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Lesson 24 It could be worse 不幸中之万幸
一 听音频磨耳朵(美音)
二 文章内容与解释
I entered the hotel manager"s office and sat down. I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset.
[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。]
"I left the money in my room," I said, "and it"s not there now." The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing.
[“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。]
"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.
[“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。]
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!"
[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！”]
三 New Word and expressions & 生词和短语
manager n. 经理；upset adj. 不安；sympathetic adj. 表示同情的；complain v. 抱怨；wicked adj. 很坏的，邪恶的；contain v. 包含，内装；honesty n. 诚实；
四 Notes on the text & 课文注释
[1] telephone number 电话号码, 名词可以修饰名词
[2] the village fair : 乡村集市 (the fair of the village/the fair in the village)
五 Content extension & 内容延伸
[1] 用进行时态取代一般现在时, 在英文是一种修辞方法, 表示不满, 一种感情.
[2] start to do/start doing : 两者无区别
a knock at the door (敲门声) / knock at the door (敲门, 指动作)
eg: A girl came in and put an envelope on the desk.
eg: A girl came in with an envelope and put it on the desk.
六 Word study & 词汇学习
[1] manager n. 经理(用能力, 办事的)
boss : 有钱
manager : 干事
head : 表示 ①重要, ②关系亲密的人物
[2] upset adj. 不安(事发后)
nervous : (事发前)
[3] sympathetic adj. 表示同情的
[4] complain v. 抱怨
complain of/about to sb.(对某人/向某人抱怨)
I compianed of my salary to my boss.
[5] wicked adj. 很坏的, 邪恶的
可用 “evil” 替代
[6] contain v. 包含, 内装(强调用容器装)
container : 集装箱
contain : 用容器装The cup contains water./ The bag contains books.
include :
[7] honesty n. 诚实
honest(adj.)
honestly(adv.)
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