24_It_Could_be_Worse

24 It Could be Worse

I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down. I had just lost ￡50 and I felt very upset. 'I left the money in my room,' I said, 'and it's not there now. ' The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. 'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said. He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. It contained ￡50. 'I found this outside this gentleman's room,' she said. 'Well,' I said to the manager,'there is still some honesty in this world!'

Words

• upset /əpˈsɛt/ 不安
• sympathetic /ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk/ 有同情心的
• wicked /ˈwɪkəd/ 邪恶的
• envelope /ˈɛnvəˌlop/ 信封
• contained /kənˈtend/ 包含
• honesty /ˈɑnəsti/ 诚实