Lesson 24 — It could be worse · 新概念英语第二册

原文

I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down. I had just lost fifty pounds 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 fifty pounds.

I found this outside this gentleman's room, she said. Well, I said to the manager, there is still some honesty in this world.

译文

我走进酒店经理办公室坐下。我刚刚减掉了五十磅，我感到非常沮丧。我把钱留在房间里了，我说，现在不在那儿了。经理很同情，但也无能为力。

他说，现在每个人都在赔钱。他开始抱怨这个邪恶的世界，却被敲门声打断了。一个女孩进来，把一个信封放在他的桌子上。它有五十磅。

“我在这位先生的房间外面发现了这个，”她说。好吧，我对经理说，这个世界上还是有一些诚实的。