青少版新概念2A-2b课文文本

青少版新概念2A-2B 课文文本 Unit 1-30Unit 1: Linda comes to LondonLINDA: Hi, Karen! Where are youKAREN: I'm in the coffee bar next to the Arrivals, exit. I'm waiting for you, and I'm having a cup of coffee.KAREN: Where are you, and what are you doingLINDA: I'm in the Baggage Hall. I'm waiting for my suitcase.LINDA: Ah, I can see it! It's coming round now! There it is!LINDA: Oh, Karen! Is Paul with youKAREN: Yes, of course he is. He's standing here beside me. I'm giving him my phone now.KAREN: Here you are, Paul! Talk to your mother!PAUL: Hello, Mum!LINDA: Hello, Paul! I've got my suitcase, and I'm coming out now!Unit 2： Good luck on Sunday!REPORTER: My name's Tom French. I'm speaking to you from the ExCel Centre in London's Docklands. We are visiting this year's Marathon Expo. REPORTER: This is the Trade Fair of the London Marathon. It's very noisy!There are hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of visitors here. REPORTER: This is a big international event. But it's like a village!People are talking and laughing like old friends.REPORTER: I'm standing with one of the competitors. Let me introduce Paul Bruce.Hi, Paul!PAUL: Hi, Tom!REPORTER: Paul, please tell our listeners. This is your first Marathon, isn'titPAUL: Yes, it is.REPORTER: Are you looking forward to SundayPAUL: Yes, I am.REPORTER: That's the spirit, Paul! Good luck on Sunday!Unit 3JACK: That's strange. What's this note in my pocketIt isn't mine. Is it yours, DaisyDAISY: No, it isn't mine. Let me see. Oh, it belongs to Paul.The handwriting is his.JACK: So why is it in my pocketDAISY: I don't know. It looks like Paul's 'to-do' list. Let me read it. JACK: HMM. Give it to me, Daisy. Yes, it is Paul's, isn't itDAISY: Yes, Jack. Put it back.Unit 4： The top three percentVOLUNTEER: Congratulations! Two hours and fifty-nine minutes.• That's fantastic! What's your namePAUL: Paul. Paul Bruce.VOLUNTEER: Well done, Paul! How are you feelingPAUL: I'm OK. Thanks.VOLUNTEER: Good! Now, Paul. Here's your foil jacket. Put it on.You mustn't get cold.PAUL: Yes. Thanks.VOLUNTEER: Just a hundred and seventy-nine minutes! Paul, you're a hero! PAUL: Thanks!VOLUNTEER: Now, Paul, walk this way. Pick up your medal. It's yours! VOLUNTEER: There are thirty-five thousand runners in this race, and you're in the top three percent! Congratulations!Unit 5: All about ants!ROBERT: Look at this webpage, Mum. It's about ants.KAREN: Ants Why are you looking up antsROBERT: Why not Ants are really interesting. They do really interesting things.KAREN: What kind of thingsROBERT: Well, they usually live in dry places. But they can survive under water for two weeks.KAREN: ReallyROBERT: Oh, Mum, how about this Ants always stretch their legs in the morning. KAREN: You're joking!ROBERT: NO, really!KAREN: DO they usually yawn in the morning, tooROBERT: Well, funnily enough, they do!Unit 6：An elegant sizePOLLY: You're looking very elegant today, Annie!ANNIE: Yes, I'm on my way to my accountant's. I always put on a nice outfit for him.SO I'm going by bus.POLLY: What do you mean, AnnieANNIE: Well, I usually walk into town. But today I'm going by bus. It's my shoes, you see.POLLY: Your shoesANNIE: Yes, my shoes. They're size six.POLLY: They're perfect with your outfit.ANNIE: Thanks. I like them, too.ANNIE: My feet are size five in the morning, and size six in the afternoon.I can't walk in these shoes before lunch.ANNIE: But I can't walk in them in the morning. They're fine in the afternoon.Unit 7： A good exampleROBERT: How about this, Dad'Twenty-two percent of people in Britain never eat breakfast.’‘Sixteen percent eat breakfast at work.'WILLIAM: It's true. My assistant has her breakfast at work every day.It's a waste of time, really.KAREN: Poor girl! She works very hard.WILLIAM: She goes out with friends nearly every night. Then she gets up late, and rushes to work late.WILLIAM: Then she has breakfast at her desk! It doesn't look good.KAREN: She works late twice a week,too.WILLIAM: Well, we all do that. Goodness, is that the timeWILLIAM: I must rush.KAREN: But what about your breakfastWILLIAM: That's all right. I can get some breakfast at work.Unit 8： A nice quiet afternoon.MR. FORD: What are you going to do now, PaulPAUL: I'm going to take it easy this morning! Then I'm going to meet Claire for lunch.MR. FORD: Where Here in BarnetPAUL: NO, at an Indian restaurant in Canary Wharf. Her mother recommends it. MR. FORD: Very nice. Have a good lunch. Eat a double portion of rice.You need the carbohydrate.MR. FORD: And have a dessert. Why not have two desserts But no alcohol, of course!Have a nice quiet afternoon.PAUL: We're going to walk along the river.MR. FORD: Make it a short walk. And walk today—don't run!PAUL: Claire's going to like that. She hates running, especially after a big lunch.Unit 9：Do your own thingsPAUL: It's going to be a very early start on Sunday morning, Claire.We're going to leave home at about .CLAIRL: ! That is early!PAUL: So what do you want to do Do you want to come with us, or not CLAIRE: I'm not sure, Paul. What do you want me to doPAUL: I want you to do your own thing. You can come to the National Stadium with the team.CLAIRE: But what are you going to do therePAUL: You can't come with us into the Red Zone. And I don't want you to get bored,on your own all day.CLAIRE: But it's obvious, Paul!The National Athletics Championships are a photographer's dream!What am I going to do I'm going to take hundreds of photographs, of course!Unit 10: Tomorrow's another day!Do you remember Nina She's a fashion model.She usually works with Daisy, but she works with other photographers, too.Her jobs take her all over the world. She often stays in expensive hotels. Her life seems very glamorous. But she often feels lonely.Nina isn't feeling lonely this evening.She's sitting in a bar in Central Londonwith some friends. They are all old friends,and they're having a good gossip. The bar is becoming very noisy.Nina is laughing. She's having a really good time.Why can't things be like this every eveningThat's an interesting question!This idea is a new one. Nina must think about her life.She's going to think about it in the morning.But just now, she's having a good time.Nina's going to make a decision tomorrow —but tomorrow's another day.Unit 11 We all have our troublesJACK: Anna, I want you to call Pierre in Paris.I'm going to Paris first thing tomorrow.I want to meet with him at 8 o'clock.Can you set it up, pleaseAnd can you get me some coffeeANNA: Yes, sir. Straight away.Paris! Again! He was in Paris last week!JANEY: Wasn't he in Washington last weekANNA: No, he was in Washington the week before last. Some people have all the luck!Yes, I know. I want to travel, but I'm always here at my desk.I was here yesterday. I was here the day before yesterday.ANEY: We're going to be here tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow ... ANNA: And next week, and next month!JACK: Anna, Janey, I'M sorry for you both.But we all have our troubles in life. And I'm looking forward to my coffee.Unit 12: The London busThe new buses in London are just 'buses'. They aren't 'London buses'. The real 'London bus' was the old Routemaster. This was our favourite bus for fifty-one years. It was a design classic.Were Routemasters really dangerous The back of the bus was an open platform with no doors. Perhaps this wasn't very safe — but Londoners like to do their own thing. And the Routemasters were fast in the traffic.Modern buses are safe, but they are slow. Passengers hate the doors. Car drivers hate the buses. The bus drivers have a hard time.The first Routemasters were on our roads in 1954. The last official Routemaster journey was on Route Number 9, on 15th February 2006. That was some years ago. Today, Londoners remember the Routemaster's name. They remember the designer's name: Douglas Scott.The new buses don't have a name. How can we love themUnit 13: The KalenjinTake a look at the records of international running events in the last fifty years. Before 1980, the winners of distance races were usually from North America and Europe. There were some winners from other countries, but there weren't very many of them. There were no African names among the winners then, but things are very different now.Today, the stars of the race track are the Kalenjin. The Kalenjin are an African people from the borders of North West Kenya and Ethiopia. Their homeland is ahot, dry plateau, about 2,500 metres above sea level. These people are natural athletes. They have long, thin legs. Their heart rate is unusually slow. There are only three million of them.Twelve of the world's top twenty marathon runners are now Kalenjin. Every year, they win 40 percent of the top honours in all international distance 25 races. And it's not just the men.A few years ago, there weren't any distance races for women. These days, there are lots of them. Kalenjin women win all their events as well.Unit 14: Chocolate heavenLUCY: I'm going out, Mum. Please can I get some chocolateWe had some sweets last weekend, but we didn't have any chocolate.And we didn't have much chocolate the weekend before last.KAREN: You and your chocolate! OK. But you must share it with everyone else!LUCY: I'm back. Mum! These are the chocolates! They didn't have any nice boxes at the supermarket. These chocolates are from Marconi's. They're really special.ROBERT: But chocolate is chocolate,isn't it Why does a fancy box make it specialKAREN: Good question. Listen to this. 'This chocolate contains fifty percent cocoa. Marconi's chocolate uses only pure cocoa butter.There are no non-cocoa vegetable fats in Marconi's chocolate.'Mm! This is chocolate heaven! It feels different in your mouth. Chocolate heaven is expensive. It feels different in your pocket, too!Unit 15: It’s a mystery to me!DAISY: Welcome home, Jack! Did you have a good tripJACK: It was OK. But it was all about babies and food!DAISY: Babies How many babiesJACK: Two. Marcel's deputy had a baby two months ago.And Pierre's secretary is going to have a baby in June.JACK: They have nine months off work each time!DAISY: Well, it happens. That's life!JACK: True.JACK: And then there's the food. I had lunch with Marcel. I didn't want a three-hour lunch, but lunch is a serious business in Paris.DAISY: Yes, it is. I like the French attitude to food. It's very civilised. JACK: I agree with you, Daisy. They're nice people. They're also very efficient.JACK: But how do they do itHow do they have time for a civilised life and for work as wellIt's a mystery to me!Unit 16: What’s your middle nameWILLIAM: Is there something wrong KarenKAREN: 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 theyKAREN: 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 nestPaul'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, VikkiVIKKI: No, thanks! I ate some of those about a year ago. Once was enough!LUCY: Why What happenedVIKKI: 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 need 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 squirrelsPOLLY: Did you see my new bird feeder AnnieANNIE: Yes, I did. I saw it last weekPOLLY: Well, I bought it because of the label. It said, 'This bird feeder is squirrel-proof'.ANNIE: Yes, you told me that.POLLY: Well, I brought it home. I put lots of nuts in it.And I hung it outside the kitchen window.POLLY: 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!POLLY: The next day, I went into the kitchen. What did I seeA dead squirrel in my bird feeder, outside my kitchen window! ANNIE: That's awful! What did you doPOLLY: 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 thatPOLLY: I wanted a squirrel-proof bird feeder, and I haven't got one!Unit 20: An ordinary lifeNina: I want to tell you something,Daisy: What is it, NinaNina: This will be my last fashion shoot. I'm going to get an ordinary job in an office.Daisy : But why, Nina You're a very successful model.Why do you want to changeNina: I'm successful now. But I won't always be successful.And I want an ordinary life.NINA: In an office job, I'll work regular hours. I'll go home in the evening.NINA: I'll cook beautiful meals and eat them with my friends.And I'll sleep in the same bed every night.NINA: And maybe, one day, I'll meet the right man.And we'll have an ordinary life together. It'll be wonderful!Unit 21： The weather forecastANNOUNCER: And now it's five to nine, and time for the weather forecast.Let's go over to Carla Dane at the London Weather Centre,Carla.WEAT: Thanks John, and good morning!Last month was unusually cold and dry. But all that will change in the next few days.From today, the wind will blow from the south west.It will bring in warm air from the Atlantic. And we'll have some rain.Rain will come in gradually from the south west this evening.The whole country will have some rain showers in the next three days.Some of them will be heavy.Temperatures will rise to 12 degrees Celsius in the day.Night temperatures will fall to 4 degrees Celsius.It will feel cold over the hills. And the outlook for next weekend: the three w's- warm,wet and windy. And that's your weather forecast.Back to John at the studio.Unit 22 I always behave myselfLUCY: Dad, there was a dance at school last month, and I didn't go.There'll be another one next Friday night. Can I goWILLIAM: Who'll be at the danceLUCY: It'll be a school event. There will be some French student,but there won't be any outsiders. And our teachers will be there, tooWILLIAM: That sounds reasonable. What time will it startLUCY: At half past seven.WILLIAM: And how long will it lastLUCY: For two and a half hours. It'll finish at 10.WILLIAM: All right, Lucy. Your mother will take you there, and I'll pick you up.Be at the school gates at 10 o'clock sharp. Is that clearLUCY: Yes. Dad. Thanks;WILLIAM: And Lucy, you will behave yourself, won't youLUCY: Of course, Dad. I always do!Unit 23 Quite tall … and quite striking!DAISY: ….... So, Cleo, that's the you send me your New Faces file....... CLEO: Of course. Daisy. I’11 send a messenger.CLBO: How far is it to your house from hereDAISY: It's about 45 miles.CLBO: That's not far. You'll have the pictures by two o'clock.DAISY: Good. What are they likeCLEO: Well, all the girls are quite young. One of them is very young.Her mother comes with her.DAISY: I get the picture. Is there anyone specialCLEO: That's Sandy. She's quite tall.DAISY: How tallCLEO: She's one metre eighty-two.DAISY: What height is that Just a moment…OK, it's about five foot eleven. That's very tall.CLBO: Yes, she's quite striking. I'll send the file now.DAISY: Thanks. Cleo. I'll have a look.I'll call you tomorrow.CLEO: Thanks, Daisy. Bye!Unit 24 A quizROBERT: Lucy, I'm writing a quiz for my class, and I want to try it out.Can I try it out on you, pleaseLUCY: OK.ROBERT: Which is the highest mountain in the British IslesLUCY : It's Ben Nevis, of course!ROBERT: What's the longest river in the worldLUCY: I'm not sure. Is it the Nile, or the AmazonROBERT: It's the Nile. I looked it up yesterday.The Nile is longer than the Amazon.LUCY: Is itROBERT: Yes. They're both long rivers. It isn't obvious, is itLUCY: No. It's a good question.ROBERT: Which continent has the lowest population densityLUCY: Goodness, Robert! I don't know! AustraliaROBERT: No! It's a trick question.Australia's a continent, and it has only six people to the square mile.But obviously, the answer is 'Antarctica'!Unit 25 Karen saves some moneyKAREN: Which of these two suits do you prefer, WilliamThe one on the right, or the one on the leftWILLIAM: They're both the same. They're both the same size.They're both the same colour. And they're both the same style. KAREN: They both look the same, but they're very different in quality.One is made of linen, and the other is made of microfibre.The microfibre one is cheaper than the linen one.WILLIAM: Which one do you prefer, KarenKAREN: I'll have the microfibre one. It isn't as expensive as the linen one.WILLIAM: Are you sure I can't tell the difference,but you can. I want you to be happy with it.KAREN: That's OK. I'm saving money on the suit.So now I want to buy a pair of shoes to go with it.Unit 26 School reportsFLORA: What's your report like, VikkiVIKKI: It's all right.FLORA: Can I have a lookVIKKI: OK.FLORA: WOW, Vikki!Listen to this, Lucy! English excellent, French excellent,Maths excellent, Music excellent, Geography excellent……Everything is excellent!LUCY: I know! Vikki's report is always better than mine.FLORA: And your report is always better than mine.LUCY: Your reports are quite good, Flora.FLORA: But not as good as yours and Vikki's.You're both cleverer than me.LUCY: Well, Vikki always comes top.She's the cleverest girl in the school.VIKKI: You're the best gymnast, Flora.I always come bottom in Sports.Look! ‘Sports: Vikki tries hard.'VIKKI: It's a joke! Of course I try hard. But obviously not hard enough!Unit 27 Pocket moneyLUCY: Have you got any money, RobertROBERT: A little. WhyLUCY: Can you lend me some Just for a week.ROBERT: How much do you wantLUCY: Just a few pounds. Well, ten pounds, actually.ROBERT: Ten pounds! That's a lot! Why haven't you got your own money We both get the same every month.LUCY: Yes, but you've always got more money than me.ROBERT: YOU always spend your pocket money at the beginning of the month. LUCY: I know! And you always save yours. You're a good boy, and I'm a bad girl!LUCY: Please, Robert! I'll pay you back on Saturday.ROBERT: All right then. But only for a few days.LUCY: Thanks! You're the best!Unit 28 She doesn't even existROBERT: Why do you have all these posters in your room. LucyLUCY: Because I like them.ROBERT: Look at that big face! It's silly. Why did you put it on the ceiling LUCY: Because I like it.ROBERT: Who's this, anywayLUCY: It's Jonno. He's the best singer in the world. And he's the most handsome.ROBERT: That's silly.LUCY: No, it isn't!LUCY: Anyway, who's your favouriteROBERT: Leena Lang. She's the most beautiful girl in the world, and the cleverest.LUCY: Lecna Lang! That's crazy! She's just someone in a computer game. ROBERT: I don't care. She's the best detective and the best martial arts master.LUCY: But she isn't real! She doesn't even exist!ROBERT: She does. She's as real as Jonno any day!Unit 29 No one’s better than Paul!CLAIRE: Paul is a fantastic athlete. Linda. He comes first in everything. LINDA: He was always a strong runner.CLAIRE: In the Championships last year,the '800 metres' was a very fast race.But Paul ran the fastest. He was 15 seconds faster than his nearest rival.LINDA: There were a lot of his friends in the Championships, weren't there CLAIRE: Oh, yes! They all did very well indeed.CLAIRE: Tom won the high jump. He jumped metres.That was 3 centimetres higher than all the others.CLAIRE: And Phil came first in the long jump.He jumped further than anyone . He broke his personal record.CLAIRE: They're all fantastic, really!LINDA: Yes, they are. But no one's better than our Paul!Unit 30 A giant squidROBERT: I bought New Scientist magazine this week. Dad.WILLIAM: Did you I'll give you the money for that.How much did you pay for itROBERT: It cost £ (three pounds seventy)]WILLIAM: Here you are. I enjoy New Scientist.I'll read it after you.ROBERT: There's a piece in it about a giant squid.It's on show at the Natural History Museum.ROBERT: It’s 9 metres long.William: Nine metres ... that's about 30 feet .That’s as long as a London bus!ROBERT: I know. Its eyes are as big as plates, and its suckers are at big as a man's leg.WILLIAM: That's amazing.ROBERT: Can we go and see it. DadWILLIAM: Yes. of course. We'll go on Sunday morning.The rest of the family will be at the athletics.。