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课件网) Lesson15 Good news Key words and expressions secretary [‘sekr t ri] n. 秘书 New words and expressions secretary --What does a secretary do --A secretary types letters. n. 秘书，（英）大臣，（美）部长 a private secretary 私人秘书 the Secretary of State (美)国务卿 secret n.秘密 nervous [‘n :v s] adj. 精神紧张的 n. nerve n. 神经 New words and expressions nervous The exam is coming, so I feel very nervous. adj. 担忧的，紧张的 当我走进他的办公室时，我感到很紧张。 I felt very nervous when I went into his office. The old woman felt nervous as she tried to cross the busy road. 这位老太太穿过拥挤的马路时感到很紧张。 Don't be nervous! 别紧张！ nervous&worried&anxious nervous:紧张的 worried:为某事情担心 anxious:非常担心的 afford [ ’f :d] v. 负担得起 New words and expressions afford I have a lot of money, so I could afford an apartment. v. 买得起，经受得住，承担得起 afford sth: e.g. I can afford the book. afford money/ time: e.g. I can afford five yuan. afford to do sth: e.g. I can afford to buy the book. (注意：一定要加情态动词can) 今年夏天我无法度假因为时间不够。 I couldn't afford a holiday this summer because I don’t have any time. 我们付不起这个价钱。 We can't afford to pay such a price. weak [wi:k] 弱的 New words and expressions strong 强壮的 weak adj. 虚弱的，不结实的 Her legs felt weak. 她两腿发软。 She was weak after her illness. 她病后很虚弱。 a weak building 一座不牢固的建筑 a weak smile 一个淡淡的微笑 weak sunlight 微弱的阳光 interrupt [, nt ’r pt] v. 打断，插话 New words and expressions interrupt stop sb. speaking, break in/ cut in v. 中断，打岔，插嘴 n. interruption 别打断我。 Don't interrupt me. Traffic in the city was interrupted by a snowstorm. 市内交通被暴风雪所阻断。 It is rude to interrupt. 打断别人的话是不礼貌的。 interrupt & disturb disturb表示对别人或别的事物造成干扰，引起不安、骚动或烦恼，但 不一定影响事情的进展 。 interrupt意为“打断”“插嘴“，指通过言语或行为影响别人，使当前的情况 中断。 disturb sb:打扰某人 interrupt sb:打断某人的话 I have a hundred pounds now. Then my dad give me three extra pounds! 额外的，另外的 extra adj. 额外的 extra time 加时赛 extra work 额外工作 I think they didn’t want any extra help. 我想他们不需要额外帮助。 extra pay for extra work 额外工作的额外报酬 Key words and expressions 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 look up 向上看， 查阅 extra adj. 额外的 an extra thousand pounds Text learing Text 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 ... ...
