新概念英语2 课文及翻译
新概念英语第2册课文1 A private conversation私人谈话Last 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!'上星期我去看戏。
我的座位很好。
发挥是很有趣的。
我不喜欢它。
一青年男子与一年轻女子坐在我的身后。
他们在大声地说话。
我很生气。
我听不见演员。
我转过身。
我看着那个男人和女人生气。
他们没有注意。
最后，我忍不住了。
我又一次转过身去。
”我不能听到一个字！”我愤怒地说。
”这不关你的事，”那男的毫不客气地说。
”这是私人间的谈话！”2 Breakfast or lunch早餐还是午餐It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime. Last Sunday I got up very late. 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'm coming 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!'它是星期日。
在星期天我是从来不早起。
有时我要一直躺到吃午饭的时候。
上周日我起床很晚。
我看着窗外。
它是黑暗的外面。
”多好的一天！”我的思想。
”又下雨了。
”正在这时，电话铃响了。
是我姑母露西打来的。
”我刚下火车，”她说。
”我来看你。
”“但我还在吃早饭，”我说。
”你干什么呢。
她问。
”我正在吃早饭，”我又说了一遍。
”我亲爱的，”她说。
”你总是起得这么晚吗现在已经一点了！”3 Please send me a card请给我寄一张明信片Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Everyday I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!明信片总是破坏我的假期。
去年夏天，我去了意大利。
我参观了博物馆，然后坐在公园里。
一位好客的服务员教了我几句意大利语。
然后他借给我一本书。
我读了几行，但一个字也不懂。
我每天都想着明信片的事。
假期过得真快，可我还没有给我的朋友寄卡片。
在最后一天我做了一个重大的决定。
我起得很早，买了三十七张明信片。
我花了一整天在我的房间，但我没有写一张卡片！4 An exciting trip激动人心的旅行I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an 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 fending this trip very exciting.我刚刚收到弟弟的来信，提姆。
他在澳大利亚。
他有六个月了。
提姆是一个工程师。
他是一家大公司工作，他已经访问了许多不同的地方在澳大利亚。
他刚买了一辆汽车和澳大利亚已经向爱丽丝斯普林斯，一个小镇的中心，澳大利亚。
他将很快访问达尔文。
从那里，他再飞往珀斯。
我兄弟从来没有出过国，因此他觉得这次旅行非常激动。
5 No wrong numbers无错号之虞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, 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.杰姆斯先生在锡尔伯里有一个汽车修理厂史葛，现在他刚在平赫斯特买了另一个汽车修理厂。
只从炽热玻璃的五英里，但史葛先生未能为他新的汽车修理部得到一个电话机，所以他买了十二只鸽子。
昨天，鸽子把第一封信从。
鸟覆盖的距离在三分钟。
到目前为止，史葛先生发送了大量索取备件的信件和其他紧急信息从一个地方到另一。
就这样，他开始自己的私人电话服务。
6 Percy Buttons珀西.巴顿斯I 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.我刚刚搬进了大桥街的一所房子。
昨天一个乞丐来敲我的门。
他问我要一顿饭和一杯啤酒。
作为回报，那乞丐头顶地倒立起来，唱起了歌。
我给了他一顿饭。
他吃的食物和喝啤酒。
然后他把一块奶酪放在口袋里，走了。
后来的一位邻居告诉了我他的情况。
每个人都知道他。
他的名字叫佩尔西。
他这条街上的每户每月一次，而且总是要一顿饭和一杯啤酒。
7 Too late为时太晚The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police 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!飞机误点了，侦探们在机场等了整整一上午。
新概念英语第二册课文(中英文对照)
Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话Last 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!’。
上星期我去看戏。
我的座位很好，戏很有意思,但我却无法欣赏。
一青年男子与一青年女子坐在我的身后，大声地说着话。
我非常生气，因为我听不见演员在说什么。
我回过头去怒视着那一男一女，他们却毫不理会。
最后,我忍不住了，又一次回过头去，生气地说：“我一个字也听不见了！” “不关你的事，”那男的毫不客气地说，“这是私人间的谈话！"Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐还是午餐？It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays。
I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time. Last Sunday I got up very late。
新概念英语第二册课文全文大全
新概念英语第二册课文全文大全Lesson 1 A private conversationI was in a park last week and saw two boys. One boy was sitting on the grass. The other boy was standing near him.The boy on the grass had a model aeroplane in his hand. The standing boy was interested in the aeroplane and was looking at it.Lesson 2 Are you a teacher?Mr. Thompson is a teacher. He teaches English. He goes to a different school every day.He likes his work and he tries to make his lessons interesting.He has a car. He waits outside his house every morning and then begins his long journey.Lesson 3 A pleasant dreamLast night, I had a pleasant dream. In my dream, I flew above this city.I saw houses and people. I flew across a river and saw some children near it.They were sailing little boats in the water. I flew into the sky, but soon I woke up.Lesson 4 The wrong glassWe have two glasses on the tray. One glass is full of milk and the other is full of wine.I want to drink some milk. I picked up the glass of wine by mistake.I drank the wine and put the glass back on the tray.Lesson 5 The fireIt was midnight. Mr. Black was in bed, but he could not sleep. He got up and looked out of the window.He saw a man at the back of his house. The man had a box in his hand.He put the box on the ground and then he ran away. Mr. Black saw some smoke.Then he saw some flames. There was a fire in the box.Lesson 6 Medicine and public healthWe live in exciting times. Scientists and doctors are always discovering new ways of treating diseases.They are finding new medicines every day. Many illnesses can now be cured.People are healthier and they live longer than they used to.There are still many problems to solve, but we are finally winning the war against illness.Lesson 7 Shopping in LondonThere are many places of interest to see in London. If you want to go shopping, you can find some of the best shops in Oxford Street.Lesson 8 Not for jazzThere is a new hotel in London. The hotel is expensive and there are a lot of visitors there.I know someone who went to the hotel last month. He is a jazz pianist.He arrived at the hotel late at night and went straight to bed.The next morning, the manager of the hotel asked him to leave.Lesson 9 The best and the worstWe went to a small hotel on holiday last summer. It was in the countryside.We had a big room on the second floor. There was a small balcony outside the room.The countryside was really beautiful. The hotel garden was full of flowers and trees.Lesson 10 Mr. James ScottMr. James Scott is an engineer. He lives in the country. He has two daughters.They are fond of horses and dogs. Mr. Scott has two dogs and three horses.The girls are always very busy with the dogs and horses. These are their pets.。
(完整版)新概念英语第二册课文原文 (2)
Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话Last 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 2 Breakfast or lunch？早餐还是午餐？It was Sunday。
I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time。
Last Sunday I got up very late。
I looked out of the window. It was dark outside。
'What a day!’ I thought。
’It’s raining again。
新概念第二册课文和翻译
新概念英语第二册课文及翻译Lesson 1 A private conversation私人谈话Last 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(状语). They did not pay any attention. In the end,I could not bear it. I turned round again. 'I can't heara word!' I said angrily.‘It’s none of your business,' the young man said rudely. 'This is a private conversation!'.上星期我去看戏。
我的座位很好，戏很有意思，但我却无法欣赏。
一青年男子与一青年女子坐在我的身后，大声地说着话。
我非常生气，因为我听不见演员在说什么。
我回过头去怒视着那一男一女，他们却毫不理会。
最后，我忍不住了，又一次回过头去，生气地说：“我一个字也听不见了！”“不关你的事，”那男的毫不客气地说，“这是私人间的谈话！”【NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS】生词和短语★private adj.私人的it's my private letter/house ；美式英语private school:私立学校英式英语：公学 ETON (private school) privacy：隐私 it's a privacy. adj.《Private Ryan》 private soldier：大兵private life：私生Letter n. 首字母public：公众的，公开的public school ； public letter 公开信；public place :公共场所★conversation n.谈话 uni verse转动 uniformUni--bi--tri--quar-pent-sex/hex-sept-oct-nov---decBilateral trade 双边贸易triangle quarter pentagon sex古罗马历法 10个月---12凯撒大帝 julis---July 七月屋大维 augusto--August 八月September九月(原七月）---septwolvesOctober 十月（原八月）---octopusNovemberDecember---- decadesubject of conversation：话题辨析： conversation, dialogue, talk, chat这些名词均含“交谈”之意。
新概念英语2课文原文
新概念英语2课文原文NEW CONCEPT ENGLISH BOOK 2 Lesson 1 A private conversation【New words and expressions】（12）private adj. 私人的conversation n. 谈话theatre n. 剧场，戏院seat n. 座位play n. 戏loudly adv. 大声地angry adj. 生气的angrily adv. 生气地attention n. 注意bear v. 容忍business n. 事rudely adv. 无礼地，粗鲁地★private adj.私人的①adj. 私人的private life私生活private school私立学校It's my private letter.（如果妈妈想看你的信）It's my private house.（如果陌生人想进你的房子）②adj. 普通的private citizen普通公民I’m a private citizen.（citizen n. 公民）private soldier 大兵《Private Ryan》（《拯救大兵瑞恩》）public adj. 公众的，公开的（private的反义词）public school公立学校public letter公开信public place公共场所privacy n.隐私It’s privacy.这是我的隐私!(不愿让别人知道的) ★conversation n.谈话have a + talk/chat/dialogue/conversation/gossip 名词变动词conversation 一般用于正式文体中, 内容上往往不正式subject of conversation话题They are having a conversation. talk 内容可正式可不正式, 也可以私人Let’s have a talk. dialogue 对话, 可以指正式国家与国家会谈China and Korea are having a dialogue. chat 闲聊，就是北京人说的“侃”，说的是无关紧要的事。
新概念英语第二册96篇课文翻译NCE2
NCE-2：最后另附有纯翻译部分Lesson1 A private conversation私人谈话Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat.上星期我去看戏。
我的座位很好，The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it.戏很有意思，但我却无法欣赏。
A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly.一青年男子与一青年女子坐在我的身后，大声地说着话。
I got very angry. I could not hear the actors.我非常生气，因为我听不见演员在说什么。
I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily.我回过头去怒视着那一男一女，They did not pay any attention.他们却毫不理会。
In the end ,I could not bear it.最后，我忍不住了，~I turned round again.‘I can’t hear a word!’ I said angrily.又一次回过头去，生气地说：“我一个字也听不见了！”‘It’s none of your business,’ the young man said rudely.‘This is a private conversation!’“不关你的事，”那男的毫不客气地说，“这是私人间的谈话！”Lesson2 Breakfast or lunch?早餐还是午餐？'It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays.那是个星期天。
而在星期天我是从来不早起的。
新概念英语第二册课文翻译共2022
新概念英语第二册课文翻译共2022Leon1Aprivateconveration课文内容：LatweekIwenttothetheatre.Ihadaverygoodeat.Theplaywaveryinter eting.Ididnotenjoyit.Ayoungmanandayoungwomanwereittingbehindme.T heyweretalkingloudly.Igotveryangry.Icouldnotheartheactor.Iturned round.Ilookedatthemanandthewomanangrily.Theydidnotpayanyattentio n.In theend,Icouldnotbearit.Iturnedroundagain.‘Ican'thearaword!’Iaidangrily.‘It'noneofyourbuine,’theyoungmanaidrudely.‘Thiiaprivateco nveration!’上星期我去看戏。
我的座位很好，戏很有意思，但我却无法欣赏。
一青年男子与一青年女子坐在我的身后，大声地说着话。
我非常生气，因为我听不见演员在说什么。
我回过头去怒视着那一男一女，他们却毫不理会。
最后，我忍不住了，又一次回过头去，生气地说：“我一个字也听不见了！”“不关你的事，”那男的毫不客气地说，“这是私人间的谈话！”Leon2Breakfatorlunch早餐还是午餐？课文内容：‘ButI'mtillhavingbreakfat,’Iaid.‘Whatareyoudoing’heaked.‘I'mhavingbreakfat,’Irepeated2.“但我还在吃早饭，”我说。
“你在干什么？”她问道。
“我正在吃早饭，”我又说了一遍。
“天啊，”她说，“你总是起得这么晚吗？现在已经1点钟了！”Leon3Pleaeendmeacard课文内容：tummer,IwenttoItaly.Iviitedmueu mandatinpublicgarden.AfriendlywaitertaughtmeafewwordofItalian.Th enhelentmeabook.Ireadafewline,butIdidnotundertandaword.EverydayI thoughtaboutpotcard.Myholidaypaedquickly,butIdidnotendcardtomyfr iend.OnthelatdayImadeabigdeciion.Igotupearlyandboughtthirty-evencard.Ipentthewholedayinmyroom,butIdidnotwriteainglecard!明信片总搅得我假日不得安宁。
新概念英语第二册课文及翻译
新概念英语第二册课文及翻译New Concept English Book 2: Texts and TranslationsIntroduction:New Concept English is a popular English learning series designed for non-native speakers. This article will provide a comprehensive review of the texts and translations found in the second book of the series. Each text will be presented with its respective translation for better understanding and comprehension.Text 1: "A Private Conversation"Tom: What time will you be at home tonight, Ann?Ann: About 7 o'clock. Why?Tom: Well, there's a football match on TV at 7:30, and I thought you might like to watch it with me.Ann: That's very kind of you, but I'm not a football fan.Translation 1: "一次私人谈话"汤姆：安妮，你今晚几点回家？安妮：大约七点。
怎么了？汤姆：嗯，七点半有一场足球比赛要在电视上播放，我想你可能会喜欢跟我一起看。
安妮：你人真好，但是我不是足球迷。
Text 2: "Flying Cats"There is a zoo in the United States with a most unusual exhibit. It is not a lion, tiger or elephant. These are all very normal in a zoo. But at this zoo, there are elephants that fly through the air. At first, visitors refuse to believe it. 'You are joking!' they say. But it is true. The elephants fly gracefully through the air. This is how they do it: the zookeepers stand them on a high wall. One says 'Flying elephants - fly!' and immediately they all jump off.For a few seconds, they fall like stones. Then suddenly, they spread out their huge ears, which are big enough to hold a plane, and they fly slowly and gracefully through the air.Translation 2: "飞翔的大象"美国有一家动物园，展出的动物非常不寻常。
新概念英语第二册课文及翻译：早餐还是午餐
新概念英语第二册课文及翻译：早餐还是午餐Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐还是午餐？It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time.Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked 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 arrivedby train,' she said. 'I'm coming to see you.' 'But I'm still having breakfast,' I said.'What are you doing?' she asked. ‘I’m havingbreakfast,' I repeated.'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late? It's one o'clock!''那是个星期天，而在星期天我是从来不早起的，有时我要一直躺到吃午饭的时候。
上个星期天，我起得很晚。
我望望窗外，外面一片昏暗。
“鬼天气！”我想，“又下雨了。
”正在这时，电话铃响了。
是我姑母露西打来的。
“我刚下火车，”她说，“我这就来看你。
”“但我还在吃早饭，”我说。
“你在干什么？”她问道。
“我正在吃早饭，”我又说了一遍。
完整版新概念英语第二册课文
新概念英语第二册课文（英汉对照）[1-24课]Lesson 1 A private conversation私人谈话Last 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 turnedround again. 'I can't hear a word!' I said angrily. ‘It'snone of your business,' the young man said rudely. 'This is a private conversation!'.Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch?早餐还是午餐？It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time.Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked 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'm coming to see you.' 'But I'm still having breakfast,' I said.'What are you doing?' she asked. ‘I'm having breakfast,' Irepeated.'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late? It's one o'clock!''Lesson 3 Please send me a card请给我寄一张明信片Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. 'Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any caboughtand early up got I decision. big a made I day last the On friends. my to rds thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!Lesson 4 An exciting trip激动人心的旅行I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he hasalready 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 5 No wrong numbers无错号之虞Mr. 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 hasbegun his own private telephone service.Lesson 6 Percy Buttons珀西·巴顿斯I 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 neighboatcalls He Buttons. Percy is name His him. knows Everybody him. about me told revery house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass ofbeer.Lesson 7 Too late为时太晚The 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 whileothers were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parceloff 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 8 The best and the worst最好的和最差的Joe 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 neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!Lesson 9 A cold welcome 冷遇On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the yearand 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 twelvbwaited, and waited We move. not did hand minute big The stopped. clock the e, ut nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 'It's two minutes past twelve! Theclock 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 10 Not for jazz不适于演奏爵士乐We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord(翼琴). It was made inGermany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living-room. It has belonged to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Nowwe are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my father's.Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another礼尚往来I was having dinner at a restaurant when Harry Steele came in. Harry worked in a 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 twenty pounds. To my surprise, he gaveme the money immediately. 'I have never borrowed any money from you,' Harry said, 'so now you can pay for my dinner!'Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck再见，一路顺风Our neighbor, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We shallmeet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat; Topsail.Tapsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock so we shall have plenty of time. We shall see hWmonths. two for away be will He him. to good-bye say shall we then and boat ise are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys绿林少年The 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 youngpeople 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 performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.Lesson 14 Do you speak English?你会讲英语吗？I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of 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. Neitherof us spoke during the journey. Ihad 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 15 Good news佳音The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when. I went into his office. He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. He told me that the firm could nmthat knew I left. already had people Twenty salaries. large such pay to afford oty turn had come. 'Mr. Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice. 'Don't interrupt,' he said. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!Lesson 16 A polite request彬彬有礼的要求If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. Youwill be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car:' Sir, we welcome 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.' If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!Lesson 17 Always young青年常驻My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five years old. In spite of this, she 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, she must 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 begrown up!'Lesson18 He often does this!他经常干这种事！After 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. 'Didyou have a good meal?' he asked. 'Yes, thank you,' I answered, 'but I can't pay the bill. I haven't got my bag.' The inn-keeper smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. 'I'm verythis.'does often He garden. the into it taken had dog My ' said he sorry,'Lesson19 Sold out票已售完'The play may begin at any moment,' I said.'It may have begun already,' Susan answered.'I hurried to the ticket-office. 'May I have two tickets please ?' I asked.'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl said.'What a pity!' Susan exclaimed.Just then, a man hurried to the ticket-office.'Can I return these two tickets?' he asked.'Certainly,' the girl said.'Could I have those two tickets please ?' I asked.'Certainly, 'the girl said, 'but they are for next Wednesday's performance.'I might as well have them,' I said sadly.Lesson20 One man in a boat独坐孤舟Fishing is my favorite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen 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 anthBut time.' of waste a It's say.' friends my fishing!' up give must 'You bag. emptyey don't realize one important thing. I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是疯了？Aeroplanes 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 hundredpeople must have been driven away from their homes by the noise.I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passingplane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.Lesson22 A glass envelope玻璃信封My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own agein Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a pieceof paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle intothe sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letterfrom a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, theyhave decided to use the post-office. Letters will cost a litt1e more, but they will certainly travel faster.Lesson23 A new house新居I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she saidsurprise.a get will she comes, she If year. next England to come would she thatWe are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before my sister left. The house was completed five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district.Lesson24 It could be worse不幸中之万幸I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down. I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset.' I left the money in my room,' I said, 'and it's not there now.' The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. 'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said. He started to complain 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 thisoutside this gentleman's room' she said. 'Well,' I said to the manager, 'there is still some honesty in this world!'。