练习材料：
Lesson 15 Good news
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!
/ˈlɛsən/ /fɪfˈtin/ /gʊd/ /nuz/
/ðə/ /ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri/ /toʊld/ /mi/ /ðət/ /ˈmɪstər/. /harmz-wurθ/ /wəd/ /si/ /mi/. /aɪ/ /fɛlt/ /ˈvɛri/ /ˈnɜrvəs/ /wɛn/ /aɪ/ /wɛnt/ /ˈɪntə/ /hɪz/ /ˈɔfəs/. /hi/ /dɪd/ /nɑt/ /lʊk/ /ʌp/ /frəm/ /hɪz/ /dɛsk/ /wɛn/ /aɪ/ /ˈɛntərd/. /ˈæftər/ /aɪ/ /həd/ /sæt/ /daʊn/, /hi/ /sɛd/ /ðət/ /ˈbɪznəs/ /wəz/ /ˈvɛri/ /bæd/. /hi/ /toʊld/ /mi/ /ðət/ /ðə/ /fɜrm/ /kəd/ /nɑt/ /əˈfɔrd/ /tə/ /peɪ/ /sʌʧ/ /lɑrʤ/ /ˈsæləriz/. /ˈtwɛnti/ /ˈpipəl/ /həd/ /ɔlˈrɛdi/ /lɛft/. /aɪ/ /nu/ /ðət/ /maɪ/ /tɜrn/ /həd/ /kʌm/. /ˈmɪstər/. /harmz-wurθ/,' /aɪ/ /sɛd/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /wik/ /vɔɪs/. /doʊnt/ /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/,' /hi/ /sɛd/. /ðɛn/ /hi/ /smaɪld/ /ənd/ /toʊld/ /mi/ /aɪ/ /wəd/ /rəˈsiv/ /ən/ /ˈɛkstrə/ /ˈθaʊzənd/ /paʊndz/ /ə/ /jɪr/!
任务配置：
L0+L4
知识笔记：
1.朗读(L0) ：
Harmsworth/harmz-wurθ/（来源：https://www.dictionary.com/browse/harmsworth）；large/lɑrʤ/还是词内/r/；interrupt/ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/；an extra thousand pounds /ən/ /ˈɛkstrə/ /ˈθaʊzənd/ /paʊndz/需读更连续，来源 https://tophonetics.com/。
- 其他：
Afford vt. 给予，提供；买得起 n. (Afford)人名；(英)阿福德
afford是动词,意为“买得起,担负得起”.afford后面常跟带to的动词不定式.
afford通常与can,could,be able to连用,尤用于否定句或疑问句中.
afford sth.to sb.=afford sb.sth（来源：http://www.hjenglish.com/new/p959927/）
练习感悟：
- 多听有助于读得更流利更顺畅。
- 新概念开始练从句，可以多体会下从句的停顿。加油～
