课文对话 · It could be worse 不幸中之万幸（课本 Lesson 24，印刷页 104-107）
1I entered the hotel manager /ˈmænɪdʒə/ n. 经理's office and sat down.
我走进饭店经理的办公室，坐了下来。
2I had just lost £50 and I felt very upset /ʌpˈset/ adj. 不安.
我刚刚丢了 50 英镑，感到非常烦恼。
3'I left the money in my room,' I said, 'and it's not there now.'
“我把钱放在房间里，”我说，“可它现在却没有了。”
4The manager was sympathetic /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/ adj. 表示同情的, but he could do nothing.
经理深表同情，但却无能为力。
5'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said.
“现在大家都在丢钱，”他说。
6He started to complain /kəmˈpleɪn/ v. 抱怨 about this wicked /ˈwɪkɪd/ adj. 很坏的，邪恶的 world but was interrupted by a knock at the door.
他开始抱怨起这个邪恶的世界，却被一阵敲门声打断了。
7A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk.
一个姑娘走了进来，把一个信封放在他的桌上。
8It contained /kənˈteɪnd/ v. 包含，内装 £50.
它里面装着 50 英镑。
9'I found this outside this gentleman's room,' she said.
“我是在这位先生房间外捡到的，”她说。
10'Well,' I said to the manager, 'there is still some honesty /ˈɒnɪsti/ n. 诚实 in this world!'
“是啊，”我对那位经理说，“这世界上还是有诚实可言的！”
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