新概念英语第二册音频+视频讲解：Lesson 24
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Lesson 24
It could be worse
不幸中之万幸
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Had the writer s money been stolen?
I entered the hotel manager s office and sat down.
我走进饭店经理的办公室，坐了下来。
I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset.
我刚刚丢了50英镑，感到非常烦恼。
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，“可现在没有了。”
The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing.
经理深表同情，但却无能为力。
Everyone s losing money these days, he said.
“现在大家都在丢钱，”他说。
He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door.
他开始抱怨起这个邪恶的世道来，却被一阵敲门声打断了。
A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk.
一个姑娘走了进来，把一个信封放在了他桌上。
It contained $50.
它里面装着50英镑。
I found this outside this gentleman s room, she said.
“这是我在这位先生的房门外捡到的，”她说。
Well, I said to the manager, there is still some honesty in this world!
“是啊，”我对那位经理说，“这世界上还是有诚实可言的！”