新概念第二册完整

NCE2目录Unit 1Lesson1 A private conversation个人讲话（一般过去式、过去进行时）Lesson2 Breakfast or lunch?早饭仍是午饭？（频度副词）Lesson3 Please send me a card请给我寄一张明信片（接双宾语动词）Lesson4 An exciting trip激感人心的旅游（此刻达成词）Lesson5 No wrong numbers 无错号之虞（此刻达成时/一般此刻时 /一般过去式）Lesson6 Percy Buttons珀西 . 巴顿斯Lesson7 Too late为时太晚（过去进行时）Lesson8 The best and the worst最好的和最差的（比较级）Lesson9 A cold welcome冷遇（时间表达）Lesson 10 Not for jazz不适于演奏爵士乐（被动语态）Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another礼尚来往Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck再会，一路顺风（一般未来时）Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys绿林少年（未来进行时）Lesson 14Do you speak English?你会讲英语吗？（过去达成时态）Lesson 15 Good news 佳音（间接引语）Lesson 16A polite request举止文雅的要求（ IF 条件从句）Lesson 17Always young青春常驻（ must/have to）Lesson 18He often does this!他常常干这类事！ (have got) Lesson 19 Sold out票已售完(can/could/may/might恳求/猜想) Lesson 20 One man in a boat独坐孤舟(动名词作主语或宾语) Lesson 21 Mad or not?能否是疯了？（被动语态）Lesson 22 A glass envelop Lesson 23 A new house新居Lesson 24 it could be worse 玻璃信封不幸中之万幸Unit 2Lesson 25 Do the English speak English?英国人讲的是英语吗？Lesson 26 The best art critics最正确美术谈论家Lesson 27 A wet night雨夜Lesson 28 No parking严禁泊车Lesson 29 Taxi! 出租汽车！Lesson 30 Football or polo?足球仍是水球？Lesson 31 Success story成功者的故事Lesson 32 Shopping made easy购物变得很方便Lesson 33 Out of the darkness冲出黑暗Lesson 34 Quick work破案“神速”Lesson 35 Stop thief!捉贼！Lesson 36 Across the Channel横渡大海Lesson 37 The Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会Lesson 38 Everything except the weather独一没有考虑到天气Lesson 39 Am I all right?我能否康复？Lesson 40 Food and talk进参加讲话Lesson 41 Do you call that a hat?你把那个叫帽子吗？Lesson 42 Not very musical 其实不是很懂音乐Lesson 43 Over the South Pole飞越南极Lesson 44 Through the forest穿过丛林Lesson 45 A clear conscience心安理得Lesson 46 Expensive and uncomfortable既昂贵又遭罪Lesson 47 A thirsty ghost嗜酒的鬼魂Lesson 48 Did you want to tell me something?你想对我说什么吗？Unit 3Lesson 49 The end of the dream美梦告终Lesson 50 Taken for a ride搭车兜风Lesson 51 Reward for virtue对美德的奖励Lesson 52 A pretty carpet美丽的地毯Lesson 53 Hot snake 触电的蛇Lesson 54 Sticky fingers黏糊的手指Lesson 55 Not a gold mine其实不是金矿Lesson 56 Faster than sound比声音还快！Lesson 57 Can I help you,madam?你要买什么，夫人？Lesson 58 A blessing in disguise?是因祸得福吗？Lesson 59 In or out?进来仍是出去？Lesson 60 The future卜算未来Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble哈勃望远镜的窘境Lesson 62 After the fire大火今后Lesson 63 She was not amused她其实不感觉可笑Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel海峡地道Lesson 65 Jumbo verse the police小象对警察Lesson 66 Sweet as honey!像蜜同样甜！Lesson 67 Volcanoes火山Lesson 68 Persistent纠葛不休Lesson 69 But not murder!其实不是谋杀！Lesson 70 Red for danger危险的红色Lesson 71 A famous clock一个有名的大钟Lesson 72 A car called Bluebird“蓝鸟”汽车Unit 4Lesson 73 The record-holder记录保持者Lesson 74 Out of the limelight舞台以外Lesson 75 SOS 呼救信号Lesson 76 April Fools’ day 愚人节Lesson 77 A successful operation一例成功的手术Lesson 78 The last one?最后一枝吗？Lesson 79 By air乘飞机Lesson 80 The Crystal Palace水晶宫Lesson 81 Escape脱逃Lesson 82 Monster or fish?是妖仍是鱼？Lesson 83 After the elections大选今后Lesson 84 On strike停工Lesson 85 Never too old to learn活到老学到老Lesson 86 Out of control时控Lesson 87 A perfect alibi极好的不在犯法现场的凭证Lesson 88 Trapped in a mine困在矿井里Lesson 89 A slip of the tongue口误Lesson 90 What ’sfor supper?晚饭吃什么？Lesson 91 Three men in a basket三人同篮Lesson 92 Asking for trouble自找麻烦Lesson 93 A noble gift崇敬的礼品Lesson 94 Future champions未来的冠军Lesson 95 A fantasy纯属虚假Lesson 96 The dead return亡灵回乡。

新概念英语第二册课文全文大全Lesson 1 A private conversationI was in a park last week and saw two boys. One boy was sitting on the grass. The other boy was standing near him.The boy on the grass had a model aeroplane in his hand. The standing boy was interested in the aeroplane and was looking at it.Lesson 2 Are you a teacher?Mr. Thompson is a teacher. He teaches English. He goes to a different school every day.He likes his work and he tries to make his lessons interesting.He has a car. He waits outside his house every morning and then begins his long journey.Lesson 3 A pleasant dreamLast night, I had a pleasant dream. In my dream, I flew above this city.I saw houses and people. I flew across a river and saw some children near it.They were sailing little boats in the water. I flew into the sky, but soon I woke up.Lesson 4 The wrong glassWe have two glasses on the tray. One glass is full of milk and the other is full of wine.I want to drink some milk. I picked up the glass of wine by mistake.I drank the wine and put the glass back on the tray.Lesson 5 The fireIt was midnight. Mr. Black was in bed, but he could not sleep. He got up and looked out of the window.He saw a man at the back of his house. The man had a box in his hand.He put the box on the ground and then he ran away. Mr. Black saw some smoke.Then he saw some flames. There was a fire in the box.Lesson 6 Medicine and public healthWe live in exciting times. Scientists and doctors are always discovering new ways of treating diseases.They are finding new medicines every day. Many illnesses can now be cured.People are healthier and they live longer than they used to.There are still many problems to solve, but we are finally winning the war against illness.Lesson 7 Shopping in LondonThere are many places of interest to see in London. If you want to go shopping, you can find some of the best shops in Oxford Street.Lesson 8 Not for jazzThere is a new hotel in London. The hotel is expensive and there are a lot of visitors there.I know someone who went to the hotel last month. He is a jazz pianist.He arrived at the hotel late at night and went straight to bed.The next morning, the manager of the hotel asked him to leave.Lesson 9 The best and the worstWe went to a small hotel on holiday last summer. It was in the countryside.We had a big room on the second floor. There was a small balcony outside the room.The countryside was really beautiful. The hotel garden was full of flowers and trees.Lesson 10 Mr. James ScottMr. James Scott is an engineer. He lives in the country. He has two daughters.They are fond of horses and dogs. Mr. Scott has two dogs and three horses.The girls are always very busy with the dogs and horses. These are their pets.。

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 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 did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it。

I turned round again. 'I can't hear a word！' I said angrily。

' It's 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 sometimes stay in bed until lunch time。

Last Sunday I got up very late。

I looked out of the window. It was dark outside。

'What a day!’ I thought。

’It’s raining again。

新概念英语第二册课文及翻译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 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 did not pay any attention。

In the end， I could not bear it. I turned round again。

'I can't hear a word!’ I said angrily. ‘It’s none of your business,' the youn g man said rudely. ’This is a private conversation!'。

上星期我去看戏。

我的座位很好，戏很有意思，但我却无法欣赏。

一青年男子与一青年女子坐在我的身后，大声地说着话。

我非常生气，因为我听不见演员在说什么。

我回过头去怒视着那一男一女，他们却毫不理会。

最后,我忍不住了，又一次回过头去,生气地说：“我一个字也听不见了！”“不关你的事,”那男的毫不客气地说，“这是私人间的谈话！”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 very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside.'What a day！’ I thought. ’It's raining again.’ Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy。

新概念英语第2册课文译文1.私人谈话上星期我去看戏。

我的座位很好。

发挥是很有趣的。

我不喜欢它。

一青年男子与一年轻女子坐在我的身后。

他们在大声地说话。

我很生气。

我听不见演员。

我转过身。

我看着那个男人和女人生气。

他们没有注意。

最后，我忍不住了。

我又一次转过身去。

”我不能听到一个字！”我愤怒地说。

”这不关你的事，”那男的毫不客气地说。

”这是私人间的谈话！”2.早餐还是午餐？它是星期日。

在星期天我是从来不早起。

有时我要一直躺到吃午饭的时候。

上周日我起床很晚。

我看着窗外。

它是黑暗的外面。

”多好的一天！”我的思想。

”又下雨了。

”正在这时，电话铃响了。

是我姑母露西打来的。

”我刚下火车，”她说。

”我来看你。

”“但我还在吃早饭，”我说。

”你干什么呢。

她问。

”我正在吃早饭，”我又说了一遍。

”我亲爱的，”她说。

”你总是起得这么晚吗？现在已经一点了！”3.请给我寄一张明信片明信片总是破坏我的假期。

去年夏天，我去了意大利。

我参观了博物馆，然后坐在公园里。

一位好客的服务员教了我几句意大利语。

然后他借给我一本书。

我读了几行，但一个字也不懂。

我每天都想着明信片的事。

假期过得真快，可我还没有给我的朋友寄卡片。

在最后一天我做了一个重大的决定。

我起得很早，买了三十七张明信片。

我花了一整天在我的房间，但我没有写一张卡片！4.激动人心的旅行我刚刚收到弟弟的来信，提姆。

他在澳大利亚。

他有六个月了。

提姆是一个工程师。

他是一家大公司工作，他已经访问了许多不同的地方在澳大利亚。

他刚买了一辆汽车和澳大利亚已经向爱丽丝斯普林斯，一个小镇的中心，澳大利亚。

他将很快访问达尔文。

从那里，他再飞往珀斯。

我兄弟从来没有出过国，因此他觉得这次旅行非常激动。

5.无错号之虞杰姆斯先生在锡尔伯里有一个汽车修理厂史葛，现在他刚在平赫斯特买了另一个汽车修理厂。

只从炽热玻璃的五英里，但史葛先生未能为他新的汽车修理部得到一个电话机，所以他买了十二只鸽子。

昨天，鸽子把第一封信从。

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 very interesti ng. 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 loo ked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I co uld not bear it. I turned round again. 'I can't hear a word!' I said angrily. ' It's 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 sometimes stay in bed until lunch time. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. 'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining again.' Just then, the telephone rang. It was my au nt Lucy.' I've just arrived by train,' she said. 'I'm coming to see you.' 'But I'm still havi ng breakfast,' I said. 'What are you doing ?' she asked. ' I'm having breakfast,' I repeat ed. 'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late ? It's one o'clock!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 museum s 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 I did not understand a word. Every day I tho ught about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my f riends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven ca rds. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card !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 Australia. He has been t here for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has alread y visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Austral ian 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 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 i n Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr Scott cannot get a telepho ne for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carrie d the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three mi nutes. Up to now, Mr Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other ur gent messages from one garage to the other. In 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 my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on hishead and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he p ut a piece of cheese in his pocketand went away. Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His nam e is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for 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 e xpecting a valuable parcel of diamond from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someon e had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arri ved, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were w aiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Cus toms 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 the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for 'T he Nicest Garden Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables , but Joe's 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 not like hard work. Every year I enter f or the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in th e town!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 twelv e 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 happ ened. Suddenly someone shouted, 'It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stoppe d!' I looked at my watch. It was true. The big 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 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 belong to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was 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 father's.。

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 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 did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turnedround again. 'I can't hear a word!' I said angrily. ‘It'snone 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 sometimes stay in bed until lunch time.Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside.'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining again.' Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy.' I've just arrived by train,' she said. 'I'm coming to see you.' 'But I'm still having breakfast,' I said.'What are you doing?' she asked. ‘I'm having breakfast,' Irepeated.'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late? It's one o'clock!''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 I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any caboughtand early up got I decision. big a made I day last the On friends. my to rds thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!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 Australia. He has been there 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 an Australian 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 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, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his 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 this way, he hasbegun 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 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 away. Later a neighboatcalls He Buttons. Percy is name His him. knows Everybody him. about me told revery 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 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 whileothers were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parceloff 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 the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's 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 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 strike twelve in twenty minutes' time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelvbwaited, and waited We move. not did hand minute big The stopped. clock the e, ut nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 'It's two minutes past twelve! Theclock has stopped!' I looked at my watch. It was true. The big 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 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 our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was 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. Nowwe are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my father's.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 lawyer's 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 my surprise, he gaveme 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 shallmeet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat; Topsail.Tapsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock so we shall have plenty of time. We shall see hWmonths. two for away be will He him. to good-bye say shall we then and boat ise are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across 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. Tomorrow 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 speak 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. Neitherof us spoke during the journey. Ihad nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, 'Do you speak English?' As I soon learnt, he was English himself!Lesson 15 Good news佳音The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when. I went into his office. He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. He told me that the firm could nmthat knew I left. already had people Twenty salaries. large such pay to afford oty turn had come. 'Mr. Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice. 'Don't interrupt,' he said. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!Lesson 16 A polite request彬彬有礼的要求If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. Youwill be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car:' Sir, we welcome you to our city. This is a No Parking area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder.' If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!Lesson 17 Always young青年常驻My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five years old. In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, 'My dear, it must be terrible to begrown up!'Lesson18 He often does this!他经常干这种事！After I had had lunch at a village inn, I looked for my bag.I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn't there! As I was looking for it, the inn-keeper came in. 'Didyou have a good meal?' he asked. 'Yes, thank you,' I answered, 'but I can't pay the bill. I haven't got my bag.' The inn-keeper smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. 'I'm verythis.'does often He garden. the into it taken had dog My ' said he sorry,'Lesson19 Sold out票已售完'The play may begin at any moment,' I said.'It may have begun already,' Susan answered.'I hurried to the ticket-office. 'May I have two tickets please ?' I asked.'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl said.'What a pity!' Susan exclaimed.Just then, a man hurried to the ticket-office.'Can I return these two tickets?' he asked.'Certainly,' the girl said.'Could I have those two tickets please ?' I asked.'Certainly, 'the girl said, 'but they are for next Wednesday's performance.'I might as well have them,' I said sadly.Lesson20 One man in a boat独坐孤舟Fishing is my favorite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything-not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with anthBut time.' of waste a It's say.' friends my fishing!' up give must 'You bag. emptyey don't realize one important thing. I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是疯了？Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built during the war, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundredpeople must have been driven away from their homes by the noise.I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passingplane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.Lesson22 A glass envelope玻璃信封My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own agein Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a pieceof paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle intothe sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letterfrom a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, theyhave decided to use the post-office. Letters will cost a litt1e more, but they will certainly travel faster.Lesson23 A new house新居I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she saidsurprise.a get will she comes, she If year. next England to come would she thatWe are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before my sister left. The house was completed five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district.Lesson24 It could be worse不幸中之万幸I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down. I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset.' I left the money in my room,' I said, 'and it's not there now.' The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. 'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said. He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. It contained $5o. 'I found thisoutside this gentleman's room' she said. 'Well,' I said to the manager, 'there is still some honesty in this world!'。

Lesson 3 Please send me a card请给我寄一张明信片First listen and then answer the question听.录音，然后回答以下问题。

How many cards did the writer send?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 I did not understand a word. Everyday I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send cards to my friends. On the last day I made abig 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!New words and expressions生词和短语send v. 寄，送friendly adj. 友好的postcard n. 明信片waiter n. 服务员，招待员spoil v. 使索然无味，损坏lend v.借给museum n. 博物馆decision n. 决定public adj. 公共的single adj. 唯一的，单一的whole adj. 整个的Note on the text课文注释1 a few words,几句话。

实用文档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 very interesting. I did not enjoyit. A young man and a young woman were sitting behindme. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I couldnot hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the manand the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. Inthe end, I could not bear it.I turned round again.'I can't hear a word!'I said angrily.'It's 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 sometimes stay in bed until lunch time.Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside.'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining again.' Just then,the telephone rang.It was my aunt Lucy.'I've just arrived by train,'she said.'I'm coming to see you.''But I'm still having breakfast,' I said.'What are you doing ?' she asked. ' I'm having breakfast,' I repeated.'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late ?It's one o'clock!''Lesson 3 Please send me a card请给我寄一张明信片Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I wentto Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. Afriendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian.'Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did notunderstand a word. Every day I thought about postcards.My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cardsto my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. Igot up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent thewhole day in my room, but I did not write a single card !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 Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is anengineer. He is working for a big firm and he has alreadyvisited a great number of different places in Australia.He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to AliceSprings, a small town in the centre of Australia. Hewill soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth.My brother has never been abroad before, so he isfinding 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 fivemiles from Silbury, but Mr Scott cannot get a telephonefor his 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 onegarage to the other. In this way, he has begun his ownprivate telephone service.Lesson 6 Percy Buttons珀西·巴顿斯I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday abeggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and aglass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood onhis head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the foodand drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in hispocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him.Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He callsat every house in the street once a month and alwaysasks for a meal and a glass of beer.Lesson 7 Too late为时太晚The plane was late and detectives were waiting at theairport all morning.They were expecting a valuable parcelof diamond from South Africa. A few hours earlier,someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal thediamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectiveswere waiting inside the main building while others werewaiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off theplane and carried it into the Customs House. While twodetectives were keeping guard at the door, two othersopened the parcel.To their surprise,the preciousparcel was full of 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 for'The Nicest GardenCompetition'each year, but Joe wins every time.Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's. Bill works harder thanJoe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has builta wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I donot like hard work. Every year I enter for the gardencompetition too, and I always win a little prize for theworst garden in the town!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 twelvein twenty minutes'time.Fifteen minutes passed and then,at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute handdid not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened.Suddenly someone shouted, 'It's two minutes past twelve!The clock has stopped!'I looked at my watch. It was true.The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At thatmoment everybody began to laugh and sing.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 belong toour family for a long time. The instrument was bought bymy grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged bya visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck thekeys too hard and two of the strings were broken.My father was shocked.Nowwe are not allowed to touch it.It is being repaired by a friend of my father's.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 lawyer's office years ago, but heis now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but healways borrows money from his friends and never pays itback. Harry saw me and came and sat at the same table. Hehas never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me &2. To my surprise, he gave me themoney 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 ncighbour,Captain Charles Alison,will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow.Weshall meet him at the harbour earlyin the morning.He will be in his small boat,Topsail.Tapsail is a famous little boat. It has sailedacross the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will setout at eight o'clock so we shall have plenty of time. Weshall 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 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 becoming by train and most of the youngpeople in the town will be meeting them at the station.Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers'Club.The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. Duringthis t ime, they will give five performances. As usual, thepolice will have a difficult time. They will be trying tokeep order. It is always the same on these occasions.Lesson 14 Do you speak English?你会讲英语吗？I had an amusing experience last year.After I had lefta small village in the south of France, I drove on to thenext town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stoppedand he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into thecar, I said good morning to him in French and he repliedin 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 speak English?' As I soon learnt, he was English himself!Lesson 15 Good news佳音The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me.I felt very nervous when. I went into his office. He did notlook up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down,he said that business was very bad. He told me that thefirm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twentypeople had already left. I knew that my turn had come. 'Mr. Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice. 'Don't interrupt,' heSaid. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra&100 a year!Lesson 16 A polite request彬彬有礼的要求If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. You will be very lucky if he lets yougo without a ticket.However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car:' Sir, we welcomeyou to our city.This is a "No Parking"area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs.This note is only a reminder.' If you receive arequest like this, you cannot fail to obey it!Lesson 17 Always young青年常驻My aunt Jennifer is an actress.She must be at least thirty-five years old.In spite of this,she often appears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to takepart in a new play soon. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright reddress and long black st year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloureddress.If anyone ever asked her how old she is,she always answers, 'My dear, it must be terrible to be grown up!'lesson18 He often does this!他经常干这种事！After I had had lunch at a village inn, I looked for mybag. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now itwasn't there ! As I was looking for it, the inn-keeper camein. 'Did you have a good meal ?' he asked. 'Yes, thank you,'I answered, 'but I can't pay the bill. I haven't got mybag.' The inn-keeper smiled and immediately went out. Ina few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back tome. 'I'm very sorry,' he said ' My dog had taken it into thegarden. He often does this.'Lesson19 Sold out票已售完'The play may begin at any moment,' I said.'It may have begun already,' Susan answered.'I hurried to the ticket-office. 'May I have twotickets please ?' I asked.'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl said.'What a pity!' Susan exclaimed.Just then, a man hurried to the ticket-office.'Can I return these two tickets?' he asked.'Certainly,' the girl said.'Could I have those two tickets please ?' I asked.'Certainly, 'the girl said, 'but they are for next Wednesday'sperformance.'I might as well have them,' I said sadly.Lesson20 One man in a boat独坐孤舟Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hourswithout catching anything.But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky.Instead of catching fish,theycatch old boots and rubbish.I am even less lucky.I nevercatch anything-not even old boots.After having spentwhole mornings on the river,I always go home with an emptybag. 'You must give up fishing!' my friends say.' It's awaste of time.'But they don't realize one important thing.I'm not really interested in fishing.I am only interestedin sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all !Lesson21 Mad or not?是不是疯了？Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near anairport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built during the war, but for some reason itcould not be used then. Last year, however, it came intouse. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by apassing plane. I have been offered a large sum of moneyto go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybodysays I must be mad and they are probably right.Lesson22 A glass envelope玻璃信封My daughter,Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in st year,we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threwthe bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again,but ten months later, she received a letter from a girlin Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now.However, they have decided to use the post-office.Letters will cost a litt1e more, but they will certainlytravel faster.Lesson23 A new house新居I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives inNigeria. In her letter, she said that she would come toEngland next year. If she comes, she will get a surprise.Weare now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before my sister left. The house was completed five months ago. In my letter, I told her thatshe could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, soit looks strange to some people.It must be the only modern house in the district.Lesson24 It could be worse不幸中之万幸I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down. I hadjust lost &50 and I felt very upset.' I left the money inmy room,' I said, 'and it's not there now.' The managerwas sympathetic,but he could do nothing.'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said. He started to complainabout this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock atthe door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk.It contained &5o. 'I found this outside this gentleman'sroom' she said. 'Well,' I said to the manager, 'there is stillsome honesty in this world !'lesson25 Do the English speak English?英国人讲的是英语吗？I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big,black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so Iasked a porter. I not only spoke English very carefully, butvery clearly as well. The porter, however, could notunderstand me; I repeated my question several times andat last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neitherslowly nor clearly. 'I am a foreigner,' I said. Then hespoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teachernever spoke English like that! The porter and I looked ateach other and smiled.Then he said something and Iunderstood it. 'You'll soon learn English!' he said. Iwonder. In England, each man speaks a different language.The English understand each other,but I don't understand them ! Do they speak English ?lesson26 The best art critics最佳美术评论家I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures. Manypeople pretend that they understand modern art. They always tell you what a picture i s 'about'.Of course, manypictures arc not 'about' anything. They are just prettypatterns.We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material.I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. Theynotice more. My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not. She came into myroom yesterday. ' What are you doing ?' she asked. ' I'mhanging this picture on the wall,'I answered.'It's a new one. Do you like it ?' She looked at it critically for amoment.'It's all right,'she said,'but isn't it upside-down ?' I looked at it again.She was right!It was!Lesson27 A wet night雨夜Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in themiddle of a field. As soon as this was done, they cookeda meal over an open fire.They were all hungry and the food smelt good. After a wonderful meal, they told stories andsang songs by the camp fire. But some time later it beganto rain. The boys felt tired so they pet out the fire andcrept into their tent. Their sleeping-bags were warm and comfortable, so they all slept soundly. In the middle ofthe night, two boys woke up and began shouting. The tentwas full of water!They all leapt out of theirsleeping-bags and hurried outside. It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field. Thestream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent!Lesson28 No parking禁止停车Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes inancient myths. He has just bought a new house in the city, but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with motorists. when he returns home at night, he always findsthat someone has parked a car outside his gate. Becauseof this, he has not been able to get his own car into hisgarage even once. Jasper has put up' No Parking' signsoutside his gate, but these have not had any effect. Nowhe has put an ugly stone head over the gate. It is one ofthe ugliest faces I have ever seen. I asked him what itwas and he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon. Jasperhopes that she will turn motorists to stone. But none ofthem has been turned to stone yet!Lesson29 Taxi!出租汽车！Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and hasbegun a new service.The 'taxi'is a small Swiss aeroplane called a 'Pilatus Porter'.This wonderful plane can carry seven passengers.The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, oreven on a ploughed field.Captain Fawcett's first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains.Since then,Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places.Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on anotheroccasion,he landed in a deserted car park.Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman.The man wanted to fly to Rockall,a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean,but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.Lesson30 Football or polo?足球还是水球？The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park nearmy home. I like sitting by the Wayle on fine afternoons.It was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on the riverbank as usual. Somechildren were playing games on the bank and there were some people rowing on the river. Suddenly,one of the children kicked a ball very hard and it wenttowards a passing boat. Somepeople on the bank called out to the man in the boat, but he did not hear them. The ballstruck him so hard that he nearly fell into the water. Iturned to look at the children, but there weren't any insight: they had all run away! The man laughed when herealized what had happened. He called out to thechildren and threw the ball back to the bank.Lesson31 Success story成功者的故事Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man. Frank is now the head of a very large business company, but as a boy he used to work ina small shop. It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day. He saved moneyfor years and in 1938 he bought a small work-shop of hisown. During the war Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers. By the endof the war,the small work-shop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people. Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years andthe long road to success. He was still smiling when thedoor opened and his wife came in. She wanted him to repair their son's bicycle!Lesson32 Shopping made easy购物变得很方便People are not so honest as they once were. The temptationto steal is greater than ever before--especially in large shops. A detective recently watched a well-dressed womanwho always went into a large store on Monday mornings. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in, so it was easier for the detective towatch her. The woman first bought a few small articles.After a little time, she chose one of the most expensivedresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant whowrapped it up for her as quickly as possible.Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop withoutpaying.Whenshe was arrested,the detective found out that the shop-assistant was her daughter. The girl' gave' hermother a free dress once a week !lesson33 Out of the darkness冲出黑暗Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explainwhat had happened to her. One afternoon she set out fromthe coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm.Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped intothe sea. Then she swamto the shore after spending the whole night in the water. During that time she covered a distance of eight miles.Early next morning,she saw a light ahead. She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs.On arriving at the shore,the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen.That was all she remembered. When she woke up a day later,she found herself in hospital.Lesson34 Quick work破案“神速”Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesdayhe received a letter from the local police.In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Ted wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the stationyesterday and now he is not worried any more. At the station, he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle hadbeen found. Five days ago, the policeman told him, thebicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It is now being sent to his home by train. Ted wasmost surprised when he heard the news. He was amused too,because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It wasstolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen !Lesson35Stop thief!捉贼！Rov Trenton used to drive a taxi. A short while ago,however, he became a bus-driver and he was not regretted it. He isfinding his new work far more exciting.Whenhe was driving along Catford Street recently,he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car. One of them wascarrying a bag full of money. Roy acted quickly and drovethe bus straight at the thieves. The one with the moneygot such a fright that he dropped the bag. As the thieveswere trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his businto the back of it.While the battered car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police.The thieves' car was badly damaged and easy to recognize.Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.Lesson36 Across the Channel横渡海峡Erna Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow. She is going to set out from the French coastat five o'clock in the morning.Erna is only fourteen years old and she hopes lo set up a new world record. She is astrong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed. Erna's father will set out with her in a smallboat. Mr Hart has trained his daughter for years. Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the longdistance to England. Erna intends to take short rests every two hours. She will have something to drink but she willnot eat any solid food.Most of Erna's school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast. Among them willbe Erna's mother, who swam the Channel herself when shewas a girl.Lesson37 The Olympic Games奥林匹克运动会The Olympic Gameswill be held in our country in four years' time. As a great many people will be visiting the country, the government will be building new hotels, an immensestadium, and a fine new swimming pool. 'They will also bebuilding new roads and a special railway-line. The Gameswill be held just outside the capital and the whole areawill be called 'Olympic City'. Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year. By the end of nextyear, they will have finished work on the new stadium. Thefine modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter.Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildingsgo up. We are all very excited and are looking forward tothe Olympic Gamesbecause they have never been held before inthis country.Lesson38 Everything except the weather惟独没有考虑到天气My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterraneanfor many years before he returned to England. He had oftendreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settledown in the country. He had no sooner returned than hebought a fine house and went to live there.Almostimmediately he began to complain about the weather, foreven though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold.After so many years of sunshine,Harrison got a shock. He acted as if he had never lived inEngland before. In the end, it was more than he could bear.He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold thehouse and left the country. The dream he had had forso many years ended there. Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.Lesson39 Am I all right?我是否痊愈？While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctorto tell him whether his operation had been successful,but the doctor refused to do so. The following day,the patient asked for a bedside telephone. When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Millington.Whenthe doctor answered the phone, Mr Gilbert said he was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr JohnGilbert.He asked if Mr Gilbert's operation had been successful and the doctor told him that it had been. Hethen asked when Mr Gilbert would be allowed to go home and the doctor told him that he would have to stay in hospital for another two weeks. Then Dr Millington asked the caller if he was a relative of the patient.' No,' the patientanswered,' I am Mr John Gilbert.'Lesson40 Food and talk进餐与交谈Last week at a dinner-party, the hostess asked me to sitnext to Mrs Rumbold. Mrs Rumbold was a large, unsmilinglady in a tight black dress. She did not even look up whenI took my seat beside her.Her eyes were fixed on her plateand in a short time, she was busy eating. I tried to makeconversation.' A new play is coming to"The Globe" soon,'I said.'Willyou be seeing it ?' ' No,' she answered. 'Will you bespending your holidays abroad this year ?' I asked.' No,' she answered.'Will you be staying in England?' I asked. ' No,' sheanswered.In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying herdinner.'Young man,' she answered,' if you ate more and talkedless, we would both enjoy our dinner !'lesson41 Do you call that a hat?你把那个叫帽子吗？'Do you call that a hat ?' I said to my wife. 'You needn't beso rude about it,' my wife answered as she looked atherself in the mirror. I sat down on one of those modernchairs with holes in it and waited. Wehad been in the hatshop for half an hour and my wife was still in front ofthe mirror.' Wemustn't buy things we don't need,' I remarked suddenly.I regretted saying it almost at once.'You needn't have said that,' my wife answered.' I neednot remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday.''I find it beautiful,' I said. 'A man can never have toomany ties.''And a woman can't have too many hats,' she answered.Ten minutes later we walked out of the shop together. Mywife was wearing a hat that looked like a lighthouse !Lesson42 Not very musical并非很懂音乐As we had had a long walk through one of the markets ofOld Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest. Aftera time, we noticed a snake-charmer with two large basketsat the other side of the square, so we went to have a lookat him. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe whichwas covered with coins and opened one of the baskets.When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of thesnake. It rose out of the basket and began to follow themovements of the pipe. We were very much surprised when。