NCE Book 2 · Lesson 15（课本印刷页 68-71）· 5 个生词和短语 · 课文 10 句
一全文逐句语法解读
本课是「本以为要丢工作、结果却加了薪」的反转小故事。语言点集中在 间接引语（said that / told me that）、过去完成时 had sat down / had come、could not afford to do 这一否定搭配，以及 in a weak voice 这类表示说话方式的介词短语。
¶ 1 · 走进办公室（句 1-3）
句子
语法点
The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me.
间接引语 tell sb. that …；would see 是 will see 的过去形式（过去将来时）
I felt very nervous when I went into his office.
feel + 形容词表示状态 · when 引导时间状语从句
He did not look up from his desk when I entered.
look up from … 从（桌面、书本）上抬起头 · enter 只接宾语，不加 into
¶ 2 · 坏消息（句 4-7）
句子
语法点
After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad.
过去完成时 had sat down 先于 said；间接引语里 is 要退成 was
He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.
afford to do sth. 负担得起做某事 · such + 形容词 + 复数名词 表示「这样……的」
Twenty people had already left. / I knew that my turn had come.
my turn had come 我的轮次到了 · had come 表示在 knew 之前已经完成
¶ 3 · 反转（句 8-10）
句子
语法点
'Mr. Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice.
in a … voice 用……的声音说 · weak 在此表示「没有底气的」
'Don't interrupt,' he said.
否定祈使句 Don't + 动词原形；直接引语整句放进引号内
Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!
间接引语省略 that · an extra thousand pounds ＝ 额外的一千英镑，数词修饰复数名词
二固定搭配与重点词组
短语
用法与例句
afford to do sth.
负担得起做某事：We cannot afford to pay such salaries.
in a weak voice
用微弱的声音，有气无力地。
look up from
从（书本、桌面）上抬起头来。
one's turn has come
轮到某人了：I knew that my turn had come.
such + adj. + 复数名词
这样……的：such large salaries。
三语法核心总结
间接引语
told sb. (that) …；时态要后退：is→was，will→would
过去完成时
had + 过去分词：表示先发生的动作
过去将来时
would + 动词原形：从过去的角度看将来
afford 的用法
afford to do sth.，多用于否定句与疑问句
间接引语的时态后退：直接引语 "Business is very bad." → 间接引语 He said that business was very bad.，不能说 is very bad。