裕兴新概念英语第二册笔记 第十五课 课文讲解

裕兴新概念英语第二册笔记第十五课课文讲解
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 thousand pounds a year!
秘书告诉我说哈姆斯沃斯先生要见我。

我走进他的办公室，感到非常紧张。

我进去的时候，他连头也没抬。

待我坐下后，他说生意非常不景气。

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。

我知道这次该轮到我了。

“哈姆斯沃斯先生，”我无力地说。

“不要打断我的话，”他说。

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。

1. I felt very nervous when I went into his office.
feel- felt-felt
eg. I felt nervous. 我感到很紧张。

eg. I felt excited. 我感到很兴奋。

2. He did not look up from his desk when I entered.
look up 抬头，仰视，查字典
与look相关的其它短语
look down upon sb 轻视某人
look round 环顾，向四周看
look out 小心，注意
look like 看起来像
look for 寻找
look-in n. 顺便拜访，（成功，胜利的）机会
get a look-in 有赢得的希望
enter/go into 进入
3. He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.
firm 公司，商号（两人以上合资经营的商业性机构）
a trading firm 贸易公司
corporation [,kɔ:pə'reiʃən] (Am) 股份有限公司
缩写为corp
company 由若干人组成的经营商业的公司
a bus company 公共汽车公司
limited liability company 有限责任公司
enterprise
1) 企业，公司
a business enterprise
a private enterprise 私人公司
2) 事业，尤指艰巨、带有冒险性质的事业
start a new enterprise 开始一项新的事业
group 集团
business
1) 商行，公司
a big business 大公司
open a business 开办公司
2) 生意
eg. Business is business. 生意归生意，交情归交情；公事公办。

3) 事
eg. Mind your own business! 管好你自己的事就可以了。

so/much 如此
1) such + n./n.短语
such a beautiful day. 多美好的天气啊！
2) so + adj./adv. + n.
so beautiful a day
3) such +可数名词复数及不可数名词
4) so many/much/little/few + n.
such large salaries 如此大的工资开销
so little water 如此少的水
such a shock 如此震惊
such a hurry 如此匆忙
such a wonderful time 如此美好的时光
or: so wonderful a time
so many people 如此众多的人
so few books 如此少的书
4. I knew that my turn had come.
turn n. 顺序，轮流
5. 'Mr.Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice.
in a weak voice 用微弱的声音
6. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year! extra 额外的，外加的
eg. On Sundays, I usually get some extra sleep.
eg. Extra work deserves extra pay.
Special Difficulties
nevous/irritable ['ɪrɪtəbəl] adj.易怒的, 急躁的
eg. Examinations make me nervous. 考试令我紧张。

eg. He is such an irritable person, you can hardly speak to him.
他这个人如此易怒，你简直没法同他说话。

office 办公室
study 书房
desk 书桌
eg. There are six people in our office.
eg. The living room is next to the study. 起居室在书房旁边。

eg. My desk is covered with books. 我的书桌上面堆满了书。

afford 负担得起…
eg. Will you buy this car? 你将买这辆车吗？
I can’t afford it. 我买不起。

I can’t afford ￡7,000. 我掏不起7000英镑。

eg. You can afford this model, It’s not very expensive. 你买得起这种型号/款式，它不是很贵。

eg. I haven’t been to the cinema lately. I can’t afford the time. 我最近没去电影院，我没有时间。

Exercise 用适当的词填空：
1) We shall use the spare room in our new house as a study.
2) Smith works in a lawyer’s office.
3) She felt very nervous before the plane took off.
4) I can only afford to pay $100 a week rent.
5) Since his illness he has been very irritable.He is always losing his temper.。