青少版新概念课文文本

青少版新概念2B课文文本Unit 16-30

Unit 16: What’s your middle name

WILLIAM: Is there something wrong Karen

KAREN: It's OK. I'm being silly.

WILLIAM: That's impossible .You're never silly.

KAREN: Oh, but I am! I'm silly all the time. Believe me!

KAREN: I did something very silly this morning.

I picked up some shopping in town.

KAREN: I arrived home at about 10 o'clock, and parked the car in the drive.

I unlocked the house with my house keys.

KAREN: Then, Daisy called me on my mobile, and we talked about the weekend. We discussed plans for Sunday. Then we finished the call.

KAREN: Then I looked for my car keys. I looked in my bag, in my coat, in the kitchen, everywhere. WILLIAM: And where were they

KAREN: They were in my hand! The key-ring was on my little finger- William, 'Silliness' is my middle name!

Unit 17: A cuckoo in the nest

Paul's father, Ken Bruce is an engineer. He's also an enthusiastic birdwatcher.

Last spring, two little birds appeared in his garden. Ken installed a webcam, and invited his neighbours to log on. Everyone watched enthusiastically. Soon, there was a little nest. Then, another bird arrived. It was a cuckoo. The cuckoo watched patiently. Three little eggs appears in the nest.

The cuckoo waited. Suddenly, she had her chance. The mother wasn't there. The cuckoo darted to the nest. In two seconds, there was a fourth egg beside the other three.

After twelve days, the young cuckoo hatched. The little birds hurried to get food for the baby cuckoo.

Ken's neighbours watched excitedly. The baby cockoo picked up the other eggs easily with its back, and pushed them out of the nest. The birds returned and pushed food into its mouth. After twenty days, the cuckoo was enormous! On 6th May, it opened its wings. In a moment, the nest was empty. The show was over.

Ken's neighbours are all enthusiastic birdwatchers now, of course.

Unit 18: Read this label!

LUCY: Do you want one of these, Vikki

VIKKI: No, thanks! I ate some of those about a year ago. Once was enough!

LUCY: Why What happened

VIKKI: I missed breakfast that morning, because I did my piano practice before school. Mum gave me my lunchbox, and I went for the bus.

VIKKI: On the school bus I felt a bit sick. I always feel sick on buses, anyway.

VIKKI: I needed to eat something. I looked in my lunchbox and discovered the Crispy Trolls.

VIKKI: I ate four Crispy Trolls, one after another. At the same time I read the label on the packet.

VIKKI: Then I felt really sick! Yuk! Honestly, Lucy, this stuff isn't food. It's chemistry. Read the label!

Unit 19: A problem with squirrels

POLL Y: Did you see my new bird feeder Annie

ANNIE: Yes, I did. I saw it last week

POLL Y: Well, I bought it because of the label. It said, 'This bird feeder is squirrel-proof'.

ANNIE: Yes, you told me that.

POLL Y: Well, I brought it home. I put lots of nuts in it. And I hung it outside the kitchen window.

POLL Y: That night, a squirrel broke into the 'squirrel-proof' bird feeder. It ate all the nuts. The squirrel's tummy became enormous.

ANNIE: Oh, no! Don't tell me!

POLL Y: The next day, I went into the kitchen. What did I see A dead squirrel in my bird feeder, outside my kitchen window!

ANNIE: That's awful! What did you do

POLL Y: I cut it down, and put it in a bag. Then I took it back to the shop. They gave me my money back.

ANNIE: But what's the use of that

POLL Y: I wanted a squirrel-proof bird feeder, and I haven't got one!