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新概念英語(yǔ)第二冊第15課:Good news
聽(tīng)錄音,然后回答以下問(wèn)題。
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.
秘書(shū)告訴我說(shuō)哈姆斯沃斯先生要見(jiàn)我。我走進(jìn)他的辦公室,感到非常緊張。我進(jìn)去的時(shí)候。
He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad.
他連頭也沒(méi)抬。待我坐下后,他說(shuō)生意非常不景氣。
He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left.
他還告訴我,公司支付不起這么龐大的工資開(kāi)支,有20個(gè)人已經(jīng)離去。
I knew that my turn had come.
我知道這次該輪到我了。
'Mr Harmsworth' I said in a weak voice.
“哈姆斯沃斯先生”我無(wú)力地說(shuō)。
'Don't interrupt' he Said.
“不要打斷我的話(huà)”他說(shuō)。
Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra &1000 a year!
然后他微笑了一下告訴我說(shuō),我每年將得到1,000英鎊的額外收入!
New words and expressions生詞和短語(yǔ)
secretary
n.秘書(shū)
nervous
adj. 精神緊張的
afford
v.負擔得起
weak
adj.弱的
interrupt
v.插話(huà),打斷
Notes on the text課文注釋
1 look up,抬頭看。
2 could not afford to…,不可能支付,afford為“有能力做,常和can, could連用。
3 I knew that my turn had come.我知道這次該輪到我了。my turn指上文中有人被公司解雇這件事。
課文詳注Further notes on the text
1.The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me.
秘書(shū)告訴我說(shuō)哈姆斯沃斯先生要見(jiàn)我。
would在這里不是表示單純的過(guò)去將來(lái)時(shí),而是表示“想……”、“要……”的意思:
What would you like to have?
你想要吃(喝)什么?
John wouldn't lend me his bicycle.
約翰不愿意把他的自行車(chē)借給我。
2.He did not look up from his desk when I entered.
我進(jìn)去的時(shí)候,他連頭也沒(méi)抬。
在這句話(huà)的look up中,look是它的本義“看”、“瞧”。look up一般表示原先在埋頭干什么之后抬頭看。
He looked up(from his book)when he heard a noise.
他聽(tīng)到聲音后就抬起了頭。(原先在讀書(shū))
3.I knew that my turn had come.
我知道這次該輪到我了。
turn在這里是名詞,意為“輪流”、“輪班”、“(依次輪流時(shí)各自的)一次機會(huì )”。
I have already asked two questions. Now it's your turn.
我已經(jīng)問(wèn)了兩個(gè)問(wèn)題。該輪到你了。
When his turn came, he couldn't speak any word.
輪到他時(shí),他卻一個(gè)字也說(shuō)不出來(lái)。
4.‘Mr. Harmsworth,’I said in a weak voice.
“哈姆斯沃斯先生,”我無(wú)力地說(shuō)。
weak在這里不是指身體虛弱,而是指聲音“微弱”、“無(wú)力”,因為怕被開(kāi)除而感到緊張。
5.Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!
然后他微笑了一下告訴我說(shuō),我每年將得到1,000英鎊的額外收入。
。1)extra表示“額外的”、“外加的”、“份外的”。
On Sundays, I usually get some extra sleep.
星期天我通常要多睡一會(huì )兒。
Last month, he was paid an extra hundred pounds.
他上個(gè)月多得了100英鎊。
。2)a在這里可譯為“每一”。
I went to London once a month.
我每月去一次倫敦。
Jack telephoned Pauline four times a day.
杰克每天給波琳打4次電話(huà)。
語(yǔ)法Grammar in use
間接引語(yǔ)(Indirect speech)。
把某人所說(shuō)的話(huà)告訴另外一個(gè)人時(shí),應該使用間接引語(yǔ)(有的語(yǔ)法書(shū)稱(chēng)之為“轉述引語(yǔ)”)。引述動(dòng)詞(如say,tell)可能是現在時(shí),也可能是過(guò)去時(shí)(最常用)。間接陳述句的時(shí)態(tài)往往受引述動(dòng)詞的影響。引述陳述句時(shí)最常用的動(dòng)詞是say和tell。它們之間的區別是tell后面必須跟表示人稱(chēng)的間接賓語(yǔ)(tell sb….),而say后面則可跟或不跟to +講話(huà)對象。如果需要提到聽(tīng)話(huà)者,tell +間接賓語(yǔ)通常比say + to +sb。更常用。在say和tell后面一般不可加逗號。如果間接引語(yǔ)中的引述動(dòng)詞是現在時(shí),那么其后的時(shí)態(tài)通常與原來(lái)口頭陳述句的時(shí)態(tài)相同。轉述剛剛說(shuō)完的話(huà)時(shí)通常如此;引述動(dòng)詞如果是過(guò)去時(shí),那么間接引語(yǔ)中的時(shí)態(tài)通常要“往回移”(即“倒移”)。一條普遍的規則是“現在時(shí)變?yōu)檫^(guò)去時(shí),過(guò)去時(shí)變?yōu)檫^(guò)去完成時(shí)”。
直接引語(yǔ):
‘I can see him now!’
“我現在可以見(jiàn)他!”
間接引語(yǔ):
Didn't Mr.Smith see you?
史密斯先生沒(méi)見(jiàn)你嗎?
No,his secretary told me / said that he had gone home.
沒(méi)有,他的秘書(shū)(告訴我)說(shuō)他已經(jīng)回家了。
詞匯學(xué)習Word study
1.nervous adj.
。1)神經(jīng)質(zhì)的,神經(jīng)緊張的;
She is a nervous woman. Do you see that nervous smile on her face?
她是個(gè)神經(jīng)質(zhì)的女人。你看見(jiàn)她臉上那種神經(jīng)質(zhì)的微笑了嗎?
。2)緊張的,擔心的,情緒不安的;
I feel very nervous before exams.
我在考試前感到非常緊張。
He had never spoken in public, so he was very nervous.
他從未當眾講過(guò)話(huà),因此他非常緊張。
。3)與nervous容易混淆的另一個(gè)詞是irritable(易怒的,急躁的);
Our teacher is an irritable old lady. She gets angry easily.
我們的老師是位脾氣急躁的老太太。她很容易生氣。
2.a(chǎn)fford vt.
。1)買(mǎi)得起(常與can連用);
We can/can't afford a car this year.
我們今年買(mǎi)得起/買(mǎi)不起小汽車(chē)。
。2)擔負得起(損失、后果等),花得起(時(shí)間)(常與can連用);
I can't afford to be ill again.
我不能再病了。
I can only afford one week for the trip.
我只能為這次旅行抽出一周的時(shí)間。
。3)提供,給予;
Joe afforded us a room for the night.
那天晚上喬為我們提供了一個(gè)房間過(guò)夜。
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