1、新概念英语第二册课文(英汉对照)1-24课 Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话Last week I _(go) the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very _(interest). I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking _(loud). I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned
2、 round. I _(look) the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. “I cant hear a word!” I said _(angry). “Its none of your business,” the young man said rudely. “This is a private conversation!”Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话
3、Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. 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 the man and the woman angrily. They d
4、id not pay any attention. 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 a private conversation!”Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐还是午餐?It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometime
5、s stay in bed _ lunch time. Last Sunday I _ (get) up very late. I looked out _ the window. It was dark outside. “What a day!” I thought. “Its raining again.” Just then, the telephone _ (ring). It was my aunt Lucy. “Ive just arrived _ train,” she said. “Im coming to see you.” “But Im still having bre
6、akfast,” I said. “What are you doing?” she asked. “Im having breakfast,” I repeated. “Dear me,” she said. “Do you always get up so late? Its one oclock!”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 lunch time. Last Sunday I got up
7、very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. “What a day!” I thought. “Its raining again.” Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. “Ive just arrived by train,” she said. “Im coming to see you.” “But Im still having breakfast,” I said. “What are you doing?” she asked. “Im h
8、aving 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 museums and _ (sit) in public gardens. A _ (friend) waiter taught me a few words of It
9、alian. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed _ (quick), but I did not send any cards to my friends. _ the last day I made a big _ (decide). I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole d
10、ay in my room, but I did not write a single card!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 museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but
11、I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!Lesson 4
12、An exciting trip 激动人心的旅行I have just received a letter _ my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working _ a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different _ (place) in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has go
13、ne to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly _ Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very _ (excite).Lesson 4 An exciting trip 激动人心的旅行I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in
14、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 Da
15、rwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.Lesson 5 No wrong numbers 无错号之虞Mr. James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, _ Mr. Scot
16、t cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst _ Silbury. The bird covered the _ (distant) in three minutes. Up to now, Mr. Scott _ (send) a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages f
17、rom one garage to the other. _ this way, he has begun his own private telephone service.Lesson 5 No wrong numbers 无错号之虞Mr. James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his
18、 new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In th
19、is 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 my door. He asked me _ a meal and a glass of beer. _ return for this, the beggar stood _ his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate
20、the food and _ (drink) the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbor told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls _ every house in the street once a month and always begs a meal and a glass of beer.Lesson 6 Percy Buttons 珀西巴顿斯I h
21、ave just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went
22、away. Later a neighbor told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always begs a meal and a glass of beer.Lesson 7 Too late 为时太晚The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting
23、 a _ (value) parcel of diamond from South Africa. A few hours _ (early), someone had told the police that thieves would try _ (steal) the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building _ others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off
24、the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. _ their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand! Lesson 7 Too late 为时太晚The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They
25、 were expecting 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 the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took
26、the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的Joe Sanders has _ most beautiful garden in our
27、town. Nearly everybody enters for “The Nicest Garden Competition” each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Friths garden is larger than Joes. Bill works _ (hard) than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joes garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and _ (build) a wooden bridge
28、_ a pool. I like gardens too, _ I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!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 for “The
29、Nicest Garden Competition” each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Friths garden is larger than Joes. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joes garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do
30、 not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!Lesson 9 A cold welcome 冷遇_ Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Ha
31、ll clock. It would strike twelve _ twenty minutes time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, _ five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but _ happened. Suddenly someone shouted, “Its two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!” I looked at my watch.
32、It was true. The big clock refused _ (welcome) the New Year. At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing.Lesson 9 A cold welcome 冷遇On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike
33、twelve 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, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, “Its two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!” I looked at my watch. It was true. The b
34、ig clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing.Lesson 10 Not for jazz 不适于演奏爵士乐We have an old _ (music) instrument. It is called a clavichord (翼琴). It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living-room. It has belonged _ our family for a
35、 long time. The instrument _ (buy) by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried _ (play) jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings _ (break). My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my f
36、athers.Lesson 10 Not for jazz 不适于演奏爵士乐We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord(翼琴). It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living-room. It has belonged to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it wa
37、s damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my fathers.Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 礼尚往来I was having dinner at a resta
38、urant _ Harry Steele came in. Harry _ in a lawyers office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, _ he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back. Harry saw me and came and sat at _ same table. He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I a
39、sked him to lend me twenty pounds. _ my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. “I have never borrowed any money from you,” Harry said, “so now you can pay for my dinner!”Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 礼尚往来I was having dinner at a restaurant when Harry Steele came in. Harry worked in a
40、 lawyers office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back. Harry saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me twenty pounds. To
41、my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. “I have never borrowed any money from you,” Harry said, “so now you can pay for my dinner!”Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再见,一路顺风Our neighbor, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We shall meet him at the harbour early _ the morn
42、ing. He will be in his small boat: Topsail. Topsail is a famous little boat. It _ (sail) across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out _ eight oclock so we shall have plenty of time. We shall see his boat and then we shall say good-bye to him. He will be away _ two months. We are very
43、proud _ him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再见,一路顺风Our neighbor, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We shall meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat: Topsail. Topsail is a famous l
44、ittle boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight oclock so we shall have plenty of time. We shall see his boat and then we shall say good-bye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across
45、the Atlantic.Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 绿林少年The Greenwood Boys are a group of popular singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be coming by train and most of the youngpeople in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomo
46、rrow evening they will be singing at the Workers Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.Lesson 14 Do you s
47、peak English? 你会讲英语吗?I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, Do you spe