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1、New Concept English 2New Concept English 2Passage 1 A Private ConversationLast week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the

2、 actors. I turned round. 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 cant hear a word!” I said angrily.“Its none of your business,” the young man said rudely. “This is a private conversation!”第一课 私人谈话上星期我去剧院看戏。我

3、的座位很好，戏也很好趣，可我却无法欣赏。我的后面坐着一对青年男女，他们大声说话，我很生气，我听不清演员的台词。我回过头去，生气地对这对男女瞪了一眼，他们却毫不理睬。到后来我忍无可忍，又回过头去生气地说：“我一个字也听不清！”那男青年却粗暴地说：“这与你无关，我们是私人谈话。”Passage 2 Breakfast or Lunch ?It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked o

4、ut of the window. It was dark outside. “What a day!” I thought. “Its raining again.” Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. “Ive just arrived by train,” she said. “Im coming to see you.”“But Im still having breakfast,” I said.“What are you doing?” she said.“Im having breakfast,” I repea

5、ted.“Dear me,” she said. “Do you always get up so late? Its one oclock!”第二课 早饭还是午饭 这是星期天。星期天我从不早起，有时我一直睡到吃午饭。上星期天我起得很晚。我向窗外看去，外边一片漆黑。我想：“倒霉的天，又下雨啦！”就在这时电话铃响了，是我姑妈Lucy来的电话。她说：“我刚下火车。我准备来看你。” “可我正在吃早饭哩！”我说。“你在做什么？”她问。“我正在吃早饭。”我重复说。她说：“哎呀！你总是起得这么晚吗？现在一点钟啦！”Passage 3 Please Send Me a CardPostcards alway

6、s spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly 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

7、not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!第三课 请寄给我一张明信片 明信片总是破坏我的假日。去年夏天我到意大利去，我参观了博物馆，并去了公园坐坐。一位友好的服务员教我几句意大利语，后来又借给我一本书，我读了几行，却什么也看不懂。每天我都想着明信片的事。假日过得很快，

8、可是我没有给我的朋友寄出任何明信片。最后一天我下了很大的决心。我起得很早，买了三十七张明信片。我在屋里呆了一整天，可连一张明信片也没写成。Passage 4 An Exciting TripI have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australian. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of diff

9、erent places in Australian. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.第四课 一次令人兴奋的旅行 我刚收到我兄弟Tim的信，他正在澳大利亚，他在那儿已经六个月了。Tim是位工程师，现在在一

10、家大公司工作，他已经到过澳大利亚的许多地方。他刚刚买了一辆澳大利亚的小轿车，并去过澳大利亚中部的一座小城市艾利斯.斯普林斯，他不久将去达尔文，从那儿他还将乘飞机去珀思。我的兄弟以前从未去过其他国家，所以他感到这次旅行十分令人兴奋。Passage 5 No Wrong NumbersMr James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr Scott cannot get

11、 a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage

12、to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private “telephone” service.第五课 不会拨错的电话号码James Scott 先生在塞尔铂里有个汽车修理工场。现在他又在平赫斯特买下另一个汽车修理工场。平赫斯特离塞尔铂里只有五公里，但Scott先生新买下的汽车修理工场装不上电话机，所以他买了十二只鸽子。昨天一只鸽子从平赫斯特到塞尔铂里送了第一封信，全程飞行三分钟。到现在为止，Scott先生已经从一个汽车修理工场到另一个汽车修理工场传递了许多索取零件的信和其他紧急函件。就这样，他办起了自己的私人“电话”业务。Passage

13、 6 Percy ButtonsI have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in h

14、is pocket and went away. Later a neighbour 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.第六课 乞丐 Buttons 我刚刚搬入布里奇大街的一幢房子里。昨天有个乞丐敲我家的门，他向我要了一顿饭和一杯啤酒，这个乞丐倒立着唱了几支歌作为报答。他吃了我给他的食物并喝了啤酒，然后

15、把一块干酪放进衣袋里，走了。后来，有一位邻居跟我谈了关于他的事。大家都认识他，他的名字叫Percy Buttons，他每月一次到这条街来拜访每一户人家，而且总是要一顿饭和一杯啤酒。Passage 7 Too LateThe plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police

16、 that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building 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 d

17、oor, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!第七课 为时已晚 飞机晚点了。侦探们在机场等了整整一个上午，他们在等从南非来的一个装有钻石贵重包裹。几小时前，有人报告警察说，有窃贼想偷钻石。当飞机到达时，有几个侦探守候在主楼里，而另外的几个侦探则在外面机场上等候。有两个人拿着包裹走下飞机，并将它拎进了海关税务室。两个侦探在门外把守，另外两个侦探打开包裹。使他们惊讶的是：这珍贵的包裹里竟全是石头和沙子！Passage 8 The Best a

18、nd the WorstJoe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for “The Nicest Garden Competition” each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Friths garden is larger than Joes. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joes garden is more interes

19、ting. He had made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens 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 garden in the town!第八课 最佳的和最差的Joe Sanders 的花园是本镇上最漂亮的。每年，差不多每个人都有参加“最佳花园”竞赛，而Joe却每

20、次都得最优奖。Bill Frith的花园比Joe的花园大，他比Joe勤劳，种的花和蔬菜也比Joe多。但Joe的花园更有趣味。他在花园里铺上整洁的小路，并在池塘上架起木桥。我也喜欢花园，可我不喜欢辛勤劳动。每年我也都参加花园竞赛，而且总是得到一个全镇啊差的花园的小奖品。Passage 9 A Cold WelcomeOn Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall c

21、lock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, “Its two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!” I looked at my wat

22、ch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.第九课 冷淡的迎接 星期三晚上，我们都去市政厅。那是除夕晚上，一大群人已聚集在市政厅的大钟下面。还有廿分钟它就该敲十二点了。十五分钟过去了，到十二点差五分的时候，钟停了，那根巨大的分钟不动了。我们等来等去，但一点儿动静也没有。忽然有人喊道：“现在是十二点过二分了。钟停啦！L”我看了一下手表，一点一假。这只大钟不愿迎接新年！这时候，大家便开始边笑边唱起来。Passage

23、10 Not For JazzWe have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living-room. It has belonged 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

24、 tried to play jazz on it! She struck the key 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 fathers. 第十课 不能用来弹爵士音乐 我们有一件古老的乐器，叫击弦古钢琴。它是1681年德国制造的，我们这架钢琴安放在客厅里。我们家拥有它很长时间了。这件音乐是许多年前我祖父买来的。最近它被一位客人弄坏了，她用它爵

25、士音乐！她按键太猛。把两根弦按断了。我父亲为之震怒。现在他不允许我们再碰它。父亲的一位朋友正在修理这件古老的乐器。Passage 11 One Good Turn Deserves AnotherI was having dinner at a restaurant when Harry Steel came in. Harry worked in a lawyers office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his fri

26、ends and never pays it back. Harry saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me $2. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. “I have never borrowed any money from you” Harry said, “so now you can pay for my dinne

27、r!”第十一课 善有善报我正在一个餐馆里吃饭，Harry Steele走进来。Harry几年前在一家律师事务所里工作，现正在一家银行任职。他工资很高，可是他常常向朋友们错钱，而且 从来为还。Harry看见我就走了过来，并在同一张桌子前坐了下来。他从来没向我借过钱。在他吃饭时，我向他借两英镑。使我吃惊的是，他立刻就给了我。“我从来没向你借过钱，” Harry说，“所以这次你可以替我付饭钱了！”Passage 12 Goodbye and Good LuckOur neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorr

28、ow. We shall meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat, Topsail. Topsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight oclock, so we shall have plenty of time. We shall see his boat and then we shall say g

29、oodbye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.第十二课 再见，一路顺风 我们的邻居Charles Alison船长明天将从朴次茅斯出海。我们明天一早将到港口去看他。他将乘坐他的托波赛尔号是一艘很有名的小船，曾多海外侨胞横渡大西洋。Alison船长将于八点出发，所以我们的时间很充裕。我们将参观他的小船，然后与他道别。他将同海两个月。我们为他感到骄傲，他将参加横渡大西洋的一次重要比赛

30、。Passage 13 The Greenwood BoysThe Greenwood Boys are a group of popular singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be coming by train and most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening th

31、ey will be singing at the Workers Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.第十三课 绿林少年绿林少年是一群深受欢迎的歌手。目前他们正在全同各

32、地巡演出。明天他们将抵达这里。他们将乘火车来，届时镇上大多数看轻人将去站迎接。明晚他们将在工人俱乐部演唱。绿林少年要在这里逗留五天。在这期间，他们将有五场演出。如往常一样，警察的日子将不太好过。他们要设法维持秩序。在这种场合，情况是如此。Passage 14 Do You Speak EnglishI had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked for a lift. As soon as he got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journe