Good News

1 What was the good news? 好消息是什么？

2 The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. 秘书告诉我哈姆斯沃思先生会见我。

3 I felt very nervous when I went into his office. 当我走进他的办公室时，我感到非常紧张。

4 He did not look up from his desk when I entered. 我进去时，他没有从办公桌上抬起头。

5 After I had sat down, 我坐下后，

6 he said that business was very bad. 他说生意很糟。

7 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如此高的薪水。

8 Twenty people had already left. 已经有二十人离开了。

9 I knew that my turn had come. 我知道轮到我了。

10 'Mr. Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice. “哈姆斯沃思先生，”我用微弱的声音说。

11 'Don't interrupt,' he said. “不要打断，”他说。

12 Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year! 然后他笑了，告诉我每年将额外获得一千英镑！