Lesson15 Good news.
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。
I felt very nervous when I went into his office.
我走进他的办公室时感到很紧张。
He did not look up from his desk when I entered.
我进去时,他都没有从书桌上抬起头来。
After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad.
我坐下后,他说生意很不好。
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.
他告诉我公司付不起这么高的薪水。已经有二十个人离开了。我知道这次轮到我了。
'Mr. Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice.
“哈姆斯沃斯先生。”我无力地说道。
'Don't interrupt,' he said.
“不要打断我。”他说。
Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!
然后他微笑着告诉我,我每年能多得到一千英镑的额外收入!