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新概念英语第二册
Lesson 1 A private conversation
私人谈话
Last
week
I
went
to
the
theatre.
I
had
a
very
good
seat.
The
play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it.
A young man
and
a
young
woman
were
sitting
behind
me.
They
were
talking
loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I
turned
round.
I
looked
at
the
man
and
the
woman
angrily.
They
did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it.
I
turned
round
again.
'I
can't
hear
a
word!'
I
said
angrily.
'
It's
none
of
your
business,'
the young
man said
rudely. 'This is a private conversation!'.
Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch?
早餐还是午餐？
It
was
Sunday.
I
never
get
up
early
on
Sundays.
I
sometimes
stay in bed until lunch time.
Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window.
It was dark outside.
'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining again.' Just then,
the
telephone
rang.
It
was
my
aunt
Lucy.'
I've
just
arrived
by
train,'
she
said.
'I'm
coming
to
see
you.'
'But
I'm
still
having breakfast,' I said.
'What are you doing ?' she asked. ' I'm having breakfast,'
I repeated.
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新概念英语第二册
'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late ? It's
one o'clock!''
Lesson 3 Please send me a card
请给我寄一张明信片
Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to
Italy.
I
visited
museums/
博物馆
/
and
sat
in
public
gardens.
A friendly waiter taught me a few words of
Italian. 'Then
he
lent
me
a
book.
I
read
a
few
lines,
but
I
did
not
understand
a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays
passed
quickly,
but I did
not
send
any
cards
to
my
friends.
On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and
bought
thirty-seven
cards.
I
spent
the
whole
day
in
my
room,
but I did not write a single card !
明信片总会消 耗着我的度假时间。去年夏天，我去了意大利，参
观完毕博物馆后我坐在公共公园里，一个友善的作家教 会我一些
意大利语，然后他借给我一本书，我看了几行，但是我一个字都
不认识，每天我想着关 于明信片的事情，我的假期渡过的异常的
快，但是我没有寄给我的朋友半张明信片，这是我在昨天晚上做
的最大的决定，我起了很早，买了
37
张明信片。我整整花费了一
天的时间在 房间里，但是我没有写一张卡片。
Lesson 4 An exciting trip
激动人心的旅行
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I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is
in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an
engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already
visited
a
great
number
of
different
places
in
Australia.
He
has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice
Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will
soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth.
My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding
this trip very exciting.
我仅仅就收到过一封我弟弟，
Tim
的来信。他居住在澳大利亚 ，
他在那边已经到了
6
个月了，他是一名工程师，目前他在做一个
较大的工程 ，他已经参观了一些澳大利亚的不同的地方，他买了
一辆澳大利亚的汽车去到
Alice Sp rings,
是澳大利亚的一个中心
小镇，他将去拜访
Darwin,
从这里 他再飞去
Perth.
我的弟弟之前
一直没有去过国外，因此他觉得这次的旅行非常的 激动人心。
Lesson 5 No wrong numbers
无错号之虞
Mr James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just
bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five
miles
from
Silbury,
but
Mr
Scott
cannot
get
a
telephone
for
his
new
garage,
so
he
has
just
bought
twelve
pigeons.
Yesterday,
a
pigeon
carried
the
first
message
from
Pinhurst
to
Silbury.
The
bird
covered
the
distance
in
three
minutes.
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Up
to
now,
Mr
Scott
has
sent
a
great
many
requests
for
spare
parts
and
other
urgent
messages
from
one
garage
to
the
other.
In
this
way,
he
has
begun
his
own
private
telephone
service.
Mr
James
Scott
有一间汽车修理站在锡尔伯里，现在他在平 赫斯
特又买了一个新的汽车修理站，平赫斯特距离锡尔伯里只有
5
英
里远，但 是
Mr
Scott
没有弄到一个电话为他的新修理站，所以你
买了
12
只鸽子，
昨天一只鸽子邮了从平赫斯特到锡尔伯里的第一
封信息，鸽子一般
3
分钟可以覆盖全程，现在，
Scott
先生已经
发送了很多关于备件的请 求和一些紧急的信息从一个汽修站到另
一个汽修站。通过这种方式，他已经拥有了他自己的私人电话服< br>务。
Lesson 6 Percy Buttons
珀西
·
巴顿斯
I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a
beggar
knocked
at
my
door.
He
asked
me
for
a
meal
and
a
glass
of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head
and
sang
songs.
I
gave
him
a
meal.
He
ate
the
food
and
drank
the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and
went away. Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody
knows
him.
His
name
is
Percy
Buttons.
He
calls
at
every
house
in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and
a glass of beer.
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我刚刚把房子搬到桥街，昨天一个乞丐敲了我的门，他问我要了
一餐饭和一杯啤酒， 作为回报他倒立着唱歌，我给他了一份饭，
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 离
开了。后来我的令居告诉我关于他的事情，这里的每一个人都知
道他，他叫
Perc y Buttons.
他每个月都会叫这条街上每家给他一
餐饭和一杯啤酒。
Lesson 7 Too late
为时太晚
The plane was late and detectives/d
ɪ
'tekt
ɪ
vz
侦探
/ were
waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a
valuable parcel of diamond from South Africa. A few hours
earlier,
someone
had
told
the
police
that
thieves
would
try
to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the
detectives
were
waiting
inside
the
main
building
while
others
were
waiting
on
the
airfield.
Two
men
took
the
parcel
off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While
two detectives were keeping guard [g
ɑ
:d]
看守
at the door,
two
others
opened
the
parcel.
To
their
surprise,
the
precious [
ˈ
pre
ʃ
ə
s]
珍贵的
parcel was full of stones and
sand!
这架飞机晚点了，侦探在机场等了整个早晨。他们期待着一包价
值连城的南非钻石，几个小时以 前，有人告诉警察那些小偷会试
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着偷那些钻石，当飞机着陆时，一些侦探守在主要的建筑里，另
外一些守在机场路里，两个人从飞机上 带着一个包裹并把他们带
到候客厅里，这时两名侦探在门前看守，另外两名打开包裹，令
他们惊 讶的是，这珍贵的包裹里面都是一些石头与沙子。
Lesson 8 The best and the worst
最好的和最差的
Joe
Sanders
has
the
most
beautiful
garden
in
our
town.
Nearly
everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each
year,
but
Joe
wins
every
time.
Bill
Frith's
garden
is
larger
than
Joe's.
Bill
works
harder
than
Joe
and
grows
more
flowers
and
vegetables,
but
Joe's
garden
is
more
interesting.
He
has
made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool.
I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year
I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a
little prize for the worst garden in the town!
Joe Sanders
的花园是我们镇上最漂亮的花园，最近每个人都在
准备每年的 举办的最美花园的比赛，
而且
Joe
每次都会赢的比赛，
Bill
Frith
的花园大于
Joe
的花园，
Bill
要比
Joe
要努力一些，
种了很多的花朵和蔬菜，但
Joe
的花园会更加的有趣，他整理一
条整洁的小路，在小水池上搭一个木桥。我也很喜欢花园，但是
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我不喜欢努力工作。我每年也参加最美花园比赛，但是 我每次都
是得到最差花园的奖金。
Lesson 9 A cold welcome
冷遇
On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the
last
day
of
the
year
and
a
large
crowd
of
people
had
gathered
under
the
Town
Hall
clock.
It
would
strike
twelve
in
twenty
minutes' time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to
twelve,
the
clock
stopped.
The
big
minute
hand
did
not
move.
We
waited
and
waited,
but
nothing
happened.
Suddenly
someone
shouted,
'It's
two
minutes
past
twelve!
The
clock
has
stopped!' I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock
refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment everybody
began to laugh and sing.
在周三的晚上，我们去了镇上，那是一年中最后的一天，有很多
人守在钟塔下，这 钟会在
12
点时敲响
12
下，
55
分钟过去了，在
11
点
55
分的时候，钟停了，分针不动了，我们等了又等，但是
任何情况都 没有发生，突然有人大喊起来，已经
12
点
2
分了，钟
停了，我看了 看我的表，是的，这个大钟拒绝迎接新年，就在此
时，每个只都开始欢笑和歌唱。
Lesson 10 Not for jazz
不适于演奏爵士乐
We have an old musical instrument/
乐器
/. It is called a
clavichord(
翼
琴
).
It
was
made
in
Germany
in
1681.
Our
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新概念英语第二册
clavichord /
击弦古钢琴
/is kept in the living-room. It has
belong to our family for a long time. The instrument was
bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was
damaged /
损坏
/by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it!
She
struck
the
keys
too
hard
and
two
of
the
strings
/
线
/were
broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to
touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my father's.
我们有一个较古老的乐器，叫做翼琴，
16 81
年在德国生产，我们
的击弦古钢琴保存在卧室，琴属于我们家已经很久了。这个乐器
是很多年前我的祖父买来的，最近他被一个客人给损坏了，她试
图在这个古琴上演奏爵士，她拨琴弦很 重，然后有两根线断了，
我的父亲当场就震惊了。现在已经不允许任何人碰它了，它将被
我父亲 的朋友修起来。
Lesson 11 One good turn deserves/
值得
/ another
礼尚往来
I was having dinner at a restaurant when Harry Steele came
in. Harry worked in a lawyer's office years ago, but he is
now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always
borrows
money
from
his
friends
and
never
pays
it
back.
Harry
saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never
borrowed
money
from
me. While
he
was
eating,
I asked him
to
lend
me
&2.
To
my
surprise,
he
gave
me
the
money
immediately.
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'I
have
never
borrowed
any
money
from
you,'
Harry
said,
'so
now you can pay for my dinner!'
当
Harry Steele
进来时，我正在酒店 吃晚餐，
Harry
几年前在律
师事务所工作，但是现在他是银行上班了，他有着一份 很不错的
薪水，但他还是跟他的朋友们借钱，而且从来都没有还过，他看
到我后，走过来然后做 了下来。他从来没有找我借过钱，所以当
他在吃饭的时候，我让他借我
2
美金。出乎意 外的是，他立即就
把钱给我了，
Harry
说我从来没有找你借过钱，所以，现在你要
付我的餐费了。
Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck
再见，一路顺风
Our
neighbour,
Captain
Charles
Alison,
will
sail
from
Portsmouth
tomorrow.
We
shall
meet
him
at
the
harbour
early
in
the
morning.
He
will
be
in
his
small
boat,
l
is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic
many
times.
Captain
Alison
will
set
out
at
eight
o'clock
so
we
shall
have
plenty
of
time.
We
shall
see
his
boat
and
then
we
shall
say
good-bye
to
him.
He
will
be
away
for
two
months.
We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important
race across the Atlantic.
我的邻居，
CA
上校，明天将从
Portsmouth
始航，我们应该早晨
在港口见到他，他将乘坐在自己的涛波赛尔号小船 里。上桅帆是
非常有名的小船，他已经横跨大西洋很多次了，他将在
8
点钟出
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新概念英语第二册
发，因此我们有足够的时间。我们将会 看到他的小船然后再与他
告别，他将离开两个月，我们都为他感到自豪，他将参加一场重
要的横 跨大西洋的比赛。
Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys
绿林少年
they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be
arriving
here
tomorrow.
They
will
be
coming
by
train
and
most
of the young
people in the town will be meeting them at the station.
Tomorrow
evening
they
will
be
singing
at
the
Workers'
Club.
The
Greenwood
Boys
will
be
staying
for
five
days.
During
this
time,
they
will
give
five
performances.
As
usual,
the
police
It is always the same on these occasions.
绿林少年是一支受欢迎的歌手团队，
目前他们正在参观整个国家，明天他们即将抵达这里，他们乘坐火车来的，大部分的他们都非
常年轻。
小镇的 人们将在车站看到他们，明天晚上他们将在工人俱乐部演
唱。绿林少年将停留
5
天的时 间，在此期间，他们将做
5
场表演，
就像以往一样，警察将会有一段非常困难的时期， 他们要维持秩
序，在这种场合下都一样的。
Lesson 14 Do you speak English?
你会讲英语吗？
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The
Greenwood
Boys
are
a
group
of
popular
singers.
At
present,
will
have
a
difficult
time.
They
will
be
trying
to
keep
order.
新概念英语第二册
I had an amusing experience last year.
After I had left a
small
village
in
the
south
of
France,
I
drove
on
to
the
next
town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he
asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I
said
good
morning
to
him
in
French
and
he
replied
in
the
same
language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French
at
all.
Neither
of
us
spoke
during
the
journey.
I
had
nearly
reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very
slowly, 'Do you speak English?' As I soon learnt, he was
English himself!
去年我有过一段非常有趣的经历，
在我离开法国 南部的小城镇时，
我驾车到下一个城镇，在路上，一个年轻人向我摇手。我停下来
了他请求让我 带他一程，这时他就尽可能快到进到车里，用法语
向他说了早上好，他也用相同的语言回复了我。除了几 句话，我
其他的法语都不会了，在整个旅途中，我们俩都没有交谈。当我
快要开到小镇的时候， 这个年轻人忽然用英语说真慢，“你会说
英文”很快我意识到，他是英国人。
Lesson 15 Good news
佳音
The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I
felt very nervous when. I went into his office. He did not
look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down,
he
said
that
business
was
very
bad.
He
told
me
that
the
firm
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新概念英语第二册
could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people
had
already
left.
I
knew
that
my
turn
had
come.
'Mr.
Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice. 'Don't interrupt,' he
Said. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra
&100 a year!
秘书告诉我，
H
想要见我。当我进到他房间的时候，我感觉到很
焦灼。当我进 去的时候，他的头没有从桌子上离开。我坐下之后，
他说生意很糟糕，他告诉我公司不能支付那么多薪水 了。
20
人已
经离开了，我知道轮到我了，
H
先生，我微微的说道， 不要打断
我，他说，然后他笑了笑说，我将增加额外的
100
美金一年。
Lesson 16 A polite request
彬彬有礼的要求
If
you
park
your
car
in
the
wrong
place,
a
traffic
policeman
will soon find it. You will be very lucky if he lets you go
without a ticket. However, this does not always happen.
Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday
in
Sweden,
I
found
this
note
on
my
car:'
Sir,
we
welcome
you
to
our
city.
This
is
a
Parking
area.
You
will
enjoy
your
stay
here
if
you
pay
attention
to
our
street
signs.
This
note
is
only
a
reminder.'
If
you
receive
a
request
like
this,
you
cannot fail to obey it!
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如果你把你的车停在了错误的位子上，交警会马上发现 他，如有
你没有接到罚单，那么你就是非常幸运了。然而，这个不是经常
发生的，交警有时候是 很有礼貌的，在瑞士的一个假期中，我在
我的车上发现一张纸条，先生欢迎你来到我们的城市，这里不是
停车区。如果你留意下一下街道标识你可以享受这里。这个纸条
只是一个提醒。
假如你 收到像这样的请求，
你也不会再去违反了。
Lesson 17 Always young
青年常驻
My
aunt
Jennifer
is
an
actress.
She
must
be
at
least
thirty-five years old. In spite/
怨恨
/ of this/
尽管如此
/,
she
often
appears
on
the
stage
as
a
young
girl.
Jennifer
will
have to take part in a new play soon. This time, she will
be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a
bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in
another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright,
orange-coloured
dress.
If
anyone
ever
asked
her
how
old
she
is,
she
always
answers,
'My
dear,
it
must
be
terrible
to
be
grown up!'
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我的阿姨
Jennifer
是一个女演员，
她至少有
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岁了，
尽管如此，
她在舞台上的时候就像一个小女孩一样，她将参演一个新剧，这
次，她将饰演一个
17
岁的女孩，在这部剧中，她出现时必须穿着
亮红色的裙子和黑色的长袜，去年在另外一个剧中， 她不得不穿
短袜和亮色的橘黄色的裙子，假如有人问她多大年龄，她总会回
答说，亲爱的，变老 肯定会非常可怕。
lesson18 He often does this!
他经常干这种事！
After
I
had
had
lunch
at
a
village
inn,
I
looked
for
my
bag.
I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn't
there
!
As
I
was
looking
for
it,
the
inn-keeper
came
in.
'Did
'but
I
can't
pay
the
bill.
I
haven't
got
my
bag.'
The
inn-keeper
smiled
and
immediately
went
out.
In
a
few
minutes
he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. 'I'm very
sorry,' he said ' My dog had taken it into the garden. He
often does this.'
在我在乡村小站吃完午餐后，我找了找我的包，我把它 放在了靠
在门边的椅子上，现在它不见了，当我在找的时候，小站的老板
来了，食物还满意吗< br>
Lesson19 Sold out
票已售完
'The play may begin at any moment,' I said.
15
you
have
a
good
meal
?'
he
asked.
'Yes,
thank
you,'
I
answered,
新概念英语第二册
'It may have begun already,' Susan answered.
'I hurried to the ticket-office. 'May I have two tickets
please ?' I asked.
'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl said.
'What a pity!' Susan exclaimed.
Just then, a man hurried to the ticket-office.
'Can I return these two tickets?' he asked.
'Certainly,' the girl said.
'Could I have those two tickets please ?' I asked.
'Certainly,
'the
girl
said,
'but
they
are
for
next
Wednesday's performance.
'I might as well have them,' I said sadly.
Lesson20 One man in a boat
独坐孤舟
Fishing
is
my
favourite
sport.
I
often
fish
for
hours
without
catching
anything.
But
this
does
not
worry
me.
Some
fishermen
are
unlucky.
Instead
of
catching
fish,
they
catch
old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch
anything-not
even
old
boots.
After
having
spent
whole
mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag.
'You must give up fishing!' my friends say.' It's a waste
of time.' But they don't realize one important thing. I'm
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新概念英语第二册
not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in
sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all !
Lesson21 Mad or not?
是不是疯了？
Aeroplanes
are
slowly
driving
me
mad.
I
live
near
an
airport
and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport
was built during the war, but for some reason it could not
be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a
hundred people must have been driven away from their homes
by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I
think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane.
I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I
am
determined
to
stay
here.
Everybody
says
I
must
be
mad
and
they are probably right.
Lesson22 A glass envelope
玻璃信封
My
daughter,
Jane,
never
dreamed
of
receiving
a
letter
from
a
girl
of
her
own
age
in
Holland.
Last
year,
we
were
travelling
across
the
Channel
and
Jane
put
a
piece
of
paper
with
her
name
and
address
on
it
into
a
bottle.
She
threw
the
bottle
into
the sea.
She
never
thought
of
it
again,
but
ten
months
later,
she
received
a
letter
from
a
girl
in
Holland.
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新概念英语第二册
Both
girls
write
to
each
other
regularly
now.
However,
they
have decided to use the post-office. Letters will cost a
litt1e more, but they will certainly travel faster.
Lesson23 A new house
新居
In
her letter, she said
that
she
would
come
to
England
next
year.
If
she
comes,
she
will
get
a
surprise.
We
are
now
living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work
on
it
had
begun
before
my
sister
left.
The
house
was
completed
five
months
ago.
In
my
letter,
I
told
her
that
she
could
stay
with
us.
The
house
has
many
large
rooms
and
there
is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks
strange
to
some
people.
It
must
be
the
only
modern
house
in
the district.
Lesson24 It could be worse
不幸中之万幸
I
entered
the
hotel
manager's
office
and
sat
down.
I
had
just
lost
&50
and
I
felt
very
upset.'
I
left
the
money
in
my
room,'
but he could do nothing. 'Everyone's losing money these
days,' he said. He started to complain about this wicked
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I
had
a
letter
from
my
sister
yesterday.
She
lives
in
Nigeria.
I
said,
'and
it's
not
there
now.'
The
manager
was
sympathetic,
新概念英语第二册
world
but
was
interrupted
by
a
knock
at
the
door.
A
girl
came
in
and
put
an
envelope
on
his
desk.
It
contained
&5o.
'I
found
this
outside
this
gentleman's
room'
she
said.
'Well,'
I
said
to
the
manager,
'there
is
still
some
honesty
in
this
world
!'
lesson25 Do the English speak English?
英国人讲的是英语
吗？
I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big,
black
and
dark.
I
did
not
know
the
way
to
my
hotel,
so
I
asked
a
porter.
I
not
only
spoke
English
very
carefully,
but
very
clearly as well. The porter, however, could not understand
me; I repeated my question several times and at last he
understood.
He
answered
me,
but
he
spoke
neither
slowly
nor
clearly. 'I am a foreigner,' I said. Then he spoke slowly,
but
I
could
not
understand
him.
My
teacher
never
spoke
English
like
that!
The
porter
and
I
looked
at
each
other
and
smiled.
Then
he
said
something
and
I
understood
it.
'You'll
soon
learn
English!'
he
said.
I
wonder.
In
England,
each
man
speaks a different language. The English understand each
other,
but
I
don't
understand
them
!
Do
they
speak
English
?
lesson26 The best art critics
最佳美术评论家
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新概念英语第二册
I
am
an
art
student
and
I
paint
a
lot
of
pictures.
Many
people
pretend that they understand modern art. They always tell
you
what
a
picture
is
'about'.
Of
course,
many
pictures
arc
not
'about'
anything.
They
are
just
pretty
patterns.
We
like
them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material.
I
think
that
young
children
often
appreciate
modern
pictures
better
than
anyone
else.
They
notice
more.
My
sister
is
only
seven,
but
she
always
tells
me
whether
my
pictures
are
good
or not. She came into my room yesterday. ' What are you
doing
?'
she
asked.
'
I'm
hanging
this
picture
on
the
wall,'
I answered. 'It's a new one. Do you like it ?' She looked
at it critically for a moment.' It's all right,' she said,
'but isn't it upside- down ?' I looked at it again. She was
right! It was!
Lesson27 A wet night
雨夜
Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the
middle of a field. As soon as this was done, they cooked a
meal over an open fire. They were all hungry and the food
smelt good. After a wonderful meal, they told stories and
sang songs by the camp fire. But some time later it began
to rain. The boys felt tired so they pet out the fire and
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新概念英语第二册
crept into their tent. Their sleeping-bags were warm and
comfortable,
so
they
all
slept
soundly.
In
the
middle
of
the
night,
two
boys
woke
up
and
began
shouting.
The
tent
was
full
of water! They all leapt out of their sleeping-bags and
hurried
outside.
It
was
raining
heavily
and
they
found
that
a stream had formed in the field. The stream wound its way
across the field and then flowed right under their tent!
Lesson28 No parking
禁止停车
Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in
ancient myths. He has just bought a new house in the city,
when
he
returns
home
at
night,
he
always
finds
that
someone
has parked a car outside his gate. Because of this, he has
not been able to get his own car into his garage even once.
Jasper has put up' No Parking' signs outside his gate, but
these have not had any effect. Now he has put an ugly stone
head over the gate. It is one of the ugliest faces I have
ever seen. I asked him what it was and he told me that it
was Medusa, the Gorgon. Jasper hopes that she will turn
motorists
to
stone.
But
none
of
them
has
been
turned
to
stone
yet!
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but
ever
since
he
moved
in,
he
has
had
trouble
with
motorists.
新概念英语第二册
Lesson29 Taxi!
出租汽车！
Captain
Ben
Fawcett
has
bought
an
unusual
taxi
and
has
begun
a
new
service.
The
'taxi'
is
a
small
Swiss
aeroplane
called
a 'Pilatus Porter'. This wonderful plane can carry seven
passengers.
The
most
surprising
thing
about
it,
however,
is
that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a
ploughed field. Captain Fawcett's first passenger was a
doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the
Welsh
mountains.
Since
then,
Captain
Fawcett
has
flown
passengers
to
many
unusual
places.
Once
he
landed
on
the
roof
of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in
a deserted car park. Captain Fawcett has just refused a
strange request from a businessman. The man wanted to fly
to
Rockall,
a
lonely
island
in
the
Atlantic
Ocean,
but
Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too
dangerous.
Lesson30
Football or polo?
足球还是水球？
The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near
my
home.
I like
sitting by
the
Wayle
on
fine
afternoons.
It
was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on the river bank
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新概念英语第二册
as usual. Some children were playing games on the bank and
there were some people rowing on the river. Suddenly, one
of
the children
kicked
a
ball
very
hard
and
it
went
towards
a passing boat. Some people on the bank called out to the
man in the boat, but he did not hear them. The ball struck
him so hard that he nearly fell into the water. I turned to
look at the children, but there weren't any in sight: they
had
all
run away! The man
laughed
when
he
realized
what
had
happened. He called out to the children and threw the ball
back to the bank.
Lesson31 Success story
成功者的故事
Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his
experiences as a young man. Frank is now the head of a very
large business company, but as a boy he used to work in a
small shop. It was his job to repair bicycles and at that
time he used to work fourteen hours a day. He saved money
for
years
and
in
1938
he
bought
a
small
work-shop
of
his
own.
During
the
war
Frank
used
to
make
spare
parts
for
aeroplanes.
At that time he had two helpers. By the end of the war, the
small work-shop had become a large factory which employed
seven
hundred
and
twenty-eight
people.
Frank
smiled
when
he
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新概念英语第二册
remembered
his
hard
early
years
and
the
long
road
to
success.
He
was still
smiling when
the
door
opened
and
his wife
came
in. She wanted him to repair their son's bicycle!
Lesson32 Shopping made easy
购物变得很方便
People are not so honest as they once were. The temptation
to steal is greater than ever before--especially in large
shops.
A
detective
recently
watched
a
well-dressed
woman
who
there
were
fewer
people
in
the
shop
than
usual
when
the
woman
came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch her.
The
woman
first
bought
a
few
small
articles.
After
a
little
time,
she
chose
one
of
the
most
expensive
dresses
in
the
shop
and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as
quickly as possible. Then the woman simply took the parcel
and walked out of the shop without paying. When she was
arrested, the detective found out that the shop-assistant
was her daughter. The girl' gave' her mother a free dress
once a week !
lesson33 Out of the darkness
冲出黑暗
always
went
into
a
large
store
on
Monday
mornings.
One
Monday,
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新概念英语第二册
Nearly
a
week
passed
before
the
girl
was
able
to
explain
what
had
happened
to
her.
One
afternoon
she
set
out
from
the
coast
in
a
small boat
and was caught
in
a storm. Towards
evening,
the
boat
struck
a
rock
and
the
girl
jumped
into
the
sea.
Then
she
swam
to
the
shore after
spending
the whole night in
the
Early
next
morning,
she saw
a
light
ahead.
She knew she was
near
the
shore because the
light
was
high
up
on
the
cliffs.
On arriving at the shore, the girl struggled up the cliff
towards
the
light
she
had
seen.
That
was
all
she
remembered.
When
she
woke
up
a
day
later,
she
found
herself
in
hospital.
Lesson34 Quick work
破案
“
神速
”
Ted
Robinson
has
been
worried
all
the
week.
Last
Tuesday
he
received a letter
from the local police. In the letter he
was asked to call at the station. Ted wondered
why he was
wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday
and now he is not worried any more. At the station, he was
told
by
a
smiling
policeman
that
his
bicycle
had
been
found.
Five
days
ago,
the
policeman
told
him,
the
bicycle
was
picked
up
in
a
small
village
four
hundred
miles
away.
It
is
now
being
sent to his home by train. Ted was most surprised when he
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water.
During
that
time
she
covered
a
distance
of
eight
miles.
新概念英语第二册
heard
the
news.
He
was
amused
too,
because
he
never
expected
the
bicycle
to
be
found.
It
was
stolen
twenty
years
ago
when
Ted was a boy of fifteen !
Lesson35
Stop thief!
捉贼！
Rov
Trenton
used
to
drive
a
taxi.
A
short
while
ago,
however,
he became a bus-driver and he was not regretted it. He is
finding
his
new
work
far
more
exciting.
When
he
was
driving
along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves rush out
of a shop and run towards a waiting car. One of them was
carrying a bag full of money. Roy acted quickly and drove
the
bus
straight
at
the thieves.
The
one with
the money got
such a fright that he dropped the bag. As the thieves were
trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his bus into the
back of it. While the battered car was moving away, Roy
stopped
his
bus
and
telephoned
the
police.
The
thieves'
car
was
badly
damaged
and
easy
to
recognize.
Shortly
afterwards,
the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.
Lesson36 Across the Channel
横渡海峡
Erna
Hart
is
going
to
swim
across
the
English
Channel
tomorrow. She is going to set out from the French coast at
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新概念英语第二册
five
o'clock
in
the
morning.
Erna
is
only
fourteen
years
old
and she hopes lo set up a new world record. She is a strong
swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed.
Erna's
father
will
set
out
with
her
in
a
small
boat.
Mr
Hart
has trained his daughter for years. Tomorrow he will be
watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to
England. Erna intends to take short rests every two hours.
She will have something to drink but she will not eat any
solid food. Most of Erna's school friends will be waiting
for her on the English coast. Among them will be Erna's
mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.
Lesson37 The Olympic Games
奥林匹克运动会
The
Olympic
Games
will
be
held
in
our
country
in
four
years'
time. As a great many people will be visiting the country,
the
government
will
be
building
new
hotels,
an
immense
stadium, and a fine new swimming pool. 'They will also be
building new roads and a special railway-line. The Games
will
be
held
just
outside
the
capital
and
the
whole
area
will
be called 'Olympic City'. Workers will have completed the
new roads by the end of this year. By the end of next year,
they will have finished work on the new stadium. The fine
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新概念英语第二册
modern
buildings
have
been
designed
by
Kurt
Gunter.
Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings
go up. We are all very excited and are looking forward to
the Olympic Games because they have never been held before
in this country.
Lesson38 Everything except the weather
惟独没有考虑到天气
My
old
friend,
Harrison,
had
lived
in
the
Mediterranean
for
many
years
before
he
returned
to
England.
He
had
often
dreamed
of
retiring
in
England
and
had
planned
to
settle
down
in the country. He had no sooner returned than he bought a
fine house and went to live there. Almost immediately he
began
to
complain
about
the
weather,
for
even
though
it
was
still
summer,
it
rained
continually
and
it
was
often
bitterly
cold.
After
so
many
years
of
sunshine,
Harrison
got
a
shock.
He
acted
as
if
he
had
never
lived
in
England
before.
In the end, it was more than he could bear. He had hardly
had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the
country.
The
dream
he
had
had
for
so
many
years
ended
there.
Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.
Lesson39 Am I all right?
我是否痊愈？
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新概念英语第二册
While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to
tell
him
whether
his
operation
had
been
successful,
but
the
doctor
refused
to
do
so.
The
following
day,
the
patient
asked
for a bedside
telephone. When he was alone, he telephoned
the
hospital
exchange
and
asked
for
Doctor
Millington.
When
the
doctor
answered
the
phone,
Mr
Gilbert
said
he
was
inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr John Gilbert. He
asked
if
Mr
Gilbert's
operation
had
been
successful
and
the
doctor told him that it had been. He then asked when Mr
Gilbert
would
be
allowed
to
go
home
and
the
doctor
told
him
that
he
would
have
to
stay
in
hospital
for
another
two
weeks.
Then
Dr
Millington
asked the
caller
if
he
was
a
relative
of
the
patient.'
No,'
the
patient
answered,'
I
am
Mr
John
Gilbert.'
Lesson40 Food and talk
进餐与交谈
Last
week
at
a
dinner-party,
the
hostess
asked
me
to
sit
next
to Mrs Rumbold. Mrs Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in
a tight black dress. She did not even look up when I took
my seat beside her. Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in
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新概念英语第二册
a
short
time,
she
was
busy
eating.
I
tried
to
make
conversation.
' A new play is coming to
you
be
seeing
it
?'
'
No,'
she
answered.
'Will
you
be
spending
your
holidays
abroad
this
year
?'
I
asked.
'
No,'
she
answered.
' Will you be staying in England?' I asked. ' No,' she
answered.
'
Young
man,'
she
answered,'
if
you
ate
more
and
talked
less,
we would both enjoy our dinner !'
lesson41 Do you call that a hat?
你把那个叫帽子吗？
'Do you call that a hat ?' I said to my wife. 'You needn't
be so rude about it,' my wife answered as she looked at
herself in the mirror. I sat down on one of those modern
chairs with holes in it and waited. We had been in the hat
shop
for
half
an
hour
and
my
wife
was
still
in
front
of
the
mirror.
'
We
mustn't
buy
things
we
don't
need,'
I
remarked
suddenly.
I regretted saying it almost at once.
In
despair,
I
asked
her
whether
she
was
enjoying
her
dinner.
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新概念英语第二册
'You
needn't
have
said
that,'
my
wife
answered.'
I
need
not
remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday.'
' I find it beautiful,' I said. 'A man can never have too
many ties.'
'And a woman can't have too many hats,' she answered.
Ten
minutes
later
we
walked
out
of
the
shop
together.
My
wife
was wearing a hat that looked like a lighthouse !
Lesson42 Not very musical
并非很懂音乐
As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of Old
Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest. After a time,
we noticed a snake-charmer with two large baskets at the
other side of the square, so we went to have a look at him.
As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was
covered with coins and opened one of the baskets. When he
began
to
play
a
tune,
we
had
our
first
glimpse
of
the
snake.
It
rose
out of
the basket
and
began
to
follow
the
movements
of the pipe. We were very much surprised when the snake
charmer suddenly began to play jazz tunes and modern pop
songs. The snake, however, continued to 'dance' slowly. It
obviously
could
not
tell
the
difference
between
Indian
music
and jazz!
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Lesson43 Over the South Pole
飞越南极
In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole,
the American explorer, R. E. Byrd, successfully flew over
the South Pole for the first time. Though, at first, Byrd
and his men were able to take a great many photographs of
the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious
trouble. At one point, it seemed certain that their plane
would
crash.
It
could
only
get
over
the
mountains
if
it
rose
to 10,000 feet. Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out
two heavy food sacks. The plane was then able to rise and
it
cleared the mountains by
400
feet. Byrd
now knew
that
he
would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles
away,
for
there
were
no
more
mountains
in
sight.
The
aircraft
was
able
to
fly
over
the
endless
white
plains
without
difficulty.
Lesson44 Through the forest
穿过森林
Mrs Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking
when
she
ran
through
a
forest
after
two
men.
They
had
rushed
up
to
her
while
she
was
having
a
picnic
at
the
edge
of
a
forest
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with her children and tried to steal her handbag. In the
struggle,
the
strap
broke
and,
with
the
bag
in
their
possession,
both
men
started
running
through
the
trees.
Mrs
Sterling
got
so
angry
that
she
ran
after
them.
She
was
soon
out
of
breath, but she continued
to
run.
When
she caught
up
with them, she saw that they had sat down and were going
through
the
contents
of
the
bag,
so
she
ran
straight
at
them.
The men got such a fright that they dropped the bag and ran
away. 'The strap needs
mending,' said Mrs Sterling later,
'but they did not steal anything.'
Lesson45 A clear conscience
问心无愧
The
whole
village soon
learnt
that
a
large
sum of
money had
been
lost.
Sam
Benton,
the
local
butcher,
had
lost
his
wallet
while taking his savings to the post-office. Sam was sure
that
the
wallet
must
have
been
found
by
one
of
the
villagers,
but
it
was
not
returned
to
him.
Three
months
passed,
and
then
one morning, Sam found his wallet outside his front door.
It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half
the money he had lost, together with a note which said: 'A
thief,
yes,
'but
only
5o
per
cent
a
thief!'
Two
months
later,
some
more
money was
sent
to
Sam
with
another
note:'
Only
25
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per
cent
a
thief
now!'
In
time,
all
Sam's
money
was
paid
back
in this way. The last note said:' I am 100 per cent honest
now!'
lesson46 Expensive and uncomfortable
既昂贵又受罪
When
a
plane
from
London
arrived
at
Sydney
airport,
workers
began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained
clothing.
No
one
could
account
for
the
fact
that
one
of
the
boxes was extremely heavy. It suddenly occurred to one of
the workers to open up the box. He was astonished at what
he found. A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of
woollen
goods.
He
was
so
surprised
at
being
discovered
that
he did not even try to run away. After he was arrested, the
man
admitted
hiding
in
the
box
before
the
plane
left
London.
He had had a long and uncomfortable trip, for he had been
confined to the wooden box for over ten hours. The man was
ordered
to
pay
&345
for
the
cost
of
the
trip.
The
normal
price
of a ticket is &230 !
Lesson47 A thirsty ghost
嗜酒的鬼魂
A
public
house
which
was
recently
bought
by Mr
Ian
Thompson
is up for sale. Mr Thompson is going to sell it because it
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is
haunted.
He
told
me
that
he
could
not
go
to
sleep
one
night
because he heard a strange noise coming from the bar. The
next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by
chairs
and
the
furniture
had
been
moved.
Though
Mr
Thompson
had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were
on
in
the
morning.
He
also
said
that
he
had
found
five
empty
whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk the night
before.
When
I
suggested
that
some
villagers
must
have
come
in
for
a
free
drink,
Mr
Thompson
shook
his
head.
The
villagers have told him that they will not accept the inn
even if he gives it away.
Lesson48 Did you want to tell me something?
你想对我说什
么吗？
Dentists
always
ask
questions
when
it
is
impossible
for
you
to answer. My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth
and
had
told
me
to
rest
for
a
while.
I
tried
to
say
something,
but my mouth was full of cotton-wool. He knew I collected
birds'
eggs
and
asked
me
whether
my
collection
was
growing.
He then asked me how my brother was and whether I liked my
new job in London. In answer to these questions I either
nodded
or
made
strange
noises.
Meanwhile,
my
tongue
was
busy
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searching
out
the
hole
where
the
tooth
had
been.
I
suddenly
felt very worried, but could not say anything. When the
dentist
at
last
removed
the
cotton-wool
from
my
mouth,
I
was
able to tell him that he had pulled out the wrong tooth.
Lesson49 The end of a dream
美梦告终
Tired
of
sleeping
on
the
floor,
a
young
man
in
Teheran
saved
up for years to buy a real bed. For the first time in his
life, he became the proud owner of a bed which had springs
and
a
mattress.
Because
the
weather
was
very
hot,
he
carried
the bed on to the roof of his house. He slept very well for
the first two nights, but on the third night, a storm blew
up. A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it
crashing
into
the
courtyard
below.
The
young
man
did
not
wake
up
until
the
bed
had
struck
the
ground.
Although
the
bed
was
smashed
to
pieces,
the
man
was
miraculously
unhurt.
When
he
woke
up,
he
was
still on
the
mattress.
Glancing
at
the
bits
of
wood
and metal that
lay
around
him,
the
man
sadly picked
up
the
mattress
and
carried
it
into
his
house.
After
he
had
put it on the floor, he promptly went to sleep again.
Lesson50 Taken for a ride
乘车兜风
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I love travelling in the country, but I don't like losing
my way. I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took
me
longer
than
I expected.
'
I'm
going
to
Woodford
Green,'
I said to the conductor as I got on the bus,' but I don't
know
where
it
is.'
'
I'll
tell
you
where
to
get
off,'
answered
the conductor.
I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the
I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left
on the bus.
' You'll have to get off here,' the conductor said. 'This
is as far as we go.' ' Is this Woodford Green ?' I asked.
'Oh
dear,'
said
the
conductor
suddenly.'
I
forgot
to
put
you
off.'
'It
doesn't
matter,'
I
said.
'I'll
get
off
here.'
'We
are
going
back
now,'
said
the
conductor.
'Well,
in
that
case,
I prefer to stay on the bus,' I answered.
Lesson51 Reward for virtue
对美德的奖赏
My friend, Herbert, has always been fat, but things got so
bad recently that he decided to go on a diet. He began his
diet a week ago. First of all, he wrote out a long list of
all the foods which were forbidden. The list included most
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countryside.
After
some
time,
the
bus
stopped.
Looking
round,
新概念英语第二册
of the things Herbert loves: butter, potatoes, rice, beer,
milk, chocolate, and sweets. Yesterday I paid him a visit.
I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Herbert
was
still
as
fat
as
ever.
He
led
me
into
his
room
and
hurriedly
hid
a
large
parcel
under
his
desk.
It
was
obvious
that he was very embarrassed. When I asked him what he was
He
explained
that
his
diet
was
so
strict
that
he
had
to
reward
himself
occasionally.
Then
he
showed
me
the
contents
of
the
parcel.
It
contained
five
large
bars
of
chocolate
and
three
bags of sweets!
Lesson52 A pretty carpet
漂亮的地毯
We have just moved into a new house and I have been working
hard all morning. I have been trying to get my new room in
order.
This
has not been
easy
because
I
own over
a
thousand
books. To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so
I
have
temporarily
put
my
books
on
the
floor.
At
the
moment,
they
cover
every inch
of
floor
space
and I
actually
have
to
walk
on
them
to
get
in
or
out
of
the
room.
A
short
while
ago,
my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the
stairs. She went into my room and got a big surprise when
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doing,
he
smiled
guiltily
and
then
put
the
parcel
on
the
desk.