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!
【Text】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!
[參考譯文] 好消息
秘書告訴我說哈姆斯沃斯先生要見我. 我走進他的辦公室, 感到非常緊張. 我進去的時候, 他連頭也沒抬. 待我坐下後, 他說生意非常不景氣. 他還告訴我, 公司支付不起這麽龐大的工資開支, 有20個人已經離去. 我知道這次該輪到我了.
“哈姆斯沃斯先生, “我無力地說.
“不要打斷我的話, “他說.
然後他微笑了一下告訴我說, 我每年將得到1,000 英鎊的額外收入.
