新概念英語第二冊課文.doc

Lesson 1A private conversation私人談話First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。Why did the writer complain to the people behind him?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 cant hear a word! I said angrily. Its none of your business, the young man said rudely. This is a private conversation!New words and expressions 生詞和短語private adj. 私人的conversation n. 談話theatre n. 劇場，戲院seat n. 座位play n. 戲loudly adv. 大聲地angry adj. 生氣的angrily adv. 生氣地attention n. 注意bear v. 容忍business n. 事file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/01.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:10rudely adv. 無禮地，粗魯?shù)貐⒖甲g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，因為我聽不見演員在說什么。我回過頭去怒視著那一男一女，他們卻毫不理會。最后，我忍不住了，又一次回過頭去，生氣地說：“我一個字也聽不見了！”“不關你的事，”那男的毫不客氣地說，“這是私人間的談話！”Lesson 2Breakfast or lunch?早餐還是午餐？First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。Why was the writers aunt surprised?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! Ithought. Its raining again. Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. Ive justarrived by train, she said. Im coming to see you.But Im still having breakfast, I said.What are you doing? she asked.Im having breakfast, I repeated.Dear me, she said. Do you always get up so late? Its one oclock!New words and expressions 生詞和短語until prep. 直到outside adv. 外面ring v. （鈴、電話等）響aunt n. 姑，姨，嬸，舅母repeat v. 重復參考譯文那是個星期天，而在星期天我是從來不早起的，有時我要一直躺到吃午飯的時候。上個星期天，我起得很file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/02.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:11晚。我望望窗外，外面一片昏暗?！肮硖鞖猓　蔽蚁?，“又下雨了?！闭谶@時，電話鈴響了。是我姑母露西打來的?！拔覄傁禄疖?，”她說，“我這就來看你?！薄暗疫€在吃早飯，”我說?！澳阍诟墒裁?？”她問道?！拔艺诔栽顼垼蔽矣终f了一遍?！疤彀?，”她說，“你總是起得這么晚嗎？現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)1點鐘了！”file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/03.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:12Lesson 3Please send me a card請給我寄一張明信片F(xiàn)irst listen and then answer the question.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。How many cards did the writer send?Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and satin public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he lent me a book. Iread a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Everyday I thought about postcards. Myholidays passed quickly, but I did not send cards to my friends. On the last day I made a bigdecision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but Idid not write a single card!New words and expressions 生詞和短語send v. 寄，送postcard n. 明信片spoil v. 使索然無味，損壞museum n. 博物館public adj. 公共的friendly adj. 友好的waiter n. 服務員，招待員lend v. 借給decision n. 決定whole adj. 整個的single adj. 唯一的，單一的file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/03.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:12參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，我作出了一項重大決定。我早早起了床，買來了37張明信片。我在房間里關了整整一天。然而竟連一張明信片也沒寫成！file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/04.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:13Lesson 4An exciting trip激動人心的旅行First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。Why is Tim finding this trip exciting?I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been therefor six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited agreat number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has goneto Alice springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. Fromthere, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is fending this tripvery exciting.New words and expressions 生詞和短語exciting adj. 令人興奮的receive v. 接受，收到firm n. 商行，公司different adj. 不同的centre n. 中心abroad adv. 在國外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個月了。蒂姆是個工程師，正在一家大公司工作，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file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/04.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:13小鎮(zhèn)艾利斯斯普林斯。他不久還將到達達爾文去，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人心。file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/05.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:13Lesson 5No wrong numbers無錯號之虞First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。What does No wrong numbers mean?Mr.James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage inPinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for hisnew garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first messagefrom Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr.Scotthas sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to theother. In this way, he has begun his own private telephone service.New words and expressions 生詞和短語pigeon n. 鴿子message n. 信息cover v. 越過distance n. 距離request n. 要求，請求spare part 備件service n. 業(yè)務，服務參考譯文詹姆斯.斯科特先生在錫爾伯里有一個汽車修理部，現(xiàn)在他剛在平赫斯特買了另一個汽車修理部。平赫特file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/05.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:13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，所以他買了只鴿子。昨天，一只鴿子把第一封信從平赫特帶到錫爾伯里。這只鳥只用了3分鐘就飛完了全程。到目前為止，斯科特先生從一個汽車修理部向另一個發(fā)送了大量索取備件的信件和其他緊急函件。就這樣，他開始自己的私人“電話”業(yè)務。file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/06.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:14Lesson 6Percy Buttons珀西.巴頓斯First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。Who is Percy Buttons?I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. Heasked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head andsang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheesein his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His nameis Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a mealand a glass of beer.New words and expressions 生詞和短語beggar n. 乞丐food n. 食物pocket n. 衣服口袋call v. 拜訪，光顧參考譯文我剛剛搬進了大橋街的一所房子。昨天一個乞丐來敲我的門，問我要一頓飯和一杯啤酒。作為回報，那乞丐頭頂?shù)氐沽⑵饋?，嘴里還唱著歌。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衣袋里走了。后來，一位鄰居告訴了我他的情況。大家都認識他，他叫珀西.巴頓斯。他每月對這條街上的每戶人家光顧一次，總是請求給他一頓飯和一杯啤酒。file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/07.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:15Lesson 7Too late為時太晚First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。Did the detectives save the diamonds?The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They wereexpecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had toldthe police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of thedetectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Twomen took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectiveswere keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the preciousparcel was full of stones and sand!New words and expressions 生詞和短語detective n. 偵探airport n. 機場expect v. 期待，等待valuable adj. 貴重的parcel n. 包裹diamond n. 鉆石steal v. 偷main adj. 主要的airfield n. 飛機起落的場地file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/07.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:15guard n. 警戒，守衛(wèi)precious adj. 珍貴的stone n. 石子sand n. 沙子參考譯文飛機誤點了，偵探們在機場等了整整一上午。他們正期待從南非來的一個裝著鉆石的貴重包裹。數(shù)小時以前，有人向警方報告，說有人企圖偷走這些鉆石。當飛機到達時，一些偵探等候在主樓內，另一些偵探則守候在停機坪上。有兩個人把包裹拿下飛機，進了海關。這時兩個偵探把住門口，另外兩個偵探打開了包裹。令他們吃驚的是，那珍貴的包裹里面裝的全是石頭和沙子！file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/08.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:15Lesson 8The best and the worst最好的和最差的First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。Why is Joes garden the most beautiful one in the town?Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for TheNicest Garden Competition each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Friths garden is largerthan Joes. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joes gardenis more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I likegardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, andI always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!New words and expressions 生詞和短語competition n. 比賽，競賽neat adj. 整齊的，整潔的path n. 小路，小徑wooden adj. 木頭的pool n. 水池參考譯文喬.桑德斯擁有我們鎮(zhèn)上最漂亮的花園。幾乎每個人都參加每年舉辦的“最佳花園競賽”，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file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/08.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:15動。每年的花園競賽我也參加，但總因是鎮(zhèn)上最劣的花園而獲得一個小獎！ file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/09.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:16Lesson 9A cold welcome冷遇First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。What does a cold welcome refer to?On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a largecrowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twentyminutes time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The bigminute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted.Its two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped! I looked at my watch. It was true. Thebig clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.New words and expressions 生詞和短語welcome n. 歡迎；v. 歡迎crowd n. 人群gather v. 聚集hand n. （表或機器的）指針shout v. 喊叫refuse v. 拒絕laugh v. 笑參考譯文星期三的晚上，我們去了市政廳。 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file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/09.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:16鐘，大鐘將敲響12下。15分鐘過去了，而就在11點55分時，大鐘停了。那根巨大的分針不動了。 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，大家已經(jīng)笑了起來，同時唱起了歌。file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/10.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:17Lesson 10Not for jazz不適于演奏爵士樂First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。What happened to the clavichord?We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made in Germany in1681. Our clavichord is 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 avisitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings werebroken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by afriend of my fathers.New words and expressions 生詞和短語jazz n. 爵士音樂musical adj. 音樂的instrument n. 樂器clavichord n. 古鋼琴recently adv. 最近damage v. 損壞key n. 琴鍵string n. （樂器的）弦shock v. 使不悅或生氣，震驚allow v. 允許，讓touch v. 觸摸file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/10.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:17參考譯文我家有件古樂器，被稱作古鋼琴，是1681年德國造的。我們的這架古鋼琴存放在起居室里。我們家有這件樂器已經(jīng)很久了， 是我祖父在很多年以前買的?？伤罱灰粋€客人弄壞了，因為她用它來彈奏爵士樂。她在擊琴鍵時用力過猛，損壞了兩根琴弦。我父親大為吃驚，不許我們再動它。父親的一個朋友正在修理這件樂器。file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/11.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:17Lesson 11One good turn deserves another禮尚往來First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。Who paid for Tonys dinner?I was having dinner at a restaurant when Tony Steele came in. Tony worked in a lawyersoffice years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrowsmoney 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 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!New words and expressions 生詞和短語turn n. 行為，舉止deserve v. 應得到，值得lawyer n. 律師bank n. 銀行salary n. 工資immediately adv. 立刻參考譯文我正在一家飯館吃飯，托尼.斯蒂爾走了進來。托尼曾在一家律師事務所工作，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。file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/11.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:17他從未向我借過錢。當他吃飯時，我提出向他借20英鎊。令我驚奇的是，他立刻把錢給了我?！拔疫€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！”file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/12.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:18Lesson 12Goodbye and good luck再見，一路順風First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。Where is Captain Alison going and how?Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. Well meet him atthe harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat, Topsail. Topsail is a famouslittle boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eightoclock, so well have plenty of time. Well see his boat and then well say goodbye to him. Hewill be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important raceacross the Atlantic.New words and expressions 生詞和短語luck n. 運氣，幸運captain n. 船長sail v. 航行harbour n. 港口proud adj. 自豪important adj. 重要的參考譯文我們的鄰居查爾斯.艾利森船長明天就要從樸次茅斯啟航了。明天一大早我們將在碼頭為他送行。他將乘坐他的“濤波賽”號小艇?！皾ㄙ悺碧柺撬矣忻男⊥В呀?jīng)多次橫渡大西洋。艾利森船長將于8點鐘啟file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/12.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:18航，因此我們有充裕的時間。我們將參觀他的船，然后和他告別。他要離開兩個月，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。file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/13.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:19Lesson 13The Greenwood Boys綠林少年First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。Why will the police have a difficult time?The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers. At present, they are visiting all parts ofthe country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be coming by train and most of theyoung people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will besinging at the Workers Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During thistime, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. Theywill be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.New words and expressions 生詞和短語group n. 小組，團體pop singer 流行歌手club n. 俱樂部performance n. 演出occasion n. 場合參考譯文“綠林少年”是一個流行歌曲演唱團。目前他們正在全國各地巡回演出，明天就要到達此地。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。“綠林少年”準備在此逗留5天。在此期間，他們將演出5場。同往常一樣，警察的日子將不好過，他們將設法維持秩序。每逢這種場合，file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/13.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:19情況都是這樣。file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/14.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:19Lesson 14Do you speak English?你會講英語嗎？First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。Did the young man speak English?I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south ofFrance, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he askedme for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and hereplied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neitherof 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!New words and expressions 生詞和短語amusing adj. 好笑的，有趣的experience n. 經(jīng)歷wave v. 招手lift n. 搭便車reply v. 回答language n. 語言journey n. 旅行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小村莊后，我繼續(xù)駛往下一個城鎮(zhèn)。途中，一個青年file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/14.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:19人向我招手。我把車停下，他向我提出要求搭車。他一上車，我就用法語向他問早上好，他也同樣用法語回答我。除了個別幾個單詞外，我根本不會法語。旅途中我們誰也沒講話。就要到達那個鎮(zhèn)時，那青年突然開了口，慢慢地說道：“你會講英語嗎？”我很快了解到，他自己就是個英國人！file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/15.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:20Lesson 15Good news佳音First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。What was the good news?The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when I went intohis office. He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said thatbusiness 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.Dont interrupt, he said.Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra 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. 負擔得起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。我走進他的辦公室，感到非常緊張。我進去的時候，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個人已經(jīng)離去。我知道這次該輪到我了。file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/15.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:20“哈姆斯沃斯先生，”我無力地說?！安灰驍辔业脑?，”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。file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/16.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:21Lesson 16A 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 bevery lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Trafficpolice 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 youpay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder. If you receive a request likethis, 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file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/16.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:21一旦你把汽車停錯了地方，交通警很快就會發(fā)現(xiàn)。如果他沒給你罰單就放你走了，算你走運。然而，情況并不都是這樣，交通警有時也很客氣。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)。如果您對我們街上的標牌稍加注意，您在此會過得很愉快的。謹此提請注意?！比绻闶盏竭@樣的懇求，你是不會不遵照執(zhí)行的！file:/D|/temp/book/新概念英語文本TXT版/2冊/17.TXT2009/3/4 19:32:21Lesson 17Always young青春常駐First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。Why doesnt Aunt Jennifer tell anyone how old