行时——过去进行时
现在完成时——过去完成时
将来完成时——过去将来完成时
一般过去时——过去完成时

二.人称变化
主要是第一和第二人称变化，“设身处地”

三.只要属于宾语从句，引导词that可以省略