news
That's news to me! 我完全不知道这个事情
** secretary**
Secretary of State :(美)国务卿
Secretary-General :书记，秘书长 （大型国际组织）
Secretary-General of United Nations/the UN Secretary-General：联合国秘书长
** afford**
(v.)负担得起，有能力做
afford sth.
afford to do sth. 可以/有能力负担、做某事??
** weak**
a weak signal 信号差
a weak economy 经济萧条
interrupt
interrupt (v.)打断
interruption(n.)打断
disturb(v.)打扰
interrupt(v.)打断某人说话
直接引语、间接引语
- 直接引语：
- 原话放在引号中不加改动
- 原话前可用逗号，可用冒号，多用逗号
- 原话后标点要放在引号内
- 时态无需呼应
She said,'My brother likes English.'
- 间接引语：
- 无逗号，冒号，引号
- 需前后呼应(人称，时态，时间、地点状语等)
My Mother said，'your brother broke it.'
My Mother said that my brother had broken it.（时态，人称）
主句动词可以根据意思的不同选择动词
常用动词：
say、tell、ask、admit、agree、reply、request、order、promise etc.
sb. told me that
sb. said that 后面有人用tell
- 特殊情况
- 表示一般真理的，间接引语时态不变
He asked "Which star is the biggest?"
He asked which star is the biggest - 一般疑问句的时候，注意连接词的使用
'Are you going to learn Japanese?'asked Mike.
Mike asked me if I was going to learn Japanese.
see sb about sth.
这里的see是visit或者meet的意思
study
(n.)书房
look up
He did not look up from his desk when I entered.当我进来的时候
I will just look up the train times
look up the word in the dictionary
look sb.<-->up 看望，拜访
Don't forget to look me up when you come to China.
business is good/bad/slow
生意好/差/马马虎虎
salary
pay salary支付薪水
collect salary领工资
in a ....voice
用。。。声音
in a weak/strong voice
extra
号外
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