新概念英语2课文(英文版).pdf

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 veryinteresting.I did not enjoy it.A young man and a young woman were sittingbehind 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 anyattention.In the end,I could not bear it.I turned round again.I cant hear a word!*I said angrily.Its none of your business,the young man said rudely.*This is aprivate 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 lunchtime.Last Sunday I got up very late.I looked out of the window.It was dark outside.What a day!,I thought.Ifs raining again.1 Just then,the telephone rang.It was myaunt Lucy.Tve just arrived by train,1 she said.Im coming to see you.But Tm stillhaving breakfast,1 I said.What are you doing?she asked.Tm having breakfast,I repeated.Dear me,she said.Do you always get up so late?Its one oclock!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 museumsand sat in public gardens.A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian.Thenhe lent me a book.I read a few lines,but I did not understand a word.Every day Ithought about postcards.My holidays passed quickly,but I did not send any cardsto my friends.On the last day I made a big decision.I got up early and boughtthirty-seven cards.I spent the whole day in my room,but I did not write a singlecard!Lesson 4 An exciting tr ip激动人心的旅行I have just received a letter from my brother,Tim.He is in Australia.He has beenthere 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 anAustralian 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 beenabroad before,so he is finding this trip very exciting.Lesson 5 No wrong num bers 无错号之虞Mr.James Scott has a garage in Si I bury and now he has just bought another garagein Pinhurst.Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury,but Mr.Scott cannot get atelephone for his new garage,so he has just bought twelve pigeons.Yesterday,apigeon carried the first message from Rnhurst to Silbury.The bird covered thedistance in three minutes.Up to now,Mr.Scott has sent a great many requests forspare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other.I n this way,he has begun 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 mydoor.He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer.In return for this,the beggarstood on his head and sang songs.I gave him a meal.He ate the food and drank thebeer.Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away.Later a neighbortold me about him.Everybody knows him.His name is Percy Buttons.He calls atevery 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 wereexpecting 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 theplane arrived,some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building whileothers were waiting on the airfield.Two men took the parcel off the plane andcarried it into the Customs House.While two detectives were keeping guard at thedoor,two others opened the parcel.To their surprise,the precious parcel was fullof 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 forThe Nicest Garden Competition each year,but Joe wins every time.Bill Frithsgarden is larger than Joes.Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers andvegetables,but Joes garden is more interesting.He has made neat paths and hasbuilt 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 forthe worst garden in the town!Lesson 9 A cold welcom e 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 striketwelve in twenty minutes time.Fifteen minutes passed and then,at five to twelve,the clock stopped.The big minute hand did not move.We waited and waited,butnothing happened.Suddenly someone shouted,Its two minutes past twelve!Theclock has stopped!I looked at my watch.It was true.The big clock refused towelcome the New Year.At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing.Lesson 1 0 Not for ja z z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 ourfa。