Lesson 29 Good news
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文章講解：
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!

3.He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad.
1）搭配：look up 抬頭看，查字典（look up the dictionary）
例：If you want to learn a foreign language well, you need to learn to look up the dictionary. 如果你想學好一門外語，你應該學會查字典。
Look out! 小心 ＝ be careful!
Look after 照顧 （grandparents ）
Look down upon 看不起
備注：get to do sth 有權力，有資格做某事
Never judge a book by its cover.
Cocky 傲慢的
2）After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad.
a.After I had sat down 時間狀語
b.he said 【that business was very bad】. 賓語從句

4.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.
1) He told me 【that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries】.
搭配：Afford to do sth 能夠負擔得起做某事
例子：I have failed so many times and I’m running out of money. I couldn’t afford to fail again.
搭配：Pay/spend/cost/take
pay the rent 付租金；pay the bill 付賬
例：I don’t have enough money to pay the bill.
a.人＋spend +時間／錢 doing sth/on sth;
例：Peter spends two years learning English.
b.東西 cost someone + 錢
例：Learning English costs me 500 yuan a month. But I think it can double my salary two years later.
c.it takes someone + 時間 to do sth
例：It takes me a year to learn English well. Is that too long?

5.'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!
Are you nuts?
Are you out of your mind?
Are you crazy?