文章目录
1 课文
Had the writer’s money been stolen?
I entered the hotel manager’s office and sat down. I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset.
我走进饭店经理的办公室，坐了下来。我刚刚丢了50英镑，感到非常烦恼
【feel upset 感觉到不安；had lost 在felt之前】
‘I left the money in my room,’ I said, ‘and it’s not there now.’
“我把钱放在房间里，”我说，“可现在没有了。”
【leave v.离开，留下】
The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing.
经理深表同情，但却无能为力
‘Everyone’s losing money these days,’ he said.
“现在大家都在丢钱，”他说
【1 lose 丢失 ，lost lost 2 be doing 此次此刻或者现阶段进行】
He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door.
他开始抱怨起这个邪恶的世道来，却被一阵敲门声打断了
【1 start to do sth. = start doing sth. begin to do sth. = begin doing sth 2 complain about 抱怨 3 be interrupted被打断 by +动作的发出者】
A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. It contained $50.
一个姑娘走了进来，把一个信封放在了他桌上。它里面装着50英镑
【contain 实实在在的包含】
‘I found this outside this gentleman’s room,’ she said.
“这是我在这位先生的房门外捡到的，”她说
‘Well,’ I said to the manager, ‘there is still some honesty in this world!’
“是啊，”我对那位经理说，“这世界上还是有诚实可言的！”
【1 well 副词好 play baseketball well 打篮球好；2 well 口语中，发语词 3 honesty 抽象名词不可数，用is】
2 单词
2.1 manager [ˈmænɪdʒə®] n.经理
2.2 upset [ʌpˈset] adj. 不安
be upset 处于不安的状态（be一般表示状态）
feel upset （强调感觉到不安）
I felt upset last night.
2.3 sympathetic [ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk] adj 表示同情的
2.4 complain [kəmˈpleɪn] v. 抱怨
complain about … 抱怨…
He always complains about the weather.
2.5 wicked [ˈwɪkɪd] adj 很坏的，邪恶的
bad 表示普通的坏
wicked 比普通的坏更坏。
2.6 contain [kənˈteɪn] v. 包含，内装
contain 包含表示内装（实实在在能够装到里面去）
The envelope contained £50.
include v. 包含 （抽象包含，不一定是真正意义包含到里面去）
The list included 500 people.
2.7 honesty [ˈɒnəsti] n. 诚实（不可数）
honest adj. 诚实的
an honest man
3语法讲解
There be 句型。
3.1 There be 句型基本结构
基本结构：There be + n.（倒装句）
There is a girl.
A girl is there.（一个女孩在那，说成那有一个女孩）
There be 含义：有
3.2 have/has 有对比
have/has 表示拥有
there be 表示客观存在
He has a new house.
3.3 扩展结构
1 There be + n. + （地点，位置）介词短语
在某地有什么…
There is a girl in the classroom.
2 There be + n. + doing (有什么正在做什么)
There is a girl crying.（有一个女孩正在哭）
3 There be + n + doing + 介词短语（在某地有什么真正做什么）
There is a girl crying in the classroom.
3.4 be 变化
时态：
1 确定be的时态，表示什么时候有，用对应的时态。
1 现在 am/is/are
2 过去 was/were
3 将来 will be
4 完成 have/has been
单复数：
There is a problem.
There was a problem.
There are porblems.
There will be a problem.
There has been a problem.
e.g
There were few people in the shop yesterday.
There have been many problems in front of us.
3.4 there be 多主语
there be + 多个主语，be 就近原则
There is an apple and two oranges on the table.
There are two oranges and an apple on the table.
4 课文讲解
1 本文的题目可以有几种不同的理解方式:“如果我丢失的不止50英镑”，“如果经理没有任何同情心”“如果拾到钱的姑娘没有把钱送回来”，结局会更糟糕。
2 Everyone’s losing money these days.现在大家都在丢钱。
用现在进行时来表示不断重复的动作，其中常含有埋怨的意思。