裕兴新概念英语第二册笔记第24课

Lesson 24 If could be worse不幸中之万幸

Had the writer's money been stolen?

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!'

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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！”

【New words and expressions】（7）

1 manager ['mænidʒə] n.经理

2 upset [ʌp'set] a.不安

3 sympathetic [ˌsimpə'θetik] a.表示同情的

4 complain [kəm'plein] v.抱怨

5 wicked ['wikid] a.很坏的，邪恶的

6 contain [kən'tein] v.包含，内装

7 honesty ['ɔnisti] n.诚实

一．单词讲解：

manager n. 经理，管理人

1) manage v. 经营，管理

management n. 管理

eg. I want to manage my own company one day. 我想有一天经营自己的公司。

manage a shop 经营一家商店

/ run a shop

/operate a shop

manage a business 经营公司

manage a factory 经营一家工厂

manage money 理财

2) n. a person controlling a business, etc.

a shop manager 商店经理

a hotel manager 旅馆经理

a cinema manager 影院经理

the general manager 总经理

eg. His wife is a bad manager. 他妻子不会当家。

/His wife is a poor manager.

upset

1) adj. 苦恼的，心烦的，不安的

eg. I had just lost ￡50 and I felt very upset. 我刚丢了50英镑，感到心很烦。eg. He was upset at not being invited. 他因没有被邀请而感到苦恼。

2) v. 使哭恼，心烦意乱，弄翻，打乱，使（肠胃）不适，意外击败

upset-----upset----upset

eg. The terrible sight upsets me. 这可怕的景象令我心烦意乱。

eg. A tall bottle upsets easily. 高瓶子容易翻倒。

eg. He upset his stomach by eating too much rich food.

他吃了太多油腻的东西感到胃不舒服。

eg. Don’t be upset by trifles ['traifl] . 不要为小事烦恼。

3) n. 翻倒，打乱，（在比赛中）意外失败

eg. The fire caused an upset in the building. 大火在大楼里引起混乱。

eg. The news gave me quite an upset. 这个消息令我心烦意乱。

eg. Their team suffered an upset. 他们队意外地失败了。

sympathetic [,simpə'θetik] adj. 表示同情的

be sympathetic to sb 对某人表示同情

/be sympathetic towards sb

/ be sympathetic with sb

a sympathetic look 同情的表情

a sympathetic smile 同情的微笑

a sympathetic remark 同情的语言

feel sympathetic towards the beggar 对那个乞丐表示同情

eg. The hotel manager was sympathetic to me. 这个旅店经理对我表示同情。sympathy ['simpəθi] n. [U] 同情

show sympathy to sb 对某人表示同情

/show sympathy towards sb