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.'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。
The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. 'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said. ”经理深表同情，但却无能为力。“现在大家都在丢钱，”他说。
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。
A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. It contained £50. 'I found this outside this gentleman's room,' she said. 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。
'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！”
