Lesson 24 It could be worse
不幸中之萬幸
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
Had the writer's money been stolen?
I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down.
我走進飯店經(jīng)理的辦公室，坐了下來。
I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset.
我剛剛丟了50英鎊，感到非常煩惱。
'I left the money in my room,' I said, 'and it's not there now.'
“我把錢放在房間里，”我說，“可現(xiàn)在沒有了?！?BR> The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing.
經(jīng)理深表同情，但卻無能為力。
'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said.
“現(xiàn)在大家都在丟錢，”他說。
He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door.
他開始抱怨起這個邪惡的世道來，卻被一陣敲門聲打斷了。
A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk.
一個姑娘走了進來，把一個信封放在了他桌上。
It contained $50.
它里面裝著50英鎊。
'I found this outside this gentleman's room,' she said.
“這是我在這位先生的房門外撿到的，”她說。
'Well,' I said to the manager, 'there is still some honesty in this world!'
“是啊，”我對那位經(jīng)理說，“這世界上還是有誠實可言的！”
不幸中之萬幸
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
Had the writer's money been stolen?
I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down.
我走進飯店經(jīng)理的辦公室，坐了下來。
I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset.
我剛剛丟了50英鎊，感到非常煩惱。
'I left the money in my room,' I said, 'and it's not there now.'
“我把錢放在房間里，”我說，“可現(xiàn)在沒有了?！?BR> The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing.
經(jīng)理深表同情，但卻無能為力。
'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said.
“現(xiàn)在大家都在丟錢，”他說。
He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door.
他開始抱怨起這個邪惡的世道來，卻被一陣敲門聲打斷了。
A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk.
一個姑娘走了進來，把一個信封放在了他桌上。
It contained $50.
它里面裝著50英鎊。
'I found this outside this gentleman's room,' she said.
“這是我在這位先生的房門外撿到的，”她說。
'Well,' I said to the manager, 'there is still some honesty in this world!'
“是啊，”我對那位經(jīng)理說，“這世界上還是有誠實可言的！”