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新概念英語第二冊課文及翻譯 Lesson1Aprivateconversation私人談話LastweekIwenttothetheatre.Ihadaverygoodseat.Theplaywasveryinteresting.Ididnotenjoyit.Ayoungmanandayoungwomanweresittingbehindme.Theyweretalkingloudly.Igotveryangry.Icouldnotheartheactors.Iturnedround.Ilookedatthemanandthewomanangrily.Theydidnotpayanyattention.Intheend,Icouldnotbearit.Iturnedroundagain.'Ican'thearaword!'Isaidangrily.‘It’snoneofyourbusiness,'theyoungmansaidrudely.'Thisisaprivateconversation!'.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!”Lesson2Breakfastorlunch?早餐還是午餐?ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.Isometimesstayinbeduntillunchtime.LastSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Itwasdarkoutside.'Whataday!'Ithought.'It'srainingagain.'Justthen,thetelephonerang.ItwasmyauntLucy.'I'vejustarrivedbytrain,'shesaid.'I'mcomingtoseeyou.''ButI'mstillhavingbreakfast,'Isaid.'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.‘I’mhavingbreakfast,'Irepeated.'Dearme,'shesaid.'Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?It'soneo'clock!''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,我起得很晚。我望望窗外,外面一片昏暗?!肮硖鞖?!”我想,“又下雨了。”正在這時,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?,”我又說了一遍?!疤彀。彼f,“你總是起得這么晚嗎?現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)1點鐘了!”Lesson3Pleasesendmeacard請給我寄一張明信片Postcardsalwaysspoilmyholidays.Lastsummer,IwenttoItaly.Ivisitedmuseumsandsatinpublicgardens.AfriendlywaitertaughtmeafewwordsofItalian.'Thenhelentmeabook.Ireadafewlines,butIdidnotunderstandaword.EverydayIthoughtaboutpostcards.Myholidayspassedquickly,butIdidnotsendanycardstomyfriends.OnthelastdayImadeabigdecision.Igotupearlyandboughtthirty-sevencards.Ispentthewholedayinmyroom,butIdidnotwriteasinglecard!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!Lesson4Anexcitingtrip激動人心的旅行Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.HeisinAustralia.Hehasbeenthereforsixmonths.Timisanengineer.HeisworkingforabigfirmandhehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesinAustralia.HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAliceSprings,asmalltowninthecenterofAustralia.HewillsoonvisitDarwin.Fromthere,hewillflytoPerth.Mybrotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfindingthistripveryexciting.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。Lesson5Nowrongnumbers無錯號之虞Mr.JamesScotthasagarageinSilburyandnowhehasjustboughtanothergarageinPinhurst.PinhurstisonlyfivemilesfromSilbury,butMr.Scottcannotgetatelephoneforhisnewgarage,sohehasjustboughttwelvepigeons.Yesterday,apigeoncarriedthefirstmessagefromPinhursttoSilbury.Thebirdcoveredthedistanceinthreeminutes.Uptonow,Mr.Scotthassentagreatmanyrequestsforsparepartsandotherurgentmessagesfromonegaragetotheother.Inthisway,hehasbegunhisownprivatetelephoneservice.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。Lesson6PercyButtons珀西·巴頓斯IhavejustmovedtoahouseinBridgeStreet.Yesterdayabeggarknockedatmydoor.Heaskedmeforamealandaglassofbeer.Inreturnforthis,thebeggarstoodonhisheadandsangsongs.Igavehimameal.Heatethefoodanddrankthebeer.Thenheputapieceofcheeseinhispocketandwentaway.Lateraneighbortoldmeabouthim.Everybodyknowshim.HisnameisPercyButtons.Hecallsateveryhouseinthestreetonceamonthandalwaysasksforamealandaglassofbeer.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。Lesson7Toolate為時太晚Theplanewaslateanddetectiveswerewaitingattheairportallmorning.TheywereexpectingavaluableparcelofdiamondfromSouthAfrica.Afewhoursearlier,someonehadtoldthepolicethatthieveswouldtrytostealthediamonds.Whentheplanearrived,someofthedetectiveswerewaitinginsidethemainbuildingwhileotherswerewaitingontheairfield.TwomentooktheparcelofftheplaneandcarrieditintotheCustomsHouse.Whiletwodetectiveswerekeepingguardatthedoor,twoothersopenedtheparcel.Totheirsurprise,thepreciousparcelwasfullofstonesandsand!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!Lesson8Thebestandtheworst最好的和最差的JoeSandershasthemostbeautifulgardeninourtown.Nearlyeverybodyentersfor'TheNicestGardenCompetition'eachyear,butJoewinseverytime.BillFrith'sgardenislargerthanJoe's.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe'sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!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!Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes'time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,'It'stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!'Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.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。Lesson10Notforjazz不適于演奏爵士樂Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongedtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather's.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。Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother禮尚往來IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer'sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendmetwentypounds.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately.'Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,'Harrysaid,'sonowyoucanpayformydinner!'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。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。“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!”Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再見,一路順風Ourneighbor,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat;Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto'clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.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⊥?,它已經(jīng)多次橫渡大西洋。艾利森船長將于8點鐘啟航,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。Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys綠林少年TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoungpeopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers'Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.“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,情況都是這樣。Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你會講英語嗎?Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,'DoyouspeakEnglish?'AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!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!Lesson15Goodnews佳音ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome.'Mr.Harmsworth,'Isaidinaweakvoice.'Don'tinterrupt,'hesaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextrathousandpoundsayear!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?!肮匪刮炙瓜壬蔽覠o力地說。“不要打斷我的話,”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。Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有禮的要求Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:'Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder.'Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!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!Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常駐MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,'Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!'我的姑姑詹妮弗是位演員,她至少也有35歲了。盡管如此,她卻常在舞臺上扮演小姑娘。詹妮弗很快又要參加一個新劇的演出。這一次,她將扮演一個17歲的少女。演出時她必須穿一條鮮紅色的裙子和黑色的長筒襪。去年在演另一個劇時,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,她總是回答:“親愛的,長成大人真可怕??!”Lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他經(jīng)常干這種事!AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn'tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein.'Didyouhaveagoodmeal?'heasked.'Yes,thankyou,'Ianswered,'butIcan'tpaythebill.Ihaven'tgotmybag.'Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome.'I'mverysorry,'hesaid'Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis.'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,可這會兒不見了!當我正在尋找時,酒店老板走了進來?!澳缘煤脝幔俊彼麊??!昂芎?,謝謝?!蔽一卮?,“但我付不了帳,我的提包沒有了?!本频昀习逍α诵?,馬上走了出去。一會兒工夫他拿著我的提包回來了,把它還給了我?!皩嵲诒?,”他說,“我的狗把它弄到花園里去了,他常干這種事!”Lesson19Soldout票已售完'Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,'Isaid.'Itmayhavebegunalready,'Susananswered.'Ihurriedtotheticket-office.'MayIhavetwoticketsplease?'Iasked.'I'msorry,we'vesoldout,'thegirlsaid.'Whatapity!'Susanexclaimed.Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office.'CanIreturnthesetwotickets?'heasked.'Certainly,'thegirlsaid.'CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?'Iasked.'Certainly,'thegirlsaid,'buttheyarefornextWednesday'sperformance.'Imightaswellhavethem,'Isaidsadly.“劇馬上就要開演了,”我說?!耙苍S已經(jīng)開演了呢,”蘇珊回答說。我匆匆趕到售票處,問:“我可以買兩張票嗎?”“對不起,票已售完?!蹦俏还媚镎f?!罢婵上В 碧K珊大聲說。正在這時,一個男子匆匆奔向售票處。“我可以退掉這兩張票嗎?”他問?!爱斎豢梢?,”那姑娘說。我馬上又回到售票處?!拔铱梢再I那兩張票嗎?”我問?!爱斎豢梢裕贿^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。Lesson20Onemaninaboat獨坐孤舟Fishingismyfavoritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag.'Youmustgiveupfishing!'myfriendssay.'It'sawasteoftime.'Buttheydon'trealizeoneimportantthing.I'mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!釣魚是我特別喜愛的一項運動。我經(jīng)常一釣數(shù)小時卻一無所獲,但我從不為此煩惱。有些垂釣者就是不走運,他們往往魚釣不到,卻釣上來些舊靴子和垃圾。我的運氣甚至還不及他們。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,“這是浪費時間?!比欢麄儧]有認識到重要的一點,我并不是真的對釣魚有興趣,我感興趣的只是獨坐孤舟,無所事事!Lesson21Madornot?是不是瘋了?Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.飛機正在逐漸把我逼瘋。我住在一個機場附近,過往飛機日夜不絕于耳。機場是許多年前建的,但由于某種原因當時未能啟用。然而去年機場開始使用了。有100多人肯定是被噪音逼得已經(jīng)棄家遠去,我是少數(shù)留下來的人中的一個。有時我覺得這房子就要被一架飛過的飛機撞倒。他們曾向我提供一大筆錢讓我搬走,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。Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.我的女兒簡從未想過會接到荷蘭一位同齡姑娘的來信。去年,當我們橫渡英吉利海峽時,簡把寫有她姓名和住址的一張紙條裝進了一只瓶子,又將瓶子扔進了大海。此后她就再沒去想那只瓶子。但10個月以后,她收到了荷蘭一位姑娘的來信。現(xiàn)在這兩位姑娘定期通信了。然而她們還是決定利用郵局。這樣會稍微多花點錢,但肯定是快得多了。Lesson23Anewhouse新居Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenowlivinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.昨天我收到了姐姐的一封信,她住在尼日利亞。在信中她說她明年將到英國來。如果她來了,她會感到非常驚奇了。我們現(xiàn)在住在鄉(xiāng)間的一棟漂亮的新住宅里。這棟房子在我姐姐離開之前就已動工了,是在5個月以前竣工的。我在信中告訴她,她可以和我們住在一起。這棟房子里有許多房間,還有一個漂亮的花園。它是一棟非?,F(xiàn)代化的住宅,因此在有些人看來很古怪。它肯定是這個地區(qū)唯一的一棟現(xiàn)代化住宅。Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之萬幸Ienteredthehotelmanager'sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost$50andIfeltveryupset.'Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,'Isaid,'andit'snottherenow.'Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing.'Everyone'slosingmoneythesedays,'hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained$5o.'Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman'sroom'shesaid.'Well,'Isaidtothemanager,'thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!’我走進飯店經(jīng)理的辦公室,坐了下來。我剛剛丟了50英鎊,感到非常煩惱?!拔野彦X放在房間里,”我說,“可現(xiàn)在沒有了?!苯?jīng)理深表同情,但卻無能為力。“現(xiàn)在大家都在丟錢,”他說。他開始抱怨起這個邪惡的世道來,卻被一陣敲門聲打斷了。一個姑娘走了進來,把一個信封放在了他桌上。它里面裝著50英鎊?!斑@是我在這位先生的房門外撿到的,”她說?!笆前?,”我對那位經(jīng)理說,“這世界上還是有誠實可言的!”Lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英國人講的是英語嗎?IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly.'Iamaforeigner,'Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit.'You'llsoonlearnEnglish!'hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon'tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?

我終于到了倫敦?;疖囌竞艽?,又黑又暗。我不知道去飯店的路該怎么走,于是向一個搬運工打聽。我的英語講得不但非常認真,而且咬字也非常清楚。然而搬運工卻不明白我的話。我把問話重復了很多遍。他終于聽懂了。他回答了,但他講得既不慢也不清楚?!拔沂莻€外國人,”我說。于是他說得慢了,可我還是聽不懂。我的老師從來不那樣講英語!我和搬運工相視一笑。接著,他說了點什么,這回我聽懂了?!澳鷷芸鞂W會英語的!”他說。我感到奇怪。在英國,人們各自說著一種不同的語言。英國人之間相互聽得懂,可我卻不懂他們的話!他們說的是英語嗎?lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美術評論家IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis'about'.Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot'about'anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday.'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.'I'mhangingthispictureonthewall,'Ianswered.'It'sanewone.Doyoulikeit?'Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment.'It'sallright,'shesaid,'butisn'titupside-down?'Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!我是個學藝術的學生,畫了很多畫。有很多人裝成很懂現(xiàn)代藝術的樣子,總是告訴你一幅畫的“意思”是什么。當然,有很多畫是什么“意思”也沒有的。它們就是些好看的圖案,我們喜愛它們就像我們喜歡漂亮的窗簾布一樣。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7歲,但她總能說出我的畫是好還是壞。昨天她到我房里來了。Lesson27Awetnight雨夜Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!傍晚時分,孩子們在田野中央搭起了帳篷。這件事剛剛做完,他們就在篝火上燒起了飯。他們全都餓了,飯菜散發(fā)出陣陣香味。他們美美地吃了一頓飯后,就圍在營火旁講起了故事,唱起了歌。但過了一陣子。天下起雨來,于是他們撲滅了篝火,鉆進了帳篷。睡袋既暖和又舒服,所以,他們都睡得很香。午夜前后,有兩個孩子醒了,大聲叫了起來。原來帳篷里到處都是水!他們全都跳出睡袋,跑到外面。雨下得很大,他們發(fā)現(xiàn)地上已經(jīng)形成了一條小溪。那小溪彎彎曲曲穿過田野,然后正好從他們的帳篷底下流過去。Lesson28Noparking禁止停車JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup'NoParking'signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!賈斯珀.懷特是少有的相信古代神話的人之一。他剛在城里買下一所新房子,但自從搬進去后,就和汽車及車主們發(fā)生了磨擦。當他夜里回到家時,總是發(fā)現(xiàn)有人把車停在他家大門外。為此,他甚至一次也沒能把自己的車開進車庫。賈斯珀曾把幾塊“禁止停車”的牌子掛在大門外邊,但沒有任何效果。現(xiàn)在他把一個丑陋的石雕頭像放在了大門上邊,這是我見過的最丑陋的頭像之一。我問他那是什么?他告訴我那是蛇發(fā)女怪美杜莎。賈斯珀希望她把汽車和車主們都變成石頭。但到目前為止還沒有一個變成石頭呢!Lesson29Taxi!出租汽車!CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The'taxi'isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda'PilatusPorter'.Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett'sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.本.弗西特機長買了一輛不同尋常的出租汽車,并開始了一項新的業(yè)務。這輛“出租汽車”是一架小型瑞士飛機,叫“皮勒特斯.波特“號。這架奇妙的飛機可以載7名乘客。然而,最令人驚奇的是它能夠在任何地方降落:雪地上,水面上,甚至剛耕過的田里。弗西特機長的第一名乘客是位醫(yī)生,他從伯明翰飛往威爾士山區(qū)一個偏僻的村莊。從那時開始,弗西特機長已經(jīng)載送乘客到過許多不尋常的地方。一次,他把飛機降落在了一棟公寓樓的屋頂上;還有一次,降落在了一個廢棄的停車場上。弗西特機長剛剛拒絕了一位商人的奇怪要求。這個人想要飛往大西洋上的一個孤島--羅卡爾島,弗西特機長之所以不送他去,是因為那段飛行太危險了。Lesson30Footballorpolo?足球還是水球?TheWayleisasmallriverthatcutsacrosstheparknearmyhome.IlikesittingbytheWayleonfineafternoons.ItwaswarmlastSunday,soIwentandsatontheriverbankasusual.Somechildrenwereplayinggamesonthebankandthereweresomepeoplerowingontheriver.Suddenly,oneofthechildrenkickedaballveryhardanditwenttowardsapassingboat.Somepeopleonthebankcalledouttothemanintheboat,buthedidnothearthem.Theballstruckhimsohardthathenearlyfellintothewater.Iturnedtolookatthechildren,butthereweren'tanyinsight:theyhadallrunaway!Themanlaughedwhenherealizedwhathadhappened.Hecalledouttothechildrenandthrewtheballbacktothebank.威爾河是橫穿過我家附近公園的一條小河。我喜歡在天氣晴朗的下午到河邊坐坐。上星期日天氣很暖和。于是我和往常一樣,又去河邊坐著。河岸上有些孩子正在玩耍,河面上有些人正在劃船。突然,一個孩子狠狠地踢了一腳球,球便向著一只劃過來的小船飛去。岸上的一些人對著小船上的人高喊,但他沒有聽見。球重重地打在他身上,使他差點兒落入水中。我轉過頭去看那些孩子,但一個也不見,全都跑了!當那個人明白了發(fā)生的事情時,笑了起來。他大聲叫著那些孩子,把球扔回到岸上。Lesson31Successstory成功者的故事YesterdayafternoonFrankHawkinswastellingmeabouthisexperiencesasayoungman.Frankisnowtheheadofaverylargebusinesscompany,butasaboyheusedtoworkinasmallshop.Itwashisjobtorepairbicyclesandatthattimeheusedtoworkfourteenhoursaday.Hesavedmoneyforyearsandin1938heboughtasmallwork-shopofhisown.DuringthewarFrankusedtomakesparepartsforaeroplanes.Atthattimehehadtwohelpers.Bytheendofthewar,thesmallwork-shophadbecomealargefactorywhichemployedsevenhundredandtwenty-eightpeople.Franksmiledwhenherememberedhishardearlyyearsandthelongroadtosuccess.Hewasstillsmilingwhenthedooropenedandhiswifecamein.Shewantedhimtorepairtheirson'sbicycle!昨天下午弗蘭克.霍金斯向我講述了他年輕時的經(jīng)歷。在退休前,弗蘭克是一家非常大的商業(yè)公司的經(jīng)理,但他小時候卻在一家小鋪里做工。他那時的工作是修理自行車,并且通常是一天工作14個小時。他靠多年積蓄,于1958年買下了自己的一個小鋪子。20多歲的時候,弗蘭克曾生產(chǎn)飛機零配件。那時他有兩個幫手。幾年之后,小鋪子已經(jīng)發(fā)展成了一個雇有728人的大工廠。弗蘭克回想著他早年的艱難經(jīng)歷和走過的漫長的成功之路,微笑了。他正笑著的時候門開了,他的妻子走了進來。她叫他去修理孫子的自行車。Lesson32Shoppingmadeeasy購物變得很方便Peoplearenotsohonestastheyoncewere.Thetemptationtostealisgreaterthaneverbefore--especiallyinlargeshops.Adetectiverecentlywatchedawell-dressedwomanwhoalwayswentintoalargestoreonMondaymornings.OneMonday,therewerefewerpeopleintheshopthanusualwhenthewomancamein,soitwaseasierforthedetectivetowatchher.Thewomanfirstboughtafewsmallarticles.Afteralittletime,shechoseoneofthemostexpensivedressesintheshopandhandedittoanassistantwhowrappeditupforherasquicklyaspossible.Thenthewomansimplytooktheparcelandwalkedoutoftheshopwithoutpaying.Whenshewasarrested,thedetectivefoundoutthattheshop-assistantwasherdaughter.Thegirl'gave'hermotherafreedressonceaweek!人們不再像以前那樣誠實了。偷竊的誘惑力比以往任何時候都更強烈--特別是在大的商店里。一名偵探最近注意上了一位穿著講究的婦女,她總是在星期一上午進入一家大商場。有一個星期一,當這位婦女走進這家商場時,里面的人比往常少,因此,偵探比較容易監(jiān)視她。這位婦女先是買了幾樣小商品。過了一會兒,她又選了商場里最昂貴的一件衣服,把它遞給了售貨員。那售貨員以最快的速度為她包好了衣服。然后,那婦女拿過包就走出了商場,根本沒有付錢。她被逮捕后。偵探發(fā)現(xiàn)原來那售貨員是她的女兒。那姑娘每星期“送”她母親一件免費的衣服!lesson33Outofthedarkness沖出黑暗Nearlyaweekpassedbeforethegirlwasabletoexplainwhathadhappenedtoher.Oneafternoonshesetoutfromthecoastinasmallboatandwascaughtinastorm.Towardsevening,theboatstruckarockandthegirljumpedintothesea.Thensheswamtotheshoreafterspendingthewholenightinthewater.Duringthattimeshecoveredadistanceofeightmiles.Earlynextmorning,shesawalightahead.Sheknewshewasneartheshorebecausethelightwashighuponthecliffs.Onarrivingattheshore,thegirlstruggleduptheclifftowardsthelightshehadseen.Thatwasallsheremembered.Whenshewokeupadaylater,shefoundherselfinhospital.幾乎過了一個星期,那姑娘才能講述自己的遭遇。一天下午,她乘小船從海岸出發(fā),遇上了風暴。天將黑時,小船撞在了一塊礁石上,姑娘跳進了海里。她在海里游了整整一夜才游到岸邊。在那段時間里,她游了8英里。第二天凌晨,她看到前方有燈光,知道自己已經(jīng)接近岸邊了,因為那燈光是在高高的峭壁上。到達岸邊后,姑娘朝著她看到的燈光方向掙扎著往峭壁上爬去。她所記得的就是這些。第二天她醒來時,發(fā)現(xiàn)自己躺在醫(yī)院里。Lesson34Quickwork破案“神速”TedRobinsonhasbeenworriedalltheweek.LastTuesdayhereceivedaletterfromthelocalpolice.Intheletterhewasaskedtocallatthes

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