新概念英語第2冊(cè)課文

1、新概念英語第2冊(cè)課文word版新概念英語第二冊(cè)Lesson1Aprivateconversation私人談話LastweekIwenttothetheatre.Ihadaverygoodseat.Theplaywasveryinteresting.Ididnotenjoyit.Ayoungmanandayoungwomanweresittingbehindme.Theyweretalkingloudly.Igotveryangry.Icouldnotheartheactors.Iturnedround.Ilookedatthemanandthewomanangrily.Theydidnotpa

2、yanyattention.Intheend,IcouldnotbearitIturnedroundagain.Icanthearaword!Isaidangrily.Itsnoneofyourbusiness,theyoungmansaidrudely.Thisisaprivateconversation!.Lesson2Breakfastorlunch?早餐還是午餐？ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.Isometimesstayinbeduntillunchtime.LastSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthew

3、indowItwasdarkoutside.Whataday!Ithought.Itsrainingagain.Justthen,thetelephonerang.ItwasmyauntLucy.Ivejustarrivedbytrain,shesaid.Imcomingtoseeyou.ButImstillhavingbreakfast,Isaid.Whatareyoudoing?sheasked.Imhavingbreakfast,Irepeated.新概念英語第二冊(cè)Dearme,shesaid.Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?Itsoneoclock!Lesson3Plea

4、sesendmeacard請(qǐng)給我寄一張明信片Postcardsalwaysspoilmyholidays.Lastsummer,IwenttoItaly.Ivisitedmuseums/博物館/andsatinpublicgardens.AfriendlywaitertaughtmeafewwordsofItalian.Thenhelentmeabook.Ireadafewlines,butIdidnotunderstandaword.EverydayIthoughtaboutpostcards.Myholidayspassedquickly,butIdidnotsendanycardstom

5、yfriends.OnthelastdayImadeabigdecision.Igotupearlyandboughtthirty-sevencards.Ispentthewholedayinmyroom,butIdidnotwriteasinglecard!明信片總會(huì)消耗著我的度假時(shí)間。去年夏天，我去了意大利，參觀完畢博物館后我坐在公共公園里，一個(gè)友善的作家教會(huì)我一些意大利語，然后他借給我一本書，我看了幾行，但是我一個(gè)字都不認(rèn)識(shí)，每天我想著關(guān)于明信片的事情，我的假期渡過的異常的快，但是我沒有寄給我的朋友半張明信片，這是我在昨天晚上做的最大的決定，我起了很早，買了37張明信片。我整整花費(fèi)了一天

6、的時(shí)間在房間里，但是我沒有寫一張卡片。Lesson4Anexcitingtrip激動(dòng)人心的旅行新概念英語第二冊(cè)Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.HeisinAustralia.Hehasbeenthereforsixmonths.Timisanengineer.HeisworkingforabigfirmandhehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesinAustralia.HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAliceSprings,asma

7、lltowninthecentreofAustralia.HewillsoonvisitDarwin.Fromthere,hewillflytoPerth.Mybrotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfindingthistripveryexciting.我僅僅就收到過一封我弟弟，Tim的來信。他居住在澳大利亞，他在那邊已經(jīng)到了6個(gè)月了，他是一名工程師，目前他在做一個(gè)較大的工程，他已經(jīng)參觀了一些澳大利亞的不同的地方，他買了一輛澳大利亞的汽車去到AliceSprings,是澳大利亞的一個(gè)中心小鎮(zhèn)，他將去拜訪Darwin,從這里他再飛去Perth.我的弟弟之前一

8、直沒有去過國外，因此他覺得這次的旅行非常的激動(dòng)人心。Lesson5Nowrongnumbers無錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞MrJamesScotthasagarageinSilburyandnowhehasjustboughtanothergarageinPinhurst.PinhurstisonlyfivemilesfromSilbury,butMrScottcannotgetatelephoneforhisnewgarage,sohehasjustboughttwelvepigeons.Yesterday,apigeoncarriedthefirstmessagefromPinhursttoSilbury.

9、Thebirdcoveredthedistanceinthreeminutes.新概念英語第二冊(cè)Uptonow,MrScotthassentagreatmanyrequestsforsparepartsandotherurgentmessagesfromonegaragetotheother.Inthisway,hehasbegunhisownprivatetelephoneservice.MrJamesScott有一間汽車修理站在錫爾伯里，現(xiàn)在他在平赫斯特又買了一個(gè)新的汽車修理站，平赫斯特距離錫爾伯里只有5英里遠(yuǎn)，但是MrScott沒有弄到一個(gè)電話為他的新修理站，所以你買了12封信息，鴿子一

10、般3分鐘可以覆蓋全程，現(xiàn)在，Scott先生已經(jīng)發(fā)送了很多關(guān)于備件的請(qǐng)求和一些緊急的信息從一個(gè)汽修站到另一個(gè)汽修站。通過這種方式，他已經(jīng)擁有了他自己的私人電話服務(wù)。巴Lesson6PercyButtons珀西頓斯巴IhavejustmovedtoahouseinBridgeStreet.Yesterdayabeggarknockedatmydoor.Heaskedmeforamealandaglassofbeer.Inreturnforthis,thebeggarstoodonhisheadandsangsongs.Igavehimameal.Heatethefoodanddrankthebee

11、r.Thenheputapieceofcheeseinhispocketandwentaway.Lateraneighbourtoldmeabouthim.Everybodyknowshim.HisnameisPercyButtons.Hecallsateveryhouseinthestreetonceamonthandalwaysasksforamealandaglassofbeer.新概念英語第二冊(cè)我剛剛把房子搬到橋街，昨天一個(gè)乞丐敲了我的門，他問我要了一餐飯和一杯啤酒，作為回報(bào)他倒立著唱歌，我給他了一份飯，他吃完食物喝了一杯啤酒，然后拿了一片芝士放到他的口袋里離開了。后來我的令居告訴我關(guān)

12、于他的事情，這里的每一個(gè)人都知道他，他叫PercyButtons.他每個(gè)月都會(huì)叫這條街上每家給他一餐飯和一杯啤酒。Lesson7Toolate為時(shí)太晚Theplanewaslateanddetectives/dtektvz偵探/werewaitingattheairportallmorning.TheywereexpectingavaluableparcelofdiamondfromSouthAfrica.Afewhoursearlier,someonehadtoldthepolicethatthieveswouldtrytostealthediamonds.Whentheplanearriv

13、ed,someofthedetectiveswerewaitinginsidethemainbuildingwhileotherswerewaitingontheairfield.TwomentooktheparcelofftheplaneandcarrieditintotheCustomsHouse.Whiletwodetectiveswerekeepingguard看守atthedoor,twoothersopenedtheparcel.Totheirsurprise,thepreciouspres珍貴的parcelwasfullofstonesandsand!這架飛機(jī)晚點(diǎn)了，偵探在機(jī)場(chǎng)等

14、了整個(gè)早晨。他們期待著一包價(jià)值連城的南非鉆石，幾個(gè)小時(shí)以前，有人告訴警察那些小偷會(huì)試新概念英語第二冊(cè)著偷那些鉆石，當(dāng)飛機(jī)著陸時(shí)，一些偵探守在主要的建筑里，另外一些守在機(jī)場(chǎng)路里，兩個(gè)人從飛機(jī)上帶著一個(gè)包裹并把他們帶到候客廳里，這時(shí)兩名偵探在門前看守，另外兩名打開包裹，令他們驚訝的是，這珍貴的包裹里面都是一些石頭與沙子。Lesson8Thebestandtheworst最好的和最差的JoeSandershasthemostbeautifulgardeninourtown.NearlyeverybodyentersforTheNicestGardenCompetitioneachyear,butJo

15、ewinseverytime.BillFrithsgardenislargerthanJoes.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoesgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyeaIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizeforthewors

16、tgardeninthetown!JoeSanders的花園是我們鎮(zhèn)上最漂亮的花園，最近每個(gè)人都在Joe每次都會(huì)贏的比賽，BillFrith的花園大于Joe要比Joe要努力一些，種了很多的花朵和蔬菜，但Joe的花園會(huì)更加的有趣，他整理一條整潔的小路，在小水池上搭一個(gè)木橋。我也很喜歡花園，但是新概念英語第二冊(cè)我不喜歡努力工作。我每年也參加最美花園比賽，但是我每次都是得到最差花園的獎(jiǎng)金。Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.Itwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeopleh

17、adgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutestime.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,Itstwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.Thebigclockre

18、fusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.在周三的晚上，我們?nèi)チ随?zhèn)上，那是一年中最后的一天，有很多人守在鐘塔下，這鐘會(huì)在12點(diǎn)時(shí)敲響12分鐘過去了，在11點(diǎn)55分的時(shí)候，鐘停了，分針不動(dòng)了，我們等了又等，但是任何情況都沒有發(fā)生，突然有人大喊起來，已經(jīng)12點(diǎn)2分了，鐘停了，我看了看我的表，是的，這個(gè)大鐘拒絕迎接新年，就在此時(shí)，每個(gè)只都開始?xì)g笑和歌唱。Lesson10Notforjazz不適于演奏爵士樂Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument/樂器/.Itiscalledaclavichord

19、(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Our新概念英語第二冊(cè)clavichord/擊弦古鋼琴/iskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestrings/線/werebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowweare

20、notallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfathers.我們有一個(gè)較古老的樂器，叫做翼琴，1681年在德國生產(chǎn)，我們的擊弦古鋼琴保存在臥室，琴屬于我們家已經(jīng)很久了。這個(gè)樂器是很多年前我的祖父買來的，最近他被一個(gè)客人給損壞了，她試圖在這個(gè)古琴上演奏爵士，她撥琴弦很重，然后有兩根線斷了，我的父親當(dāng)場(chǎng)就震驚了?，F(xiàn)在已經(jīng)不允許任何人碰它了，它將被我父親的朋友修起來。Lesson11Onegoodturndeserves/值得/another禮尚往來IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecame

21、in.Harryworkedinalawyersofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwayborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately.新概念英語第二冊(cè)Ihaveneve

22、rborrowedanymoneyfromyou,Harrysaid,sonowyoucanpayformydinner!當(dāng)HarrySteele進(jìn)來時(shí)，我正在酒店吃晚餐，Harry幾年前在律師事務(wù)所工作，但是現(xiàn)在他是銀行上班了，他有著一份很不錯(cuò)的薪水，但他還是跟他的朋友們借錢，而且從來都沒有還過，他看到我后，走過來然后做了下來。他從來沒有找我借過錢，所以當(dāng)他在吃飯的時(shí)候，我讓他借我2美金。出乎意外的是，他立即就把錢給我了，Harry說我從來沒有找你借過錢，所以，現(xiàn)在你要付我的餐費(fèi)了。Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再見，一路順風(fēng)Ourneighbour,CaptainCh

23、arlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Topsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateightoclocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillb

24、eawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportanraceacrosstheAtlantic.我的鄰居，CA上校，明天將從Portsmouth始航，我們應(yīng)該早晨在港口見到他，他將乘坐在自己的濤波賽爾號(hào)小船里。上桅帆是非常有名的小船，他已經(jīng)橫跨大西洋很多次了，他將在8點(diǎn)鐘出新概念英語第二冊(cè)發(fā)，因此我們有足夠的時(shí)間。我們將會(huì)看到他的小船然后再與他告別，他將離開兩個(gè)月，我們都為他感到自豪，他將參加一場(chǎng)重要的橫跨大西洋的比賽。Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys綠林少年TheGreenwoodBoysareagr

25、oupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoungpeopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkersClub.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivef

26、iveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.明天他們即將抵達(dá)這里，他們乘坐火車來的，大部分的他們都非常年輕。小鎮(zhèn)的人們將在車站看到他們，明天晚上他們將在工人俱樂部演唱。綠林少年將停留5天的時(shí)間，在此期間，他們將做5場(chǎng)表演，就像以往一樣，警察將會(huì)有一段非常困難的時(shí)期，他們要維持秩序，在這種場(chǎng)合下都一樣的。Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你會(huì)講英語嗎？新概念英語第二冊(cè)Ihadanamusi

27、ngexperiencelastyear.AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandhaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthej

28、ourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,DoyouspeakEnglish?AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!我駕車到下一個(gè)城鎮(zhèn)，在路上，一個(gè)年輕人向我搖手。我停下來了他請(qǐng)求讓我?guī)怀?，這時(shí)他就盡可能快到進(jìn)到車?yán)铮梅ㄕZ向他說了早上好，他也用相同的語言回復(fù)了我。除了幾句話，我其他的法語都不會(huì)了，在整個(gè)旅途中，我們倆都沒有交談。當(dāng)我快要開到小鎮(zhèn)的時(shí)候，這個(gè)年輕人忽然用英語說真慢，“你會(huì)說英文”很快我意識(shí)到，他是英國人。Lesson15Goodnews佳音The

29、secretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdownhesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirm新概念英語第二冊(cè)couldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome.Mr.Harmsworth,Isaidi

30、naweakvoice.Dontinterrupt,heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!秘書告訴我，H想要見我。當(dāng)我進(jìn)到他房間的時(shí)候，我感覺到很焦灼。當(dāng)我進(jìn)去的時(shí)候，他的頭沒有從桌子上離開。我坐下之后，他說生意很糟糕，他告訴我公司不能支付那么多薪水了。20人已經(jīng)離開了，我知道輪到我了，H先生，我微微的說道，不要打斷我，他說，然后他笑了笑說，我將增加額外的100美金一年。Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有禮的要求Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolic

31、emanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougwithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.ThisisaNoParkingarea.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyarem

32、inder.Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!新概念英語第二冊(cè)如果你把你的車停在了錯(cuò)誤的位子上，交警會(huì)馬上發(fā)現(xiàn)他，如有你沒有接到罰單，那么你就是非常幸運(yùn)了。然而，這個(gè)不是經(jīng)常發(fā)生的，交警有時(shí)候是很有禮貌的，在瑞士的一個(gè)假期中，我在我的車上發(fā)現(xiàn)一張紙條，先生歡迎你來到我們的城市，這里不是停車區(qū)。如果你留意下一下街道標(biāo)識(shí)你可以享受這里。這個(gè)紙條Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常駐MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspite/怨恨

33、/ofthis/盡管如此/,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,sh

34、ealwaysanswers,Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!新概念英語第二冊(cè)我的阿姨Jennifer35她在舞臺(tái)上的時(shí)候就像一個(gè)小女孩一樣，她將參演一個(gè)新劇，這次，她將飾演一個(gè)17歲的女孩，在這部劇中，她出現(xiàn)時(shí)必須穿著亮紅色的裙子和黑色的長(zhǎng)襪，去年在另外一個(gè)劇中，她不得不穿短襪和亮色的橘黃色的裙子，假如有人問她多大年齡，她總會(huì)回答說，親愛的，變老肯定會(huì)非?？膳隆esson18Heoftendoesthis!他經(jīng)常干這種事！AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairb

35、esidethedoorandnowitwasntthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein.Didyouhaveagoodmeal?heasked.Yes,thankyou,Ianswered,butIcantpaythebill.Ihaventgotmybag.Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome.Imverysorry,hesaidMydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heofte

36、ndoesthis.在我在鄉(xiāng)村小站吃完午餐后，我找了找我的包，我把它放在了靠在門邊的椅子上，現(xiàn)在它不見了，當(dāng)我在找的時(shí)候，小站的老板來了，食物還滿意嗎Lesson19Soldout票已售完Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,Isaid.新概念英語第二冊(cè)Itmayhavebegunalready,Susananswered.Ihurriedtotheticket-office.MayIhavetwoticketsplease?Iasked.Imsorry,wevesoldout,thegirlsaid.Whatapity!Susanexclaimed.Justthen,aman

37、hurriedtotheticket-office.CanIreturnthesetwotickets?heasked.Certainly,thegirlsaid.CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?Iasked.Certainly,thegirlsaid,buttheyarefornextWednesdaysperformance.Imightaswellhavethem,Isaidsadly.Lesson20Onemaninaboat獨(dú)坐孤舟Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchingan

38、ything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag.Youmustgiveupfishing!myfriendssay.Itsawasteoftime.Buttheydontrealizeoneimpor

39、tantthing.Im新概念英語第二冊(cè)notreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!Lesson21Madornot?是不是瘋了？Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,i

40、tcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信

41、封Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.新概念英語第二冊(cè)Bothgi

42、rlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.Lesson23Anewhouse新居Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenowliv

43、inginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.Lesson24Itcoul

44、dbeworse不幸中之萬幸Ienteredthehotelmanagersofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset.Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,Isaid,anditsnottherenow.Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing.Everyoneslosingmoneythesedays,hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswicked新概念英語第二冊(cè)worldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Ag

45、irlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o.Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentlemansroomshesaid.Well,Isaidtothemanager,thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英國人講的是英語嗎？IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.Ino

46、tonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly.Iamaforeigner,Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!Theportera

47、ndIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit.YoullsoonlearnEnglish!hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdontunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美術(shù)評(píng)論家新概念英語第二冊(cè)IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Many

48、peoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureisabout.Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnotaboutanything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonl

49、yseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday.Whatareyoudoing?sheasked.Imhangingthispictureonthewall,Ianswered.Itsanewone.Doyoulikeit?Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment.Itsallright,shesaid,butisntitupside-down?Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!Lesson27Awetnight雨夜

50、Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireand新概念英語第二冊(cè)creptintotheirte

51、nt.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflow

52、edrightundertheirtent!Lesson28Noparking禁止停車JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogeth

53、isowncarintohisgarageevenonceJasperhasputupNoParkingsignsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystonheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedt

54、ostoneyet!新概念英語第二冊(cè)Lesson29Taxi!出租汽車！CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.ThetaxiisasmallSwissaeroplanecalledaPilatusPorter.Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawce

55、ttsfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.Themanwant

56、edtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.Lesson30Footballorpolo?足球還是水球？TheWayleisasmallriverthatcutsacrosstheparknearmyhome.IlikesittingbytheWayleonfineafternoons.ItwaswarmlastSunday,soIwentandsatontheriverbank新概念英語第二冊(cè)asusual.Somech

57、ildrenwereplayinggamesonthebankandthereweresomepeoplerowingontheriver.Suddenly,oneofthechildrenkickedaballveryhardanditwenttowardsapassingboat.Somepeopleonthebankcalledouttothemanintheboat,buthedidnothearthem.Theballstruckhimsohardthathenearlyfellintothewater.Iturnedtlookatthechildren,buttherewerent

58、anyinsight:theyhadallrunaway!Themanlaughedwhenherealizedwhathadhappened.Hecalledouttothechildrenandthrewtheballbacktothebank.Lesson31Successstory成功者的故事YesterdayafternoonFrankHawkinswastellingmeabouthisexperiencesasayoungman.Frankisnowtheheadofaverlargebusinesscompany,butasaboyheusedtoworkinasmallsho

59、p.Itwashisjobtorepairbicyclesandatthattimeheusedtoworkfourteenhoursaday.Hesavedmoneyforyearsandin1938heboughtasmallwork-shopofhisown.DuringthewarFrankusedtomakesparepartsforaeroplanes.Atthattimehehadtwohelpers.Bytheendofthewar,thsmallwork-shophadbecomealargefactorywhichemployedsevenhundredandtwenty-

60、eightpeople.Franksmiledwhenhe新概念英語第二冊(cè)rememberedhishardearlyyearsandthelongroadtosuccess.Hewasstillsmilingwhenthedooropenedandhiswifecamein.Shewantedhimtorepairtheirsonsbicycle!Lesson32Shoppingmadeeasy購物變得很方便Peoplearenotsohonestastheyoncewere.Thetemptationtostealisgreaterthaneverbefore-especiallyinla