失而復得
Yesterday was a busy day for me, but it became even busier in the afternoon when I realized my cell phone had gone missing.
昨天對我而言是個忙碌的一天，但在下午，當我發現我的手機不見了時，這讓我變得更加忙碌。
hectic(adj.)忙碌的realize(v.)了解、意識到、實現come to realize開始意識到go missing失蹤、不見
Usually when I return to my office after lunch, I put my phone and keys in my desk drawer.
通常午飯後回到辦公室，我會把手機和鑰匙放在辦公桌的抽屜裡。
But I couldn’t find my phone there when I finished my afternoon meeting with my supervisor.
但下午我和主管開完會後，就再也找不到我的手機了。
supervisor(n.)主管supervise(v.)監督
At first, I thought that maybe my phone had been stolen.
起初，我以為也許是我的手機被偷了。
had been V-p.p.：過去完成被動式
However, I can be a forgetful person, so I soon decided that I probably just left my phone somewhere by accident.
不過，我是一個健忘的人，所以我很快就想到，我可能只是不小心把手機落在了某個地方。
however(adv.)然而=nonetheless=neverthelessforgetful(adj.)健忘的forgettable(adj.)易被遺忘的unforgettable(adj.)難忘的=memorableby accident意外地=accidentally=by surprise=by mistake
The first thing I did was check my backpack, but my phone wasn’t there.
我做的第一件事是檢查我的背包，但我的手機不在裡面。
Then I thought that I had maybe left it in the noodle shop across the street where I ate lunch.
然後我想也許我把它留在了對街的那家麵店裡，我在那裡吃午餐。
leftover(n.)剩菜剩飯
But when I went back to ask at the restaurant, the workers there said that it hadn’t been found by anyone.
但是當我回去麵店詢問時，那裡的工作人員說沒有人發現我的手機。
I was starting to worry more.
我開始更加擔心了。
“Where could my phone be?” I asked myself while sitting at my desk.
「我的手機會在哪裡呢？」我坐在辦公桌前問自己。
Suddenly, my coworker James came up and gave me my phone.
突然，我的同事詹姆士走了過來，把我的手機遞給我。
suddenly(adv.)突然地=out of a sudden=unexpectedly=abruptly
He said he had found it next to the sink in the bathroom, and he recognized it as mine because of the special green phone case.
他說他在洗手間的洗手台旁邊發現了我的手機，他認出來那是我的手機，因為我的手機殼是綠色的。
recognize(v.)認出、辨認recognizable(adj.)可辨認的unrecognizable(adj.)認不出來的
I was so happy that my phone had been returned, and I thanked James for finding it.
手機失而復得，我感到非常高興，我也感謝詹姆士撿到了我的手機。