新概念英語第2冊(cè)課文(完整版)

PAGELesson1Aprivateconversation私人談話LastweekIwenttothetheatre.Ihadaverygoodseat.

Theplaywasveryinteresting.Ididnotenjoyit.

Ayoungmanandayoungwomanweresittingbehindme.Theyweretalkingloudly.Igotveryangry.Icouldnotheartheactors.Iturnedround.Ilookedatthemanandthewomanangrily.Theydidnotpayanyattention.Intheend,Icouldnotbearit.Iturnedroundagain.'Ican'thearaword!'Isaidangrily.

'It'snoneofyourbusiness,'theyoungmansaidrudely.'Thisisaprivateconversation!'.Lesson2Breakfastorlunch?早餐還是午餐？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!''Lesson3Pleasesendmeacard請(qǐng)給我寄一張明信片Postcardsalwaysspoilmyholidays.Lastsummer,IwenttoItaly.Ivisitedmuseums/博物館/andsatinpublicgardens.Afriendlywaitertaughtmeafewwordsof

Italian.'Thenhelentmeabook.Ireadafewlines,butIdidnotunderstandaword.EverydayIthoughtaboutpostcards.Myholidayspassedquickly,butIdidnotsendanycardstomyfriends.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Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.HeisinAustralia.Hehasbeenthereforsixmonths.Timisanengineer.HeisworkingforabigfirmandhehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesinAustralia.HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAliceSprings,asmalltowninthecentreofAustralia.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.Thebirdcoveredthedistanceinthreeminutes.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只鴿子，昨天一只鴿子郵了從平赫斯特到錫爾伯里的第一封信息，鴿子一般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)。Lesson6PercyButtons珀西·巴頓斯IhavejustmovedtoahouseinBridgeStreet.Yesterdayabeggarknockedatmydoor.Heaskedmeforamealandaglassofbeer.Inreturnforthis,thebeggarstoodonhisheadandsangsongs.Igavehimameal.Heatethefoodanddrankthebeer.Thenheputapieceofcheeseinhispocketandwentaway.Lateraneighbourtoldmeabouthim.Everybodyknowshim.HisnameisPercyButtons.Hecallsateveryhouseinthestreetonceamonthandalwaysasksforamealandaglassofbeer.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)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/d?'tekt?vz偵探/werewaitingattheairportallmorning.TheywereexpectingavaluableparcelofdiamondfromSouthAfrica.Afewhoursearlier,someonehadtoldthepolicethatthieveswouldtrytostealthediamonds.Whentheplanearrived,someofthedetectiveswerewaitinginsidethemainbuildingwhileotherswerewaitingontheairfield.TwomentooktheparcelofftheplaneandcarrieditintotheCustomsHouse.Whiletwodetectiveswerekeepingguard[gɑ:d]看守atthedoor,twoothersopened

theparcel.Totheirsurprise,theprecious[?pre??s]珍貴的parcelwasfullofstonesandsand!這架飛機(jī)晚點(diǎn)了，偵探在機(jī)場等了整個(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.Nearlyeverybodyentersfor'TheNicestGardenCompetition'eachyear,butJoewinseverytime.BillFrith'sgardenislargerthanJoe's.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe'sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!JoeSanders的花園是我們鎮(zhèn)上最漂亮的花園，最近每個(gè)人都在準(zhǔn)備每年的舉辦的最美花園的比賽，而且Joe每次都會(huì)贏的比賽，BillFrith的花園大于Joe的花園，Bill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.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes'time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,'It'stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!'Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.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下，55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(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichord/擊弦古鋼琴/iskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamaged/損壞/byavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestrings/線/werebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather's.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)場就震驚了。現(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IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer'sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately.'Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,'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,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Topsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto'clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.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，他將參加一場重要的橫跨大西洋的比賽。Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys綠林少年TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoungpeopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers'Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.綠林少年是一支受歡迎的歌手團(tuán)隊(duì)，目前他們正在參觀整個(gè)國家，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，在這種場合下都一樣的。

Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你會(huì)講英語嗎？Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.

AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,'DoyouspeakEnglish?'AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!去年我有過一段非常有趣的經(jīng)歷，在我離開法國南部的小城鎮(zhèn)時(shí)，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)怀蹋@時(shí)他就盡可能快到進(jìn)到車?yán)?，用法語向他說了早上好，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ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome.'Mr.Harmsworth,'Isaidinaweakvoice.'Don'tinterrupt,'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,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:'Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder.'Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!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)紙條只是一個(gè)提醒。假如你收到像這樣的請(qǐng)求，你也不會(huì)再去違反了。Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常駐MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspite/怨恨/ofthis/盡管如此/,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,'Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!'我的阿姨Jennifer是一個(gè)女演員，她至少有35歲了，盡管如此，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?。lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他經(jīng)常干這種事！AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn'tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein.'Didyouhaveagoodmeal?'heasked.'Yes,thankyou,'Ianswered,'butIcan'tpaythebill.Ihaven'tgotmybag.'Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome.'I'mverysorry,'hesaid'Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis.'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.

'Itmayhavebegunalready,'Susananswered.'Ihurriedtotheticket-office.'MayIhavetwoticketsplease?'Iasked.'I'msorry,we'vesoldout,'thegirlsaid.'Whatapity!'Susanexclaimed.Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office.'CanIreturnthesetwotickets?'heasked.'Certainly,'thegirlsaid.'CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?'Iasked.'Certainly,'thegirlsaid,'buttheyarefornextWednesday'sperformance.'Imightaswellhavethem,'Isaidsadly.Lesson20Onemaninaboat獨(dú)坐孤舟Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag.'Youmustgiveupfishing!'myfriendssay.'It'sawasteoftime.'Buttheydon'trealizeoneimportantthing.I'mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!Lesson21Madornot?是不是瘋了？Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.Lesson23Anewhouse新居Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow

livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之萬幸Ienteredthehotelmanager'sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset.'Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,'Isaid,'andit'snottherenow.'Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing.'Everyone'slosingmoneythesedays,'hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o.'Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman'sroom'shesaid.'Well,'Isaidtothemanager,'thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!'lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英國人講的是英語嗎？IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly.'Iamaforeigner,'Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit.'You'llsoonlearnEnglish!'hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon'tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美術(shù)評(píng)論家IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis'about'.Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot'about'anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday.'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.'I'mhangingthispictureonthewall,'Ianswered.'It'sanewone.Doyoulikeit?'Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment.'It'sallright,'shesaid,'butisn'titupside-down?'Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!Lesson27Awetnight雨夜Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!Lesson28Noparking禁止停車JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup'NoParking'signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!Lesson29Taxi!出租汽車！CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The'taxi'isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda'PilatusPorter'.Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett'sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.Lesson30

Footballorpolo?足球還是水球？TheWayleisasmallriverthatcutsacrosstheparknearmyhome.IlikesittingbytheWayleonfineafternoons.ItwaswarmlastSunday,soIwentandsatontheriverbankasusual.Somechildrenwereplayinggamesonthebankandthereweresomepeoplerowingontheriver.Suddenly,oneofthechildrenkickedaballveryhardanditwenttowardsapassingboat.Somepeopleonthebankcalledouttothemanintheboat,buthedidnothearthem.Theballstruckhimsohardthathenearlyfellintothewater.Iturnedtolookatthechildren,butthereweren'tanyinsight:theyhadallrunaway!Themanlaughedwhenherealizedwhathadhappened.Hecalledouttothechildrenandthrewtheballbacktothebank.Lesson31Successstory成功者的故事YesterdayafternoonFrankHawkinswastellingmeabouthisexperiencesasayoungman.Frankisnowtheheadofaverylargebusinesscompany,butasaboyheusedtoworkinasmallshop.Itwashisjobtorepairbicyclesandatthattimeheusedtoworkfourteenhoursaday.Hesavedmoneyforyearsandin1938heboughtasmallwork-shopofhisown.DuringthewarFrankusedtomakesparepartsforaeroplanes.Atthattimehehadtwohelpers.Bytheendofthewar,thesmallwork-shophadbecomealargefactorywhichemployedsevenhundredandtwenty-eightpeople.Franksmiledwhenherememberedhishardearlyyearsandthelongroadtosuccess.Hewasstillsmilingwhenthedooropenedandhiswifecamein.Shewantedhimtorepairtheirson'sbicycle!Lesson32Shoppingmadeeasy購物變得很方便Peoplearenotsohonestastheyoncewere.Thetemptationtostealisgreaterthaneverbefore--especiallyinlargeshops.Adetectiverecentlywatchedawell-dressedwomanwhoalwayswentintoalargestoreonMondaymornings.OneMonday,therewerefewerpeopleintheshopthanusualwhenthewomancamein,soitwaseasierforthedetectivetowatchher.Thewomanfirstboughtafewsmallarticles.Afteralittletime,shechoseoneofthemostexpensivedressesintheshopandhandedittoanassistantwhowrappeditupforherasquicklyaspossible.Thenthewomansimplytooktheparcelandwalkedoutoftheshopwithoutpaying.Whenshewasarrested,thedetectivefoundoutthattheshop-assistantwasherdaughter.Thegirl'gave'hermotherafreedressonceaweek!lesson33Outofthedarkness沖出黑暗Nearlyaweekpassedbeforethegirlwasabletoexplainwhathadhappenedtoher.Oneafternoonshesetoutfromthecoastinasmallboatandwascaughtinastorm.Towardsevening,theboatstruckarockandthegirljumpedintothesea.Thensheswamtotheshoreafterspendingthewholenightinthewater.Duringthattimeshecoveredadistanceofeightmiles.Earlynextmorning,shesawalightahead.Sheknewshewasneartheshorebecausethelightwashighuponthecliffs.Onarrivingattheshore,thegirlstruggleduptheclifftowardsthelightshehadseen.Thatwasallsheremembered.Whenshewokeupadaylater,shefoundherselfinhospital.Lesson34Quickwork破案“神速”TedRobinsonhasbeenworriedalltheweek.LastTuesdayhereceivedaletter

fromthelocalpolice.Intheletterhewasaskedtocallatthestation.Tedwondered

whyhewaswantedbythepolice,buthewenttothestationyesterdayandnowheisnotworriedanymore.Atthestation,hewastoldbyasmilingpolicemanthathisbicyclehadbeenfound.Fivedaysago,thepolicemantoldhim,thebicyclewaspickedupinasmallvillagefourhundredmilesaway.Itisnowbeingsenttohishomebytrain.Tedwasmostsurprisedwhenheheardthenews.Hewas

amusedtoo,becauseheneverexpectedthebicycletobefound.ItwasstolentwentyyearsagowhenTedwasaboyoffifteen!Lesson35

Stopthief!捉賊！RovTrentonusedtodriveataxi.Ashortwhileago,however,hebecameabus-driverandhewasnotregrettedit.Heisfindinghisnewworkfarmoreexciting.WhenhewasdrivingalongCatfordStreetrecently,hesawtwothievesrushoutofashopandruntowardsawaitingcar.Oneofthemwascarryingabagfullofmoney.Royactedquicklyanddrovethebusstraightatthethieves.Theonewiththemoneygotsuchafrightthathedroppedthebag.Asthethievesweretryingtogetawayintheircar,Roydrovehisbusintothebackofit.Whilethebatteredcarwasmovingaway,Roystoppedhisbusandtelephonedthepolice.Thethieves'carwasbadlydamagedandeasytorecognize.Shortlyafterwards,thepolicestoppedthecarandbothmenwerearrested.Lesson36AcrosstheChannel橫渡海峽ErnaHartisgoingtoswimacrosstheEnglishChanneltomorrow.SheisgoingtosetoutfromtheFrenchcoastatfiveo'clockinthemorning.Ernaisonlyfourteenyearsoldandshehopeslosetupanewworldrecord.Sheisastrongswimmerandmanypeoplefeelthatsheissuretosucceed.Erna'sfatherwillsetoutwithherinasmallboat.MrHarthastrainedhisdaughterforyears.TomorrowhewillbewatchingheranxiouslyassheswimsthelongdistancetoEngland.Ernaintendstotakeshortrestseverytwohours.Shewillhavesomethingtodrinkbutshewillnoteatanysolidfood.MostofErna'sschoolfriendswillbewaitingforherontheEnglishcoast.AmongthemwillbeErna'smother,whoswamtheChannelherselfwhenshewasagirl.Lesson37TheOlympicGames奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)TheOlympicGameswillbeheldinourcountryinfouryears'time.Asagreatmanypeoplewillbevisitingthecountry,thegovernmentwillbebuildingnewhotels,animmensestadium,andafinenewswimmingpool.'Theywillalsobebuildingnewroadsandaspecialrailway-line.TheGameswillbeheldjustoutsidethecapitalandthewholeareawillbecalled'OlympicCity'.Workerswillhavecompletedthenewroadsbytheendofthisyear.Bytheendofnextyear,theywillhavefinishedworkonthenewstadium.ThefinemodernbuildingshavebeendesignedbyKurtGunter.Everybodywillbewatchinganxiouslyasthenewbuildingsgoup.WeareallveryexcitedandarelookingforwardtotheOlympicGamesbecausetheyhaveneverbeenheldbeforeinthiscountry.Lesson38Everythingexcepttheweather惟獨(dú)沒有考慮到天氣Myoldfriend,Harrison,hadlivedintheMediterraneanformanyyearsbeforehereturnedtoEngland.HehadoftendreamedofretiringinEnglandandhadplannedtosettledowninthecountry.Hehadnosoonerreturnedthanheboughtafinehouseandwenttolivethere.Almostimmediatelyhebegantocomplainabouttheweather,foreventhoughitwasstillsummer,itrainedcontinuallyanditwasoftenbitterlycold.Aftersomanyyearsofsunshine,Harrisongotashock.HeactedasifhehadneverlivedinEnglandbefore.Intheend,itwasmorethanhecouldbear.Hehadhardlyhadtimetosettledownwhenhesoldthehouseandleftthecountry.Thedreamhehadhadforsomanyyearsendedthere.H