English: The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me.

Chinese: 秘书告诉我哈姆斯沃思先生要见我。


English: I felt very nervous when I went into his office.

Chinese: 当我走进他的办公室时，我感到非常紧张。


English: He did not look up from his desk when I entered.

Chinese: 我进来时，他没有从办公桌前抬起头。


English: After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad.

Chinese: 我坐下后，他说生意非常糟糕。


English: He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.

Chinese: 他告诉我公司付不起这么高的薪水。


English: Twenty people had already left.

Chinese: 已经有二十个人离开了。


English: “Mr. Harmsworth,” I said in a weak voice.

Chinese: ‘哈姆斯沃思先生，’：我虚弱地说。


English: Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!

Chinese: 然后他笑着告诉我我每年将额外得到一千英镑。


English: Mr. Harmsworth wanted to see the writer.

Chinese: 哈姆斯沃思先生想见那位作者。


English: He felt very nervous about this.

Chinese: 他对此感到非常紧张。


English: The writer went to his office.

Chinese: 作者去了他的办公室。


English: Did Mr. Harmsworth say that business was bad or good?

Chinese: 哈姆斯沃思先生说生意是好还是坏？


English: Could the firm pay such large salaries?

Chinese: 公司能付得起那么高的薪水吗？


English: The firm could not pay such large salaries.

Chinese: 公司付不起那么高的薪水。


English: How many people had already left?

Chinese: 已经有多少人离开了？


English: Did he ask the writer to leave?

Chinese: 他叫作者离开了吗？


English: He did not ask the writer to leave.

Chinese: 他没有叫作者离开。


English: An extra thousand pounds a year.

Chinese: 每年额外一千英镑。


English: He offered the writer an extra thousand pounds a year.

Chinese: 他给作者每年额外一千英镑。