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Lesson 24 It could be worse! Sharon Free talk: What sort of complaints do you think a hotel manager has to deal with? When you travel, how do you look after your money? Do you think the world is wicked? Why/ Why not? 1. How much money had the writer just lost? A. $50 B. ￡15 C. ￡50 2. Has the writer’s money been stolen? A. Yes. B. No. C. We don’t know. II. Reading comprehension. 1. How did the writer feel after he had lost his money? 2. Where did the girl find it? 3. Did the writer think some people in the world are honest? He felt upset. She found it outside the writer’s room. Yes,he did. I. Listening comprehension. New words and expressions: manager n. 经理 upset adj. 不安的 sympathetic adj. 表示同情的 complain v. 抱怨 wicked adj. 很坏的；很邪恶的 contain v. 包含；内装 honesty n. 诚实 manager n. 经理 chief manager 总经理；经理主管 CEO = Chief Executive Officer e.g.: His wife is a poor manager . manage v. 处理,管理 = be in charge of e.g.: I want to manage my own company . e.g.: -Need a hand? -Thanks. I can manage it myself! → management upset –upset –upset upset [v]使烦恼，使不安 e.g.: The meeting upset me ,because it is too boring . [adj.] 不安 e.g.: 当我打破花瓶时，我感到非常不安。 I felt upset when I broke the vase. e.g.: 我走进他的办公室，感到非常紧张。 I felt upset when I entered his office. [n]混乱 不安; 翻倒 e.g.: The fire caused an upset in the building . sympathetic adj. [simp?’θetik] → be sympathetic to/ towards sb. 对…同情 e.g.: Feel sympathetic towards the beggar. 对乞丐表示同情。 e.g.: 一个有同情心的朋友 a sympathetic friend → sympathy n[simp?θi] e.g.: I have much sympathy to you. 我很同情你。 → complain (of/about sth) to sb. (对某人/向某人抱怨) e.g.: 我向老板抱怨我的工资。 I complained of/about my salary to my boss. e.g.: 他总是在不停地抱怨！ He always keeps complaining of/ about everything! e.g.: -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） e.g.: He complains that his family is poor . wicked adj. 很坏的；很邪恶的 → 指人或者是人的行为不道德的，邪恶的 a w