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秘书告诉我说哈姆斯沃斯先生要见我。
the secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me
要见我:would see me
secretary: 秘书 -
我走进他的办公室,感到非常紧张。
I went to his office and feel very nervous
I felt very nervous when I went into his office -
我进去的时候,他连头也没抬。
he did not look up from his desk when I entered
when引导的时间状语
他连头也没抬:he did not look up from his desk -
待我坐下后,他说生意非常不景气。
after I sat down, he said that business was very bad
时间状语 after 可在句前,可在句后
生意非常不景气: business was very bad
过去时 -
他还告诉我,公司支付不起这么庞大的工资开支,有20个人已经离去。
he told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. twenty people had already left
支付不起: could not afford to pay ,
过去将来时:could/should + V原
过去完成时 had left
already 副词的位置在助动词和动词之间
开支,工资:salary,
salary 英[ˈsæləri]
美[ˈsæləri, ˈsælri] n. 薪水,薪金,薪俸; vt. 给…加薪; 给…薪水; 发…薪水; 付…薪水;
庞大的:suich large , huge , giant , mass , vast
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我知道这次该轮到我了。
I knew that my turn had come
过去时态
轮到我了my turn had come
this is my round 这次轮到我买单了,round有回合的意思 -
“哈姆斯沃斯先生,”我无力地说。
“Mr’ Harmsworth” I said in a weak voice
in a weak voice :无力的,介词短语状语
过去时 -
“不要打断我的话,”他说。
“don‘t interrupt” he said
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然后他微笑了一下告诉我说,我每年将得到1,000 英镑的额外收入。
then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year
为什么这里是a year 不是 every year
过去时 smiled and told ,and连接二个连续的动作
过去将来时would receive , should/could + V原 表过去将来时
过去将来时是由“should \ would + 动词原形”构成的.
He asked me yesterday when I should leave for Paris.
昨天他问我什么时候动身去巴黎.
They wanted to know how they would finish the homework earlier.
他们想知道怎样才能早一点完成家庭作业.
过去将来时的构成(句型如下:)
肯定句:主语+be(was,were)going to+动词原形+其他
否定句:主语+be(was,were)not going to+动词原形+其他
疑问句:Be(Was,Were)+主语+going to+动词原形+其他
肯定句:主语+would(should)+动词原形+其他
否定句:主语+would(should)not+动词原形 +其他
疑问句:Would(Should)+主语+动词原形+其他