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d. 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 e. ’,’ 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! 【課文翻譯】 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。待我坐下后,他說生意非常不景氣。他還告訴我,公司支付不起這么龐大的工資開支,有20個人已經(jīng)離去。我知道這次該輪到我了?! 肮匪刮炙瓜壬?,”我無力地說?! 安灰驍辔业脑挘彼f?! ∪缓笏⑿α艘幌赂嬖V我說,我每年將得到1,000 英鎊的額外收入?! 旧~和短語】 secretary n. 秘書 nervous adj. 精神緊張的 afford v. 負擔得起 weak adj. 弱的 interrupt v. 插話,打斷