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2021年1月29日发(作者：初一数学一元一次方程应用题)
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!'.



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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'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 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 !


Lesson 4 An exciting trip
激
动
人心的旅行

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.


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My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding
this trip very exciting.


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. 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.


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

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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.


Lesson 7 Too late
为时
太
晚


The
plane
was
late
and
detectives
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 at the door, two
others opened

the parcel. To their surprise, the precious
parcel was full of stones and sand!


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

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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!


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.


Lesson 10 Not for jazz
不适于演奏爵士
乐


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We
have
an
old
musical
instrument.
It
is
called
a
clavichord(
翼琴
). It was made in Germany in 1681. Our
clavichord 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 by
a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys
too hard and two of the strings 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.


Lesson 11 One good turn deserves 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.
'I
have
never
borrowed any money from you,' Harry said, 'so now you
can pay for my dinner!'



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Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck
再
见
，一路
顺风

Our
ncighbour,
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.


Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys
绿
林少年

The Greenwood Boys are a group of popular singers. At
present, 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
will
have
a
difficult
time.
They
will
be

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trying
to
keep
order.
It
is
always
the
same
on
these
occasions.


Lesson 14 Do you speak English?
你会讲
英
语吗
？

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!



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 could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty

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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!


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
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!


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 of this, 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

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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!'


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 you have a good meal ?' he asked. 'Yes, thank you,'
I answered, '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.'


Lesson19 Sold out
票已售完

'The play may begin at any moment,' I said.


'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.

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'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
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？


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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.
Both
girls
write
to
each
other
regularly
now.

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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

I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria.
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,' I said, 'and it's not there now.' The manager was
sympathetic, but he could do nothing. 'Everyone's losing
money
these
days,'
he
said.
He
started
to
complain

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about this wicked 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 ?

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lesson26 The best art critics
最佳美
术评论
家

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

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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 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,
but
ever
since
he
moved
in,
he
has
had
trouble
with
motorists. 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

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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!


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？


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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
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

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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
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 always went into a
large
store
on
Monday
mornings.
One
Monday,
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

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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

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 water. During that time
she covered a distance of eight miles. 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

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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 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

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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 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


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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 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

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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？

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

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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 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.


In
despair,
I
asked
her
whether
she
was
enjoying
her
dinner.


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' 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.
'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


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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!


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

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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 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

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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 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

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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 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

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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
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.


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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

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,'

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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
countryside. After some time, the bus stopped. Looking
round,
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 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

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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 doing,
he smiled guiltily and then put the parcel on the desk. 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
she
saw
all
those
books
on
the
floor.
'This
is
the
prettiest
carpet
I
have ever seen,' she said. She gazed at it for some time

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then added, 'You don't need bookcases at all. You can sit
here in your spare time and read the carpet!'



Lesson53 Hot snake
触电
的蛇

At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California.
Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire
began. Forest fire are often caused by broken glass or by
cigarette
ends
which
people
carelessly
throw
away.
Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but
were not able to find any broken glass. They were also
quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. This
morning, however, a fireman accidentally discovered the
cause.
He
noticed
the
remains
of
a
snake
which
was
wound
round
the
electric
wires
of
a
16,000-volt
power
line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The
explanation
was
simple
but
very
unusual.
A
bird
had
snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped
it on to the wires. The snake then wound itself round the
wires. When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground
and these immediately started a fire.


Lesson54 Sticky fingers
粘糊的手指


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After breakfast, I sent the children to school and then I
went to market. It was still early when I returned home.
The children were at school, my husband was at work and
the house was quiet. So I decided to make some tarts for
tea. In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and
my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry. At exactly
that
moment,
the
telephone
rang.
Nothing
could
have
been
more
annoying.
I
picked
up
the
receiver
between
two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized
the
voice
of
Mrs
Bates.
It
took
me
ten
minutes
to
persuade
her
to
ring
back
later.
At
last
I
hung
up
the
receiver. What a mess! There was pastry on my fingers,
on
the
telephone,
and
on
the
door- knobs.
I
had
no
sooner got back to the kitchen than the door-bell rang
loud
enough
to
wake
the
dead.
This
time
it
was
the
postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter !


Lesson55 Not a gold mine
并
非金
矿

Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently.
A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented
and
it
has
been
used
to
detect
gold
which
has
been
buried in the ground. The machine was used in a cave

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near the seashore where--it is said--pirates used to hide
gold. The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and
then
fail
to
collect
it.
Armed
with
the
new
machine,
a
search
party
went
into
the
cave
hoping
to
find
buried
treasure. The leader of the party was examining the soil
near the entrance to the cave when the machine showed
that there was gold under the ground. Very excited, the
party dug a hole two feet deep. They finally found a small
gold
coin
which
was
almost
worthless.
The
party
then
searched
the
whole
cave
thoroughly
but
did
not
find
anything except an empty tin trunk. In spite of this, many
people
are
confident
that
'The
Revealer'
may
reveal
something of value fairly soon.


Lesson56 Faster than sound!
比
声
音
还
快！

Once
a
year
a
race
is
held
for
old
cars.
A
lot
of
cars
entered for this race last year and there was a great deal
of
excitement
just
before
it
began.
One
of
the
most
handsome
cars
was
a
Rolls-Royce
Silver
Ghost.
The
most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels.
Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part.
After
a
great many loud explosions, the race began. Many of the

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