Lesson 24 It could be worse
【New words and expressions】生词和短语
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
honesty n. 诚实
新概念英语第二册笔记【Text】
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!'
参考译文
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!”【课文讲解】
1、I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down.
the hotel manger’s office 名词可以修饰名词
telephone number 电话号码
the village fair 乡村集市(the fair of the village = the fair in the village)
2、I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset.
lose vt. 遗失，丢失（宾语一般为钱物）
Don’t lose your key.
feel +形容词一般指心情“觉得……，感觉到……”
feel upset 心烦意乱，很苦恼
3、The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing.
could do nothing= could do nothing about it 对此事无能为力
I could do nothing to help you. 我没有办法帮你, 我无能为力
Can you help me?
Sorry,I could do nothing for you. / Certainly. Of couse. It’s my pleasure.
4、'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said.
days可以指“时期，时代”，如in his boyhood days（在他的童年时代）。
these days 指“现今”用进行
时态取代一般现在时, 在英文是一种修辞方法, 表示不满, 一种感情。
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新概念英语第二册笔记
5、He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door.
start to do sth. = start doing sth. 开始做某事，两者无区别
a knock at the door (敲门声)
knock at the door (敲门, 指动作)
6、A girl came in and put an envelope on the desk.
=A girl came in with an envelope and put it on the desk.
【Multiple choice questions】
1. He could do nothing. He couldn't do ___C___ .
A. something
B. nothing
C. anything
D. everything
I can do nothing for you.
nothing=not anything；not any=no
2 Where did she find the money? ___A___ the room.
A. Outside
B. Out of
C. Out
D. Without
A. Outside 在…外面,可以指地点;
B.从…里面，强调从里面向外；
B. Out of 从……到外面去, 一定要和有实在意义的动词连用
C. Out adv. 在……外面, 副词不会加名词，不能加the room构成表示地点状语。
D. Without.没有，不表示地点。
3. He lost his money. His money was ___B___ .
A. losing
B. missing
C. going away
D. disappearing
A. losing v. 丢失,主语应该是人，而不应该是money
B. missing.丢掉的，失去的，词义最准确，而且可以做表语。
C. going away 走开，离开，含义不对。
D. disappear vi. 不见了(瞬间动词), 没有被动语态, 也很少用进行时态
4 The girl returned the money. She was very_____.
A. honorable
B. honest
C. honored
D. trusting
A.光荣的，体面的；
B. 诚实的，最合乎逻辑；
C. 感到荣幸的，受到尊敬的；
D.信任的。