Lesson 24 It could be worse 不幸中之万幸

1.原文

2. 参考译文

3. New words and expressions

★manager n. 经理(用能力, 办事的)
boss n. 老板(有钱)
head n. 头儿，领导(表示重要，系亲密的人物)
★upset不安(事后)nervous adj. 紧张，不安(事前)
★complain v. 抱怨
① vi. 抱怨，发牢骚，诉苦(常与of，about连用)
complain of/about …(to sb.) 对某人/向某人抱怨
I compianed of my salary to my boss.
② vi. 控告，抗议(与of，about连用)
The people in that district complained to the police about the noise from that factory.
★wicked adj. 很坏的, 邪恶的
① adj. 邪恶的，坏的(道德上的坏，可用 “evil” 替代)She saw a wicked smile on his face.
② adj. 淘气的，顽皮的(尤指小孩)
Don’t be so wicked, Tom.
③ adj.(天气)恶劣的
★contain v. 包含, 内装(强调用容器装)
container n. 集装箱，容量contain v. 用容器装　
The cup contains water. = The cup is full of water.
The bag contains books. include v. 包含
★honesty n. 诚实honest adj. honestly adv. 诚实地

4. 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)
feel +形容词一般指心情“觉得……，感觉到……”
3、The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing.
could do nothing about it 对此事无能为力
I could do nothing to help you.
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。