Lesson 15

★New words and expressions

☆secretary n.秘書
secret n.秘密

☆nervous adj.精神緊張的
nervous:事情正在發生
worried:為以后的事情擔心
upset:不安的，事情發生以后

☆afford v.負擔得起
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：一定要加情態動詞can

☆interrupt v.插話，打斷
n.interruption
disturb sb:打擾某人
interrupt sb:打斷某人的話

★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（詞義太重）

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

如此：so,such
so的后面加形容詞或副詞
such的后面加名詞，允許在該名詞前加修飾詞

☆My turn has come.（書面語）
It's my turn.（口語）

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

☆extra,other,more,another
最靈活的是more
more可以放數詞和名詞之間，甚至可以放在整個名詞的后面
extra和other一定放在數詞和名詞之間，another一定放在數詞前面
記住幾個短語：one extra thousand;two others;once more;another three days

★Key structures
陳述句的間接引語（賓語從句）

一.主從一致：主句和從句的時態一致
主句的動詞為一般現在時，從句為任意時態
主句的動詞為一般過去時，從句為相對應的過去時態
一般現在時——一般過去時
現在進行時——過去進行時
現在完成時——過去完成時
將來完成時——過去將來完成時
一般過去時——過去完成時

二.人稱變化
主要是第一和第二人稱變化，“設身處地”

三.只要屬于賓語從句，引導詞that可以省略