新概念英語2 課文及翻譯

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1、word 新概念英語第2冊課文 1 A private conversation私人談話 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

2、 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!' 上星期我去看戲。我的座位很好。發(fā)揮是很有趣的。我不喜歡它。一青年男子與

3、一年輕女子坐在我的身后。他們在大聲地說話。我很生氣。我聽不見演員。我轉(zhuǎn)過身。我看著那個(gè)男人和女人生氣。他們沒有注意。最后，我忍不住了。我又一次轉(zhuǎn)過身去。〞我不能聽到一個(gè)字！〞我憤怒地說。〞這不關(guān)你的事，〞那男的毫不客氣地說。〞這是私人間的談話！〞 2 Breakfast or lunch?早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the w

4、indow. 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 ing to see you.' 'But I'm still having breakfast,' I said. 'What are you doing?' she asked. 'I'm having breakfast,' I r

5、epeated. 'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late? It's one o'clock!' 它是星期日。在星期天我是從來不早起。有時(shí)我要一直躺到吃午飯的時(shí)候。上周日我起床很晚。我看著窗外。它是黑暗的外面。〞多好的一天！〞我的思想。〞又下雨了。〞正在這時(shí)，鈴響了。是我姑母露西打來的。〞我剛下火車，〞她說。〞我來看你。〞“但我還在吃早飯，〞我說。〞你干什么呢。她問。〞我正在吃早飯，〞我又說了一遍。〞我親愛的，〞她說。〞你總是起得這么晚嗎？現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)一點(diǎn)了！〞 3 Please send me a card請給我寄

6、一X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. Everyday I thought about postcards. My holidays passe

7、d quickly, but I did not send 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! 明信片總是破壞我的假期。去年夏天，我去了意大利。我參觀了博物館，然后坐在公園里。一位好客的服務(wù)員教了我?guī)拙湟獯罄Z。然后他借給我一本書。我讀了幾行，但一個(gè)字也不懂。我每天都想著明信片的

8、事。假期過得真快，可我還沒有給我的朋友寄卡片。在最后一天我做了一個(gè)重大的決定。我起得很早，買了三十七X明信片。我花了一整天在我的房間，但我沒有寫一X卡片！ 4 An exciting trip激動人心的旅行 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 n

9、umber 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 fending this trip very exciting. 我剛剛收

10、到弟弟的來信，提姆。他在澳大利亞。他有六個(gè)月了。提姆是一個(gè)工程師。他是一家大公司工作，他已經(jīng)訪問了許多不同的地方在澳大利亞。他剛買了一輛汽車和澳大利亞已經(jīng)向愛麗絲斯普林斯，一個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)的中心，澳大利亞。他將很快訪問達(dá)爾文。從那里，他再飛往珀斯。我兄弟從來沒有出過國，因此他覺得這次旅行非常激動。 5 No wrong numbers無錯(cuò)號之虞 Mr.James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles fro

11、m 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 oth

12、er urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private 'telephone' service. 杰姆斯先生在錫爾伯里有一個(gè)汽車修理廠史葛，現(xiàn)在他剛在平赫斯特買了另一個(gè)汽車修理廠。只從熾熱玻璃的五英里，但史葛先生未能為他新的汽車修理部得到一個(gè)機(jī)，所以他買了十二只鴿子。昨天，鴿子把第一封信從。鳥覆蓋的距離在三分鐘。到目前為止，史葛先生發(fā)送了大量索取備件的信件和其他緊急信息從一個(gè)地方到另一。就這樣，他開始自己的私人服務(wù)。 I have just moved

13、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 n

14、eighbour 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. 我剛剛搬進(jìn)了大橋街的一所房子。昨天一個(gè)乞丐來敲我的門。他問我要一頓飯和一杯啤酒。作為回報(bào)，那乞丐頭頂?shù)氐沽⑵饋?，唱起了歌。我給了他一頓飯。他吃的食物和喝啤酒。然后他把一塊奶酪放在口袋里，走了。后來的一位鄰居告訴了我他的情況。每個(gè)人都知道他。他的

15、名字叫佩爾西。他這條街上的每戶每月一次，而且總是要一頓飯和一杯啤酒。 7 Too late為時(shí)太晚 The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When t

16、he 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,

17、 the precious parcel was full of stones and sand! 飛機(jī)誤點(diǎn)了，偵探們在機(jī)場等了整整一上午。他們正期待從南非鉆石的貴重包裹。幾個(gè)小時(shí)前，有人告訴警察，小偷想偷鉆石。當(dāng)飛機(jī)到達(dá)時(shí)，一些偵探等候在主樓內(nèi)，另一局部如此等在停機(jī)坪。兩個(gè)男人帶著包裹下了飛機(jī)，進(jìn)了海關(guān)。當(dāng)兩個(gè)偵探把住門口，另外兩個(gè)打開包裹。令他們吃驚的是，那珍貴的包裹里面裝的全是石頭和沙子！ 8 The best and the worst最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly

18、 everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden petition' 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

19、 like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden petition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town! 喬·桑德斯擁有我們鎮(zhèn)上最漂亮的花園。幾乎每個(gè)人都參加每年舉辦的最優(yōu)花園競賽，而每次都是喬獲勝。比爾弗里斯的花園比喬。比爾比喬工作努力，種植了更多的花和蔬菜，但喬的花園更有趣。他修筑了一條條整潔的小路，池塘上架了一座小木橋。我也喜歡花園，但是我不喜歡辛苦的工作。每年的花園

20、競賽我也參加，我總因是鎮(zhèn)上最差的花園！ 9 A cold wele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 s

21、topped. 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 wele the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.

22、在星期三的晚上，我們?nèi)チ耸姓d。這是一年的最后一天，一大群人聚集在市政廳的大鐘。它將十二在二十分鐘的時(shí)間。十五分鐘過去了，然后，在五至十二，鐘停了。大分針不動了。我們等了又等，但是什么都沒發(fā)生。突然有人喊道。〞這是兩分鐘過去十二！那鐘已經(jīng)停了！〞我看了看我的手表。這是真的。大鐘拒絕歡迎新年。在那一刻，大家開始又是笑。 10 Not for jazz不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is

23、 kept in the living room. It has belonged 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

24、not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my father's. 我們有件古樂器。它叫擊弦古鋼琴。它是德國制造的1681。我們的這架古鋼琴存放在起居室里。它屬于我們家很長時(shí)間。這件樂器是我祖父在很多年以前買的。可它最近被一個(gè)客人。她用它來彈奏爵士樂！她擊鍵太猛，損壞了兩根琴弦。我父親大為震驚?，F(xiàn)在是不讓我們碰它。它正在修理我父親的一個(gè)朋友。 11 One good turn deserves another禮尚往來 I was having dinner at a restaurant when Ton

25、y Steele came in. Tony 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. Tony saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked

26、 him to lend me twenty pounds. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. 'I have never borrowed any money from you,' Tony said, 'so now you can pay for my dinner!' 我正在一家飯館吃飯，托尼·斯梯爾走了進(jìn)來。托尼曾在一家律師事務(wù)所工作，而現(xiàn)在正在一家銀行。他的薪水很高，但他卻總是向朋友借錢，并且從來不還。托尼看見了我，就走過來和我坐到一X桌子前。他從未向我借過錢。當(dāng)他吃飯時(shí)，我提出向他借二十英鎊。讓我驚訝的是，他

27、立刻把錢給了我。〞我還從未向你借過錢，〞托尼說道，“所以現(xiàn)在你可以替我付飯錢了！〞 12 Goodbye and good luck再見，一路順風(fēng) Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We'll meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat, Topsail. Topsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across t

28、he Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock, so we'll have plenty of time. We'll see his boat and then we'll say goodbye 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. 我們的鄰居，查爾斯艾麗森船長明天將從樸茨茅斯啟航。

29、我們將在港口見到他在清晨。他將在他的小船，上桅帆。這是有名的小艇。它已經(jīng)屢次橫渡大西洋。艾麗森船長將于八點(diǎn)啟航，因此我們有充裕的時(shí)間。我們將參觀他的船，然后和他告別。他要離開兩個(gè)月。我們真為他感到自豪。他將參加一次重大的橫渡大西洋的比賽。 13 The Greenwood Boys綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will

30、be ing 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 t

31、ime. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions. 綠林少年是一個(gè)流行歌曲演唱。目前，他們正在全國各地巡回演出。明天他們將到達(dá)這里。他們將乘火車來，大多數(shù)鎮(zhèn)上的年輕人會到車站迎接他們。明晚他們將在工人俱樂部。綠林少年準(zhǔn)備在此逗留五天。在這期間，他們將演出五場。如往常一樣，警察的日子將不好過。他們將設(shè)法維持秩序。它始終是一樣的在這些場合。 14 Do you speak English?你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusing experience last yea

32、r. 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

33、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!' 去年我有過一次有趣的經(jīng)歷。在我離開法國南部的小村莊，我繼續(xù)駛往下一個(gè)城鎮(zhèn)。途中，一個(gè)青年人向我招手。我停了下來，他要求搭便車。他剛一上車，我就用法語向他問早上好，

34、他也用同樣的語言回答。除了幾個(gè)單詞外，我根本不會法語。在旅途中我們都沒有說話。就要到達(dá)那個(gè)鎮(zhèn)時(shí)，那青年突然開了口，慢慢地，“你會講英語嗎？〞我很快了解到，他自己就是個(gè)英國人！〞 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 bus

35、iness was very bad. He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had e. 'Mr.Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice. 'Don't interrupt,' he said. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a yea

36、r! 秘書告訴我說哈姆斯沃斯先生要見我。當(dāng)我走進(jìn)他的辦公室時(shí)，我感到很緊X。當(dāng)他沒有抬頭看他的桌上我進(jìn)入。待我坐下后，他說生意很不好。他還告訴我，公司支付不起這么大的工資開支。二十人已經(jīng)離開了。我知道這次該輪到我了。〞哈姆斯沃斯先生，〞我用微弱的聲音說。〞不要打斷我的話，〞他說。然后他微笑著告訴我，我每年將得到一個(gè)！ 16 A polite request彬彬有禮的要求 If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. You will be very lucky if

37、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 wele you to our city. This is a "No Parking" area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs

38、. This note is only a reminder.' If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it! 如果你把汽車停錯(cuò)了地方，交通警察很快就會發(fā)現(xiàn)。你將非常榮幸，如果他讓你不用票。然而，這并不總是發(fā)生。交通警有時(shí)也很客氣。在瑞典度假期間，我在我的車子：“先生，歡迎您光臨我們的城市。這是一個(gè)“禁止停車〞的地區(qū)。你會喜歡這里的生活，如果你留意我們街上的標(biāo)牌。謹(jǐn)此提請注意。〞如果你收到這樣的請求，你不可能不服從！ 17 Always young青春常駐 My aunt Jennifer

39、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 long black stockings. La

40、st year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress. If anyone ever asks her how old she is, she always answers, 'Darling, it must be terrible to be grown up!' 我的珍妮佛姨媽是一位女演員。她必須至少三十五歲。盡管如此，她卻常在舞臺上扮演小姑娘。珍妮佛將要參加一個(gè)新劇的演出。這一次，她將扮演一個(gè)十七歲的女孩。在劇中，她必須穿一條鮮紅色的裙子和黑色的長筒襪。去年

41、在演另一個(gè)劇時(shí)，她不得不穿短襪和光明，紅色的連衣裙。如果有人問起她有多大年紀(jì)，她總是回答說，“親愛的，那一定是可怕的是長大了！〞 18 He often does this他經(jīng)常干這種事！ After I had had lunch at a village pub, 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 landlord came in. 'Did you have a good mea

42、l?" he asked. 'Yes, thank you,' I answered, 'but I can't pay the bill. I haven't got my bag.' The landlord 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 in into the garden. He often does this!'

43、 我在一家鄉(xiāng)村小酒店吃過午飯后，就找我的提包。我把它放在門邊的椅子上，現(xiàn)在不在那里！當(dāng)我正在尋找時(shí)，酒店老板走了進(jìn)來。〞你吃得好嗎？〞他問。〞是的，謝謝你，〞我回答，“但我不能付賬單。我沒有得到我的包。〞酒店老板笑了笑，馬上走了出去。幾分鐘后，他拿著我的包回來了，把它還給了我。〞我很抱歉，〞他說。〞我的狗把它弄到花園。他經(jīng)常干這種事！〞 19 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

44、 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. I went back to the ticket

45、 office at once. 'Could I have those two tickets please?' I asked. 'Certainly,' the girl said, 'but they're for next Wednesday's performance. Do you still want them?' 'I might as well have them,' I said sadly. “也許已經(jīng)開演了，〞我說。〞也許已經(jīng)開演了，〞蘇珊回答說。我匆忙趕到辦公室。〞我可以買兩X票嗎？〞我問。〞對不起，我們已經(jīng)賣完了，〞姑娘說。〞真遺憾！〞蘇珊

46、大聲地說。就在這時(shí)，一個(gè)男子匆匆奔向售票處。〞我可以退掉這兩X票嗎？〞他問。〞當(dāng)然，〞那女孩說。我又回到售票處。〞這兩X票給我行不行。我問。〞當(dāng)然可以，〞那姑娘說，“但這是下星期三的演出。你還想要嗎？〞我還不如他們，〞我沮喪地說。 20 One man in a boat獨(dú)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 catchin

47、g 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 t

48、hing. I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all! 釣魚是我最喜歡的運(yùn)動。我經(jīng)常一釣數(shù)小時(shí)卻一無所獲。但這并不使我煩惱。有些垂釣者就是不走運(yùn)。他們往往魚釣不到，卻釣上來舊靴子和垃圾。我甚至不幸運(yùn)。我什么東西也未釣到過——就連舊靴子也沒有。在河上呆上整整一上午，然后空著袋子回家。〞你必須放棄釣魚！〞我的朋友說。〞這是浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。〞然而他們沒有認(rèn)識到重要的一點(diǎn)。我并不是真的對釣魚有興趣。我感興趣的只是坐在船上什么都沒做！

49、 21 Mad or not?是不是瘋了 Airplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built years ago, 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 fro

50、m 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. 飛機(jī)正在慢慢地把我逼瘋了。我住在一個(gè)機(jī)場附

51、近，過往飛機(jī)日夜不絕于耳。機(jī)場是許多年前建的，但由于某種原因當(dāng)時(shí)沒有能夠使用。去年，然而，它開始使用。超過一百的人肯定是被噪音逼得離家遠(yuǎn)去。我是少數(shù)留下來的人中的一個(gè)。有時(shí)我覺得這房子就要被一架飛過的飛機(jī)撞倒。有人曾向我提供一大筆錢走了，但我決定留在這兒。大家都說我肯定是瘋了，也許他們說的是對的。 22 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 travellin

52、g 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. However, they have dec

53、ided to use the post office. Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster. 我的女兒，簡，從來沒有想過會收到一封來自荷蘭同齡女孩。去年，當(dāng)我們橫渡英吉利海峽時(shí)，簡把一X寫有某某和地址的紙放進(jìn)一個(gè)瓶子。她把瓶子扔到海里。她再也沒有想過它，但是十個(gè)月后，她收到了一封來自荷蘭的女孩?，F(xiàn)在兩個(gè)女孩經(jīng)常給對方寫信。然而，他們還是決定利用郵局。這樣會稍微多花點(diǎn)錢，但肯定是快得。 23 A new house新居 I had a letter from my siste

54、r yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she would e to England next year. If she es, 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 pleted five months ago. In my letter, I told her

55、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. 我收到我妹妹的一封信昨天。她住在尼日利亞。在她的信中，她說她明年將到英國來。如果她來，她會大吃一驚。我們的國家現(xiàn)在是生活在一個(gè)美麗的新房子。這棟房子在我姐姐離開之前。房子是五個(gè)月前完工。在

56、我的信中，我告訴她，她可以和我們住在一起。這棟房子里有許多房間，還有一個(gè)漂亮的花園。這是一個(gè)非?，F(xiàn)代化的住宅，因此在有些人看來很古怪。它必須是這個(gè)地區(qū)唯一的一棟現(xiàn)代化住宅。 24 If could be worse不幸中之萬幸 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 sympath

57、etic, but he could do nothing. 'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said. He started to plain 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 $50. 'I found this outside this gentleman's room,' she said. 'Well,' I sa

58、id to the manager, 'there is still some honesty in this world!' 我走進(jìn)飯店經(jīng)理的辦公室，坐了下來。我剛剛丟了50英鎊，感到非常煩惱。〞我把錢放在房間里，〞我說，“可現(xiàn)在沒有了。〞經(jīng)理深表同情，但卻無能為力。〞現(xiàn)在大家都在丟錢，〞他說。他開始抱怨起這個(gè)邪惡的世界，但卻被敲門聲打斷了。一個(gè)姑娘走了進(jìn)來，把一個(gè)信封放在了他桌上。它包含了50美元。〞我先生的房門外發(fā)現(xiàn)了，〞她說。〞好吧，〞我對那位經(jīng)理說，“這世界上還是有誠實(shí)可言的！〞 25 Do the English speak English?英國人講的是英語嗎？ I

59、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 unders

60、tood. 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

61、English!' he said. I wonder. In England, each person speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I don't understand them! Do they speak English? 我終于到達(dá)了倫敦?；疖囌竞艽?，又黑又暗。我不知道去旅館的路，所以我問了一個(gè)搬運(yùn)工。我不僅講英語非常認(rèn)真，但很清楚的。搬運(yùn)工，然而，看不懂我。我把問題重復(fù)了好幾遍，他終于明白了。他回答了，但他講得既不慢也不清楚。〞我是個(gè)外國人，我說。于是他說得慢了，但是我不

62、懂他。我的教師從來不那樣講英語！搬運(yùn)工和我互相看了看，笑了。然后他說了一些話，我理解它。〞你會很快學(xué)會英語的！〞他說。我想知道。在英國，人們各自說著一種不同的語言。英國人彼此了解，可我卻不懂他們的！他們說的是英語嗎？ 26 The best art critics最優(yōu)藝術(shù)評論家 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 c

63、ourse, many pictures are 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 wh

64、ether 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

65、looked at it again. She was right! It was! 我是個(gè)學(xué)藝術(shù)的學(xué)生，畫了很多畫。有很多人裝成很懂現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)。他們總是告訴你一幅畫的。當(dāng)然，有很多畫是什么意思也沒有的。他們只不過是漂亮的圖案。我們喜歡它們就像我們喜歡漂亮的窗簾布。我覺得小孩子們往往比任何人都更能欣賞現(xiàn)代繪畫。他們觀察到的東西更多。我的妹妹只有七歲，但她總能說出我的畫是好還是不好。昨天她到我房里來了。〞你干什么呢。她問。〞我把這幅畫掛到墻上，我回答。〞這是一個(gè)新的。你喜歡嗎。她用挑剔的目光看了一會兒。〞這都是正確的，〞她說，“但這不是顛倒的嗎？〞我又看了看。她是對的！這是！ 27 A w

66、et 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 smelled good. After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the campfire. But some time later it began to rain. The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and crept into their tent. Their sleeping bags were warm and fortable, so they all slept soundly. In the middle of the night, two boys woke up