课文
It could be worse「不幸中之万幸」
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 $5o. ‘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：
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。“我把钱放在房间里，”我说，“可现在没有了。”经理深表同情，但却无能为力。“现在大家都在丢钱，”他说。他开始抱怨起这个邪恶的世道来，却被一阵敲门声打断了。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。“这是我在这位先生的房门外捡到的，”她说。“是啊，”我对那位经理说，“这世界上还是有诚实可言的！”
词
upset：**adj.不安的**be upset「强调不安的状态（be强调状态）」
He is upset.「他是不安的」
feel upset「感到不安（强调感觉）」
I felt upset last night.「他昨天晚上感到不安」
**v.抱怨「常与about/of连用」**
complain about/of…「抱怨….」
He always complains about the weather.「他总是抱怨天气」
v.控告，抗议
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」
She saw a wicked smile on his face.「她发现他的脸上带着恶意的微笑」
adj.淘气的，顽皮的「尤指小孩」
Don’t be so wicked, Tom.「汤姆，别这么淘气」
adj.恶劣的「天气」
Few people walked about in this wicked weather.「很少有人在这么恶劣的天气四处走动」
The envelope contained fifty pounds.「信封里装着50英镑」
和include区别：**v.包含「抽象意义上」**
The list included 500 people.「这个列表含有500个人（不是真包含有人）」
句子
课文句子
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」
start/begin to do sth. = start/begin doing sth.「开始做某事」