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青少版新看法2B課文文本Unit16-30Unit16:What'syourmiddlename?WILLIAM:IstheresomethingwrongKaren?KAREN:It'sOK.I'mbeingsilly.WILLIAM:That'simpossible.You'reneversilly.KAREN:Oh,butIam!I'msillyallthetime.Believeme!KAREN:Ididsomethingverysillythismorning.Ipickedupsomeshoppingintown.KAREN:Iarrivedhomeatabout10o'clock,andparkedthecarinthedrive.Iunlockedthehousewithmyhousekeys.KAREN:Then,Daisycalledmeonmymobile,andwetalkedabouttheweekend.WediscussedplansforSunday.Thenwefinishedthecall.KAREN:ThenIlookedformycarkeys.Ilookedinmybag,inmycoat,inthekitchen,everywhere.WILLIAM:Andwherewerethey?KAREN:Theywereinmyhand!Thekey-ringwasonmylittlefinger-William,'Silliness'ismymiddlename!Unit17:AcuckoointhenestPaul'sfather,KenBruceisanengineer.He'salsoanenthusiasticbirdwatcher.Lastspring,twolittlebirdsappearedinhisgarden.Keninstalledawebcam,andinvitedhisneighbourstologon.Everyonewatchedenthusiastically.Soon,therewasalittlenest.Then,anotherbirdarrived.Itwasacuckoo.Thecuckoowatchedpatiently.Threelittleeggsappearsinthenest.Thecuckoowaited.Suddenly,shehadherchance.Themotherwasn'tthere.Thecuckoodartedtothenest.Intwoseconds,therewasafourtheggbesidetheotherthree.Aftertwelvedays,theyoungcuckoohatched.Thelittlebirdshurriedtogetfoodforthebabycuckoo.Ken'sneighbourswatchedexcitedly.Thebabycockoopickeduptheothereggseasilywithitsback,andpushedthemoutofthenest.Thebirdsreturnedandpushedfoodintoitsmouth.Aftertwentydays,thecuckoowasenormous!On6thMay,itopeneditswings.Inamoment,thenestwasempty.Theshowwasover.Ken'sneighboursareallenthusiasticbirdwatchersnow,ofcourse.Unit18:Readthislabel!LUCY:Doyouwantoneofthese,Vikki?VIKKI:No,thanks!Iatesomeofthoseaboutayearago.Oncewasenough!LUCY:Why?Whathappened?VIKKI:Imissedbreakfastthatmorning,becauseIdidmypianopracticebeforeschool.Mumgavememylunchbox,andIwentforthebus.VIKKI:OntheschoolbusIfeltabitsick.Ialwaysfeelsickonbuses,anyway.VIKKI:Ineededtoeatsomething.IlookedinmylunchboxanddiscoveredtheCrispyTrolls.VIKKI:IatefourCrispyTrolls,oneafteranother.AtthesametimeIreadthelabelonthepacket.VIKKI:ThenIfeltreallysick!Yuk!Honestly,Lucy,thisstuffisn'tfood.It'schemistry.Readthelabel!Unit19:AproblemwithsquirrelsPOLLY:DidyouseemynewbirdfeederAnnie?ANNIE:Yes,Idid.IsawitlastweekPOLLY:Well,Iboughtitbecauseofthelabel.Itsaid,'Thisbirdfeederissquirrel-proof'.ANNIE:Yes,youtoldmethat.POLLY:Well,Ibroughtithome.Iputlotsofnutsinit.AndIhungitoutsidethekitchenwindow.POLLY:Thatnight,asquirrelbrokeintothe'squirrel-proof'birdfeeder.Itateallthenuts.Thesquirrel'stummybecameenormous.ANNIE:Oh,no!Don'ttellme!POLLY:Thenextday,Iwentintothekitchen.WhatdidIsee?Adeadsquirrelinmybirdfeeder,outsidemykitchenwindow!ANNIE:That'sawful!Whatdidyoudo?POLLY:Icutitdown,andputitinabag.ThenItookitbacktotheshop.Theygavememymoneyback.ANNIE:Butwhat'stheuseofthat?POLLY:Iwantedasquirrel-proofbirdfeeder,andIhaven'tgotone!Unit20:AnordinarylifeNina;Iwanttotellyousomething,Daisy;Whatisit,Nina?Nina:Thiswillbemylastfashionshoot.I'mgoingtogetanordinaryjobinanoffice.Daisy:Butwhy,Nina?You'reaverysuccessfulmodel.Whydoyouwanttochange?Nina:I'msuccessfulnow.ButIwon'talwaysbesuccessful.AndIwantanordinarylife.NINA:Inanofficejob,I'llworkregularhours.I'llgohomeintheeveningNINA:I'llcookbeautifulmealsandeatthemwithmyfriends.AndI'llsleepinthesamebedeverynight.NINA:Andmaybe,oneday,I'llmeettherightman.Andwe'llhaveanordinarylifetogether.It'llbewonderful!Unit21：TheweatherforecastANNOUNCER:Andnowit'sfivetonine,andtimefortheweatherforecast.Let'sgoovertoCarlaDaneattheLondonWeatherCentre.Carla.WEATHERFORECASTER:ThanksJohn,andgomorning!Lastmonthwasunusuallycoldanddry.Butallthatwillchangeinthenextfewdays.Fromtoday,thewindwillblowfromthesouthwest.ItwillbringinwarmairfromtheAtlantic.Andwe'llhavesomerain.Rainwillcomeingraduallyfromthesouthwestthisevening.Thewholecountrywillhavesomerainshowersinthenextthreedays.Someofthemwillbeheavy.Temperatureswillriseto12degreesCelsiusintheday.Nighttemperatureswillfallto4degreesCelsius.Itwillfeelcoldoverthehills.Andtheoutlookfornextweekend:thethreew's-warm,wetandwindy.Unit22IalwaysbehavemyselfAndthat'syourweatherforecast.BacktoJohnatthestudio.LUCY:Dad,therewasadanceatschoollastmonth,andIdidn'tgo.There'llbeanotheronenextFridaynight.CanIgo?WILLIAM:Who'llbeatthedance?LUCY:It'llbeaschoolevent.TherewillbesomeFrenchstudentbuttherewon'tbeanyoutsiders.Andourteacherswillbethere,tooWILLIAM:Thatsoundsreasonable.Whattimewillitstart?LUCY:Athalfpastseven.WILLIAM:Andhowlongwillitlast?LUCY:Fortwoandahalfhours.It'llfinishat10.WILLIAM:Allright,Lucy.Yourmotherwilltakeyouthere,andI'llpickyouup.Beattheschoolgatesat10o'clocksharp.Isthatclear?LUCY:Yes.Dad.Thanks;WILLIAM:AndLucy,youwillbehaveyourself,won'tyou?LUCY:Ofcourse,Dad.Ialwaysdo!Unit23Quitetallandquitestriking!DAISY:...So,Cleo,that'sthenews.CanyousendmeyourNewFacesfile?CLEO:Ofcourse.Daisy.I'11sendamessenger.CLBO:HOWfarisittoyourhouse.fromhere?DAISY:It'sabout45miles.CLBO:That'snotfar.You'llhavethepicturesbytwoo'clock.DAISY:Good.Whataretheylike?CLEO:Well,allthegirlsarequiteyoung.Oneofthemisveryyoung.Hermothercomeswithher.DAISY:Igetthepicture.Isthereanyonespecial?CLEO:That'sSandy.She'squitetall.DAISY:Howtall?CLEO:She'sonemetreeighty-two.DAISY:Whatheightisthat?JustamomentOK,it'saboutfivefooteleven.That'sverytall.CLBO:Yes,she'squitestrikingI'llsendthefilenow.DAISY:Thanks.Cleo.I'llhavealook.I'llcallyoutomorrow.CLEO:Thanks,Daisy.Bye!Unit24AquizROBERT:Lucy,I'mwritingaquizformyclass,andIwanttotryitout.CanItryitoutonyou,please?LUCY:OK.ROBERT:WhichisthehighestmountainintheBritishIsles?LUCY:It'sBenNevis,ofcourse!ROBERT:What'sthelongestriverintheworld?LUCY:I'mnotsure.IsittheNile,ortheAmazon?ROBERT:It'stheNile.Ilookeditupyesterday.TheNileislongerthantheAmazon.LUCY:ISit?ROBERT:Yes.They'rebothlongrivers.Itisn'tobvious,isit?LUCY:No.It'sagoodquestion.ROBERT:Whichcontinenthasthelowestpopulationdensity?LUCY:Goodness,Robert!Idon'tknow!Australia?ROBERT:No!It'satrickquestion.Australia'sacontinent,andithasonlysixpeopletothesquaremile.Butobviously,theansweris'Antarctica'!25KarensavessomemoneyKAREN:Whichofthesetwosuitsdoyouprefer,William?Theoneontheright,ortheoneontheleft?WILLIAM:They'reboththesame.They'reboththesamesize

UnitThey'reboththesamecolour.Andthey'reboththesamestyle.KAREN:Theybothlookthesame,butthey'reverydifferentinquality.Oneismadeoflinen,andtheotherismadeofmicrofibre.Themicrofibreoneischeaperthanthelinenone.WILLIAM:Whichonedoyouprefer,Karen?KAREN:I'llhavethemicrofibreone.Itisn'tasexpensiveasthelinenone.WILLIAM:Areyousure?Ican'ttellthedifference,butyoucan.Iwantyoutobehappywithit.KAREN:That'sOK.I'msavingmoneyonthesuit.SonowIwanttobuyapairofshoestogowithit.Unit26SchoolreportsFLORA:What'syourreportlike,Vikki?VIKKI:It'sallright.FLORA:CanIhavealook?VIKKI:OK.FLORA:WOW,Vikki!Listentothis,Lucy!Englishexcellent,Frenchexcellent,Mathsexcellent,Musicexcellent,GeographyexcellentEverythingisexcellent!LUCY:Iknow!Vikki'sreportisalwaysbetterthanmine.FLORA:Andyourreportisalwaysbetterthanmine.LUCY:Yourreportsarequitegood,Flora.FLORA:ButnotasgoodasyoursandVikki's.You'rebothclevererthanme.LUCY:Well,Vikkialwayscomestop.She'sthecleverestgirlintheschool.VIKKI:You'rethebestgymnast,Flora.IalwayscomebottominSports.Look!‘Sports:Vikkitrieshard.'VIKKI:It'sajoke!OfcourseItryhard.Butobviouslynothardenough!Unit27PocketmoneyLUCY:Haveyougotanymoney,Robert?ROBERT:Alittle.Why?LUCY:Canyoulendmesome?Justforaweek.ROBERT:HOWmuchdoyouwant?LUCY:Justafewpounds.Well,tenpounds,actually.ROBERT:Tenpounds!That'salot!Whyhaven'tyougotyourownmoney?Webothgetthesameeverymonth.LUCY:Yes,butyou'vealwaysgotmoremoneythanme.ROBERT:YOUalwaysspendyourpocketmoneyatthebeginningofthemonth.LUCY:Iknow!Andyoualwayssaveyours.You'reagoodboy,andI'mabadgirl!LUCY:Please,Robert!,I'llpayyoubackonSaturday.ROBERT:LUCY:Allrightthen.Butonlyforafewdays.Thanks!You'rethebest!Unit28Shedoesn'tevenexistROBERT:Whydoyouhaveallthesepostersinyourroom.Lucy?LUCY:BecauseIlikethem.ROBERT:Lookatthatbigface!It'ssilly.Whydidyouputitontheceiling?LUCY:BecauseIlikeit.ROBERT:Who'sthis,anyway?LUCY:It'sJonno.He'sthebestsingerintheworld.Andhe'sthemosthandsome.ROBERT:That'ssilly.LUCY:No,itisn't!LUCY:Anyway,who'syourfavourite?ROBERT:LeenaLang.She'sthemostbeautifulgirlintheworld,andtheeleverest.LUCY:LecnaLang!That'scrazy!She'sjustsomeoneinacomputergame.ROBERT:Idon'tcare.She'sthebestdetectiveandthebestmartialartsmaster.LUCY:Butsheisn'treal!Shedoesn'tevenexist!ROBERT:Shedoes.She'sasrealasJonnoanyday!Unit29Noone'sbetterthanPaul!CLAIRE:Paulisafantasticathlete.LindaHecomesfirstineverything.LINDA:Hewasalwaysastrongrunner.CLAIRE:IntheChampionshipslastyear,the'800metres'wasaveryfastrace.ButPaulranthefastest.Hewas15secondsfasterthanhisnearestriv