新概念英语第二册Lesson19语法
【New words and expressions】
hurry v. 匆忙
in a hurry(n.)：匆忙 Cars went past in a hurry to somewhere.
in no hurry(n.)：不匆忙 I am in no hurry.
hurry up(v.)：快点 Hurry up! We are late.
hurry to：匆匆忙忙地去 They were hurrying to catch their train.
ticket office 售票处
同义词：a ticket booth; a box office
Tickets are available at the box office.
There is a long line at the ticket office
pity n. 令人遗憾的事
What a pity! 真遗憾!
It is a pity.
pity v.
I pity anyone who has to feed a family on such a low income.
I felt sorry for him when he lost his job.
" In everyday English, people usually say that they feel sorry for someone rather than pity them: I feel sorry for his wife.
exclaim v. 大声说
He exclaimed that he was hungry.
return v. 退回
return somewhere：回来
return something to someone 归还；退还
新概念英语文本第二册Lesson 19
Lesson 19
Sold out票已售完
First listen and then answer the question.听录音，然后回答以下问题。
When will the writer see the play？
'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. I went back to the ticket office at once.
'Could I have those two tickets please？' I asked. 'Certainly，' the girl said， 'but
they're for next Wednesday's performance. Do you still want them？' 'I might as well
have them，' I said sadly.
New words and expressions 生词和短语
hurry v. 匆忙ticket office 售票处pity n. 令人遗憾的事exclaim v. 大声说return v. 退回sadly adv. 悲哀地，丧气地
Lesson 23 A new house
新概念英语2课⽂内容：
I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she would cometo England nextyear. If she comes, she will get a surprise. We are now living in a beautiful new house inthe 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.
语法归纳：
there be句型和it is句型之间的区别
⼀句话总结：there be句型和it is句型差别很⼤。具体如下：
1) there be意为“这有”，⽽it is意为“它是”。
2) there be后常接名词作主语，⽽it is后常接名词或形容词作表语。
3) it is中的it是主语，有可能作形式主语，⽽there be是该句型的谓语，
新概念英语2精讲笔记:
1、I had a letter from my sister yesterday.
昨天我收到了姐姐⼀封信。
Lesson 19 English Social Differences 英国社会的差异
A gentleman is, rather than does. He is interested in nothing in a professional way. He is allowed to cultivate hobbies, even
eccentricities, but must not practise a vocation. He must know how to ride and shoot and cast a fly. He should have relatives
in the army and navy and at least one connection in the diplomatic service. But there are weaknesses in the English
gentleman's ability to rule us today. He usually knows nothing of political economy and less about how foreign countries are
governed. He does not respect learning and prefers 'sport '.The problem set for society is not the virtues of the type so much
as its adequacy for its function, and here grave difficulties arise. He refuses to consider sufficiently the wants of the customer,
who must buy, not the thing he desires but the thing the English gentleman wants to sell. He attends inadequately to
