24 · 不幸中之万幸
It could be worse
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I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down. I had just lost £50 and I felt very upset. 'I left the money in my room,' I said, 'and it's not there now.' The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. 'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said. He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. It contained £50. 'I found this outside this gentleman's room,' she said. 'Well,' I said to the manager, 'there is still some honesty in this world!'
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I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down. I had just lost £50 and I felt very upset. 'I left the money in my room,' I said, 'and it's not there now.' The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. 'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said. He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. It contained £50. 'I found this outside this gentleman's room,' she said. 'Well,' I said to the manager, 'there is still some honesty in this world!'
我走进旅馆经理的办公室坐下，心里很难受，因为刚丢了五十英镑。我说：“钱原来放在房间里，现在不见了。” 经理很同情我，可也帮不上忙。他说：“如今大家都在丢钱。” 他开始抱怨这世道太坏，却被一阵敲门声打断了。 一位姑娘走进来，把一个信封放到桌上，里面是五十英镑。她说：“这是我在这位先生房门外捡到的。” “你看，”我对经理说，“这世上还是有诚实的人嘛！”
学完这一课
先沿这条线复述《不幸中之万幸》：丢钱后求助 → 经理也没办法 → 抱怨被敲门打断 → 有人送回信封 → 仍然有人诚实。再借一个结构讲自己的事：选出文中的两个动作，哪个先发生？再用自己的经历写一对。
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