课文对话 · Good news 佳音（课本 Lesson 15，印刷页 68-71）
1The secretary /ˈsekrətəri/ n. 秘书 told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me.
秘书告诉我说哈姆斯沃思先生要见我。
2I felt very nervous /ˈnɜːvəs/ adj. 精神紧张的 when I went into his office.
我走进他的办公室时感到非常紧张。
3He did not look up from his desk when I entered.
我进去时他连头也没从桌子上抬起来。
4After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad.
我坐下后，他说生意非常不景气。
5He told me that the firm could not afford /əˈfɔːd/ v. 负担得起 to pay such large salaries.
他告诉我，公司支付不起这么庞大的工资开支。
6Twenty people had already left.
有 20 个人已经离去。
7I knew that my turn had come.
我知道这次该轮到我了。
8'Mr. Harmsworth,' I said in a weak /wiːk/ adj. 弱的 voice.
“哈姆斯沃思先生。”我无力地说。
9'Don't interrupt /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/ v. 插话，打断,' he said.
“不要打断我的话。”他说。
10Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!
然后他微笑了一下告诉我说，我每年将多得到 1,000 英镑的额外收入！
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