新概念英語第2冊(cè)課文版

Lesson1Aprivateconversation私人談話

LastweekIwenttothetheatre.Ihadaverygood

seat.Theplaywasveryinteresting.Ididnotenjoy

it.Ayoungmanandayoungwomanweresittingbehind

me.TheyweretalkingIoudIy.Igotveryangry.Icould

notheartheactors.Iturnedround.IIookedattheman

andthewomanangrily.Theydidnotpayanyattention.In

theend,Icouldnotbearit.Iturnedroundagain.'Ican't

hearaword!'Isaidangrily.'It'snoneofyour

business,'theyoungmansaidrudely.'Thisisaprivate

conversation!'.

Lesson2BreakfastorIunch?早餐還是午餐？

ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.I

sometimesstayinbeduntiIlunchtime.

LastSundayIgotupverylate.IIookedoutofthewindow.

Itwasdarkoutside.

'Whataday!,Ithought.'It'srainingagain.'Justthen,

thetelephonerang.11wasmyauntLucy.'I'vejustarrived

bytrain,'shesaid.'I'mcomingtoseeyou.''ButI'msti11

havingbreakfast,'Isaid.

'Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked.'I'mhavingbreakfast,,

Irepeated.

'Dearme,'shesaid.'Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?It's

oneo'cIock!''

Lesson3Pleasesendmeacard請(qǐng)給我寄一張明信片

PostcardsalwaysspoiImyhoiidays.Lastsummer,Iwent

toItaly.IvisitedmuseumsandsatinpubIicgardens.A

friendlywaitertaughtmeafewwordsofItaIian.'Then

helentmeabook.IreadafewIines,butIdidnot

understandaword.EverydayIthoughtaboutpostcards.

Myhoiidayspassedquickly,butIdidnotsendanycards

tomyfriends.OnthelastdayImadeabigdecision.I

gotupearlyandboughtthirty-sevencards.Ispentthe

wholedayinmyroom,butIdidnotwriteasinglecard!

Lesson4Anexcitingtrip激動(dòng)人心的旅行

Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.Heis

inAustralia.Hehasbeenthereforsixmonths.Timisan

engineer.Heisworkingforabigfirmandhehasalready

visitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesinAustralia.

HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAIice

Springs,asmalItowninthecentreofAustralia.Hewi11

soonvisitDarwin.Fromthere,hewi11flytoPerth.

Mybrotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfinding

thistripveryexciting.

Lesson5Nowrongnumbers無錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞

MrJamesScotthasagarageinSiIburyandnowhehasjust

boughtanothergarageinPinhurst.Pinhurstisonlyfive

milesfromSiIbury,butMrScottcannotgetateIephone

forhisnewgarage,sohehasjustboughttweIvepigeons.

Yesterday,apigeoncarriedthefirstmessagefrom

PinhursttoSiIbury.Thebirdcoveredthedistanceinthree

minutes.Uptonow,MrScotthassentagreatmanyrequests

forsparepartsandotherurgentmessagesfromonegarage

totheother.Inthisway,hehasbegunhisownprivate

teIephoneservice.

Lesson6PercyButtons珀西?巴頓斯

IhavejustmovedtoahouseinBridgeStreet.Yesterday

abeggarknockedatmydoor.Heaskedmeforamealand

aglassofbeer.Inreturnforthis,thebeggarstoodon

hisheadandsangsongs.Igavehimameal.Heatethefood

anddrankthebeer.Thenheputapieceofcheeseinhis

pocketandwentaway.Lateraneighbourtoldmeabouthim.

Everybodyknowshim.HisnameisPercyButtons.Hecalls

ateveryhouseinthestreetonceamonthandaIwaysasks

foramealandaglassofbeer.

Lesson7Toolate為時(shí)太晚

Theplanewaslateanddetectiveswerewaitingatthe

airporta11morning.TheywereexpectingavaIuabIeparceI

ofdiamondfromSouthAfrica.Afewhoursearlier,someone

hadtoldthepoIicethatthieveswouldtrytostealthe

diamonds.Whentheplanearrived,someofthedetectives

werewaitinginsidethemainbuildingwhileotherswere

waitingontheairfield.Twomentooktheparceloffthe

planeandcarrieditintotheCustomsHouse.Whiletwo

detectiveswerekeepingguardatthedoor,twoothers

openedtheparcel.Totheirsurprise,theprecious

parcelwasfulIofstonesandsand!

Lesson8Thebestandtheworst最好的和最差的

JoeSandershasthemostbeautifuIgardeninourtown.

Nearlyeverybodyentersfor'TheNicestGarden

Competition'eachyear,butJoewinseverytime.Bi11

Frith'sgardenisIargerthanJoe's.Billworksharderthan

JoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetabIes,butJoe'sgarden

ismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuilt

awoodenbridgeoverapool.IIikegardenstoo,butIdo

notIikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegarden

competitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizeforthe

worstgardeninthetown!

Lesson9AcoldweIcome冷遇

OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.Itwasthe

lastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeopIehad

gatheredundertheTownHalIcIock.ItwouldstriketweIve

intwentyminutes'time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,

atfivetotweIve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehand

didnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.

SuddenIysomeoneshouted,'It'stwominutespasttweIve!

Theclockhasstopped!,IIookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.

ThebigclockrefusedtoweIcometheNewYear.Atthat

momenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.

Lesson10Notforjazz不適于演奏爵士樂

WehaveanoldmusicaIinstrument.Itiscalleda

clavichord（翼琴）.ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Our

clavichordiskeptintheIiving-room.Ithasbelongto

ourfamiIyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtby

mygrandfathermanyyearsago.RecentIyitwasdamagedby

avisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthe

keystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfather

wasshocked.Nowwearenota11owedtotouchit.Itisbeing

repairedbyafriendofmyfather's.

Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother禮尚往來

IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteeIecame

in.Harryworkedinalawyer'sofficeyearsago,buthe

isnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthe

alwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysit

back.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.He

hasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,I

askedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethe

moneyimmediately.'Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfrom

you,'Harrysaid,'sonowyoucanpayformydinner!'

Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再見，一路順風(fēng)

Ourneighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,wi11saiIfrom

Portsmouthtomorrow.WeshalImeethimattheharbourearly

inthemorning.Hewi11beinhissmalIboat,

TopsaiI.TapsaiIisafamouslittleboat.Ithassailed

acrosstheAtIanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwi11set

outateighto'clocksoweshalIhavepIentyoftime.We

shalIseehisboatandthenweshalIsaygood-byetohim.

Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.

Hewi11takepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtIantic.

Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys綠林少年

TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.At

present,theyarevisitingalIpartsofthecountry.They

wiIIbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywi11becomingby

trainandmostoftheyoung

peopIeinthetownwi11bemeetingthematthestation.

TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers'Club.

TheGreenwoodBoyswiIIbestayingforfivedays.During

thistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,the

policewi11haveadifficulttime.Theywi11betryingto

keeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.

Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你會(huì)講英語嗎？

Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.AfterIhadleft

asmaIIvi11ageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothe

nexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istopped

andheaskedmeforaIift.Assoonashehadgotintothe

car,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandhereplied

inthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,Idonotknow

anyFrenchataII.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.

Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenly

said,veryslowly,'DoyouspeakEngIish?'AsIsoonlearnt,

hewasEnglishhimself!

Lesson15Goodnews佳音

ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.

Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.Hedid

notlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsat

down,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethat

thefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.

TwentypeopIehadaIreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhad

come.'Mr.Harmsworth,'Isaidinaweakvoice.'Don't

interrupt,'heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwould

receiveanextra&100ayear!

Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有禮的要求

IfyouparkyourcarinthewrongpIace,atrafficpoliceman

wiIIsoonfindit.Youwi11beveryluckyifheletsyou

gowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotaIwayshappen.

Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.Duringahoiiday

inSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:'Sir,weweIcome

youtoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoy

yourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.

Thisnoteisonlyareminder.'Ifyoureceivearequest

Iikethis,youcannotfaiItoobeyit!

Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常駐

MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleast

thirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappears

onthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwi11havetotake

partinanewpIaysoon.Thistime,shewi11beagirlof

seventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightred

dressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,

shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloured

dress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealways

answers,'Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!'

Iesson18Heoftendoesthis!他經(jīng)常干這種事！

AfterIhadhadlunchataviIIageinn,IIookedformy

bag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowit

wasn'tthere!AsIwasIookingforit,theinn-keepercame

in.'Didyouhaveagoodmeal?'heasked.'Yes,thankyou,,

Ianswered,'butIcan'tpaythebill.Ihaven'tgotmy

bag.'Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediateIywentout.In

afewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbackto

me.'I'mverysorry,'hesaid'Mydoghadtakenitinto

thegarden.Heoftendoesthis."

Lesson19Soldout票已售完

'Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,'Isaid.

'Itmayhavebegunalready,'Susananswered.

'Ihurriedtotheticket-office.'MayIhavetwotickets

please?'Iasked.

'I'msorry,we'vesoldout,'thegirIsaid.

'Whatapity!'Susanexclaimed.

Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office.

'CanIreturnthesetwotickets?'heasked.

Certainly,'thegirIsaid.

'CouIdIhavethosetwoticketsplease?'Iasked.

'Certainly,'thegirIsaid,'buttheyarefornext

Wednesday'sperformance.

'ImightasweIIhavethem,'Isaidsadly.

Lesson20Onemaninaboat獨(dú)坐孤舟

Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhours

withoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Some

fishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,they

catcholdbootsandrubbish.IamevenlessIucky.Inever

catchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspent

wholemorningsontheriver,IaIwaysgohomewithanempty

bag.'Youmustgiveupfishing!,myfriendssay.'It'sa

wasteoftime.'Buttheydon'treaIizeoneimportantthing.

I'mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.IamonIyinterested

insittinginaboatanddoingnothingatalI!

Lesson21Madornot?是不是瘋了？

Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.IIivenearan

airportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.The

airportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonit

couldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameinto

use.OverahundredpeopIemusthavebeendrivenawayfrom

theirhomesbythenoise.IamoneofthefewpeopIeleft.

SometimesIthinkthishousewiIIbeknockeddownbya

passingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoney

togoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.Everybody

saysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.

Lesson22AglassenveIope玻璃信封

Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfrom

agirIofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,wewere

travelIingacrosstheChanneIandJaneputapieceofpaper

withhernameandaddressonitintoabottIe.Shethrew

thebottIeintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,

buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirI

inHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.

However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letters

wiIIcostaIittlemore,buttheywi11certainlytravel

faster.

Lesson23Anewhouse新居

Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.SheIivesin

Nigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometo

Englandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewiIIgetasurprise.

WearenowlivinginabeautifuInewhouseinthecountry.

Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewas

compIetedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthat

shecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsand

thereisaIoveIygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,so

itlooksstrangetosomepeopIe.Itmustbetheonlymodern

houseinthedistrict.

Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之萬幸

Ienteredthehotelmanager'sofficeandsatdown.Ihad

justlost&50andIfeltveryupset.'Ileftthemoneyin

myroom,'Isaid,'andit'snottherenow.'Themanager

wassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing.'Everyone's

losingmoneythesedays,'hesaid.Hestartedtocomplain

aboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockat

thedoor.AgirlcameinandputanenveIopeonhisdesk.

11contained&5o.'IfoundthisoutsidethisgentIeman's

room'shesaid.'Well,'Isaidtothemanager,'thereis

stillsomehonestyinthisworld!'

Iesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英國人講的是英語

嗎？

IarrivedinLondonatlast.TheraiIwaystationwasbig,

blackanddark.IdidnotknowthewaytomyhoteI,soI

askedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,

butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnot

understandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesand

atlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneither

slowlynorclearly.'Iamaforeigner,'Isaid.Thenhe

spokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.Myteacher

neverspokeEnglishIikethat!TheporterandIIookedat

eachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandI

understoodit.'You'11soonlearnEnglish!'hesaid.I

wonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.

TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon'tunderstand

them!DotheyspeakEnglish?

Iesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美術(shù)評(píng)論家

IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Many

peopIepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.They

alwaystelIyouwhatapictureis'about'.Ofcourse,many

picturesarcnot'about'anything.Theyarejustpretty

patterns.WeIiketheminthesamewaythatweIikepretty

curtainmateriaI.IthinkthatyoungchiIdrenoften

appreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.They

noticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butsheaIwaystells

mewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomy

roomyesterday.'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.'I'm

hangingthispictureonthewall,'Ianswered.'11'sanew

one.DoyouIikeit?'SheIookedatitcriticallyfora

moment.'It'salIright,'shesaid,'butisn'tit

upside-down?'Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!11was!

Lesson27Awetnight雨夜

Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthe

middleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycooked

amealoveranopenfire.TheywerealIhungryandthefood

smeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesand

sangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegan

torain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireand

creptintotheirtent.TheirsIeeping-bagswerewarmand

comfortabIe,sotheyalIsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleof

thenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetent

wasfulIofwater!TheyalIleaptoutoftheir

sIeeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.ItwasrainingheaviIy

andtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.The

streamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenfIowedright

undertheirtent!

Lesson28Noparking禁止停車

JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeopIewhobeIievesin

ancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,

buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewith

motorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,heaIwaysfinds

thatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Because

ofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohis

garageevenonce.Jasperhasputup'NoParking'signs

outsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Now

hehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.Itisoneof

theugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.Iaskedhimwhatit

wasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasper

hopesthatshewi11turnmotoriststostone.Butnoneof

themhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!

Lesson29Taxi!出租汽車！

CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhas

begunanewservice.The'taxi'isasmalISwissaeroplane

caIIeda'PilatusPorter'.Thiswonderfulplanecancarry

sevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,

however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,or

evenonapIoughedfield.CaptainFawcett'sfirst

passengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoaIoneIy

viIIageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,Captain

Fawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Once

helandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanother

occasion,heIandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcett

hasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.The

manwantedtoflytoRocka11,aIoneIyislandinthe

AtIanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehim

becausethetripwastoodangerous.

Lesson30Footba11orpolo?足球還是水球？

TheWayIeisasmalIriverthatcutsacrosstheparknear

myhome.IlikesittingbytheWayIeonfineafternoons.

ItwaswarmlastSunday,soIwentandsatontheriver

bankasusuaI.SomechiIdrenwereplayinggamesonthebank

andthereweresomepeopIerowingontheriver.SuddenIy,

oneofthechiIdrenkiekedaba11veryhardanditwent

towardsapassingboat.SomepeopIeonthebankcalledout

tothemanintheboat,buthedidnothearthem.Theba11

struckhimsohardthathenearlyfelIintothewater.I

turnedtolookatthechiIdren,butthereweren*tanyin

sight:theyhadalIrunaway!ThemanIaughedwhenhe

realizedwhathadhappened.HecalledouttothechiIdren

andthrewtheba11backtothebank.

Lesson31Successstory成功者的故事

YesterdayafternoonFrankHawkinswaste11ingmeabouthis

experiencesasayoungman.Frankisnowtheheadofavery

largebusinesscompany,butasaboyheusedtoworkin

asmalIshop.ItwashisjobtorepairbieyeIesandatthat

timeheusedtoworkfourteenhoursaday.Hesavedmoney

foryearsandin1938heboughtasmalIwork-shopofhis

own.DuringthewarFrankusedtomakesparepartsfor

aeroplanes.Atthattimehehadtwohelpers.Bytheend

ofthewar,thesmalIwork-shophadbecomealargefactory

whichempIoyedsevenhundredandtwenty-eightpeopIe.

Franksmiledwhenherememberedhishardearlyyearsand

thelongroadtosuccess.Hewasstillsmilingwhenthe

dooropenedandhiswifecamein.Shewantedhimtorepair

theirson'sbieyeIe!

Lesson32Shoppingmadeeasy購物變得很方便

PeopIearenotsohonestastheyoncewere.Thetemptation

tostealisgreaterthaneverbefore-especiallyinlarge

shops.Adetectiverecentlywatchedawe11-dressedwoman

whoalwayswentintoalargestoreonMondaymornings.One

Monday,therewerefewerpeopIeintheshopthanusualwhen

thewomancamein,soitwaseasierforthedetectiveto

watchher.ThewomanfirstboughtafewsmalIarticles.

Afteralittletime,shechoseoneofthemostexpensive

dressesintheshopandhandedittoanassistantwho

wrappeditupforherasquicklyaspossible.Thenthewoman

simplytooktheparcelandwaIkedoutoftheshopwithout

paying.Whenshewasarrested,thedetectivefoundoutthat

theshop-assistantwasherdaughter.Thegirl'gave'her

motherafreedressonceaweek!

Iesson33Outofthedarkness沖出黑暗

Nearlyaweekpassedbeforethegirlwasabletoexplain

whathadhappenedtoher.Oneafternoonshesetoutfrom

thecoastinasmalIboatandwascaughtinastorm.Towards

evening,theboatstruckarockandthegirIjumpedinto

thesea.ThensheswamtotheshoreafterspendingthewhoIe

nightinthewater.Duringthattimeshecoveredadistance

ofeightmiles.Earlynextmorning,shesawaIightahead.

SheknewshewasneartheshorebecausetheIightwashigh

uponthecliffs.Onarrivingattheshore,thegirI

struggleduptheclifftowardstheIightshehadseen.That

wasalIsheremembered.Whenshewokeupadaylater,she

foundherselfinhospital.

Lesson34Quickwork破案"神速”

TedRobinsonhasbeenworriedalItheweek.LastTuesday

hereceivedaletterfromthelocalpolice.Intheletter

hewasaskedtocalIatthestation.Tedwonderedwhy

hewaswantedbythepoIice,buthewenttothestation

yesterdayandnowheisnotworriedanymore.Atthestation,

hewastoldbyasmilingpoIicemanthathisbieyeIehad

beenfound.Fivedaysago,thepoIicemantoldhim,the

bieyeIewaspiekedupinasmaIIviIIagefourhundredmiles

away.Itisnowbeingsenttohishomebytrain.Tedwas

mostsurprisedwhenheheardthenews.Hewasamusedtoo,

becauseheneverexpectedthebieyeIetobefound.Itwas

stolentwentyyearsagowhenTedwasaboyoffifteen!

Lesson35Stopthief!捉賊！

RovTrentonusedtodriveataxi.Ashortwhileago,however,

hebecameabus-driverandhewasnotregrettedit.Heis

findinghisnewworkfarmoreexciting.Whenhewasdriving

alongCatfordStreetrecently,hesawtwothievesrushout

ofashopandruntowardsawaitingcar.Oneofthemwas

carryingabagfulIofmoney.Royactedquicklyanddrove

thebusstraightatthethieves.Theonewiththemoney

gotsuchafrightthathedroppedthebag.Asthethieves

weretryingtogetawayintheircar,Roydrovehisbus

intothebackofit.Whilethebatteredcarwasmovingaway,

RoystoppedhisbusandteIephonedthepoIice.Thethieves'

carwasbadlydamagedandeasytorecognize.Shortly

afterwards,thepolicestoppedthecarandbothmenwere

arrested.

Lesson36AcrosstheChanneI橫渡海峽

ErnaHartisgoingtoswimacrosstheEnglishChanneI

tomorrow.SheisgoingtosetoutfromtheFrenchcoast

atfiveo'clockinthemorning.Ernaisonlyfourteenyears

oldandshehopesIosetupanewworldrecord.Sheisa

strongswimmerandmanypeopIefeelthatsheissureto

succeed.Erna'sfatherwiIIsetoutwithherinasmalI

boat.MrHarthastrainedhisdaughterforyears.Tomorrow

hewiIIbewatchingheranxiouslyassheswimsthelong

distancetoEngland.Ernaintendstotakeshortrestsevery

twohours.Shewi11havesomethingtodrinkbutshewiII

noteatanysolidfood.MostofErna'sschoolfriendswi11

bewaitingforherontheEnglishcoast.AmongthemwiII

beErna'smother,whoswamtheChannelherselfwhenshe

wasagirl.

Lesson37The01ympicGames奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)

The01ympicGameswi11beheldinourcountryinfouryears'

time.AsagreatmanypeopIewiIIbevisitingthecountry,

thegovernmentwi11bebuiIdingnewhoteIs,animmense

stadium,andafinenewswimmingpool.'Theywi11alsobe

buiIdingnewroadsandaspeciaIraiIway_1ine.TheGames

wiIIbeheldjustoutsidethecapitaIandthewholearea

wiIIbeca11ed'01ympicCity'.Workerswi11havecompIeted

thenewroadsbytheendofthisyear.Bytheendofnext

year,theywi11havefinishedworkonthenewstadium.The

finemodernbuiIdingshavebeendesignedbyKurtGunter.

Everybodywi11bewatchinganxiouslyasthenewbuiIdings

goup.WearealIveryexcitedandareIookingforwardto

the01ympicGamesbecausetheyhaveneverbeenheldbefore

inthiscountry.

Lesson38Everythingexcepttheweather惟獨(dú)沒有考慮到天

氣

Myoldfriend,Harrison,hadIivedintheMediterranean

formanyyearsbeforehereturnedtoEngland.Hehadoften

dreamedofretiringinEnglandandhadplannedtosettIe

downinthecountry.Hehadnosoonerreturnedthanhe

boughtafinehouseandwenttoIivethere.AImost

immediateIyhebegantocomplainabouttheweather,for

eventhoughitwasstillsummer,itrainedcontinuaIIyand

itwasoftenbitterIycold.Aftersomanyyearsofsunshine,

Harrisongotashock.HeactedasifhehadneverIived

inEngIandbefore.Intheend,itwasmorethanhecoul