新概念英語第二冊文章

　　建構主義是近年來越來越被教育界推崇的教學理論,《新概念英語》教材在我國也是經久不衰。下面是小編帶來的，歡迎閱讀!

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　　19 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.

　　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.

　　“也許已經開演了，”我說。”也許已經開演了，”蘇珊回答說。我匆忙趕到辦公室。”我可以買兩張票嗎?”我問。”對不起，我們已經賣完了，”姑娘說。”真遺憾!”蘇珊大聲地說。就在這時，一個男子匆匆奔向售票處。”我可以退掉這兩張票嗎?”他問。”當然，”那女孩說。我又回到售票處。”這兩張票給我行不行。我問。”當然可以，”那姑娘說，“但這是下星期三的演出。你還想要嗎?”我還不如他們，”我沮喪地說。

　　20 One man in a boat獨坐孤舟

　　Fishing is my favourite 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 an empty bag. 'You must give up fishing!' my friends say. 'It's a waste of time.' But they 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!

　　釣魚是我最喜歡的運動。我經常一釣數小時卻一無所獲。但這並不使我煩惱。有些垂釣者就是不走運。他們往往魚釣不到，卻釣上來舊靴子和垃圾。我甚至不幸運。我什麼東西也未釣到過——就連舊靴子也沒有。在河上呆上整整一上午，然後空著袋子回家。”你必須放棄釣魚!”我的朋友說。”這是浪費時間。”然而他們沒有認識到重要的一點。我並不是真的對釣魚有興趣。我感興趣的只是坐在船上什麼都沒做!

　　21 Mad or not?是不是瘋了

　　Airplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing 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 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 passing plane. 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.

　　飛機正在慢慢地把我逼瘋了。我住在一個機場附近，過往飛機日夜不絕於耳。機場是許多年前建的，但由於某種原因當時沒有能夠使用。去年，然而，它開始使用。超過一百的人肯定是被噪音逼得離家遠去。我是少數留下來的人中的一個。有時我覺得這房子就要被一架飛過的飛機撞倒。有人曾向我提供一大筆錢走了，但我決定留在這兒。大家都說我肯定是瘋了，也許他們說的是對的。

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　　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 the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in 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.

　　我的女兒，簡，從來沒有想過會收到一封來自荷蘭同齡女孩。去年，當我們橫渡英吉利海峽時，簡把一張寫有姓名和地址的紙放進一個瓶子。她把瓶子扔到海里。她再也沒有想過它，但是十個月後，她收到了一封來自荷蘭的女孩。現在兩個女孩經常給對方寫信。然而，他們還是決定利用郵局。這樣會稍微多花點錢，但肯定是快得。

　　23 A new house新居

　　I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she would come to England next year. If she comes, she will get a surprise. We 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.

　　我收到我妹妹的一封信昨天。她住在奈及利亞。在她的信中，她說她明年將到英國來。如果她來，她會大吃一驚。我們的國家現在是生活在一個美麗的新房子。這棟房子在我姐姐離開之前。房子是五個月前完工。在我的信中，我告訴她，她可以和我們住在一起。這棟房子裡有許多房間，還有一個漂亮的花園。這是一個非常現代化的住宅，因此在有些人看來很古怪。它必須是這個地區唯一的一棟現代化住宅。

　　24 If could be worse不幸中之萬幸

　　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 $50. 'I found this outside this gentleman's room,' she said. 'Well,' I said to the manager, 'there is still some honesty in this world!'

　　我走進飯店經理的辦公室，坐了下來。我剛剛丟了50英鎊，感到非常煩惱。”我把錢放在房間裡，”我說，“可現在沒有了。”經理深表同情，但卻無能為力。”現在大家都在丟錢，”他說。他開始抱怨起這個邪惡的世界，但卻被敲門聲打斷了。一個姑娘走了進來，把一個信封放在了他桌上。它包含了50美元。”我先生的房門外發現了，”她說。”好吧，”我對那位經理說，“這世界上還是有誠實可言的!”

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　　25 Do the English speak English?英國人講的是英語嗎?

　　I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. he answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. 'I am a foreigner,' I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said 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 speak English?

　　我終於到達了倫敦。火車站很大，又黑又暗。我不知道去旅館的路，所以我問了一個搬運工。我不僅講英語非常認真，但很清楚的。搬運工，然而，看不懂我。我把問題重複了好幾遍，他終於明白了。他回答了，但他講得既不慢也不清楚。”我是個外國人，我說。於是他說得慢了，但是我不懂他。我的老師從來不那樣講英語!搬運工和我互相看，笑了。然後他說了一些話，我理解它。”你會很快學會英語的!”他說。我想知道。在英國，人們各自說著一種不同的語言。英國人彼此瞭解，可我卻不懂他們的!他們說的是英語嗎?

　　26 The best art critics最佳藝術評論家

　　I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures. Many people pretend that they understand modern art. They always tell you what a picture is 'about'. Of course, many pictures are not 'about' anything. They are just pretty patterns. 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. They notice more. My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not. She came into my room yesterday. 'What are you doing?' 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 critically for a moment. 'It's all right,' she said, 'but isn't it upside down?'

　　I looked at it again. She was right! It was!

　　我是個學藝術的學生，畫了很多畫。有很多人裝成很懂現代藝術。他們總是告訴你一幅畫的。當然，有很多畫是什麼意思也沒有的。他們只不過是漂亮的圖案。我們喜歡它們就像我們喜歡漂亮的窗簾布。我覺得小孩子們往往比任何人都更能欣賞現代繪畫。他們觀察到的東西更多。我的妹妹只有七歲，但她總能說出我的畫是好還是不好。昨天她到我房裡來了。”你幹什麼呢。她問。”我把這幅畫掛到牆上，我回答。”這是一個新的。你喜歡嗎。她用挑剔的目光一會兒。”這都是正確的，”她說，“但這不是顛倒的嗎?”我又看。她是對的!這是!

　　27 A wet night雨夜

　　Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field. As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an open fire. They were all hungry and the food smelled good. After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the campfire. But some time later it began to rain. The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and 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! They all leapt out of their sleeping bags and hurried outside. It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field. The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent!

　　在下午晚些時候，男孩子們把帳篷搭在一個領域中。一旦這是，他們在篝火上燒起了飯。他們都餓了，而且食物聞起來很香。一頓美餐之後，他們講故事、唱歌的篝火。但過了些時候開始下雨了。孩子們感到累了，所以他們撲滅了火，爬進了帳篷。睡袋既暖和又舒適，所以他們都睡得很香。在半夜裡，兩個男孩醒來了，開始喊。帳篷裡全是水!他們全都跳出睡袋，跑到外面。雨下得很大，他們發現地上已經形成了一個流。那小溪彎彎曲曲穿過田野，然後正好從他們的帳篷!