Lesson 15



Good news



First listen and then answer the question.



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!



secretary   [ˈsekrətəri]   n. 秘书


nervous   [ˈnə:vəs]   adj. 精神紧张的


afford   [əˈfɔ:d]   v. 负担得起


weak  [wi:k]  adj. 弱的


interrupt  [ˌɪntəˈrʌpt]  v. 插话，打断