The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. §
talk to sb. 对某人谈话(单向居多)
- The teacher talked to him about his homework. 老师和他谈了关于作业的事。
| talk with sb. 和某人交谈(双向互动) | I talked with my friend after class. 下课后我和朋友聊了聊。 |
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| speak to sb. 跟某人说话;对某人讲话(较正式) | May I speak to Mr. Wang? 我可以和王先生通话吗? |
| have a word with sb. 和某人说几句话(短暂交谈) | I want to have a word with you. 我想和你说几句话。 |
| have words with sb. 跟某人吵架 | Joey: Oh-oh, what about Ross? Phoebe: I don’t want to go into the whole thing, but umm, we have words and I kill him. |
间接宾语 will ⇒ would
- He said, “I will help you.” ⇒ He said (that) he would help me.
- She said, “I will buy a new bike.” ⇒ She said (that) she would buy a new bike.
- Tom told me, “We will arrive at 6.” ⇒ Tom told me (that) they would arrive at 6.
- My mum said, “It will rain tomorrow.” ⇒ My mum said (that) it would rain the next day.
- They said, “We will visit the museum.” ⇒ They said (that) they would visit the museum.
| will 愿意 | would “想…”、“要…” |
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I felt very nervous when I went into his office.
feel nervous 感到紧张
- I feel nervous when I stand on the stage. 站在舞台上时我感到紧张。
- When I stepped onto the stage, my mouth went dry. 当我走上舞台,我一下子口干舌燥(紧张)。
- My palms are sweaty. 手心冒汗
- I’m going to take the test. My hands are shaking. 我马上要考试了,我的手正在发抖。(此刻紧张)
- I’ve got butterflies in my stomach. 我心里七上八下;紧张忐忑;心里小鹿乱撞
He did not look up from his desk when I entered.
look up 查找、查阅;表示原先在埋头干什么,之后抬头看
- He looked up (from his book) when he heard a noise.
- She tilted her head back and looked up at me with a smile.她仰起头含笑看着我。
- There are so many questions you can't look up online. 很多问题你在网上查不到。
- look up the word in a dictionary = consult a dictionary = refer to a dictionary
- Professor Wang is a person we all look up to. 尊敬
| look down 往地上看(look up 的反义词) | look down upon / on sb. 瞧不起某人 |
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After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. 我先坐,他再说
Business is very good! 生意好!
- Business is bad / depressed. depressed adj. 沮丧的,萧条的 depression n. 沮丧,经济萧条期
- Business is good / booming.
Many people lost their jobs during the business _D_.
A) desperation B) decrease
C) despair D) depression
When the Great Depression hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support the both of us.
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| He said, 'Business is very bad.' | He said that business was very bad. |
| He says, 'Business is very good.' | He says that business is very good. |
He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.
pay salary 支付薪水
- The company pays salaries on the last working day of the month. 公司在每月最后一个工作日发放薪水。
- Employees usually collect their salaries at the end of each month. 员工通常在每月底领取薪水。
| so + 形容词或副词(如此) | such + 名词 容许在该名词前面加修饰词 |
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I knew that my turn had come.
turn n. 轮流,轮班,(依次轮流时各自的)一次机会
- My turn has come. 该我了(turn 三单 + 现在完成时)。
- It is my turn. 轮到我了(口语常用形式)
- When his turn came, he couldn’t speak any word. (过去)轮到他时,他一句话也说不出来。
'Mr.Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice.
in a … voice 用…的声音
- in a loud voice (大声)
- in a low voice (低声)
- in a weak voice (强调心里不踏实)
- in a strong voice(理直气壮)
| in a … tone 以…的腔调说 |
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Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!
extra adj. 额外的,附加的 = additional
- extra work
- extra pay
- extra time
an extra thousand(作名词看)数量 + extra + 名词 = 再有多少
- On Sundays, I usually get some extra sleep.
- Last month, he was paid an extra hundred pounds.
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two more once more 再一次 |
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another three days 另外三天(只有 another 的数词在后面)
Money has different names
- In school, it's a fee.
- In divorce, it's alimony.
- In court, it's a fine.
- To kidnappers, it's ransom.
- In marriage, it's called a dowry.
- When you owe someone, it's debt.
- When you pay the government, it's tax.
- For civil servant retirees, it's a pension.
- From employer to workers, it's a salary.
- From master to subordinates, it's wages.
- In a temple or church, it's called a donation.
- When you borrow from a bank, it's a loan.
- When you offer after good service, it's a tip.
- Illegally received in the name of service, it's a bribe.