1."Mr. Harmsworth," I said in a weak voice.
“哈姆斯沃斯先生,”我无力地说道。
知识点:in a weak voice用微弱的声音(由于心虚或虚弱);in a whisper小声说话,耳语;in a strcmg voice用有力的声音;loud voice高声;low voice低声
2.After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad.
在我坐下后,他告诉我生意不太景气。
知识点1:此句中after引导时间状语从句。had sat down是过去的过去发生的动作,用过去完成时。
知识点2:主句he said that…,变成直接引语为:he said,"Business is very bad."
3.Twenty people had already left.
有20个人已经被迫离开了公司。
语言点:already意为“已经”,该词经常与完成时态连用,强调结果:Have you finished your composition already? 你已经完成作文了吗?
4.I felt very nervous when I went into his office.
我走进他的办公室时感到非常紧张。
知识点1:比较学习:nervous指对正在发生的事感到紧张;worry指对将要发生的事情感到担心。
知识点2:felt是feel的过去式,feel为半连系动词,后常加形容词作表语,如: feel angry感到生气;feel hot感到热;fal tired感到累
常用的半系动词:feel, get, taste, smell, sound, turn, seem 等。例如:sound good听起来不嫌;taste sweet尝起来甜;smell terrible闻起来恶心
知识点3:比较学习:office办公室(上班的工作地点);study书房(家里的一间房)
5.I knew that my turn had come.
我这时明白下一个该轮到我了。
知识点:turn在此为名词。对比:
1)(口语)Ifs my turn. = I am the next one.该轮到我了。
2)(书面)My turn has come.= My chance / opportunity has come.该轮到我了。