Lesson 15. Good News
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 a year!
Lesson 15. Good News
Good news
Bad news
New words
Do you know them??
Kofi Atta Annan
潘基文
they are general secretaries.
The party secretary/ The secretary of China
1.The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when I went into his office.
The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me
★secretary n. 秘书 secret [n] 秘密 tell /keep a secret [adj]a secret marriage a secretary of state 国家秘书长
★nervous adj. 精神紧张的 nerve 神经
be nervous about /of worried：为以后的事情担心 upset:不安的 irritable 易怒的
（1）interfere in someone else‘s activity
（2）make a break in 同义词（disrupt, break up, cut off）
We interrupt the program for the following reasons….
What do they look?
They’re/look tired
tired How do you feel today?
sad
good
cold
horrible bad
afraid
hot
happy
strange young hungry
1.Who is Mr. Harmsworth? 2.How does the writer feel today? 3.What did Mr. Harmห้องสมุดไป่ตู้worth say about the business?
秘书告诉我说哈姆斯沃斯先生要见我。 would 在这里不是表示单纯的过去将来时，
而是表示“想……”、“要……” ： What would you like to have? 你想要吃（喝）什么？
John wouldn‘t lend me his bicycle. 翰不愿意把他的自行车借给我。
The Object Clause 宾语从句
afford用法 (1).afford sb. a help (offer)
The boy was affording a help to the girl.
★weak adj. 弱的 in a weak voice
★interrupt v. 插话，打断 (n.)interruption
It is impolite to interrupt others .
Strong（强的）(good/loud/great)
He has a strong/healthy body
Great mind
Hawking has a great/strong mind but a weak body.
interrupt
同义词：disrupt (n. interruption)
nervous
eg.The boy feels nervous because of the exam.
★afford v. 负担得起 afford sth. afford money/time -----I can afford five yuan./I can
afford the book. afford to do sth. -----I can afford to buy the book.
weak(弱的)
（ sick/low/dull ）
Weak health
身体
声音 Weak/low voice
视力
Eg. You are weak and not fit to command an
army
智力 a weak mind(低能)
学习能力 he is weak in mathematics.
结构：
主句
+ 引导词
+ 从句
The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me.
= The secretary told me Mr. Harmsworth would see me.
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that 可以省略
2-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.