Lesson 15:Good news New words: secretary n. 秘书(secret 秘密) nervous adj. 精神紧张的 afford v. 负担得起 firm n. 公司 salary n. 工资 weak adj. 弱的 interrupt v. 插话，打断 receive v. 收到，接收 extra adj. 额外的 pound n. 英镑 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 week voice. ‘Don’t interrupt,’ he said. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year! Notes: look up 抬头看，仰望，查阅，(久别)拜访 e.g. I looked your address up in the personnel file. 我从人事档案查到了你的地址。 I’ll try to look him up, ask him a few question. 翻译：我仰望星空，它是那样晴朗美好。_____ 我可以在字典里查到这个单词。_____ 这周末我将去拜访我的外公外婆。_____ could not afford to… 不可能支付。afford vt. 有能力做…,负担得起，常和can, could连用 e.g. I can’t afford a new phone. I wish I could afford to buy a car. 翻译：我能够买得起它吗？_____ 我能够买得起这辆自行车。_____ interrupt v. 插话，打断 interruption n. 打断 e.g. I’m sorry to interrupt you. 很抱歉打断一下。 翻译：在别人讲话时打断别人是不礼貌的。_____ receive v. 接到，收到 e.g. I receive a big doll last year. 翻译：我们没有收到任何结果。_____ extra adj. 额外的，多加的 e.g. Everything else you do is extra. 翻译：她很喜欢这份工作，又能带来额外的收入。 _____ 昨天，你怎么利用那额外的一小时的呢？ _____ Lesson 16: A polite request New words: polite adj. 礼貌的 request v.& n. 要求，请求 park v. 停车 traffic n. 交通 ticket n. 交通违规罚款单，票 note n. 便条 area n. 地段，地区 sign n. 指示牌 reminder n. 提示 fail v. 无视，忘记；失败 obey v. 服从 What was the polite request If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car: ‘Sir, we welcome you to our city. This is a ‘No Parking’ area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder.’ If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it! Notes: request n.&v. 请求，要求 at the request of… 应…人的要求、请求 on request 应要求 e.g. 1) Students are requested to gather at the gate. 2) She went to the office at the request of her teacher. 翻译:我们应他的要求而做。_____ 老师要求我们每周写一篇文章_____ park v. 停车 停车场: parking area 禁止停车：No parking traffic n. 交通 traffic lights 红绿灯 traffic jam 交通堵塞 heavy traffic 交通拥挤 street sign 交通标志 traffic police 交通警察 police 做主语，谓语动词用复数。 翻译：警察在追赶小偷。_____ if he lets you go without a ticket , 如果他没给你罚单就放你走。 let sb./s ... ...
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