Lesson 15 笔记.docx

Lesson 15Good news.Part 1 Words and Expressions1. secretary[sekr?t?r?]N.秘书secret秘密keep secret必威体育官网网址Secretary of State美国国务卿the Secretary General联合国秘书长2. nervous[n??v?s] adj.紧张的，不安的get nervous 变得紧张be nervous about为…感到紧张Dont be nervous!不要紧张.worried 担忧的 upset 不安的，沮丧的（不好的事情发生后）Keep your nerve（神经）! / Stay calm!保持镇定3. afford[?f??d] vt.支付的起（时间、金钱），买得起I can`t afford an Apple 6s, I can only afford six apples我买不起苹果6s, 我只买得起六个苹果。affordsth. 负担得起…We can`t afford the loss of a day. 我们承担不起一天的损失。afford to do sth. I can afford a car. = I can afford to buy a car.4.weak[wi?k] adj.虚弱的，软弱的，差的weak voice微弱的声音weak smile弱弱的笑容be weak insth. / doing sth.在某事或做某事方面很弱He is weak in spoken English. = He is weak in speaking English.他口语很差。他讲英语很差。weakness n.软弱；弱点；缺点5. interrupt[??nt??r?pt] 打扰，打断（别人的话）vt. / vi.Please don’t interrupt. I`m on the phone.别捣乱，我在打电话呢。interruption n.中断；打断interrupt sb. 打断某人的话vt.e.g:我不想打断你,请把你的故事讲下去。I don`t want to interrupt you. Go on with your erruptsth. 中断;遮断;阻碍e.g: You interrupted my thoughts.你打断了我的思路。近义词：disturb打扰，扰乱别人vt. / vi.disturb sb. I sorry to disturb you.抱歉打扰你一下。Do not disturb! 请勿打扰！Part 2 TEXTThe secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when I went into his office. He did not lookup 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 thousand pounds a year!Note to the text1.The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me.划线部分为宾语从句，作谓语动词told的直接宾语。而would see 不仅表示过去将来时，would也表示了主语的意愿She said that she would help me.她说她会（愿意）帮我。2. He did not look up from his desk when I entered.look up表示先埋头干什么，之后抬头看。 Look词组大比拼look after 照顾，看管look around 东张西望look at 注视，着眼于look back 回顾look for 寻找；期待，期望look down on 俯视；轻视look forward to 盼望，期待look