新概念英语第二册15_Good news

Lesson 15: Good news

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Key words and expressions

• secretary 秘书
• Mr. Harmsworth
• nervous 精神紧张的
• look up 抬头看
• afford 负担得起
• interrupt 插话，打断
• extra 额外

Questions on the text

1. How did the writer feel when he was told to see his boss?
   1. He felt he was very nervous.
2. What did Mr. Harmsworth say about business?
   1. Mr. Harmsworth said the business was very bad.
3. What was the good news for the writer?
   1. The good news was that he received 1000 pounds every year.

Language points

1. He did not look up from his desk when I entered.
   1. He looked up from the newspaper when someone called him.
2. He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.
   1. He cannot afford to send his son to college.
   2. I cannot afford the rent.
3. Twenty people had already left.
   1. Twenty people had already been fired. 被解雇
   2. He was recently laid off.
4. I knew that my turn had come. 轮到。。。
   1. Now it's your turn to speak.
   2. They are on duty by turns. 轮流
   3. We'll cross the bridge in turn. 依次
   4. They took turns to look after the baby. 轮流
5. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!
   1. an extra sum of one thousand pounds

Key structures and usage

1. 间接引语
   1. The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me.
   2. He said that business was very bad.
   3. He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.
   4. He smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year.
2. 'I never work on Sundays,' he said.
   1. He said he never worked on Sundays.
3. 'I broke that plate,' he said.
   1. He said that he had broken that plate.
4. 'Mr. Jones will see you,' she said.
   1. She said that Mr. Jones would see you.
5. 'I have just finished work,' Mr. Jones said.
   1. Mr. Jones siad that he had just finished work.

Extension

A blessing in disguise.因祸得福：一开始看起来不好或不幸的事情，但最终会带来好的结果。

A lucky dog. 幸运的人。