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 £100 a year!
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│ 时态词汇教学框架 │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ had + done → 过去完成时（过去的过去） │
│ 课文：After I had sat down │
│ Twenty people had already left │
│ my turn had come │
│ "坐下/离开/到来"发生在"说/知道"之前 │
│ │
│ would + do → 过去将来时（从过去看将来） │
│ 课文：Mr. Harmsworth would see me │
│ I would receive an extra £100 │
│ 从秘书/老板说话时看将要发生的事 │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
八、词汇学习建议
8.1 分级词汇表
8.1.1 必背核心词（★★★ 课标必备）
序号
词汇
词性
音标
核心搭配
例句
1
secretary
n.
/ˈsekrətri/
the secretary
The secretary told me…
2
nervous
adj.
/ˈnɜːvəs/
feel nervous
I felt very nervous.
3
interrupt
v.
/ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/
Don’t interrupt
”Don’t interrupt,” he said.
4
afford
v.
/əˈfɔːd/
could not afford
could not afford to pay
5
salary
n.
/ˈsæləri/
large salaries
pay such large salaries
6
firm
n.
/fɜːm/
the firm
the firm could not afford
7
extra
adj.
/ˈekstrə/
extra £100
an extra £100 a year
8
receive
v.
/rɪˈsiːv/
would receive
I would receive an extra…
8.1.2 拓展提高词（★★☆ 阅读必备）
序号
词汇
词性
音标
拓展搭配
1
already
adv.
/ɔːlˈredi/
had already done
2
weak
adj.
/wiːk/
weak voice, weak point
3
turn
n.
/tɜːn/
my turn, take turns
4
voice
n.
/vɔɪs/
in a weak voice, lose one’s voice
8.1.3 认知词汇（★☆☆ 了解即可）
词汇
说明
Harmsworth
人名，无需刻意记忆
8.2 学习策略建议
8.2.1 主题联想法
以**“职场经历”**为核心构建词汇网络：
职场 (workplace)
│
┌───────────────┼───────────────┐
▼ ▼ ▼
职位与人员 办公环境 工作事件
• secretary • office • feel nervous
• Mr. • desk • look up
Harmsworth • sit down
• I • firm • interrupt
• receive extra
8.2.2 对比记忆法
预期 vs 现实：
预期：my turn had come → 要被解雇
现实：would receive extra → 获得加薪
紧张 vs 放松：
紧张：felt nervous, weak voice
放松：smiled
8.2.3 场景记忆法
“被上司召见”场景链：
秘书通知 (secretary told) →
感到紧张 (felt nervous) →
进入办公室 (went into office) →
老板不抬头 (did not look up) →
坐下后 (sat down) →
听到坏消息 (business was bad) →
已有人离职 (had left) →
以为自己轮到 (my turn had come) →
微弱声音说话 (weak voice) →
被打断 (Don’t interrupt) →
老板微笑 (smiled) →
获得加薪 (receive extra)
8.3 练习题设计
练习1：词形转换
用所给词的适当形式填空：
I felt very _______ (nerve) when I saw the boss.
Twenty people had already _______ (leave).
The firm could not _______ (affordable) to pay high salaries.
He said in a _______ (weakly) voice.
I would _______ (receipt) an extra £100 a year.
答案：1. nervous 2. left 3. afford 4. weak 5. receive
练习2：完成句子
使用本课词汇完成句子：
The _______ (秘书) told me the boss wanted to see me.
I felt very _______ (紧张的) about the meeting.
Please don’t _______ (打断) me while I’m speaking.
The company cannot _______ (负担得起) new employees.
I will _______ (收到) a higher _______ (薪水) next year.