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!
 
News words and expressions 生词和短语
 
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)/?int'r)pt/v. 插话，打断
afford(1. 4)/_+'f&:d/ v. 负担得起
 
Notes on the text 课文注释
 
1  look up, 抬头看。
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。
 
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。
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  Who wanted to see you?
2  How did you feel about this?
3  Where did you go?
4  Did he say that business was bad, or did he say that it was good?
5  Could the firm pay such large salaries or not?
6  How many people had left already?
7  Did he ask you to leave as well or not?
8  What did he offer you?
 
Key structures 关键句型
 
He said that…He told me…间接引语
在第1册的第99-102课和第133-136课，我们已经接触到了直接引语和间接引语。在把直接引语改为间接引语时，除了用动词say以外，还可用动词tell，后面可跟人名或代词作间接宾语，然后是以that引导的引语作直接宾语。
Study these sentences carefully.
仔细阅读以下句子。
‘I am busy, ’he said. “我忙，”他说道。
He says that he is busy. 他说他忙。
He said that he was busy. 他说过他忙。
He told me that he was busy. 他告诉过我他忙。
‘I never work on Sundays, ’she said. “我星期日从不工作，”她说。
She says that she never works on Sundays. 她说她星期日从不工作。
She said that she never worked on Sundays. 她说过她星期日从不工作。
She told Mr. Harmsworth that she never worked on Sundays. 她告诉过哈姆斯沃斯先生，她星期日从不工作。
‘I have just finished work, ’Mr. Jones said. “我刚刚完成工作，”琼斯先生说。
Mr. Jones says that he has just finished work. 琼斯先生说他刚刚完成工作。
Mr. Jones said that he had just finished work. 琼斯先生说过他刚刚完成工作。
Mr. Jones told his wife that he had just finished work. 琼斯先生告诉过他的夫人，他刚刚完成工作。
‘I broke that plate, ’ he said. “我把那个盘子打破了，”他说道。
He says that he broke that plate. 他说他打碎了那个盘子。
He said that he had broken that plate. 他说过他打碎了那个盘子。
He told me that he had broken that plate. 他告诉我他打碎了那个盘子。
Mr. Jones will see you now, ’she said. “琼斯先生现在要见你，”她说。
She says that Mr. Jones will see you now. 她说琼斯先生现在要见你。
She said that Mr. Jones would see you now. 她说过琼斯先生现在要见你。
She told me that Mr. Jones would see you now. 她告诉我琼斯先生现在要见你。
‘You can go now, ’ the teacher said. “你现在可以走了，”老师说。
The teacher says that you can go now. 老师说你现在可以走了。
The teacher said that you could go now. 老师说过你现在可以走了。
The teacher told the pupil that he could go now. 老师告诉过学生他可以走了。
 
Exercises练习
 
A  These questions are about the passage. Write a complete sentence in answer to each question.
这些问题都是有关课文的，用一个完整的句子来回答以下每个问题。
1  a What did the secretary tell me?
b what were the secretary's exact words?
2  a What did Mr. Harmsworth say after I had sat down?
b What were Mr. Harmsworth's exact words?
3  a What did Mr Harmsworth tell me about the firm?
b What were Mr. Harmsworth's exact words?
B  Supply said or told in the following sentences. Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
在下面的句子里填上said或told，并用括号中动词的正确时态填空。
1  He ______ me that she ______ (come)tomorrow.
2  The gardener ______ that he ______ (cut)that tree down yesterday.
3  I ______ you I ______ (have)never played tennis before.
4  What ______ he ______ that he ______ (do)?
5  When ______ he ______ you that he ______ (buy)this car?
6  He ______ he ______ (cannot)understand me.
7  He ______ that he ______ (work)all day yesterday.
8  He ______ me he never ______ (write)letters to anybody.
9  Why ______ you ______ that you ______ (be) busy?
10  He ______ that he ______ (will wait)for me.
 
Special difficulties 难点
 
Words often confused and misused 经常客易混淆和误用的词
a  Nervous and Irritable. I felt very nervous. (11. 1-2)
Nervous 紧张不安的(restless or uneasy):Examinations make me nervous. 考试使我感到紧张。
Irritable易怒的(easily made angry):He is such an irritable person, you can hardly speak to him. 他这个人如此容易发怒，你简直没有办法与他讲话。
b  Office(1. 2), Study, Desk(1. 3).
Study these examples:
细读以下例句：
There are six people in our office. 我们办公室有6个人。
The living room is next to the study. I often read in the study when I want peace and quiet. 起居室在书房的隔壁，当我需要安静时我常在书房里看书。
My desk is covered with books. 我的书桌上铺满了书。
c  Afford(1. 4).
Study these examples:
细读以下例句：
Will you buy this car? I can't afford it. I can't afford ￡ 7, 000. 你想买这辆车吗？我买不起，我掏不出7，000英镑。
You can afford this model. It's not very expensive. 你能买得起这种型号的，它不很贵。
I haven't been to the cinema lately, I can't afford the time. 最近我一直没去电影院，我没时间。
 
Exercise练习
 
Supply any of the above words in the sentences below.
用上面的词填空。
1  We shall use the spare room in our new house as a ______ .
2  Smith works in a lawyer's ______ .
3  She felt very ______ before the plane took off
4  I can only ______ to pay ￡100  a week rent.
5  Since his illness he has been very ______ . He is always losing his temper.
 
Multiple choice questions 多项选择题
 
Comprehension 理解
1  The writer felt nervous because ______ .
a．Mr. Harmsworth wanted to see him
b．the secretary told him that Mr. Harmsworth wanted to see him
c．business was very bad
d．he thought he would lose his job
2  The writer ______ .
a．expected to receive some extra money
b．was surprised to receive some extra money
c．wanted to receive some extra money
d．asked for some extra money Structure 句型
3‘Mr. Harmsworth ______ see you, ’the secretary said.
a．would                               b．shall
c．will                                 d．could
4  ______ did he feel? Very nervous.
a．Wha t                               b．How
c．How much                        d．Which
5  The firm couldn't pay ______ large salaries.
a．so                                     b．such a
c．such                                 d．a such
6  ______ turn is it? It's your turn.
a．Which                               b．To whom
c．Who                               d．Whose
7‘Mr. Harmsworth, ’I said ______ a weak voice.
a．in                                     b．with
c．on                                    d．under
Vocabulary 词汇
8  Mr. Harmsworth wanted to see me. He wanted to ______ me.
a．watch                               b．look at
c．look for                            d．speak to
9  I felt nervous because I felt ______ .
a．angry                                b．cross
c．anxious                             d．ill
10  It's your turn ______ .
a．It's your line                      b．It's your row
c．You're next                       d．It's your chance
11  Don't interrupt!Don't ______ .
a．speak                                b．talk
c．talk while I'm talking          d．cut off
12  The writer would receive an extra ￡1, 000  a year. He would get￡1, 000  a year ______ .
a．less                                  b．more
c．over                                 d．up
 
Sentence structure 句子结构
 
Rewrite this sentence, then check your answer against the text.
改写以下句子，然后对照课文第4－5行，核对你的答案。
The firm hadn't the money to pay such large salaries.
The firm couldn't ______ .