Lesson 15 Good news

Lesson 15 Good news

词汇

secretary n. 秘书，大臣
构成：secret a. 秘密的 n. 秘密
　　　ary 表示“一类”
同类：dictionary 字典
　　　library 图书馆
　　　missionary 传教士
相关：the British Foreign Secretary 英国外交大臣
例句：Tina作为秘书在Conan的公司工作。
　　　Tina worked as a secretary in Conan’s company.
相关：private secretary 私人秘书
近义词：assistant 助理，助手
　　　　office assistant办公室助理
　　　　shop assistant 导购
　　　　helper 帮手，助手
　　　　kitchen hand 厨房帮工

nervous a. 紧张的
构成：nerve n. 神经，勇气
　　　-ous 形容词后缀
区别:
nervous a. 精神紧张的 [事情发生前]
worried a. 担心的 [为以后的事情]
搭配：be worried about … 担心……
　　　upset a. 不安的 [对以前的事情]
例句：妈妈担心他的成绩。
　　　Mother is worried about his result

afford v. 负担得起 vt. 买得起 [常与can/can’t连用]
用法：afford + 东西
例句：我们买不起那辆跑车。
　　　We can’ t afford that sport car.
vt. 担负得起(损失)，花得起(时间)
用法：afford + money/time
例如：I can afford the holiday. (有空去)
例句：我只有一周时间去旅行。
　　　I can only afford one week for the trip.
用法：afford to do
例句：我不能再病了。
　　　I can’t afford to be ill again.
vt. 提供，给予 = offer/give
例句：Conan 给我们一间房间过夜。
　　　Conan afforded us a room for the night.

课文部分

The secretary told me that 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 1000 pounds a year!

语言点

The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me.
秘书告诉我Harmsworth先生想要见我。
would：表示“想要…”的意思
例如：你想吃点什么?
　　　What would you like to have?
过去将来时：站在过去看将来

He did not look up from his desk when I entered.
当我进去的时候，他没有抬头看我。
look up：表示原先在埋头苦干，之后抬起头
例句：当我听到了噪音，我抬起头来。
　　　I looked up when I heard a noise.
look up的另一个意思：查阅
搭配：look up the dictionary / website

He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.
他告诉我公司没法支付得起这么多工资了。
salary 相关：
collect salary 领薪水
pay salary 支付薪水
good salary 高工资
low salary 低工资
例句：Conan的工资很低。
　　　Conan’s salary is very low.
近义词：
earnings：通过劳动或投资等手段得到的收入。
allowance：收入中的补贴部分。
salary：指按年定下，按月或星期平均给予的报酬，指脑力劳动者的薪水。
wage：多用复数形式，指按小时、日或星期的报酬，通常指体力劳动者的工资。
pay：是个通用词，可取代salary与wage

I knew that my turn had come. 我知道轮到我了。
turn n. 轮流，轮班 v. 旋转
It’s one’s turn to do 轮到某人做某事
turn to sb. 向某人求助
例句：轮到Conan去踢他了。
　　　It’s Conan’s turn to kick him.