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!'
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/ 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
- complain /kəmˈplen/ 抱怨
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