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The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me.
秘书告诉我，哈姆斯沃斯先生要见我。
told me that... 是宾语从句；would see me 是过去将来时，从 told 的过去时角度往后看。
I felt very nervous when I went into his office.
当我走进他办公室时，我感到非常紧张。
felt nervous 写心理状态；when I went into... 交代触发时刻。
He did not look up from his desk when I entered.
我进去时，他甚至没有从办公桌前抬起头来。
look up from his desk 表示“从案头抬头看一眼”；这个细节营造压迫感。
After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad.
我坐下以后，他说生意非常糟糕。
after I had sat down 用过去完成时强调坐下先发生；business was very bad 是坏消息铺垫。
He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.
他告诉我，公司负担不起支付这么高的工资。
could not afford to pay 是高频结构；such large salaries 中 such 修饰名词短语。
Twenty people had already left.
已经有二十个人离开了。
had already left 用过去完成时，说明这些人早在这次谈话前就走了。
I knew that my turn had come.
我知道轮到我了。
my turn had come 是固定表达，意思是“该轮到我倒霉/上场了”。
"Mr. Harmsworth," I said in a weak voice.
“哈姆斯沃斯先生，”我用微弱的声音说道。
in a weak voice 表示“有气无力、底气不足地说”。
"Don't interrupt," he said.
“别打断我，”他说。
interrupt 指“打断别人说话”；语气进一步加重紧张感。
Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!
然后他微笑着告诉我，我每年将额外得到一千英镑！
最后一句完成反转；would receive 仍然是过去将来时。an extra thousand pounds a year 表示“每年额外一千镑”。

单元概要

本课以“以为自己要被裁，结果竟然加薪”的办公室场景制造反转。重点训练宾语从句、过去完成时、afford to do、such large salaries 以及 turn 的惯用表达。

精读导图
1. 先写秘书传话，我忐忑进办公室。
2. 再写老板连续铺陈坏消息，让我以为自己要被裁掉。
3. 结尾反转：不是辞退，而是加薪。

复述提示
The secretary told me that ...
When I entered, Mr. Harmsworth ...
I thought ..., but in the end he told me ...

单词表

单词音标释义精讲
secretary/ˈsekrətri/n. 秘书
  • history
  • secret[5σι:κριτ] n v注意读音与secretary的区别
nervous/ˈnɜːvəs/adj. 紧张的
  • be nervous 事情发生时
  • worried : 为以后的事情担心
  • upset:不安的 (对以前的事情)
office/ˈɒfɪs/n. 办公室
  • go into his office 带有明显职场谈话氛围。
firm/fɜːm/n. 公司
  • the firm 与 earlier lessons 里的 company 语义接近，偏英式。
afford/əˈfɔːd/v. 负担得起
  • 1、afford sth. : I can afford the coat (东西)
  • I can afford the hoilday.有时间去
  • 2、afford money/time : I can afford five yuan./I can afford the book.
  • afford to do sth. : I can afford to buy the book.
  • (can/can’t)afford sth.前面一般都要加情态动词 “can/can’t”
salary/ˈsæləri/n. 工资；薪水
  • large salaries 指较高的工资水平。
weak/wiːk/adj. 虚弱的；无力的
  • in a weak voice 强调说话时没有底气。
interrupt/ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/v. 打断
  • (n.)interruption
  • disturb : 打扰某人
  • interrupt : 打断某人的话
  • Sorry to...

短语

短语意思
tell sb. that ...告诉某人……
go into one's office走进某人的办公室
look up from one's desk从桌前抬头
business is very bad生意很差
afford to pay负担得起支付
such large salaries这么高的工资
my turn has / had come轮到我了
an extra thousand pounds a year每年额外一千英镑
be nervous事情发生时

语法点

宾语从句串联整场谈话

told me that..., said that..., told me I would receive... 都属于间接引语或宾语从句，让整篇像在复述老板说过的话。

相似句：
  • She said that she was tired.
  • He told me that the train would be late.

过去完成时表示谈话前已发生

After I had sat down, Twenty people had already left, my turn had come 都是在老板宣布结果之前已经成立的情况。

相似句：
  • After he had locked the door, he left.
  • They had finished the work before noon.

afford to do / such + 名词短语

could not afford to pay such large salaries 是整句重点。afford 后可接不定式；such 修饰的是 large salaries 这个名词短语。

相似句：
  • We can't afford to waste time.
  • It was such a good film that we watched it twice.

would 表过去将来

Mr. Harmsworth would see me 和 I would receive ... 都不是虚拟，而是站在过去时间点看“之后会发生”的事。

相似句：
  • He said he would come the next day.
  • I knew she would help me.

读写提示

  • 办公室反转故事要把压迫气氛先做足，后面的好消息才更有力量。
  • 这课适合抓“我怎么想”和“事实是什么”的反差线索。
  • my turn had come 是复述老板谈话时非常好用的一句。
  • 结尾的 extra thousand pounds a year 必须保留，这是整篇 punchline。

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Multiple choice questions

6______ turn is it? It's your turn.未做

a.Whic b.To whom c.Who d.Whose

6d...未做
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(书面语)my turn has come,(口语)it is my turn

轮到谁 : whose turn (is it)?who is next?

10It's your turn ______ .未做

a.It's your line b.It's your row c.You're next d.It's your chance

10c...未做
显示答案与解析

It's your turn.You're next.

12The writer would receive an extra ￡1, 000 a year. He would get￡1, 000 a year ______ .未做

a.less b.more c.over d.up

12.未做
显示答案与解析

extra,other,more,another, over

最灵活的是more,two more eggs,once more

more可以放数词和名词之间, 甚至可以放在整个名词的后面

extra和other一定放在数词和名词之间, another一定放在数词前面

over sth : 超过(多余)什么东西, over three years

up : 往上, climb up

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语法精粹

  • 一般过去进行时 : 跟过去的一个时间或动作同时发生
  • 间接引语
  • 如果是现在进行时在直接引语当中变成间接引语, 极有可能选用过去完成时
  • 1.My brother____while he____his bicycle and hurt himself.
  • A.fell/was riding B.feel/was riding
  • C.had fallen/rode D.had fallen/was riding
  • fell(跌下来),ride(骑自行车) Ａ
  • 2.He____his leg as he_____in a football match.
  • A.broke/played B.was breaking/was playing
  • C.broke/was playing D.was breaking/played
  • break one's leg C
  • 3.My father will be here tomorrow.
  • I thought that he____today.
  • A.was coming B.is coming
  • C.will come D.comes A
  • be coming表示将要
  • go/come/leave/arrive的过去进行时态很有可能表达过去将来时态的含义
  • 跟go/come/leave/arrive相连的词一定会用进行时态表示将来时态
  • 4.Jack was going out of the shop when he collided with an old woman
  • who____
  • A.come B.was coming
  • C.had been coming D.had come
  • collide : 相撞, 是相对概念 B
  • 5.Mike couldn't come to the telephone when Mr.Smith called her because
  • she___C__in the lab.
  • A.had been working B.has been working
  • C.was working D.worked
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