青少版新概念2B课文文本_Unit_16

青少版新概念2B课文文本Un it 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 Sun day. Then we fin ished 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-ri ng was on my little fin ger- William, Silli ness' is my middle n ame! 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. Every one watched en thusiastically. Soon, there was a little n est. 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 chanee. The mother wasn't there. The cuckoo darted to the nest. In two sec on ds5 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.
Kerfs neighbours are all enthusiastic birdwatchers now, of course.
Unit 18: Read this label!
LUCY: Do you want one of these, Vikki?
VIKKI: No, tha nks! I ate some of those about a year ago. Once was eno ugh!
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, any way.
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 squirrers 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!
Unit 20: An ordinary life
Nina; I want to tell you something,
Daisy; What is it, Nina?
Nina: This will be my last fashion shoot.
I'm going to get an ordinary job
in an office.
Daisy : But why, Nina?
YouYe a very successful model.
Why do you want to change?
Nina: I'm successful now.
But I won't always be successful.
And I want an ordinary life.
NINA: In an office job,
「11 work regular hours.
Ill 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,
「11 meet the right man.
And well have an ordinary life together.
IVII be wonderful!
Unit 21 : The weather forecast
ANNOUNCER: 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.
WEATHER FORECASTER: Thanks John, and go 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 well 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 f s- warm,wet and windy. And thafs your weather forecast. Back to John at the studio.
Unit 22 I always behave myself LUCY: Dad, there was a dance at school last month, and I didn't go. Therell be another one next Friday night.
Can I go?
WILLIAM: Wholl be at the dance?
LUCY: 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, too
WILLIAM: That sounds reasonable.
What time will it start? LUCY: At half past seven.
WILLIAM: And how long will it last? LUCY: For two and a half hours.
It'll finish at 10.
WILLIAM: All right, Lucy.
Your mother will take you there, and「II pick you up.
Be at the school gates at 10 o'clock sharp・
Is that clear?
LUCY: Yes. Dad. Thanks;
WILLIAM: And Lucy,
you will behave yourself, won't you?
LUCY: Of course, Dad. I always do!
Unit 23 Quite tall •…and quite striki ng!
DAISY:... So, Cleo, thafs the news.
Can you send me your New Faces file?
CLEO: Of course. Daisy.
111 send a messenger.
CLBO: HOW far is it to your house.
from here?
DAISY: It's about 45 miles.
CLBO: Thafs not far.
Youll have the pictures by two o'clock.
DAISY: Good. What are they like?
CLEO: 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 special?
CLEO: That's Sandy.
She's quite tall.
DAISY: How tall?
CLEO: She's one metre eighty-two.
DAISY: What height is that?
Just a mome nt ...
OK, it's about five foot eleven.
ThaVs very tall.
CLBO: Yes, she's quite striking
I'll send the file now. DAISY:
Thanks. Cleo. Ill have a look.
I'll call you tomorrow.
CLEO: Thanks, Daisy. Bye!
Unit 24 A quiz ROBERT: Lucy, I'm writing a quiz for my class, and I want to try it out. Can I try it out on you, please?
LUCY: OK.
ROBERT: Which is the highest mountain
in the British Isles?
LUCY : It's Ben Nevis, of course!
ROBERT: What's the longest river
in the world?
LUCY: I'm not sure.
Is it the Nile, or the Amazon?
ROBERT: It's the Nile.
I looked it up yesterday.
The Nile is longer
than the Amazon.
LUCY: IS it?
ROBERT: Yes. They're both long rivers.
It isn't obvious, is it?
LUCY: No. It's a good question.
ROBERT: Which continent has
the lowest population density?
LUCY: Goodness, Robert! I don't know!
Australia?
ROBERT: 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 money
KAREN: Which of these two suits do you prefer, William? The one on the right, or the one on the left?
WILLIAM: They're both the same.
They're both the same size
They're both the same colour.
And theyYe 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, Karen?
KAREN: I'll have the microfibre one.
It isn't as expensive
as the linen one.
WILLIAM: Are you sure?
I can*t tell the differenee, but you can.
I want you to be happy with it.
KAREN: Thafs 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 reports
FLORA: What's your report like, Vikki?
VIKKI: It's all right.
FLORA: Can I have a look?
VIKKI: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.
YouYe 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 eno ugh!
Unit 27 Pocket money
LUCY: Have you got any money, Robert? ROBERT: A little. Why? LUCY: Can you lend me some? Just for a week.
ROBERT: HOW much do you want? LUCY: Just a few pounds.
Well, ten pounds, actually.
ROBERT: Ten pounds! ThaVs a lot! Why haverTt 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. YouYe a good boy, and I'm a bad girl!
LUCY: Please, Robert!,
「11 pay you back on Saturday.
ROBERT: LUCY:
All right then.
But only for a few days.
Thanks! You're the best!
Unit 28 She does n't eve n exist
ROBERT: Why do you have all these posters in your room. Lucy?
LUCY: 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, anyway?
LUCY: Ifs Jonno.
He's the best sin ger in the world. And he's the most han dsome.
ROBERT: Thafs silly.
LUCY: No, it isrYt!
LUCY: Any way, who's your favourite?
ROBERT: Leena Lang.
She f s the most beautiful girl in the world, and the eleverest.
LUCY: Leena Lang! ThaVs crazy!
She f s just some one in a computer game.
ROBERT: I don't care. She's the best detective and the best martial arts master.
LUCY: But she isn f t real!
She does n't eve n exist!
ROBERT: She does.
She's as real as Jonno any day!
Unit 29 No one1 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 Champi on ships last year, the ‘800 metres1 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 frie nds in the Champi on ships, weren f t there?
CLAIRE: Oh, yes! They all did very well
in deed.
CLAIRE: Tom won the high jump.
He jumped 1.49 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 squid
ROBERT: 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 it?
ROBERT: It cost 3.70(three pou nds seve nty)]
WILLIAM: Here you are.
I enjoy New Scientist.
Ill 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.
Thafs 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. Dad? WILLIAM: Yes. of course.
Well go on Sun day morn ing. The rest of the family will be at the athletics.。