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Unit1:The Language of MusicA painter hangs his or her finished pictures on a wall, and everyone can see it. A composer writes a work, but no one can hear it until it is performed. Professional singers and players have great responsibilities, for the composer is utterly dependent on them. A student of music needs as long and as arduous a training to become a performer as a medical student needs to become a doctor. Most training is concerned with technique, for musicians have to have the muscular proficiency of an athlete or a ballet dancer. Singers practice breathing every day, as their vocal chords would be inadequate without controlled muscular support. String players practice moving the fingers of the left hand up and down, while drawing the bow to and fro with the right arm—two entirely different movements.Singers and instruments have to be able to get every note perfectly in tune. Pianists are spared this particular anxiety, for the notes are already there, waiting for them, and it is the piano tuner’s responsibility to tune the instrument for them. But they have their own difficulties; the hammers that hit the string have to be coaxed not to sound like percussion, and each overlapping tone has to sound clear.This problem of getting clear texture is one that confronts student conductors: they have to learn to know every note of the music and how it should sound, and they have to aim at controlling these sound with fanatical but selfless authority.Technique is of no use unless it is combined with musical knowledge and understanding. Great artists are those who are so thoroughly at home in the language of music that they can enjoy performing works written in any century.Unit2:Schooling and EducationIt is commonly believed in United States that school is where people go to get an education. Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The distinction between schooling and education implied by this remark is important.Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling. Education knows no bounds. It can take place anywhere, whether in the shower or in the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the formal learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of informal learning. The agents of education can range from a revered grandparent to the people debating politics on the radio, from a child to a distinguished scientist. Whereas schooling has a certain predictability, education quite often produces surprises. A chance conversation with a stranger may lead a person to discover how little is known of other religions. People are engaged in education from infancy on. Education, then, is a very broad, inclusive term. It is a lifelong process, a process that starts long before the start of school, and one that should be an integral part of one’s entire life.Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern varies little from one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at approximately the same time, take assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on. The slices of reality that are to be learned, whether they are the alphabet or an understanding of the working of government, have usually been limited by the boundaries of the subject being taught. For example, high school students know that there not likely to find out in their classes the truth about political problems in their communities or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with. There are definite conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling.Unit3:The Defini tion of PricePrices determine how resources are to be used. They are also the means by which products and services that are in limited supply are rationed among buyers. The price system of the United States is a complex network composed of the prices of all the products bought and sold in the economy as well as those of a myriad of services, including labor, professional, transportation, and public-utility services. The interrelationships of all these prices make up the “system” of prices. The price of any particular product or service is linked to a broad, complicated system of prices in which everything seems to depend more or less upon everything else.If one were to ask a group of randomly selected individuals to define “price”, many would reply that price is an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller of a product or service or, in other words that price is the money values of a product or service as agreed upon in a market transaction. This definition is, of course, valid as far as it goes. For a complete understanding of a price in any particular transaction, much more than the amount of money involved must be known. Both the buyer and the seller should be familiar with not only the money amount, but with the amount and quality of the product or service to be exchanged, the time and place at which the exchange will take place and payment will be made, the form of money to be used, the credit terms and discounts that apply to the transaction, guarantees on the product or service, delivery terms, return privileges, and other factors. In other words, both buyer and seller should be fully aware of all the factors that comprise the total “package” being exchanged for the asked-for amount of money in order that they may evaluate a given price.Unit4:ElectricityThe modern age is an age of electricity. People are so used to electric lights, radio, televisions, and telephones that it is hard to imagine what life would be like without them. When there is a power failure, people grope about in flickering candlelight, cars hesitate in the streets because there are no traffic lights to guide them, and food spoils in silent refrigerators.Yet, people began to understand how electricity works only a little more than two centuries ago. Nature has apparently been experimenting in this field for million of years. Scientists are discovering more and more that the living world may hold many interesting secrets of electricity that could benefit humanity.All living cell send out tiny pulses of electricity. As the heart beats, it sends out pulses of record; they form an electrocardiogram, which a doctor can study to determine how well the heart is working. The brain, too, sends out brain waves of electricity, which can be recorded in an electroencephalogram. The electric currents generated by most living cells are extremely small –often so small that sensitive instruments are needed to record them. But in some animals, certain muscle cells have become so specialized as electrical generators that they do not work as muscle cells at all. When large numbers of these cell are linked together, the effects can be astonishing.The electric eel is an amazing storage battery. It can seed a jolt of as much as eight hundred volts of electricity through the water in which it live. ( An electric house current is only one hundred twenty volts.) As many as four-fifths of all the cells in the ele ctric eel’s body are specialized for generating electricity, and the strength of the shock it can deliver corresponds roughly to length of its body.Unit5:The Beginning of DramaThere are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The on most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama evolved from ritual. The argument for this view goes as follows. In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world-even the seasonal changes-as unpredictable, and they sought through various means to control these unknown and feared powers. Those measures which appeared to bring the desired results were then retained and repeated until they hardened into fixed rituals. Eventually stories arose which explained or veiled the mysteries of the rites. As time passed some rituals were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths, persisted and provided material for art and drama.Those who believe that drama evolved out of ritual also argue that those rites contained the seed of theater because music, dance, masks, and costumes were almost always used, Furthermore, a suitable site had to be provided for performances and when the entire community did not participate, a clear division was usually made between the "acting area" and the "auditorium." In addition, there were performers, and, since considerable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in the enactment of rites, religious leaders usually assumed that task. Wearing masks and costumes, they often impersonated other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and mimed the desired effect-success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, the revival of the Sun-as an actor might. Eventually such dramatic representations were separated from religious activities.Another theory traces the theater's origin from the human interest in storytelling. According to this vies tales (about the hunt, war, or other feats) are gradually elaborated, at first through the use of impersonation, action, and dialogue by a narrator and then through the assumption of each of the roles by a different person. A closely related theory traces theater to those dances that are primarily rhythmical and gymnastic or that are imitations of animal movements and sounds.Unit6:TelevisionTelevision-----the most pervasive and persuasive of modern technologies, marked by rapid change and growth-is moving into a new era, an era of extraordinary sophistication and versatility, which promises to reshape our lives and our world. It is an electronic revolution of sorts, made possible by the marriage of television and computer technologies.The word "television", derived from its Greek (tele: distant) and Latin (visi sight) roots, can literally be interpreted as sight from a distance. Very simply put, it works in this way: through a sophisticated system of electronics, television provides the capability of converting an image (focused on a special photoconductive plate within a camera) into electronic impulses, which can be sent through a wire or cable. These impulses, when fed into a receiver (television set), can then be electronically reconstituted into that same image.Television is more than just an electronic system, however. It is a means of expression, as well as a vehicle for communication, and as such becomes a powerful tool for reaching other human beings.The field of television can be divided into two categories determined by its means of transmission. First, there is broadcast television, which reaches the masses through broad-based airwave transmission of television signals. Second, there is nonbroadcast television, which provides for the needs of individuals or specific interest groups through controlled transmission techniques.Traditionally, television has been a medium of the masses. We are most familiar with broadcast television because it has been with us for about thirty-seven years in a form similar to what exists today. During those years, it has been controlled, for the most part, by the broadcast networks, ABC, NBC, and CBS, who have been the major purveyors of news, information, and entertainment. These giants of broadcasting have actually shaped not only television but our perception of it as well. We have come to look upon the picture tube as a source of entertainment, placing our role in this dynamic medium as the passive viewer.Unit7:Andrew CarnegieAndrew Carnegie, known as the King of Steel, built the steel industry in the United States, and , in the process, became one of the wealthiest men in America. His success resulted in part from his ability to sell the product and in part from his policy of expanding during periods of economic decline, when most of his competitors were reducing their investments.Carnegie believed that individuals should progress through hard work, but he also felt strongly that the wealthy should use their fortunes for the benefit of society. He opposed charity, preferring instead to provide educational opportunities that would allow others to help themselves. "He who dies rich, dies disgraced," he often said.Among his more noteworthy contributions to society are those that bear his name, including the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh, which has a library, a museum of fine arts, and a museum of national history. He also founded a school of technology that is now part of Carnegie-Mellon University. Other philanthrophic gifts are the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to promote understanding between nations, the Carnegie Institute of Washington to fund scientific research, and Carnegie Hall to provide a center for the arts.Few Americans have been left untouched by Andrew Carnegie's generosity. His contributions of more than five million dollars established 2,500 libraries in small communities throughout the country and formed the nucleus of the public library system that we all enjoy today.Unit8:American RevolutionThe American Revolution was not a sudden and violent overturning of the political and social framework, such as later occurred in France and Russia, when both were already independent nations. Significant changes were ushered in, but they were not breathtaking. What happened was accelerated evolution rather than outright revolution. During the conflict itself people went on working and praying, marrying and playing. Most of them were not seriously disturbed by the actual fighting, and many of the more isolated communities scarcely knew that a war was on.America's War of Independence heralded the birth of three modern nations. One was Canada, which received its first large influx of English-speaking population from the thousands of loyalists who fled there from the United States. Another was Australia, which became a penal colony now that America was no longer available for prisoners and debtors. The third newcomer-the United States-based itself squarely on republican principles.Yet even the political overturn was not so revolutionary as one might suppose. In some states, notably Connecticut and Rhode Island, the war largely ratified a colonial self-rule already existing. British officials, everywhere ousted, were replaced by a home-grown governing class, which promptly sought a local substitute for king and Parliament.Unit9:SuburbanizationIf by "suburb" is meant an urban margin that grows more rapidly than its already developed interior, the process of suburbanization began during the emergence of the industrial city in the second quarter of the nineteenth century. Before that period the city was a small highly compact cluster in which people moved about on foot and goods were conveyed by horse and cart. But the early factories built in the 1840's were located along waterways and near railheads at the edges of cities, and housing was needed for the thousands of people drawn by the prospect of employment. In time, the factories were surrounded by proliferating mill towns of apartments and row houses that abutted the older, main cities. As a defense against this encroachment and to enlarge their tax bases, the cities appropriated their industrial neighbors. In 1854, for example, the city of Philadelphia annexed most of Philadelphia County. Similar municipal maneuvers took place in Chicago and in New York. Indeed, most great cities of the United States achieved such status only by incorporating the communities along their borders.With the acceleration of industrial growth came acute urban crowding and accompanying social stress-conditions that began to approach disastrous proportions when, in 1888, the first commercially successful electric traction line was developed. Within a few years the horse-drawn trolleys were retired and electric streetcar networks crisscrossed and connected every major urban area, fostering a wave of suburbanization that transformed the compact industrial city into a dispersed metropolis. This first phase of mass-scale suburbanization was reinforced by the simultaneous emergence of the urban Middle Class, whose desires for homeownership in neighborhoods far from the aging inner city were satisfied by the developers of single-family housing tracts.Unit10:Types of SpeechStandard usage includes those words and expressions understood, used, and accepted by a majority of the speakers of a language in any situation regardless of the level of formality. As such, these words and expressions are well defined and listed in standard dictionaries. Colloquialisms, on the other hand, are familiar words and idioms that are understood by almost all speakers of a language and used in informal speech or writing, but not considered appropriate for more formal situations. Almost all idiomatic expressions are colloquial language. Slang, however, refers to words and expressions understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as good, formal usage by the majority. Colloquial expressions and even slang may be found in standard dictionaries but will be so identified. Both colloquial usage and slang are more common in speech than in writing.Colloquial speech often passes into standard speech. Some slang also passes into standard speech, but other slang expressions enjoy momentary popularity followed by obscurity. In some cases, the majority never accepts certain slang phrases but nevertheless retains them in their collective memories. Every generation seems to require its own set of words to describe familiar objects and events. It has been pointed out by a number of linguists that three cultural conditions are necessary for the creation of a large body of slang expressions. First, the introduction and acceptance of new objects and situations in the society; second, a diverse population with a large number of subgroups; third, association among the subgroups and the majority population.Finally, it is worth noting that the terms "standard" "colloquial" and "slang" exist only as abstract labels for scholars who study language. Only a tiny number of the speakers of any language will be aware that they are using colloquial or slang expressions. Most speakers of English will, during appropriate situations, select and use all three types of expressions.Unit12:MuseumsFrom Boston to Los Angeles, from New York City to Chicago to Dallas, museums are either planning, building, or wrapping up wholesale expansion programs. These programs already have radically altered facades and floor plans or are expected to do so in the not-too-distant future.In New York City alone, six major institutions have spread up and out into the air space and neighborhoods around them or are preparing to do so.The reasons for this confluence of activity are complex, but one factor is a consideration everywhere - space. With collections expanding, with the needs and functions of museums changing, empty space has become a very precious commodity.Probably nowhere in the country is this more true than at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which has needed additional space for decades and which received its last significant face lift ten years ago. Because of the space crunch, the Art Museum has become increasingly cautious in considering acquisitions and donations of art, in some cases passing up opportunities to strengthen its collections.Deaccessing - or selling off - works of art has taken on new importance because of the museum's space problems. And increasingly, curators have been forced to juggle gallery space, rotating one masterpiece into public view while another is sent to storage.Despite the clear need for additional gallery and storage space, however," the museum has no plan, no plan to break out of its envelope in the next fifteen years," according to Philadelphia Museum of Art's president.Unit14:A Rare Fossil RecordThe preservation of embryos and juveniles is a rate occurrence in the fossil record. The tiny, delicate skeletons are usually scattered by scavengers or destroyed by weathering before they can be fossilized. Ichthyosaurs had a higher chance of being preserved than did terrestrial creatures because, as marine animals, they tended to live in environments less subject to erosion. Still, their fossilization required a suite of factors: a slow rate of decay of soft tissues, little scavenging by other animals, a lack of swift currents and waves to jumble and carry away small bones, and fairly rapid burial. Given these factors, some areas have become a treasury of well-preserved ichthyosaur fossils.The deposits at Holzmaden, Germany, present an interesting case for analysis. The ichthyosaur remains are found in black, bituminous marine shales deposited about 190 million years ago. Over the years, thousands of specimens of marine reptiles, fish and invertebrates have been recovered from these rocks. The quality of preservation is outstanding, but what is even more impressive is the number of ichthyosaur fossils containing preserved embryos. Ichthyosaurs with embryos have been reported from 6 different levels of the shale in a small area around Holzmaden, suggesting that a specific site was used by large numbers of ichthyosaurs repeatedly over time. The embryos are quite advanced in their physical development; their paddles, for example, are already well formed. One specimen is even preserved in the birth canal. In addition, the shale contains the remains of many newborns that are between 20 and 30 inches long.Why are there so many pregnant females and young at Holzmaden when they are so rare elsewhere The quality of preservation is almost unmatched and quarry operations have been carried out carefully with an awareness of the value of the fossils. But these factors do not account for the interesting question of how there came to be such a concentration of pregnant ichthyosaurs in a particular place very close to their time of giving birth.Unit15:The Nobel AcademyFor the last 82years, Sweden's Nobel Academy has decided who will receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, thereby determining who will be elevated from the great and the near great to the immortal. But today the Academy is coming under heavy criticism both from the without and from within. Critics contend that the selection of the winners often has less to do with true writing ability than with the peculiar internal politics of the Academy and of Sweden itself. According to Ingmar Bjorksten , the cultural editor for one of the country's two major newspapers, the prize continues to represent "what people call a very Swedish exercise: reflecting Swedish tastes."The Academy has defended itself against such charges of provincialism in its selection by asserting that its physical distance from the great literary capitals of the world actually serves to protect the Academy from outside influences. This may well be true, but critics respond that this very distance may also be responsible for the Academy's inability to perceive accurately authentic trends in the literary world.Regardless of concerns over the selection process, however, it seems that the prize will continue to survive both as an indicator of the literature that we most highly praise, and as an elusive goal that writers seek. If for no other reason, the prize will continue to be desirable for the financial rewards that accompany it; not only is the cash prize itself considerable, but it also dramatically increases sales of an author's books.Unit16:The War between Britain and FranceIn the late eighteenth century, battles raged in almost every corner of Europe, as well as in the Middle East, south Africa ,the West Indies, and Latin America. In reality, however, there was only one major war during this time, the war between Britain and France. All other battles were ancillary to this larger conflict, and were often at least partially related to its antagonist’ goals and strategies. France sought total domination of Europe . this goal was obstructed by British independence and Britain’s efforts throughout the continent to thwart Napoleon; through treaties. Britain built coalitions (not dissimilar in concept to today’s NATO) guaranteeing British particip ation in all major European conflicts. These two antagonists were poorly matched, insofar as they had very unequal strengths; France was predominant on land, Britain at sea. The French knew that, short of defeating the British navy, their only hope of victory was to close all the ports of Europe to British ships. Accordingly, France set out to overcome Britain by extending its military domination from Moscow t Lisbon, from Jutland to Calabria. All of this entailed tremendous risk, because France did not have the military resources to control this much territory and still protect itself and maintain order at home.French strategists calculated that a navy of 150 ships would provide the force necessary to defeat the British navy. Such a force would give France a three-to-two advantage over Britain. This advantage was deemed necessary because of Britain’s superior sea skills and technology because of Britain’s superior sea skills and technology, and also because Britain would be fighting a defensive war, allowing it to win with fewer forces. Napoleon never lost substantial impediment to his control of Europe. As his force neared that goal, Napoleon grew increasingly impatient and began planning an immediate attack.Unit17:Evolution of SleepSleep is very ancient. In the electroencephalographic sense we share it with all the primates and almost all the other mammals and birds: it may extend back as far as the reptiles. There is some evidence that the two types of sleep, dreaming and dreamless, depend on the life-style of the animal, and that predators are statistically much more likely to dream than prey, which are in turn much more likely to experience dreamless sleep. In dream sleep, the animal is powerfully immobilized and remarkably unresponsive to external stimuli. Dreamless sleep is much shallower, and we have all witnessed cats or dogs cocking their ears to a sound when apparently fast asleep. The fact that deep dream sleep is rare among pray today seems clearly to be a product of natural selection, and it makes sense that today, when sleep is highly evolved, the stupid animals are less frequently immobilized by deep sleep than the smart ones. But why should they sleep deeply at all Why should a state of such deep immobilization ever have evolved Perhaps one useful hint about the original function of sleep is to be found in the fact that dolphins and whales and aquatic mammals in genera seem to sleep very little. There is, by and large, no place to hide in the ocean. Could it be that, rather than increasing an animal’s vulnerability, the University of Florida and Ray Meddis of London University have suggested this to be the case. It is conceivable that animals who are too stupid to be quite on their own initiative are, during periods of high risk, immobilized by the implacable arm of sleep. The point seems particularly clear for the young of predatory animals. This is an interesting notion and probably at least partly true.Unit18:Modern American UniversitiesBefore the 1850’s, the United States had a number of small colleges, most of them dating from colonial days. They were small, church connected institutions whose primary concern was to shape the moral character of their students.Throughout Europe, institutions of higher learning had developed, bearing the ancient name of university. In German university was concerned primarily with creating and spreading knowledge, not morals. Between mid-century and the end of the 1800’s, more than nine thousand young Americans, dissatisfied with their training at home, went to Germany for advanced study. Some of them return to become presidents of venerable colleges-----Harvard, Yale, Columbia---and transform them into modern universities. The new presidents broke all ties with the churches and brought in a new kind of faculty. Professors were hired for their knowledge of a subject, not because they were of the proper faith and had a strong arm for disciplining students. The new principle was that a university was to create knowledge as well as pass it on, and this called for a faculty composed of teacher-scholars. Drilling and learning by rote were replaced by the German method of lecturing, in which the professor’s own research was presented in class. Graduate training leading to the Ph.D., an ancient German degree signifying the highest level of advanced scholarly attainment, was introduced. With the establishment of the seminar system, graduate student learned to question, analyze, and conduct their own research.At the same time, the new university greatly expanded in size and course offerings, breaking completely out of the old, constricted curriculum of mathematics, classics, rhetoric, and music. The president of Harvard pioneered the elective system, by which students were able to choose their own course of study. The notion of major fields of study emerged. The new goal was to make the university relevant to the real pursuits of the world. Paying close heed to the practical needs of society, the new universities trained men and women to work at its tasks, with engineering students being the most characteristic of the new regime. Students were also trained as economists, architects, agriculturalists, social welfare workers, and teachers.。

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新概念英语——听力原文lesson 1Last 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 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 can't hear a word!' I said angrily.'It's none of your business,' the young man said rudely. 'This is a private conversation!'.lesson 2It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time. Last Sunday I got up verylate. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. 'What a day!' I thought.'It's raining again.' Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy.' I've just arrived by train,' she said. 'I'mcoming to see you.' 'But I'm still having 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!'' lesson 3Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visitedmuseums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. 'Then he lent me a book. I readis 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 day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards I spent the whole day in my room, but Idid not write a single card !lesson 4I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia.He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big f.mp3 and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian 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 never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.lesson 5Mr 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 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 to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private telephone service.lesson 6I 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 his 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.lesson 7The plane was 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, someone had told the police 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 door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!lesson 8Joe 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 Frith's garden is larger than Joe's. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is more interesting. He has made neatpaths 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!lesson 9On 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 clock. 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, 'It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!' I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year.At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing.lesson 10We 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 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 keys 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. lesson 11I was having dinner at a restaurant when Harry Steele came in. Harry worked ina lawyer's office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary,but he always borrows money from his friends 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 bortowed any money from you,' Harry said, 'so now you can pay for my dinner!'lesson 12Our 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 small boat, Topsail.T apsail 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 goodbye 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.lesson 13The 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 they will be singing at the Workers' Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five perf.mp3ances. As usual,the police will have a difficult time.They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.lesson 14I 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 me for a lift. As soon as he had 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 journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, 'Do you speak English?' As I soon learnt, he was English himself!lesson 15The secretary told me that Mr H.mp3s-worth would see me. I felt very nervouswhen. I went into his office. He did notlook up from his desk when I entered.After I had sat down, he said that busi-ness was very bad. He told me that thef.mp3 could not afford to pay such largesalaries. Twenty people had already left.I knew that my turn had come.'Mr H.mp3sworth,' I said in a weakvoice.'Don't interrupt,' he Said.Then he smiled and told me I wouldreceive an extra &100 a year!lesson 16If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. You will be very lucky if he lets you go with- out a ticket. However, this does not al- ways happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car:' Sir, we wel- come you to our city. This is a "No Parking" area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder.' Ifyou receive a request like this, you can- not fail to obey it!lesson 17My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five years old. In spiteof this, she often 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, shemust appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play,she had to wear short socks and a bright,orange-coloured dress. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers,'My dear,it must be terrible to be grown up!'lesson 18After I had had lunch at a village inn, I looked 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 Ican't pay the bill. I haven't got my bag.' The inn-keeper smiled and imme- diately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me.'I'm very sorry,' he said ' My dog had taken it into the garden. He often doesthis.'lesson 19'The play may begin at any moment,'I said.'It may have begun already,' Susananswered.'I hurried to the ticket-office. 'May Ihave two tickets please ?' I asked.'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girlsaid.'What a pity!' Susan exclaimed.Just then, a man hurried to the ticket-office.'Can I return these two tickets?' heasked.'Certainly,' the girl said.'Could I have those two tickets please ?' I asked.'Certainly,'the girl said, 'but they are for next Wednesday's perf.mp3ance. 'I might as well have them,' I said sadly.lesson 20Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fishfor hours without catching anything. Butthis does not worry me. Some fish.mp3en are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything--not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. 'You must give up fishing!' my friends say.' It's a waste of time.' But they don't realize one impor- tant thing. I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all !lesson 21Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built during the war, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I amone of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am det.mp3ined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.lesson 22My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travel- ling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the post-office. Letters will cost a litt1e more, but they will cer- tainly travel faster.lesson 23I had a letter from my sister yesterday.She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, shesaid that she would come to England next year. If she comes, she will get a surprise. We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun be- fore my sister left. The house was com- pleted five months ago. In my letter, Itold her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there isa lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people. Itmust be the only modern house in the district.lesson 24I entered the hotel manager's office andsat down. I had just lost &50 and I feltvery upset.' I left the money in my room,'I said, 'and it's not there now.' The manager was sympathetic, but he coulddo nothing. 'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said. He started to com-plain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. It contained &5o. 'I found this outside this gentleman's room' she said. 'Well,'I said to the manager, 'there is still some honesty in this world !'。

新概念英语必背的三十篇

新概念英语必背的三十篇新概念三Lesson 14 A noble gangster 贵族歹徒 (2)Lesson 17The longest suspension bridge in the world 世界上最长的吊桥 (2)Lesson 21Daniel Mendoza 丹尼尔.门多萨 (2)Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard“家丑” (3)Lesson 27Nothing to sell and nothing to buy 没有东西可卖也没有东西可买 (4)Lesson 33 A day to remember难忘的一天 (4)Lesson 34 A happy discovery幸运的发现 (5)Lesson 38The first calender 最早的日历 (5)Lesson 40Who's who真假难辨 (6)Lesson 41Illusions of Pastoral Peace宁静田园生活的遐想 (7) Lesson 42Modern cavemen 现代洞穴人 (7)Lesson 43Fully insured全保险 (8)Lesson 44Speed and comfort又快捷又舒适 (9)Lesson 45The power of the press新闻报道的威力 (10)Lesson 47T oo high a price? 代价太高？ (11)Lesson 50New Year resolutions新年的决心 (11)Lesson 53In the public interest为了公众的利益 (12)Lesson 54Instinct or cleverness? 是本能还是机智 (13)lesson 59Collecting收藏 (14)Lesson 60T oo early and too late太早和太晚 (15)新概念四Lesson 1Finding fossil man 发现化石人 (16)Lesson 2Spare that spider不要伤害蜘蛛 (16)Lesson 3 Matterhorn man马特霍恩山区人 (16)Lesson 6 The sporting spirit体育的精神 (17)Lesson 15Secrecy in industry工业中的秘密 (17)Lesson 16The modern city 现代城市 (18)Lesson 22Knowledge and progress 知识和进步 (18)Lesson 32 Galileo reborn 伽利略的复生 (19)Lesson 33 Education 教育 (19)Lesson 34 Adolescence 青春期 (20)Lesson 36 The cost of government 政府的开支 (21)Lesson 37 The process of ageing 衰老过程 (21)Lesson 39What every writer wants 作家之所需 (22)Lesson 44 Patterns of culture 文化的模式 (23)Lesson 46 Hobbies业余爱好 (24)Lesson 47The great escape大逃亡 (25)经典教材精选的美文 (26)新概念三Lesson 14 A noble gangster 贵族歹徒pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangsters.Six hundred years ago, Sir Johan Hawkwood arrived in Italy with a band of soldiers and settled near Florence.city-states were a t w a r w i t h each other, Hawkwood used to hire his soldiers to princes who were willing to pay the high price he demanded. I n t i m e s o f peace, when business was bad, Hawkwood and his men would march into a city-state and, after b u r n i n g d o w n a few farms, would o f f e r t o go away if protection money was paid to them. Hawkwood m a d e l a r g e s u m s o f m o n e y in this way. I n s p i t e o f t h i s, the Italians regarded him as a sort of hero. When he died a t t h e a g e o f eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had a pictured painted which was dedicated t o t h e m e m o r y o f 'the most valiant soldier and most notable leader, Signor Giovanni Haukodue.' 曾经有一个时期,芝加哥的店主和商行的老板们不得不拿出大笔的钱给歹徒以换取"保护"。

新概念英语第一册课文原文

Here is your umbrella and your coat. This is not my umbrella. Sorry sir. Is this your umbrella? No, it isn't. Is this it? Yes, it is. Thank you very much.
Lesson 9: How are you today? Hello, Helen. Hi, Steven. How are you today? I ’ m very well, Thank you. And you? I ’ m fine, thanks. How is Tony?
He’ s fine, Thanks. How’ s Emma? She’ s very well, too, Helen. Goodbye, Helen. Nice to see you. Nice to see you, too, Steven. Goodbye.
Lesson 11: Is this your shirt?
Байду номын сангаас
Whose shirt is that?
Is this your shirt, Dave?
No, sir.
It ’ s not my shirt.
This is my shirt.
My shirts blue.
Is this shirt Tim
No, I ’ m not. What nationality are you?
I ’ m Italian. Are you a teacher?
No, I ’ m not. What’ s your job? I ’ m a keyboard operator. What’ s your job? I ’ m an engineer.

新概念一纯中文文本

1、对不起！这是谁的手袋？对不起什么事？这是您的手提包吗？对不起，请再说一遍。

这是您的手提包吗？是的，是我的。

非常感谢！3、对不起，先生。

这位男士有没有要回他的雨伞？请把我的大衣和伞拿给我。

这是我（寄存东西）的牌子。

谢谢，先生。

是5号。

这是您的伞和大衣这不是我的伞。

对不起，先生。

这把伞是您的吗？不，不是！这把是吗？是，是这把非常感谢。

5 很高兴见到你。

昌宇是中国人吗？早上好，布莱克先生。

这位是索菲娅.杜邦小姐。

索菲娅是个新学生。

她是法国人。

索菲娅，这位是汉斯。

他是德国人。

很高兴见到你。

这位是直子。

她是日本人。

很高兴见到你。

这位是昌宇。

他是韩国人。

很高兴见到你。

这位是鲁明。

他是中国人。

很高兴见到你。

这位是晓惠。

她也是中国人。

很高兴见到你。

7你是教师吗？罗伯特是做什么工作的？罗伯特：我是个新学生，我的名字叫罗伯特。

索菲娅：很高兴见到你。

我的名字叫索菲娅。

罗伯特：你是法国人吗？索菲娅：是的，我是法国人。

你也是法国人吗？罗伯特：不，我不是。

索菲娅：你是哪国人？罗伯特：我是意大利人。

罗伯特：你是教师吗？索菲娅：不，我不是。

罗伯特：你是做什么工作的？索菲娅：我是电脑录入员。

索菲娅：你是做什么工作的？罗伯特：我是工程师。

9、今天好吗？埃玛身体好吗？史蒂文：你好，海伦海伦：你好，史蒂文史蒂文：你今天好吗？海伦：很好，谢谢你。

你好吗？史蒂文：很好，谢谢。

史蒂文：托尼好吗？海伦：他很好，谢谢。

埃玛好吗？史蒂文：她也很好，海伦。

史蒂文：再见，海伦。

见到你真高兴。

海伦：我见到你也很高兴，史蒂文。

再见。

11、这是你的衬衫吗？谁的衬衣是白色的？老师：那是谁的衬衫？老师：戴夫，这是你的衬衫吗？戴夫：不，先生。

这不是我的衬衫。

戴夫：这是我的衬衫。

我老师：这件衬衫是蒂姆的吗？戴夫：也许是，先生。

蒂姆的衬衫是白色的。

老师：蒂姆！蒂姆: 什么事，先生。

老师：这是你的衬衫吗？蒂姆：是的，先生。

老师：给你。

接着！蒂姆：谢谢您，先生。

13、一件新连衣裙安娜的帽子是什么颜色的？路易丝：你的新边衣裙是什么颜色的？安娜：是绿色的。

新概念英语第一册课文(全中文)

新概念英语第一册课文（全中文）$课文1对不起！1对不起2什么事？3这是您的手提包吗？4对不起，请再说一遍。

5这是您的手提包吗？6是的，是我的。

7非常感谢！$课文3对不起，先生。

8请把我的大衣和伞拿给我。

9这是我（寄存东西）的牌子。

10谢谢，先生。

11是5号。

12这是您的伞和大衣13这不是我的伞。

14对不起，先生。

15这把伞是您的吗？16不，不是！17这把是吗？18是，是这把19非常感谢。

$课文5很高兴见到你。

20早上好。

21早上好，布莱克先生。

22这位是索菲娅23索菲娅是个新学生。

24她是法国人。

25索菲娅，这位是汉斯。

26他是德国人。

27很高兴见到你。

28这位是直子。

29她是日本人。

30很高兴见到你。

31这位是昌宇。

32他是韩国人。

33很高兴见到你。

34这位是鲁明。

35他是中国人。

36很高兴见到你。

37这位是晓惠。

38她也是中国人。

39很高兴见到你。

$课文7你是教师吗？40我是个新学生，41我的名字叫罗伯特。

42很高兴见到你。

43我的名字叫索菲娅。

44你是法国人吗？45是的，我是法国人。

46你也是法国人吗？47不，我不是。

48你是哪国人？49我是意大利人。

50你是教师吗？51不，我不是。

52你是做什么工作的？53我是电脑录入员。

54你是做什么工作的？55我是工程师。

$课文9今天好吗？56你好，海伦57你好，史蒂文58你今天好吗？59很好，谢谢你。

60你好吗？61很好，谢谢。

62托尼好吗？63他很好，谢谢。

64埃玛好吗？65她也很好，海伦。

66再见，海伦。

67见到你真高兴。

68我见到你也很高兴，史蒂文。

69再见。

$课文11这是你的衬衫吗？70那是谁的衬衫？71戴夫，这是你的衬衫吗？72不，先生。

73这不是我的衬衫。

74这是我的衬衫。

75我的衬衫是蓝色的。

76这件衬衫是蒂姆的吗？77也许是，先生。

78蒂姆的衬衫是白色的。

79蒂姆！80什么事，先生。

81这是你的衬衫吗？82是的，先生。

83给你。

84接着！85谢谢您，先生。

新概念文章精选十篇

新概念文章精选十篇第一篇：《科技的发展与人类生活》科技带来的便利1.电子设备的普及2.互联网的发展3.智能化生活的出现科技对教育的影响1.在线教育的盛行2.远程学习的出现3.教育资源的共享科技对医疗的影响1.医疗设备的进步2.电子病历的应用3.远程医疗的推广第二篇：《环境保护的重要性》环境对人类的作用1.提供生存条件2.影响健康和幸福3.保护生物多样性环境问题的现状1.气候变化2.水资源短缺3.土地退化环境保护的方法1.减少污染物排放2.提倡可持续发展3.推广环境意识教育第三篇：《节约资源、保护地球》资源浪费的危害1.能源的消耗2.水资源的浪费3.垃圾的处理节约资源的方法1.能源的合理利用2.水资源的节约使用3.垃圾分类与回收利用保护地球的意义1.维护生态平衡2.保护自然景观3.促进可持续发展第四篇：《人类对自然的探索与发现》###人类对宇宙的探索 1. 太阳系的研究 2. 星系的观测 3. 宇宙起源论的研究###人类对地球的研究 1. 地质学的发展 2. 气候变化的研究 3. 生物多样性的保护###人类对人类的探索 1. 历史的研究 2. 社会学的发展 3. 心理学的研究第五篇：《艺术对人们的影响》艺术的种类1.绘画2.雕塑3.音乐4.文学5.表演艺术艺术对人们的启迪1.增长知识2.培养情感3.塑造人格第六篇：《文化的力量》文化对社会的影响1.形象塑造2.价值观传递3.社会习俗的形成不同文化之间的交流1.文化遗产的保护2.文化节庆的举办3.跨文化交流的意义文化对个体的影响1.人身份认同2.世界观塑造3.价值体系建立第七篇：《音乐的魅力》音乐的种类1.古典音乐2.流行音乐3.民族音乐4.电子音乐音乐对情感的影响1.抒发情感2.提供慰藉3.激发创造力音乐对身心健康的影响1.缓解压力2.改善睡眠质量3.增强记忆力第八篇：《旅行与文化体验》旅行的意义1.拓宽眼界2.体验不同文化3.享受放松时光旅行中的文化体验1.尝试当地美食2.参观历史遗迹3.体验当地民俗旅行的影响1.增进人际关系2.促进个人成长3.推动经济发展第九篇：《健康生活的重要性》健康的定义1.身体健康2.心理健康健康生活的习惯1.健康饮食2.定期锻炼3.充足睡眠健康生活的影响1.提高工作效率2.增强免疫力3.延长寿命第十篇：《友谊的力量》友谊的种类1.童年朋友2.同学朋友3.工作伙伴4.患难之交友谊的特点1.信任与支持2.共同兴趣3.互相理解友谊对个人的影响1.心理健康2.成功与幸福3.自我认同的建立以上是新概念文章精选的十篇，每篇文章都涵盖了不同的主题，希望能为读者提供全面、详细、完整且深入的探讨。

新概念1全册课文

新概念英语课文〔全英文〕L1Excuse me!YesIs this your handbagPardonIs this your handbagYes, it isThank you very muchL3My coat and my umbrella please Here is my ticketThank you, sirNumber fiveHere's your umbrella and your coat This is not my umbrellaSorry sirIs this your umbrellaNo, it isn'tIs this itYes, it isThank you very muchL5Good morningGood morning, Mr BlakeThis is Miss Sophie Dupont Sophie is a new studentShe is FrenchSophie, this is HansHe is GermanNice to meet youAnd this is NaokoShe's JapaneseNice to meet youAnd this is Chang-wooHe's KoreanNice to meet youAnd this is LumingHe is ChineseNice to meet youAnd this is XiaohuiShe's Chinese, tooNice to meet youL7I am a new studentMy name's RobertNice to meet youMy name's SophieAre you FrenchYes, I amAre you French tooNo, I am notWhat nationality are youI'm ItalianAre you a teacherNo, I'm notWhat's your jobI'm a keyboard operatorWhat's your jobI'm an engineerL9Hello, HelenHi, StevenHow are you todayI'm very well, thank youAnd youI'm fine, thanksHow is TonyHe's fine, thanksHow's EmmaShe's very well, too, Helen Goodbye, HelenNice to see youNice to see you, too, Steven GoodbyeL11Whose shirt is thatIs this your shirt, DaveNoIt's not my shirtThis is my shirtMy shirt's blueIs this shirt Tim'sPerhaps it is, sirTim's shirt's whiteTim!Yes, sirIs this your shirtYes, sirHere you areCatch!Thank you, sirL13What colour's your new dress It's greenCome upstairs and see it Thank youLook! Here it is!That's nice dressIt's very smartMy hat's new, tooWhat colour is itIt's the same colourIt's green, tooThat is a lovely hat!L15Are you SwedishNo, we are notWe are DanishAre your friends Danish, tooNo, they aren'tThey are NorwegianYour passports, pleaseHere they areAre these your casesNo, they aren'tOur cases are brownHere they areAre you touristsYes, we areAre your friends tourists tooYes, they areThat's fineThank you very muchL17Come and meet our employees, Mr Richards Thank you, Mr JacksonThis is Nicola Grey,and this is Claire TaylorHow do you doThose women are very hard-working What are their jobsThey're keyboard operatorsThis is Michael Baker,and this is Jeremy ShortHow do you doThey aren't very busy!What are their jobsThey're sales repsThey're very lazyWho is this young manThis is JimHe's our office assistantL19What's the matter, childrenWe're tiredand thirsty,MumSit down hereAre you all rightNo, we aren'tLook!There's an ice cream manTwo ice cream pleaseHere you are, childrenThanks, MumThese ice creams are niceAre you all right nowYes, we are, thank you!L21Give me a book please, JaneWhich bookThis oneNo, not that oneThe red oneThis oneYes, pleaseHere you areThank youL23Give me some glasses please,Jane Which glassesThese glassesNo, not thoseThe one on the shelfTheseYes, pleaseHere you areThanksL25Mrs Smith's kitchen is smallThere is a refrigerator in the kitchenThe refrigerator is whiteIt is on the rightThere is an electric cooker in the kitchen The cooker is blueIt is on the leftThere is a table in the middle of the room There is a bottle on the tableThe bottle is emptyThere is a cup on the table, tooThe cup is cleanL27Mrs Smith's living room is largeThere is a television in the roomThe television is near the windowThere are some magazines on the television There is a table in the room There are some newspapers on the tableThere are some armchairs in the room The armchairs are near the tableThere is a stereo in the roomThe stereo is near the doorThere are some books on the stereo There are some pictures in the roomThe pictures are on the wallL29Come in, AmyShut the door, pleaseThis bedroom's very untidyWhat must I do, Mrs JonesOpen the window and air the roomThen put these clothes in the wardrobe Then make the bedDust the dressing tableThen sweep the floorL31Where's Sally, JackShe's in the garden, JeanWhat's she doingShe's sitting under the treeIs Tim in the garden, tooYes, he isHe's climbing the treeI beg your pardonWho's climbing the treeTim isWhat about the dogThe dog's in the garden, tooIt's running across the grassIt's running after a catL33It is a fine day todayThere are some clouds in the sky,but the sun is shiningMr Jones is with his familyThey are walking over the bridgeThere are some boats on the riverMr Jones and his wife are looking at them Sally is looking at a big shipThe ship is going under the bridgeTim is looking at an aeroplaneThe aeroplane is flying over the river This is a photograph of our villageL35Our village is in a valleyIt is between two hillsThe village is on a riverHere is another photograph of the villageMy wife and I are walking along the banks of the riverWe are on the leftThere is a boy in the waterHe is swimming across the riverHere is another photographThis is the school buildingIt is beside a parkThe park is on the rightSome children are coming out of the building Some of them are going to the parkL37You're working hard, GeorgeWhat are you doingI'm making a bookcaseGive me that hammer please, DanWhich hammerThis oneNo, not that oneThe big oneHere you areThanks, DanWhat are you going to do now,GeorgeI'm going to paint itWhat colour are you going to paint itI'm going to paint it pinkPink!This bookcase isn't for meIt's for my daughter, SusanPink's her favourite colourL39 What are you going to do with that vase, Penny I'm going to put it on this table, SamDon't do thatGive it to meWhat are you going to do with itI'm going to put it here,in front of the windowBe careful!Don't drop it!Don't put there, SamPut it here,on this shelfThere we are!It's a lovely vaseThose flowers are lovely, tooL41 Is that bag heavy, PennyNot veryHere!Put it on this chairWhat's in itA piece of cheeseA loaf of breadA bar of soapA bar of ChocolateA bottle of milkA pound of sugarHalf a pound of coffeeA quarter of pound of teaAnd a tin of tobaccoIs that tin of tobacco for me Well,it's certainly not for me! L43 Canyou make the tea, Sam Yes, ofcourse I can, PennyIs there any water in this kettleYes, there isWhere's the teaIt's over there,behind the teapotCan you see itI can see the teapot,but I can't see the teaThere it is!It's in front of your!Ah yes, I can see it nowWhere are the cupsThere are some in the cupboardCan you find themYes Here they areHurry up, Sam!The kettle's boiling!L45 Can you come here a minute please,Bob Yes, sirWhere's PamelaShe's next doorShe's in her office, sirCan she type this letter for meAsk her pleaseYes, sirCan you type this letter for the boss please, Pamela Yes, of course I canHere you areThank you, BobBob!YesWhat's the letterI can't type this letterI can't read it!The boss's handwriting is terrible!Do you like coffee, AnnYes, I doL47 Do you want a cupYes, please, ChristineDo you want any sugarYes, pleaseDo you want any milkNo, thank youI don't like milk in my coffeeI like black coffeeDo you like biscuitsYes I doDo you want oneYes, pleaseL49 Do you want any meat today Yes, pleaseDo you want beef or lambBeef, pleaseThis lamb's very goodI like lamb,but my husband doesn'tWhat about some steakThis is a nice pieceGive me that piece, pleaseAnd a pound of mince, tooDo you want a chicken,Mrs BirdThey 're very niceNo, thank youMy husband likes steak,but he doesn't like chickenTo tell you the truth,Mrs Bird,I don't like chicken either!L51 Where do you come fromI come from GreeceWhat's the climate like in your country It's very pleasantWhat's the weather like in springIt's often windy in MarchIt's always warm in April and May, but it rains sometimesWhat's it like in summerIt's always hot in June, July and AugustThe sun shines every dayIs it cold or warm in autumnIt's always warm in September and OctoberIt's often cold in November and it rainssometimes Is it very cold in winterIt's often cold in December, January andFebruary It snows sometimesL53 Where do you come fromI come from EnglandWhat's the climate like in yourcountry It's mild,but it's not always pleasantThe weather's often cold in Northand windy in the EastIt's often wet in the West and sometimes warm in the southWhich seasons do you like bestI like spring and summerThe days are long and the night areshort I don't like autumn and winterThe days are short and the nights are longThe sun rises late and set earlyOur climate is not very good,but it's certainly interestingIt's our favourite subject of conversationL55 The Sawyer live at 87 King StreetIn the morning, MrMrs Sawyer stays at home every dayShe does the houseworkShe always eats her lunch at noonIn the afternoon, she usually sees herfriends They often drink tea togetherIn the evening, the children come home fromschool They arrive home earlyMr Sawyer comes home from workHe arrives home lateAt night, the children always do theirhomework Then they go to bedL57 Mr Sawyer usually reads his newspaper,but sometimes he and his wife watch televisionIt is eight o'clockThe children go to school by car every day,but today, they are going to school on footIt is ten o'clockbut this morning, she is going to theshops It is four o'clockIn the afternoon, Mrs Sawyer usually drinks tea in the living roomBut this after, she is drinking tea in thegarden It is six o'clockIn the evening, the children usually do their homework,but this evening, they are not doing their homeworkAt the moment, they are playing in the gardenIt is nine o'clockMr Sawyer usually reads his newspaper at nightBut he's not reading his newspaper tonightAt the moment, he's reading an interestingbook L59 I want some envelopes,pleaseDo you want the large size or the smallsize The large size, pleaseDo you have any writing paperYes, we doI don't have any small padsI only have large oneDo you want a padYes, pleaseAnd I want some glueA bottle of glueAnd I want a large box of chalk,too I only have small boxesDo you want oneNo, thank youIs that allThat's all, thank youWhat else do you wantI want my changeL61 Where's JimmyHe's in bedWhat's the matter with himHe feels illHe looks illWe must call the doctorYes, we mustCan you remember the doctor's telephone number Yes It's 09754Open your mouth, JimmyShow me your tongueSay, "Ah'What's the matter with him, doctorHe has a bad cold,Mr Williams, sohe must stay in bed for a weekThat's good new for Jimmy L67 Hello Where you at the butcher'sGood newsWhy Yes I wasBecause he doesn't like school!Were you at butcher's, tooL63 How's Jimmy today No, I wasn'tBetter Thank you,Doctor I was at the greengrocer'sCan I see him please,Mrs Williams How's Jimmy today He's very well, thank you Certainly, doctor Was he absent from school last weekCome up stairs Yes, he wasYou look very well,Jimmy He was absent on Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday and You are better now,Tuesdaybut you mustn't get up yet How are you all keepingYou must stay in bed for another two days Very well, thank youThe boy mustn't go to school yet,Mr Williams We're going to spend three days in the countryAnd he mustn't eat rich food We're going to stay at my mother's for the weekend Does he have a temperature, doctor Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the country!No, he doesn't Aren't you lucky!Must he stay in bed L69 There is a car race near our town every yearYes He must remain in bed for another two days In 1995, there was a very big raceHe can get up for about two hours each day,There were hundreds of people therebut you must keep the room warm My wife and I were at the raceWhere's Mr Williams this evening Our friends Julie and Jack were there, tooHe's in bed, doctor You can see us in the crowdCan you see him please We are standing on the leftHe has a bad cold, too!There were twenty cars in the raceL65 What are you going to do this evening Jill There were English cars, French cares, German cars I'm going to meet some friends Dad Italian carsYou mustn't come home late It was an exciting finishYou must be home at half past ten The winner was Billy StewartI can't get home so early, Dad!He was in car number fifteenCan I have the key to the front door please Five other cars were just behind himNo, you can't On the way home, my wife said to me,Jill's eighteen years old, Tom'Don't drive so quickly! You're not Billy Stewart!'She's not a baby L71Give her the key What's Ron Marston like,PaulineShe always comes home earlyOh, all right!He's awful!He telephoned me four times Yesterday, Here you are and three times the day before telephoned the But you mustn't come home after a quarter past office yesterday morning and yesterday boss eleven answered the telephone.Do you hear What did your boss say to himYes DadThanks, Mum He said, "Pauline is typing letters. She can't speak to That's all right Goodbye you now!"Then I arrived home at six o'clock yesterday Enjoy yourself!evening. He telephoned I didn't answer the phone! We always enjoy ourselves, MumBye-bye Did he telephone again last nightYes, he did. He telephoned at nine o'clockWhat did you say to himI said, 'This is Pauline's mother.Please don't telephone my daughter again!Did he telephone againNo, he didn't!L73 Last week Mrs Mills went to London.She does not know London very well, and she lost her way.Suddenly, she saw a man near a bus stop.“I can ask him the way,〞she said to herself.“Excuse me,〞she said.“Can you tell me the way to King Street, please〞The man smiled pleasantly.He did not understand English!He spoke German.He was a tourist.Then he put his hand into his pocket, and took outa phrasebook.He opened the book and found a phrase.He read the phrase slowly.“I am sorry,〞he said.“I do not speak English.〞L75Do you have any shoes likethese What sizeSize five.What colorBlack.I'm sorry. We don't have any.But my sister bought this pair last month.Did she buy them hereNo, she bought them in the .We had some shoes like those a month ago,but we don't have any now.Can you get a pair for me, pleaseI'm afraid that I can't.They were in fashion last year and the year before last.But they're not in fashion this year.These shoes are in fashion now.They look very uncomfortable.They are very uncomfortable.But women always wear uncomfortable shoes!L77 Good morningGood morning, nurseI want to see the dentist,pleaseDo you have an appointmentNo, I don'tIs it urgentYes, it isIt's very urgentI feel awfulI have a terrible toothacheCan you come at 10 a mI must see the dentist now,nurseThe dentist is very busy at the moment Can you come at 2 p mThat's very lateCan the dentist see me nowI'm afraid that he can't,Mr CroftCan't you wait till this afternoonI can wait, but my toothache can't!L79 What are you doing, CarolI'm making a shopping list, TomWhat do we needWe need a lot of thing this weekI must go to the grocer'sWe haven't got much tea or coffee, and we haven't got any sugar orjam What about vegetablesI must go to the greengrocer'sWe haven't got many tomatoes,but we've got a lot of potatoesI must go to the butcher's, tooWe need some meatWe haven't got any meat at allHave we got any beer and wineAnd I'm not going to get any!I hope that you've got somemoney I haven't got muchWell, I haven't got much either!L81 Hi, Carol!Where's TomHe's upstairsHe's having a bathTom!YesSam's hereI'm nearly readyHello, SamHave a cigaretteNo, thanks, TomHave a glass of whisky thenOK ThanksIs dinner ready, CarolIt's nearly readyWe can have dinner at seven o'clockSam and I had lunch together todayWe went to a restaurantWhat did you haveWe had roast beef andpotatoes Oh!What's the matter, CarolWell, you're going to have roast beef and potatoes again tonight!L83 Hello, Sam Come inHi, SamWe're having lunchDo you want to have lunch with usNo, thank you TomI've already had lunchI had a lunch at half past twelveHave a cup of coffee thenI've just had a cup, thank youI had one after my lunchLet's go into the living room,CarolWe can have our coffee thereExcuse the mess, SamThis room's very untidyWe're packing our suitcasesWe're going to leave tomorrowTom and I are going to have a holidayAren't you lucky!When are you going to have a holiday,Sam I don't knowI've already had my holiday thisyear Where did you goI stayed at home!L85 Hello, KenHi, GeorgeHave you just been to the cinemaYes, I haveWhat's on'Paris in the spring'Oh, I've already seen itI saw it on television last yearIt's an old film, but it's very goodParis is a beautiful cityI've never been thereHave you ever been there, KenYes, I have I was there in AprilPairs in the spring, ehIt was spring,but the weather was awfulIt rained all the timeJust like London!L87 Is my car ready yetI don't know sirWhat's the number of your carIt is LFZ 312GWhen did you bring it to usI brought it here three days agoAh, yes, I remember nowHave your mechanics finishedyet No, they're still working on itLet's go into the garage and have a look at it Isn't that your carWell, it was my carDidn't you have a crashThat's rightI drove it into a lamp-postCan your mechanics repair itWell, they're trying to repair it,sirBut to tell you the truthyou need a new car!L89 Good afternoonI believe that this house is for sale That's right May I have a look at it, please Yes, of course Come inHow long have you lived hereI've live here for twenty yearsTwenty years!That's long timeYes, I've been here since 1976Then why do you want to sell itBecause I've just retiredI want to buy a small house in the country How much does this house cost that's alot of moneyit's worth every penny of itWell, I like the housebut I can't decide yetMy wife must see it firstWomen always have the last wordL91 Has Ian sold his house yetYes, he hasHe sold it last weekHas he moved to his new house yetNo, not yetHe's still hereHe's going to move tomorrowWhen Tomorrow morningNo Tomorrow afternoonI'll miss himHe has always been a good neighbourHe's a very nice personWe'll all miss himWhen will the new people move into this house Ithink that they'll move in the day after tomorrowWill you see Ian today,JennyYes, I willPlease give him my regardsPoor Ian!He didn't want to leave this houseNo, he didn't want to leave buthis wife did!L93 Nigel is our new next-doorneighbour He's a pilotHe was in the R AHe will fly to New York next monthThe month after next he'll fly to TokyoAt the moment, he's in MadridHe flew to Spain a week agoHe'll return to London the week after nextHe's only forty-one years old,and he has already been to nearly every country in the worldNigel is a very lucky manBut his wife isn't very lucky She usually stays at home! L95 Two return tickets to London,pleaseWhat time will the next train leaveAt nineteen minutes past eightWhich platformPlatform Two Over the bridgeWhat time will the next train leaveAt eight nineteenWe've got plenty of timeIt's only three minutes to eightLet's go and have a drinkThere's a bar next door to the stationWe had better go back to the station now, Ken Tickets, pleaseWe want to catch the eight nineteen toLondon You've just missed it!What! It's only eight fifteenI'm sorry, sirThat clock's ten minutes slowWhen's the next trainIn five hours' time!L97 I left a suitcase on the train to London the other dayCan you describe it, sirIt's a small blue case and it's got a zipThere's a label on the handle with my name and address on itIs this case yoursNo, that's not mineWhat about this oneThis one's got a labelLet me see itWhat's your name and addressDavid Hall,83 Bridge StreetThat's rightHall, 83 Bridge StreetNThree pounds fiftypence,please Here you areKey!What's matterThis case doesn't belong to me!You've given me the wrong case!Ow!L99 What's the matter, AndyI slipped and fell downstairsHave you hurt yourselfYes, I have I think that I've hurt my backTry and stand upCan you stand upHere Let me help youI'm sorry, LucyI'm afraid that I can't get upI think that the doctor had better see youI'll phone Dr CarterThe doctor says that he will come at onceI'm sure that you need an X-ray, AndyL101 Read Jimmy's card to me please, penny'I have just arrive in Scotland and I'm staying at a Youth HostelEhHe says he's just arrived in ScotlandHe says he's staying at a YouthHostel You know he's a member ofthe Y The whatThe Y,MumThe Youth Hostels AssociationWhat else does he sayI'll write a letter soon Ihope you all well WhatSpeak up PennyI'm afraid I can't hear youHe say he'll write a letter soonHe hopes we are all well'Love, JimmyIs that allHe doesn't say very much,does heHe can't write very much on a card,Mum L103 How was the exam, RichardNot too badI think I passed in English and MathematicsThe questions were very easyHow about you, GaryThe English and Maths papers weren't easy enough for meI hope I haven't failedI think I failed the French paperI could answer sixteen of the questionThey were very easyBut I couldn't answer the restThey were too difficult for meFrench test are awful, aren't theyI hate themI'm sure I've got a low markOh, cheer up!perhaps we didn't to do badlyThe guy next to me Wrote his name at the top of the paperYesThen he sat there and looked at it for three hours! He didn't write a word!L105 Where's Sandra, BobI want herDo you want to speak to herYes, I do I want her to come to my officeTell her to come at onceDid you want to see meAh, yes, SandraHow do you spell "intelligent'Can you tell meI-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-TThat's right You've typed it with only one 'L'This letter's full of mistakesI want you to type it againYes, I'll do thatI'm sorry about thatAnd here's a little present for youWhat's itIt's a dictionaryI hope it'll help youL107 Do you like this dress,madamI like the colour very muchIt's lovely dress,but it's too small for meWhat about this one It's a lovelydress It's very smartShort skirts are in fashion nowWould you like to try itAll rightI'm afraid this green dress it too small for me as well It's smaller than the blue oneI don't like the colour eitherIt doesn't suit me at allI think the blue dress is prettierCould you show me another bluedress I want a dress like that one, butit must be my sizeI'm afraid I haven't got a larger dressThis is the largest dress in the shopL109 Shall I make some coffee,JaneThat's a good idea, CharlotteIt's readyDo you want any milkJust a little, pleaseWhat about some sugarTwo teaspoonfulsNo, less than thatOne and a half teaspoonfuls,please That's enough for meThat was very niceWould you like some moreYes, pleaseI'd like a cigarette, tooMay I have oneOf courseI think there are a few in that boxI'm afraid it's emptyWhat a pity!It doesn't matterHave a biscuit insteadEat more and smoke less!That's very good advice!L111 I like this television very muchHow much does it costIt's the most expensive model in the shopIt costs five hundred poundsThat's too expensive for usWe can't afford all that moneyThis model's less expensive than thatone It's only three hundred poundsBut, of course, it's not as good as the expensive one I don't like the modelThe other model's more expensive,but it's worth the moneyCan we buy it on instalmentsOf course You can pay a deposit of thirty pounds, and then fourteen pounds a month for three years Do you like it, dearI certainly do,but I don't like the priceYou always want the best,but we can't afford itSometimes you think you're a millionaire! Millionaires don't buy things on instalments!L113 Fares, please!Trafalgar Square,pleaseI'm sorry, sir I can't change a ten-pound note Haven't you got any small changeI've got no small change, I am afraidI'll ask some of the passengersHave you any small change, sirI'm sorry I've got noneI haven't got any eitherCan you change this ten-pound note,madam I'm afraid I can'tNeither can II'm very sorry, sirYou must get off the busNone of our passengers can change this noteThey're all millionaires!Except usI've got some small changeSo have IL115 Isn't there anyone at homeI'll knock again, HelenEverything's very quietI'm sure there's no one at homeBut that's impossibleCarol and Tom invited us tolunch Look through the windowCan you see anythingNothing at allLet's try the back doorLook! Everyone's in the gardenHello, Helen Hello, JimEverybody wants to have lunch in thegarden It's nice and warm out hereCome and have something to drinkThanks, CarolMay I have a glass of beerplease BeerL117 There's none leftYou can have some lemonadeLemonade!Don't believe her, Jim She's onlyjoking Have some beer!When my husband was going into the dining room this morning,he dropped some coins on thefloor There were coins everywhereWe looked for them, but we could not find them all While we were having breakfast, our little boy, Tommy, found two small coins on the floorHe put them both into his mouthWe both tried to get the coins, but it was toolate Tommy had already swallowed them!Late that morning, when I was doing the housework, My husband phoned me from the office'How's Tommy' he asked'I don't know,' I answered,'Tommy's been to the toilet three times this。

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Lesson 1[00:04.00]A private conversation（私人通话）[00:05.70]First listen and then answer the question:[00:10.21]Why did the writer（作家）complain(抱怨) to the people behind （支持）him?[00:16.37]Last week I went to the theatre.（戏院）[00:19.83]I had a very good seat.[00:22.52]The play was very interesting.I did not enjoy it.[00:27.92]A young man and a young woman were sitting behind （在后面）me.[00:32.50]They were talking loudly.[00:35.12]I got very angry.I could not hear the actors.(演员)[00:41.17]I turned round（我转过去）.I looked at the man and the woman angrily.（愤怒地）[00:47.55]They did not pay any attention.（他们没有丝毫留意）[00:51.20]In the end,I could not bear（容忍）it.[00:55.57]I turned round again 'I can't hear a word!'I said angrily [01:03.91]'It's none of your business,（不关你的事）'the young man said rudely（无礼地）.[01:09.59]'This is a private conversation!'Lesson 2[00:04.08] Breakfast or lunch?[00:06.06]First listen and then answer the question:[00:10.85]Why was the writer's aunt surprised?[00:16.35]It was Sunday.I never get up early on Sundays.[00:21.54]I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime.[00:27.48]Last Sunday I got up very late.[00:31.76]I looked out of the window（向窗外看）. It was dark（黑暗、模糊） outside.[00:37.01]'What a day!'I thought（我想）. 'It's raining again.' [00:43.20]Just then（这时）,the telephone rang.It was my aunt Lucy. [00:49.33]'I've just arrived by train,' she said.'I'm coming to see you.' [00:56.43]'But I'm still（仍然） having breakfast,'I said. 'What are you doing? she asked.[01:04.20]'I'm having breakfast,'I repeated.（重复）[01:08.00]'Dear me,'she said.[01:10.88] 'Do you always（一直） get up so late? It's one o'clock!'Lesson 3[00:02.90]Please send（寄） me a card[00:04.87]First listen and then answer the question:[00:09.68]How many cards did the writer send?[00:16.07]Postcards（明星片） always spoil（毁了） my holidays.[00:19.99]Last summer,I went to Italy（意大利）.I visited（访问） museums （博物馆）and sat in（参加） public gardens（公园）.[00:29.23]A friendly waiter（服务员） taught（教授） me a few words of Italian(意大利人).Then he lent（借） me a book.[00:36.67]I read（读） a few lines,but I did not understand a word（词）. [00:43.07]Every day I thought about（想到） postcards.[00:45.48]My holidays passed quickly,but I did not send cards to my friends.[00:51.99]On the last day I made a big decision（决定）.I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards.[01:02.49]I spent（花费） the whole day in my room,but I did not write a single（单一的） card!Lesson 4[00:02.08]An exciting trip[00:04.60]First listen and then answer the question:[00:08.79]Why is Tim finding this trip exciting?[00:14.25]I have just received a letter（收到信） from my brother,Tim.He is in Australia.[00:23.31]He has been there for six months.Tim is an engineer.[00:27.93]He is working for a big firm （公司）[00:30.97]and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia.[00:37.85]He has just bought an Australian car[00:40.19]and has gone to（去了某地） Alice Springs艾丽斯斯普林斯(澳大利亚中部城市,a small town in the centre of Australia.[00:47.53]He will soon visit Darwin（达尔文澳大利亚港市）.From there(从那),he will fly to Perth珀斯，佩斯（澳大利亚城市）.[00:54.91]My brother has never been abroad（在国外） before,so he is finding this trip very exciting.Lesson 5[00:02.14] No wrong numbers（无错号之虞）[00:04.48]First listen and then answer the question:[00:10.52]What does 'No wrong numbers' mean?[00:13.91]Mr.James Scott has a garage（汽车修理厂） in Silbury锡尔伯（地名）[00:20.06]and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst平赫斯特.[00:26.20]Pinhurst is only five miles（英里） from Silbury,[00:29.42]but Mr.Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, [00:34.71]so he has just bought twelve pigeons（鸽）[00:37.79]Yesterday,a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury.[00:45.74]The bird covered（越过） the distance in three minutes.（三分钟）[00:48.99]Up to now（目前为止）, Mr.Scott has sent（寄出） a great manyand（私人） 'telephone' service（服务）.Lesson 6[00:02.99] Percy Buttons[00:04.56]First listen and then answer the question:[00:08.96]Who is Percy Buttons?[00:12.00]I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street.[00:18.15]Yesterday a beggar（乞丐） knocked at my door.He asked me for a meal（一顿饭） and a glass of beer.[00:26.63]In return（报答） for this,the beggar stood on his head（抬头） and sang songs.[00:32.91]I gave him a meal.He ate the food and drank the beer. [00:39.13]Then he put a piece of cheese（干酪）in his pocket and went away. [00:42.33]Later（随后） a neighbour（邻居）told me about him.Everybody knows him.His name is Percy Buttons.[00:51.68]He calls（拜访） at every house in the street once a month [00:55.25]and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.Lesson 7[00:02.62] Too late[00:04.18]First listen and then answer the question:[00:08.78]Did the detectives（侦探）save the diamonds（钻石）?[00:12.10]The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.[00:19.87]They were expecting（期待）a valuable（贵重的）parcel（包裹）of diamonds from South Africa.[00:25.29]A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves （小偷）would try to steal（盗窃）the diamonds.[00:34.47]When the plane arrived some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building[00:41.32]while others were waiting on the airfield.[00:45.02]Two men took（带）the parcel（小包）off the plane and carried it into the Customs House.[00:51.73]While two detectives were keeping guard（警戒、守卫）at the door （通道）,two others opened the parcel.[00:58.42]To their surprise,the precious（宝贵的）parcel was full（满是） of stones and sand!Lesson 8[00:02.46]The best and the worst[00:04.46]First listen and then answer the question:[00:08.56]Why is Joe's garden the most beautiful one in the town? [00:14.63]Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. [00:22.85]Nearly everybody enters for（参加）'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year,[00:29.31]but Joe wins every time.[00:32.20]Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's.[00:35.74]Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables [00:42.43]but Joe's garden is more interesting.[00:45.15]He has made neat（灵巧的）paths（路径）and has built a wooden （木质） bridge over a pool（水池）.[00:52.43]I like gardens too,but I do not like hard work.[00:56.34]Every year I enter for the garden competition too,[01:03.28]and I always win a little prize（奖品）for the worst garden in the town!Lesson 9[00:01.75] A cold welcome（冷遇）[00:04.45]First listen and then answer the question:[00:10.87]What does 'a cold welcome' refer to（指的是）?[00:14.85]On Wednesday evening we went to the Town Hall（市政府）. [00:19.67]It was the last day of the year[00:22.99]and an large crowd（一大群）of people had gathered（聚集）under the Town Hall clock政府办公时间.[00:26.68]It would strike twelve（达到最高目标）in twenty minutes' time. [00:31.18]Fifteen minutes passed and then,at five to twelve,the clock stopped.[00:38.53]The big minute hand（钟表的分针） did not move.We waited and waited,but nothing happened.[00:44.56]Suddenly someone shouted,[00:47.42]'It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!' [00:52.51]I looked at my watch.It was true.The big clock refused（拒绝）to welcome the New Year.[01:00.91]At that moment（那时）, everybody began to laugh and sing.Lesson 10[00:01.74] Not for jazz（不宜演奏爵士乐）[00:03.61]First listen and then answer the question:[00:07.95]What happened to the clavichord（古钢琴）?[00:11.01]We have an old musical instrument（乐器）.It is called a clavichord.[00:18.58]It was made in Germany德国制造 in 1681.[00:22.37]Our clavichord is kept in the living room（客厅）.It has belonged （居住）to our family for a long time[00:30.98]The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. [00:36.50]Recently（最近）it was damaged（损坏）by a visitor(参观者).She tried to play jazz on it![00:43.13]She struck（打击）the keys too hard（太硬） and two of the strings （弦）were broken.[00:48.46]My father was shocked（震惊）.Now we are not allowed to touch （触摸）it.[00:54.54]It is being repaired（修理）by a friend of my father's.Lesson 11[00:03.21] One good turn[00:05.15] deserves another[00:05.96]First listen and then answer the question:[00:10.13]Who paid for Tony's dinner?[00:12.95]I was having dinner at a restaurant when Tony Steele came in. [00:20.35]Tony worked in a lawyer's office years ago,but he is now working at a bank.[00:27.26]He gets a good salary,but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back.[00:34.59]Tony saw me and came and sat at the same table.He has never borrowed money from me[00:43.15]While he was eating,I asked him to lend me twenty pounds. [00:49.49]To my surprise,he gave me the money immediately.[00:55.76]'I have never borrowed any money from you,' Tony said, [00:57.82]'so now you can pay for my dinner!'Lesson 12[00:02.93] Goodbye and good luck[00:05.27]First listen and then answer the question:[00:11.82]Where is Captain Alison going and how?[00:14.32]Our neighbour,Captain Charles Alison,will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow.[00:23.19]We'll meet him at the harbour early in the morning.[00:29.76]He will be in his small boat,Topsail.Topsail is a famous little boat.[00:35.39]It has sailed across the Atlantic many times.[00:38.91]Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock, so we'll have plenty of time.[00:45.59]We'll see his boat and then we'll say goodbye to him. [00:51.71]He will be away for two months.We are very proud of him. [00:55.87]He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.Lesson 13[00:02.51] The Greenwood Boys[00:04.68]First listen and then answer the question:[00:09.11]Why will the police have a difficult time?[00:14.56]The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers.[00:20.54]At present,they are visiting all parts of the country. [00:24.48]They will be arriving here tomorrow.They will be coming by train [00:29.32]and most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station.[00:35.40]Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers' Club. [00:40.03]The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days.[00:46.12]During this time,they will give five performances.[00:49.75]As usual,the police will have a difficult time.They will be trying to keep order.[00:58.07]It is always the same on these occasions.Lesson 14[00:01.81] Do you speak English?[00:05.63]First listen and then answer the question:[00:11.11]Did the young man speak English?[00:13.01]I had an amusing experience last year[00:18.57]After I had left a small village in the south of France, [00:23.01]I drove on to the next town.[00:25.21]On the way,a young man waved to me.I stopped and he asked me for a lift.[00:34.18]As soon as he had got into the car,[00:36.92]I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language.[00:44.60]Apart from a few words,I do not know any French at all. [00:48.93]Neither of us spoke during the journey.[00:52.71]I had nearly reached the town,when the young man suddenly said,very slowly,[01:00.82]'Do you speak English?'[01:03.09]As I soon learnt,he was English himself!Lesson 15[00:02.36] Good news[00:04.01]First listen and then answer the question:[00:10.91]What was the good news?[00:11.99]The secretary told me that Mr.Harmsworth would see me. [00:18.26]I felt very nervous when I went into his office.[00:24.34]He did not look up from his desk when I entered.[00:30.43]After I had sat down,he said that business was very bad. [00:35.91]He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.[00:41.91]Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had come. [00:48.24]'Mr.Harmsworth,'I said in a weak voice. 'Don't interrupt,' he said.[00:56.85]Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!Lesson 16[00:02.85] A polite request[00:04.43]First listen and then answer the question: What was the polite request?[00:14.02]If you park your car in the wrong place,a traffic policeman will soon find it.[00:20.63].[00:21.93]You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. [00:26.19]However,this does not always happen.[00:31.03]Traffic police are sometimes very polite.[00:34.33]During a holiday in Sweden,I found this note on my car: [00:41.00]'Sir,we welcome you to our city.This is a "No Parking" area." [00:49.88]You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs.[00:57.42]This note is only a reminder.'[00:59.85]If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!Lesson 17[00:02.34] Always young[00:04.34]First listen and then answer the question:[00:09.81]Why doesn't Aunt Jennifer tell anyone how old she is? [00:16.46]My aunt Jennifer is an actress.She must be at least thirty-five years old.[00:25.48]In spite of this,she often appears on the stage as a young girl. [00:32.07]Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon.[00:38.00]This time, she will be a girl of seventeen.[00:39.56]In the play,she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings.[00:46.23]Last year in another play,[00:51.20]she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress. [00:58.61]If anyone ever asks her how old she is,she always answers, [01:04.72]'Darling,it must be terrible to be grown up!'Lesson 18[00:01.63] He often does this![00:04.05]First listen and then answer the question:What had happened to the writer's bag?[00:12.65]After I had had lunch at a village pub,I looked for my bag. [00:20.03]I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn't there! [00:26.80]As I was looking for it,the landlord came in.'Did you have a good meal?'he asked.[00:34.33]'Yes,thank you,' I answered, 'but I can't pay the bill.I haven't got my bag.'[00:44.86]The landlord smiled and immediately went out.[00:47.68]In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me.[00:54.50]'I'm very sorry,'he said.'My dog had taken it into the garden.He often does this!'Lesson 19[00:02.31] Sold out[00:04.16]First listen and then answer the question:[00:11.31]When will the writer see the play?[00:12.95]'The play may begin at any moment,'I said.[00:18.77]'It may have begun already,' Susan answered.[00:25.22]I hurried to the ticket office.'May I have two ticketsplease?'I asked.[00:33.05]'I'm sorry,we've sold out,'the girl said.'What a pity!'Susan exclaimed.[00:42.28]Just then,a man hurried to the ticket office.[00:46.07]'Can I return these two tickets?'he asked. 'certainly,' the girl said.[00:52.99]I went back to the ticket office at once.[00:58.24]'Could I have those two tickets please?' I asked.[01:03.84]'Certainly,'the girl said,[01:07.94]'but they're for next Wednesday's performance.Do you still want them?'[01:15.55]'I might as well have them.'I said sadly.Lesson 20[00:02.13] One man in a boat[00:04.68]First listen and then answer the question:[00:11.35]Why is fishing the writer's favourite sport?[00:14.92]Fishing is my favourite sport.I often fish for hours without catching anything.But this does not worry me.[00:27.83]Some fishermen are unlucky.[00:29.97]Instead of catching fish,they catch old boots and rubbish. [00:36.42]I am even less luckyI never catch anything--not even old boots. [00:43.52]After having spent whole mornings on the river,I always go home with an empty bag.[00:53.93]'You must give up fishing!' my friends say.'It's a waste of time.'[01:01.36]But they don't realize one important thing.[01:06.25]I'm not really interested in fishing.[01:10.10]I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!lesson21[00:02.16] Mad or not?[00:04.20]First listen and then answer the question:[00:09.10]Why do people thinkthe writer is mad?[00:13.99]Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad.[00:19.61]I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day.[00:27.27]The airport was built years ago,but for some reason it could not be used then.[00:34.72]Last year,however,it came into use.[00:38.88]Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise.[00:46.90]I am one of the few people left.[00:49.81]Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane[00:57.40]I have been offered a large sum of money to go away,[01:03.04]but I am determined to stay here.[01:05.05]Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.lesson22[00:02.57]A glass envelope[00:04.45]First listen and then answer the question[00:09.73]How did Jane receive a letter from a stranger?[00:14.94]My daughter,Jane,never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland[00:27.10]Last year,we were travelling across the Channel[00:32.73]and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle[00:41.40]She threw the bottle into the sea.She never thought of it again, [00:44.58]but ten months later she received a letter from a girl in Holland [00:49.14]Both girls write to each other regularly now.[00:53.67]However,they have decided to use the post office.[01:00.00]Letters will cost a little more,but they will certainly travel faster.Lesson 23[00:02.30] A new house[00:04.38]First listen and then answer the question:[00:10.80]Why is the new house special[00:13.20]I had a letter from my sister yesterday.[00:18.51]She lives in Nigeria.[00:21.12]In her letter, she said that she would come to England next year [00:28.65]If she comes,she will get a surprise.[00:31.63]We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. [00:37.06]Work on it had begun before my sister left.[00:41.77]The house was completed 5 months ago[00:45.45]In my letter,I told her that she could stay with us.[00:51.93]The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. [00:57.13]It is a very modern house,so it looks strange to some people [01:03.65]It must be the only modern house in the district.Lesson 24[00:02.21] It could be worse[00:04.49]First listen and then answer the question:[00:10.53]Had the writer's money been stolen?[00:15.66]I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down.[00:19.58]I had just lost `50 and I felt very upset.[00:25.23]I left the money in my room,'I said,'[00:29.68]and it's not there now.'"[00:32.54]The manager was sympathetic,[00:36.25]but he could do nothing.[00:38.43].'Everyone's losing money these days,'he said.[00:43.13]He started to complain about this wickedworld[00:48.26]but was interrupted by a knock at the door.[00:52.54]A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk.It contained `50 [00:59.70]'I found this outside this gentleman's room,she said" [01:04.51]"Well,'I said to the manager,'there is still some honesty in this world!'"Lesson 25[00:02.99]Do the English speak English?[00:06.15]First listen and then answer the question:[00:11.53]Why does the writer not understand the porter?[00:17.71]I arrived in London at last.The railway station was big,black and dark.[00:26.10]I did not know the way to my hotel,so I asked a porter. [00:31.90]I not only spoke English very carefully,but very clearly as well.[00:40.50]The porter,however, could not understand me.[00:45.80]I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. [00:51.86]He answered me,but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. [00:56.44]'I am a foreigner,'I said."[01:00.33]Then he spoke slowly but I could not understand him.[01:06.50]My teacher never spoke English like that![01:12.32]The porter and I looked at each other and smiled.[01:18.01]Then he said something and I understood it.[01:19.98]'You'll soon learn English!'he said.I wonder.[01:24.99]In England,each person speaks a different language.[01:30.36]The English understand each other,but I don't understand them! [01:38.56]Do they speak English?Lesson 26[00:01.98]The best art critics[00:05.15]First listen and then answer the question:[00:10.45]Who is the student's best critic?[00:14.00]I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures.[00:20.72]Many people pretend that they understand modern art.[00:27.09]They always tell you what a picture is 'about'.[00:29.55]Of course,many pictures are not 'about' anything[00:35.45]They are just pretty patterns.[00:37.53]We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material.[00:44.05]I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else.[00:51.93]They notice more[00:52.83]My sister is only seven,[00:56.13]but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not. [01:02.56]She came into my room yesterday.[01:04.91]'What are you doing?' she asked.[01:08.30]'I'm hanging this picture on the wall,'I answered."[01:14.22]'It's a new one.Do you like it?'"[01:16.58]She looked at it critically for a moment.[01:21.88]'It's all right,'she said, 'but isn't it upside down?'" [01:25.62]I looked at it again. She was right! It was!Lesson 27[00:02.42] A wet night[00:04.64]First listen and then answer the question:[00:09.29]What happened to the boys in the night?[00:13.46]Late in the afternoon,the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field.[00:20.73]As soon as this was done,they cooked ameal over an open fire. [00:26.92]They were all hungry and the food smelled good.[00:33.86]After a wonderful meal,they told stories and sang songs by the campfire.[00:39.10]But some time later it began to rain.[00:43.51]The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and crept into their tent.[00:50.38]Their sleeping bags were warm and comfortable,so they all slept soundly.[00:57.38]In the middle of the night,two boys woke up and began shouting. [01:04.22]The tent was full of water![01:06.99]They all leapt out of their sleeping bags and hurried outside. [01:13.34]It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field.[01:19.81]The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent!Lesson 28[00:01.95] No parking[00:03.82]First listen and then answer the question:[00:09.69]What is Jasper White's problem?[00:12.46]Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths.[00:21.02]He has just bought a new house in the city,[00:26.74]but ever since he moved in,he has had trouble with cars and their owners.[00:31.53]When he returns home at night,[00:34.34]he always finds that someone has parked a car outside his gate [00:41.10]Because of this,he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once.[00:48.72]Jasper has put up 'No Parking' signs outside his gate, [00:54.79]but these have not had any effect,[00:57.31]Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate.[01:02.75]It is one of the ugliest faces I have ever seen.[01:09.41]I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa,the Gorgon.[01:14.67]Jasper hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone. [01:21.87]But none of them has been turned to stone yet!Lesson 29[00:01.89] Taxi![00:03.21]First listen and then answer the question:[00:08.70]Does Captain Fawcett think any trip is too dangerous? [00:15.14]Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service[00:22.39]The 'taxi' is a small Swiss aeroplane called a 'Pilatus Porter'. [00:29.26]This wonderful plane can carry seven passengers.[00:34.62]The most surprising thing about it, however,is that it can land anywhere:[00:40.86]on snow,water,or even on a ploughed field.[00:45.60]Captain Fawcett's first passenger was a doctor[00:51.82]who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains.[00:57.21]Since then,Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places.[01:03.37]Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats[01:08.22]and on another occasion,he landed in a deserted car park. [01:14.43]Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman[01:20.99]The man wanted to fly to Rockall,a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean,[01:27.73]but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.Lesson 30[00:01.49] Football or polo?[00:04.07]First listen and then answer the question:[00:09.50]What happened to the man in the boat?[00:12.64]The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home.[00:19.17]I like sitting by the Wayle on fine afternoons[00:24.66]It was warm last Sunday,so I went and sat on the river bank as usual.[00:31.67]Some children were playing games on the bank[00:34.86]and there were some people rowing on the river[00:40.18]Suddenly,one of the children kicked a ball very hard and it went towards a passing boat[00:48.32]Some people on the bank called out to the man in the boat, [00:52.33]but he did not hear them.[00:54.65]The ball struck him so hard that he nearly fell into the water. [01:00.89]I turned to look at the children,but there weren't any in sight: [01:07.22]they had all run away![01:09.43]The man laughed when he realized what had happened.[01:14.07]He called out to the children and threw the ball back to the bank.。