24_It_Could_be_Worse

24 It Could be Worse

原文译文

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!'

我走进饭店经理的办公室，坐了下来。我刚刚丢了50英镑，感到非常烦恼。 "我把钱放在房间里，"我说，"可现在没有了。" 经理深表同情，但却无能为力。"现在大家都在丢钱，"他说。 他开始抱怨起这个邪恶的世道来，却被一阵敲门声打断了。 一个姑娘走了进来，把一个信封放在了他桌上。它里面装着50英镑。 "这是我在这位先生的房门外捡到的，"她说。 "是啊，"我对那位经理说，"这世界上还是有诚实可言的！"

Words

• upset /əpˈsɛt/ adj. 不安
  1. The manager is upset about that girl.
  2. Is the manager upset about that girl?
  3. Why is the manager upset about that girl?
• sympathetic /ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk/ adj. 有同情心的
  1. I lost my wallet, and my boyfriend was sympathetic, but there is nothing he can do about it.
  2. We can be more sympathetic about this.
• wicked /ˈwɪkəd/ 邪恶的
• envelope /ˈɛnvəˌlop/ 信封
• contained /kənˈtend/ v. 包含
  1. What is a container?
  2. It contained 50.
  3. Did it contain 50?
  4. How much did it contain?
• honesty /ˈɑnəsti/ adj. 诚实
  1. There is still some honesty in this world.
  2. Is there any honesty in this world?
• complain /kəmˈplen/ adj. 抱怨
  1. She complains about the weather all the time.
  2. Why does she complain about the weather all the time?
  3. He is complaining about the wicked world.
  4. He started to yell at the manager.
  5. They started to play jazz on the street.（L10）

Expressions

• lose money 丢钱
• feel upset 感到不安
• complain about 抱怨
• knock at the door 敲门
• some honesty 一些诚实