青少版新概念2A2b课文文本.docx

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青少版新概念2A2b课文文本

青少版新概念2A-2B课文文本Unit1-30

Unit1:

LindacomestoLondon

LINDA:

Hi,Karen!

Whereareyou?

KAREN:

I'minthecoffeebarnexttotheArrivals,exit.I'mwaitingforyou,andI'mhavingacupofcoffee.

KAREN:

Whereareyou,andwhatareyoudoing?

LINDA:

I'mintheBaggageHall.I'mwaitingformysuitcase.

LINDA:

Ah,Icanseeit!

It'scomingroundnow!

Thereitis!

LINDA:

Oh,Karen!

IsPaulwithyou?

KAREN:

Yes,ofcourseheis.He'sstandingherebesideme.I'mgivinghimmyphonenow.

KAREN:

Hereyouare,Paul!

Talktoyourmother!

PAUL:

Hello,Mum!

LINDA:

Hello,Paul!

I'vegotmysuitcase,andI'mcomingoutnow!

Unit2：

GoodluckonSunday!

REPORTER:

Myname'sTomFrench.I'mspeakingtoyoufromtheExCelCentreinLondon'sDocklands.Wearevisitingthisyear'sMarathonExpo.

REPORTER:

ThisistheTradeFairoftheLondonMarathon.It'sverynoisy!

Therearehundredsofexhibitorsandthousandsofvisitorshere.

REPORTER:

Thisisabiginternationalevent.Butit'slikeavillage!

Peoplearetalkingandlaughinglikeoldfriends.

REPORTER:

I'mstandingwithoneofthecompetitors.LetmeintroducePaulBruce.Hi,Paul!

PAUL:

Hi,Tom!

REPORTER:

Paul,pleasetellourlisteners.ThisisyourfirstMarathon,isn'tit?

PAUL:

Yes,itis.

REPORTER:

AreyoulookingforwardtoSunday?

PAUL:

Yes,Iam.

REPORTER:

That'sthespirit,Paul!

GoodluckonSunday!

Unit3

JACK:

That'sstrange.What'sthisnoteinmypocket?

Itisn'tmine.Isityours,Daisy?

DAISY:

No,itisn'tmine.Letmesee.Oh,itbelongstoPaul.

Thehandwritingishis.

JACK:

Sowhyisitinmypocket?

DAISY:

Idon'tknow.ItlookslikePaul's'to-do'list.Letmereadit.

JACK:

HMM.Giveittome,Daisy.Yes,itisPaul's,isn'tit?

DAISY:

Yes,Jack.Putitback.

Unit4：

Thetopthreepercent

VOLUNTEER:

Congratulations!

Twohoursandfifty-nineminutes.

•That'sfantastic!

What'syourname?

PAUL:

Paul.PaulBruce.

VOLUNTEER:

Welldone,Paul!

Howareyoufeeling?

PAUL:

I'mOK.Thanks.

VOLUNTEER:

Good!

Now,Paul.Here'syourfoiljacket.Putiton.

Youmustn'tgetcold.

PAUL:

Yes.Thanks.

VOLUNTEER:

Justahundredandseventy-nineminutes!

Paul,you'reahero!

PAUL:

Thanks!

VOLUNTEER:

Now,Paul,walkthisway.Pickupyourmedal.It'syours!

VOLUNTEER:

Therearethirty-fivethousandrunnersinthisrace,andyou'reinthetopthreepercent!

Congratulations!

Unit5:

Allaboutants!

ROBERT:

Lookatthiswebpage,Mum.It'saboutants.

KAREN:

Ants?

Whyareyoulookingupants?

ROBERT:

Whynot?

Antsarereallyinteresting.Theydoreallyinterestingthings.

KAREN:

Whatkindofthings?

ROBERT:

Well,theyusuallyliveindryplaces.Buttheycansurviveunderwaterfortwoweeks.

KAREN:

Really?

ROBERT:

Oh,Mum,howaboutthis?

Antsalwaysstretchtheirlegsinthemorning.

KAREN:

You'rejoking!

ROBERT:

NO,really!

KAREN:

DOtheyusuallyyawninthemorning,too?

ROBERT:

Well,funnilyenough,theydo!

Unit6：

Anelegantsize

POLLY:

You'relookingveryeleganttoday,Annie!

ANNIE:

Yes,I'monmywaytomyaccountant's.Ialwaysputonaniceoutfitforhim.

SOI'mgoingbybus.

POLLY:

Whatdoyoumean,Annie?

ANNIE:

Well,Iusuallywalkintotown.ButtodayI'mgoingbybus.It'smyshoes,yousee.

POLLY:

Yourshoes?

ANNIE:

Yes,myshoes.They'resizesix.

POLLY:

They'reperfectwithyouroutfit.

ANNIE:

Thanks.Ilikethem,too.

ANNIE:

Myfeetaresizefiveinthemorning,andsizesixintheafternoon.Ican'twalkintheseshoesbeforelunch.

ANNIE:

ButIcan'twalkintheminthemorning.They'refineintheafternoon.

Unit7：

Agoodexample

ROBERT:

Howaboutthis,Dad?

'Twenty-twopercentofpeopleinBritainnevereatbreakfast.’

‘Sixteenpercenteatbreakfastatwork.'

WILLIAM:

It'strue.Myassistanthasherbreakfastatworkeveryday.

It'sawasteoftime,really.

KAREN:

Poorgirl!

Sheworksveryhard.

WILLIAM:

Shegoesoutwithfriendsnearlyeverynight.Thenshegetsuplate,

andrushestoworklate.

WILLIAM:

Thenshehasbreakfastatherdesk!

Itdoesn'tlookgood.

KAREN:

Sheworkslatetwiceaweek,too.

WILLIAM:

Well,wealldothat.Goodness,isthatthetime?

WILLIAM:

Imustrush.

KAREN:

Butwhataboutyourbreakfast?

WILLIAM:

That'sallright.Icangetsomebreakfastatwork.

Unit8：

Anicequietafternoon.

MR.FORD:

Whatareyougoingtodonow,Paul?

PAUL:

I'mgoingtotakeiteasythismorning!

ThenI'mgoingtomeetClaireforlunch.

MR.FORD:

Where?

HereinBarnet?

PAUL:

NO,atanIndianrestaurantinCanaryWharf.Hermotherrecommendsit.

MR.FORD:

Verynice.Haveagoodlunch.Eatadoubleportionofrice.

Youneedthecarbohydrate.

MR.FORD:

Andhaveadessert.Whynothavetwodesserts?

Butnoalcohol,ofcourse!

Haveanicequietafternoon.

PAUL:

We'regoingtowalkalongtheriver.

MR.FORD:

Makeitashortwalk.Andwalktoday—don'trun!

PAUL:

Claire'sgoingtolikethat.Shehatesrunning,especiallyafterabiglunch.

Unit9：

Doyourownthings

PAUL:

It'sgoingtobeaveryearlystartonSundaymorning,Claire.

We'regoingtoleavehomeatabout5.30.

CLAIRL:

5.30!

Thatisearly!

PAUL:

Sowhatdoyouwanttodo?

Doyouwanttocomewithus,ornot?

CLAIRE:

I'mnotsure,Paul.Whatdoyouwantmetodo?

PAUL:

Iwantyoutodoyourownthing.YoucancometotheNationalStadiumwiththeteam.

CLAIRE:

Butwhatareyougoingtodothere?

PAUL:

Youcan'tcomewithusintotheRedZone.AndIdon'twantyoutogetbored,

onyourownallday.

CLAIRE:

Butit'sobvious,Paul!

TheNationalAthleticsChampionshipsareaphotographer'sdream!

WhatamIgoingtodo?

I'mgoingtotakehundredsofphotographs,ofcourse!

Unit10:

Tomorrow'sanotherday!

DoyourememberNina?

She'safashionmodel.

SheusuallyworkswithDaisy,butsheworkswithotherphotographers,too.

Herjobstakeherallovertheworld.Sheoftenstaysinexpensivehotels.

Herlifeseemsveryglamorous.Butsheoftenfeelslonely.

Ninaisn'tfeelinglonelythisevening.

She'ssittinginabarinCentralLondon

withsomefriends.Theyarealloldfriends,andthey'rehavingagoodgossip.

Thebarisbecomingverynoisy.

Ninaislaughing.She'shavingareallygoodtime.

Whycan'tthingsbelikethiseveryevening?

That'saninterestingquestion!

Thisideaisanewone.Ninamustthinkaboutherlife.

She'sgoingtothinkaboutitinthemorning.

Butjustnow,she'shavingagoodtime.

Nina'sgoingtomakeadecisiontomorrow—

buttomorrow'sanotherday.

Unit11Weallhaveourtroubles

JACK:

Anna,IwantyoutocallPierreinParis.

I'mgoingtoParisfirstthingtomorrow.

Iwanttomeetwithhimat8o'clock.

Canyousetitup,please?

Andcanyougetmesomecoffee?

ANNA:

Yes,sir.Straightaway.

Paris!

Again!

HewasinParislastweek!

JANEY:

Wasn'theinWashingtonlastweek?

ANNA:

No,hewasinWashingtontheweekbeforelast.Somepeoplehavealltheluck!

Yes,Iknow.Iwanttotravel,butI'malwayshereatmydesk.

Iwashereyesterday.Iwasherethedaybeforeyesterday.

ANEY:

We'regoingtobeheretomorrow,andthedayaftertomorrow...

ANNA:

Andnextweek,andnextmonth!

JACK:

Anna,Janey,I'Msorryforyouboth.

Butweallhaveourtroublesinlife.AndI'mlookingforwardtomycoffee.

Unit12:

TheLondonbus

ThenewbusesinLondonarejust'buses'.Theyaren't'Londonbuses'.Thereal'Londonbus'wastheoldRoutemaster.Thiswasourfavouritebusforfifty-oneyears.Itwasadesignclassic.

WereRoutemastersreallydangerous?

Thebackofthebuswasanopenplatformwithnodoors.Perhapsthiswasn'tverysafe—butLondonersliketodotheirownthing.AndtheRoutemasterswerefastinthetraffic.

Modernbusesaresafe,buttheyareslow.Passengershatethedoors.Cardrivershatethebuses.Thebusdrivershaveahardtime.

ThefirstRoutemasterswereonourroadsin1954.ThelastofficialRoutemasterjourneywasonRouteNumber9,on15thFebruary2006.Thatwassomeyearsago.

Today,LondonersremembertheRoutemaster'sname.Theyrememberthedesigner'sname:

DouglasScott.

Thenewbusesdon'thaveaname.Howcanwelovethem?

Unit13:

TheKalenjin

Takealookattherecordsofinternationalrunningeventsinthelastfiftyyears.Before1980,thewinnersofdistanceraceswereusuallyfromNorthAmericaandEurope.Thereweresomewinnersfromothercountries,butthereweren'tverymanyofthem.TherewerenoAfricannamesamongthewinnersthen,butthingsareverydifferentnow.

Today,thestarsoftheracetrackaretheKalenjin.TheKalenjinareanAfricanpeoplefromthebordersofNorthWestKenyaandEthiopia.Theirhomelandisahot,dryplateau,about2,500metresabovesealevel.Thesepeoplearenaturalathletes.Theyhavelong,thinlegs.Theirheartrateisunusuallyslow.Thereareonlythreemillionofthem.

Twelveoftheworld'stoptwentymarathonrunnersarenowKalenjin.Everyyear,theywin40percentofthetophonoursinallinternationaldistance25races.Andit'snotjustthemen.

Afewyearsago,thereweren'tanydistanceracesforwomen.Thesedays,therearelotsofthem.Kalenjinwomenwinalltheireventsaswell.

Unit14:

Chocolateheaven

LUCY:

I'mgoingout,Mum.PleasecanIgetsomechocolate?

Wehadsomesweetslastweekend,butwedidn'thaveanychocolate.

Andwedidn'thavemuchchocolatetheweekendbeforelast.

KAREN:

Youandyourchocolate!

OK.Butyoumustshareitwitheveryoneelse!

LUCY:

I'mback.Mum!

Thesearethechocolates!

Theydidn'thaveanyniceboxes

atthesupermarket.ThesechocolatesarefromMarconi's.They'rereallyspecial.

ROBERT:

Butchocolateischocolate,isn'tit?

Whydoesafancyboxmakeitspecial?

KAREN:

Goodquestion.Listentothis.'Thischocolatecontainsfiftypercentcocoa.Marconi'schocolateusesonly