新概念二第3课课件

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. Everyday I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send 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!New words and expressions 生词和短语send v. 寄，送postcard n. 明信片spoil v. 使索然无味，损坏museum n. 博物馆public adj. 公共的friendly adj. 友好的waiter n. 服务员，招待员lend v. 借给decision n. 决定whole adj. 整个的single adj. 唯一的，单一的参考译文明信片总搅得我假日不得安宁。

去年夏天，我去了意大利。

我参观了博物馆，还去了公园。

一位好客的服务员教了我几句意大利语，之后还借给我一本书。

我读了几行，但一个字也不懂。

新概念英语第二册第三课课文详解【知识点讲解】一、词汇解析1 send [动词] 寄，发送；传达，告知；派遣，打发send sb. something/ send sth. to sb.例句：Lily sent me a present from Australia.莉莉从澳大利亚给我寄来了礼物。

短语扩展：send for sb. 请某人来例句：Please hurrily send for a doctor!请赶快请医生过来！2 spoil [动词] 破坏，毁掉；溺爱，娇惯，宠坏spoil的过去式和过去分词能够是spoiled或spoilt例句：My weekend was spoilt by his sudden visit.我的周末被他的突然到访破坏了。

spoil还可表示长辈对晚辈的溺爱，娇惯。

例句：Jack is spoilt by his mother.杰克被他的妈妈宠坏了。

3 public [形容词] 公共的，公众的；百姓的这个词与我们第1课中讲到的private是一对反义词。

public library 公共图书馆public transport 公共运输例句：The media has a great influence on public opinion.传媒对大众舆论有很大影响。

public也能够作名词，前面加定冠词the，表示平民，百姓。

例句：The president gave a speech to the public.总统对公众实行了演讲。

4 friendly [形容词] 友好的，友爱的；亲切的，善意的；朋友似的friendly是一个形容词，要特别注意，它的比较级和级分别是friendlier，friendliest。

短语扩展：friendly to/ towards sb.例句：Everyone was friendly to me.每个人对我都很友好。

friendly match 友谊赛5 lend [动词] 借给，借出lend (out) sth. to sb./ lend sb. sth.例句：Can you lend me your cellphone?你能把手机借我用用吗？lend，borrow，keep的区别两者都可表示"借"，但是 borrow 指"借入"，而 lend 则指"借出"，两者其实是一对反义词，而不是同义词。

Lesson 3Please send me a cardNew Words and Expressions1. send:寄，送给，传send goods by plane用飞机运送货物send a message by radio通过无线电发送消息sent troops into the Middle East派遣部队去中东sent her children to college送她的孩子们上大学Radio Beijing sends the news all over the world.北京广播电台向全世界播送新闻。

2. spoil:损坏；使无用；破坏spoiled the party破坏了聚会The rain has spoilt my painting.雨水毁了我的画。

Mankind is warned to stop spoiling the environment.人类受到警告不能再污染环境。

Our holidays were spoilt by bad weather.我们假日的乐趣被恶劣天气所破坏。

The children kept quarreling and spoiled our holiday.孩子们不断吵架，破坏了我们的假期。

Thenever-endingquarrelamongthevisitors certainlyspoiledtheirappetiteforthebanquet.客人们无休止的争吵当然破坏了宴会的胃口。

(2)（对小孩）宠坏，惯坏They spoil their children.他们宠坏了他们的孩子们。

The child was spoilt by his grandfather.这个孩子被他的爷爷给惯坏了。

3. friendly:友好的；朋友般的friendly advice友好的建议a friendly warning忠告He is friendly to us all.他对我们大家都很友好。

新概念英语第二册第3课课文详解In Lesson 3 of New Concept English Book Two, the main focus is on introducing the past continuous tense. The text describes a scene where Mr. Brown -- who is a teacher -- is talking about his student, Bob. We see that Bob is a young student who is not very focused on his studies, as he is often found staring out of the window during class. Mr. Brown is concerned about Bob's lack of focus and decides to have a talk with him.在新概念英语第二册第3课中，主要介绍了过去进行时态。

课文描述了一个场景，布朗老师谈到了他的学生鲍勃。

我们可以看到，鲍勃是一个年轻的学生，对学习不够专注，经常在课堂上盯着窗外发呆。

布朗老师对鲍勃缺乏注意力表示担忧，并决定和他谈谈。

The past continuous tense is a verb form that indicates an ongoing action in the past. In this lesson, the sentences are constructed in a way that helps learners understand how to form and use the past continuous tense correctly. By providing examples of sentences like "I was walking to the bus stop when it starting raining," the texthelps students see the difference between simple past and past continuous tenses.过去进行时是一个动词形式，表示过去正在发生的动作。

新概念英语第二册词汇：第3课Lesson 3 Please send me a card☆send v.寄寄信：send a letter用法：send sth to sb/send sb sth类似的用法还有give,take,pass,read,sell...send/take children to school区别：take：强调某人亲自送;send则是通过第三人去送，如美国的校车本课重点：双宾语双宾语指直接宾语(表示动作结果)和间接宾语(表示动作目标)如在give sb sth中，sb是间接宾语，sth是直接宾语如果不是为了以后讲语法，不用分清什么是间接宾语，什么是直接宾语，只需把用法记住即可。

间接宾语在后面时，其前必须加to(对……而做，翻译为“给”)或for(为……而做，翻译为“替”)能够翻译为“给”，“替”，“为”的，就用for;如果只能翻译为“给”就以用togive a book to me;I buy a book for you.总结：用for的词：buy,order,make,findDo me a favor please.=Do a favor for me.☆postcard n.明信片[注意]/t/和/k/前者失去爆破音简写为card，由此引申出：namecard/visiting card：名片ID card：身份证credit card：信用卡cash card☆spoil(spoiled or spoilt) v.使索然无味，损坏(重点词)几种破坏：打破玻璃用break;damage：破坏，但是水准不一定很重;destroy：破坏，彻底摧毁;以上三个是指物理上的破坏，而spoil主要指精神上spoil：把东西的质量变得不好了;生活中不顺心的事。

1.宠坏。

His parents spoiled the boy.2.毁了某人心情。

His arrival spoiled my holiday.☆museum n.博物馆那么多博物馆一定要记住我们的Palace Museum(故宫)哦☆public adj.公共的这个词我们在第一课见过了，基本用法和private一起记。

Lesson 3Please send me a cardNew words and expressionssend v寄，送send--sent--sentpostcard n明信片spoil v使索然无味，损坏museum n博物馆public adj公共的friendly adj友好的waiter n服务员lend v借给lend--lent--lentdecision n决定whole adj整个的single adj唯一的，单一的send v寄送，派遣，打发 send--sent--sent（cause sb to go or sth to be taken without going oneself) 1）：加双宾语：send sb sth =send sth to sb 把某物寄给某人（物是直接宾语，人是间接宾语）eg I sent my mother a present on Mothers` day. 在母情节我把礼物寄给妈妈。

I sent a present to my mother on Mothers` day. 在母情节我把礼物寄给妈妈。

2）：加单宾语send sth寄送某物send sb派遣，打发某人send a letter寄一封信send a percel寄一个包裹send the children to bed打发孩子去睡觉send sb my love/give sb my love 代向…致意eg Please send your sister my love. 请代我向你姐姐问候。

Please send my love to your sister.eg Please say hello to your brother. 代我问候你的哥哥。

eg Remember me to your parents.Give my regards to your parents. 请代我问候你的父母。

《新概念英语》第二册第1课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）A private conversation 私人谈话(精讲)第2课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Breakfast or lunch? 早餐还是午餐?(精讲)第3课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Please send me a card 请给我寄张明信片(精讲)第4课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）An exciting trip 激动人心的旅行(精讲)第5课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）No wrong numbers 无错号之虞(精讲)第6课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Percy Buttons 珀西.巴顿斯(精讲)第7课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Too late 为时太晚(精讲)第8课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）The best and the worst 最好的和最差的(精讲)第9课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）A cold welcome 冷遇(精讲)第10课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Not for jazz 不适于演奏爵士乐(精讲)第11课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）One good turn deserves another 礼尚往来(精讲)第12课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Goodbye and good luck 再见, 一路顺风(精讲)第13课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）The Greenwood Boys 绿林少年(精讲)第14课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Do you speak English?你会讲英语吗？(精讲)第15课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Good news 佳音(精讲)第16课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）A polite request 彬彬有礼的要求(精讲)第17课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Always young 青春常驻(精讲)第18课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）He often does this! 他经常干这种事！(精讲)第19课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Sold out 票已售完(精讲)第20课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）One man in a boat 独坐孤舟(精讲)第21课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Mad or not?是不是疯了(精讲)第22课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）A glass envelope 玻璃信封(精讲)第23课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）A new house 新居(精讲)第24课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）If could be worse 不幸中之万幸(精讲)第25课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Do the English speak English?英国人讲的是英语吗？(精讲)第26课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）The best art critics最佳艺术评论家(精讲)第27课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）A wet night 雨夜(精讲)第28课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）No parking 禁止停车(精讲)第29课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Taxi! 出租汽车(精讲)第30课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Football or polo? 足球还是水球？(精讲)第31课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Success story 成功者的故事(精讲)第32课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Shopping made easy 购物变得很方便(精讲)第33课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Out of the darkness 冲出黑暗(精讲)第34课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Quick work 破案 “神速”(精讲)第35课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Stop thief!捉贼！(精讲)第36课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Across the Channel 横渡海峡(精讲)第37课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）The Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会(精讲)第38课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Everything except the weather 唯独没有考虑到天气(精讲第39课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Am I all right? 我是否痊愈？(精讲)第40课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Food and talk 进餐与交谈(精讲)第41课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Do you call that a hat? 你把那个叫帽子吗？(精讲)第42课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Not very musical 并非很懂音乐(精讲)第43课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Over the South Pole 飞越南极(精讲)第44课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Through the forest 穿过森林(精讲)第45课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）A clear conscience 问心无愧(精讲)第46课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Expensive and uncomfortable 既昂贵又受罪(精讲)第47课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）A thirsty ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂(精讲)第48课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Did you want to tell me something? 你想对我说什么吗？第49课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）The end of a dream 美梦告终(精讲)第50课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Taken for a ride 乘车兜风(精讲)第51课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Reward for virtue 对美德的奖赏(精讲)第52课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）A pretty carpet 漂亮的地毯(精讲)第53课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Hot snake 触电的蛇(精讲)第54课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Sticky fingers 粘糊的手指(精讲)第55课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Not a gold mine 并非金矿(精讲)第56课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Faster than sound! 比声音还快！(讲解)第57课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Can I help you, madam? 您要买什么，夫人？(精讲)第58课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）A blessing in disguise? 是因祸得福吗？(精讲)第59课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）In or out? 进来还是出去？(精讲)第60课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）The future 卜算未来(精讲)第61课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Trouble with the Hubble 哈勃望远镜的困境(讲解)第62课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）After the fire 大火之后(精讲)第63课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）She was not amused 她并不觉得好笑(精讲)第64课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）The Channel Tunnel 海峡隧道(精讲)第65课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Jumbo versus the police 小象对警察(精讲)第66课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Sweet as honey! 像蜜一样甜！(精讲)第67课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Volcanoes 火山(精讲)第68课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Persistent 纠缠不休(精讲)第69课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）But not murder!并非谋杀！(精讲)第70课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Red for danger 危险的红色(精讲)第71课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）A famous clock第72课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）A car called bluebird第73课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）The record-holder第74课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Out of the limelight第75课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）SOS第76课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）April Fools Day第77课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）A successful operation第78课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）The last one?第79课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）By air第80课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）The Crystal Palace第81课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Escape第82课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Monster or fish?第83课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）After the elections第84课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）On strike第85课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Never too old to learn第86课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Out of control第87课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）A perfect alibi第88课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Trapped in a mine第89课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）A slip of the tongue 第90课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）What第91课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Three men in a basket 第92课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Asking for trouble第93课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）A noble gift第94课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）Future champions第95课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）A fantasy第96课:新概念英语第二册（美音版）The dead return。

新概念英语第二册重点语法句型第3课第3课的内容：一、重要句型或语法1、时态复习一般过去时，表示过去发生的事情，如：The driver of that car hit that post over there.2、双宾动词1)双宾动词是指某些动词后面能够跟两个宾语，表物的为直接宾语，表人的为间接宾语。

2)注意区分双宾动词后间接宾语前用to还是for的区别，一般表示动作对某人而做用to，表示动作为某人而做用for。

如：He passed the salt to me. / She bought the tie for me.二、课文主要语言点Postcards always spoil my holidays. spoil在文中表示“破坏”，也能够表示“宠坏”，如：He is spoiled by his parents. 他被父母宠坏了。

Last summer, I went to Italy. last summer后面用了逗号，主要是为了突出作者去年暑假所做的事情。

注意Italy的读音。

I visited museums and sat in public gardens. 注意区分garden和park。

文中之所以用public来修饰garden，主要是因为garden一般是指私家房子前后院的花园，而park一般是指供居民休闲的公共绿地。

A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. friendly为形容词，其构词方式：名词+ly。

注意：“副词+ly”构成副词。

teach为双宾动词，所以其短语可改为：taught a few wordsof Italian to me。

注意Italian的读音。

Then he lent me a book. lend是双宾动词，一般用作：lend sb. sth.，也能够用作：lend sth. to sb.。

. . . .Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The playwas very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young manand 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 andthe womanangrily. 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 mansaid rudely. ‘Thisis 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 stayin bed until lunchtime. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked outof 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? I t's oneo'clock! ’Lesson 3 Please send me a card 寄张明信片Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. 学习资料. . . .I visited museumsand sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taughtme 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 cards to 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 notwrite 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 inAustralia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. Heis working for a big firm and he has already visited a great numberof 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 messagefrom Pinburst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance the first 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 thisway, he has beg un his own private ‘telephone ’service.Lesson 6 Percy Buttons 珀西·巴顿斯学习资料. . . .I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggarknocked at my door. He asked mefor a meal and a glass of beer. In returnfor this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him ameal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheesein his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him.Everybody knows him. His nameis Percy Buttons. He calls at every housein 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 diamonds 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 thedetectives were waiting inside the main building while others werewaiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane andcarried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keepingguard 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. Nearlyeverybody enters for ‘The Nicest Garden Competition ’each year, butJoe wins every time. Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's. Billworks harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built awooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard 学习资料. . . .work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I alwayswin 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 lastday of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time. Fifteenminutes 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, ‘It's two minutes past twelve! The clockhas 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 andsing.Lesson 10 Not for jazz 不适于演奏爵士乐We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. Itwas 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 mygrandfather manyyears ago . Recently it was damagedby a visitor . She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two ofthe strings were broken. My father was shocked. Nowwe are not allowedto 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 Tony Steele came in. Tony 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 学习资料. . . .and never pays it back. Tony saw me and came and sat at the same table.He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked himto lend me twenty pounds. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. ‘I have never borrowed any money from you, ’ Tony said,‘so now you can pay for my dinner! ’Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再见，一路顺风Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouthtomorrow. We'll meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He willbe in his small boat, Topsail. Topsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock, so we'll have plenty of time. We'll see his boat andthen we'll say goodbye to him. He will be away for two months. We arevery proud of him. He will take part in an important race across theAtlantic.Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 绿林少年The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers. At present, theyare visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving heretomorrow. They will be coming by train and most of the young peoplein the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening theywill be singing at the Workers' Club. The GreenwoodBoys will be stayingfor five days. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police 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？学习资料. . . .I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a smallvillage in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On theway, 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 Frenchand he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do notknow any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey. I hadnearly reached the town, when the young mansuddenly said, very slowly,‘Do you speak English? ’As I soon learnt, he was English himself!Lesson 15 Good news 佳音The secretary told methat Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when I went into his office. He did not look up from his deskwhen I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was verybad. He told methat the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had come.‘Mr. Harmsworth, ’I said in a weak voice.‘Don't interrupt, ’he said.Then he smiled and told meI would receive an extra thousand poundsa 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 willsoon find it. You will 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 学习资料. . . .your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note isonly a reminder. ’If you receive a request like this, you cannot failto obey it!Lesson 17 Always young 青春常驻My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-fiveyears 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 hadto wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress. If anyone everasks her how old she is, she always answers, ‘Darling, it must beterrible to be grow n up! ’Lesson 18 He often does this! 他经常干这种事！After I had had lunch at a village pub, I looked for my bag. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn't there! As I waslooking for it, the landlord came in.‘Did you have a good meal? ’he asked.‘Yes, thank you, ’I answered, ‘but I can't pay the bill . Ihaven't got my bag. ’The landlord smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me.‘I'm very sorry, ’he said. ‘My dog had taken it into the garden.He often does this! ’Lesson 19 Sold out 票已售完学习资料. . . .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.Lesson 20 One man in a boat 独坐孤舟Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours withoutcatching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen areunlucky. 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 withan empty bag. ‘You must give up fishing! ’my friends say. ‘It's awaste of time. ’But they don't realize one important thing. I'm notreally interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat 学习资料. . . .and doing nothing at all!Lesson 21 Mad or not? 是不是疯了？Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport andpassing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however,it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away fromtheir homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. SometimesI think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stayhere. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.Lesson 22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across theChannel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on itinto a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thoughtof 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 little more,but they will certainly travel faster.Lesson 23 A new house 新居I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. Inher letter, she said that she would come to England next year. If shecomes, she will get a surprise. We are now living in a beautiful newhouse in the country. Work on it had begun before my sister left. Thehouse was completed five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she 学习资料. . . .could stay with us. The house has manylarge 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.Lesson 24 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 coulddo nothing. ‘Everyone's losing money these days, ’he said. Hestarted to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by aknock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. Itcontained ￡50. ‘I found this outside this gentleman's room, ’she said. ‘Well, ’I said to the manager, ‘there is still some honestyin this world! ’Lesson 25 Do the English speak English? 讲的是英语吗？I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, blackand dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. Inot only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. Theporter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spokeneither slowly nor clearly. ‘I ama foreigner, ’I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke Englishlike that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then hesaid something and I understood it. ‘You'll soon learn English! ’he said. I wonder. In England, each person speaks a different language.The English understand each other, but I don't understand them! Do they 学习资料. . . .speak English?Lesson 26 The best art critics 最佳艺术评论家I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures. Many peoplepretend that they understand modern art. They always tell you what apicture is ‘about ’. Of course, many pictures are not ‘about ’anything. They are just pretty patterns. We like them in the same waythat we like pretty curtain material. I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. They notice more.My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my picturesare good or not. She came into my room yesterday. ‘What are youdoing? ’she asked. ‘I'm hanging this picture on the wall, ’I answered. ‘It's a new one. Do you like it? ’She looked at it criticallyfor a moment. ‘It's all right, ’she said, ‘but isn't it upside down?’I looked at it again. She was right! It was!Lesson 27 A wet night 雨夜Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middleof a field. As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an openfire. They were all hungry and the food smelled good. After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the campfire. But some timelater it began to rain. The boys felt tired so they put out the fireand crept into their tent. Their sleeping bags were warm and comfortable, so they all slept soundly. In the middle of the night,two boys woke up and began shouting. The tent was full of water! Theyall leapt out of their sleeping bags and hurried outside. It was rainingheavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field. The stream 学习资料. . . .wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent!Lesson 28 No parking 禁止停车Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancientmyths. He has just bought a new house in the city, but ever since hemoved in, he has had trouble with cars and their owners. Whenhe returns home at night, he always finds that someone has parked a car outsidehis gate. Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once. Jasper has put up ‘No Parking ’signs outsidehis gate, but these have not had any effect. Now he has put an uglystone head over the gate. It is one of the ugliest faces I have everseen. I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, theGorgon. Jasper hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone. But none of them has been turned to stone yet!Lesson 29 Taxi! 出租汽车！Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service. The ‘taxi ’is a small Swiss aeroplane called a ‘Pilatus Porter ’. This wonderful plane can carry seven passengers. The mostsurprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: orsnow, water, or even on a ploughed field. Captain Fawcett's firstpassenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely villagein the Welsh mountains. Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to manyunusual places. Once he landed on the roof of a blockof flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park.Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman.The manwanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean, 学习资料. . . .but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.Lesson 30 Football or polo ？足球还是水球？The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home.I like sitting by the Wayle on fine afternoons. It was warmlast Sunday, so I went and sat on the river bank 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. Some people on the bank called out to the manin the boat, but he did not hear them. The ball struck him so hard that he nearly fell into the water. I turned to look at the children, butthere weren't any in sight: they had all run away! The manlaughed whenhe realized what had happened. He called out to the children and threwthe ball back to the bank.Lesson 31 Success story 成功者的故事Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man. Before he retired, Frank was the head ofa very large business company, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop. It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used towork fourteen hours a day. He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own. In his twenties, Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers. In a fewyears the small workshop had become a large factory which employedseven hundred and twenty-eight people. Frank smiled when he rememberedhis hard early years and the long road to success. He was still smilingwhen the door opened and his wife came in. She wanted him to repair 学习资料. . . .their grandson's bicycle!Lesson 32 Shopping made easy 购物变得很方便People are not so honest as they once were. The temptation to stealis greater than ever before----especially in large shops. A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a largestore on Monday mornings. One Monday, there were fewer people in theshop than usual when the woman came in, So it was easier for thedetective to watch her. The woman first bought a few small articles.After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses inthe shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her asquickly as possible. Then the woman simply took the parcel and walkedout of the shop without paying. When she was arrested, the detectivefound out that the shop as sistant was her daughter.The girl ‘gave’her mother a tree dress once a week!Lesson 33 Out of the darkness 冲出黑暗Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what hadhappened to her. One afternoon she set out from the coast in a smallboat and was caught in a storm. Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea. Then she swam to the shore afterspending the whole night in the water. During that time she covereda 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 thecliffs. On arriving at the shore, the girl struggled up the clifftowards the light she had seen. That was all she remembered. When shewoke up a day later, she found herself in hospital. 学习资料. . . .Lesson 34 Quick work 破案“神速”Dan Robinson has been worried all week. Last Tuesday he receiveda letter from the local police. In the letter he was asked to call atthe station. Dan wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he wentto the station yesterday and now he is not worried anymore.At thestation, he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had beenfound Five days ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was pickedup in a small village four hundred miles away. It is now being sentto his home by train. Dan was most surprised when he heard the news.He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found,It was stolen twenty years ago when Dan was a boy of fifteen!Lesson 35 Stop thief! 捉贼Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi. A short while ago, however, hebecame a bus driver and he has not regretted it. He is finding his new work far more exciting. When he was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car. One of them was carrying a bag full of money. Roy acted quicklyand drove the bus straight at the thieves. The one with the money gotsuch a fright that he dropped the bag. As the thieves were trying toget away in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it. Whilethe battered car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephonedthe police. The thieves' car was badly damaged and easy to recognize. Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.Lesson 36 Across the Channel 横渡海峡学习资料. . . .Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow.She is going to set out from the French coast at five o'clock inthemorning. Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes to set upa new world record. She is a strong swimmer and many people feel thatshe is sure to succeed Debbie's father will set out with her in a small boat. Mr. Hart has trained his daughter for years. Tomorrow he willbe watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England.Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours. She will havesomething to drink but she will not eat any solid food. Most of Debbie's school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast. Amongthem will be Debbie's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was agirl.Lesson 37 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 governmentwill be building new hotels, an immense stadium, and a new Olympic-standard swimming pool. They will also be building new roadsand a special rail way line. The Games will be held just outside thecapital and the whole area will be called ‘Olympic City ’. Workerswill have completed the new roads by the end of this year. By the endof next year, they will have finished work on the new stadium. Thefantastic modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter. Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up. Weare all very excited and are looking forward to the Olympic Gamesbecause they have never been held before in this country.学习资料. . . .Lesson 38 Everything except the weather 唯没考虑天气My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for manyyears before he returned to England. He had often dreamed of retiringin England and had planned to settle down in the country. He had nosooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there. Almostimmediately he began to complain about the weather, for even thoughit was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterlycold. After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock. He actedas if he had never lived in England before. In the end, it was morethan he could bear. He had hardly had time to settle down when he soldthe house and left the country. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.Lesson 39 Am I all right? 我是否痊愈 ?While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tellhim whether his operation had been successful, but the doctor refusedto do so. The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone. When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and asked forDoctor Millington. Whenthe doctor answered the phone, Mr. Gilbert saidhe was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr. John Gilbert. He asked if Mr. Gilbert's operation had been successful and the doctor told him that it had been. He then asked when Mr.Gilbert would be allowed togo home and the doctor told him that he would have to stay in hosptialfor another two weeks. Then Dr. Millington asked the caller if he wasa relative of the patient. ‘No,’the patient answered, ‘I amMr. JohnGilbert. ’学习资料. . . .Lesson 40 Food and talk 进餐与交谈Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next toMrs.Rumbold. Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress. She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her. Hereyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating.I tried to make conversation.‘A new play is coming to “The Globe”soon, ’I said. ‘Will yoube seeing it? ’‘No,’she answered.‘Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year? ’I asked.‘NO,’she answered.‘Will you be staying in England? ’I asked.“No,’she answered.In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.‘Young man, ’she answered, ‘if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner! ’Lesson 41 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 be so rude about it, ’my wife answered as she lookedat herself in the mirror.I sat down on one of those modern chairs with holes in it and waited. We had been in the hat shop for half an hour and my wife was still infront of the mirror. 学习资料. . . .‘We mustn't buy things we don't need, ’I remarked suddenly. Iregretted saying it almost at once.‘You needn't have said that, ’my wife answered. ‘I needn't remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday. ’‘I find it beautiful, ’I said. ‘A man can never have too many ties. ’‘And a woman can't have too many hats ，’she answered.Ten minutes later we walked out of the shop together. My wife waswearing a hat that looked like a lighthouse!Lesson 42 Not very musical 并非很懂音乐As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of Old Delhi,we stopped at a square to have a rest. After a time, we noticed a snake charmer with two large baskets at the other side of the square, so wewent to have a look at him. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a longpipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets. Whenhe began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake. It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe. Wewere very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to playjazz and modern pop songs. The snake, however, continued to‘dance’slowly. It obviously could not tell the difference betweenIndian music and jazz!Lesson 43 Over the South Pole 飞越南极In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the。