《新概念英语》第二册全文下载.docx

1、新概念英语第二册全文下载新概念英语第二册全文下载Less on 1 A private con versati on 私人谈话Last week I went to the theatre. I had avery good seat. The play was very in teresti ng. Ithedid not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talk ing loudly. I got very an gry. I could not hear the actor

2、s. I turned roun d. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. I can t hear a woan grily. It s none of your bus in esso ung man said rudely. This is a private conversation!.Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch?早餐还是午 餐？It w

3、as Sun day. I n ever get up early on Sun days. I sometimes stay in bed un til lunch time.Last Sun day I got up very late. I looked outof the win dow. It was dark outside.What a day! I thought. It s rainingagain. Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. I ve just arrived by train, she said

4、. Im coming to see you. But I m stillhaving breakfast, I said. What are you doing ? she asked. I m having breakfast, I repeated.Dear me, she said. Do you always get up so late ? It s one o clock!Less on 3 Please send me a card 请给我寄 一张明信片Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Ital

5、y. I visited museums and sat in public garde ns. A frie ndly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he lent 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

6、day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seve n cards. I spe nt the whole day in my room, but I did not write a sin gle card !Lesson 4 An excit ing trip 激动人心的旅行I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six mon ths. Tim is an engi

7、n eer. 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 Australia n 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 nev

8、er been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.Less on 5 No wrong nu mbers 无错号之虞Mr James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pin hurst. Pin hurst is on ly five miles from Silbury, but Mr Scott cannot get a teleph one for his new garage, so he h

9、as just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the dista nee in three minu tes. Up to now, Mr Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urge nt messages from one garage to the other. I n this way, he has be

10、g un his own private teleph one service.Lesson 6 Percy Buttons 珀西巴顿斯I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar kno cked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. I n retur n for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food

11、 and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a n eighbour 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.Lesson 7 Too late 为时太晚The plane was

12、late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamond from South Africa. A few hours earlier, some one had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diam on ds. Whe n the pla ne arrived, some of the detectives were wait ing in side th

13、e main buildi ng 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!Less on 8 The

14、 best and the worst 最好的和 最差的Joe San ders has the most beautiful garde n in our town. Nearly everybody enters for The Nicest Garden Competition each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith s garden is larger than Joe s. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe s gar

15、den is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a woode n bridge over a pool.I like garde ns 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 garde n in the tow n!Less on 9 A cold welcome 冷遇not move. We wa

16、ited happened. Suddenly s two minutes past twelve!I looked at my watch. ItOn Wednesday evening, we went to the Tow n 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 the

17、n, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did and waited, but nothing some one shouted, It The clock has stopped!was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing.Less on 10 Not for jazz 不适于演奏爵士乐We have an old musical instrum

18、ent. It is called a clavichord（ 翼琴）.It was made in Germa ny in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in theliving-room. It has belong to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the k

19、eys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my father s.Less on 11 One good tur n deserves ano ther 礼尚往来I was hav ing dinner at a restaura nt whe n Harry Steele came in. Harry worked in a lawyer s offi

20、ce years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his frie nds and n ever pays it back. Harry saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has n ever borrowed money from me. While he was eati ng, I asked him to lend me &2. To my surprise, he gave

21、 me the money immediately. I have never borrowed anyney from you, Harry said, so now you can pay for my dinner! Less on 12 Goodbye and good luck 再见，一 路顺风Our ncighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We shall meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his

22、 small boat, Topsail.Tapsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o clock so we shall have plenty of time. We shall see his boat and then we shall say good-bye to him. He will be away for two mon ths. We are very proud of him. He

23、 will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.Lesson 13 The Gree nwood Boys 绿林少年The Greenwood Boys are a group of popular sin gers. At prese nt, they are visit ing all parts of the country. They will be arriving heretomorrow. They will be comi ng by train and most of the youngpeople in th

24、e town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performa nces. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is alwa

25、ys the same on these occasi ons.Lesson 14 Do you speak English?你会讲英 语吗？I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of Fran ce, I drove on to the n ext tow n. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into

26、 the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same Ian guage. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the tow n, whe n the young man sudde nly said, very slowly, D(you speak English? As I soon lear n

27、t, he was En glish himself!Less on 15 Good n ews 佳音The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when. I went into his office. He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat dow n, he said that bus in ess was very bad. He told me that the firm could no

28、t afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had come. Mr. Harmsworth, said in a weak voice. Don t in terrupt, he Said. The n he smiled and told meI would receive an extra & 100 a year!Lesson 16 A polite request 彬彬有礼的要求If you park your car in the wrong pla

29、ce, a traffic policeman will soon find it. You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Swede n, I found this note on my car: Sir, we welcome you to our city. This is a “ No Parking “ ar

30、ea. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay atte nti on to our street sig ns. This n ote is only a reminder. you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!Less on 17 Always young 青年常驻My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five years old. In spite of this, she ofte

31、n appears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stock in gs. Last year in ano ther play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured

32、 dress. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, Mydear, it must be terrible to be grow n up!lesson18 He often does this!他经常干这种事!After I had had lunch at a village inn, Idog had talooked for my bag. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn t there ! As I was looking for it, the inn-keeper came in. Did you have a good meal ? he asked. Yes, thank you, I answered, but I can t pay the bill. I haven t got my bag. Theeper smiled and