Lesson 24 It could be worse

不幸中之万幸

First listen and then answer the question: Had the writer's money been stolen?

I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down.

我走进饭店经理的办公室,坐了下来。

I had just lost £50 and I felt very upset.

我刚刚丢了 50 英镑,感到非常烦恼。

"I left the money in my room," I said, "and it's not there now."

“我把钱放在房间里,”我说,“现在没有了。”

The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. "Everyone's losing money these days," he said.

经理深表同情,但却无能为力,“现在大家都在丢钱,”他说。

He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door.

他开始抱怨起这个邪恶的世道来,却被一阵敲门声打断了。

A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk.

一个姑娘走了进来,把一个信封放在了他桌上。

It contained £50.

它里面装着 50 英镑。

"I found this outside this gentleman's room," she said.

“这是我在这位先生的房门外捡到的,”她说。

"Well," I said to the manager, "there is still some honesty in this world!"

“是啊,”我对那位经理说,“这世界上还是有诚实可言的!”

单元复习

单词列表

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manager

/ ˈmænɪdʒə(r) /n. 经理

upset

/ ˌʌpˈset /adj. 不安

sympathetic

/ ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk /adj. 表示同情的

complain *

/ kəmˈpleɪn /v. 抱怨

wicked

/ ˈwɪkɪd /adj. 很坏的,邪恶的

contain

/ kənˈteɪn /v. 包含,内装

honesty

/ ˈɒnəsti /n. 诚实