新概念英語第二冊(cè)課文 (2)

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1、Lesson?1?A?private?conversation? 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?

2、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!’? Notes?on?the?text?課文注釋? 1?go?to?the?theatre，

3、去看戲。? 2?got?angry，生氣。? 3?turn?round，轉(zhuǎn)身，也可用turn?around。? 4?pay?attention，注意。? 5?I?could?not?bear?it．我無法忍受。?其中的it是指上文中的那對(duì)男女大聲說話又不理會(huì)作者的憤怒目光。? 6?none?of?your?business，不關(guān)你的事。? 參考譯文: 上星期我去看戲。我的座位很好，戲很有意思，但我卻無法欣賞。一青年男子與一青年女子坐在我的身后，大聲地說著話。我非常生氣，因?yàn)槲衣牪灰娧輪T在說什么。我回過頭去怒視著那一男一女，他們卻毫不理會(huì)。最后，我忍不住了，又

4、一次回過頭去，生氣地說：“我一個(gè)字也聽不見了！”? “不關(guān)你的事，”那男的毫不客氣地說，“這是私人間的談話！”? Lesson?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?window.?It?was?dark?outside.?‘What?a?day!’?I?thou

5、ght.?‘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. ‘Dear?me,?’?she?said.?‘Do?you?al

6、ways?get?up?so?late??It’s?one?o’clock!’ Notes?on?the?text?課文注釋 1?on?Sundays，指每個(gè)星期日。星期幾的前面用介詞on。 2?What?a?day！多么糟糕的天氣！這是一個(gè)省略的感嘆句。完整的句子應(yīng)該是What?a?day?it?is！英語中的感嘆句常用what開頭，后面緊跟一個(gè)名詞或名詞性短語(包括連系動(dòng)詞)，然后是主語和謂語，句尾用感嘆號(hào)。 3?I’m?coming?to?see?you．在這句話中現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)用來表示近期按計(jì)劃或安排要進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作。 4?Dear?me！天哪！這也是一個(gè)感嘆句。

7、參考譯文 那是個(gè)星期天，而在星期天我是從來不早起的，有時(shí)我要一直躺到吃午飯的時(shí)候。上個(gè)星期天，我起得很晚。我望望窗外，外面一片昏暗?！肮硖鞖?！”我想，“又下雨了?！闭谶@時(shí)，電話鈴響了。是我姑母露西打來的。“我剛下火車，”她說，“我這就來看你?！? “但我還在吃早飯，”我說。 “你在干什么？”她問道。 “我正在吃早飯，”我又說了一遍。 “天啊，”她說，“你總是起得這么晚嗎？現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)1點(diǎn)鐘了！” Lesson?3?Please?send?me?a?card Postcards?always?spoil?my?holidays.?Last?summer,?I?w

8、ent?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?cards?to?my?friends.?On?the?

9、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! Notes?on?the?text?課文注釋 1?a?few?words，幾句話。 2?lent?me?a?book中，lent是“借出”的意思。我們常說lend?sb．sth．或lend?sth．to?sb．。borrow是“借入”的意思，常用的結(jié)構(gòu)是borrow?sth．或borrow

10、?sth．from?sb。 參考譯文 明信片總攪得我假日不得安寧。去年夏天，我去了意大利。我參觀了博物館，還去了公園。一位好客的服務(wù)員教了我?guī)拙湟獯罄Z，之后還借給我一本書。我讀了幾行，但一個(gè)字也不懂。我每天都想著明信片的事。假期過得真快，可我還沒有給我的朋友們寄過一張明信片。到了最后一天，我作出了一項(xiàng)重大決定。我早早起了床，買來了37張明信片。我在房間里關(guān)了整整一天。然而竟連一張明信片也沒寫成！ Lesson?4?An?exciting?trip?激動(dòng)人心的旅行 I?have?just?received?a?letter?from?my?brother,?Tim.?

11、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

12、?visit?Darwin?From?there,?he?will?fly?to?Perth.?My?brother?has?never?been?abroad?before,?so?he?is?finding?this?trip?very?exciting. ? Notes?on?the?text?課文注釋 1?He?has?been?there?for?six?months.?他在那兒已經(jīng)住了6個(gè)月了。關(guān)于動(dòng)詞的現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)，可以參看第1冊(cè)第83至87課。 2?a?great?number?of…,?許多…，用于修飾復(fù)數(shù)可數(shù)名詞。 3?in?the?centre?of…,

13、?在……中部。 參考譯文 我剛剛收到弟弟蒂姆的來信，他正在澳大利亞。他在那兒已經(jīng)住了6個(gè)月了。蒂姆是個(gè)工程師，正在為一家大公司工作，并且已經(jīng)去過澳大利亞的不少地方了。他剛買了一輛澳大利亞小汽車，現(xiàn)在去了澳大利亞中部的小鎮(zhèn)艾利斯斯普林斯。他不久還將到達(dá)爾文去，從那里，他再飛往珀斯。我弟弟以前從未出過國，因此，他覺得這次旅行非常激動(dòng)人心。 Lesson?5?No?wrong?number?無號(hào)碼錯(cuò)誤之虞 Mr.?James?Scott?has?a?garage?in?Silbury?and?now?he?has?just?bought?another?garage?in?Pi

14、nhurst.?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?Pinburst?to?Silbury.?The?bird?covered?the?distance?the?first?three?minutes.?Up?to?now,?Mr.?Scott?has?sen

15、t?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. Notes?on?the?text 課文注釋 1?from?Silbury：介詞from作“距……”“離……”講，常與away連用。如：?It?is?far?(away)?from?here.?離這里很遠(yuǎn)。 2?up?to?now?(=up?till?now),?到

16、現(xiàn)在為止；作時(shí)間狀語，句子的時(shí)態(tài)多用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)。 3?a?great?many,?許多的，其中g(shù)reat表示數(shù)量很大；只能同可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù)連用。 參考譯文 詹姆斯·斯科特先生在錫爾伯里有一個(gè)汽車修理部，現(xiàn)在他剛在平赫斯特買了另一個(gè)汽車修理部。平赫斯特離錫爾伯里只有5英里，但詹姆斯·斯科特先生未能為他新的汽車修理部搞到一部電話機(jī)，所以他買了12只鴿子。昨天，一只鴿子把第一封信從平赫斯特帶到錫爾伯里。這只鳥只用了3分鐘就飛完了全程。到目前為止，斯科特先生從一個(gè)汽車修理部向另一個(gè)發(fā)送了大量索取備件的信件和其他緊急函件。就這樣，他開始了自己的私人“電話”業(yè)務(wù)。 Lesson?6?Pe

17、rcy?Buttons 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?h

18、is?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. Notes?on?the?text 課文注釋 1?He?asked?me?for?a?meal?and?a?glass?of?beer.?他問我要一頓飯和一杯啤酒。a

19、sk?sb.?for?sth.?,?向某人索要某物。 2?in?return?for?this,?作為報(bào)答，句中this指上文的a?meal?and?a?glass?of?beer。 3?stand?on?one’s?head,?倒立。 4?He?calls?at?every?house?in?the?street.?他光顧街上的每一幢房子。 參考譯文 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，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饋恚炖镞€唱著歌。我給了他一頓飯。他把食物吃完，又喝了酒。然后把一塊乳酪裝進(jìn)衣袋里走了。后來，一位鄰居告訴了我他的情況

20、。大家都認(rèn)識(shí)他，他叫珀西·巴頓斯。他每月對(duì)這條街上的每戶人家光顧一次，總是請(qǐng)求給他一頓飯和一杯啤酒。 Lesson?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?

21、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?

22、parcel.?To?their?surprise,?the?precious?parcel?was?full?of?stones?and?sand! Notes?on?the?text?課文注釋 1?detectives?were?waiting?at?the?airport?all?morning, 偵探們?cè)跈C(jī)場(chǎng)等了整整一上午。句中的動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)是過去進(jìn)行時(shí)。過去進(jìn)行時(shí)常用來表示過去某時(shí)正在進(jìn)行的情況或動(dòng)作。本課課文中有4個(gè)句子使用了過去進(jìn)行時(shí)。參看第1冊(cè)第117-119等課中的例句。 2?keep?guard,?守衛(wèi)。 3?to?their?surprise, 使

23、他們吃驚的是。 參考譯文 飛機(jī)誤點(diǎn)了，偵探們?cè)跈C(jī)場(chǎng)等了整整一上午。他們正期待從南非來的一個(gè)裝著鉆石的貴重包裹。數(shù)小時(shí)以前，有人向警方報(bào)告，說有人企圖偷走這些鉆石。當(dāng)飛機(jī)到達(dá)時(shí)，一些偵探等候在主樓內(nèi)，另一些偵探則守候在停機(jī)坪上。有兩個(gè)人把包裹拿下飛機(jī)，進(jìn)了海關(guān)。這時(shí)兩個(gè)偵探把住門口，另外兩個(gè)偵探打開了包裹。令他們吃驚的是，那珍貴的包裹里面裝的全是石頭和沙子！ 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?everybo

24、dy?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?g

25、ardens?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! Notes?on?the?text?課文注釋 1?Joe?Sanders?has?the?most?beautiful?garden?in?our?town.?喬·桑德斯擁有我們鎮(zhèn)上最漂亮的花園。在第1冊(cè)的第107-112課中，我們講到了英文中形容詞和副詞的比較級(jí)和最高級(jí)

26、。本課的主要句型仍是形容詞和副詞的比較級(jí)和最高級(jí)。如果形容詞或副詞有兩個(gè)以上音節(jié)，其比較級(jí)和最高級(jí)是在形容詞或副詞前加上more或most，如more?interesting,?the?most?beautiful。 2?enter?for,?報(bào)名參加(各種競(jìng)賽，考試等活動(dòng)) 3?more?flowers?and?vegetables,?更多的花卉和蔬菜。英語中有些形容詞或副詞的比較級(jí)和最高級(jí)并不規(guī)則，如課文中的?good----better----best,?bad----worse----worst,?many----more----most。 4?for?the?worst?

27、garden?in?the?town?是介詞短語作定語，修飾prize。 參考譯文 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“最佳花園競(jìng)賽”，而每次都是喬獲勝。比爾·弗里斯的花園比喬的花園大，他比喬也更為勤奮，種植的花卉和蔬菜也更多，但喬的花園更富有情趣。他修筑了一條條整潔的小路，并在一個(gè)池塘上架了一座小木橋。我也喜歡花園，但我卻不愿意辛勤勞動(dòng)。每年的花園競(jìng)賽我也參加，但總因是鎮(zhèn)上最劣的花園而獲得一個(gè)小獎(jiǎng)！ Lesson?9——A?cold?welcome ? On?Wednesday?evening,?we?went?to?the?Town?Hal

28、l.?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.?

29、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.? Notes?on?the?text?課文注釋? 1??Town?Hall?,?市政廳，地方政府辦公之處。? 2??a?large?crowd?of…，一大

30、群……。? 3??in?twenty?minutes’time,?20分鐘之后。? 參考譯文? 星期三的晚上，我們?nèi)チ耸姓d。那是一年的最后一天，一大群人聚集在市政廳的大鐘下面。再過20分鐘，大鐘將敲響12下。15分鐘過去了，而就在11點(diǎn)55分時(shí)，大鐘停了。那根巨大的分針不動(dòng)了。我們等啊等啊，可情況沒有變化。突然有人喊道：“已經(jīng)12點(diǎn)零2分了！那鐘已經(jīng)停了！”我看了一下我的手表，果真如此。那座大鐘不愿意迎接新年。此時(shí)，大家已經(jīng)笑了起來，同時(shí)唱起了歌。 Lesson?10—Not?For?Jazz ? We?have?an?old?musical?instrum

31、ent.?It?is?called?a?clavichord.?It?was?made?in?Germany?in?1681.?Our?clavichord?is?kept?in?the?living-room.?It?has?belonged?to?our?family?for?a?long?time.?The?instrument?was?brought?by?my?grandfather?many?years?ago.?Recently?it?was?damaged?by?a?visitor.?She?tried?to?play?jazz?on?it!?She?struck?the?ke

32、ys?too?hard?and?two?of?the?strings?were?broken.?My?father?was?shocked.?Now?we?were?not?allowed?to?touch?it.?It?is?being?repaired?by?a?friend?of?my?father’s.? 參考譯文：? 我們有一件古老的樂器,叫擊弦古鋼琴.它是1681年德國制造的,?我們這架鋼琴放在客廳里.我們家擁有它很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間了,這件樂器是許多年前我祖父買來的.最近它被一位客人弄壞了,她用它彈奏爵士樂!?她按鍵太猛,把兩根弦按斷了.我父親為之震怒.?現(xiàn)在他不允許我們?cè)倥鏊?

33、父親的一位朋友正在修理這件古老的樂器.? 詞匯：? jazz?n.爵士音樂? musical?a.音樂的? instrument?n.器具? call?vt.叫做? clavichord?n.擊弦古鋼琴? Germany?n.德國? keep?vt.保存? living-room?n.客廳? belong?vi.屬于? recently?ad.最近? damage?vt.損壞? play?vt.彈奏? key?n.琴鍵? strike?vt.敲? hard?ad.重重地? string?n.弦? break?vt.弄斷

34、? shock?vt.震驚? touch?vt.碰? allow?vt.允許? repair?vt.修理 Lesson?11—One?good?turn?deserves?another I?was?having?dinner?at?a?restaurant?whenHarry?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?

35、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?borrrowed?any?money?from?you,’?Harry?said,’so?now?you?c

36、an?pay?for?my?dinner!’? 課文注譯? 1、One?good?turn?deserves?another.這是句諺語，意思是對(duì)于別人的善意或幫助應(yīng)作相應(yīng)的回報(bào)。? 2、gets?a?good?salary.有一份很高的薪水。? 3、never?pays?it?back.從不歸還。? 參考譯文? 我正在一家飯館吃飯，托尼.斯蒂爾走了進(jìn)來。托尼曾在又家律師事務(wù)所工作，而現(xiàn)在正在一家銀行上班，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張桌子前。他從未向我借過錢，但他吃飯時(shí)，我提出向他借20英鎊。令我驚奇的是，他立

37、刻把錢給了我?！拔疫€未向你借過錢?！蓖心嵴f道，“所以現(xiàn)在你可以替我付飯錢了！” Lesson?12—Goodbye?and?good?luck 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,?Topsail.Tapsail?is?a?famous?little?boat.?It?has?sailed?acro

38、ss?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?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.? 課文注釋? 1.C

39、aptain?Charles?Alison.查爾斯.艾利森船長(zhǎng)? 2.the?Atlantic?大西洋，全稱為’the?Atlantic?Occan’.? 參考譯文? 我們的鄰居查爾斯.艾利森船長(zhǎng)明天就要從撲次茅斯啟航了。明天一大早我們將在碼頭為他送行。他將乘坐他的‘濤波賽’號(hào)小艇。“濤波賽”號(hào)是艘有名的小艇，他已經(jīng)多次橫渡大西洋。艾利森船長(zhǎng)將于8點(diǎn)鐘啟航，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。 Lesson?13—The?Greenwood?Boys The?Greenwoo

40、d?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.?T

41、he?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?trying?to?keep?order.?It?is?always?the?same?on?these?occasions.? 課文注釋? 1.all?parts?of?the?country,全國各地。? 2.will?be?arriving,將要到達(dá)。?

42、 這句話中是時(shí)態(tài)被稱作將來進(jìn)行時(shí)，用來表示最近的將來正在進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作或說話人設(shè)想已經(jīng)安排好的事情。? 3.by?train,乘火車（來），因此類推，我們可以說by?air,by?sea,by?bus?等。? 4.as?usual,和往常一樣。? 5.keep?order,維持秩序。? 參考譯文? “綠色少年”是一個(gè)流行歌曲演唱團(tuán)。目前他們正在全國各地巡回演出，明天就要到達(dá)此地。他們將乘火車來，鎮(zhèn)上的大部分青年人將到車站迎接他們。明晚他們將在工人俱樂部演出?！熬G色少年”準(zhǔn)備在此逗留5天。在此期間，他們將演出5場(chǎng)。同往常一樣，警察的日子不好過，他們將設(shè)法維持秩序。每逢這種場(chǎng)合，

43、情況都這樣。 Lesson?14—Do?you?speak?English? 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?morn

44、ing?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!?

45、 課文注釋? 1.I?drove?on?the?next?town.我繼續(xù)是駛往下一個(gè)城鎮(zhèn)。? 句中的副詞?on?有“繼續(xù)地”，“不停頓地”意思。? 2.on?the?way,在途中。? 3.ask?for?a?lift,要求搭車。? 4.apart?form,除了……以外。? 5.As?I?soon?learnt,he?was?English?himself!我很快就知道，他自己就是個(gè)英國人。? 參考譯文? 去年我有過一次有趣的經(jīng)歷。在離開法國南部的一個(gè)小村莊后，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。我把車停下，他向我提出要求搭車。他一上車，我

46、就用法語向他問好，他也同樣用法語回答我。除了個(gè)別幾個(gè)單詞外，我根本不會(huì)法語。旅途中我們誰也沒講話。就要到達(dá)那個(gè)鎮(zhèn)時(shí)，那青年突然開了口，慢慢地說道“你會(huì)講英語嗎？”?我很快了解到，他自己就是個(gè)英國人！ 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?

47、sat?down,?he?said?that?business?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?come. ’Mr.Harmsworth,’?I?said?in?a?weak?voice. ’Don’t?interrupt,’?he?said. Then?he?smiled?and?told?me?I?would?receive?an?e

48、xtra?thousand?pounds?a?year! New?words?and?expressions?生詞和短語 secretary?n.?秘書 nervous?adj.?精神緊張的 afford?v.?負(fù)擔(dān)得起 weak?adj.?弱的 interrupt?v.?插話，打斷 參考譯文 秘書告訴我說哈姆斯沃斯先生要見我。我走進(jìn)他的辦公室，感到非常緊張。我進(jìn)去的時(shí)候，他連頭也沒抬。待我坐下后，他說生意非常不景氣。他還告訴我，公司支付不起這么龐大的工資開支，有20個(gè)人已經(jīng)離去。我知道這次該輪到我了。 “哈姆斯沃斯先生，”我無力地說。 “不要打斷我

49、的話，”他說。 然后他微笑了一下告訴我說，我每年將得到1,000?英鎊的額外收入。 ?Lesson?16?A?polite?request?彬彬有禮的要求? First?listen?and?then?answer?the?question. 聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。 What?was?the?polite?request? 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?

50、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?"No?Parking"?area.?You?will?enjoy?your?stay?here?if?you?pay?attention?to?our?street?signs.?This?no

51、te?is?only?a?reminder.’?If?you?receive?a?request?like?this,?you?cannot?fail?to?obey?it! New?words?and?expressions?生詞和短語 park?v.?停放（汽車） traffic?n.?交通 ticket)?n.?交通違規(guī)罰款單 note?n.?便條 area?n.?地段 sign?n.?指示牌 reminder?n.?提示 fail?v.?無視，忘記 obey?v.?服從 參考譯文 一旦你把汽車停錯(cuò)了地方，交通警很快就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)。如果他沒給

52、你罰單就放你走了，算你走運(yùn)。然而，情況并不都是這樣，交通警有時(shí)也很客氣。有一次在瑞典度假，我發(fā)現(xiàn)我的車上有這樣一個(gè)字條：“先生，歡迎您光臨我們的城市。此處是‘禁止停車’區(qū)。如果您對(duì)我們街上的標(biāo)牌稍加注意，您在此會(huì)過得很愉快的。謹(jǐn)此提請(qǐng)注意。”如果你收到這樣的懇求，你是不會(huì)不遵照?qǐng)?zhí)行的！ Lesson?17??Always?young????青春常駐 ????First?listen?and?then?answer?the?question. ????聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。 ????Why?doesn’t?Aunt?Jennifer?tell?anyone?how?ol

53、d?she?is? ? 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?dr

54、ess?and?long?black?stockings.?Last?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!’ New?words?and?expressions?生詞和短語 appear??v.?登場(chǎng)，扮演 stage??n.?舞臺(tái)

55、 bright??adj.?鮮艷的 stocking??n.?（女用）長(zhǎng)筒襪 sock??n.?短襪 參考譯文 ????我的姑姑詹妮弗是位演員，她至少也有35歲了。盡管如此，她卻常在舞臺(tái)上扮演小姑娘。詹妮弗很快又要參加一個(gè)新劇的演出。這一次，她將扮演一個(gè)17歲的少女。演出時(shí)她必須穿一條鮮紅色的裙子和黑色的長(zhǎng)筒襪。去年在演另一個(gè)劇時(shí)，她不得不穿短襪和一件鮮艷的橘紅色的衣服。一旦有人問起她有多大年紀(jì)，她總是回答：“親愛的，長(zhǎng)成大人真可怕?。　? Lesson?18:?He?often?does?this!?????他經(jīng)常干這種事！? ????First?listen?a

56、nd?then?answer?the?question. ????聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。 ????What?had?happened?to?the?writer’s?bag? ?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?

57、meal?"?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?

58、does?this!’ New?words?and?expressions?生詞和短語 pub??n.?小酒店 landlord??n.?店主 bill??n.?帳單 參考譯文 ????我在一家鄉(xiāng)村小酒店吃過午飯后，就找我的提包。我曾把它放在門邊的椅子上，可這會(huì)兒不見了！當(dāng)我正在尋找時(shí)，酒店老板走了進(jìn)來。 ????“您吃得好嗎？”他問。 ????“很好，謝謝。”我回答，“但我付不了帳，我的提包沒有了?！? ????酒店老板笑了笑，馬上走了出去。一會(huì)兒工夫他拿著我的提包回來了，把它還給了我。 ????“實(shí)在抱歉，”他說，“我的狗把它弄到花園里去了，他常干

59、這種事！” ?Lesson?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?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?exclai

60、med. ????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?office?at?once. ????’Could?I?have?those?two?tickets?please?’?I?asked. ????’Certainly,’?the?girl?said,?’but?they’re?for?nex

61、t?Wednesday’s?performance.?Do?you?still?want?them?’ ????’I?might?as?well?have?them,’?I?said?sadly. New?words?and?expressions?生詞和短語 hurry??v.?匆忙 ticket?office?售票處 pity??n.?令人遺憾的事 exclaim??v.?大聲說 return??v.?退回 sadly??adv.?悲哀地，喪氣地 參考譯文 ????“劇馬上就要開演了，”我說。 ????“也許已經(jīng)開演了呢，”蘇珊回答說。

62、 ????我匆匆趕到售票處，問：“我可以買兩張票嗎？” ????“對(duì)不起，票已售完?！蹦俏还媚镎f。 ????“真可惜！”蘇珊大聲說。 ????正在這時(shí)，一個(gè)男子匆匆奔向售票處。 ????“我可以退掉這兩張票嗎？”他問。 ????“當(dāng)然可以，”那姑娘說。 ????我馬上又回到售票處。 ????“我可以買那兩張票嗎？”我問。 ??“當(dāng)然可以，不過這兩張票是下星期三的，您是否還要呢？” ? ?“我還是買下的好，”我垂頭喪氣地說。 Lesson?20:?One?man?in?a?boat?獨(dú)坐孤舟? Fishing?is?my?favouri

63、te?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

64、?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! New?words?and?expressions?生詞和短語 catch??v.?抓到 f

65、isherman??n.?釣魚人，漁民 boot??n.??靴子 waste??n.?浪費(fèi) realize??v.?意識(shí)到 參考譯文 ????釣魚是我特別喜愛的一項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)。我經(jīng)常一釣數(shù)小時(shí)卻一無所獲，但我從不為此煩惱。有些垂釣者就是不走運(yùn)，他們往往魚釣不到，卻釣上來些舊靴子和垃圾。我的運(yùn)氣甚至還不及他們。我什么東西也未釣到過?--?就連舊靴子也沒有。我總是在河上呆上整整一上午，然后空著袋子回家?！澳憧蓜e再釣魚了！”我的朋友們說，“這是浪費(fèi)時(shí)間?！比欢麄儧] Lesson?21:Mad?or?not???是不是瘋了? Aeroplanes?are?slowly

66、?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?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?