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!' well adv. badly (反义词） He did his job pretty well. as well He sent me a letter and some money as well. n. an oil well
'I left the money in my room,' I said, 'and it's not there now.' leave v. left left leave sth. + 地点 I left my keys at the office. I left my homework at home. The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. = He could not do anything.
3. sympathetic adj. 表示同情的 feel sympathetic to / towards/ with sb. be sympathetic to / towards/ with sb.
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sympathy n. show/ express sympathy to sb. 4. complain v. 报怨 complain ____ sb. complain _____ sth. eg: He complained to me about the noise.
• 1、- ____good time we had at the party last night! • -Yes. It was ________exciting party that I would never forget it. • A. What, so B. How, such • C. What a, such an D. How a, so an • 2、-______ day it is! • - Let’s go out and enjoy the sunshine! • A. What a lovely B. How windy • C. What a rainy D. How lovely • 3、____ terrible weather we had last Sunday! • A. What B. What a C. Such D. How
I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset. lose v. ( lost, lost) I've lost my keys. She ____(lose) her child in the crowd yesterday. lose one's job = be out of work lost adj. My wallet is lost / missing. loss n. 损失 the loss of blood / health/ money
contain v. 包含，内装(在容器里装) eg: He gave me an envelope, it contained 500 yuan. contain oneself 自制
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container n. 集装箱，容器
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6. honesty n.诚实 honest adj. It is honest ___ sb. to do sth. dishonest adj. 不诚实的 eg: There is still honesty in the world.
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I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down. enter v. enter for take part in = join in join the army 参军 entrance n. 入口 entrance to ... the entrance to the school building
'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said.
用现在进行时表示重复的动作
He is always telling lies. He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. start to do sth.= start doing sth. complain sb. about sth. He is always complaining to me about his job.
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1. The writer thought ______. A. he had lost his money B. someone had stolen his money C. the manager had the money D. the girl had stolen the money 2. What had really happened? A. The writer had lost the money B. The girl had stolen the money C. The manager had taken the money D. Someone had stolen the money
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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!'
What would you do if an old man fell down in front of you? Could you wait in queue when you get ready for a pressions
经理 1. manager n. hotel manager the general manager ① manage v. 经营；管理 • manage a shop = run a shop manage v. 完成（成功地） manage to do sth. to finish He managed __________(finish) his work on time. 2. upset adj. 不安 feel / be upset eg. He is/feels upset.
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1. 不幸中万幸 It could be worse. 2. 感到烦恼 feel upset 3. 抱怨 complain about sth. 4. 一阵敲门声 a knock at the door 5. 邪恶的世界 wicked world 这个世界还是有诚实可言的。 There is still some honesty in this world.
• 4、 _____ useful the book is! We can know well about the city from it. • A. What B. What a • C. How D. What an • 5、Look! _____ building the Bird Nest is! • A. What a great B. What great • C. How a great D. How great