新概念英语第二册学生用书sson15新概念英语第二册学生用书Lesson15.pdf

Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 Page 1 of 8 Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 First listen and then answer the question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。? What was the 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. ‘Dont interrupt, ’he said. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year! News words and expressions 生生生词生词词词和短和短语语语 secretary(1. 1)/sekrt+ri/n. 秘书 weak(1. 7)/wi:k/adj. 弱的 nervous(1. 2)/n*::v+s/adj. 精神紧张的 interrupt(1. 8)/?intr)pt/v. 插话，打断 afford(1. 4)/_+f:d/ v. 负担得起 Notes on the text 课课课文注课文注释释释 1 look up, 抬头头看。? 2 could not afford to …“, 不可能支付，afford 为“?有能力做…“…“”?，常和can, could 连 用。? 3 I knew that my turn had come. 我知道这次该轮到我了。?my turn 指上文中有人被公司 解雇这件事。? ebook:2\nce02s15.htm 2013 -1-17 Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 Page 2 of 8 参参参考参考考考译译译译文文文文 秘书告诉我说哈姆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。? Summary writing 摘要写写写作写作作作 Answer these questions in not more than 55 words. 回答下列问题，将答案组成一个段落，不要超过55 个单词。? 1