新概念英语第2册课文

1、31 Success story成功者的故事Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man. Before he retired, Frank was the head of a very large business company, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop. It was his job to repair bicycle and at that time h e used to work fourte

2、en hours a day. He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own. In his twenties Frank used to make spare parts for aero planes. At that time he had two helpers. In a few years the small workshop had becom e a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight peo

3、ple. Frank smile d when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success. He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in. She wanted him to repair their gr andson's bicycle!32 Shopping made easy购物变得很方便People are not so honest as they once were. The temptation to st

4、eal is greater than ev er before - especially in large shops. A detective recently watched a well-d ressed woman who always w e n t i n t o a l a r g e s t o r e o n M o n d a y m o r n i n g s.O n e M o n d a y,t h e r e w e r e f e w e r p e o p l e i n t h e s h o p t h a n u s u a l w h e n t h

5、e w o m a n c a m e i n,s o i t w a s e a s i e r f o r t h e d e t e c t i v e t o w a t c h h e r.T h e w o m a n first bought a few small articles. After a littl e time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and hand ed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickl y as

6、 possible . Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without p aying.When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assista nt was her daughter. The girl 'gave' her mother a free dress once a week!33 Out of the darkness冲出黑暗Nearly a week passed before the

7、girl was able to explain what had happened to her. One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm. Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea. Then she swam to the sh ore after spending t h e w h o l e n i g h t i n t h e w a t e r.D

8、u r i n g t h a t t i m e s h e c o v e r e d a d i s t a n c e o f e i g h t m i l e s.E a r l y n e x t morn ing, she saw a light ahead. She knew she was near the shore because the lig ht was high up on t h e c l i f f s.O n a r r i v i n g a t t h e s h o r e,t h e g i r l s t r u g g l e d u p t

9、 h e c l i f f t o w a r d s t h e l i g h t s h e h a d s e e n.That was all she remembered. When she woke up a day later, she found herself in hos pital.34 Quick work破案“神速”D a n R o b i n s o n h a s b e e n w o r r i e d a l l w e e k.L a s t T u e s d a y h e r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r f r o

10、m t h e l o c a l police. In the letter he was aske d to call at the station. Dan wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he wen t to the station yesterday and now he is not worried anymore. At the statio n, he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had been found. Five day s ago, th

11、e policeman told him, t he bi cycl e was pi cked up i n a s m all vil l age four hundred mi l es awa y.It i s now bei ng s ent to his home by tra in. Dan was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twent y years ago w

12、hen Dan was a boy of fifteen!35 Stop thief!捉贼!Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi. A short while ago, however, he became a bus driver and he has not regretted it. He is finding his new work far more exciting. When he was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and r

13、un towards a waiting car. One of them was carrying a bag full of money. Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight at the t h i e v e s.T h e o n ew i t h t h e m o n e y g o t s u c h a f r i g h t t h a t h e d r o p p e d t h e b a g.A s t h e t h i e v e s w e r e t r y i n g t o g e t a w a y

14、 i n t h e i r c a r,R o yd r o ve h i s b u s i n t o t h e b a c k of i t.W h i l e t h e b a t t e r e d c a r w a s moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police. The thie ves' car was badly damaged and easy to recognize. Shortly afterwards, the police st opped the car and both

15、men were arrested.36 Across the Channel横渡海峡Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow. She is going to s et out from the French coast at fiveo'clock in the morning. Debbie is only eleven yea rs old and she hopes to set up a new world record. She is a strong swimmer and many

16、 people feel that she is sure to succeed. Debbie's father will set out w ith her in a small boat. Mr. Hart has trained his daughter for years. Tom orrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England. Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours. She wil l have

17、 something to drink but she will not eat any solid food. Most of Debb ie's school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast. Among them will be Debbie's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.37 The Olympic Games奥林匹克运动会T h e O l ym p i c G a m e s w i l l b e h e

18、 l d i n o u r c o u n t r y i n f o u r ye a r s't i m e.A s a g r e a t m a n y p e o p l e will be visiting the country, the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium, and a new Olympic-standard swimming pool. They will also be building new roads and a special railway l i n e

19、.T h e G a m e s w i l l b e h e l d j u s t o u t s i d e t h e c a p i t a l a n d t h e w h o l e a r e a w i l l b e c a l l e d'O l y m p i c City'. Workers will have complet ed the new roads by the end of this year. By the end of next year, they wil l have finished work on the new stad

20、ium. The fantasticmodern buildings have been d e s i g n e d b y K u r t G u n t e r.E v e r y b o d y w i l l b e w a t c h i n g a n x i o u s l y a s t h e n e w b u i l d i n g s g o u p.W eare all very excited and are looking forward to the Olympi c Games because they have never been held befor

21、e in this country.38 Everything except the weather唯独没有考虑到天气My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he retu rned to England. He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country. He had no sooner returned than he bought a hous

22、e and went to li ve there. Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even thoug h it was still summer, it rained c o n t i n u a l l y a n d i t w a s o f t e n b i t t e r l y c o l d.A f t e r s o m a n y ye a r s o f s u n s h i n e,H a r r i s o n g o t a s h o c k.H e a c t

23、 e d a s i f h e h a d n e v e r l i v e d i n E n g l a n d b e f o r e.I n t h e e n d,i t w a s m o r e t h a n h e c o u l d b e a r.He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the cou ntry. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrison had thought of eve

24、rything except the weather.39 Am I all right?我是否痊愈?While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tell him whether hi s operation had been successful, but the doctor refused to do so. The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone. When he was alone, he telephoned the hosp

25、ital exchange and asked for Doctor Millington. When the doctor answered the phone, Mr. Gilbert said he was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr. John Gilbert. He asked if Mr. Gilbert's operation had been successful and the doctor told him that it had been. He then asked when Mr. Gilbert would be allowed to go home and the doctor told him that he would have to stay in hosptial for another two weeks. Then Dr. Millington asked the caller if he was a relative of thepatient. 'No,' the patient answered, 'I am Mr. John Gilber40 Food and talk进餐与交谈Last week at a