新概念英語第二冊原文

『壹』 新概念英語第2冊80課文原文

The Crystal Palace 水晶宮
Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was different from all other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggest buildings of all time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world. There was also a great deal of machinery on display. The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth's steam hammer. Though in those days, travelling was not as easy as it is today, steam boats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train. There were six million visitors in all, and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges. Late, the Crystal Palace was moved to South London. It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936.
19世紀最不尋常的建築也許要數水晶宮了，它是為1851年的世紀博覽會而建在海德公園的。這座水晶宮不同於世界上所有的其他建築因為它是用鋼和玻璃建成的。它是有史以來最高大的建築物之一 ，因此，人們從各個國家紛紛前來參觀。大量的商品從世界各地運送到了博覽會，參展的還有很多機器，其中最奇妙的是內史密斯的蒸汽錘。盡管在當時旅行不像現在這么容易，但是汽船還是把成千上萬的參觀者從歐洲大陸送過了英吉利海峽。一到英國，火車就把他們送到了水晶宮。參觀的人數總共是600萬。博覽會的贏利用來建造博物館和高等學校。後來，水晶宮被移到了倫敦南部。在1936年被焚毀之前，它一直是世界上最著名的建築物之一。

『貳』 新概念英語第二冊41,42課原文

Lesson 41
Do you call that a hat?

你把那個叫帽子嗎？

First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然後回答以下問題。

What kind of shopping does the writer enjoy, do you think?

'Do you call that a hat?' I said to my wife.
'You needn't be so rude about it,' my wife answered as she looked at 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 in front of the mirror.
'We mustn'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 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 was wearing a hat that looked like a lighthouse!

New words and expressions 生詞和短語

rude adj. 無禮的

mirror n. 鏡子
hole n. 孔

remark v. 評說
remind v. 提醒

lighthouse n. 燈塔

參考譯文

「你把那個叫帽子嗎？」我對妻子說。
「你說話沒必要這樣不客氣，」我的妻子邊回答邊照著鏡子。

我坐在一個新式的滿是網眼兒的椅子上，等待著。我們在這家帽店已經呆了半個小時了，而我的妻子仍在鏡子面前。
「我們不應該買我們不需要的東西，」我突然發表意見說，但馬上又後悔說了這話。

「你沒必要這么說，」我妻子回答說，「我也不必提醒你昨天買的那條糟糕透了的領帶。」
「我覺得它好看，」我說，「男人有多少領帶也不會嫌多。」

「女人有多少帽子也不嫌多。」她回答。
10分鍾以後，我們一道走出了商店。我妻子戴著一頂像燈塔一樣的帽子。

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Lesson 42
Not very musical

並非很懂音樂

First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然後回答以下問題。

What happened when the snake charmer began to play jazz?

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 we went to have a look at him. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets. When he 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. We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz and modern pop songs. The snake, however, continued to 'dance' slowly. It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!

New words and expressions 生詞和短語

musical adj. 精通音樂的
market n. 市場，集市

snake charmer 玩蛇者（通常借音樂控制）
pipe n. （吹奏的）管樂器

tune n. 曲調
glimpse n. 一瞥

snake n. 蛇
movement n. 動作

continue v. 繼續
dance v. 跳舞

obviously adv. 顯然
difference n. 差別

Indian adj. 印度的

參考譯文

當我們穿過舊德里的市場時走了很長一段路，我們在一個廣場上停下來休息。過了一會兒，我們注意到廣場的那一邊有一個帶著兩個大筐的耍蛇人，於是就走過去看看。他一見我們，就拿起了一個長長的上面鑲有硬幣的管樂器，並掀開了一個筐的蓋子。當他開始吹奏一支曲子時，我們才第一次看到那條蛇。它從筐里探出身子，隨著樂器的擺動而扭動。當耍蛇人突然又吹奏起爵士樂和現代流行樂曲時，我們感到非常驚奇。然而那蛇卻還是緩慢地「舞動」著。顯然，它分辨不出印度音樂和爵士樂！

『叄』 新概念英語第二冊 原文

是不是舊的我就不知道了,不過學的話,越新的越好嘛~~~~
我是從這里弄過來的,或許對你有點幫助:
http://bbs.rrenglish.com/archiver/tid-36841.html

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 is few lines, but I did not understand a word.

注釋

明信片總攪得我假日不得安寧。去年夏天，我去了義大利。我參觀了博物館，還去了公園。一位好客的服務員教了我幾句義大利語，之後還借給我一本書。我讀了幾行，但一個字也不懂。
Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision.

注釋
我每天都想著明信片的事。假期過得真快，可我還沒有給我的朋友們寄過一張明信片。到了最後一天，我作出了一項重大決定。
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!

注釋我早早起了床，買來了37張明信片。我在房間里關了整整一天。然而竟連一張明信片也沒寫成！

Words & Expressionspoil：損壞；搞糟；擾亂

friendly：友好地

a few words：幾句話

think about：考慮，回想

make a big decision：做了一個重大決定

sigle：單一的, 單身的, 單純的, 孤獨的, 專一的, 個別的

『肆』 新概念英語第二冊96篇課文文章

請參見74-91課的難點學習
The dead return
A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japane .This festival
is a cheerful occasion ,for on this day ,the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living .As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey ,food is laid out for them .specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way .All night long ,people dance and sing .In the early morning ,the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it .In towns that are near the sea ,the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before ,are placed into the water when the festival is over .Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world .This is a moving spectacle, , for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more .

亡靈返鄉

日本每年過一次「亡靈節」|。這個節日是個歡樂的日子，因為在這一天，據說死去的人要回到他們的家裡來，活著的人則對他們表示歡迎。因為預料到他們在經過了長途旅行之後會感到飢餓，所以為他們擺放好了食品。特製的燈籠掛在各家門外，為的是幫助亡靈看清道路。整個夜晚載歌載舞。一大早，人們便把為死者擺放的食品扔進河中或海里，因為人們認為活著的人吃了這些東西是不吉利的。在靠海的城鎮中，頭天夜裡掛在大街小巷的小燈籠在節後就放到了水裡。成千上萬只燈籠慢慢漂向大海，指引這亡靈返回另一個世界。這是一個感人的場面，人們成群結隊地佇立在海岸上，注視著燈籠遠去，直到再也看不見為止。

festival 節日
lantern 燈籠
spectacle 景象，壯觀 場面

『伍』 新概念英語第二冊全課文

Lesson 1
A private conversation

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?
早餐還是午餐？

First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然後回答以下問題。
Why was the writer's aunt surprised?

It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime. 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
請給我寄一張明信片

First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然後回答以下問題。
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 a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!

Lesson 4
An exciting trip
激動人心的旅行

First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然後回答以下問題。
Why is Tim finding this trip exciting?

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 has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is fending this trip very exciting.

Lesson 5
No wrong numbers
無錯號之虞

First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然後回答以下問題。
What does 'No wrong numbers' mean?

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 has begun his own private 'telephone' service.

Lesson 6
Percy Buttons
珀西.巴頓斯

First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然後回答以下問題。
Who is Percy Buttons?

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 neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.

Lesson 7
Too late
為時太晚

First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然後回答以下問題。
Did the detectives save the diamonds?

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 the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!

Lesson 8
The best and the worst
最好的和最差的

First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然後回答以下問題。
Why is Joe's garden the most beautiful one in the town?

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

First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然後回答以下問題。
What does 'a cold welcome' refer to?

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 twelve in twenty minutes' time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted. '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 that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.

Lesson 10
Not for jazz
不適於演奏爵士樂

First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然後回答以下問題。
What happened to the clavichord?

We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living room. It has belonged to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it 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.

『陸』 新概念英語第二冊82原文以及翻譯

Lesson 82 Monster or fish? 是妖還是魚？

First listen and then answer the question.

聽錄音，然後回答以下問題。

What was the monster called?

Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea. Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these 『monsters』 which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish. Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea. Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar. A small fishing boat was carried miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line. Realizing that this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort not to damage it in any way. When it was eventually brought. to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long. It had a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail. The fish, which has since been sent to a museum where it is being examined by a scientist, is called an oarfish. Such creatures have rarely been seen alive by man as they live at a depth of six hundred feet.

New words and expressions生詞和短語

monster n. 怪物
peculiar adj. 奇怪的，不尋常的
sailor n. 海員
shining adj. 閃閃發光的
sight v. 見到
oarfish n. 槳魚
creature n. 動物，生物

Notes on the text 課文注釋

1 Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea. 漁夫和水手有時聲稱看見過海里的妖怪。句中的動詞不定式to have seen是不定式的完成時結構，作動詞claim賓語。

2 at times, 有時。

3 out at sea, 在遠海。

4 no ordinary fish, 根本不是一條普通的魚，no比not否定的意味更重。

5 made every effort, 盡一切努力。

參考譯文

漁夫和水手們有時聲稱自己看到過海里的妖怪。雖然人們常常對水手們講的故事付諸一笑，但現在看來，人們有時看到的這些「妖怪」很多不過是些奇怪的魚。一些異常的生物偶爾會被沖到岸上來，但它們在海上卻極少能被捕到。然而不久前，在馬達加斯加附近的海里卻捕到了一條奇怪的魚。一條小漁船被一條咬住鉤的強壯的大魚拖到了幾英里以外的海面上。那位漁民意識到這根本不是一條普通的魚，於是千方百計不讓它受到絲毫傷害。當終於把它弄上岸後，人們發現它身長超過了13英尺。它長著一個像馬一樣的頭，有著大的藍眼睛和閃閃發光的銀色皮膚，還有一條鮮紅色的尾巴。此魚叫槳魚，被送進了博物館，現正接受一位科學家的檢查。人們很少能看到活著的這類動物，因為它們生活在600英尺深的水下。

『柒』 [急！！]新概念英語第二冊原文

Lesson 49 The end of a dream
Tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed. For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of a bed which had springs and a mattress. Because the weather was very hot, he carried the bed on to the roof of his house. He slept very well for the first two nights, but on the third night, a storm blew up. A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it crashing into the courtyard below. The young man did not wake up until the bed had struck the ground. Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt. When he woke up, he was still on the mattress. Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house. After he had put it on the floor, he promptly went to sleep again.

Lesson 50 Taken for a ride
I love travelling in the country, but I don't like losing my way.
I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took me longer than I expected.
'I'm going to Woodford Green,' I said to the conctor as I got on the bus, 'but I don't know where it is.'
'I'll tell you where to get off.' answered the conctor.
I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside. After some time, the bus stopped. Looking round, I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus.
'You'll have to get off here,' the conctor said. 'This is as far as we go.'
'Is this Woodford Green?' I asked.
'Oh dear,' said the conctor suddenly. 'I forgot to put you off.'
'It doesn't matter,' I said. 'I'll get off here.'
'We're going back now,' said the conctor.
'Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,' I answered.

Lesson 51 Reward for virtue
My friend, Hugh, has always been fat, but things got so bad recently that he decided to go on a diet. He began his diet a week ago. First of all, he wrote out a long list of all the foods which were forbidden. The list included most of the things Hugh loves: butter, potatoes, rice, beer, milk, chocolate; and sweets. Yesterday I paid him a visit. I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Hugh was still as fat as ever. He led me into his room and hurriedly hid a large parcel under his desk. It was obvious that he was very embarrassed. When I asked him what he was doing, he smiled guiltily and then put the parcel on the desk. He explained that his diet was so strict that he had to reward himself occasionally. Then he showed me the contents of the parcel. It contained five large bars of chocolate and three bags of sweets!

Lesson 52 A pretty carpet
We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning. I have been trying to get my new room in order. This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books. To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor. At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room. A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs. She went into my room and got a big surprise when she saw all those books on the floor. 'This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen,' she said. She gazed at it for some time then added, 'You don't need bookcases at all. You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!'

Lesson 53 Hot snake
At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away. Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass. They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. This morning, however, a firemen accidentally discovered the cause. He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires. The snake then wound itself round the wires. When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire.

Lesson 54 Sticky fingers
After breakfast, I sent the children to school and then I went to the shops. It was still early when I returned home. The children were at school, my husband was at work and the house was quiet. So I decided to make some meat pies. In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry. At exactly that moment, the telephone rang. Nothing could have been more annoying. I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates. It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. At last I hung up the receiver. What a mess! There was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone, and on the doorknobs. I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead. This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter!

Lesson 55 Not a gold mine
Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently. A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground. The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where -- it is said -- pirates used to hide gold. The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it. Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure. The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground. Very excited, the party g a hole two feel deep. They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless. The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk. In spite of this, many people are confident that 'The Revealer' may reveal something of value fairly soon.

Lesson 56 Faster than sound!
Once a year, a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. After a great many loud explosions, the race began. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour -- much faster than any of its rivals. It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.

Lesson 57 Can I help you, madam?
A woman in jeans stood at the window of an expensive shop. Though she hesitated for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window. The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold. The woman walked out of the shop angrily and decided to punish the assistant next day. She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other. After seeking out the rude assistant, she asked for the same dress. Not realizing who she was, the assistant was eager to serve her this time. With great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress. As soon as she saw it, the woman said she did not like it. She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything in the window before finally buying the dress she had first asked for.

Lesson 58 A blessing in disguise?
The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a 'cursed tree'. Because the tree was mentioned in a newspaper, the number of visitors to Frinley has now increased. The tree was planted near the church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation. It is said that if anyone touches the tree, he will have bad luck; if he picks a leaf, he will die. Many villagers believe that the tree has already claimed a number of victims. The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has pointed out that the tree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has pointed out that the tree is a useful source of income, as tourists have been coming from all parts of the country to see it. In spite of all that has been said, the tourists have been picking leaves and cutting their names on the tree-trunk. So far, not one of them has been struck down by sudden death!

Lesson 59 In or out?
Our dog, Rex, used to sit outside our front gate and dark. Every time he wanted to come into the garden he would bark until someone opened the gate. As the neighbours complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in. Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate. However, when I was going out shopping last week, I noticed him in the garden near the gate. This time he was barking so that someone would let him out! Since then, he has developed another bad habit. As soon as he opens the gate from the outside, he comes into the garden and waits until the gate shuts. Then he sits and barks until someone lets him out. After this he immediately lets himself in and begins barking again. Yesterday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since.

你要的都在了。應該是不會錯的。

『捌』 新概念英語第二冊 課文 全文本

57 Can Ihelp you, madam?您要買什麼，夫人？ A woman injeans stood at the window of an expensive shop. Though she hesitated for a moment,she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window. The assistantwho served her did not like the way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornfully, he toldher that the dress was sold. The woman walked out of the shop angrily anddecided to punishthe assistant next day. She returned to the, shop the following morning dressed in a furcoat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other. Afterseeking out the rudeassistant, she asked for the same dress. Not realizing who she was, theassistant was eagerto serve her this time. With great difficulty, he climbed into the shop windowto get thedress. As soon as she saw it, the woman said she did not like it. She enjoyedherself making theassistant bring almost everything in the window before finally buying the dress she hadfirst asked for.

『玖』 新概念英語第二冊的課文

Lesson 1 A private conversation

課文內容：

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!』

Notes on the text 課文注釋

1 go to the theatre，去看戲。

2 got angry，生氣。

3 turn round，轉身，也可用turn around。

4 pay attention，注意。

5 I could not bear it．我無法忍受。 其中的it是指上文中的那對男女大聲說話又不理會作者的憤怒目光。

6 none of your business，不關你的事。

參考譯文:
上星期我去看戲。我的座位很好，戲很有意思，但我卻無法欣賞。一青年男子與一青年女子坐在我的身後，大聲地說著話。我非常生氣，因為我聽不見演員在說什麼。我回過頭去怒視著那一男一女，他們卻毫不理會。最後，我忍不住了，又一次回過頭去，生氣地說：「我一個字也聽不見了！」
「不關你的事，」那男的毫不客氣地說，「這是私人間的談話！」

Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐還是午餐？

課文內容：

It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime. 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!』

Notes on the text 課文注釋

1 on Sundays，指每個星期日。星期幾的前面用介詞on。

2 What a day！多麼糟糕的天氣！這是一個省略的感嘆句。完整的句子應該是What a day it is！英語中的感嘆句常用what開頭，後面緊跟一個名詞或名詞性短語(包括連系動詞)，然後是主語和謂語，句尾用感嘆號。

3 I'm coming to see you．在這句話中現在進行時用來表示近期按計劃或安排要進行的動作。

4 Dear me！天哪！這也是一個感嘆句。

參考譯文

那是個星期天，而在星期天我是從來不早起的，有時我要一直躺到吃午飯的時候。上個星期天，我起得很晚。我望望窗外，外面一片昏暗。「鬼天氣！」我想，「又下雨了。」正在這時，電話鈴響了。是我姑母露西打來的。「我剛下火車，」她說，「我這就來看你。」

「但我還在吃早飯，」我說。

「你在干什麼？」她問道。

「我正在吃早飯，」我又說了一遍。

「天啊，」她說，「你總是起得這么晚嗎？現在已經1點鍾了！」

Lesson 3 Please send me a card

課文內容：

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 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!

Notes on the text 課文注釋

1 a few words，幾句話。

2 lent me a book中，lent是「借出」的意思。我們常說lend sb．sth．或lend sth．to sb．。borrow是「借入」的意思，常用的結構是borrow sth．或borrow sth．from sb。

參考譯文

明信片總攪得我假日不得安寧。去年夏天，我去了義大利。我參觀了博物館，還去了公園。一位好客的服務員教了我幾句義大利語，之後還借給我一本書。我讀了幾行，但一個字也不懂。我每天都想著明信片的事。假期過得真快，可我還沒有給我的朋友們寄過一張明信片。到了最後一天，我作出了一項重大決定。我早早起了床，買來了37張明信片。我在房間里關了整整一天。然而竟連一張明信片也沒寫成！

Lesson 4 An exciting trip 激動人心的旅行

課文內容：

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 has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.

Notes on the text 課文注釋

1 He has been there for six months. 他在那兒已經住了6個月了。關於動詞的現在完成時，可以參看第1冊第83至87課。

2 a great number of…, 許多…，用於修飾復數可數名詞。

3 in the centre of…, 在……中部。

參考譯文

我剛剛收到弟弟蒂姆的來信，他正在澳大利亞。他在那兒已經住了6個月了。蒂姆是個工程師，正在為一家大公司工作，並且已經去過澳大利亞的不少地方了。他剛買了一輛澳大利亞小汽車，現在去了澳大利亞中部的小鎮艾利斯斯普林斯。他不久還將到達爾文去，從那裡，他再飛往珀斯。我弟弟以前從未出過國，因此，他覺得這次旅行非常激動人心。

Lesson 5 No wrong number 無號碼錯誤之虞

課文內容：

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 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 this way, he has begun his own private『telephone』service.

Notes on the text

課文注釋

1 from Silbury：介詞from作「距……」「離……」講，常與away連用。如： It is far (away) from here. 離這里很遠。

2 up to now (=up till now), 到現在為止；作時間狀語，句子的時態多用現在完成時。

3 a great many, 許多的，其中great表示數量很大；只能同可數名詞的復數連用。

參考譯文

詹姆斯·斯科特先生在錫爾伯里有一個汽車修理部，現在他剛在平赫斯特買了另一個汽車修理部。平赫斯特離錫爾伯里只有5英里，但詹姆斯·斯科特先生未能為他新的汽車修理部搞到一部電話機，所以他買了12隻鴿子。昨天，一隻鴿子把第一封信從平赫斯特帶到錫爾伯里。這只鳥只用了3分鍾就飛完了全程。到目前為止，斯科特先生從一個汽車修理部向另一個發送了大量索取備件的信件和其他緊急函件。就這樣，他開始了自己的私人「電話」業務。

Lesson 6 Percy Buttons

課文內容：

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 neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.

Notes on the text

課文注釋

1 He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. 他問我要一頓飯和一杯啤酒。ask sb. for sth. , 向某人索要某物。

2 in return for this, 作為報答，句中this指上文的a meal and a glass of beer。

3 stand on one's head, 倒立。

4 He calls at every house in the street. 他光顧街上的每一幢房子。

參考譯文

我剛剛搬進了大橋街的一所房子。昨天一個乞丐來敲我的門，問我要一頓飯和一杯啤酒。作為回報，那乞丐頭頂地倒立起來，嘴裡還唱著歌。我給了他一頓飯。他把食物吃完，又喝了酒。然後把一塊乳酪裝進衣袋裡走了。後來，一位鄰居告訴了我他的情況。大家都認識他，他叫珀西·巴頓斯。他每月對這條街上的每戶人家光顧一次，總是請求給他一頓飯和一杯啤酒。

Lesson 7 Too late 為時太晚

課文內容：

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 the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!

Notes on the text 課文注釋

1 detectives were waiting at the airport all morning,

偵探們在機場等了整整一上午。句中的動詞時態是過去進行時。過去進行時常用來表示過去某時正在進行的情況或動作。本課課文中有4個句子使用了過去進行時。參看第1冊第117-119等課中的例句。

2 keep guard, 守衛。

3 to their surprise,

使他們吃驚的是。

參考譯文

飛機誤點了，偵探們在機場等了整整一上午。他們正期待從南非來的一個裝著鑽石的貴重包裹。數小時以前，有人向警方報告，說有人企圖偷走這些鑽石。當飛機到達時，一些偵探等候在主樓內，另一些偵探則守候在停機坪上。有兩個人把包裹拿下飛機，進了海關。這時兩個偵探把住門口，另外兩個偵探打開了包裹。令他們吃驚的是，那珍貴的包裹裡面裝的全是石頭和沙子！

Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的

課文內容：

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!

Notes on the text 課文注釋

1 Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. 喬·桑德斯擁有我們鎮上最漂亮的花園。在第1冊的第107-112課中，我們講到了英文中形容詞和副詞的比較級和最高級。本課的主要句型仍是形容詞和副詞的比較級和最高級。如果形容詞或副詞有兩個以上音節，其比較級和最高級是在形容詞或副詞前加上more或most，如more interesting, the most beautiful。

2 enter for, 報名參加(各種競賽，考試等活動)

3 more flowers and vegetables, 更多的花卉和蔬菜。英語中有些形容詞或副詞的比較級和最高級並不規則，如課文中的 good----better----best, bad----worse----worst, many----more----most。

4 for the worst garden in the town 是介詞短語作定語，修飾prize。

參考譯文

喬·桑德斯擁有我們鎮上最漂亮的花園。幾乎每個人都參加每年舉辦的「最佳花園競賽」，而每次都是喬獲勝。比爾·弗里斯的花園比喬的花園大，他比喬也更為勤奮，種植的花卉和蔬菜也更多，但喬的花園更富有情趣。他修築了一條條整潔的小路，並在一個池塘上架了一座小木橋。我也喜歡花園，但我卻不願意辛勤勞動。每年的花園競賽我也參加，但總因是鎮上最劣的花園而獲得一個小獎！

Lesson 9——A cold welcome

課文內容：

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 twelve in twenty minutes' time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 『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 that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.

Notes on the text 課文注釋

1 Town Hall , 市政廳，地方政府辦公之處。

2 a large crowd of…，一大群……。

3 in twenty minutes'time, 20分鍾之後。

參考譯文

星期三的晚上，我們去了市政廳。那是一年的最後一天，一大群人聚集在市政廳的大鍾下面。再過20分鍾，大鍾將敲響12下。15分鍾過去了，而就在11點55分時，大鍾停了。那根巨大的分針不動了。我們等啊等啊，可情況沒有變化。突然有人喊道：「已經12點零2分了！那鍾已經停了！」我看了一下我的手錶，果真如此。那座大鍾不願意迎接新年。此時，大家已經笑了起來，同時唱起了歌。

Lesson 10—Not For Jazz

課文內容：

Not For Jazz

We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living-room. It has belonged to our family for a long time. The instrument was brought 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 were not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my father's.

參考譯文：

我們有一件古老的樂器,叫擊弦古鋼琴.它是1681年德國製造的, 我們這架鋼琴放在客廳里.我們家擁有它很長時間了,這件樂器是許多年前我祖父買來的.最近它被一位客人弄壞了,她用它彈奏爵士樂! 她按鍵太猛,把兩根弦按斷了.我父親為之震怒. 現在他不允許我們再碰它.父親的一位朋友正在修理這件古老的樂器.

詞彙：

jazz n.爵士音樂

musical a.音樂的

instrument n.器具

call vt.叫做

clavichord n.擊弦古鋼琴

Germany n.德國

keep vt.保存

living-room n.客廳

belong vi.屬於

recently ad.最近

damage vt.損壞

play vt.彈奏

key n.琴鍵

strike vt.敲

hard ad.重重地

string n.弦

break vt.弄斷

shock vt.震驚

touch vt.碰

allow vt.允許

repair vt.修理 希望能幫到你～