Lesson 15 Good news

中文

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。

英文

The secretary [ˈsekrətri] told me that Mr.Harmsworth [ˈhɑːmzwɜːθ] would see me.

I felt very nervous when I went into his office.

He did not look up from his desk when I entered [ˈentəd].

After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad.

He told me that the firm could not afford [əˈfɔːd] to pay such large salaries [sæləriz]. Twenty people had already left.

I knew that my turn had come.

"Mr.Harmsworth" I said in a weak voice.

"Don't interrupt [ˌɪntəˈrʌpt]" he said.

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

分析

The secretary told me the Mr.Harmsworth would see me.

• simple sentence:
  • the secretary [subject]
  • told [predicate verb phrase]
  • me [indirect object]
  • the Mr.Harmsworth would see me [object clause]
    • the Mr.Harmsworth [subject]
    • would see [predicate verb phrase]
    • me [object]

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I felt very nervous when I went into his office.

• complex sentence:
  • I felt very nervous
    • I [subject]
    • felt [link-verb]
    • very nervous [predicative] [adjective]
  • when I went into his office [adverbial clause of time]
    • I [subject]
    • went into [predicate verb phrase]
    • his office [object]

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He did not look up from his desk when I entered.

• complex sentence:
  • He did not look up from his desk
    • He [subject]
    • did not look up [predicate verb phrase]
    • from his desk [adverbial of place]
  • when I entered [adverbial clause of time]``
    • I [subject]
    • entered [predicate verb phrase]
• knowledge:
  • look + up + from + sth. sth. 当前为 his desk

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After I had sat down, he said the business was very bad.

• complex sentence:
  • After I had sat down
    • after + clause [adverbial clause of time]
    • I had sat down
      • I [subject]
      • had sat down [predicate verb phrase] [present perfect tense]
  • he said the business was very bad
    • he [subject]
    • said + (that) [predicate verb phrase]
    • the business was very bad [object clause]
      • the business [subject]
      • was [be verb]
      • very bad [predicative] [adjective]

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He told me that firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.

• complex sentence:
  • He [subject]
  • told [predicate verb phrase]
  • me [indirect object]
  • that + clause [object clause]
    • firm could not afford to pay such large salaries
      • firm [subject]
      • could not afford to do [predicate verb phrase]
      • to pay such large salaries [object]
• knowledge:
  • afford + to + do. + (sth.)
    • v. 负担得起...
  • tell + sth. + (that) 引导的宾语从句
    • vt. 告诉, 说, 吩咐, 断定, 知道

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Twenty people had already left.

• simple sentence:
  • Twenty people [subject]
  • had left [predicate verb phrase] [present perfect tense]
  • already [adverbial]

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I knew that my turn had come.

• complex sentence:
  • I [subject]
  • knew [predicate verb phrase]
  • that + clause [object clause]
    • my turn had come
      • my turn [subject]
      • had come [predicate verb phrase] [present perfect tense]

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'Mr.Harmsworth' I said in a weak voice.

• simple sentence:
  • I [subject]
  • said [predicate verb phrase]
  • in a weak voice [adverbial of manner]

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'Don't interrupt' He said.

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

• complex sentence:
  • then
  • he smiled
  • and
  • he told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year
    • he [subject]
    • told [predicate verb phrase]
    • me [indirect object]
    • I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year [object clause]
      • I [subject]
      • would receive [predicate verb phrase]
      • an extra thousand pounds a year [object]
• knowledge:
  • will、would 的区别
    • will和would都是情态动词，用于为主动词提供更多信息。
      • 表示意愿或预测
      • 表示习惯或倾向性
      • 表示请求
      • 表示臆想
    • would like ...
      • 作为固定搭配可用于表示:
        1. 语气委婉的要..., 想要...。
        2. 向对方提出客气的、有礼貌的请求、邀请、建议、希望或询问

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• look up 抬头看
• could not afford to 不能支付
• I knew that my turn had come.