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.

'Don't interrupt,' he said.

Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!

New words and expressions 生词和短语 

secretary n. 秘书 

nervous adj. 精神紧张的 

afford v. 负担得起 

weak adj. 弱的 

interrupt v. 插话，打断 

参考译文 

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。