新概念第二册24课课件

Warming-up
Practicing
Summon the story in English
Look at the pictures and say something about each of them
Thinking
Do you think honesty is an important factor for people to be successful?
complain
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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…… Don’t complain about/of the weather. 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. 那家工厂噪音太大，当地的人们已向警方投诉。 Mary complained to the Jacksons about the rubbish they had thrown everywhere. 杰克逊一家乱扔垃圾，玛丽已向他们提出抗议。
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 Can you help me? Sorry,I could do nothing for you. / Certainly. Of couse. It’s my pleasure.
6、A girl came in and put an envelope on the desk.
=A girl came in with an envelope and put it on the desk.
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2、I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset.
lose
vt. 遗失，丢失（宾语一 般为钱物） Don’t lose your key. feel +形容词一般指心情“觉 得……，感觉到……” feel upset 心烦意乱，很苦恼
3、The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing.
upset
• a . 不安的同 bothering, disturbing, troublesome 例 He was horribly upset over her illness . 他为她的病而忧心忡忡。 • v . 使心烦意乱例 The news upset me a lot . 这个消 息使我心烦意乱。 • [ 同根词] upsetting a . 令人苦恼的 nervous adj. 紧张，不安(事发前)
4.Why did the writer say 'There is still some honesty in this world!'
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)
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。
Questions about the text
1.Why did the writer feel upset?
2.How did the hotel manager rቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱact to the situation?
3.What did the hotel manager begin to complain about?
L e s s o n 24 It c o u ld b e w o rs e
A story about honest
• 18世纪英国的一位有钱的绅士，一天深夜他走在回家的路上，被 一个衣衫褴褛(yī shān lán lǚ)的小男孩儿拦住了。“先生，请 您买一包火柴吧”，小男孩儿说道。“我不买”。绅士回答说。 说着绅士躲开男孩儿继续走，“先生，请您买一包吧，我今天还 什么东西也没有吃呢”小男孩儿追上来说。绅士看到躲不开男孩 儿，便说：“可是我没有零钱呀”，“先生，你先拿上火柴，我 去给你换零钱”。说完男孩儿拿着绅士给的一个英镑快步跑走了， 绅士等了很久，男孩儿仍然没有回来，绅士无奈地回家了。 第 二天，绅士正在自己的办公室工作，仆人说来了一个男孩儿要求 面见绅士。于是男孩儿被叫了进来，这个男孩儿比卖火柴的男孩 儿矮了一些，穿的更破烂。“先生，对不起了，我的哥哥让我给 您把零钱送来了”“你的哥哥呢？”绅士道。“我的哥哥在换完 零钱回来找你的路上被马车撞成重伤了，在家躺着呢”，绅士深 深地被小男孩儿的诚信所感动。“走！我们去看你的哥哥！”去 了男孩儿的家一看，家里只有两个男孩的继母在招呼受到重伤的 男孩儿。一见绅士，男孩连忙说：“对不起，我没有给您按时把 零钱送回去，失信了！”绅士却被男孩的诚信深深打动了。当他 了解到两个男孩儿的亲父母都双亡时，毅然决定把他们生活所需 要的一切都承担起来。
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 Few people walked about in this wicked weather.
contain
• v . 包含, 内装同 comprise , hold, include , involve 例 Sea water contains salt . 海水含有盐。 • [ 同根词] container n . 容器; 集装箱containment n . 包含 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 . 诚实同 sincerity 例 In all honesty, I have struggled with the immensity of this task . 说实话, 我已竭尽全力应付这一艰巨任务。 • [ 同根词] honest a . 诚实的, 正直的 honestly adv . 诚实地
5、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)
money worship
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Words
manager
• n . 经理例 They want a secretary to the general manager .他们需要一位总经理秘书。 • [ 同根词] manage v . 管理;设法 management n . 管理方 • [ 考点提示] manage to do 意为设法做成功某事, try to do 意为设法做, 但不一定成功。 • boss n. 老板（有钱） • head n. 头儿，领导（表示重要，系亲密的人物）
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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!'
sympathetic
• a . 表示同情的 Doctors should be sympathetic with the patients . 医生应对病人抱同情态度。 • [ 同根词] sympathy n . 同情 sympathetically adv . 同情地 sympathize v . 表示同情 例