新概念英语第二册课文

1、新概念英语第二册课文（英汉对照）1-24课Lesson1Aprivateconversation私人谈话LastweekIwenttothetheatre.Ihadaverygoodseat.Theplaywasveryinteresting.Ididnotenjoyit.Ayoungmanandayoungwomanweresittingbehindme.Theyweretalkingloudly.Igotveryangry.Icouldnotheartheactors.Iturnedround.Ilookedatthemanandthewomanangrily.Theydidnotpaya

2、nyattention.Intheend,Icouldnotbearit.Iturnedroundagain.Icanthearaword!Isaidangrily.Itsnoneofyourbusiness,theyoungmansaidrudely.Thisisaprivateconversation!.Lesson2Breakfastorlunch?早餐还是午餐？ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.Isometimesstayinbeduntillunchtime.LastSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthewi

3、ndow.Itwasdarkoutside.Whataday!Ithought.Itsrainingagain.Justthen,thetelephonerang.ItwasmyauntLucy.Ivejustarrivedbytrain,shesaid.Imcomingtoseeyou.ButImstillhavingbreakfast,Isaid.Whatareyoudoing?sheasked.Imhavingbreakfast,Irepeated.Dearme,shesaid.Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?Itsoneoclock!Lesson3Pleasesendme

4、acard请给我寄一张明信片Postcardsalwaysspoilmyholidays.Lastsummer,IwenttoItaly.Ivisitedmuseumsandsatinpublicgardens.AfriendlywaitertaughtmeafewwordsofItalian.Thenhelentmeabook.Ireadafewlines,butIdidnotunderstandaword.EverydayIthoughtaboutpostcards.Myholidayspassedquickly,butIdidnotsendanycardstomyfriends.Onth

5、elastdayImadeabigdecision.Igotupearlyandboughtthirty-sevencards.Ispentthewholedayinmyroom,butIdidnotwriteasinglecard!Lesson4Anexcitingtrip激动人心的旅行Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.HeisinAustralia.Hehasbeenthereforsixmonths.Timisanengineer.Heisworkingforabigfirmandhehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumb

6、erofdifferentplacesinAustralia.HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAliceSprings,asmalltowninthecentreofAustralia.HewillsoonvisitDarwin.Fromthere,hewillflytoPerth.Mybrotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfindingthistripveryexciting.Lesson5Nowrongnumbers无错号之虞Mr.JamesScotthasagarageinSilburyandnow

7、hehasjustboughtanothergarageinPinhurst.PinhurstisonlyfivemilesfromSilbury,butMr.Scottcannotgetatelephoneforhisnewgarage,sohehasjustboughttwelvepigeons.Yesterday,apigeoncarriedthefirstmessagefromPinhursttoSilbury.Thebirdcoveredthedistanceinthreeminutes.Uptonow,Mr.Scotthassentagreatmanyrequestsforspar

8、epartsandotherurgentmessagesfromonegaragetotheother.Inthisway,hehasbegunhisownprivatetelephoneservice.Lesson6PercyButtons珀西巴顿斯IhavejustmovedtoahouseinBridgeStreet.Yesterdayabeggarknockedatmydoor.Heaskedmeforamealandaglassofbeer.Inreturnforthis,thebeggarstoodonhisheadandsangsongs.Igavehimameal.Heatet

9、hefoodanddrankthebeer.Thenheputapieceofcheeseinhispocketandwentaway.Lateraneighbortoldmeabouthim.Everybodyknowshim.HisnameisPercyButtons.Hecallsateveryhouseinthestreetonceamonthandalwaysasksforamealandaglassofbeer.Lesson7Toolate为时太晚Theplanewaslateanddetectiveswerewaitingattheairportallmorning.Theywe

10、reexpectingavaluableparcelofdiamondfromSouthAfrica.Afewhoursearlier,someonehadtoldthepolicethatthieveswouldtrytostealthediamonds.Whentheplanearrived,someofthedetectiveswerewaitinginsidethemainbuildingwhileotherswerewaitingontheairfield.TwomentooktheparcelofftheplaneandcarrieditintotheCustomsHouse.Wh

11、iletwodetectiveswerekeepingguardatthedoor,twoothersopenedtheparcel.Totheirsurprise,thepreciousparcelwasfullofstonesandsand!Lesson8Thebestandtheworst最好的和最差的JoeSandershasthemostbeautifulgardeninourtown.NearlyeverybodyentersforTheNicestGardenCompetitioneachyear,butJoewinseverytime.BillFrithsgardenislar

12、gerthanJoes.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoesgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!Lesson9Acoldwelcom

13、e冷遇OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutestime.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeonesh

14、outed,Itstwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord（翼琴）.ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ith

15、asbelongedtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfathers.Lesson11Onegoodturndeserv

16、esanother礼尚往来IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyersofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendm

17、etwentypounds.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately.Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,Harrysaid,sonowyoucanpayformydinner!Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风Ourneighbor,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat;Topsail.Tap

18、sailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateightoclocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年TheGre

19、enwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoungpeopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkersClub.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthisti

20、me,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istopp

21、edandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,DoyouspeakEnglish?AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimsel

22、f!Lesson15Goodnews佳音ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome.Mr.H

23、armsworth,Isaidinaweakvoice.Dontinterrupt,hesaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextrathousandpoundsayear!Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesom

24、etimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.ThisisaNoParkingarea.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder.Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbe

25、atleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyon

26、eeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!Lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasntthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein.Didyouhaveagoodmeal?heasked.Yes,thankyou,Ianswered,butI

27、cantpaythebill.Ihaventgotmybag.Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome.Imverysorry,hesaidMydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis.Lesson19Soldout票已售完Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,Isaid.Itmayhavebegunalready,Susananswered.Ihurriedtotheticket-office.

28、MayIhavetwoticketsplease?Iasked.Imsorry,wevesoldout,thegirlsaid.Whatapity!Susanexclaimed.Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office.CanIreturnthesetwotickets?heasked.Certainly,thegirlsaid.CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?Iasked.Certainly,thegirlsaid,buttheyarefornextWednesdaysperformance.Imightaswellhave

29、them,Isaidsadly.Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟Fishingismyfavoritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ial

30、waysgohomewithanemptybag.Youmustgiveupfishing!myfriendssay.Itsawasteoftime.Buttheydontrealizeoneimportantthing.Imnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnight

31、andday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIam

32、determinedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedale