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青少版新概念2B课文文本Unit1630
青少版新概念2B课文文本Unit16-30
Unit16:
What’syourmiddlename?
WILLIAM:
IstheresomethingwrongKaren?
KAREN:
It'sOK.I'mbeingsilly.
WILLIAM:
That'simpossible.You'reneversilly.
KAREN:
Oh,butIam!
I'msillyallthetime.Believeme!
KAREN:
Ididsomethingverysillythismorning.
Ipickedupsomeshoppingintown.
KAREN:
Iarrivedhomeatabout10o'clock,andparkedthecarinthedrive.
Iunlockedthehousewithmyhousekeys.
KAREN:
Then,Daisycalledmeonmymobile,andwetalkedabouttheweekend.WediscussedplansforSunday.Thenwefinishedthecall.
KAREN:
ThenIlookedformycarkeys.Ilookedinmybag,inmycoat,inthekitchen,everywhere.
WILLIAM:
Andwherewerethey?
KAREN:
Theywereinmyhand!
Thekey-ringwasonmylittlefinger-William,'Silliness'ismymiddlename!
Unit17:
Acuckoointhenest
Paul'sfather,KenBruceisanengineer.He'salsoanenthusiasticbirdwatcher.
Lastspring,twolittlebirdsappearedinhisgarden.Keninstalledawebcam,andinvitedhisneighbourstologon.Everyonewatchedenthusiastically.Soon,therewasalittlenest.Then,anotherbirdarrived.Itwasacuckoo.Thecuckoowatchedpatiently.Threelittleeggsappearsinthenest.
Thecuckoowaited.Suddenly,shehadherchance.Themotherwasn'tthere.Thecuckoodartedtothenest.Intwoseconds,therewasafourtheggbesidetheotherthree.
Aftertwelvedays,theyoungcuckoohatched.Thelittlebirdshurriedtogetfoodforthebabycuckoo.
Ken'sneighbourswatchedexcitedly.Thebabycockoopickeduptheothereggseasilywithitsback,andpushedthemoutofthenest.Thebirdsreturnedandpushedfoodintoitsmouth.Aftertwentydays,thecuckoowasenormous!
On6thMay,itopeneditswings.Inamoment,thenestwasempty.Theshowwasover.
Ken'sneighboursareallenthusiasticbirdwatchersnow,ofcourse.
Unit18:
Readthislabel!
LUCY:
Doyouwantoneofthese,Vikki?
VIKKI:
No,thanks!
Iatesomeofthoseaboutayearago.Oncewasenough!
LUCY:
Why?
Whathappened?
VIKKI:
Imissedbreakfastthatmorning,becauseIdidmypianopracticebeforeschool.Mumgavememylunchbox,andIwentforthebus.
VIKKI:
OntheschoolbusIfeltabitsick.Ialwaysfeelsickonbuses,anyway.
VIKKI:
Ineededtoeatsomething.IlookedinmylunchboxanddiscoveredtheCrispyTrolls.
VIKKI:
IatefourCrispyTrolls,oneafteranother.AtthesametimeIreadthelabelonthepacket.
VIKKI:
ThenIfeltreallysick!
Yuk!
Honestly,Lucy,thisstuffisn'tfood.It'schemistry.Readthelabel!
Unit19:
Aproblemwithsquirrels
POLLY:
DidyouseemynewbirdfeederAnnie?
ANNIE:
Yes,Idid.Isawitlastweek
POLLY:
Well,Iboughtitbecauseofthelabel.Itsaid,'Thisbirdfeederissquirrel-proof'.
ANNIE:
Yes,youtoldmethat.
POLLY:
Well,Ibroughtithome.Iputlotsofnutsinit.AndIhungitoutsidethekitchenwindow.
POLLY:
Thatnight,asquirrelbrokeintothe'squirrel-proof'birdfeeder.Itateallthenuts.Thesquirrel'stummybecameenormous.
ANNIE:
Oh,no!
Don'ttellme!
POLLY:
Thenextday,Iwentintothekitchen.WhatdidIsee?
Adeadsquirrelinmybirdfeeder,
outsidemykitchenwindow!
ANNIE:
That'sawful!
Whatdidyoudo?
POLLY:
Icutitdown,andputitinabag.ThenItookitbacktotheshop.Theygavememymoneyback.
ANNIE:
Butwhat'stheuseofthat?
POLLY:
Iwantedasquirrel-proofbirdfeeder,andIhaven'tgotone!
Unit20:
Anordinarylife
Nina;Iwanttotellyousomething,
Daisy;Whatisit,Nina?
Nina:
Thiswillbemylastfashionshoot.
I'mgoingtogetanordinaryjob
inanoffice.
Daisy:
Butwhy,Nina?
You'reaverysuccessfulmodel.
Whydoyouwanttochange?
Nina:
I'msuccessfulnow.
ButIwon'talwaysbesuccessful.
AndIwantanordinarylife.
NINA:
Inanofficejob,
I'llworkregularhours.
I'llgohomeintheevening
NINA:
I'llcookbeautifulmeals
andeatthemwithmyfriends.
AndI'llsleepinthesamebed
everynight.
NINA:
Andmaybe,oneday,
I'llmeettherightman.
Andwe'llhaveanordinarylifetogether.
It'llbewonderful!
Unit21:
Theweatherforecast
ANNOUNCER:
Andnowit'sfivetonine,
andtimefortheweatherforecast.
Let'sgoovertoCarlaDane
attheLondonWeatherCentre.
Carla.
WEATHERFORECASTER:
ThanksJohn,andgomorning!
Lastmonthwas
unusuallycoldanddry.
Butallthatwillchange
inthenextfewdays.
Fromtoday,thewindwillblow
fromthesouthwest.
Itwillbringinwarmair
fromtheAtlantic.
Andwe'llhavesomerain.
Rainwillcomeingradually
fromthesouthwest
thisevening.
Thewholecountrywillhave
somerainshowers
inthenextthreedays.
Someofthemwillbeheavy.
Temperatureswillrise
to12degreesCelsius
intheday.Nighttemperatures
willfallto4degreesCelsius.
Itwillfeelcoldoverthehills.
Andtheoutlook
fornextweekend:
thethreew's-warm,wetand
windy.
Andthat's
yourweatherforecast.
BacktoJohnatthestudio.
Unit22Ialwaysbehavemyself
LUCY:
Dad,therewasadanceatschool
lastmonth,andIdidn'tgo.
There'llbeanotherone
nextFridaynight.
CanIgo?
WILLIAM:
Who'llbeatthedance?
LUCY:
It'llbeaschoolevent.
TherewillbesomeFrenchstudent
buttherewon'tbeanyoutsiders.
Andourteacherswillbethere,too
WILLIAM:
Thatsoundsreasonable.
Whattimewillitstart?
LUCY:
Athalfpastseven.
WILLIAM:
Andhowlongwillitlast?
LUCY:
Fortwoandahalfhours.
It'llfinishat10.
WILLIAM:
Allright,Lucy.
Yourmotherwilltakeyouthere,
andI'llpickyouup.
Beattheschoolgates
at10o'clocksharp.
Isthatclear?
LUCY:
Yes.Dad.Thanks;
WILLIAM:
AndLucy,
youwillbehaveyourself,
won'tyou?
LUCY:
Ofcourse,Dad.Ialwaysdo!
Unit23Quitetall…andquitestriking!
DAISY:
...So,Cleo,that'sthenews.
Canyousendme
yourNewFacesfile?
CLEO:
Ofcourse.Daisy.
I’11sendamessenger.
CLBO:
HOWfarisittoyourhouse.
fromhere?
DAISY:
It'sabout45miles.
CLBO:
That'snotfar.
You'llhavethepictures
bytwoo'clock.
DAISY:
Good.Whataretheylike?
CLEO:
Well,allthegirlsarequiteyoung.
Oneofthemisveryyoung.
Hermothercomeswithher.
DAISY:
Igetthepicture.
Isthereanyonespecial?
CLEO:
That'sSandy.
She'squitetall.
DAISY:
Howtall?
CLEO:
She'sonemetreeighty-two.
DAISY:
Whatheightisthat?
Justamoment…
OK,it'saboutfivefooteleven.
That'sverytall.
CLBO:
Yes,she'squitestriking
I'llsendthefilenow.
DAISY:
Thanks.Cleo.I'llhavealook.
I'llcallyoutomorrow.
CLEO:
Thanks,Daisy.Bye!
Unit24Aquiz
ROBERT:
Lucy,I'mwritingaquiz
formyclass,
andIwanttotryitout.
CanItryitoutonyou,please?
LUCY:
OK.
ROBERT:
Whichisthehighestmountain
intheBritishIsles?
LUCY:
It'sBenNevis,ofcourse!
ROBERT:
What'sthelongestriver
intheworld?
LUCY:
I'mnotsure.
IsittheNile,ortheAmazon?
ROBERT:
It'stheNile.
Ilookeditupyesterday.
TheNileislonger
thantheAmazon.
LUCY:
ISit?
ROBERT:
Yes.They'rebothlongrivers.
Itisn'tobvious,isit?
LUCY:
No.It'sagoodquestion.
ROBERT:
Whichcontinenthas
thelowestpopulationdensity?
LUCY:
Goodness,Robert!
Idon'tknow!
Australia?
ROBERT:
No!
It'satrickquestion.
Australia'sacontinent,
andithasonlysixpeopletothesquaremile.
Butobviously,theansweris'Antarctica'!
Unit25Karensavessomemoney
KAREN:
Whichofthesetwosuitsdoyouprefer,William?
Theoneontheright,ortheoneontheleft?
WILLIAM:
They'reboththesame.
They'reboththesamesize
They'reboththesamecolour.
Andthey'reboththesame
style.
KAREN:
Theybothlookthesame,
butthey'reverydifferentinquality.
Oneismadeoflinen,
andtheother
ismadeofmicrofibre.
Themicrofibreone
ischeaperthanthelinenone.
WILLIAM:
Whichonedoyouprefer,Karen?
KAREN:
I'llhavethemicrofibreone.
Itisn'tasexpensive
asthelinenone.
WILLIAM:
Areyousure?
Ican'ttellthedifference,
butyoucan.
Iwantyoutobehappywithit.
KAREN:
That'sOK.
I'msavingmoneyonthesuit.
SonowIwant
tobuyapairofshoes
togowithit.
Unit26Schoolreports
FLORA:
What'syourreportlike,Vikki?
VIKKI:
It'sallright.
FLORA:
CanIhavealook?
VIKKI:
OK.
FLORA:
WOW,Vikki!
Listentothis,Lucy!
Englishexcellent,Frenchexcellent,
Mathsexcellent,Musicexcellent,
Geographyexcellent
Everythingisexcellent!
LUCY:
Iknow!
Vikki'sreportisalways
betterthanmine.
FLORA:
Andyourreportisalways
betterthanmine.
LUCY:
Yourreportsarequitegood,Flora.
FLORA:
ButnotasgoodasyoursandVikki's.
You'rebothclevererthanme.
LUCY:
Well,Vikkialwayscomestop.
She'sthecleverestgirl
intheschool.
VIKKI:
You'rethebestgymnast,Flora.
IalwayscomebottominSports.
Look!
‘Sports:
Vikkitrieshard.'
VIKKI:
It'sajoke!
OfcourseItryhard.
Butobviouslynothardenough!
Unit27Pocketmoney
LUCY:
Haveyougotanymoney,Robert?
ROBERT:
Alittle.Why?
LUCY:
Canyoulendmesome?
Justforaweek.
ROBERT:
HOWmuchdoyouwant?
LUCY:
Justafewpounds.
Well,tenpounds,actually.
ROBERT:
Tenpounds!
That'salot!
Whyhaven'tyougotyourownmoney?
Webothgetthesameeverymonth.LUCY:
Yes,butyou'vealwaysgotmoremoneythanme.
ROBERT:
YOUalwaysspendyourpocketmoneyatthebeginningofthemonth.LUCY:
Iknow!
Andyoualwayssaveyours.You'reagoodboy,andI'mabadgirl!
LUCY:
Please,Robert!
I'llpayyoubackonSaturday.
ROBERT:
LUCY:
Allrightthen.
Butonlyforafewdays.
Thanks!
You'rethebest!
Unit28Shedoesn'tevenexist
ROBERT:
Whydoyouhavealltheseposters
inyourroom.Lucy?
LUCY:
BecauseIlikethem.
ROBERT:
Lookatthatbigface!
It'ssilly.
Whydidyoup