新概念英语第二册原文1-10
1. A Private Conversation
Q: Why did the writer complain to the people behind him?
Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good at. 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 them 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!’
1 private ['praivit] a.私人的
2 conversation [k?nv?'i??n] n.谈话
3 theatre ['θi?t?] n.剧场，戏院
4 at [si:t] n.座位
5 play [plei] n.戏
6 loudly ['laudli] ad.大声地
黄姜粉7 angry ['??gri] a.生气的 8 angrily ['??grili] ad.生气地
9 attention [?'ten??n] n.注意 10 bear [be?] v.容忍
11 business ['biznis] n.事 12 rudely ['ru:dli] ad.无礼地，粗鲁地
2.Breakfast or Lunch?
Q: Why was the writer's aunt surprid?
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 e you.’ ‘But I’m still having bre akfast,’ 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!’
1 until [?n'til, ?n'til] prep.直到
2 outside [aut'said] ad.外面
3 ring [ri?] v.(铃、电话等)响
4 aunt [ɑ:nt] n.姑，姨，婶，舅妈
5 repeat [ri'pi:t] v.重复
3.Plea Send Me a Card
Q: How many cards did the writer nd?
Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited muums and
sat in the public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he lends me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays pasd quickly, but I did not nd any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-ven cards. I spent the whole day in my room but I did not write a single card!
对你的思念是一天又一天1 nd [nd] v.寄，送
2 postcard ['p?ustkɑ:d] n.明信片
3 spoil [sp?il] v.使索然无味，损坏
4 muum[mju:'zi?m] n.博物馆
5 public ['p?blik] a.公共的
6 friendly ['frendli] a.友好的
7 waiter ['weit?] n.服务员，招待员8 lend [lend] v.借给
9 decision [di'si??n] n.决定10 whole [h?ul] a.整个的
11 single ['si?g?l] a.唯一的，单一的廉能
4. An Exciting Trip
Q: Why is Tim finding this trip exciting?
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 finding this trip very exciting.
1 exciting [ik'saiti?] a.令人兴奋的
2 receive [ri'si:v] v.接受，收到
3 firm [f?:m] n.商行，公司
4 different ['difr?nt] a.不同的
5 centre ['nt?] n.中心
6 abroad [?'br?:d] ad.在国外
5 No Wrong Numbers
Q: What does 'No wrong numbers' mean?
Mr. James Scott has a garage in Sudbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinehurst. Pinehurst 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 cover ed the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr. Scott has nt a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from on garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private ‘telephone’ rvice.
1 pigeon [pid?in] n.鸽子
2 message ['mesid?] n.信息
3 over ['?uv?] v.越过
4 distance ['dist?ns] n.距离
5 request [ri'kwest] n.要求，请求
6 spare [spe?] 备件
7 rvice ['s?:vis] n.业务，服务
怎样画牡丹6 Percy Buttons
额头出汗Q: Who is Percy Buttons?
I have just moved to a hou in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knock ed at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his he回环曲折
ad and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of chee in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbor told me about him.
Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every hou in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.
1 beggar ['beg?] n.乞丐
2 food [fu:d] n.食物
3 pocket ['p?kit] n.衣服口袋应纳税额计算公式
4 call [k?:l] v.拜访，光顾
7 Too Late
Q: Did the detectives save the diamonds?
