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新概念英语第三册必背文章《新概念英语》自1967年诞生之日起,便以其编排的科学性和系统性、知识的广博性和实用性、哲理的缜密性和严谨性风靡世界,在英语教学领域谱写了神话般的传奇。下面是店铺带来的新概念英语第三册必背文章,欢迎阅读!新概念英语第三册必背文章1Lesson19Averydearcat一条贵重的宝贝猫Kidnappersarerarelyinterestedinanimals,buttheyrecentlytookconsiderableinterestinMrs.EleanorRamsay'scat.Mrs.EleanorRamsay,averywealthyoldlady,hassharedaflatwithhercat,Rastus,foragreatmanyyears.Rastusleadsanorderlylife.Heusuallytakesashortwalkintheeveningsandisalwayshomebyseveno'clock.Oneevening,however,hefailedtoarrive.Mrs.Ramsaygotveryworried.Shelookedeverywhereforhimbutcouldnotfindhim.TheredaysafterRastus'disappearance,Mrs.Ramsayreceivedananonymousletter.ThewriterstatedthatRastuswasinsafehandsandwouldbereturnedimmediatelyifMrs.Ramsaypaidaransomof$1,000.Mrs.Ramsaywasinstructedtoplacethemoneyinacardboardboxandtoleaveitoutsideherdoor.Atfirstshedecidedtogotothepolice,butfearingthatshewouldneverseeRastusagain——theletterhadmadethatquiteclear——shechangedhermind.Shewithdrew$1000fromherbankandfollowedthekidnapper'sinstructions.Thenextmorning,theboxhaddisappearedbutMrs.Ramsaywassurethatthekidnapperwouldkeephisword.Sureenough,Rastusarrivedpunctuallyatseveno'clockthatevening.Helookedverywellthoughhewasratherthirsty,forhedrankhalfabottleofmilk.ThepolicewereastoundedwhenMrs.Ramsaytoldthemwhatshehaddone.SheexplainedthatRastuswasverydeartoher.Consideringtheamountshepaid,hewasdearinmorewaysthanone!Lesson20Pioneerpilots飞行员的先驱In1908LordNorthcliffeofferedaprizeof$1,000tothefirstmanwhowouldflyacrosstheEnglishChannel.Overayearpassedbeforethefirstattemptwasmade.OnJuly19th,1909,intheearlymorning,HubertLathamtookofffromtheFrenchcoastinhisplanethe'AntoinetteIV.'HehadtravelledonlysevenmilesacrosstheChannelwhenhisenginefailedandhewasforcedtolandonsea.The'Antoinette'floatedonthewateruntilLathamwaspickedupbyaship.Twodaysalter,LouisBleriotarrivednearCalaiswithaplanecalled'No.XI'.Bleriothadbeenmakingplanessince1905andthiswashislattesmodel.Aweekbefore,hehadcompletedasuccessfuloverlandflightduringwhichhecoveredtwenty-sixmiles.Latham,however,didnotgiveupeasily.He,too,arrivednearCalaisonthesamedaywithanew'Antoinette'.ItlookedasiftherewouldbeanexcitingraceacrosstheChannel.BothplanesweregoingtotakeoffonJuly25th,butLathamfailedtogetupearlyenough,Aftermakingashorttestflightat4,15a.m.,Bleriotsetoffhalfanhourlater.Hisgreatflightlastedthirty-sevenminutes.WhenhelandednearDover,thefirstpersontogreethimwasalocalpoliceman.LathammadeanotherattemptaweeklaterandgotwithinhalfamileofDover,buthewasunluckyagain.Hisenginefailedandhelandedontheseaforthesecondtime.Lesson21DanielMendoza丹尼尔。门多萨BoxingmatcheswereverypopularinEnglandtwohundredyearsago.Inthosedays,boxersfoughtwithbarefistsforprizemoney.Becauseofthis,theywereknownas'prizefighters'.However,boxingwasverycrude,forthesewerenorulesandaprizefightercouldbeseriouslyinjuredorevenkilledduringamatch.OneofthemostcolourfulfiguresinboxinghistorywasDanielMendoza,whowasbornin1764.Theuseofgloveswasnotintroduceduntil1860,whentheMarquisofQueensberrydrewupthefirstsetofrules.Thoughhewastechnicallyaprizefighter,Mendozadidmuchtochangecrudeprizefightingintoasport,forhebroughtsciencetothegame.Inthisday,Mendozaenjoyedtremendouspopularity.Hewasadoredbyrichandpooralike.Mendozarosetofameswiftlyafteraboxingmatchwhenhewasonlyfourteenyearsold.ThisattractedtheattentionofRichardHumphrieswhowasthenthemosteminentboxerinEngland.HeofferedtotrainMendozaandhisyoungpupilwasquicktolearn.Infact,MendozasoonbecamesosuccessfulthatHumphriesturnedagainsthim.Thetwomenquarrelledbitterlyanditwasclearthattheargumentcouldonlybesettledbyafight.AmatchwasheldatStilton,wherebothmenfoughtforanhour.ThepublicbetagreatdealofmoneyonMendoza,buthewasdefeated.MendozametHumphriesintheringonalateroccasionandhelostforasecondtime.Itwasnotuntilhisthirdmatchin1790thathefinallybeatHumphriesandbecameChampionofEngland.Meanwhile,hefoundedahighlysuccessfulAcademyandevenLordByronbecameoneofhispupils.Heearnedenormoussumsofmoneyandwaspaidasmuchas$100forasingleappearoneofhispupils.Heearnedenormoussumsofmoneyandwaspaidasmuchas$100forasingleappearance.Despitethis,hewassoextravagantthathewasalwaysindebt.AfterhewasdefeatedbyaboxercalledGentlemanJackson,hewasquicklyforgotten.Hewassenttoprisonforfailingtopayhisdebtsanddiedinpovertyin1836.新概念英语第三册必背文章2Lesson22Byheart熟记台词Someplaysaresosuccessfulthattheyrunforyearsonend,Inmanyways,thisisunfortunateforthepooractorswhoarerequiredtogoonrepeatingthesamelinesnightafternight.Onewouldexpectthemtoknowtheirpartsbyheartandneverhavecausetofalter.Yetthisisnotalwaysthecase.AfamousactorinahighlysuccessfulplaywasoncecastintheroleofanaristocratwhohadbeenimprisonedintheBastillefortwentyyears.Inthelastact,agaolerwouldalwayscomeontothestagewithaletterwhichhewouldhandtotheprisoner.Eventhoughthenoblewasexpectedtoreadtheletterateachperformance,healwaysinsistedthatitshouldbewrittenoutinfull.Onenight,thegaolerdecidedtoplayajokeonhiscolleaguetofindoutif,aftersomanyperformances,hehadmanagedtolearnthecontentsoftheletterbyheart.Thecurtainwentuponthefinalactoftheplayandrevealedthearistocratsittingalonebehindbarsinhisdarkcell.Justthen,thegaolerappearedwiththepreciousletterinhisbands.Heenteredthecellandpresentedthelettertothearistocrat.Butthecopyhegavehimhadnotbeenwrittenoutinfullasusual.Itwassimplyablanksheetofpaper.Thegaolerlookedoneagerly,anxioustoseeifhisfellowactorhadatlastlearnthislines.Thenoblestaredattheblanksheetofpaperforafewseconds.Then,squintinghiseyes,hesaid:'Thelightisdim.Readthelettertome'.Andhepromptlyhandedthesheetofpapertothegaoler.Findingthathecouldnotrememberawordofthelettereither,thegaolerreplied:'Thelightisindeeddim,sire,Imustgetmyglasses.'Withthis,hehurriedoffthestage.Muchtothearistocrat'samusement,thegaolerreturnedafewmomentslaterwithapairofglassesandtheusualcopyoftheletterwithheproceededtoreadtotheprisoner.Lesson23Oneman'smeatisanotherman'spoison各有所爱Peoplebecomequiteillogicalwhentheytrytodecidewhatcanbeeatenandwhatcannotbeeaten.IfyoulivedintheMediterranean,forinstance,youwouldconsideroctopusagreatdelicacy.Youwouldnotbeabletounderstandwhysomepeoplefinditrepulsive.Ontheotherhand,yourstomachwouldturnattheideaoffryingpotatoesinanimalfat——thenormallyacceptedpracticeinmanynortherncountries.Thesadtruthisthatmostofushavebeenbroughtuptoeatcertainfoodsandwesticktothemallourlives.Nocreaturehasreceivedmorepraiseandabusethanthecommongardensnail.Cookedinwine,snailsareagreatluxuryinvariouspartsoftheworld.Therearecountlesspeoplewho,eversincetheirearlyyears,havelearnedtoassociatesnailswithfood.Myfriend,Robert,livesinacountrywheresnailsaredespised.Ashisflatisinalargetown,hehasnogardenofhisown.Foryearshehasbeenaskingmetocollectsnailsfrommygardenandtakethemtohim.Theideaneverappealedtomeverymuch,butoneday,afterheavyshower,IhappenedtobewalkinginmygardenwhenInoticedahugenumberofsnailstakingastrollonsomeofmyprizeplants.Actingonasuddenimpulse,Icollectedseveraldozen,puttheminapaperbag,andtookthemtoRobert.Robertwasdelightedtoseemeandequallypleasedwithmylittlegift.IleftthebaginthehallandRobertandIwentintothelivingroomwherewetalkedforacoupleofhours.IhadforgottenallaboutthesnailswhenRobertsuddenlysaidthatImuststaytodinner.Snailswould,ofcourse,bethemaindish.IdidnotfancytheideaandIreluctantlyfollowedRobertoutoftheroom.Toourdismay,wesawthatthereweresnailseverywhere:theyhadescapedfromthepaperbagandhadtakencompletepossessionofthehall!Ihaveneverbeenabletolookatasnailsincethen.Lesson24Askeletoninthecupboard“家丑”Weoftenreadinnovelshowaseeminglyrespectablepersonorfamilyhassometerriblesecretwhichhasbeenconcealedfromstrangersforyears.TheEnglishlanguagepossessesavividsayingtodescribethissortofsituation.Theterriblesecretiscalled'askeletoninthecupboard'.Atsomedramaticmomentinthestory,theterriblesecretbecomesknownandareputationisruined.Thereader'shairstandsonendwhenhereadsinthefinalpagesofthenovelthattheheroineadearoldladywhohadalwaysbeensokindtoeverybody,had,inheryouth,poisonedeveryoneofherfivehusbands.Itisallverywellforsuchthingstooccurinfiction.Tovaryingdegrees,weallhavesecretswhichwedonotwantevenourclosestfriendstolearn,butfewofushaveskeletonsinthecupboard.TheonlypersonIknowwhohasaskeletoninthecupboardisGeorgeCarlton,andheisverypoundofthefact.Georgestudiedmedicineinhisyouth.Insteadofbecomingadoctor,however,hebecameasuccessfulwriterofdetectivestories.IoncespendanuncomfortableweekendwhichIshallneverforgetathishouse.Georgeshowedmetotheguestroomwhich,hesaid,wasrarelyused.Hetoldmetounpackmythingsandthencomedowntodinner.AfterIhadstackedmyshirtsandunderclothesintwoemptydrawers,IdecidedtohangoneofthetowsuitsIhadbroughtwithmeinthecupboard.IopenedthecupboarddoorandthenstoodinfrontoftwosuitsIhadbroughtwithmeinthecupboard.IopenedthecupboarddoorandthenstoodinfrontofitsuitsIhadbroughtwithmeinthecupboard.Iopenedthecupboarddoorandthenstoodinfrontofitpetrified.Askeletonwasdanglingbeforemyeyes.Thesuddenmovementofthedoormadeitswayslightlyanditgavemetheimpressionthatitwasabouttoleapoutatme.Droppingmysuit,IdasheddownstairstotellGeorge.Thiswasworsethan"aterriblesecret';thiswasareadskeleton!ButGeorgewasunsympathetic.'Oh,that,'hesaidwithasmileasifheweretalkingaboutanoldfriend.'That'sSebastian.YouforgetthatIwasamedicalstudentonceuponatime.'新概念英语第三册必背文章3Lesson25TheCuttySark“卡蒂萨克”号帆船Oneofthemostfamoussailingshipsofthenineteenthcentury,theCuttySark,canstillbeseenatGreewich.Shestandsondrylandandisvisitedbythousandsofpeopleeachyear.Sheservesasanimpressivereminderofthegreatshipsofpast.Beforetheywerereplacedbysteamships,sailingvesselsliketheCuttySarkwereusedtocarryteafromChinaandwoolfromAustralia.TheCuttySarkwasonethefastestsailingshipsthathaseverbeenbuilt.TheonlyothershiptomatchherwastheThermopylae.BoththeseshipssetoutfromShanghaionJune18th,1872onanexcitingracetoEngland.Thisrace,whichwentonforexactlyfourexactlyfourmonths,wasthelastofitskind.Itmarkedtheendofthegreattraditionofshipswithsailsandthebeginningofanewera.ThefirstofthetwoshipstoreachJavaaftertheracehadbegunwastheThermopylae,butontheIndianOcean,theCuttySarktooklead.Itseemedcertainthatshewouldbethefirstshiphome,butduringtheraceshehadalotofbadluck.InAugust,shewasstruckbyaveryheavystormduringwhichherrudderwastornaway.TheCuttySarkrolledfromsidetosideanditbecameimpossibletosteerher.Atemporaryrudderwasmadeonboardfromspareplanksanditwasfittedwithgreatdifficulty.Thisgreatlyreducedthespeedoftheship,fortherewasadangerthatifshetraveledtooquickly,thisrudderwouldbetornawayaswell.Becauseofthis,theCuttySarklostherlead.AftercrossingtheEquator,thecaptaincalledinataporttohaveanewrudderfitted,butbynowtheThermopylaewasoverfivehundredmilesahead.Thoughthenewrudderwasfittedattremendousspeed,itwasimpossiblefortheCuttySarktowin.ShearrivedinEnglandaweekaftertheThermopylae.Eventhiswasremarkable,consideringthatshehadhadsomanydelays.Theseisnodoubtthatifshehadnotlostherruddershewouldhavewontheraceeasily.Lesson26Wanted:alargebiscuittin征购大饼干筒Noonecanavoidbeinginfluencedbyadvertisements.Muchaswemayprideourselvesonourgoodtaste,wearenolongerfreetochoosethethingswewant,foradvertisingexertsasubtleinfluenceonus.Intheireffortstopersuadeustobuythisorthatproduct,advertisershavemadeaclosestudyofhumannatureandhaveclassifiedallourlittleweaknesses.Advertisersdiscoveredyearsagothatallofuslovetogetsomethingfornothing.AnadvertisementwhichbeginswiththemagicwordFREEcanrarelygowrong.Thesedays,advertisersnotonlyofferfreesamples,butfreecars,freehouses,andfreetripsroundtheworldaswell.Theydevisehundredsofcompetitionswhichwillenableustowinhugesumsofmoney.Radioandtelevisionhavemadeitpossibleforadvertiserstocapturetheattentionofmillionsofpeopleinthisway.Duringaradioprogramme,acompanyofbiscuitmanufacturersonceaskedlistenerstobakebiscuitsandsendthemtotheirfactory.Theyofferedtopay$10apoundforthebiggestbiscuitbakedbyalistener.Theresponsetothiscompetitionwastremendous.Beforelong,biscuitsofallshapesandsizesbeganarrivingatthefactory.Oneladybroughtinabiscuitonawheelbarrow.Itweighednearly500pounds.Alittlelater,amancamealongwithabiscuitwhichoccupiedthewholebootofhiscar.Allthebiscuitsthatweresentwerecarefullyweighed.Thelargestwas713pounds.Itseemedcertainthatthiswouldwintheprize.Butjustbeforethecompetitionclosed,alorryarrivedatthefactorywithatrulycolossalbiscuitwhichweighed2,400pounds.Ithadbeenbakedbyacollegestudentwhohadusedover1,000poundsofflour,800poundsofsugar,200poundsoffat,and400poundsofvariousotheringredients.Itwassoheavythatacranehadtobeusedtoremoveitfromthelorry.Themanufacturershadtopaymoremoneythantheyhadanticipated,ortheyboughtthebiscuitfromthestudentfor$24,000.Lesson27Nothingtosellandnothingtobuy不卖也不买Ithasbeensaidthateveryonelivesbysellingsomething.Inthelightofthisstatement,teacherslivebysellingknowledge,philosophersbysellingwisdomandpriestsbysellingspiritualcomfort.Thoughitmaybepossibletomeasurethevalueofmaterialgoodinterms

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