1.The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. 秘书告诉我说哈姆斯沃斯先生要见我。

　　would 在这里不是表示单纯的过去将来时，而是表示"想……"、"要……"的意思：

　　What would you like to have?

　　你想要吃(喝)什么?

　　John wouldn't lend me his bicycle.

　　约翰不愿意把他的自行车借给我。

　　2.He did not look up from his desk when I entered. 我进去的时候，他连头也没抬。

　　在这句话的look up中，look是它的本义"看"、"瞧"。look up一般表示原先在埋头干什么之后抬头看：

　　He looked up(from his book)when he heard a noise.

　　他听到声音后就抬起了头。(原先在读书)

　　3.I knew that my turn had come. 我知道这次该轮到我了。

　　turn在这里是名词，意为"轮流"、"轮班"、"(依次轮流时各自的)一次机会"：

　　I have already asked two questions. Now it's your turn.

　　我已经问了两个问题。该轮到你了。

　　When his turn came, he couldn't speak any word.

　　轮到他时，他却一个字也说不出来。

　　4.'Mr. Harmsworth,'I said in a weak voice."哈姆斯沃斯先生，"我无力地说。

　　weak在这里不是指身体虚弱，而是指声音"微弱"、"无力"，因为怕被开除而感到紧张。

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

　　然后他微笑了一下告诉我说，我每年将得到

　　1，000英镑的额外收入。

　　(1)extra 表示"额外的"、"外加的"、"份外的"：

　　On Sundays, I usually get some extra sleep.

　　星期天我通常要多睡一会儿。

　　Last month, he was paid an extra hundred pounds.

　　他上个月多得了100英镑。

　　(2)a在这里可译为"每一"：

　　I went to London once a month.

　　我每月去一次伦敦。

　　Jack telephoned Pauline four times a day.

　　杰克每天给波琳打4次电话。