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新概念英语第二册课文全文大全Lesson 1 A private conversationI was in a park last week and saw two boys. One boy was sitting on the grass. The other boy was standing near him.The boy on the grass had a model aeroplane in his hand. The standing boy was interested in the aeroplane and was looking at it.Lesson 2 Are you a teacher?Mr. Thompson is a teacher. He teaches English. He goes to a different school every day.He likes his work and he tries to make his lessons interesting.He has a car. He waits outside his house every morning and then begins his long journey.Lesson 3 A pleasant dreamLast night, I had a pleasant dream. In my dream, I flew above this city.I saw houses and people. I flew across a river and saw some children near it.They were sailing little boats in the water. I flew into the sky, but soon I woke up.Lesson 4 The wrong glassWe have two glasses on the tray. One glass is full of milk and the other is full of wine.I want to drink some milk. I picked up the glass of wine by mistake.I drank the wine and put the glass back on the tray.Lesson 5 The fireIt was midnight. Mr. Black was in bed, but he could not sleep. He got up and looked out of the window.He saw a man at the back of his house. The man had a box in his hand.He put the box on the ground and then he ran away. Mr. Black saw some smoke.Then he saw some flames. There was a fire in the box.Lesson 6 Medicine and public healthWe live in exciting times. Scientists and doctors are always discovering new ways of treating diseases.They are finding new medicines every day. Many illnesses can now be cured.People are healthier and they live longer than they used to.There are still many problems to solve, but we are finally winning the war against illness.Lesson 7 Shopping in LondonThere are many places of interest to see in London. If you want to go shopping, you can find some of the best shops in Oxford Street.Lesson 8 Not for jazzThere is a new hotel in London. The hotel is expensive and there are a lot of visitors there.I know someone who went to the hotel last month. He is a jazz pianist.He arrived at the hotel late at night and went straight to bed.The next morning, the manager of the hotel asked him to leave.Lesson 9 The best and the worstWe went to a small hotel on holiday last summer. It was in the countryside.We had a big room on the second floor. There was a small balcony outside the room.The countryside was really beautiful. The hotel garden was full of flowers and trees.Lesson 10 Mr. James ScottMr. James Scott is an engineer. He lives in the country. He has two daughters.They are fond of horses and dogs. Mr. Scott has two dogs and three horses.The girls are always very busy with the dogs and horses. These are their pets.。

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最新精选全文完整版（可编辑修改）新概念英语第二册课文（英汉对照）[1-24课]Lesson 1 A private conversation私人谈话Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned ro精选全文，可以编辑修改文字！und. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. I n the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. 'I can't hear a word!' I said an grily. ‘It’s none of your business,' the young man said rudely. 'This is a private con versation!'.Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch?早餐还是午餐？It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunc h time.Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside.'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining again.' Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy.' I've just arrived by train,' she said. 'I'm coming to see you.' 'But I'm stil l having breakfast,' I said.'What are you doing?' she asked. ‘I’m having breakfast,' I repeated.'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late? It's one o'clock!''Lesson 3 Please send me a card请给我寄一张明信片Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. 'The n he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every d ay I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any ca rds to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!Lesson 4 An exciting trip激动人心的旅行I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought a n Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Austra lia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has neve r been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.Lesson 5 No wrong numbers无错号之虞Mr. James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a tel ephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pige on carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare p arts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private telephone service.Lesson 6 Percy Buttons珀西·巴顿斯I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my d oor. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar sto od on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbo r told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.Lesson 7 Too late为时太晚The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They we re expecting a valuable parcel of diamond from South Africa. A few hours earlier, s omeone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and car ried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the do or, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!Lesson 8 The best and the worst最好的和最差的Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith's gar den is larger than Joe's. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and veg etables, but Joe's garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Ever y year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for th e worst garden in the town!Lesson 9 A cold welcome冷遇On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strik e twelve in twenty minutes' time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelv e, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, b ut nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 'It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!' I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to wel come the New Year. At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing.Lesson 10 Not for jazz不适于演奏爵士乐We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord(翼琴). It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living-room. It has belonged to our f amily for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ag o. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck th e keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my father's.Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another礼尚往来I was having dinner at a restaurant when Harry Steele came in. Harry worked in a l awyer's office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, b ut he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back. Harry saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never borrowed money from me. Whi le he was eating, I asked him to lend me twenty pounds. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. 'I have never borrowed any money from you,' Harry sai d, 'so now you can pay for my dinner!'Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck再见，一路顺风Our neighbor, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We shall meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat; Topsail. Tapsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock so we shall have plenty of time. We shall see h is boat and then we shall say good-bye to him. He will be away for two months. W e are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlanti c.Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys绿林少年The Greenwood Boys are a group of popular singers. At present, they are visiting al l parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be coming by train and most of the youngpeople in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they wil l be singing at the Workers' Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these o ccasions.Lesson 14 Do you speak English?你会讲英语吗？I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said goo d morning to him in French and he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, 'Do y ou speak English?' As I soon learnt, he was English himself!Lesson 15 Good news佳音The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when.I went into his office. He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I h ad sat down, he said that business was very bad. He told me that the firm could n ot afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that m y turn had come. 'Mr. Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice. 'Don't interrupt,' he said. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!Lesson 16 A polite request彬彬有礼的要求If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I fo und this note on my car:' Sir, we welcome you to our city. This is a "No Parking" a rea. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This not e is only a reminder.' If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!Lesson 17 Always young青年常驻My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five years old. In spite o f this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to take p art in a new play soon. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another pl ay, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, 'My dear, it must be terrible to be grown up!'Lesson18 He often does this!他经常干这种事！After I had had lunch at a village inn, I looked for my bag. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn't there! As I was looking for it, the inn-keeper ca me in. 'Did you have a good meal?' he asked. 'Yes, thank you,' I answered, 'but I ca n't pay the bill. I haven't got my bag.' The inn-keeper smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. 'I'm very sorry,' he said ' My dog had taken it into the garden. He often does this.'Lesson19 Sold out票已售完'The play may begin at any moment,' I said.'It may have begun already,' Susan answered.'I hurried to the ticket-office. 'May I have two tickets please ?' I asked.'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl said.'What a pity!' Susan exclaimed.Just then, a man hurried to the ticket-office.'Can I return these two tickets?' he asked.'Certainly,' the girl said.'Could I have those two tickets please ?' I asked.'Certainly, 'the girl said, 'but they are for next Wednesday's performance.'I might as well have them,' I said sadly.Lesson20 One man in a boat独坐孤舟Fishing is my favorite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But thi s does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they ca tch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything-not even ol d boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. 'You must give up fishing!' my friends say.' It's a waste of time.' But th ey don't realize one important thing. I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only i nterested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!Lesson21 Mad or not?是不是疯了？Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built during the war, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of th e few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.Lesson22 A glass envelope玻璃信封My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the post-office. Letters will cost a litt1e more, but they will c ertainly travel faster.Lesson23 A new house新居I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she would come to England next year. If she comes, she will get a surprise. We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun b efore my sister left. The house was completed five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a l ovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people. It mus t be the only modern house in the district.Lesson24 It could be worse不幸中之万幸I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down. I had just lost $50 and I felt ve ry upset.' I left the money in my room,' I said, 'and it's not there now.' The manag er was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. 'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said. He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a k nock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. It contained $5o. 'I found this outside this gentleman's room' she said. 'Well,' I said to the manager, ' there is still some honesty in this world!’总之，在这一学年中，我不仅在业务能力上，还是在教育教学上都有了一定的提高。

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新概念英语第二册课文（英汉对照）[1-24课]Lesson 1 A private conversation私人谈话Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turnedround again. 'I can't hear a word!' I said angrily. ‘It'snone of your business,' the young man said rudely. 'This is a private conversation!'.Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch?早餐还是午餐？It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time.Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside.'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining again.' Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy.' I've just arrived by train,' she said. 'I'm coming to see you.' 'But I'm still having breakfast,' I said.'What are you doing?' she asked. ‘I'm having breakfast,' Irepeated.'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late? It's one o'clock!''Lesson 3 Please send me a card请给我寄一张明信片Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. 'Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any caboughtand early up got I decision. big a made I day last the On friends. my to rds thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!Lesson 4 An exciting trip激动人心的旅行I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he hasalready visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.Lesson 5 No wrong numbers无错号之虞Mr. James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he hasbegun his own private telephone service.Lesson 6 Percy Buttons珀西·巴顿斯I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighboatcalls He Buttons. Percy is name His him. knows Everybody him. about me told revery house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass ofbeer.Lesson 7 Too late为时太晚The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamond from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building whileothers were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parceloff the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!Lesson 8 The best and the worst最好的和最差的Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!Lesson 9 A cold welcome 冷遇On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the yearand a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelvbwaited, and waited We move. not did hand minute big The stopped. clock the e, ut nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 'It's two minutes past twelve! Theclock has stopped!' I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing.Lesson 10 Not for jazz不适于演奏爵士乐We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord(翼琴). It was made inGermany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living-room. It has belonged to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Nowwe are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my father's.Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another礼尚往来I was having dinner at a restaurant when Harry Steele came in. Harry worked in a lawyer's office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back. Harry saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me twenty pounds. To my surprise, he gaveme the money immediately. 'I have never borrowed any money from you,' Harry said, 'so now you can pay for my dinner!'Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck再见，一路顺风Our neighbor, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We shallmeet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat; Topsail.Tapsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock so we shall have plenty of time. We shall see hWmonths. two for away be will He him. to good-bye say shall we then and boat ise are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys绿林少年The Greenwood Boys are a group of popular singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be coming by train and most of the youngpeople in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers' Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.Lesson 14 Do you speak English?你会讲英语吗？I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neitherof us spoke during the journey. Ihad nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, 'Do you speak English?' As I soon learnt, he was English himself!Lesson 15 Good news佳音The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when. I went into his office. He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. He told me that the firm could nmthat knew I left. already had people Twenty salaries. large such pay to afford oty turn had come. 'Mr. Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice. 'Don't interrupt,' he said. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!Lesson 16 A polite request彬彬有礼的要求If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. Youwill be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car:' Sir, we welcome you to our city. This is a No Parking area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder.' If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!Lesson 17 Always young青年常驻My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five years old. In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, 'My dear, it must be terrible to begrown up!'Lesson18 He often does this!他经常干这种事！After I had had lunch at a village inn, I looked for my bag.I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn't there! As I was looking for it, the inn-keeper came in. 'Didyou have a good meal?' he asked. 'Yes, thank you,' I answered, 'but I can't pay the bill. I haven't got my bag.' The inn-keeper smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. 'I'm verythis.'does often He garden. the into it taken had dog My ' said he sorry,'Lesson19 Sold out票已售完'The play may begin at any moment,' I said.'It may have begun already,' Susan answered.'I hurried to the ticket-office. 'May I have two tickets please ?' I asked.'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl said.'What a pity!' Susan exclaimed.Just then, a man hurried to the ticket-office.'Can I return these two tickets?' he asked.'Certainly,' the girl said.'Could I have those two tickets please ?' I asked.'Certainly, 'the girl said, 'but they are for next Wednesday's performance.'I might as well have them,' I said sadly.Lesson20 One man in a boat独坐孤舟Fishing is my favorite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything-not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with anthBut time.' of waste a It's say.' friends my fishing!' up give must 'You bag. emptyey don't realize one important thing. I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是疯了？Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built during the war, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundredpeople must have been driven away from their homes by the noise.I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passingplane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.Lesson22 A glass envelope玻璃信封My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own agein Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a pieceof paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle intothe sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letterfrom a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, theyhave decided to use the post-office. Letters will cost a litt1e more, but they will certainly travel faster.Lesson23 A new house新居I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she saidsurprise.a get will she comes, she If year. next England to come would she thatWe are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before my sister left. The house was completed five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district.Lesson24 It could be worse不幸中之万幸I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down. I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset.' I left the money in my room,' I said, 'and it's not there now.' The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. 'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said. He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. It contained $5o. 'I found thisoutside this gentleman's room' she said. 'Well,' I said to the manager, 'there is still some honesty in this world!'。

新概念英语第二册课文原文

新概念英语第二册课文原文Lesson 1 A private conversation。

Today, I had a private conversation with my friend. We talked about many different things, and it was a really enjoyable experience. It's always nice to have a one-on-one chat with someone you trust and feel comfortable with.We started by discussing our plans for the upcoming weekend. My friend mentioned that she was thinking about going to the beach, and I told her that I was considering going for a hike in the mountains. We both love spending time outdoors, so it was interesting to hear each other's ideas.After that, we moved on to talk about our families. My friend shared some funny stories about her younger brother, and I told her about a recent trip I took with my parents. It's always nice to hear about other people's experiences and to share your own as well.The conversation then turned to more serious topics, and we discussed our goals and aspirations for the future. We both have big dreams and it was inspiring to hear about what my friend hopes to achieve in the coming years. It made me feel motivated to work towards my own goals as well.As the conversation went on, we delved into deeper topics such as our fears and insecurities. It was a vulnerable and honest discussion, and it made me feel closer to my friend. It's important to have conversations like these, where you can open up and be yourself without fear of judgment.We also talked about our hobbies and interests. My friend loves painting, and she showed me some of her recent work. I enjoy playing the guitar, so I played a song for her. It was a fun and lighthearted moment in our conversation.Towards the end of our chat, we talked about our friendship and how much we value each other's company. It's always nice to remind the people in your life how much they mean to you, and our conversation ended on a very positive note.Overall, my private conversation with my friend was a wonderful experience. It's so important to have meaningful conversations with the people in your life, and I feel grateful to have had the opportunity to connect with my friend on a deeper level. I look forward to many more private conversations in the future.。

新概念英语第二册课文及翻译

新概念英语第二册课文及翻译Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. 'I can't hear a word!' I said angrily. ‘It’s none of your busi ness,' the young man said rudely. 'This is a private conversation!'.上星期我去看戏。

我的座位很好，戏很有意思，但我却无法欣赏。

一青年男子与一青年女子坐在我的身后，大声地说着话。

我非常生气，因为我听不见演员在说什么。

我回过头去怒视着那一男一女，他们却毫不理会。

最后，我忍不住了，又一次回过头去，生气地说：“我一个字也听不见了！”“不关你的事，”那男的毫不客气地说，“这是私人间的谈话！”Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐还是午餐？It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside.'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining again.' Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy.' I've just arrived by train,' she said. 'I'm coming to see you.' 'But I'm still having breakfast,' I said.'What are you doing?' she asked. ‘I’m having breakfast,' I repeated.'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late? It's one o'clock!''那是个星期天，而在星期天我是从来不早起的，有时我要一直躺到吃午饭的时候。

新概念英语第二册课文全篇及翻译96篇

新概念英语第二册课文全篇及翻译96篇1. Lesson 1: A private conversation - 一场私人对话2. Lesson 2: Shopping - 购物3. Lesson 3: A charity appeal - 慈善募款4. Lesson 4: For here or to go? - 在这儿用还是带走？5. Lesson 5: The best and the worst - 最好和最差的6. Lesson 6: Flying saucers - 飞碟7. Lesson 7: A skeleton in the cupboard - 抽屉里的骷髅8. Lesson 8: A famous monastery - 一座有名的修道院9. Lesson 9: Olympic Games - 奥林匹克运动会10. Lesson 10: The perfect crime - 完美的犯罪11. Lesson 11: The importance of money - 金钱的重要性12. Lesson 12: Robots at work - 机器人在工作中13. Lesson 13: Food for thought - 发人深省的事14. Lesson 14: The end of the world? - 世界末日？15. Lesson 15: Lost property - 失物招领处16. Lesson 16: A polite request - 一个礼貌的请求17. Lesson 17: A trip to Australia - 澳大利亚之旅18. Lesson 18: Banks and shopping - 银行与购物19. Lesson 19: There's no smoke without fire - 无风不起浪20. Lesson 20: Long distance love - 远距离恋爱21. Lesson 21: A new house - 一所新房子22. Lesson 22: Nothing is impossible - 没有什么是不可能的23. Lesson 23: The Women's Institute - 妇女协会24. Lesson 24: The way to be happy - 幸福之道25. Lesson 25: China's treasures - 中国的宝藏26. Lesson 26: America's National Parks - 美国的国家公园27. Lesson 27: The benefits of laughter - 笑的好处28. Lesson 28: Travel - 旅行29. Lesson 29: Growing plants indoors - 室内种植植物30. Lesson 30: Tom's hobby - 汤姆的爱好31. Lesson 31: The invention of penicillin - 青霉素的发明32. Lesson 32: The Loch Ness Monster - 尼斯湖水怪33. Lesson 33: How to stop smoking - 如何戒烟34. Lesson 34: The Channel Tunnel - 海峡隧道35. Lesson 35: Memories - 回忆36. Lesson 36: The history of the Olympics - 奥运会的历史37. Lesson 37: Chance and opportunity - 机会与机遇38. Lesson 38: An unusual school - 一所不寻常的学校39. Lesson 39: Telepathy - 心灵感应40. Lesson 40: Motoring - 汽车运动41. Lesson 41: The Bank of English - 英语银行42. Lesson 42: Thw wind of change - 变革的风43. Lesson 43: My dream - 我的梦想44. Lesson 44: Secrets of the mind - 心灵的秘密45. Lesson 45: The Wadden Sea - 瓦登海46. Lesson 46: A trip into space - 太空之旅47. Lesson 47: Going into hospital - 进医院48. Lesson 48: Daredevils - 蛮勇的人49. Lesson 49: A new breed of car - 新一代的汽车50. Lesson 50: Arabian hospitality - 阿拉伯的好客51. Lesson 51: Peaceful uses of atomic energy - 和平利用原子能52. Lesson 52: A birthday present - 一份生日礼物53. Lesson 53: The coast of East Anglia - 东安格利亚海岸54. Lesson 54: Looking for a job - 找工作55. Lesson 55: Studying abroad - 出国留学56. Lesson 56: Poles apart - 截然不同57. Lesson 57: The story of silk - 丝的故事59. Lesson 59: Art and artists - 艺术和艺术家60. Lesson 60: Keeping the doctor away - 远离医生61. Lesson 61: The European Parliament - 欧洲议会62. Lesson 62: The early days of aviation - 航空的早期日子63. Lesson 63: Sleep and health - 睡眠与健康64. Lesson 64: Beyond the Milky Way - 银河系之外65. Lesson 65: Settling down - 定居下来66. Lesson 66: Astronomical discoveries - 天文学的发现67. Lesson 67: Curiosity - 好奇心68. Lesson 68: Making an emergency landing - 进行紧急降落69. Lesson 69: Power for the future - 未来的动力70. Lesson 70: The Bald Piano Player - 秃头钢琴家71. Lesson 71: A difficult customer - 一个难对付的顾客72. Lesson 72: The Olympic Games - 奥林匹克运动会73. Lesson 73: The world's worst singer - 世界上最糟糕的歌手74. Lesson 74: Just a holiday - 只是一次假期75. Lesson 75: Home sweet home - 甜蜜的家76. Lesson 76: A famous clock - 一个著名的时钟77. Lesson 77: False money - 假币78. Lesson 78: The United Nations - 联合国79. Lesson 79: Changing attitudes - 态度的转变80. Lesson 80: Cultural exchanges - 文化交流82. Lesson 82: Television and radio - 电视和广播83. Lesson 83: Marriage - 婚姻85. Lesson 85: Danger - men at work - 危险 - 男人在工作86. Lesson 86: Saving electricity - 节约用电87. Lesson 87: A close shave - 惊险时刻88. Lesson 88: Music - the universal language - 音乐 - 普遍的语言89. Lesson 89: Space pioneers - 太空先驱者90. Lesson 90: House-warming - 乔迁之喜91. Lesson 91: Toys - 玩具92. Lesson 92: Dear George - 亲爱的乔治93. Lesson 93: Growing old - 变老94. Lesson 94: What's in a name? - 名字有什么重要？95. Lesson 95: The dance of the hens - 鸡的舞蹈96. Lesson 96: A pretty carpet - 一块漂亮的地毯。

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Less on 1 A private con versati on 私人谈话Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young manand a young womanwere sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very an gry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the manand the womanangrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it.I turned round again. 'I can't hear a word!' I said an grily. ' It's none of your bus in ess,' the young man said rudely. 'This is a private con versati on!'.Lesson 2 Breakfast or lun ch? 早餐还是午餐？It was Sun day. I n ever get up early on Sun days. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time.Last Sun day I got up very late. I looked out of the win dow.It was dark outside.'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining aga in.' Just the n,the teleph one rang. It was my aunt Lucy.' I've just arrived by train,' she said. 'I'm coming to see you.' 'But rm still hav ing breakfast,' I said.'What are you doing ?' she asked. ' I'm hav ing breakfast,'I repeated.'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late ? It's one o'clock!''Less on 3 Please send me a card 请给我寄一张明信片Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went toItaly. I visited museums and sat in public garde ns. A friendly waiter taught mea few words of Italian. 'Then he lent mea book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decisi on. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a sin gle card !Lesson 4 An excit ing trip 激动人心的旅行I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has bee n there for six mon ths. Tim is an engin eer. He is worki ng for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of differentplaces in Australia. Hehas just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwi n. From there, he will fly to Perth.My brother has n ever bee n abroad before, so he is finding this trip very excit ing.Less on 5 No wrong nu mbers 无错号之虞Mr James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought ano ther garage in Pin hurst. Pin hurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr Scott cannot get a teleph one for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first messagefrom Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distanee in three minutes. Up to now, Mr Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urge nt messagesfrom one garage to the other. In this way, he has beg un his own private teleph one service.Lesson 6 Percy Buttons 珀西•巴顿斯I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Y esterday abeggar knocked at mydoor. He asked mefor a meal and a glass of beer. I n retur n for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a n eighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His nameis Percy Buttons. Hecalls at every house in the street once a mon th and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.Lesson 7 Too late 为时太晚The plane waslate and detectives were waiting at the airport allmorning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diam ond from South Africa. A few hours earlier, some on ehad told the police that thieves would try to steal the diam on ds. Whenthe plane arrived, someof the detectives were waiting in side the main build ing while others were wait ing on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the pla ne and carriedit in to the Customs House. While two detectives were keep ing guard at the door, two others ope ned the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!Less on 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody en ters for 'The Nicest Garde n Competiti on' each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is more interesting. Hehas made n eat paths and has built a woode n bridge over a pool.I like garde ns too, but I do not like hard work. Every yearI en ter for the garde n competiti on too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!Less on 9 A cold welcome 冷遇On Wedn esday eve ning, we went to the Tow n Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minu tes' time. Fiftee n minu tes passed and the n, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. Wewaited and waited, but nothing happe ned. Sudde nly some one shouted, 'It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!' I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that mome nt everybody bega n to laugh and sing.Less on 10 Not for jazz 不适于演奏爵士乐We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord（翼琴）.It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living-room. It has belong to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my gran dfather many years ago. Rece ntly it was damaged by avisitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keystoo hard and two of the stri ngs were broke n. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a frie nd of my father's.Less on 11 One good tur n deserves ano ther 礼尚往来I was hav ing dinner at a restaura nt whe n Harry Steele came in. Harry worked in a lawyer's office years ago, but he is now work ing at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows moneyfrom his friends and never pays it back. Harry saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has n ever borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me&2. To mysurprise, he gave methe mon eyimmediately.'I have never borrowed any money from you,' Harry said, 'so now you can pay for my dinn er!'Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再见，一路顺风Our ncighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. Weshall meet him at the harbour early in the morning. Hewill be in his small boat, Topsail.Tapsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atla nticmany times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock so we shall have pienty of time. Weshall see his boat and then we shall say good-bye to him. He will be away for two mon ths. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an importa nt race across the Atla ntic.Lesson 13 The Gree nwood Boys 绿林少年The Gree nwoodBoys are a group of popular sin gers. At prese nt,they are visit ing all parts of the coun try. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be coming by train and most of the young people in the tow n will be meet ing them at the stati on.Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers' Club. The GreenwoodBoys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasi ons.Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你会讲英语吗？I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left asmall village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, Isaid good morning to him in French and he replied in the same Ian guage. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the tow n, whe n the young man sudde nly said, very slowly, 'Do you speak En glish?' As I soon lear nt, he was En glish himself!Less on 15 Good n ews 佳音The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. Ifelt very n ervous whe n. I went into his office. He did not look up from his desk whe n I en tered. After I had sat dow n, he said that bus in ess was very bad. He told methat the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had come. 'Mr. Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice. 'D on't in terrupt,' heSaid. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra&100 a year!Lesson 16 A polite request 彬彬有礼的要求If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen.Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holidayin Sweden, I found this note on my car:' Sir, we welcome you to our city. This is a "No Parking" area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay atte nti on to our street sig ns. This note is only a reminder.' If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!Less on 17 Always young 青年常驻My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five years old. In spite of this, she often appearson the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stock in gs. Last year in ano ther play, she had to wearshort socks and a bright, oran ge-coloured dress. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, 'My dear, it must be terrible to be grow n up!'lesso n18 He ofte n does this! 他经常干这种事！After I had had lunch at a village inn, I looked for my bag.I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it was n't there ! As I was looking for it, the inn-keeper camein. 'Did you have a goodmeal ?' he asked. 'Yes, thank you,' I answered, 'but I can't pay the bill.I have n't got my bag.' The inn-keeper smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he retur ned with my bag and gave it back to me. 'I'm very sorry,' he said ' My dog had take n it into the garde n. He ofte n does this.'Lesso n19 Sold out 票已售完'The play may beg in at any mome nt,' I said.'It may have beg un already,' Susa n an swered.'I hurried to the ticket-office. 'May I have two ticketsplease ?' I asked.'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl said.'What a pity!' Susa n exclaimed.Just the n, a man hurried to the ticket-office.'Can I retur n these two tickets?' he asked.'Certa in ly,' the girl said.'Could I have those two tickets please ?' I asked.'Certa inly, 'the girl said, 'but they are for n extWedn esday's performa nee.'I might as well have them,' I said sadly.Lesso n20 One man in a boat 独坐孤舟Fishing is myfavourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fisherme n are uni ucky. In stead of catch ing fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am eve n less lucky. I n ever catch anything-not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag.'You must give up fish in g!' my frie nds say.' It's a waste of time.' But they don't realize one important thing. I'm not really in terested in fish in g. I am on ly in terested in sitt ing in a boat and doing nothing at all !Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是疯了？Aeroplanes are slowly driving memad. I live near an airport and pass ing pla nes can be heard ni ght and day. The airport was built during the war, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hun dred people must have bee n drive n away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be kno cked dow n by a pass ing pla ne.I have bee n offered a large sum of money to go away, but I amdetermined to stay here. Everybody says I must be madand they are probably right.Less on22 A glass en velope 玻璃信圭寸My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter froma girl of her own age in Holla nd. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her nameand address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten mon ths later, s he received a letter from a girl in Holla nd.Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the post-office. Letters will cost a litt1e more, but theywill certa in ly travel faster.Lesson23 A new house 新居I had a letter from mysister yesterday. Shelives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she would come to England next year. If she comes, she will get a surprise. We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before my sister left. The house was completed five mon ths ago. In myletter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garde n. It is a very moder n house, so it looksstrange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district.Less on24 It could be worse 不幸中之万幸I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down. I had just lost &50 and I felt very upset.' I left the moneyin myroom,' I said, 'and it's not there now.' The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothin g. 'Every on e's los ing money these days,' he said. He started to compla in about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl camein and put an envelope on his desk. It contained &5o. 'I found this outside this gentleman's room' she said. 'Well,' I said to the manager,'there is still somehonesty in this world !'lesson25 Do the English speak English? 英国人讲的是英语吗？I arrived in London at last. The railway stati on was big,black and dark. I did not know the way to myhotel, so I asked a porter.I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however, could not un dersta nd me; I repeated my question several times and at last heunderstood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. 'I am a foreig ner,' I said. The n he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spokeEnglish like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. 'You'll soon learn English!' he said. I wonder. In England, each man speaks a differe nt Ian guage. The En glish un dersta nd each other, but I don't understand them ! Do they speak English ?lesso n26 The best art critics 最佳美术评论家I aman art student and I paint a lot of pictures. Manypeople prete nd that they un dersta nd moder n art. They always tell you whata picture is 'about'. Of course, many pictures arc not 'about' anything. They are just pretty patter ns. Welike them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material.I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. They notice more. Mysister is only seven, but she always tells mewhether my pictures are good or not. She came into my room yesterday. ' What are you doing ?' she asked. ' rm hanging this picture on the wall,' I an swered. 'It's a new one. Do you like it ?' She looked at it critically for a mome nt.' It's all right,' she said,'but isn't it upside-dow n ?' I looked at it aga in. She wasright! It was!Lesso n27 A wet night 雨夜Late in the after noon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field. As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an ope n fire. They were all hungry and the food smelt good. After a won derful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the camp fire. But some time later it began to rain. The boys felt tired so they pet out the fire and crept into their tent. Their sleep in g-bags were warm and comfortable, so they all slept soundly. In the middle of the night, two boys woke up and began shouting. The tent wasfull of water! They allleapt out of their sleep in g-bags and hurried outside. It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field. The stream wound its way across the field and the n flowed right un der their tent!Lesso n28 No parki ng 禁止停车Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in an cie nt myths. He has just bought a new house in the city, but ever since he movedin, he has had trouble with motorists. whe n he retur ns homeat ni ght, he always finds that some one has parked a car outside his gate. Because of this, he has not bee n able to get his own car into his garage eve n on ce.Jasper has put up' No Parking' sig ns outside his gate, but these have not had any effect. Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate. It is one of the ugliest faces I have ever seen. I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon. Jasper hopes that she will tur n motorists to stone. But none of them has been turned to stone yet!Lesson29 Taxi! 出租汽车！Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service. The 'taxi' is a small Swiss aeroplane called a 'PilatusPorter'. This wonderful plane can carry seven passengers. The most surprising thing about it, however, isthat it can land any where: on snow, water, or eve n on a ploughed field. Capta in Fawcett's first passe nger was a doctor who flew from Birm in gham to a Ion ely village in theWelsh mountains. Si nee the n, Captai n Fawcett has flow n passengers to manyunusual places. Oncehe Ianded on the roof of a block of flats and on ano ther occasi on, he Ian ded in新概念英语第二册a deserted car park. Capta in Fawcett has just refused a stra nge request from a bus in essma n. The man wan ted to fly to Rockall, a Ionely island in the Atlantic Ocean, butCaptain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dan gerous.Lesso n30 Football or polo? 足球还是水球？The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park n ear my home. I like sitti ng by the Wayle on fine after noons. It was warm last Sun day, so I went and sat on the river bank as usual. Some childre n were play ing games on the bank and there were some people rowi ng on the river. Sudde nly, one of the children kicked a ball very hard and it went towards a pass ing boat. Some people on the bank called out to the man in the boat, but he did not hear them. The ball struck him so hard that he nearly fell into the water. I turned to look at the childre n, but there were n't any in sight: they had all run away! The manlaughed when he realized what had happe ned. He called out to the childre n and threw the ball back to the bank.Y esterday after noon Frank Hawk ins was telli ng me about his experiences as a young man. Frank is now the head of a very large Lesso n31 Success story 成功者的故事新概念英语第二册bus in ess compa ny, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop. It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourtee n hours a day. He saved money for years and in 1938 he bought a small work-shop of his own. During the war Frank used to makespare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers. By the end of the war, the small work-shop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people. Frank smiled when herememberedhis hard early years and the long road to success. He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in. She wan ted him to repair their son's bicycle!Lesso n32 Shoppi ng made easy 购物变得很方便People are not so hon est as they once were. The temptatio n to steal is greater tha n ever before--especially in large shops. A detective rece ntly watched a well-dressed womanwho always went into a large store on Mondaymornings. OneMonday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch her.The womanfirst bought a few small articles. After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible. Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without pay ing. Whe n she was arrested, the detective found out that the新概念英语第二册Lesso n34 Quick work 破案“神速”shop-assista nt was her daughter. The gir r gave' her mother a free dress once a week !lesso n33 Out of the dark ness 冲出黑暗 Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her. Oneafternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm. Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea. Then she swam to the shore after spe nding the whole ni ght in the water. During that time shecovered a distanee of eight miles. Early next morning, she saw a light ahead. She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs.On arrivi ng at the shore, the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen. That was all she remembered. Whenshe woke up a day later, she found herself in hospital.Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday hereceived a letter from the local police. In the letter hewas asked to call at the station. Ted wondered why he was wan ted by the police, but he went to the stati on yesterday and now he is not worried any more. At the stati on, he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had been found. Five days ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It is nowbeing sent to his home by train. Ted was most新概念英语第二册surprised whe n he heard the news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen !Lesso n35 Stop thief! 捉贼！Rov Trenton used to drive a taxi. A short while ago, however, he became a bus-driver and he was not regretted it. He is finding his new work far more exciting. Whenhe was driving along Catford Street rece ntly, he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a wait ing car. One of them was carry ing a bag full of mon ey. Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves. The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag. As the thieves were新概念英语第二册trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it. While the battered car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police. The thieves' car was badly damagedand easy to recognize. Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.Lesso n36 Across the Cha nnel 横渡海峡Erna Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow. She is going to set out from the French coast at five o'clock in the morning. Erna is only fourteen years old and she hopes lo set up a new world record. She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed.Erna's father will set out with her in a small boat. Mr Hart has trained his daughter for years. Tomorrow he will be watch ing her an xiously as she swims the long dista nee toEngland. Erna intends to take short rests every two hours.She will have someth ing to drink but she will not eat any solid food. Most of Ern a's school frie nds will be wait ing for her on the English coast. Among them will be Erna's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.Lesson37 The Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会The Olympic Gameswill be held in our country in four years' time. As a great many people will be visit ing the coun try, the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium, and a fine new swimming pool. 'They will also be build ing new roads and a special railway-l ine. The Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called 'Olympic City'. Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year. By the end of n ext year, they will have finished work on the new stadium. The fine moder n build ings have bee n desig ned by Kurt Gun ter. Everybody will be watch ing an xiously as the new build ings go up. We are all very excited and are looki ng forward to the Olympic Games because they have n ever bee n held before in this coun try.Lesson38 Everything except the weather 惟独没有考虑至U天气My old frie nd, Harris on, had lived in the Mediterra nean formany years before he returned to En gla nd. He had ofte n dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the coun try. He had no sooner retur ned tha n he bought a fine house and went to live there. Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even though it wasstill summer, it rained continually and it was oftenbitterly cold. After so many years of sunshine, Harris on got a shock. Heacted as if he had never lived in England before. In the en d, it was more tha n he could bear. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harris on had thought of everyth ing except the weather.Lesso n39 Am I all right? 我是否痊愈？While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor totell him whether his operation had been successful, but the doctor refused to do so. The following day, the patient askedfor a bedside teleph one. Whe nhe was alone, he teleph oned the hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Millington. When the doctor answered the phone, Mr Gilbert said he was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr John Gilbert. He asked if Mr Gilbert's operation had been successful and the doctor told him that it had been. He then asked when MrGilbert would be allowed to go homeand the doctor told him that he would have to stay in hospital for another two weeks. Then Dr Millington asked the caller if he was a relative ofthe patient.' No,' the patient answered,' I am Mr JohnGilbert.'Lesso n40 Food and talk 进餐与交谈Last week at a dinner-party, the hostess asked meto sit nextto Mrs Rumbold. Mrs Rumbold was a large, un smili ng lady in a tight black dress. She did not eve n look up whe n I took my seat beside her. Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating. I tried to make con versatio n.'A new play is coming to" The Globe" soon,' I said. 'Willyou be seeing it ?' ' No,' she answered. 'Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year ?' I asked. ' No,' she an swered.'Will you be stayi ng in En gla nd?' I asked. ' No,' shean swered.In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.'Youngman,' she answered,' if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner !'lesso n41 Do you call that a hat?你把那个叫帽子吗？'Do you call that a hat ?' I said to mywife. ' You n eed n'tbe so rude about it,' my wife an swered as she looked at herself inthe mirror. I sat dow n on one of those moder n chairs with holes in it and waited. We had been in the hat shop for half an hour and my wife was still in front of the mirror.'Wemustn't buy things we don't need,' I remarked suddenly.I regretted saying it almost at once.'You needn't have said that,' my wife answered.' I need not remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday.''I find it beautiful,' I said. 'A man can never have toomany ties.''And a woma n can't have too many hats,' she an swered.Ten minutes later wewalked out of the shop together. Mywife was weari ng a hat that looked like a lighthouse !Lesso n42 Not very musical 并非很懂音乐As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of Old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest. After a time, we no ticed a sn ake-charmer with two large baskets at the other side of the square, so we went to have a look at him.As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which wascovered with coins and ope ned one of the baskets. Whe n he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake. 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新概念第二册原文大全Lesson 1 A private conversation私人谈话Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was veryinteresting. I did notenjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I gotvery angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily.They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. 'I can't hear aword!' I said angrily. ' It's none of your business,' the young man said rudely. 'This is a privateconversation!'.Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐还是午餐？It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time.Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside.'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining again.' Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy.' I'vejust arrived by train,' she said. 'I'm coming to see you.' 'But I'mstill having breakfast,' I said.'What are you doing ?' she asked. ' I'm having breakfast,' I repeated.'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late ? It's oneo'clock!Lesson 3 Please send me a card 请给我寄一张明信片Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went toItaly. I visited museums and sat inpublic gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. 'Then he lent me a book. I read afew lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passedquickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got upearly and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a singlecard !Lesson 4 An exciting trip激动人心的旅行I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is inAustralia. He has been there forsix months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm andhe has already visited a greatnumber of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone toAlice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he willfly to Perth.My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.无错号之虞Lesson 5 No wrong numbersMr James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst.Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, sohe has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst toSilbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr Scott has sent a great manyrequests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, hehas begun his own private telephone service.。

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完整版)新概念英语第二册课文Lesson 1 A XXXLast week。

I went to the theatre and had a very good seat。

Although the play was very interesting。

I couldn't enjoy it because a young man and a young XXX I turned around and looked at the man and the woman angrily。

but they didn't pay any n。

In the end。

I couldn't bear it and turned around again。

"I can't hear a word!" I said angrily。

The young man replied rudely。

"It's noneof your business。

This is a private n!"Lesson 2 XXX?It was Sunday。

and I never get up early on XXX。

I stay in bed until lunchtime。

Last Sunday。

I got up very late and looked out of the window。

It was dark outside。

and it was raining again。

Just then。

the telephone rang。

and it was my aunt Lucy。

"I'vejust arrived by train," she said。

"I'm coming to see you." I replied。

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Less on 1 A private con versati on 私人谈话Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very in terest in g. I did not enjoyit. A young man and a young woma n were sitti ng beh indme. They were talk ing loudly. I got very an gry. I couldnot hear the actors. I tur ned roun d. I looked at the manand the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. Inthe end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. 'I can't hear a word!' I said angrily. ' It's none of yourbus in ess,' the young man said rudely. 'This is a private con versati on!'.Lesson 2 Breakfast or lun ch? 早餐还是午餐？It was Sun day. I n ever get up early on Sun days. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time.Last Sun day I got up very late. I looked out of the win dow. It was dark outside.'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining aga in.' Just the n,the teleph one rang. It was my aunt Lucy.' r ve just arrived by train,' she said. 'I'm coming to see you.' 'But I'm still hav ing breakfast,' I said.'What are you doing ?' she asked. ' I'm having breakfast,'I repeated.'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late ? It's one o'clock!''Less on 3 Please send me a card 请给我寄一张明信片Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public garde ns. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. 'Then he lent me a book. I read a few lin es, but I did not un dersta nd a word. Every day I thought about postcards.My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seve n cards. I spe nt the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card !Lesson 4 An excit ing trip 激动人心的旅行I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has bee n there for six mon ths. Tim is an engin eer. He is worki ng for a big firm and he has already visited a great nu mber of differe nt places in Australia.He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth.My brother has n ever bee n abroad before, so he is finding this trip very excit ing.Less on 5 No wrong nu mbers 无错号之虞Mr James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought ano ther garage in Pin hurst. Pin hurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr Scott cannot get a teleph one for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pige ons.Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distanee in three minutes. Up to now, Mr Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urge nt messages from one garage to the other. I n this way, he has beg un his own private teleph one service.Lesson 6 Percy Butt ons 珀西•巴顿斯I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar kno cked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. I n retur n for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in hispocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His n ame is Percy Butt ons. He callsat every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.Lesson 7 Too late 为时太晚The pla ne was late and detectives were wait ing at theairport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diam ond from South Africa. A few hours earlier, some one had told the police that thieves would try to steal thediam on ds. Whe n the pla ne arrived, some of the detectives were wait ing in side the mai n buildi ng while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!Less on 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的Joe San ders has the most beautiful garde n in our tow n.Nearly everybody en ters for 'The Nicest Garde n Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a woode n bridge over a pool. I like garde nstoo, but I do not like hard work. Every year I en ter for the garde n competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garde n in the tow n!Less on 9 A cold welcome 冷遇On Wednesdayevening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time. Fifteenminutes passed and then,at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happe ned.Sudde nly some one shouted, 'It's two minu tes past twelve!The clock has stopped!' I looked at my watch. It was true.The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that mome nt everybody bega n to laugh and sing.Less on 10 Not for jazz 不适于演奏爵士乐We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord（翼琴）.It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the liv in g-room. It has bel ong to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my gran dfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Nowwe are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a frie nd of my father's.Less on 11 One good tur n deserves ano ther 礼尚往来I was hav ing dinner at a restaura nt whe n Harry Steele came in. Harry worked in a lawyer's office years ago, but he is now work ing at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his frie nds and n ever pays it back. Harry saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has n ever borrowed money from me. While he was eati ng, I asked him to lend me &2. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. 'I have n ever borrowed any money from you,' Harry said, 'so now you can pay for my dinn er!'Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再见，一路顺风Our ncighbour, Captain Charles Alis on, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. Weshall meet him at the harbour early in the morni ng. He will be in 1 h is small boat, Topsail.Tapsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock so we shallhave ple nty of time. We shall see his boat and the n we shall say good-bye to him.He will be away for two mon ths. We are very proud of him.He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.Lesson 13 The Gree nwood Boys 绿林少年The Gree nwood Boys are a group of popular sin gers. At prese nt, they are visit ing all parts of the coun try. They will be arriv ing here tomorrow. They will be coming by train and most of the young people in the tow n will be meet ing them at the stati on.Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers' Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.Lesson 14 Do you speak En glish? 你会讲英语吗？I had an amus ing experie nee last year. After I had lefta small village in the south of Fran ee, I drove on to then ext tow n. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stoppedand he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into theear, I said good morning to him in French and he repliedin the same Ianguage. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey.I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, 'Do you speak English?' As I soon learnt, he was En glish himself!Less on 15 Good n ews 佳音The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me.I felt very n ervous whe n. I went into his office. He didnot look up from his desk whe n I en tered. After I had satdow n, he said that bus in ess was very bad. He told me thatthe firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.Twenty people had already left. I knew that my tur n had come. 'Mr. Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice. 'D on't in terrupt,' he Said. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra &100 a year!Lesson 16 A polite request 彬彬有礼的要求If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. You will be very lucky if he lets yougo without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Swede n, I found this n ote on my car:' Sir, we welcome you to our city. This is a "NoParking" area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay atte nti on to our street sig ns.This note is only a reminder.' If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!Less on 17 Always young 青年常驻My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five years old. In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon. This time, she will be a girl of seve ntee n. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stock in gs. Last year in ano ther play,she had to wear short socks and a bright, oran ge-coloured dress. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always an swers, 'My dear, it must be terrible to be grow n up!'lesso n18 He ofte n does this! 他经常干这种事！After I had had lunch at a village inn, I looked for mybag. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now itwas n't there ! As I was look ing for it, the inn-keeper came in. 'Did you have a good meal ?' he asked. 'Yes, thank you,' I an swered, 'but I can't pay the bill. I have n't got mybag.' The inn-keeper smiled and immediately went out. Ina few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back tome. 'I'm very sorry,' he said ' My dog had take n it intothe garde n. He ofte n does this.'Lesso n19 Sold out 票已售完'The play may beg in at any mome nt,' I said.'It may have beg un already,' Susa n an swered.'I hurried to the ticket-office. 'May I have two ticketsplease ?' I asked.'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl said.'What a pity!' Susa n exclaimed.Just the n, a man hurried to the ticket-office.'Can I retur n these two tickets?' he asked.'Certa in ly,' the girl said.'Could I have those two tickets please ?' I asked.'Certa inly, 'the girl said, 'but they are for n extWedn esday's performa nee.'I might as well have them,' I said sadly.Lesso n20 One man in a boat 独坐孤舟Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hourswithout eatehing anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are uni ucky. In stead of eateh ing fish, they eateh old boots and rubbish. I am even less lueky. I never eateh anything-not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go homewith an empty bag. ' You must give up fish ing!' my frie nds say.' It's awaste of time.' But they don't realize one important thing.I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only interestedin sitt ing in a boat and doing nothing at all !Lesso n21 Mad or not? 是不是疯了？Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built during the war, but for some reason it eould not be used then. Last year, however, it eame intouse. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be kno cked dow n by a pass ing pla ne. I have bee n offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.Less on22 A glass en velope 玻璃信圭寸Mydaughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holla nd. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She n ever thought of it aga in, but ten mon ths later, she received a letter from a girl in Holla nd. Both girls write to each other regularly now.However, they have decided to use the post-office. Letters will cost a litt1e more, but they will certainly travel faster.Less on23 A new house 新居I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives inNigeria. In her letter, she said that she would come to England next year. If she comes, she will get a surprise.Weare now living in a beautiful new house in the country.Work on it had begun before my sister left. The house was completed five mon ths ago .In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garde n. It is a very moder n house, so it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district.Less on24 It could be worse 不幸中之万幸I en tered the hotel man ager's office and sat dow n. I had just lost&50 and I felt very upset.' I left the money in my room,' I said, 'and it'snot there no w.' The man ager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. 'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said. He started to compla in about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an en velope on his desk.It contained &5o. 'I found this outside this gentleman's room' she said. 'Well,' I said to the man ager, 'there is still some hon esty in thisworld !'lesso n25 Do the En glish speak En glish? 英国人讲的是英语吗？I arrived in London at last. The railway stati on was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke En glish very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however, could not understand me; I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. 'I am a foreig ner,' I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not un dersta nd him. My teacher n ever spoke En glish like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I un derstood it. ' Yo u'll soon lear n En glish!' he said. I wonder. In England, each man speaks a differentIanguage.The English understand each other, but I don't understand them ! Do they speak En glish ?lesso n26 The best art critics 最佳美术评论家I am an art stude nt and I paint a lot of pictures. Many people pretend that they understand modern art. They always tell you what a picture is 'about'. Of course, many pictures arc no t 'about' anything. They are just prettypatter ns. Welike them in the same way that we like pretty curta in material. I thi nk that young childre n ofte n appreciate moder n pictures better tha n anyone else. They notice more. My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not. She came into my room yesterday. ' What are you doing ?' she asked. ' I'm hanging this picture on the wall,' I answered. 'It's a new one. Do you like it ?' She looked at it critically for amome nt.' It's all right,' she said, 'but isn't it upside-down ?' I looked at it again. She was right! It was!Lesso n27 A wet night 雨夜Late in the after noon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field. As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an open fire.They were all hungry and the food smelt good. After a won derful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the camp fire. But some time later it began to rain. The boys felt tired so they pet out the fire and crept into their tent. Their sleep in g-bags were warm and comfortable, so they all slept soun dly .In the middle of the ni ght, two boys woke up and bega n shout ing. The tent was full of water! They all leapt out of their sleep in g-bags and hurried outside. It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field. The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right un der their tent!Lesso n28 No parki ng 禁止停车Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths. He has just bought a new house in the city, but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with motorists. whe n he retur ns home at ni ght, he always finds that some one has parked a car outside his gate. Because of this, he has not bee n able to get his own car into his garage eve n on ce. Jasper has put up' No Parking' sig ns outside his gate, but these have not had any effect. Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate. It is one of the ugliest faces I have ever see n. I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon. Jasper hopes that she will tur n motorists to stone. But noneof them has bee n tur ned to stone yet!Lesso n29 Taxi! 出租汽车！Capta in Ben Fawcett has bought an unu sual taxi and hasbegun a new service. The 'taxi' is a small Swiss aeroplane called a 'Pilatus Porter'. This wonderful plane can carry seven passengers. The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land any where: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field. Captain Fawcett's first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a Ionely village in the Welsh mountains. Si nee the n, Captai n Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places. Once he Ian ded on the roof of a block of flats and on ano ther occasion, he Ianded in a deserted car park. Captain Fawcett has just refused a stra nge request from a bus in essma n. The man wan ted to fly to Rockall, a Ion ely isla nd in the Atlantic O cean, but Captain Fawcett did not take himbecause the trip was too dan gerous.Lesso n30 Football or polo? 足球还是水球？The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park n ear my home. I like sitti ng by the Wayle on fine after noons. It was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on the river bank as usual. Somechildren were playing gameson the bank and there were some people row ing on the river. Sudde nly, one of the childre n kicked a ball very hard and it went towards a passing boat. Somepeople on the bank called out to the man in the boat, but he did not hear them. The ball struck him so hard that he n early fell into the water. I turned to look at the childre n, but there were n't any in sight: they had all run away! The man laughed whe n he realized what had happe ned. He called out to the childre n and threw the ball back to the bank.Lesso n31 Success story 成功者的故事Y esterday after noon Frank Hawk ins was telli ng me about his experiences as a young man. Frank is now the head of a very large bus in ess compa ny, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop. It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourtee n hours a day. He saved money for years and in 1938 he bought a small work-shop of his own. During the war Frank used to make spare parts for aeropla nes. At that time he had two helpers. By the end of the war, the small work-shop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people. Frank smiled whe n he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success. He was still smili ng whe n thedoor ope ned and his wife came in. She wan ted him to repair their son's bicycle!Lesso n32 Shoppi ng made easy 购物变得很方便People are not so honest as they once were. The temptation to steal is greater than ever before--especially in large shops. A detective rece ntly watched a well-dressed woma n who always went in to a large store on Mon day mornin gs. One Mon day, there were fewer people in the shop tha n usual whe n the woma n came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch her. The woman first bought a few small articles.After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and han ded it to an assista nt who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible. Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying. Whenshe was arrested, the detective found out that the shop-assista nt was her daughter. The girl' gave' her mother a free dress once a week !lesso n33 Out of the dark ness 冲出黑暗Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to expla in what had happe ned to her. One after noon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm. Towards eve ning, the boatstruck a rock and the girl jumped intothe sea. Then she swamto the shore after spending the whole night in the water. During that time she covered a distanee of eight miles. Early next morning, she saw a light ahead. She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs. On arriving at the shore, the girlstruggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen. That was all she remembered. Whe n she woke up a day later, she found herself in hospital.Lesso n34 Quick work 破案“神速”Ted Robinson has bee n worried all the week. Last Tuesdayhe received a letter from the local police. In the letter he was asked to call at the statio n. Ted won dered why he was wan ted by the police, but he went to the statio n yesterday and now he is not worried any more. At the station, he was told by a smili ng policema n that his bicycle had bee n found. Five days ago, the policema n told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It is now being sent to his home by train. Ted was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused too, because he n ever expected the bicycle to be foun d. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen !Lesso n35 Stop thief! 捉贼！Rov Trenton used to drive a taxi. A short while ago, however, he became a bus-driver and he was not regretted it. He is finding his new work far more exciting. Whenhe was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves rush outof a shop and run towards a wait ing car. One of them was carry ing a bag full of mon ey. Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves. The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag. As the thieves were trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his businto the back of it. While the battered car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police. The thieves' car was badly damaged and easy to recognize. Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.Lesso n36 Across the Cha nnel 横渡海峡Erna Hart is going to swim across the En glish Channel tomorrow. She is going to set out from the French coastat five o'clock in the morning. Erna is only fourteen years old and she hopes lo set up a new world record. She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed. Ern a's father will setout with her in a small boat. Mr Hart has trained his daughter for years. Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distanee to England. Erna intends to take short rests every two hours. She will have someth ing to drink but she will not eat any solid food. Most of Erna's school friends will be wait ing for her on the En glish coast. Among them will be Erna's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.Lesso n37 The Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会The Olympic Gameswill be held in our country in four years' time. As a great many people will be visiting the country,the gover nment will be build ing new hotels, an imme nse stadium, and a fine new swimming pool. 'They will also be build ing new roads and a special railway-l ine. The Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called 'Olympic City'. Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year. By the end of n extyear, they will have finished work on the new stadium. The fine moder n build ings have bee n desig ned by Kurt Gun ter. Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up. We are all very excited and are looki ng forward to the Olympic Gamesbecause theyhave never been held before in this coun try.Less on38 Everyth ing except the weather 惟独没有考虑至U天气My old frie nd, Harris on, had lived in the Mediterra neanfor many years before he returned to England. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle dow n in the coun try. He had no sooner retur ned tha n he bought a fine house and went to live there. Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold. After so many years of sunshine, Harris on got a shock. He acted as if he had n ever lived in En gla nd before .In the en d, it was more tha n he could bear. He had hardly had time to settle dow n whe n he sold the house and left the coun try. The dream he had had for so many years en ded there. Harris on had thought of everyth ing except the weather.Lesso n39 Am I all right? 我是否痊愈？While Joh n Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctorto tell him whether his operation had been successful, but the doctor refused to do so. The following day, the patient asked for a bedsideteleph one. When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Millington. Whenthe doctor answered the phone, Mr Gilbertsaid he was inq uiri ng about a certa in patie nt, a Mr Joh n Gilbert. He asked if Mr Gilbert's operation had been successful and the doctor told him that it had bee n. Hethen asked when Mr Gilbert would be allowed to go homeand the doctor told him that he would have to stay in hospital for another two weeks. Then Dr Millington asked the callerif he was a relative of the patie nt.' No,' the patie nt an swered,' I am Mr Joh n Gilbert.'Lesso n40 Food and talk 进餐与交谈Last week at a dinn er-party, the hostess asked me to sitn ext to Mrs Rumbold. Mrs Rumbold was a large, un smili nglady in a tight black dress. She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her. Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating. I tried to make con versatio n.'A new play is coming to" The Globe" soon,' I said. 'Will you be see ing it ?' ' No,' she an swered. 'Will you bespending your holidays abroad this year ?' I asked. ' No,' she an swered.'Will you be stayi ng in En gla nd?' I asked. ' No,' shean swered.In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.'Young man,' she an swered,' if you ate more and talkedless, we would both enjoy our dinner !'lesso n41 Do you call that a hat? 你把那个叫帽子吗？'Do you call that a hat ?' I said to my wife. ' You n eed n'tbe so rude about it,' my wife an swered as she looked at herself in the mirror. I sat dow n on one of those moder n chairs with holes in it and waited. Wehad been in the hatshop for half an hour and my wife was still in front ofthe mirror.'Wemustn't buy things we don't need,' I remarked suddenly.I regretted saying it almost at once.'You n eed n't have said that,' my wife an swered.' I n eednot remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday.''I find it beautiful,' I said. 'A man can never have toomany ties.'。

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Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat。

The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me。

They were talking loudly. I got very angry。

I could not hear the actors。

I turned round。

I looked at the man and the woman angrily。

They did not pay any attention. In the end，I could not bear it. I turned round again. ’I can't hear a word！' I said angrily。

‘It’s none of your business，' the young man said rudely。

’This is a private conversation!’.上星期我去看戏。

我的座位很好，戏很有意思，但我却无法欣赏。

一青年男子与一青年女子坐在我的身后，大声地说着话。

我非常生气，因为我听不见演员在说什么。

我回过头去怒视着那一男一女,他们却毫不理会。

最后，我忍不住了，又一次回过头去，生气地说：“我一个字也听不见了！” “不关你的事,"那男的毫不客气地说,“这是私人间的谈话！”Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch？早餐还是午餐？It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays。

I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time。

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. . . .Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The playwas very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young manand a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry.I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the man andthe womanangrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. ‘I can't hear a word! ’I said angrily.‘It's none of your business, ’ the young mansaid rudely. ‘Thisis a private conversation! ’Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐还是午餐？It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stayin bed until lunchtime. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked outof the window. It was dark outside. ‘What a day! ’I thought. ‘It's raining again. ’Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy.‘I've just arrived by train, ’ she said. ‘I'm coming to see you. ’‘But I'm still having breakfast, ’I said.‘What are you doing? ’she asked.‘I'm having breakfast, ’I repeated.‘Dear me, ’she said. ‘Do you always get up so late? I t's oneo'clock! ’Lesson 3 Please send me a card 寄张明信片Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. 学习资料. . . .I visited museumsand sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taughtme a few words of Italian. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines,but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards.My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send cards to my friends.On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and boughtthirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did notwrite a single card!Lesson 4 An exciting trip 激动人心的旅行I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is inAustralia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. Heis working for a big firm and he has already visited a great numberof different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia.He will soon visit Darwin From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.Lesson 5 No wrong numbers 无错号之虞Mr. James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first messagefrom Pinburst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance the first three minutes. Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In thisway, he has beg un his own private ‘telephone ’service.Lesson 6 Percy Buttons 珀西·巴顿斯学习资料. . . .I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggarknocked at my door. He asked mefor a meal and a glass of beer. In returnfor this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him ameal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheesein his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him.Everybody knows him. His nameis Percy Buttons. He calls at every housein the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass ofbeer.Lesson 7 Too late 为时太晚The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of thedetectives were waiting inside the main building while others werewaiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane andcarried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keepingguard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise,the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearlyeverybody enters for ‘The Nicest Garden Competition ’each year, butJoe wins every time. Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's. Billworks harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built awooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard 学习资料. . . .work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I alwayswin a little prize for the worst garden in the town!Lesson 9 A cold welcome 冷遇On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the lastday of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time. Fifteenminutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened.Suddenly someone shouted, ‘It's two minutes past twelve! The clockhas stopped! ’I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh andsing.Lesson 10 Not for jazz 不适于演奏爵士乐We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. Itwas made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living room. It has belonged to our family for a long time . The instrument was bought by mygrandfather manyyears ago . Recently it was damagedby a visitor . She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two ofthe strings were broken. My father was shocked. Nowwe are not allowedto touch it . It is being repaired by a friend of my father's.Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 礼尚往来I was having dinner at a restaurant when Tony Steele came in. Tony worked in a lawyer's office years ago, but he is now working at a bank.He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends 学习资料. . . .and never pays it back. Tony saw me and came and sat at the same table.He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked himto lend me twenty pounds. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. ‘I have never borrowed any money from you, ’ Tony said,‘so now you can pay for my dinner! ’Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再见，一路顺风Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouthtomorrow. We'll meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He willbe in his small boat, Topsail. Topsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock, so we'll have plenty of time. We'll see his boat andthen we'll say goodbye to him. He will be away for two months. We arevery proud of him. He will take part in an important race across theAtlantic.Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 绿林少年The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers. At present, theyare visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving heretomorrow. They will be coming by train and most of the young peoplein the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening theywill be singing at the Workers' Club. The GreenwoodBoys will be stayingfor five days. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying tokeep order. It is always the same on these occasions.Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你会讲英语吗？学习资料. . . .I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a smallvillage in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On theway, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift.As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in Frenchand he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do notknow any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey. I hadnearly reached the town, when the young mansuddenly said, very slowly,‘Do you speak English? ’As I soon learnt, he was English himself!Lesson 15 Good news 佳音The secretary told methat Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when I went into his office. He did not look up from his deskwhen I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was verybad. He told methat the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had come.‘Mr. Harmsworth, ’I said in a weak voice.‘Don't interrupt, ’he said.Then he smiled and told meI would receive an extra thousand poundsa year!Lesson 16 A polite request 彬彬有礼的要求If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman willsoon find it. You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car: ‘Sir,we welcome you to our city. This is a“No Parking ”area. You will enjoy 学习资料. . . .your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note isonly a reminder. ’If you receive a request like this, you cannot failto obey it!Lesson 17 Always young 青春常驻My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-fiveyears old. In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon. This time,she will be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she hadto wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress. If anyone everasks her how old she is, she always answers, ‘Darling, it must beterrible to be grow n up! ’Lesson 18 He often does this! 他经常干这种事！After I had had lunch at a village pub, I looked for my bag. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn't there! As I waslooking for it, the landlord came in.‘Did you have a good meal? ’he asked.‘Yes, thank you, ’I answered, ‘but I can't pay the bill . Ihaven't got my bag. ’The landlord smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me.‘I'm very sorry, ’he said. ‘My dog had taken it into the garden.He often does this! ’Lesson 19 Sold out 票已售完学习资料. . . .The play may begin at any moment, ’I said.‘It may have begun already, ’Susan answered.I hurried to the ticket office. ‘May I have two tickets please? ’I asked.‘I'm sorry, we've sold out, ’the girl said.‘What a pity! ’Susan exclaimed.Just then, a man hurried to the ticket office.‘Can I return these two tickets? ’he asked.‘Certainly, ’the girl said.I went back to the ticket office at once.‘Could I have those two tickets please? ’I asked.‘Certainly, ’ the girl said, ‘but they're for next Wednesday's performance. Do you still want them? ’‘I might as well have them, ’I said sadly.Lesson 20 One man in a boat 独坐孤舟Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours withoutcatching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen areunlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish.I am even less lucky. I never catch anything ---- not even old boots.After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home withan empty bag. ‘You must give up fishing! ’my friends say. ‘It's awaste of time. ’But they don't realize one important thing. I'm notreally interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat 学习资料. . . .and doing nothing at all!Lesson 21 Mad or not? 是不是疯了？Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport andpassing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however,it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away fromtheir homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. SometimesI think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stayhere. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.Lesson 22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across theChannel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on itinto a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thoughtof it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girlin Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the post office. Letters will cost a little more,but they will certainly travel faster.Lesson 23 A new house 新居I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. Inher letter, she said that she would come to England next year. If shecomes, she will get a surprise. We are now living in a beautiful newhouse in the country. Work on it had begun before my sister left. Thehouse was completed five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she 学习资料. . . .could stay with us. The house has manylarge rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people.It must be the only modern house in the district.Lesson 24 It could be worse 不幸中之万幸I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down. I had just lost ￡50 and I felt very upset. ‘I left the money in my room, ’ I said, ‘and it's not there now. ’ The manager was sympathetic, but he coulddo nothing. ‘Everyone's losing money these days, ’he said. Hestarted to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by aknock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. Itcontained ￡50. ‘I found this outside this gentleman's room, ’she said. ‘Well, ’I said to the manager, ‘there is still some honestyin this world! ’Lesson 25 Do the English speak English? 讲的是英语吗？I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, blackand dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. Inot only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. Theporter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spokeneither slowly nor clearly. ‘I ama foreigner, ’I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke Englishlike that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then hesaid something and I understood it. ‘You'll soon learn English! ’he said. I wonder. In England, each person speaks a different language.The English understand each other, but I don't understand them! Do they 学习资料. . . .speak English?Lesson 26 The best art critics 最佳艺术评论家I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures. Many peoplepretend that they understand modern art. They always tell you what apicture is ‘about ’. Of course, many pictures are not ‘about ’anything. They are just pretty patterns. We like them in the same waythat we like pretty curtain material. I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. They notice more.My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my picturesare good or not. She came into my room yesterday. ‘What are youdoing? ’she asked. ‘I'm hanging this picture on the wall, ’I answered. ‘It's a new one. Do you like it? ’She looked at it criticallyfor a moment. ‘It's all right, ’she said, ‘but isn't it upside down?’I looked at it again. She was right! It was!Lesson 27 A wet night 雨夜Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middleof a field. As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an openfire. They were all hungry and the food smelled good. After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the campfire. But some timelater it began to rain. The boys felt tired so they put out the fireand crept into their tent. Their sleeping bags were warm and comfortable, so they all slept soundly. In the middle of the night,two boys woke up and began shouting. The tent was full of water! Theyall leapt out of their sleeping bags and hurried outside. It was rainingheavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field. The stream 学习资料. . . .wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent!Lesson 28 No parking 禁止停车Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancientmyths. He has just bought a new house in the city, but ever since hemoved in, he has had trouble with cars and their owners. Whenhe returns home at night, he always finds that someone has parked a car outsidehis gate. Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once. Jasper has put up ‘No Parking ’signs outsidehis gate, but these have not had any effect. Now he has put an uglystone head over the gate. It is one of the ugliest faces I have everseen. I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, theGorgon. Jasper hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone. But none of them has been turned to stone yet!Lesson 29 Taxi! 出租汽车！Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service. The ‘taxi ’is a small Swiss aeroplane called a ‘Pilatus Porter ’. This wonderful plane can carry seven passengers. The mostsurprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: orsnow, water, or even on a ploughed field. Captain Fawcett's firstpassenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely villagein the Welsh mountains. Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to manyunusual places. Once he landed on the roof of a blockof flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park.Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman.The manwanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean, 学习资料. . . .but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.Lesson 30 Football or polo ？足球还是水球？The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home.I like sitting by the Wayle on fine afternoons. It was warmlast Sunday, so I went and sat on the river bank as usual. Somechildren were playing games on the bank and there were some people rowing on the river.Suddenly, one of the children kicked a ball very hard and it wenttowards a passing boat. Some people on the bank called out to the manin the boat, but he did not hear them. The ball struck him so hard that he nearly fell into the water. I turned to look at the children, butthere weren't any in sight: they had all run away! The manlaughed whenhe realized what had happened. He called out to the children and threwthe ball back to the bank.Lesson 31 Success story 成功者的故事Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man. Before he retired, Frank was the head ofa very large business company, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop. It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used towork fourteen hours a day. He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own. In his twenties, Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers. In a fewyears the small workshop had become a large factory which employedseven hundred and twenty-eight people. Frank smiled when he rememberedhis hard early years and the long road to success. He was still smilingwhen the door opened and his wife came in. She wanted him to repair 学习资料. . . .their grandson's bicycle!Lesson 32 Shopping made easy 购物变得很方便People are not so honest as they once were. The temptation to stealis greater than ever before----especially in large shops. A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a largestore on Monday mornings. One Monday, there were fewer people in theshop than usual when the woman came in, So it was easier for thedetective to watch her. The woman first bought a few small articles.After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses inthe shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her asquickly as possible. Then the woman simply took the parcel and walkedout of the shop without paying. When she was arrested, the detectivefound out that the shop as sistant was her daughter.The girl ‘gave’her mother a tree dress once a week!Lesson 33 Out of the darkness 冲出黑暗Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what hadhappened to her. One afternoon she set out from the coast in a smallboat and was caught in a storm. Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea. Then she swam to the shore afterspending the whole night in the water. During that time she covereda distance of eight miles. Early next morning, she saw a light ahead.She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on thecliffs. On arriving at the shore, the girl struggled up the clifftowards the light she had seen. That was all she remembered. When shewoke up a day later, she found herself in hospital. 学习资料. . . .Lesson 34 Quick work 破案“神速”Dan Robinson has been worried all week. Last Tuesday he receiveda letter from the local police. In the letter he was asked to call atthe station. Dan wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he wentto the station yesterday and now he is not worried anymore.At thestation, he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had beenfound Five days ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was pickedup in a small village four hundred miles away. It is now being sentto his home by train. Dan was most surprised when he heard the news.He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found,It was stolen twenty years ago when Dan was a boy of fifteen!Lesson 35 Stop thief! 捉贼Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi. A short while ago, however, hebecame a bus driver and he has not regretted it. He is finding his new work far more exciting. When he was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car. One of them was carrying a bag full of money. Roy acted quicklyand drove the bus straight at the thieves. The one with the money gotsuch a fright that he dropped the bag. As the thieves were trying toget away in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it. Whilethe battered car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephonedthe police. The thieves' car was badly damaged and easy to recognize. Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.Lesson 36 Across the Channel 横渡海峡学习资料. . . .Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow.She is going to set out from the French coast at five o'clock inthemorning. Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes to set upa new world record. She is a strong swimmer and many people feel thatshe is sure to succeed Debbie's father will set out with her in a small boat. Mr. Hart has trained his daughter for years. Tomorrow he willbe watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England.Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours. She will havesomething to drink but she will not eat any solid food. Most of Debbie's school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast. Amongthem will be Debbie's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was agirl.Lesson 37 The Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会The Olympic Gameswill be held in our country in four years' time. As a great many people will be visiting the country, the governmentwill be building new hotels, an immense stadium, and a new Olympic-standard swimming pool. They will also be building new roadsand a special rail way line. The Games will be held just outside thecapital and the whole area will be called ‘Olympic City ’. Workerswill have completed the new roads by the end of this year. By the endof next year, they will have finished work on the new stadium. Thefantastic modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter. Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up. Weare all very excited and are looking forward to the Olympic Gamesbecause they have never been held before in this country.学习资料. . . .Lesson 38 Everything except the weather 唯没考虑天气My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for manyyears before he returned to England. He had often dreamed of retiringin England and had planned to settle down in the country. He had nosooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there. Almostimmediately he began to complain about the weather, for even thoughit was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterlycold. After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock. He actedas if he had never lived in England before. In the end, it was morethan he could bear. He had hardly had time to settle down when he soldthe house and left the country. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.Lesson 39 Am I all right? 我是否痊愈 ?While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tellhim whether his operation had been successful, but the doctor refusedto do so. The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone. When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and asked forDoctor Millington. Whenthe doctor answered the phone, Mr. Gilbert saidhe was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr. John Gilbert. He asked if Mr. Gilbert's operation had been successful and the doctor told him that it had been. He then asked when Mr.Gilbert would be allowed togo home and the doctor told him that he would have to stay in hosptialfor another two weeks. Then Dr. Millington asked the caller if he wasa relative of the patient. ‘No,’the patient answered, ‘I amMr. JohnGilbert. ’学习资料. . . .Lesson 40 Food and talk 进餐与交谈Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next toMrs.Rumbold. Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress. She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her. Hereyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating.I tried to make conversation.‘A new play is coming to “The Globe”soon, ’I said. ‘Will yoube seeing it? ’‘No,’she answered.‘Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year? ’I asked.‘NO,’she answered.‘Will you be staying in England? ’I asked.“No,’she answered.In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.‘Young man, ’she answered, ‘if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner! ’Lesson 41 Do you call that a hat? 你把那个叫帽子吗？‘Do you call that a hat? ’I said to my wife.‘You needn't be so rude about it, ’my wife answered as she lookedat herself in the mirror.I sat down on one of those modern chairs with holes in it and waited. We had been in the hat shop for half an hour and my wife was still infront of the mirror. 学习资料. . . .‘We mustn't buy things we don't need, ’I remarked suddenly. Iregretted saying it almost at once.‘You needn't have said that, ’my wife answered. ‘I needn't remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday. ’‘I find it beautiful, ’I said. ‘A man can never have too many ties. ’‘And a woman can't have too many hats ，’she answered.Ten minutes later we walked out of the shop together. My wife waswearing a hat that looked like a lighthouse!Lesson 42 Not very musical 并非很懂音乐As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of Old Delhi,we stopped at a square to have a rest. After a time, we noticed a snake charmer with two large baskets at the other side of the square, so wewent to have a look at him. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a longpipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets. Whenhe began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake. It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe. Wewere very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to playjazz and modern pop songs. The snake, however, continued to‘dance’slowly. It obviously could not tell the difference betweenIndian music and jazz!Lesson 43 Over the South Pole 飞越南极In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the。

新概念英语第二册(课文精装版96课全)

Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry.I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. ‘I can't hear a word!’ I said angrily.‘It's none of your business, ’ the young man said rudely. ‘This is a private conversation!’Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐还是午餐？It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. ‘What a day!’ I thought. ‘It's raining again. ’ Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. ‘I've just arrived by train, ’ she said. ‘I'm coming to see you. ’‘But I'm still having breakfast, ’ I said.‘What are you doing?’ she asked.‘I'm having breakfast, ’ I repeated.‘Dear me, ’ she said. ‘Do you always get up so late? I t's one o'clock!’Lesson 3 Please send me a card 寄张明信片Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy.I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!Lesson 4 An exciting trip 激动人心的旅行I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.Lesson 5 No wrong numbers 无错号之虞Mr. James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinburst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance the first three minutes. Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has beg un his own private‘telephone’service.Lesson 6 Percy Buttons 珀西·巴顿斯I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.Lesson 7 Too late 为时太晚The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for‘The Nicest Garden Competition’each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hardwork. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!Lesson 9 A cold welcome 冷遇On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, ‘It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!’ I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.Lesson 10 Not for jazz 不适于演奏爵士乐We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living room. It has belonged to our family for a long time . The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago . Recently it was damaged by a visitor . She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it . It is being repaired by a friend of my father's.Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 礼尚往来I was having dinner at a restaurant when Tony Steele came in. Tony worked in a lawyer's office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friendsand never pays it back. Tony saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me twenty pounds. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. ‘I have never borrowed any money from you, ’ Tony said, ‘so now you can pay for my dinner!’Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再见，一路顺风Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We'll meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat, Topsail. Topsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock, so we'll have plenty of time. We'll see his boat and then we'll say goodbye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 绿林少年The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be coming by train and most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers' Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你会讲英语吗？I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, ‘Do you speak English?’As I soon learnt, he was English himself!Lesson 15 Good news 佳音The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when I went into his office. He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had come.‘Mr. Harmsworth, ’I said in a weak voice.‘Don't interrupt, ’he said.Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!Lesson 16 A polite request 彬彬有礼的要求If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car:‘Sir, we welcome you to our city. This is a“No Parking”area. You will enjoyyour stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder. ’If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!Lesson 17 Always young 青春常驻My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five years old. In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress. If anyone ever asks her how old she is, she always answers, ‘Darling, it must be terrible to be grow n up!’Lesson 18 He often does this! 他经常干这种事！After I had had lunch at a village pub, I looked for my bag. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn't there! As I was looking for it, the landlord came in.‘Did you have a good meal?’he asked.‘Yes, thank you, ’I answered, ‘but I can't pay the bill . I haven't got my bag. ’The landlord smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me.‘I'm very sorry, ’he said. ‘My dog had taken it into the garden. He often does this!’Lesson 19 Sold out 票已售完The play may begin at any moment, ’ I said.‘It may have begun already, ’ Susan answered.I hurried to the ticket office. ‘May I have two tickets please?’I asked.‘I'm sorry, we've sold out, ’ the girl said.‘What a pity!’Susan exclaimed.Just then, a man hurried to the ticket office.‘Can I return these two tickets?’ he asked.‘Certainly, ’ the girl said.I went back to the ticket office at once.‘Could I have those two tickets please?’ I asked.‘Certainly, ’ the girl said, ‘but they're for next Wedne sday's performance. Do you still want them?’‘I might as well have them, ’ I said sadly.Lesson 20 One man in a boat 独坐孤舟Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish.I am even less lucky. I never catch anything ---- not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. ‘You must give up fishing!’ my friends say. ‘It's a waste of time. ’ But they don't realize one important thing. I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boatand doing nothing at all!Lesson 21 Mad or not? 是不是疯了？Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.Lesson 22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the post office. Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.Lesson 23 A new house 新居I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she would come to England next year. If she comes, she will get a surprise. We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before my sister left. The house was completed five months ago. In my letter, I told her that shecould stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district.Lesson 24 It could be worse 不幸中之万幸I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down. I had just lost ￡50 and I felt very upset. ‘I left the money in my room, ’ I said, ‘and it's not there now. ’ The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. ‘Everyone's losing money these days, ’ he said. He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. It contained ￡50. ‘I found this outside this gentleman's room, ’ she said. ‘Well, ’ I said to the manager, ‘there is still some honesty in this world!’Lesson 25 Do the English speak English? 讲的是英语吗？I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. ‘I am a foreigner, ’ I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. ‘You'll soon learn English!’ he said. I wonder. In England, each person speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I don't understand them! Do theyspeak English?Lesson 26 The best art critics 最佳艺术评论家I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures. Many people pretend that they understand modern art. They always tell you what a picture is ‘about’. Of course, many pictures are not ‘about’ anything. They are just pretty patterns. We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material. I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. They notice more. My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not. She came into my room yesterday. ‘What are you doing?’ she asked. ‘I'm hanging this picture on the wall, ’ I answered. ‘It's a new one. Do you like it?’She looked at it critically for a moment. ‘It's all right, ’ she said, ‘but isn't it upside down?’ I looked at it again. She was right! It was!Lesson 27 A wet night 雨夜Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field. As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an open fire. They were all hungry and the food smelled good. After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the campfire. But some time later it began to rain. The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and crept into their tent. Their sleeping bags were warm and comfortable, so they all slept soundly. In the middle of the night, two boys woke up and began shouting. The tent was full of water! They all leapt out of their sleeping bags and hurried outside. It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field. The streamwound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent!Lesson 28 No parking 禁止停车Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths. He has just bought a new house in the city, but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with cars and their owners. When he returns home at night, he always finds that someone has parked a car outside his gate. Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once. Jasper has put up ‘No Parking’signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect. Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate. It is one of the ugliest faces I have ever seen. I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon. Jasper hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone. But none of them has been turned to stone yet!Lesson 29 Taxi! 出租汽车！Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service. The ‘taxi’ is a small Swiss aeroplane called a ‘Pilatus Porter’. This wonderful plane can carry seven passengers. The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: or snow, water, or even on a ploughed field. Captain Fawcett's first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains. Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places. Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park. Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman. The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean,but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.Lesson 30 Football or polo？足球还是水球？The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home.I like sitting by the Wayle on fine afternoons. It was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on the river bank as usual. Some children were playing games on the bank and there were some people rowing on the river. Suddenly, one of the children kicked a ball very hard and it went towards a passing boat. Some people on the bank called out to the man in the boat, but he did not hear them. The ball struck him so hard that he nearly fell into the water. I turned to look at the children, but there weren't any in sight: they had all run away! The man laughed when he realized what had happened. He called out to the children and threw the ball back to the bank.Lesson 31 Success story 成功者的故事Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man. Before he retired, Frank was the head of a very large business company, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop. It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day. He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own. In his twenties, Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers. In a few years the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people. Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success. He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in. She wanted him to repairtheir grandson's bicycle!Lesson 32 Shopping made easy 购物变得很方便People are not so honest as they once were. The temptation to steal is greater than ever before----especially in large shops. A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday mornings. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in, So it was easier for the detective to watch her. The woman first bought a few small articles. After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible. Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying. When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop as sistant was her daughter.The girl ‘gave’ her mother a tree dress once a week!Lesson 33 Out of the darkness 冲出黑暗Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her. One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm. Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea. Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water. During that time she covered a distance of eight miles. Early next morning, she saw a light ahead. She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs. On arriving at the shore, the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen. That was all she remembered. When she woke up a day later, she found herself in hospital.Lesson 34 Quick work 破案“神速”Dan Robinson has been worried all week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Dan wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday and now he is not worried anymore.At the station, he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had been found Five days ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It is now being sent to his home by train. Dan was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found, It was stolen twenty years ago when Dan was a boy of fifteen!Lesson 35 Stop thief! 捉贼Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi. A short while ago, however, he became a bus driver and he has not regretted it. He is finding his new work far more exciting. When he was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car. One of them was carrying a bag full of money. Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves. The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag. As the thieves were trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it. While the battered car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police. The thieves' car was badly damaged and easy to recognize. Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.Lesson 36 Across the Channel 横渡海峡Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow. She is going to set out from the French coast at five o'clock in themorning. Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes to set up a new world record. She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed Debbie's father will set out with her in a small boat. Mr. Hart has trained his daughter for years. Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England. Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours. She will have something to drink but she will not eat any solid food. Most of Debbie's school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast. Among them will be Debbie's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.Lesson 37 The Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years' time. As a great many people will be visiting the country, the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium, and a new Olympic-standard swimming pool. They will also be building new roads and a special rail way line. The Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called ‘Olympic City’. Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year. By the end of next year, they will have finished work on the new stadium. The fantastic modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter. Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up. We are all very excited and are looking forward to the Olympic Games because they have never been held before in this country.Lesson 38 Everything except the weather 唯没考虑天气My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country. He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there. Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold. After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock. He acted as if he had never lived in England before. In the end, it was more than he could bear. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.Lesson 39 Am I all right? 我是否痊愈?While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been successful, but the doctor refused to do so. The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone. When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Millington. When the doctor answered the phone, Mr. Gilbert said he was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr. John Gilbert. He asked if Mr. Gilbert's operation had been successful and the doctor told him that it had been. He then asked when Mr.Gilbert would be allowed to go home and the doctor told him that he would have to stay in hosptial for another two weeks. Then Dr. Millington asked the caller if he was a relative of the patient.‘No,’the patient answered, ‘I am Mr. John Gilbert.’Lesson 40 Food and talk 进餐与交谈Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs.Rumbold. Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress. She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her. Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating.I tried to make conversation.‘A new play is coming to“The Globe”soon,’I said. ‘Will you be seeing it?’‘No,’she answered.‘Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year?’I asked.‘NO,’she answered.‘Will you be staying in England?’I asked.“No,’she answered.In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.‘Young man, ’she answered,‘if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!’Lesson 41 Do you call that a hat? 你把那个叫帽子吗？‘Do you call that a hat?’I said to my wife.‘You needn't be so rude about it,’my wife answered as she looked at herself in the mirror.I sat down on one of those modern chairs with holes in it and waited. We had been in the hat shop for half an hour and my wife was still in front of the mirror.‘We mustn't buy things we don't need,’I remarked suddenly. I regretted saying it almost at once.‘You needn't have said that,’my wife answered. ‘I needn't remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday.’‘I find it beautiful, ’I said. ‘A man can never have too many ties.’‘And a woma n can't have too many hats，’she answered.Ten minutes later we walked out of the shop together. My wife was wearing a hat that looked like a lighthouse!Lesson 42 Not very musical 并非很懂音乐As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of Old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest. After a time, we noticed a snake charmer with two large baskets at the other side of the square, so we went to have a look at him. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets. When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake. It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe. We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz and modern pop songs. The snake, however, continued to ‘dance’slowly. It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!Lesson 43 Over the South Pole 飞越南极In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byrd, successfully flew over the South Pole。

新概念英语第二册课文

我的座位很好，戏很有意思，但我却无法欣赏。

一青年男子与一青年女子坐在我的身后，大声地说着话。

我非常生气，因为我听不见演员在说什么。

我回过头去怒视着那一男一女，他们却毫不理会。

最后，我忍不住了，又一次回过头去，生气地说：“我一个字也听不见了！” “不关你的事，”那男的毫不客气地说，“这是私人间的谈话！”Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐还是午餐？It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside.'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining again.' Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy.' I've just arrived by train,' she said. 'I'm coming to see you.' 'But I'm still having breakfast,' I said.'What are you doing?' she asked. …I‟m having breakfast,' I repeated.'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late? It's one o'clock!''那是个星期天，而在星期天我是从来不早起的，有时我要一直躺到吃午饭的时候。

新概念英语第二册课文及翻译

新概念英语第二册课文及翻译Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting.I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. 'I can't hear a word!' I said angrily. ‘It’s none of your business,' the young man said rudely. 'This is a private conversation!'.上星期我去看戏。

我的座位很好，戏很有意思，但我却无法欣赏。

一青年男子与一青年女子坐在我的身后，大声地说着话。

我非常生气，因为我听不见演员在说什么。

我回过头去怒视着那一男一女，他们却毫不理会。

最后，我忍不住了，又一次回过头去，生气地说：“我一个字也听不见了！”“不关你的事，”那男的毫不客气地说，“这是私人间的谈话！”Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch 早餐还是午餐It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time.Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside.【'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining again.' Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy.' I've just arrived by train,' she said. 'I'm coming to see you.' 'But I'm still having breakfast,' I said.'What are you doing' she asked. ‘I’m having breakfast,' I repeated.'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late It's one o'clock!''那是个星期天，而在星期天我是从来不早起的，有时我要一直躺到吃午饭的时候。

新概念英语第2册课文版(最新整理)

Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. 'I can't hear a word!' I said angrily. ' It's none of your business,' the young man said rudely. 'This is a private conversation!'.Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐还是午餐？It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time.Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside.'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining again.' Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy.' I've just arrived by train,' she said. 'I'm coming to see you.' 'But I'm still having breakfast,' I said.'What are you doing ?' she asked. ' I'm having breakfast,' I repeated.'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late ? It's one o'clock!''Lesson 3 Please send me a card 请给我寄一张明信片Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens.A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. 'Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card !Lesson 4 An exciting trip 激动人心的旅行I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places inAustralia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth.My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.Lesson 5 No wrong numbers 无错号之虞Mr James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private telephone service.Lesson 6 Percy Buttons 珀西·巴顿斯I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me fora meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.Lesson 7 Too late 为时太晚The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamond from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!Lesson 9 A cold welcome 冷遇On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 'It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!' I lookedat my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing.Lesson 10 Not for jazz 不适于演奏爵士乐We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord(翼琴). It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living-room. It has belong to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my father's.Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 礼尚往来I was having dinner at a restaurant when Harry Steele came in. Harry worked in a lawyer's office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back. Harry saw me and came and sat at the sametable. He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me &2. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. 'I have never borrowed any money from you,' Harry said, 'so now you can pay for my dinner!'Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再见，一路顺风Our ncighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We shall meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat, Topsail.Tapsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock so we shall have plenty of time. We shall see his boat and then we shall say good-bye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 绿林少年The Greenwood Boys are a group of popular singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country.They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be coming by train and most of the youngpeople in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers' Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你会讲英语吗？I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me.I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, 'Do you speak English?' As I soon learnt, he was English himself!Lesson 15 Good news 佳音The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me.I felt very nervous when. I went into his office. He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had come. 'Mr. Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice. 'Don't interrupt,' he Said. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra &100 a year!Lesson 16 A polite request 彬彬有礼的要求If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car:' Sir, we welcome you to our city. This is a "No Parking" area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only areminder.' If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!Lesson 17 Always young 青年常驻My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five years old. In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, 'My dear, it must be terrible to be grown up!'lesson18 He often does this!他经常干这种事！After I had had lunch at a village inn, I looked for my bag. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn't there ! As I was looking for it, the inn-keeper came in. 'Did you have a good meal ?' he asked. 'Yes, thank you,' I answered, 'but I can't pay the bill. I haven't got my bag.' The inn-keeper smiled andimmediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. 'I'm very sorry,' he said ' My dog had taken it into the garden. He often does this.'Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完'The play may begin at any moment,' I said.'It may have begun already,' Susan answered.'I hurried to the ticket-office. 'May I have two tickets please ?' I asked.'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl said.'What a pity!' Susan exclaimed.Just then, a man hurried to the ticket-office.'Can I return these two tickets?' he asked.'Certainly,' the girl said.'Could I have those two tickets please ?' I asked.'Certainly, 'the girl said, 'but they are for next Wednesday's performance.'I might as well have them,' I said sadly.Lesson20 One man in a boat 独坐孤舟Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky.I never catch anything-not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. 'You must give up fishing!' my friends say.' It's a waste of time.' But they don't realize one important thing. I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all !Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是疯了？Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built during the war, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined tostay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.Lesson22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the post-office. Letters will cost a litt1e more, but they will certainly travel faster.Lesson23 A new house 新居I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she would come to England next year. If she comes, she will get a surprise. We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before my sister left. The house was completed five months ago. In myletter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district.Lesson24 It could be worse 不幸中之万幸I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down. I had just lost &50 and I felt very upset.' I left the money in my room,' I said, 'and it's not there now.' The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. 'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said. He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. It contained &5o. 'I found this outside this gentleman's room' she said. 'Well,' I said to the manager, 'there is still some honesty in this world !'lesson25 Do the English speak English? 英国人讲的是英语吗？I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however, could not understand me; I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. 'I am a foreigner,' I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. 'You'll soon learn English!' he said. I wonder. In England, each man speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I don't understand them ! Do they speak English ?lesson26 The best art critics 最佳美术评论家I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures. Many people pretend that they understand modern art. They always tell you what a picture is 'about'. Of course, many pictures arc not 'about' anything. They are just pretty patterns. We like them in the same way that welike pretty curtain material. I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. They notice more. My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not. She came into my room yesterday. ' What are you doing ?' she asked. ' I'm hanging this picture on the wall,' I answered. 'It's a new one. Do you like it ?' She looked at it critically for a moment.' It's all right,' she said, 'but isn't it upside-down ?' I looked at it again. She was right! It was!Lesson27 A wet night 雨夜Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field. As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an open fire. They were all hungry and the food smelt good. After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the camp fire. But some time later it began to rain. The boys felt tired so they pet out the fire and crept into their tent. Their sleeping-bags were warm and comfortable, so they all slept soundly. In the middle of the night, two boys woke up and began shouting. The tent was full of water!They all leapt out of their sleeping-bags and hurried outside. It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field. The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent!Lesson28 No parking 禁止停车Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths. He has just bought a new house in the city, but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with motorists. when he returns home at night, he always finds that someone has parked a car outside his gate. Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once. Jasper has put up' No Parking' signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect. Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate. It is one of the ugliest faces I have ever seen. I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon. Jasper hopes that she will turn motorists to stone. But none of them has been turned to stone yet!Lesson29 Taxi! 出租汽车！Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service. The 'taxi' is a small Swiss aeroplane called a 'Pilatus Porter'. This wonderful plane can carry seven passengers. The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field. Captain Fawcett's first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains. Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places. Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park. Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman. The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.Lesson30 Football or polo? 足球还是水球？The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home. I like sitting by the Wayle on fine afternoons. It was warm last Sunday, so I went and saton the river bank as usual. Some children were playing games on the bank and there were some people rowing on the river. Suddenly, one of the children kicked a ball very hard and it went towards a passing boat. Some people on the bank called out to the man in the boat, but he did not hear them. The ball struck him so hard that he nearly fell into the water. I turned to look at the children, but there weren't any in sight: they had all run away! The man laughed when he realized what had happened. He called out to the children and threw the ball back to the bank.Lesson31 Success story 成功者的故事Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man. Frank is now the head of a very large business company, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop. It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day. He saved money for years and in 1938 he bought a small work-shop of his own. During the war Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers. By the end of the war, thesmall work-shop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people. Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success. He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in. She wanted him to repair their son's bicycle!Lesson32 Shopping made easy 购物变得很方便People are not so honest as they once were. The temptation to steal is greater than ever before--especially in large shops. A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday mornings. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch her. The woman first bought a few small articles. After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible. Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying. When she was arrested, the detective found out that theshop-assistant was her daughter. The girl' gave' her mother a free dress once a week !lesson33 Out of the darkness 冲出黑暗Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her. One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm. Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea. Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water. During that time she covered a distance of eight miles. Early next morning, she saw a light ahead. She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs. On arriving at the shore, the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen. That was all she remembered. When she woke up a day later, she found herself in hospital.Lesson34 Quick work 破案“神速”Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Tedwondered why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday and now he is not worried any more. At the station, he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had been found. Five days ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It is now being sent to his home by train. Ted was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen !Lesson35 Stop thief! 捉贼！Rov Trenton used to drive a taxi. A short while ago, however, he became a bus-driver and he was not regretted it. He is finding his new work far more exciting. When he was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car. One of them was carrying a bag full of money. Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves. The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag. As the thieves were trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his businto the back of it. While the battered car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police. The thieves' car was badly damaged and easy to recognize. Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.Lesson36 Across the Channel 横渡海峡Erna Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow. She is going to set out from the French coast at five o'clock in the morning. Erna is only fourteen years old and she hopes lo set up a new world record. She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed. Erna's father will set out with her in a small boat. Mr Hart has trained his daughter for years. Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England. Erna intends to take short rests every two hours. She will have something to drink but she will not eat any solid food. Most of Erna's school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast. Among them will be Erna's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.Lesson37 The Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years' time. As a great many people will be visiting the country, the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium, and a fine new swimming pool. 'They will also be building new roads and a special railway-line. The Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called 'Olympic City'. Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year. By the end of next year, they will have finished work on the new stadium. The fine modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter. Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up. We are all very excited and are looking forward to the Olympic Games because they have never been held before in this country.Lesson38 Everything except the weather 惟独没有考虑到天气My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned tosettle down in the country. He had no sooner returned than he bought a fine house and went to live there. Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold. After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock. He acted as if he had never lived in England before. In the end, it was more than he could bear. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.Lesson39 Am I all right? 我是否痊愈？While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been successful, but the doctor refused to do so. The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone. When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Millington. When the doctor answered the phone, Mr Gilbert said he was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr John Gilbert. He asked if Mr Gilbert'soperation had been successful and the doctor told him that it had been. He then asked when Mr Gilbert would be allowed to go home and the doctor told him that he would have to stay in hospital for another two weeks. Then Dr Millington asked the caller if he was a relative of the patient.' No,' the patient answered,' I am Mr John Gilbert.'Lesson40 Food and talk 进餐与交谈Last week at a dinner-party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs Rumbold. Mrs Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress. She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her. Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating. I tried to make conversation.' A new play is coming to" The Globe" soon,' I said. 'Will you be seeing it ?' ' No,' she answered. 'Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year ?' I asked. ' No,' she answered.' Will you be staying in England?' I asked. ' No,' she answered.In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.' Young man,' she answered,' if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner !'lesson41 Do you call that a hat? 你把那个叫帽子吗？'Do you call that a hat ?' I said to my wife. 'You needn't be so rude about it,' my wife answered as she looked at herself in the mirror. I sat down on one of those modern chairs with holes in it and waited. We had been in the hat shop for half an hour and my wife was still in front of the mirror.' We mustn't buy things we don't need,' I remarked suddenly. I regretted saying it almost at once.'You needn't have said that,' my wife answered.' I need not remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday.'' I find it beautiful,' I said. 'A man can never have too many ties.''And a woman can't have too many hats,' she answered.Ten minutes later we walked out of the shop together. My wife was wearing a hat that looked like a lighthouse !Lesson42 Not very musical 并非很懂音乐As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of Old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest. After a time, we noticed a snake-charmer with two large baskets at the other side of the square, so we went to have a look at him. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets. When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake. It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe. We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz tunes and modern pop songs. The snake, however, continued to 'dance' slowly. It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!Lesson43 Over the South Pole 飞越南极。