新概念英语第二册课文.docx

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新概念英语第二册课文

新概念英语第二册课文

　　新概念英语第2册课文-1-　　新概念英语第2册课文　　1Aprivateconversation私人谈话　　LastweekIwenttothetheatre.Ihadaverygoodseat.Theplaywasveryinteresting.Ididnotenjoyit.Ayoungmanandayoungwomanweresittingbehindme.Theyweretalkingloudly.Igotveryangry.Icouldnotheartheactors.Iturnedround.Ilookedatthemanandthewomanangrily.Theydidnotpayanyattention.Intheend,Icouldnotbearit.Iturnedroundagain.'Ican'thearaword!

'Isaidangrily.'It'snoneofyourbusiness,'theyoungmansaidrudely.'Thisisaprivateconversation!

'　　2Breakfastorlunch?

早餐还是午餐？

　　ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.Isometimesstayinbeduntillunchtime.LastSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Itwasdarkoutside.'Whataday!

'Ithought.'It'srainingagain.'Justthen,thetelephonerang.ItwasmyauntLucy.'I'vejustarrivedbytrain,'shesaid.'I'mcomingtoseeyou.''ButI'mstillhavingbreakfast,'Isaid.　　'Whatareyoudoing?

'sheasked.　　'I'mhavingbreakfast,'Irepeated.　　'Dearme,'shesaid.'Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?

It'soneo'clock!

'　　3Pleasesendmeacard请给我寄一张明信片　　Postcardsalwaysspoilmyholidays.Lastsummer,IwenttoItaly.Ivisitedmuseumsandsatinpublicgardens.AfriendlywaitertaughtmeafewwordsofItalian.Thenhelentmeabook.Ireadafewlines,butIdidnotunderstandaword.EverydayIthoughtaboutpostcards.Myholidayspassedquickly,butIdidnotsendcardstomyfriends.OnthelastdayImadeabigdecision.Igotupearlyandboughtthirty-sevencards.Ispentthewholedayinmyroom,butIdidnotwriteasinglecard!

　　4Anexcitingtrip激动人心的旅行　　Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.HeisinAustralia.Hehasbeenthereforsixmonths.Timisanengineer.HeisworkingforabigfirmandhehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesinAustralia.HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAlicesprings,asmalltowninthecentreofAustralia.HewillsoonvisitDarwin.Fromthere,hewillflytoPerth.Mybrotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfendingthistripveryexciting.　　5Nowrongnumbers无错号之虞　　Mr.JamesScotthasagarageinSilburyandnowhehasjustboughtanothergarageinPinhurst.PinhurstisonlyfivemilesfromSilbury,butMr.Scottcannotgetatelephoneforhisnewgarage,sohehasjustboughttwelvepigeons.Yesterday,apigeoncarriedthefirstmessagefromPinhursttoSilbury.Thebirdcoveredthedistanceinthreeminutes.Uptonow,Mr.Scotthassentagreatmanyrequestsforsparepartsandotherurgentmessagesfromonegaragetotheother.Inthisway,hehasbegunhisownprivate'telephone'service.　　6PercyButtons珀西.巴顿斯　　IhavejustmovedtoahouseinBridgeStreet.Yesterdayabeggarknockedatmydoor.　　Heaskedmeforamealandaglassofbeer.Inreturnforthis,thebeggarstoodonhishead　　andsangsongs.Igavehimameal.Heatethefoodanddrankthebeer.Thenheputapiece　　ofcheeseinhispocketandwentaway.Lateraneighbourtoldmeabouthim.Everybodyknowshim.HisnameisPercyButtons.Hecallsateveryhouseinthestreetonceamonth　　andalwaysasksforamealandaglassofbeer.　　7Toolate为时太晚　　Theplanewaslateanddetectiveswerewaitingattheairportallmorning.Theywere　　expectingavaluableparcelofdiamondsfromSouthAfrica.Afewhoursearlier,someone　　hadtoldthepolicethatthieveswouldtrytostealthediamonds.Whentheplanearrived,　　someofthedetectiveswerewaitinginsidethemainbuildingwhileotherswerewaitingon　　theairfield.TwomentooktheparcelofftheplaneandcarrieditintotheCustomsHouse.　　Whiletwodetectiveswerekeepingguardatthedoor,twoothersopenedtheparcel.To　　theirsurprise,thepreciousparcelwasfullofstonesandsand!

　　8Thebestandtheworst最好的和最差的　　JoeSandershasthemostbeautifulgardeninourtown.Nearlyeverybodyentersfor　　'TheNicestGardenCompetition'eachyear,butJoewinseverytime.BillFrith'sgardenis　　largerthanJoe's.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,but　　Joe'sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridge　　overapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegarden　　competitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!

　　9Acoldwelcome冷遇　　OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.Itwasthelastdayoftheyearand　　alargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelvein　　twentyminutes'time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.　　Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenly　　someoneshouted.'It'stwominutespasttwelve!

Theclockhasstopped!

'Ilookedatmy　　watch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmoment,　　everybodybegantolaughandsing.　　10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐　　Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord.ItwasmadeinGermany　　in1681.Ourclavichordiskeptinthelivingroom.Ithasbelongedtoourfamilyforalong　　time.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwas　　damagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!

Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoof　　thestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itis　　beingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather's.　　11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来　　IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenTonySteelecamein.Tonyworkedina　　lawyer'sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthe　　alwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Tonysawmeandcameand　　satatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,I　　askedhimtolendmetwentypounds.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately.　　'Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,'Tonysaid,'sonowyoucanpayformy　　dinner!

'　　12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风　　Ourneighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.We'llmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Topsailisa　　famouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetout　　ateighto'clock,sowe'llhaveplentyoftime.We'llseehisboatandthenwe'llsaygoodbye　　tohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.Hewilltakepartinan　　importantraceacrosstheAtlantic.　　13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年　　TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallparts　　ofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmost　　oftheyoungpeopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.Tomorrowevening　　theywillbesingingattheWorkers'Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.　　Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficult　　time.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.　　14DoyouspeakEnglish?

你会讲英语吗？

　　Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthof　　France,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedand　　heaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,Isaidgoodmorningtohimin　　Frenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,Idonotknowany　　Frenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,when　　theyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?

'AsIsoonlearnt,hewas　　Englishhimself!

'　　15Goodnews佳音　　ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.IfeltverynervouswhenI　　wentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,　　hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuch　　largesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome.　　'Mr.Harmsworth,'Isaidinaweakvoice.　　'Don'tinterrupt,'hesaid.　　ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextrathousandpoundsayear!

　　16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求　　Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbe　　veryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Traffic　　policearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:

　　'sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhere　　ifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder.'Ifyoureceivea　　requestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!

　　17Alwaysyoung青春常驻　　MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,　　sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplay　　soon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightred　　dressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksand　　abright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeverasksherhowoldsheis,shealways　　answers,'Darling,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!

'　　18Heoftendoesthis他经常干这种事！

　　AfterIhadhadlunchatavillagepub,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbeside　　thedoorandnowitwasn'tthere!

AsIwaslookingforit,thelandlordcamein.　　'Didyouhaveagoodmeal?

"heasked.　　'Yes,thankyou,'Ianswered,'butIcan'tpaythebill.Ihaven'tgotmybag.'　　Thelandlordsmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmy　　bagandgaveitbacktome.　　'I'mverysorry,'hesaid.'Mydoghadtakeninintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis!

'　　19Soldout票已售完　　'Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,'Isaid.　　'Itmayhavebegunalready,'Susananswered.　　Ihurriedtotheticketoffice.'MayIhavetwoticketsplease?

'Iasked.　　'I'msorry,we'vesoldout,'thegirl