闪亮的爸爸第一季:新概念英语第二册课文01

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.' 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 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 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 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.

 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 has begun his own private telephone service.

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

neighbor 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 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 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

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 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 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.

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 gave me 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

shall meet 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 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 be

coming by train and most of the young

people 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. 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 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 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 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.

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 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!