Lesson 45 What a Nightmare!

　　Jeff had a terrible day. He missed thetrain to work. Moreover, he had to wait along time for the next train. As a matter offact, he waited for two hours. To makematters worse, he left his briefcase¹ on thetrain. As a result, he had to go to the policestation. Poor Jeff never got to work that day.
What a nightmare!
    真是恶梦一场啊！ 
杰夫过了很糟的一天。他上班没赶上火车。而且，他得久候下一班火车的到来。事实上，他等了两个小时。更糟的是，他把手提箱留在火车上了。结果，他得到警察局走一趟。可怜的杰夫那一天根本上不了班。真是恶梦一场啊！  

1 briefcase   

n.手提箱，公事皮包

参考例句：

• He packed a briefcase with what might be required.他把所有可能需要的东西都装进公文包。
• He requested the old man to look after the briefcase.他请求那位老人照看这个公事包。