Leon 24It could be worse
★managern.经理(用能力, 办事的)
bon.老板（有钱）
headn.头儿，领导（表示重要，系亲密的人物）
★upsetadj.不安(事发后)
nervousadj.紧张，不安(事发前)
★complainv.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 bo.
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。
complaintn.抱怨，不满I have a complaint.
★wickedadj.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 wiched 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.
★containv.包含, 内装(强调用容器装)
containern.集装箱，容量
containv.用容器装
The cup contains water.= The cup is full of water.includev.包含include the money in the bill账上含小费 The bag contains books, including my favourite one Pride and Prejudice.(《傲慢与偏见》)
honestyn.诚实I believed in her for her honesty.
I admires her for her honesty.
honestadj.诚实的
honestlyadv.诚实地
I honestly don’t know.我真的不知道。=To be honest, I don\'t know.
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)
2、I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset.
losevt.遗失，丢失（宾语一般为钱物）
Don’t lose your key.Don\'t lose heart.别丧气。
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.
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.
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。
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，两者无大区别(但主语为物，动作与心理活动有关,start本身用于be starting时态时侧重于用前者)
如：It started to rain.I started to understand what it meant.a knock at the door (敲门声)
knock at the door (敲门, 指动作)
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.
形容词作定语时的顺序：
县官（谐音 限定）行（形状）令（年龄大小）杀（色）国（国籍）才（材料） 或：the long new black Chinese wooden writing desk
限定描绘大长高，
形状年龄和新老，
颜色国籍和材料，
作用类别往后靠。
