Lesson 24 It could be worse不幸中之万幸 单元复习

I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down.

名词修饰名词

• telephone number ^电话号码
• the village fair ^乡村集市
• the fair of the village = the fair in the village ^{村里的集市}

I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset. ^{过去完成时(had + done) §}

The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing.

could do nothing = could do nothing about it ^{对此事无能为力}

• I could do nothing to help you. ^{我没有办法帮你, 我无能为力}
• Sorry,I could do nothing for you.
• Certainly./Of couse./It’s my pleasure.^{(Can you help me?)}

'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said.

days ^{可以指“时期，时代”}

• in his boyhood days^{（在他的童年时代）}

He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door.

start to do sth. = start doing sth. ^{开始做某事，两者无区别}

• a knock at the door ^{( 敲门声 )}
• knock at the door ^{(敲门, 指动作)}

A girl came in and put an envelope on the desk. ^{= A girl came in with an envelope and put it on the desk.}

• He put a book on the desk. ^{在桌子上他放了一本书。}
• She puts a book in the box. ^{她把一本书放进盒子里。}

• I (took/received) a letter from him yesterday.
• I met Harry (in the/on the) way to the station.
• Everybody (believe/believes) he will win.
• At the end of the month I received my (salary/wages). §
• Can you (borrow/lend) me 5 pounds? §
• Please (look after/pay attention to) the blackboard. §
• He was standing (besides/beside) the window.
• (It's/Its) a very (excited/exciting) film.

I walked into the police station and explained my problem.

“I lost my bag in the park,” I said, “and I can’t find it anywhere.”

The officer listened carefully but shook his head. “People lose things all the time,” he said.

He began to talk about how careless people had become, but just then, the door opened.

A young boy stepped inside and handed the officer a small bag. “I picked this up near a bench,” he said.

I opened it quickly and smiled. Everything was still inside.

 “Well,” I said to the officer, “there are still good people in the world!”

I walked into the school library and took a seat.

I had just misplaced my new textbook and I felt quite anxious.

"I left the book on this table," I explained, "and it's gone now."

The librarian was understanding, but she couldn't offer much help. "Everyone's misplacing things these days," she sighed.

She began to discuss the general chaos of the library but was disturbed by a student approaching her desk.

A boy came forward and placed a heavy book on the counter.

It was my textbook.

"I found this near that table," he stated.

"Well," I said to the librarian, "there is still some kindness in this place!"