The secretary told me that Mr Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervouswhen 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 thefirm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had alreadyleft. I knew that my turn had come.'Mr Harmsworth,' I said in a weakvoice.'Don't interrupt,' he Said. Then he smiled and told me I would receive anextra &1000 a year!

New words and expressions 生词与短语

secretary n. 秘书

nervous adj. 精神紧张的

afford v. 负担得起

weak adj. 弱的

interrupt v. 插话，打断

本文参考译文

秘书告诉我说哈姆斯沃斯先生要见我。我走进他的办公室，感到非常紧张。我进去的时候，他连头也没抬。待我坐下后，他说生意非常不景气。他还告诉我，公司支付不起这么庞大的工资开支，有20个人已经离去。我知道这次该轮到我了。

“哈姆斯沃斯先生，”我无力地说。

“不要打断我的话，”他说。

然后他微笑了一下告诉我说，我每年将得到1,000 英镑的额外收入。

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