Lesson 24 If could be wor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 upt. '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 the 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 upt [ʌp't] 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 |
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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 纯音乐舞曲旅馆经理
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.
upt
1) adj. 苦恼的， 心烦的，不安的
eg. I had just lost ￡50 and I felt very upt. 小学数学所有公式我刚丢了50英镑，感到心很烦。
eg. He was upt 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
upt-----upt----upt
eg. The terrible sight upts me. 这可怕的景象令我心烦意乱。
eg. A tall bottle upts easily. 高瓶子容易翻倒。
eg. He upt 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 upt 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 caud an upt in the building. 大火在大楼里引起混乱。
eg. The news gave me quite an upt. 这个消息令我心烦意乱。
eg. Their team suffered an upt. 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
/express sympathy to sb
/express sympathy towards sb
/feel sympathy for
eg. She never expresd any sympathy when I was in trouble.
当我有麻烦时，她从来不表示任何同情。
sympathy n. [U] 同感，共鸣，支持，一致←→antipathy [æn'tɪpəθi:] n. 反感，厌恶，憎恶
eg. I have sympathy with his opinion. 王文川我赞成他的意见。
sympathize ['simpəθaiz] vi.同情, 喝酒对身体的危害有哪些支持
sympathize with sb 同情某人
eg. I don’t want you to sympathize with me. 我并不想要你同情我。
complain v. 抱怨
1) complain to sb about/at sth 对某人抱怨某事
eg. I don’t like you. You are always complaining! 我不喜欢你。你总是抱怨。
eg. Stop complaining! 别抱怨了！
eg. What was the weather like on your holiday? 你的假日天气怎样？
I can’t complain. 没说的。
/ It was as good as could be expected.
/ Couldn’t be better.责任议论文
2) complain of 诉说；主诉病情
3) complain that… 抱怨
eg. He complained that nothing came out the way he had expected.
迎亲堵门游戏他抱怨说没有什么事情按他所期待的去发展。
4) complainant [kəm'pleinənt] n. 原告，控诉人
/ plaintiff ['pleɪntɪf] n.<律>原告
complainer n. 诉苦者，发牢骚的人
complaint [kəm'pleint] n.抱怨, 诉苦；投诉, 控告；疾病
eg. I have no complaint about my pay. 我对工资没什么不满的。
wicked ['wikid] adj. ---er ---est
1) 指人或人的行为不道德的，缺德的，邪恶的
morally bad, evil
a wicked deed 邪恶的行为
a wicked lie 邪恶的谎言
eg. That was very wicked of you. 你干的事可真缺德。
It is wicked of sb to do… 某人做…真坏
eg. It is wicked of you to let your dog die of hunger. 让你的狗饿死，你可真缺德。
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wicked weather 恶劣的天气 （口）
wick n. 蜡烛、油灯等灯芯
bad←→good
naughty ['nɔ:ti] adj. 淘气的，不听话的，惹麻烦的
mischievous ['mɪstʃəvəs] adj. 小孩等好恶作剧的，表情等顽皮的，淘气的
wicked adj. 邪恶的，道德败坏的
/evil ['i:vəl]
contain / hold v. 钥匙英文容纳，包含，内装
该词不能用于进行时态
…have or hold within itlf
include 包括，该部分是整体的一部分，可分离出来
contain 含有，该内容是整体中不可分离的成分或“容纳，内装”
eg. The are 15 girls in the class, including me. 班上有15个女孩子，包括我。
eg. The classroom can contain 500 students. 这间教室可容纳500名学生。
