新概念英语第二册课文(背诵者专用)

1、新概念英语第二册Lesson1Aprivateconversation私人谈话Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.Whydidthewritercomplaintothepeoplebehindhim?LastweekIwenttothetheatre.Ihadaverygoodseat.Theplaywasveryinteresting.Ididnotenjoyit.Ayoungmanandayoungwomanweresittingbehindme.Theyweretalkingloudly.Igotveryangry.Icouldnothearthea

2、ctors.Iturnedround.Ilookedatthemanandthewomanangrily.Theydidnotpayanyattention.Intheend,Icouldnotbearit.Iturnedroundagain.Icanthearaword!Isaidangrily.Itsnoneofyourbusiness,theyoungmansaidrudely.Thisisaprivateconversation!Lesson2Breakfastorlunch?早餐还是午餐？Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.Whywasthewri

3、tersauntsurprised?ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.Isometimesstayinbeduntillunchtime.LastSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Itwasdarkoutside.Whataday!Ithought.Itsrainingagain.Justthen,thetelephonerang.ItwasmyauntLucy.Ivejustarrivedbytrain,shesaid.Imcomingtoseeyou.ButImstillhavingbreakfa

4、st,Isaid.Whatareyoudoing?sheasked.Imhavingbreakfast,Irepeated.Dearme,shesaid.Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?Itsoneoclock!Lesson3Pleasesendmeacard请给我寄一张明信片Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.Howmanycardsdidthewritersend?Postcardsalwaysspoilmyholidays.Lastsummer,IwenttoItaly.Ivisitedmuseumsandsatinpublicgarde

5、ns.AfriendlywaitertaughtmeafewwordsofItalian.Thenhelentmeabook.Ireadafewlines,butIdidnotunderstandaword.EverydayIthoughtaboutpostcards.Myholidayspassedquickly,butIdidnotsendcardstomyfriends.OnthelastdayImadeabigdecision.Igotupearlyandboughtthirty-sevencards.Ispentthewholedayinmyroom,butIdidnotwritea

6、singlecard!Lesson4Anexcitingtrip激动人心的旅行Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.WhyisTimfindingthistripexciting?Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.HeisinAustralia.Hehasbeenthereforsixmonths.Timisanengineer.HeisworkingforabigfirmandhehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesinAustralia.Hehasju

7、stboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAlicesprings,asmalltowninthecentreofAustralia.HewillsoonvisitDarwin.Fromthere,hewillflytoPerth.Mybrotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfendingthistripveryexciting.Lesson5Nowrongnumbers无错号之虞Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.WhatdoesNowrongnumbersmean?Mr.JamesScott

8、hasagarageinSilburyandnowhehasjustboughtanothergarageinPinhurst.PinhurstisonlyfivemilesfromSilbury,butMr.Scottcannotgetatelephoneforhisnewgarage,sohehasjustboughttwelvepigeons.Yesterday,apigeoncarriedthefirstmessagefromPinhursttoSilbury.Thebirdcoveredthedistanceinthreeminutes.Uptonow,Mr.Scotthassent

9、agreatmanyrequestsforsparepartsandotherurgentmessagesfromonegaragetotheother.Inthisway,hehasbegunhisownprivatetelephoneservice.Lesson6PercyButtons珀西.巴顿斯Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.WhoisPercyButtons?IhavejustmovedtoahouseinBridgeStreet.Yesterdayabeggarknockedatmydoor.Heaskedmeforamealandaglas

10、sofbeer.Inreturnforthis,thebeggarstoodonhisheadandsangsongs.Igavehimameal.Heatethefoodanddrankthebeer.Thenheputapieceofcheeseinhispocketandwentaway.Lateraneighbourtoldmeabouthim.Everybodyknowshim.HisnameisPercyButtons.Hecallsateveryhouseinthestreetonceamonthandalwaysasksforamealandaglassofbeer.Lesso

11、n7Toolate为时太晚Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.Didthedetectivessavethediamonds?Theplanewaslateanddetectiveswerewaitingattheairportallmorning.TheywereexpectingavaluableparcelofdiamondsfromSouthAfrica.Afewhoursearlier,someonehadtoldthepolicethatthieveswouldtrytostealthediamonds.Whentheplanearrived,s

12、omeofthedetectiveswerewaitinginsidethemainbuildingwhileotherswerewaitingontheairfield.TwomentooktheparcelofftheplaneandcarrieditintotheCustomsHouse.Whiletwodetectiveswerekeepingguardatthedoor,twoothersopenedtheparcel.Totheirsurprise,thepreciousparcelwasfullofstonesandsand!Lesson8Thebestandtheworst最好

13、的和最差的Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.WhyisJoesgardenthemostbeautifuloneinthetown?JoeSandershasthemostbeautifulgardeninourtown.NearlyeverybodyentersforTheNicestGardenCompetitioneachyear,butJoewinseverytime.BillFrithsgardenislargerthanJoes.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,but

14、Joesgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.Whatdoesacoldwelcomereferto?OnW

15、ednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutestime.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted.

16、Itstwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmoment,everybodybegantolaughandsing.Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.Whathappenedtotheclavichord?Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord.Itwasmade

17、inGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptinthelivingroom.Ithasbelongedtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeing

18、repairedbyafriendofmyfathers.Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.WhopaidforTonysdinner?IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenTonySteelecamein.Tonyworkedinalawyersofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpa

19、ysitback.Tonysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendmetwentypounds.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately.Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,Tonysaid,sonowyoucanpayformydinner!Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestio

20、n.WhereisCaptainAlisongoingandhow?Ourneighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Wellmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Topsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateightoclock,sowellhaveplentyoftime.Well

21、seehisboatandthenwellsaygoodbyetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.Whywillthepolicehaveadifficulttime?TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpart

22、softhecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoungpeopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkersClub.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficultt

23、ime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.DidtheyoungmanspeakEnglish?Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesou

24、thofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenl

25、ysaid,veryslowly,DoyouspeakEnglish?AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!Lesson15Goodnews佳音Whatwasthegoodnews?ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.IfeltverynervouswhenIwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldn

26、otaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome.Mr.Harmsworth,Isaidinaweakvoice.Dontinterrupt,hesaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextrathousandpoundsayear!Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.Whatwasthepoliterequest?Ifyouparkyourcar

27、inthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.ThisisaNoParkingarea.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoour

28、streetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder.Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!Lesson17Alwaysyoung青春常驻Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.WhydoesntAuntJennifertellanyonehowoldsheis?MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggi

29、rl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeverasksherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,Darling,itmustbeterribletobegrownup

30、!Lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.Whathadhappenedtothewritersbag?AfterIhadhadlunchatavillagepub,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasntthere!AsIwaslookingforit,thelandlordcamein.Didyouhaveagoodmeal?heasked.Yes,thankyou,Ianswered,butIcantpaytheb

31、ill.Ihaventgotmybag.Thelandlordsmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome.Imverysorry,hesaid.Mydoghadtakeninintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis!Lesson19Soldout票已售完Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.Whenwillthewriterseetheplay?Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,Isaid.Itmayhavebe

32、gunalready,Susananswered.Ihurriedtotheticketoffice.MayIhavetwoticketsplease?Iasked.Imsorry,wevesoldout,thegirlsaid.Whatapity!Susanexclaimed.Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticketoffice.CanIreturnthesetwotickets?heasked.Certainly,thegirlsaid.Iwentbacktotheticketofficeatonce.CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?I

33、asked.Certainly,thegirlsaid,buttheyrefornextWednesdaysperformance.Doyoustillwantthem?Imightaswellhavethem,Isaidsadly.Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.Whyisfishingthewritersfavouritesport?Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotwor

34、ryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag.Youmustgiveupfishing!myfriendssay.Itsawasteoftime.Buttheydontrealizeoneimportantthing.Imnotreallyint

35、erestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.Whydopeoplethinkthewriterismad?Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltyearsago,butforsomereasonitcouldno

36、tbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyr

37、ight.Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.HowdidJanereceivealetterfromastranger?Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottlei

38、ntothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepostoffice.Letterswillcostalittlemore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.Lesson23Anewhouse新居Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.Whyisthenewhous

39、especial?Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenowlivinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithu

40、s.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.Lesson24Ifcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.Hadthewritersmoneybeenstolen?Ienteredthehotelmanagersofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost$50andIfeltve

41、ryupset.Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,Isaid,anditsnottherenow.Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing.Everyoneslosingmoneythesedays,hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained$50.Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentlemansroom,sh

42、esaid.Well,Isaidtothemanager,thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!Lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.Whydoesthewriternotunderstandtheporter?IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEn

43、glishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme.Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly.Iamaforeigner,Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedate

44、achotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit.YoullsoonlearnEnglish!hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachpersonspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdontunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?Lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳艺术评论家Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.Whoisthestudentsbestcrit

45、ic?IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureisabout.Ofcourse,manypicturesarenotaboutanything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbet

46、terthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday.Whatareyoudoing?sheasked.Imhangingthispictureonthewall,Ianswered.Itsanewone.Doyoulikeit?Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment.Itsallright,shesaid,butisntitupsidedown?Ilookedat

47、itagain.Shewasright!Itwas!Lesson27Awetnight雨夜Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.Whathappenedtotheboysinthenight?Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmelledgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesand

48、sangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheyputoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleepingbagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleepingbagsandhurriedoutside.It

49、wasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!Lesson28Noparking禁止停车Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.WhatisJasperWhitesproblem?JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.hehasjustboughtanewhouseintheci

50、ty,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithcarsandtheirowners.Whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.JasperhasputupNoParkingsignsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneh

51、eadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.jasperhopesthatshewillturncarsandtheirownerstostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.DoesCaptainFawcettthinkanytripistoodangerous?Capta

52、inBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.ThetaxiisasmallSwissaeroplanecalledaPilatusPorter.Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcettsfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBir

53、minghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlant

54、icOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.Lesson30Footballorpolo?足球还是水球？Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.Whathappenedtothemanintheboat?TheWayleisasmallriverthatcutsacrosstheparknearmyhome.IlikesittingbytheWayleonfineafternoons.ItwaswarmlastSunday,soIwentandsatontheriverb

55、ankasusual.Somechildrenwereplayinggamesonthebankandthereweresomepeoplerowingontheriver.Suddenly,oneofthechildrenkickedaballveryhardanditwenttowardsapassingboat.Somepeopleonthebankcalledouttothemanintheboat,buthedidnothearthem.Theballstruckhimsohardthathenearlyfellintothewater.Iturnedtolookatthechild

56、ren,buttherewerentanyinsight:theyhadallrunaway!Themanlaughedwhenherealizedwhathadhappened.Hecalledouttothechildrenandthrewtheballbacktothebank.Lesson31Successstory成功者的故事Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.WhatwasFranksfirstjob?YesterdayafternoonFrankHawkinswastellingmeabouthisexperiencesasayoungman.

57、Beforeheretired,Frankwastheheadofaverylargebusinesscompany,butasaboyheusedtoworkinasmallshop.Itwashisjobtorepairbicyclesandatthattimeheusedtoworkfourteenhoursaday.Hesavedmoneyforyearsandin1958heboughtasmallworkshopofhisown.InhistwentiesFrankusedtomakesparepartsforaeroplanes.Atthattimehehadtwohelpers

58、.Inafewyearsthesmallworkshophadbecomealargefactorywhichemployedsevenhundredandtwenty-eightpeople.Franksmiledwhenherememberedhishardearlyyearsandthelongroadtosuccess.Hewasstillsmilingwhenthedooropenedandhiswifecamein.Shewantedhimtorepairtheirgrandsonsbicycle!Lesson32Shoppingmadeeasy购物变得很方便Firstlisten

59、andthenanswerthequestion.Whowasthethief?Peoplearenotsohonestastheyoncewere.Thetemptationtostealisgreaterthaneverbefore-especiallyinlargeshops.Adetectiverecentlywatchedawell-dressedwomanwhoalwayswentintoalargestoreonMondaymornings.OneMonday,therewerefewerpeopleintheshopthanusualwhenthewomancamein,soi

60、twaseasierforthedetectivetowatchher.Thewomanfirstboughtafewsmallarticles.Afteralittletime,shechoseoneofthemostexpensivedressesintheshopandhandedittoanassistantwhowrappeditupforherasquicklyaspossible.Thenthewomansimplytooktheparcelandwalkedoutoftheshopwithoutpaying.Whenshewasarrested,thedetectivefoun