新概念英语第二册原文

1. A Private ConversationQ: 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 them 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!1 private praivit a.私人的 2 conversation knvsein n.谈话3 theatre it n.剧场，戏院 4 seat si:t n.座位5 play plei n.戏 6 loudly laudli ad.大声地7 angry gri a.生气的 8 angrilygrili ad.生气地9 attention tenn n.注意 10 bearbe v.容忍11 business biznis n.事 12 rudely ru:dli ad.无礼地，粗鲁地2. Breakfast or Lunch? Q: Why was the writers aunt surprised?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. Its raining again. Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. Ive just arrived 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!1 until ntil, ntil prep.直到 2 outside autsaid ad.外面3 ring ri v.(铃、电话等)响 4 aunt :nt n.姑，姨，婶，舅妈5 repeat ripi:t v.重复3. Please Send Me a CardQ: How many cards did the writer send?Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in the public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he lends 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!1 send send v.寄，送 2 postcard pustk:d n.明信片3 spoil spil v.使索然无味，损坏 4 museummju:zim n.博物馆5 public pblik a.公共的 6 friendly frendli a.友好的7 waiter weit n.服务员，招待员8 lend lend v.借给9 decision disin n.决定10 whole hul a.整个的11 single sigl a.唯一的，单一的4. An Exciting TripQ: Why is Tim finding this trip exciting?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. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.1 exciting iksaiti a.令人兴奋的 2 receiverisi:v v.接受，收到3 firm f:m n.商行，公司 4 different difrnt a.不同的5 centre sent n.中心 6 abroadbr:d ad.在国外5 No Wrong NumbersQ: What does No wrong numbers mean?Mr. James Scott has a garage in Sudbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinehurst. Pinehurst 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 on garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private telephone service.1 pigeon pidin n.鸽子 2 message mesid n.信息3 over uv v.越过4 distance distns n.距离5 request rikwest n.要求，请求6 spare spe 备件7 services:vis n.业务，服务6 Percy ButtonsQ: Who is Percy 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 his pocket and went away. Later a neighbor 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.1 beggarbeg n.乞丐 2 food fu:d n.食物3 pocketpkit n.衣服口袋4 call k:l v.拜访，光顾7 Too LateQ: Did the detectives save the diamonds?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 the airplane 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! (不可数)1 detective ditektiv n.侦探2 airport ep:t n.机场3 expect ikspekt v.期待，等待4 valuable vljubl, -jubl a.贵重的5 parcel p:sl n.包裹6 diamond daimnd n.钻石7 steal sti:l v.偷8 main mein a.主要的9 airfieldefi:ld n.飞机起落的场地10 guard g:d n.警戒，守卫11 precious pres a.珍贵的12 stonestun n.石子13 sandsnd n.沙子8 The Best and the WorstQ: 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 The Nicest Garden Competition each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Firths garden is larger than Joes. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joes garden is more interesting. He has made neat path 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.1 competition kmpitin n.比赛,竞赛2 neat ni:t a.整齐的，整洁的3 path p: n.小路，小径4 wooden wudn a.木头的5 pool pu:l n.水池9 A cold WelcomeQ: 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 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, Its 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.1 welcome welkm n.欢迎 v.欢迎2 crowd kraud n.人群3 gather ge v.聚集4 hand hnd n.(表或机器的)指针5 shout aut v.喊叫6 refuse rifju:z, rifju:s v.拒绝7 laugh l:f v.笑10 Not For JazzQ: What