新概念第二冊-Lesson 24 It could be worse

NCE2Lesson24

ItcouldbeworseNewwordsandexpressionmanager/?m?n?d??(r)/n.經理upset/?p?set/adj.不安sympathetic/?s?mp??θet?k/adj.表示同情的complain/k?m?ple?n/v.抱怨wicked/w?k?d/adj.很壞的，邪惡的

contain/k?n?te?n/v.包含，內裝honesty/??n?sti/n.誠實managermanage/?m?n?d?/v.管理manager/?m?n?d??(r)/n.經理E.g.Janeisthemanagerfortheshop.簡是這家商店的經理。upsetupset/?p?set/adj.難過，不安v.使生氣,使煩惱(反)happy/?h?pi/adj.快樂的E.g.Hewasupsetthismorning.他今天早上感到不安。sympatheticsympathetic/?s?mp??θet?k/adj.表示同情的sympathy/?s?mp?θi/n.同情E.g.Wefeelsympathetictowardsthefamily.我們對這家的遭遇表示同情。complaincomplain/k?m?ple?n/v.抱怨Don’tcomplain!不要抱怨！wickedwicked/w?k?d/adj.很壞的，邪惡的E.g.Heplayedawickedroleinthemovie.在電影里，他扮演了一個很壞的角色。

containcontain/k?n?te?n/v.包含，內裝E.g.Theboxcontainsaball.箱子里面有一個球。honestyhonest/??n?st/n.誠實的honesty/??n?sti/n.誠實E.g.Thanksforyourhonesty.

感謝你的誠實。Hadthewriter’smoneybeenstolen?Ienteredthehotelmanager’sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost50andIfeltveryupset.‘Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,’Isaid,‘andit’snottherenow.’Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing.‘Everyone’slosingmoneythesedays,’hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaobutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontain￡50.‘Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman’sroom,’shesaid,‘Well,’Isaidtothemanager,‘there’sstillsomehonestyinthisworld!’Everyone’slosingmoneythesedays.現(xiàn)在大家都在丟錢。用現(xiàn)在進行時來表示不斷重復的動作，其中常含有埋怨的意思。Text參考譯文我走進飯店經理的辦公室，坐了下來。我剛剛丟了50英鎊，感到非常煩惱。“我把錢放在房間里，”我說“可現(xiàn)在沒有了，”經理深表同情，但卻無能為力?！艾F(xiàn)在大家都在丟錢，”他說。他開始抱怨起這個邪惡的世道來，