Lesson 24 It could be worse 不幸中之万幸

Lesson 24 It could be worse 不幸中之万幸 Had the writers money been stolen? I entered the hotel managers office and sat down. I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset. 'I left the money in my room, ' I said, 'and its not there now. ' The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. 'Everyones 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 gentlemans 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！” 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