练习材料：

The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when 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 the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had come. 'Mr. Harmsworth,' 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!

/ðə/ /ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri/ /toʊld/ /mi/ /ðæt/ /'mɪstər/./'harmz,wɜrθ/ /wʊd/ /si/ /mi/. /aɪ/ /fɛlt/ /ˈvɛri/ /ˈnɜrvəs/ /wɛn/ /aɪ/ /wɛnt/ /ˈɪntu/ /hɪz/ /ˈɔfəs/. /hi/ /dɪd/ /nɑt/ /lʊk/ /ʌp/ /frʌm/ /hɪz/ /dɛsk/ /wɛn/ /aɪ/ /ˈɛntərd/. /ˈæftər/ /aɪ/ /hæd/ /sæt/ /daʊn/, /hi/ /sɛd/ /ðæt/ /ˈbɪznəs/ /wʌz/ /ˈvɛri/ /bæd/. /hi/ /toʊld/ /mi/ /ðæt/ /ðə/ /fɜrm/ /kʊd/ /nɑt/ /əˈfɔrd/ /tu/ /peɪ/ /sʌʧ/ /lɑrʤ/ /ˈsæləriz/. /ˈtwɛnti/ /ˈpipəl/ /hæd/ /ɔlˈrɛdi/ /lɛft/. /aɪ/ /nu/ /ðæt/ /maɪ/ /tɜrn/ /hæd/ /kʌm/. /ˈmɪstər/. /'harmz,wɜrθ/,' /aɪ/ /sɛd/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /wik/ /vɔɪs/. /doʊnt/ /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/,' /hi/ /sɛd

/. /ðɛn/ /hi/ /smaɪld/ /ænd/ /toʊld/ /mi/ /aɪ/ /wʊd/ /rəˈsiv/ /ən/ /ˈɛkstrə/ /ˈθaʊzənd/ /paʊndz/ /ə/ /jɪr/!

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

1.词汇：

*secretary n.秘书

*afford v.负担得起

*interrupt v.插话，打断

*look up 抬头看

*could not afford to.......不能支付

afford 有能力做  常与can和could连用

*nervous adj.紧张不安的(restless and uneasy)

*irritable adj.易怒的(easily made angry)

*office 办公室 

study 书房

desk  书桌

练习感悟：

在练Harmsworth这个单词时，一直会发不好r这个音。和前两天Helen姐发现我的performances有些类似。r的后面都有m接着。这时要想发出r这个音，我会把前面一部分拖长一些，这样好像能够稍微听清楚我读的r这个发音。但我仍然还是觉得没有发到位。