Lesson24ItcouldbeworseAstoryabouthonest•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(yīshānlánlǚ)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。LookatthepicturesandsaysomethingabouteachofthemSummonthestoryinEnglishDoyouthinkhonestyisanimportantfactorforpeopletobesuccessful?PracticingThinkingWarming-upmoneyworship单击此处添加副标题Materialpursuit单击此处添加副标题单击此处添加标题单击此处添加副标题Wordsmanager•n.经理例Theywantasecretarytothegeneralmanager.他们需要一位总经理秘书。•[同根词]managev.管理;设法managementn.管理方•[考点提示]managetodo意为设法做成功某事,trytodo意为设法做,但不一定成功。•bossn.老板(有钱)•headn.头儿,领导(表示重要,系亲密的人物)upset•a.不安的同bothering,disturbing,troublesome例Hewashorriblyupsetoverherillness.他为她的病而忧心忡忡。•v.使心烦意乱例Thenewsupsetmealot.这个消息使我心烦意乱。•[同根词]upsettinga.令人苦恼的nervousadj.紧张,不安(事发前)sympathetic•a.表示同情的例Doctorsshouldbesympatheticwiththepatients.医生应对病人抱同情态度。•[同根词]sympathyn.同情sympatheticallyadv.同情地sympathizev.表示同情complain•v.抱怨•①vi.抱怨,发牢骚,诉苦(常与of,about连用)complainof/about…(tosb.)对某人/向某人抱怨……•Don’tcomplainabout/oftheweather.•Icompianedofmysalarytomyboss.•②vi.控告,抗议(与of,about连用)•Thepeopleinthatdistrictcomplainedtothepoliceaboutthenoisefromthatfactory.•那家工厂噪音太大,当地的人们已向警方投诉。•MarycomplainedtotheJacksonsabouttherubbishtheyhadthrowneverywhere.•杰克逊一家乱扔垃圾,玛丽已向他们提出抗议。wicked•adj.很坏的,邪恶的•①adj.邪恶的,坏的(道德上的坏,可用“evil”替代)•Shesawawickedsmileonhisface.•②adj.淘气的,顽皮的(尤指小孩)•Don’tbesowicked,Tom.•③adj.(天气)恶劣的•Fewpeoplewalkedaboutinthiswickedweather.contain•v.包含,内装同comprise,hold,include,involve例Seawatercontainssalt.海水含有盐。•[同根词]containern.容器;集装箱containmentn.包含containern.集装箱,容量•containv.用容器装Thecupcontainswater.=Thecupisfullofwater.•Thebagcontainsbooks.•includev.包含honesty•n.诚实同sincerity例Inallhonesty,Ihavestruggledwiththeimmensityofthistask.说实话,我已竭尽全力应付这一艰巨任务。•[同根词]honesta.诚实的,正直的honestlyadv.诚实地Text•Ienteredthehotelmanager'sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost$50andIfeltveryupset.'Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,'Isaid,'andit'snottherenow.'Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing.'Everyone'slosingmoneythesedays,'hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained$50.'Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman'sroom,'shesaid.'Well,'Isaidtothemanager,'thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!'3.Whatdidthehotelmanagerbegintocomplainabout?2.Howdidthehotelmanagerreacttothesituation?1.Whydidthewriterfeelupset?Questionsaboutthetext4.Whydidthewritersay'Thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!'1、Ienteredthehotelmanager'sofficeandsatdown.thehotelmanger’soffice名词可以修饰名词telephonenumber电话号码thevillagefair乡村集市(thefairofthevillage=thefairinthevillage)2、Ihadjustlost$50andIfeltveryupset.losevt.遗失,丢失(宾语一般为钱物)Don’tloseyourkey.feel+形容词一般指心情“觉得……,感觉到……”feelupset心烦意乱,很苦恼3、Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing.coulddonothing=coulddonothingaboutit对此事无能为力Icoulddonothingtohelpyou.我没有办法帮你,我无能为力Canyouhelpme?Sorry,Icoulddonothingforyou./Certainly.Ofcouse.It’smypleasure.4、'Everyone'slosingmoneythesedays,'hesaid.days可以指“时期,时代”,如inhisboyhooddays(在他的童年时代)。thesedays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。5、Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.starttodosth.=startdoingsth.开始做某事,两者无区别aknockatthedoor(敲门声)knockatthedoor(敲门,指动作)6、Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonthedesk.=Agirlcameinwithanenvelopeandputitonthedesk.•TheEnd