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 .
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
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. . 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.
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.
（2） 在这里可译为“每一”：
a
I went to London once a month.
我每月去一次伦敦。
TASK
1.Find out all the Indirect Speech in the text; 2.Change them into Direct Speech.
Time limits:5mins
What do you think of the writer?
Key structure(直接引语与间接引语的转换)
I am busy ,’he said. He said that he was busy. He told me that he was busy. She said that Mr.Jones would see you now. She told me that…
extra 表示“额外的”、“外加的”、“份外的”： On Sundays, I usually get some extra sleep.
（1 ）
然后他微笑了一下告诉我说，我每年将得到1000英镑的额外收入。
星期天我通常要多睡一会儿。
Last month, he was paid an extra hundred pounds.
(1) enter & enter for
enter+ 地点，表示‚进入‛ enter for,报名参加（各种竞赛、考试等活动）
(2)After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. 过去完成时，after 引导，主句动作早于从句
前
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（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?
(3)He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. afford to do sth 支付得起 pay salary 支付工资
pay的基本用法是： pay(sb.) money for sth. 付钱(给某人)买 ,如：I have to pay them 20 pounds for this room each month. 我每个月要付20英镑的房租。 pay for sth. 付……的钱。 如：I have to pay for the book lost.我不得不赔丢失的书款。 pay for sb. 替某人付钱。 如：Don‟t worry！ I‟ll pay for you. 27
而是指声音“微弱”、“无力”， 因为怕被开除而感到紧张。
Lesson 15. Good News
voice,嗓音 sound,声音 noise 噪音
Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!
look up
a) (= to raise one’s head) 抬头
我抬起头来看时，见到有学生静静地看着我。
When I looked up, I saw five students watching me quietly. b) (= to search or consult) 查阅，查找
你应该在字典上查一下这个单词。
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
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!
Weak health
身体
声音 Weak/low voice
weak(弱的)
视力
（ sick/low/dull ）
Eg. You are weak and not fit to command an army
a weak mind(低能)
智力
学习能力 he is weak in mathematics.
★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
别担心，我会给你付钱的。
3-Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had come.„ I knew that my turn had come.„我知道这次该轮到我了。
turn 在这里是名词，意为“轮流”、“轮班”、“（依次轮流时各自
‘Mr. Jones will see you now’ she said.
‘I broke that plate,’ he said.
He said that he had broken the plate. He told me that …
‘I have just finished work" Mr. Jones said.该怎么改呢 ？
的）一次机会”：
I have already asked two questions. Now it‟s your turn.
我已经问了两个问题。该轮到你了。
When his turn came, he couldn„t speak any word.
轮到他时，他却一个字也说不出来。
4-„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! in a weak voice weak在这里不是指身体虚弱，