I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down. I had just lost 50 pounds 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[^1] complain[^2] 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 contains 50 pounds. "I found this outside this gentleman's room," she said. "Well," I said to the manager, "there is still some honesty in this world!"
[^1]: start to do sth. 开始做某事
[^2]: complain about / of complain 不及物
carloscn
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6 months ago
It Could Be Worse
I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down. I had just lost 50 pounds 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[^1] complain[^2] 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 contains 50 pounds. "I found this outside this gentleman's room," she said. "Well," I said to the manager, "there is still some honesty in this world!"
[^1]: start to do sth. 开始做某事 [^2]: complain about / of complain 不及物