新概念英语第二册+Lesson+24+It+could+be+worse+讲义

Lesson 24 It could be worse
Text 课文
First listen and then answer the question.
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. 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!'
New words 生词
manager ['mænidʒə] n.经理
upset [ʌp'set] a.不安
sympathetic [ˌsimpə'θetik] a.表示同情的
complain [kəm'plein] v.抱怨
wicked ['wikid] a.很坏的，邪恶的
contain [kən'tein] v.包含，内装
honesty ['ɔnisti] n.诚实
Grammar focus 语法
1. 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。

这是一个由and连接的并列句，因为and前后的两个句子主语相同，为了避免重复，所以省略了and后面这个句子的主语。

全句本来是：
I entered the hotel manager's office and I sat down.
2. I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset. 我刚刚丢了50英镑，感到非常烦恼。

lose表示丢失、失去。

相关的词组有：
lose heart 灰心，失去信心。

如：
Don't lose heart, you still have more chances.
别灰心，你还有更多的机会。

lose one's heart to sb. 爱上某人。

如：
He lost his heart to a pretty girl.
他热恋一个漂亮女孩。

lose face 丢脸、丢面子。

如：
I won't make you lose face in public.
我不会当众使你难堪。

feel upset 感到苦恼，feel在此用作系动词。

其后可以接形容词表示心情或感觉。

如：
I feel excited. 我感到很兴奋。

He feels cold. 他感到很冷。

3. Everyone's losing money these days. 现在大家都在丢钱。

这句话用了现在进行时，表示丢钱这件事最近发生的很频繁。

4. 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。

这是一个由but连接的表示转折的并列句。

start to do sth.表示开始做某事，事情还没有做。

如：
Tell me as soon as you start to feel sick, all right?
你一感到不舒服就马上告诉我，好吗？
start doing sth.表示开始做某事，事情已经做了。

如：
How old were you when you first started playing the piano?
你几岁时开始弹钢琴？
but后面的句子因为主语和but前面的句子主语相同，所以后面句子中的主语he 被省略了。

was interrupted是一般过去时的被动语态。

一般过去时的被动语态由主语
+was/were+过去分词+其它组成。

如：
Many houses were damaged in the flood.
很多房屋在洪水中损坏了。

5. '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！”
well是个感叹词，此处表示作者松了一口气。

I said to the manager.是插入语。

由于well只是句子的一部分，所以manager后面不是句号，而是逗号，表明后面还有。

honesty是抽象名词，也是一个不可数名词。

some honesty表示一些/一定的诚实。

Exercises 练习
一. Answer these questions.
1. How much money had you just lost?
I had just lost ￡50.
2. How did you feel?
I felt very upset.
3. Did you tell the manager about it or not?
I told the manager about it.
4. Could he do anything or not?
He could do nothing.
5. What did he begin complaining about?
He began to complain about the wicked world.
6. Who came in with the money just then?
Just then a girl came in with the money.
7. Where had she found it？
She had found it outside my room.
8. Is there still some honesty in this world or not?
There is still some honesty in this world.
二. Choose the correct words in the following sentences.
1. I (took) (received) a letter from him yesterday.
2. I met Harry (in the) (on the) way to the station.
3. (In the) (on the) way from Athens to London, the plane stopped at Rome.
4. Everybody (believe) (believes) he will win.
5. Is your watch made (of) (from) gold?
6. At the end of the month I received my (salary) (wages).
7. Can you (borrow) (lend) me ￡5.
8. I (asked) (asked for) an explanation.
9. (Except) (Apart from) that, everything is all right.
10. He is such a(n) (irritable) (nervous) person. He is always bad-tempered.
11. The police (is) (are) looking for him.
12. Please (look after) (pay attention to) the blackboard.
13. (Remind) (Remember) me to your mother.
14. Father bought a new (suit) (costume) yesterday.
15. When I (grow) (grow up), I shall be a pilot.
16. He was standing (besides) (beside) the window.
17. (It's) (Its) a very (excited) (exciting) film.
18. He does not (realize) (understand) English.
19. It was raining heavily so I was glad to get (house) (home).
20. (It is) (there is) someone at the door.
三. Write these sentences again, each sentence must begin with what.
1. This is a wonderful garden!
What a wonderful garden!
2. He is causing a lot of trouble!
What a lot of trouble he is causing!
3. It is a tall building!
What a tall building it is!
4. You are a clever girl!
What a clever girl you are!
四. Write each of the following sentences in a different way.
1. He handed me the prize.
He handed the prize to me.
2. The waiter brought a bottle of beer to the man.
The waiter brought the man a bottle of beer.
3. I've ordered some soup for you.
I've ordered you some soup.
4. Bring that book to me, please.
Bring me the book, please.
5. She promised a reward to the finder.
She promised the finder a reward.
五. Write negative answers to these questions in two different ways.
1. Have you any money?
I haven't any money.
I have no money.
2. Did you go anywhere in the holidays?
I didn't go anywhere in the holidays.
I went nowhere in the holidays.
3. Was there anybody present when the accident happened?
There wasn't anybody present when the accident happened.
There was nobody present when the accident happened.
六. Answer these questions, put the apostrophe in the right place.
1. Whose umbrella is this?(George)
This is George's umbrella.
2. Whose is this handbag? (That woman)
This handbag is that woman's.
3. Whose poetry do you like best?(Keats)
I like Keats' poetry best.
4. Whose are these clothes? (The children)
These clothes are the children's.
5. Whose are these uniforms? (The soldiers)
These uniforms are the soldiers'.
七. Complete these sentences by adding any of the following words: up, off, over, back, on, away.
1. He usually knocks off at 6 o'clock. But today he's working late.
2. I'm going out now, I'll be back in half an hour.
3. I gave up smoking last year, but I have just started again.
4. The concert was over and everybody left the hall.
5. A new play is on at the Phoenix.
6. I've given away all my old furniture.
八. Change the position of the words in italics.
1. I put on my hat.
I put my hat on.
2. I took off my coat.
I took my coat off.
3. He put out the fire.
He put the fire out.
4. They cut off the King's head.
They cut the King's head off.。