新概念英语二Lesson24课件.pptVIP

Lesson 24 It could be worse 1. manager [’m?nid??] n. 经理 (chief manager 总经理） eg. His wife is a poor manager . manage 处理,管理 eg. --I want to manage my own company . --Need a hand? --Thanks. I can manage it myself! NEW WORDS 2. upset –upset –upset [v] 使烦恼，使不安 The meeting upset me ,because it is too boring . [adj.] 不安 当我打破花瓶时，我感到非常不安。 I felt upset when I broke the vase. [n]混乱 不安 翻倒 The fire caused an upset in the building . 3. sympathetic adj. [simp?’θetik] be ~ to/ towards sb. 同情 Feel sympathetic towards the beggar. 一个有同情心的朋友 a sympathetic friend sympathy n[simp?θi] I have much sympathy to you. 我很同情你 4.complain (of/about sth) to sb. (对某人/向某人抱怨) 我向老板抱怨我的工资。 I complained of/about my salary to my boss. ---What was the weather like on your holiday ? ---I can’t complain (=It couldn’t be better .) Complain that 抱怨(后面可以加从句） He complains that his family is poor . 5.wicked [adj] (指人或者是人的行为不道德的，邪恶的) a wicked deed a wicked lie wicked weather It is wicked of sb to do sth . It is wicked of you to hit your dog. 6. contain v. 包含, 内装 　 杯子里装着水。 The cup contains water. 袋子里有书。 The bag contains books. 6. honesty n. 诚实 诚实至上。 Honesty is the best policy. honest (adj.) To be honest, you are great! honestly (adv.) Honestly, he is not that good! 老实说，我不相信他 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 wo