新概念英语第2册课

Lesson1Aprivateconversation私人谈话

LastweekIwenttothetheatre.Ihadaverygoodseat.Theplaywas

veryinteresting.Ididnotenjoyit.Ayoungmanandayoungwoman

weresittingbehindme.Theyweretalkingloudly.Igotveryangry.I

couldnotheartheactors.Iturnedround.Ilookedatthemanandthe

womanangrily.Theydidnotpayanyattention.Intheend,Icouldnot

bearit.Iturnedroundagain.'Ican'thearaword!'Isaidangrily.'It's

noneofyourbusiness,'theyoungmansaidrudely.'Thisisaprivate

conversation!'.

Lesson2Breakfastorlunch?早餐还是午餐？

ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.Isometimesstayin

beduntillunchtime.

LastSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Itwasdark

outside.

'Whataday!'Ithought.'It'srainingagain.1Justthen,thetelephone

rang.ItwasmyauntLucy.'I'vejustarrivedbytrain,'shesaid.'I'm

comingtoseeyou.''ButI'mstillhavingbreakfast/Isaid.

,Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.'I'mhavingbreakfast/Irepeated.

,Dearme,'shesaid.'Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?It'soneo'clock!"

Lesson3Pleasesendmeacard请给我寄一张明信片

Postcardsalwaysspoilmyholidays.Lastsummer,IwenttoItaly.I

visitedmuseumsandsatinpublicgardens.Afriendlywaitertaughtme

afewwordsofItalian.'Thenhelentmeabook.Ireadafewlines,but

Ididnotunderstandaword.EverydayIthoughtaboutpostcards.My

holidayspassedquickly,butIdidnotsendanycardstomyfriends.On

thelastdayImadeabigdecision.Igotupearlyandbought

thirty-sevencards.Ispentthewholedayinmyroom,butIdidnot

writeasinglecard!

Lesson4Anexcitingtrip激动人心的旅行

Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.HeisinAustralia.He

hasbeenthereforsixmonths.Timisanengineer.Heisworkingfora

bigfirmandhehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesin

Australia.HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAlice

Springs,asmalltowninthecentreofAustralia.Hewillsoonvisit

Darwin.Fromthere,hewillflytoPerth.

Mybrotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfindingthistripvery

exciting.

Lesson5Nowrongnumbers无错号之虞

MrJamesScotthasagarageinSilburyandnowhehasjustbought

anothergarageinPinhurst.PinhurstisonlyfivemilesfromSilbury,but

MrScottcannotgetatelephoneforhisnewgarage,sohehasjust

boughttwelvepigeons.Yesterday,apigeoncarriedthefirstmessage

fromPinhursttoSilbury.Thebirdcoveredthedistanceinthree

minutes.Uptonow,MrScotthassentagreatmanyrequestsforspare

partsandotherurgentmessagesfromonegaragetotheother.Inthis

way,hehasbegunhisownprivatetelephoneservice.

Lesson6PercyButtons珀西•巴顿斯

IhavejustmovedtoahouseinBridgeStreet.Yesterdayabeggar

knockedatmydoor.Heaskedmeforamealandaglassofbeer.In

returnforthis,thebeggarstoodonhisheadandsangsongs.Igavehim

ameal.Heatethefoodanddrankthebeer.Thenheputapieceof

cheeseinhispocketandwentaway.Lateraneighbourtoldmeabout

him.Everybodyknowshim.HisnameisPercyButtons.Hecallsat

everyhouseinthestreetonceamonthandalwaysasksforamealand

aglassofbeer.

Lesson7Toolate为时太晚

Theplanewaslateanddetectiveswerewaitingattheairportall

morning.Theywereexpectingavaluableparcelofdiamondfrom

SouthAfrica.Afewhoursearlier,someonehadtoldthepolicethat

thieveswouldtrytostealthediamonds.Whentheplanearrived,some

ofthedetectiveswerewaitinginsidethemainbuildingwhileothers

werewaitingontheairfield.Twomentooktheparcelofftheplane

andcarrieditintotheCustomsHouse.Whiletwodetectiveswere

keepingguardatthedoor,twoothersopenedtheparcel.Totheir

surprise,thepreciousparcelwasfullofstonesandsand!

Lesson8Thebestandtheworst最好的和最差的

JoeSandershasthemostbeautifulgardeninourtown.Nearly

everybodyentersfor'TheNicestGardenCompetition'eachyear,but

Joewinseverytime.BillFrith'sgardenislargerthanJoe's.Billworks

harderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe's

gardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuilta

woodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehard

work.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalways

winalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!

Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇

OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.Itwasthelastday

oftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTown

Hallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes'time.Fifteen

minutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebig

minutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothing

happened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,'It'stwominutespasttwelve!

Theclockhasstopped!,Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.Thebigclock

refusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegan

tolaughandsing.

Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？

Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.AfterIhadleftasmallvillage

inthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,a

youngmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoon

ashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandhe

repliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,Idonotknow

anyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearly

reachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,'Do

youspeakEnglish?'AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!

Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐

Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord（翼琴）.It

wasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.

Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasbought

bymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbya

visitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardand

twoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowweare

notallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather's.

Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来

IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harry

workedinalawyer'sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.

Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriends

andneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesame

table.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,I

askedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoney

immediately.'Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,'Harrysaid,

'sonowyoucanpayformydinner!'

Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风

Ourneighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouth

tomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.He

willbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.Ithas

sailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutat

eighto'clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatand

thenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.

Weareveryproudofhim.Hewilltakepartinanimportantraceacross

theAtlantic.

Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年

TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,they

arevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivinghere

tomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung

peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.Tomorrow

eveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers'Club.TheGreenwoodBoys

willbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefive

performances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywill

betryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.

Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？

Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.AfterIhadleftasmallvillage

inthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,a

youngmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoon

ashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandhe

repliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,Idonotknow

anyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearly

reachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,'Do

youspeakEnglish?'AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!

Lesson15Goodnews佳音

ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltvery

nervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.Hedidnotlookupfromhisdesk

whenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasvery

bad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlarge

salaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome.

'Mr.Harmsworth,'Isaidinaweakvoice.'Don'tinterrupt,'heSaid.

ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!

Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求

Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoon

findit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.

However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimes

verypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:'

Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwill

enjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnote

isonlyareminder.'Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailto

obeyit!

Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻

MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.

Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jennifer

willhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlof

seventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlong

blackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocks

andabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowold

sheis,shealwaysanswers,'Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrown

up!'

lessonlSHeoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！

AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftit

onachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn'tthere!AsIwaslooking

forit,theinn-keepercamein.'Didyouhaveagoodmeal?'heasked.

'Yes,thankyou,'Ianswered,'butIcan'tpaythebill.Ihaven'tgotmy

bag.'Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafew

minuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome.'I'mvery

sorry,'hesaid'Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoes

this.,

Lessonl9Soldout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's

performance.

'Imightaswellhavethem,'Isaidsadly.

Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟

Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatching

anything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.

Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iameven

lesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhaving

spentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanempty

bag.'Youmustgiveupfishing!'myfriendssay.'It'sawasteoftime.,

Buttheydon'trealizeoneimportantthing.I'mnotreallyinterestedin

fishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingat

all!

Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？

Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportand

passingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduring

thewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,

however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeen

drivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeople

left.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassing

plane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIam

determinedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyare

probablyright.

Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封

Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlof

herownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrossthe

ChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonit

intoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofit

again,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.

Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhave

decidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalittlemore,butthey

willcertainlytravelfaster.

Lesson23Anewhouse新居

Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,

shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,she

willgetasurprise.Wearenowlivinginabeautifulnewhouseinthe

country.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewas

completedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstay

withus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.

Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmust

betheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.

Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸

Ienteredthehotelmanager'sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50

andIfeltveryupset.'Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,'Isaid,'andIt'snot

therenow.'Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing.

'Everyone'slosingmoneythesedays,'hesaid.Hestartedtocomplain

aboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.A

girlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o.'Ifound

thisoutsidethisgentleman'sroom'shesaid.'Well/Isaidtothe

manager,'thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!'

Iesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？

IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.I

didnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.Inotonlyspoke

Englishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,

couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandat

lastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynor

dearly.'Iamaforeigner,'Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnot

understandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!Theporter

andIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandI

understoodit.'You'llsoonlearnEnglish!,hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,

eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeach

other,butIdon'tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?

Iesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家

IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretend

thattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapicture

is'about'.Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot'about'anything.Theyare

justprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikepretty

curtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodern

picturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonly

seven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.

Shecameintomyroomyesterday.'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.'

I'mhangingthispictureonthewall,'Ianswered.'It'sanewone.Do

youlikeit?'Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment.'It'sallright/she

said,'butisn'titupside-down?'Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!It

was!

Lesson27Awetnight雨夜

Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.

Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.They

wereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,they

toldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelaterit

begantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptinto

theirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyall

sleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbegan

shouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheir

sleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandthey

foundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditsway

acrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!

Lesson28Noparking禁止停车

JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.

Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,

hehashadtroublewithmotorists,whenhereturnshomeatnight,he

alwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Because

ofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageeven

once.Jasperhasputup'NoParking'signsoutsidehisgate,butthese

havenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthe

gate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.Iaskedhimwhatit

wasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthat

shewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedto

stoneyet!

Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车!

CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanew

service.The'taxi'isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda'PilatusPorter'.

Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprising

thingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,

orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett'sfirstpassengerwasa

doctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelsh

mountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomany

unusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandon

anotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcett

hasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.Theman

wantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,but

CaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.

Lesson30Footballorpolo?足球还是水球？

TheWayleisasmallriverthatcutsacrosstheparknearmyhome.I

likesittingbytheWayleonfineafternoons.ItwaswarmlastSunday,

soIwentandsatontheriverbankasusual.Somechildrenwere

playinggamesonthebankandthereweresomepeoplerowingonthe

river.Suddenly,oneofthechildrenkickedaballveryhardanditwent

towardsapassingboat.Somepeopleonthebankcalledouttothe

manintheboat,buthedidnothearthem.Theballstruckhimsohard

thathenearlyfellintothewater.Iturnedtolookatthechildren,but

thereweren'tanyinsight:theyhadallrunaway!Themanlaughed

whenherealizedwhathadhappened.Hecalledouttothechildren

andthrewtheballbacktothebank.

Lesson31Successstory成功者的故事

YesterdayafternoonFrankHawkinswastellingmeabouthis

experiencesasayoungman.Frankisnowtheheadofaverylarge

businesscompany,butasaboyheusedtoworkinasmallshop.Itwas

hisjobtorepairbicyclesandatthattimeheusedtoworkfourteen

hoursaday.Hesavedmoneyforyearsandin1938heboughtasmall

work-shopofhisown.DuringthewarFrankusedtomakespareparts

foraeroplanes.Atthattimehehadtwohelpers.Bytheendofthewar,

thesmallwork-shophadbecomealargefactorywhichemployed

sevenhundredandtwenty-eightpeople.Franksmiledwhenhe

rememberedhishardearlyyearsandthelongroadtosuccess.Hewas

stillsmilingwhenthedooropenedandhiswifecamein.Shewanted

himtorepairtheirson'sbicycle!

Lesson32Shoppingmadeeasy购物变得很方便

Peoplearenotsohonestastheyoncewere.Thetemptationtostealis

greaterthaneverbefore-especiallyinlargeshops.Adetectiverecently

watchedawell-dressedwomanwhoalwayswentintoalargestoreon

Mondaymornings.OneMonday,therewerefewerpeopleintheshop

thanusualwhenthewomancamein,soitwaseasierforthedetective

towatchher.Thewomanfirstboughtafewsmallarticles.Afteralittle

time,shechoseoneofthemostexpensivedressesintheshopand

handedittoanassistantwhowrappeditupforherasquicklyas

possible.Thenthewomansimplytooktheparcelandwalkedoutof

theshopwithoutpaying.Whenshewasarrested,thedetectivefound

outthattheshop-assistantwasherdaughter.Thegirl'gave'her

motherafreedressonceaweek!

Lesson34Quickwork破案"神速"

TedRobinsonhasbeenworriedalltheweek.LastTuesdayhereceived

aletterfromthelocalpolice.Intheletterhewasaskedtocallatthe

station.Tedwonderedwhyhewaswantedbythepolice,buthewent

tothestationyesterdayandnowheisnotworriedanymore.Atthe

station,hewastoldbyasmilingpolicemanthathisbicyclehadbeen

found.Fivedaysago,thepolicemantoldhim,thebicyclewaspicked

upinasmallvillagefourhundredmilesaway.Itisnowbeingsentto

hishomebytrain.Tedwasmostsurprisedwhenheheardthenews.He

wasamusedtoo,becauseheneverexpectedthebicycletobefound.

ItwasstolentwentyyearsagowhenTedwasaboyoffifteen!

Lesson35Stopthief!捉贼！

RovTrentonusedtodriveataxi.Ashortwhileago,however,he

becameabus-driverandhewasnotregrettedit.Heisfindinghisnew

workfarmoreexciting.WhenhewasdrivingalongCatfordStreet

recently,hesawtwothievesrushoutofashopandruntowardsa

waitingcar.Oneofthemwascarryingabagfullofmoney.Royacted

quicklyanddrovethebusstraightatthethieves.Theonewiththe

moneygotsuchafrightthathedroppedthebag.Asthethieveswere

tryingtogetawayintheircar,Roydrovehisbusintothebackofit.

Whilethebatteredcarwasmovingaway,Roystoppedhisbusand

telephonedthepolice.Thethieves'carwasbadlydamagedandeasyto

recognize.Shortlyafterwards,thepolicestoppedthecarandbothmen

werearrested.

Lesson36AcrosstheChannel横渡海峡

ErnaHartisgoingtoswimacrosstheEnglishChanneltomorrow.Sheis

goingtosetoutfromtheFrenchcoastatfiveo'clockinthemorning.

ErnaisonlyfourteenyearsoldandshehopesIosetupanewworld

record.Sheisastrongswimmerandmanypeoplefeelthatsheissure

tosucceed.Erna'sfatherwillsetoutwithherinasmallboat.MrHart

hastrainedhisdaughterforyears.Tomorrowhewillbewatchingher

anxiouslyassheswimsthelongdistancetoEngland.Ernaintendsto

takeshortrestseverytwohours.Shewillhavesomethingtodrinkbut

shewillnoteatanysolidfood.MostofErna'sschoolfriendswillbe

waitingforherontheEnglishcoast.AmongthemwillbeErna'smother,

whoswamtheChannelherselfwhenshewasagirl.

Lesson37TheOlympicGames奥林匹克运动会

TheOlympicGameswillbeheldinourcountryinfouryears'time.Asa

greatmanypeoplewillbevisitingthecountry,thegovernmentwillbe

buildingnewhotels,animmensestadium,andafinenewswimming

pool.'Theywillalsobebuildingnewroadsandaspecialrailway-line.

TheGameswillbeheldjustoutsidethecapitalandthewholeareawill

becalled'OlympicCity'.Workerswillhavecompletedthenewroads

bytheendofthisyear.Bytheendofnextyear,theywillhavefinished

workonthenewstadium.Thefinemodernbuildingshavebeen

designedbyKurtGunter.Everybodywillbewatchinganxiouslyasthe

newbuildingsgoup.Weareallveryexcitedandarelookingforwardto

theOlympicGamesbecausetheyhaveneverbeenheldbeforeinthis

country.

Lesson38Everythingexcepttheweather惟独没有考虑到天气

Myoldfriend,Harrison,hadlivedintheMediterraneanformanyyears

beforehereturnedtoEngland.Hehadoftendreamedofretiringin

Englandandhadplannedtosettledowninthecountry.Hehadno

soonerreturnedthanheboughtafinehouseandwenttolivethere.

Almostimmediatelyhebegantocomplainabouttheweather,foreven

thoughitwasstillsummer,itrainedcontinuallyanditwasoften

bitterlycold.Aftersomanyyearsofsunshine,Harrisongotashock.He

actedasifhehadneverlivedinEnglandbefore.Intheend,itwas

morethanhecouldbear.Hehadhardlyhadtimetosettledownwhen

hesoldthehouseandleftthecountry.Thedreamhehadhadforso

manyyearsendedthere.Harrisonhadthoughtofeverythingexcept

theweather.

Lesson39AmIallright?我是否痊愈?

WhileJohnGilbertwasinhospital,heaskedhisdoctortotellhim

whetherhisoperationhadbeensuccessful,butthedoctorrefusedto

doso.Thefollowingday,thepatientaskedforabedsidetelephone.

Whenhewasalone,hetelephonedthehospitalexchangeandasked

forDoctorMillington.Whenthedoctoransweredthephone,Mr

Gilbertsaidhewasinquiringaboutacertainpatient,aMrJohnGilbert.

HeaskedifIVIrGilbert'soperationhadbeensuccessfulandthedoctor

toldhimthatithadbeen.HethenaskedwhenMrGilbertwouldbe

allowedtogohomeandthedoctortoldhimthathewouldhaveto

stayinhospitalforanothertwoweeks.ThenDrMillingtonaskedthe

callerifhewasarelativeofthepatient.'No,'thepatientanswered/I

amMrJohnGilbert.'

Lesson40Foodandtalk进餐与交谈

Lastweekatadinner-party,thehostessaskedmetositnexttoMrs

Rumbold.MrsRumboldwasalarge,unsmilingladyinatightblack

dress.ShedidnotevenlookupwhenItookmyseatbesideher.Her

eyeswerefixedonherplateandinashorttime,shewasbusyeating.I

triedtomakeconversation.

'Anewplayiscomingto"TheGlobe"soon,'Isaid.'Willyoubeseeing

it?''No,'sheanswered.'Willyoubespendingyourholidaysabroad

thisyear?'Iasked.'No,'sheanswered.

'WillyoubestayinginEngland?'Iasked.'No,'sheanswered.

Indespair,Iaskedherwhethershewasenjoyingherdinner.

'Youngman,'sheanswered,'ifyouatemoreandtalkedless,wewould

bothenjoyourdinner!'

Iesson41Doyoucallthatahat?你把那个叫帽子吗？

,Doyoucallthatahat?'Isaidtomywife.'Youneedn'tbesorude

aboutit,'mywifeansweredasshelookedatherselfinthemirror.I

satdownononeofthosemodernchairswithholesinitandwaited.

Wehadbeeninthehatshopforhalfanhourandmywifewasstillin

frontofthemirror.

'Wemustn'tbuythingswedon'tneed/Iremarkedsuddenly.I

regrettedsayingitalmostatonce.

'Youneedn'thavesaidthat,'mywifeanswered.'Ineednotremindyou

ofthatterribletieyouboughtyesterday.'

'Ifinditbeautiful,'Isaid.'Amancanneverhavetoomanyties.'

'Andawomancan'thavetoomanyhats,'sheanswered.

Tenminuteslaterwewalkedoutoftheshoptogether.Mywifewas

wearingahatthatlookedlikealighthouse!

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AswehadhadalongwalkthroughoneofthemarketsofOldDelhi,we

stoppedatasquaretohavearest.Afteratime,wenoticeda

snake-charmerwithtwolargebasketsattheothersideofthesquare,

sowewenttohavealookathim.Assoonashesawus,hepickedupa

longpipewhichwascoveredwithcoinsandopenedoneofth