一、單詞

manager /?m?n?d??(r)/ n. （公司、部門等的）經(jīng)理；

hotel manager

shop manager

upset /??p?set/ v. 使心煩意亂，使生氣；

① be/get upset about?對…感到不安

He was upset by the noise.

Mary was upset about her mother’s words.

②upset vs nervous

upset adj.不安（事發(fā)后）

nervous adj. 緊張、不安（事發(fā)前）

sympathetic /?s?mp??θet?k/ adj. 同情的，有同情心的；

① a sympathetic smile?同情的微笑

②be sympathetic to/towards to sb

I was sympathetic to him when he was sick.

complain /k?m?ple?n/ v. 訴說 （病痛）；抱怨，投訴

①complain to sb about sth

Jane complained to the police about the noise.

②complain about/of sth

He complained of/about the bad weather

③ He complained that nobody had helped him.

wicked /?w?k?d/ adj. 邪惡的，不道德的；

① a wicked look 不懷好意的神情?

②be wicked of sb to do sth 某人干某事太不道德了

It was wicked of him to say such things.

contain /k?n?te?n/ v. 包含，容納；

The big box contains Mike’s toys.

The book contains the information you need.

container n.容器?

honesty /??n?sti/ n. 誠實(shí)，正直；

①honest adj. 誠實(shí)的

② in all honesty 坦白地說

In all honesty, I can’t agree with you.?

二、原文

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!'

三、課文和語法

1、It could be worse . 不幸中的萬幸

bad-worse-worst

2、 I entered the hotel manager’s office and sat down.

enter = go into

enter vt. +n.

3、 I had just lost ￡50 and I felt upset.

lose-lost-lost

had done過去完成時(shí)

Jill lost her purse(錢包/p??s/)

lose one’s job 失業(yè)

4、The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing.

could do nothing = could do nothing about it 對此事無能為力

You have nothing to do with it 你和它無關(guān)

Is there anything I can do for you ?

5、Everyone’s losing money these days.

現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)：

①正在進(jìn)行的動作

②一個(gè)動作頻繁發(fā)生，通常與頻率副詞連用，表達(dá)夸獎、埋怨、不滿等感情

He is always saying such nice words.

She is coming late.

Nick is always doing well.

6、He started to complain about this wicked world ...

start to do sth. /start doing?開始做、著手做

It started to snow/ It started snowing.

complain of/about sth

7、…but was interrupted by a knock at the door.

interrupt v. 打斷

by a knock 這個(gè)knock 是名詞

Someone is knocking at the door.

knock v.

8、’Well,’ I said to the manager

well這里是感嘆詞，表示驚訝、寬慰、不可奈何等感情.

四、習(xí)慣用法

start to do sth.

get/be upset about sth.

complain about sth.