青少版新概念2B课文文本-Unit-16-30.doc

青少版新概念2B课文文本 Unit 16-30Unit 16: What’s your middle name? WILLIAM: Is there something wrong Karen? KAREN: It's OK. I'm being silly. WILLIAM: That's impossible .You're never silly. KAREN: Oh, but I am!I'm silly all the time. Believe me!KAREN: I did something very silly this morning. I picked up some shopping in town.KAREN: I arrived home at about 10 o'clock, and parked the car in the drive. I unlocked the house with my house keys.KAREN: Then, Daisy called me on my mobile, and we talked about the weekend. We discussed plans for Sunday. Then we finished the call.KAREN: Then I looked for my car keys. I looked in my bag, in my coat, in the kitchen, everywhere. WILLIAM: And where were they?KAREN: They were in my hand!The key-ring was on my little finger- William, 'Silliness' is my middle name!Unit 17: A cuckoo in the nestPaul's father, Ken Bruce is an engineer. He's also an enthusiastic birdwatcher. Last spring, two little birds appeared in his garden. Ken installed a webcam, and invited his neighbours to log on. Everyone watched enthusiastically. Soon, there was a little nest. Then, another bird arrived. It was a cuckoo. The cuckoo watched patiently. Three little eggs appears in the nest.The cuckoo waited. Suddenly, she had her chance. The mother wasn't there. The cuckoo darted to the nest. In two seconds, there was a fourth egg beside the other three.After twelve days, the young cuckoo hatched. The little birds hurried to getfood for the baby cuckoo.Ken's neighbours watched excitedly. The baby cockoo picked up the other eggs easily with its back, and pushed them out of the nest. The birds returned and pushed food into its mouth. After twenty days, the cuckoo was enormous! On 6th May, it opened its wings. In a moment, the nest was empty. The show was over.Ken's neighbours are all enthusiastic birdwatchers now, of course.Unit 18: Read this label! LUCY: Do you want one of these, Vikki? VIKKI: No, thanks! I ate some of those about a year ago. Once was enough!LUCY: Why? What happened? VIKKI: I missed breakfast that morning, because I did my piano practice before school. Mum gave me my lunchbox, and I went for the bus.VIKKI: On the school bus I felt a bit sick. I always feel sick on buses, anyway.VIKKI: I needed to eat something. I looked in my lunchbox and discovered the Crispy Trolls.VIKKI: I ate four Crispy Trolls, one after another. At the same time I read the label on the packet.VIKKI: Then I felt really sick! Yuk! Honestly, Lucy, this stuff isn't food. It's chemistry. Read the label!Unit 19: A problem with squirrelsPOLLY: Did you see my new bird feeder Annie?ANNIE: Yes, I did. I saw it last weekPOLLY: Well, I bought it because of the label. It said, 'This bird feeder is squirrel-proof'.ANNIE: Yes, you told me that. POLLY: Well, I brought it home. I put lots of nuts in it. And I hung itoutside the kitchen window.POLLY: That night, a squirrel broke into the 'squirrel-proof' bird feeder. It ate all the nuts. The squirrel's tummy became enormous. ANNIE: Oh, no! Don't tell me!POLLY: The next day, I went into the kitchen.What did I see?A dead squirrel in my bird feeder,outside my kitchen window!ANNIE: That's awful!What did you do?POLLY: I cut it down, and put it in a bag. Then I took it back to the shop. They gave me my money back. ANNIE: But what's the use of that? POLLY: I wanted a squirrel-proof bird feeder, and I haven't got one!Unit 20: An ordinary lifeNina; I want to tell you something,Daisy; What is it, Nina?Nina: This will be my last fashion shoot.I'm going to get an ordinary jobin an office.Daisy : But why, Nina? You're a very successful model. Why do you want to change?Nina: I'm successful now. But I won't always be successful. And I want an ordinary life.NINA: In an office job, I'll work regular hours. I'll go home in the eveningNINA: I'll cook beautiful meals and eat them with my friends. And I'll sleep in the same bed every night. NINA: And maybe, one day, I'll meet the right man. And we'll have an ordinary life together. It'll be wonderful!Unit 21： The weather forecastANNOUNCER: And now it's five to nine,and time for the weather forecast.Let's go over to Carla Dane at the London Weather Centre. Carla.WEATHER FORECASTER: Thanks John, and go morning! Last month was unusually cold and dry.But all that will change in the next few days.From today, the wind will blow from the south west. It will bring in warm air from the Atlantic. And we'll have some rain.Rain will come in gradually from the south west this evening.The whole country will have some rain showers in the next three days. Some of them will be heavy.Temperatures will riseto 12 degrees Celsius in the day. Night temperatures will fall to 4 degrees Celsius. It will feel cold over the hills.And the outlook for next weekend: the three w's- warm,wet and windy.。