新概念英語(yǔ)2 課文及翻譯

新概念英語(yǔ)2課文及翻譯新概念英語(yǔ)第2冊(cè)課文1Aprivateconversation私人談話LastweekIwenttothetheatre.Ihadaverygoodseat.Theplaywasveryinteresting.Ididnotenjoyit.Ayoungmanandayoungwomanweresittingbehindme.Theyweretalkingloudly.Igotveryangry.Icouldnotheartheactors.Iturnedround.Ilookedatthemanandthewomanangrily.Theydidnotpayanyattention.Intheend,Icouldnotbearit.Iturnedroundagain.'Ican'thearaword!'Isaidangrily.

'It'snoneofyourbusiness,'theyoungmansaidrudely.'Thisisaprivateconversation!'上星期我去看戲。我的座位很好。發(fā)揮是很有趣的。我不喜歡它。一青年男子與一年輕女子坐在我的身后。他們?cè)诖舐暤卣f(shuō)話。我很生氣。我聽(tīng)不見(jiàn)演員。我轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)身。我看著那個(gè)男人和女人生氣。他們沒(méi)有注意。最后，我忍不住了。我又一次轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)身去?！蔽也荒苈?tīng)到一個(gè)字！”我憤怒地說(shuō)?！边@不關(guān)你的事，”那男的毫不客氣地說(shuō)。”這是私人間的談話！”2Breakfastorlunch?早餐還是午餐？ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.Isometimesstayinbeduntillunchtime.LastSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Itwasdarkoutside.'Whataday!'Ithought.'It'srainingagain.'Justthen,thetelephonerang.ItwasmyauntLucy.'I'vejustarrivedbytrain,'shesaid.'I'mcomingtoseeyou.'

'ButI'mstillhavingbreakfast,'Isaid.

'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.

'I'mhavingbreakfast,'Irepeated.

'Dearme,'shesaid.'Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?It'soneo'clock!'它是星期日。在星期天我是從來(lái)不早起。有時(shí)我要一直躺到吃午飯的時(shí)候。上周日我起床很晚。我看著窗外。它是黑暗的外面?！倍嗪玫囊惶?！”我的思想?！庇窒掠炅??！闭谶@時(shí)，電話鈴響了。是我姑母露西打來(lái)的?！蔽覄傁禄疖嚕彼f(shuō)?！蔽襾?lái)看你?！薄暗疫€在吃早飯，”我說(shuō)?！蹦愀墒裁茨?。她問(wèn)?！蔽艺诔栽顼?，”我又說(shuō)了一遍?！蔽矣H愛(ài)的，”她說(shuō)?！蹦憧偸瞧鸬眠@么晚嗎？現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)一點(diǎn)了！”3Pleasesendmeacard請(qǐng)給我寄一張明信片Postcardsalwaysspoilmyholidays.Lastsummer,IwenttoItaly.Ivisitedmuseumsandsatinpublicgardens.AfriendlywaitertaughtmeafewwordsofItalian.Thenhelentmeabook.Ireadafewlines,butIdidnotunderstandaword.EverydayIthoughtaboutpostcards.Myholidayspassedquickly,butIdidnotsendcardstomyfriends.OnthelastdayImadeabigdecision.Igotupearlyandboughtthirty-sevencards.Ispentthewholedayinmyroom,butIdidnotwriteasinglecard!明信片總是破壞我的假期。去年夏天，我去了意大利。我參觀了博物館，然后坐在公園里。一位好客的服務(wù)員教了我?guī)拙湟獯罄Z(yǔ)。然后他借給我一本書(shū)。我讀了幾行，但一個(gè)字也不懂。我每天都想著明信片的事。假期過(guò)得真快，可我還沒(méi)有給我的朋友寄卡片。在最后一天我做了一個(gè)重大的決定。我起得很早，買了三十七張明信片。我花了一整天在我的房間，但我沒(méi)有寫(xiě)一張卡片！4Anexcitingtrip激動(dòng)人心的旅行Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.HeisinAustralia.Hehasbeenthereforsixmonths.Timisanengineer.HeisworkingforabigfirmandhehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesinAustralia.HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAlicesprings,asmalltowninthecentreofAustralia.HewillsoonvisitDarwin.Fromthere,hewillflytoPerth.Mybrotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfendingthistripveryexciting.我剛剛收到弟弟的來(lái)信，提姆。他在澳大利亞。他有六個(gè)月了。提姆是一個(gè)工程師。他是一家大公司工作，他已經(jīng)訪問(wèn)了許多不同的地方在澳大利亞。他剛買了一輛汽車和澳大利亞已經(jīng)向愛(ài)麗絲斯普林斯，一個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)的中心，澳大利亞。他將很快訪問(wèn)達(dá)爾文。從那里，他再飛往珀斯。我兄弟從來(lái)沒(méi)有出過(guò)國(guó)，因此他覺(jué)得這次旅行非常激動(dòng)。5Nowrongnumbers無(wú)錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞Mr.JamesScotthasagarageinSilburyandnowhehasjustboughtanothergarageinPinhurst.PinhurstisonlyfivemilesfromSilbury,butMr.Scottcannotgetatelephoneforhisnewgarage,sohehasjustboughttwelvepigeons.Yesterday,apigeoncarriedthefirstmessagefromPinhursttoSilbury.Thebirdcoveredthedistanceinthreeminutes.Uptonow,Mr.Scotthassentagreatmanyrequestsforsparepartsandotherurgentmessagesfromonegaragetotheother.Inthisway,hehasbegunhisownprivate'telephone'service.杰姆斯先生在錫爾伯里有一個(gè)汽車修理廠史葛，現(xiàn)在他剛在平赫斯特買了另一個(gè)汽車修理廠。只從熾熱玻璃的五英里，但史葛先生未能為他新的汽車修理部得到一個(gè)電話機(jī)，所以他買了十二只鴿子。昨天，鴿子把第一封信從。鳥(niǎo)覆蓋的距離在三分鐘。到目前為止，史葛先生發(fā)送了大量索取備件的信件和其他緊急信息從一個(gè)地方到另一。就這樣，他開(kāi)始自己的私人電話服務(wù)。6PercyButtons珀西.巴頓斯IhavejustmovedtoahouseinBridgeStreet.Yesterdayabeggarknockedatmydoor.Heaskedmeforamealandaglassofbeer.Inreturnforthis,thebeggarstoodonhisheadandsangsongs.Igavehimameal.Heatethefoodanddrankthebeer.Thenheputapieceofcheeseinhispocketandwentaway.Lateraneighbourtoldmeabouthim.Everybodyknowshim.HisnameisPercyButtons.Hecallsateveryhouseinthestreetonceamonthandalwaysasksforamealandaglassofbeer.我剛剛搬進(jìn)了大橋街的一所房子。昨天一個(gè)乞丐來(lái)敲我的門(mén)。他問(wèn)我要一頓飯和一杯啤酒。作為回報(bào)，那乞丐頭頂?shù)氐沽⑵饋?lái)，唱起了歌。我給了他一頓飯。他吃的食物和喝啤酒。然后他把一塊奶酪放在口袋里，走了。后來(lái)的一位鄰居告訴了我他的情況。每個(gè)人都知道他。他的名字叫佩爾西。他這條街上的每戶每月一次，而且總是要一頓飯和一杯啤酒。7Toolate為時(shí)太晚Theplanewaslateanddetectiveswerewaitingattheairportallmorning.TheywereexpectingavaluableparcelofdiamondsfromSouthAfrica.Afewhoursearlier,someonehadtoldthepolicethatthieveswouldtrytostealthediamonds.Whentheplanearrived,someofthedetectiveswerewaitinginsidethemainbuildingwhileotherswerewaitingontheairfield.TwomentooktheparcelofftheplaneandcarrieditintotheCustomsHouse.Whiletwodetectiveswerekeepingguardatthedoor,twoothersopenedtheparcel.Totheirsurprise,thepreciousparcelwasfullofstonesandsand!飛機(jī)誤點(diǎn)了，偵探們?cè)跈C(jī)場(chǎng)等了整整一上午。他們正期待從南非鉆石的貴重包裹。幾個(gè)小時(shí)前，有人告訴警察，小偷想偷鉆石。當(dāng)飛機(jī)到達(dá)時(shí)，一些偵探等候在主樓內(nèi)，另一部分則等在停機(jī)坪。兩個(gè)男人帶著包裹下了飛機(jī)，進(jìn)了海關(guān)。當(dāng)兩個(gè)偵探把住門(mén)口，另外兩個(gè)打開(kāi)包裹。令他們吃驚的是，那珍貴的包裹里面裝的全是石頭和沙子！8Thebestandtheworst最好的和最差的JoeSandershasthemostbeautifulgardeninourtown.Nearlyeverybodyentersfor'TheNicest喬·桑德斯擁有我們鎮(zhèn)上最漂亮的花園。幾乎每個(gè)人都參加每年舉辦的最佳花園競(jìng)賽，而每次都是喬獲勝。比爾弗里斯的花園比喬。比爾比喬工作努力，種植了更多的花和蔬菜，但喬的花園更有趣。他修筑了一條條整潔的小路，池塘上架了一座小木橋。我也喜歡花園，但是我不喜歡辛苦的工作。每年的花園競(jìng)賽我也參加，我總因是鎮(zhèn)上最差的花園！9Acoldwelcome冷遇OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes'time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted.'It'stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!'Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmoment,everybodybegantolaughandsing.在星期三的晚上，我們?nèi)チ耸姓d。這是一年的最后一天，一大群人聚集在市政廳的大鐘。它將十二在二十分鐘的時(shí)間。十五分鐘過(guò)去了，然后，在五至十二，鐘停了。大分針不動(dòng)了。我們等了又等，但是什么都沒(méi)發(fā)生。突然有人喊道?！边@是兩分鐘過(guò)去十二！那鐘已經(jīng)停了！”我看了看我的手表。這是真的。大鐘拒絕歡迎新年。在那一刻，大家開(kāi)始又是笑。10Notforjazz不適于演奏爵士樂(lè)Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord.ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptinthelivingroom.Ithasbelongedtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather's.我們有件古樂(lè)器。它叫擊弦古鋼琴。它是德國(guó)制造的1681。我們的這架古鋼琴存放在起居室里。它屬于我們家很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。這件樂(lè)器是我祖父在很多年以前買的。可它最近被一個(gè)客人。她用它來(lái)彈奏爵士樂(lè)！她擊鍵太猛，損壞了兩根琴弦。我父親大為震驚。現(xiàn)在是不讓我們碰它。它正在修理我父親的一個(gè)朋友。11Onegoodturndeservesanother禮尚往來(lái)IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenTonySteelecamein.Tonyworkedinalawyer'sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Tonysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendmetwentypounds.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately.'Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,'Tonysaid,'sonowyoucanpayformydinner!'我正在一家飯館吃飯，托尼·斯梯爾走了進(jìn)來(lái)。托尼曾在一家律師事務(wù)所工作，而現(xiàn)在正在一家銀行。他的薪水很高，但他卻總是向朋友借錢(qián)，并且從來(lái)不還。托尼看見(jiàn)了我，就走過(guò)來(lái)和我坐到一張桌子前。他從未向我借過(guò)錢(qián)。當(dāng)他吃飯時(shí)，我提出向他借二十英鎊。讓我驚訝的是，他立刻把錢(qián)給了我?！蔽疫€從未向你借過(guò)錢(qián)，”托尼說(shuō)道，“所以現(xiàn)在你可以替我付飯錢(qián)了！”12Goodbyeandgoodluck再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng)Ourneighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.We'llmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Topsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto'clock,sowe'llhaveplentyoftime.We'llseehisboatandthenwe'llsaygoodbyetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.我們的鄰居，查爾斯艾麗森船長(zhǎng)明天將從樸茨茅斯啟航。我們將在港口見(jiàn)到他在清晨。他將在他的小船，上桅帆。這是有名的小艇。它已經(jīng)多次橫渡大西洋。艾麗森船長(zhǎng)將于八點(diǎn)啟航，因此我們有充裕的時(shí)間。我們將參觀他的船，然后和他告別。他要離開(kāi)兩個(gè)月。我們真為他感到自豪。他將參加一次重大的橫渡大西洋的比賽。13TheGreenwoodBoys綠林少年TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoungpeopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers'Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.綠林少年是一個(gè)流行歌曲演唱。目前，他們正在全國(guó)各地巡回演出。明天他們將到達(dá)這里。他們將乘火車來(lái)，大多數(shù)鎮(zhèn)上的年輕人會(huì)到車站迎接他們。明晚他們將在工人俱樂(lè)部。綠林少年準(zhǔn)備在此逗留五天。在這期間，他們將演出五場(chǎng)。如往常一樣，警察的日子將不好過(guò)。他們將設(shè)法維持秩序。它始終是相同的在這些場(chǎng)合。14DoyouspeakEnglish?你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?'AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!'去年我有過(guò)一次有趣的經(jīng)歷。在我離開(kāi)法國(guó)南部的小村莊，我繼續(xù)駛往下一個(gè)城鎮(zhèn)。途中，一個(gè)青年人向我招手。我停了下來(lái)，他要求搭便車。他剛一上車，我就用法語(yǔ)向他問(wèn)早上好，他也用同樣的語(yǔ)言回答。除了幾個(gè)單詞外，我根本不會(huì)法語(yǔ)。在旅途中我們都沒(méi)有說(shuō)話。就要到達(dá)那個(gè)鎮(zhèn)時(shí)，那青年突然開(kāi)了口，慢慢地，“你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？”我很快了解到，他自己就是個(gè)英國(guó)人！”15Goodnews佳音ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.IfeltverynervouswhenIwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome.

'Mr.Harmsworth,'Isaidinaweakvoice.

'Don'tinterrupt,'hesaid.

ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextrathousandpoundsayear!秘書(shū)告訴我說(shuō)哈姆斯沃斯先生要見(jiàn)我。當(dāng)我走進(jìn)他的辦公室時(shí)，我感到很緊張。當(dāng)他沒(méi)有抬頭看他的桌上我進(jìn)入。待我坐下后，他說(shuō)生意很不好。他還告訴我，公司支付不起這么大的工資開(kāi)支。二十人已經(jīng)離開(kāi)了。我知道這次該輪到我了?！惫匪刮炙瓜壬?，”我用微弱的聲音說(shuō)。”不要打斷我的話，”他說(shuō)。然后他微笑著告訴我，我每年將得到一個(gè)！16Apoliterequest彬彬有禮的要求Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:'sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder.'Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!如果你把汽車停錯(cuò)了地方，交通警察很快就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)。你將非常榮幸，如果他讓你不用票。然而，這并不總是發(fā)生。交通警有時(shí)也很客氣。在瑞典度假期間，我在我的車子：“先生，歡迎您光臨我們的城市。這是一個(gè)“禁止停車”的地區(qū)。你會(huì)喜歡這里的生活，如果你留意我們街上的標(biāo)牌。謹(jǐn)此提請(qǐng)注意。”如果你收到這樣的請(qǐng)求，你不可能不服從！17Alwaysyoung青春常駐MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeverasksherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,'Darling,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!'我的珍妮佛姨媽是一位女演員。她必須至少三十五歲。盡管如此，她卻常在舞臺(tái)上扮演小姑娘。珍妮佛將要參加一個(gè)新劇的演出。這一次，她將扮演一個(gè)十七歲的女孩。在劇中，她必須穿一條鮮紅色的裙子和黑色的長(zhǎng)筒襪。去年在演另一個(gè)劇時(shí)，她不得不穿短襪和光明，紅色的連衣裙。如果有人問(wèn)起她有多大年紀(jì)，她總是回答說(shuō)，“親愛(ài)的，那一定是可怕的是長(zhǎng)大了！”18Heoftendoesthis他經(jīng)常干這種事！AfterIhadhadlunchatavillagepub,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn'tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,thelandlordcamein.

'Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked.

'Yes,thankyou,'Ianswered,'butIcan'tpaythebill.Ihaven'tgotmybag.'

Thelandlordsmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome.

'I'mverysorry,'hesaid.'Mydoghadtakeninintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis!'我在一家鄉(xiāng)村小酒店吃過(guò)午飯后，就找我的提包。我把它放在門(mén)邊的椅子上，現(xiàn)在不在那里！當(dāng)我正在尋找時(shí)，酒店老板走了進(jìn)來(lái)?！蹦愠缘煤脝?？”他問(wèn)?！笔堑模x謝你，”我回答，“但我不能付賬單。我沒(méi)有得到我的包。”酒店老板笑了笑，馬上走了出去。幾分鐘后，他拿著我的包回來(lái)了，把它還給了我?！蔽液鼙?，”他說(shuō)?！蔽业墓钒阉交▓@。他經(jīng)常干這種事！”19Soldout票已售完'Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,'Isaid.

'Itmayhavebegunalready,'Susananswered.

Ihurriedtotheticketoffice.'MayIhavetwoticketsplease?'Iasked.

'I'msorry,we'vesoldout,'thegirlsaid.

'Whatapity!'Susanexclaimed.

Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticketoffice.

'CanIreturnthesetwotickets?'heasked.

'Certainly,'thegirlsaid.

Iwentbacktotheticketofficeatonce.

'CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?'Iasked.

'Certainly,'thegirlsaid,'butthey'refornextWednesday'sperformance.Doyoustillwantthem?'

'Imightaswellhavethem,'Isaidsadly.“也許已經(jīng)開(kāi)演了，”我說(shuō)。”也許已經(jīng)開(kāi)演了，”蘇珊回答說(shuō)。我匆忙趕到辦公室?！蔽铱梢再I兩張票嗎？”我問(wèn)?！睂?duì)不起，我們已經(jīng)賣完了，”姑娘說(shuō)?！闭孢z憾！”蘇珊大聲地說(shuō)。就在這時(shí)，一個(gè)男子匆匆奔向售票處?！蔽铱梢酝说暨@兩張票嗎？”他問(wèn)?！碑?dāng)然，”那女孩說(shuō)。我又回到售票處?！边@兩張票給我行不行。我問(wèn)?！碑?dāng)然可以，”那姑娘說(shuō)，“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(shuō)。20Onemaninaboat獨(dú)坐孤舟Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything--notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag.'Youmustgiveupfishing!'myfriendssay.'It'sawasteoftime.'Buttheydon'trealizeoneimportantthing.I'mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!釣魚(yú)是我最喜歡的運(yùn)動(dòng)。我經(jīng)常一釣數(shù)小時(shí)卻一無(wú)所獲。但這并不使我煩惱。有些垂釣者就是不走運(yùn)。他們往往魚(yú)釣不到，卻釣上來(lái)舊靴子和垃圾。我甚至不幸運(yùn)。我什么東西也未釣到過(guò)——就連舊靴子也沒(méi)有。在河上呆上整整一上午，然后空著袋子回家?！蹦惚仨毞艞夅烎~(yú)！”我的朋友說(shuō)?！边@是浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。”然而他們沒(méi)有認(rèn)識(shí)到重要的一點(diǎn)。我并不是真的對(duì)釣魚(yú)有興趣。我感興趣的只是坐在船上什么都沒(méi)做！21Madornot?是不是瘋了Airplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltyearsago,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.飛機(jī)正在慢慢地把我逼瘋了。我住在一個(gè)機(jī)場(chǎng)附近，過(guò)往飛機(jī)日夜不絕于耳。機(jī)場(chǎng)是許多年前建的，但由于某種原因當(dāng)時(shí)沒(méi)有能夠使用。去年，然而，它開(kāi)始使用。超過(guò)一百的人肯定是被噪音逼得離家遠(yuǎn)去。我是少數(shù)留下來(lái)的人中的一個(gè)。有時(shí)我覺(jué)得這房子就要被一架飛過(guò)的飛機(jī)撞倒。有人曾向我提供一大筆錢(qián)走了，但我決定留在這兒。大家都說(shuō)我肯定是瘋了，也許他們說(shuō)的是對(duì)的。22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepostoffice.Letterswillcostalittlemore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.我的女兒，簡(jiǎn)，從來(lái)沒(méi)有想過(guò)會(huì)收到一封來(lái)自荷蘭同齡女孩。去年，當(dāng)我們橫渡英吉利海峽時(shí)，簡(jiǎn)把一張寫(xiě)有姓名和地址的紙放進(jìn)一個(gè)瓶子。她把瓶子扔到海里。她再也沒(méi)有想過(guò)它，但是十個(gè)月后，她收到了一封來(lái)自荷蘭的女孩?，F(xiàn)在兩個(gè)女孩經(jīng)常給對(duì)方寫(xiě)信。然而，他們還是決定利用郵局。這樣會(huì)稍微多花點(diǎn)錢(qián)，但肯定是快得。23Anewhouse新居Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenowlivinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.我收到我妹妹的一封信昨天。她住在尼日利亞。在她的信中，她說(shuō)她明年將到英國(guó)來(lái)。如果她來(lái)，她會(huì)大吃一驚。我們的國(guó)家現(xiàn)在是生活在一個(gè)美麗的新房子。這棟房子在我姐姐離開(kāi)之前。房子是五個(gè)月前完工。在我的信中，我告訴她，她可以和我們住在一起。這棟房子里有許多房間，還有一個(gè)漂亮的花園。這是一個(gè)非?，F(xiàn)代化的住宅，因此在有些人看來(lái)很古怪。它必須是這個(gè)地區(qū)唯一的一棟現(xiàn)代化住宅。24Ifcouldbeworse不幸中之萬(wàn)幸Ienteredthehotelmanager'sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost$50andIfeltveryupset.'Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,'Isaid,'andit'snottherenow.'Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing.'Everyone'slosingmoneythesedays,'hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained$50.'Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman'sroom,'shesaid.'Well,'Isaidtothemanager,'thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!'我走進(jìn)飯店經(jīng)理的辦公室，坐了下來(lái)。我剛剛丟了50英鎊，感到非常煩惱。”我把錢(qián)放在房間里，”我說(shuō)，“可現(xiàn)在沒(méi)有了。”經(jīng)理深表同情，但卻無(wú)能為力。”現(xiàn)在大家都在丟錢(qián)，”他說(shuō)。他開(kāi)始抱怨起這個(gè)邪惡的世界，但卻被敲門(mén)聲打斷了。一個(gè)姑娘走了進(jìn)來(lái)，把一個(gè)信封放在了他桌上。它包含了50美元?！蔽蚁壬姆块T(mén)外發(fā)現(xiàn)了，”她說(shuō)?！焙冒桑蔽覍?duì)那位經(jīng)理說(shuō)，“這世界上還是有誠(chéng)實(shí)可言的！”25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英國(guó)人講的是英語(yǔ)嗎？IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme.Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly.'Iamaforeigner,'Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit.'You'llsoonlearnEnglish!'hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachpersonspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon'tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?我終于到達(dá)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(wèn)了一個(gè)搬運(yùn)工。我不僅講英語(yǔ)非常認(rèn)真，但很清楚的。搬運(yùn)工，然而，看不懂我。我把問(wèn)題重復(fù)了好幾遍，他終于明白了。他回答了，但他講得既不慢也不清楚?！蔽沂莻€(gè)外國(guó)人，我說(shuō)。于是他說(shuō)得慢了，但是我不懂他。我的老師從來(lái)不那樣講英語(yǔ)！搬運(yùn)工和我互相看了看，笑了。然后他說(shuō)了一些話，我理解它。”你會(huì)很快學(xué)會(huì)英語(yǔ)的！”他說(shuō)。我想知道。在英國(guó)，人們各自說(shuō)著一種不同的語(yǔ)言。英國(guó)人彼此了解，可我卻不懂他們的！他們說(shuō)的是英語(yǔ)嗎？26Thebestartcritics最佳藝術(shù)評(píng)論家IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis'about'.Ofcourse,manypicturesarenot'about'anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday.

'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.

'I'mhangingthispictureonthewall,'Ianswered.'It'sanewone.Doyoulikeit?'

Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment.'It'sallright,'shesaid,'butisn'titupsidedown?'

Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!我是個(gè)學(xué)藝術(shù)的學(xué)生，畫(huà)了很多畫(huà)。有很多人裝成很懂現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)。他們總是告訴你一幅畫(huà)的。當(dāng)然，有很多畫(huà)是什么意思也沒(méi)有的。他們只不過(guò)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(jué)得小孩子們往往比任何人都更能欣賞現(xiàn)代繪畫(huà)。他們觀察到的東西更多。我的妹妹只有七歲，但她總能說(shuō)出我的畫(huà)是好還是不好。昨天她到我房里來(lái)了。”你干什么呢。她問(wèn)?！蔽野堰@幅畫(huà)掛到墻上，我回答。”這是一個(gè)新的。你喜歡嗎。她用挑剔的目光看了一會(huì)兒。”這都是正確的，”她說(shuō)，“但這不是顛倒的嗎？”我又看了看。她是對(duì)的！這是！27Awetnight雨夜Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmelledgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheyputoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleepingbagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleepingbagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!在下午晚些時(shí)候，男孩子們把帳篷搭在一個(gè)領(lǐng)域中。一旦這是，他們?cè)隗艋鹕蠠鹆孙?。他們都餓了，而且食物聞起來(lái)很香。一頓美餐之后，他們講故事、唱歌的篝火。但過(guò)了些時(shí)候開(kāi)始下雨了。孩子們感到累了，所以他們撲滅了火，爬進(jìn)了帳篷。睡袋既暖和又舒適，所以他們都睡得很香。在半夜里，兩個(gè)男孩醒來(lái)了，開(kāi)始喊。帳篷里全是水！他們?nèi)继鏊?，跑到外面。雨下得很大，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)地上已經(jīng)形成了一個(gè)流。那小溪彎彎曲曲穿過(guò)田野，然后正好從他們的帳篷！28Noparking禁止停車JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithcarsandtheirowners.Whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup'NoParking'signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.jasperhopesthatshewillturncarsandtheirownerstostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!懷特是那些少有的相信古代神話的人。他剛在城里買了一幢新房子，但自從搬進(jìn)去，就和汽車及車主們。當(dāng)他夜里回到家時(shí)，總是發(fā)現(xiàn)有人把車停在他的門(mén)外。因?yàn)檫@個(gè)，他甚至一次也沒(méi)能把自己的車開(kāi)進(jìn)車庫(kù)。賈斯珀把幾塊“禁止停車”的牌子掛在大門(mén)外面，但沒(méi)有任何效果?，F(xiàn)在他把一個(gè)丑陋的石雕頭像放在大門(mén)。這是我見(jiàn)過(guò)的最丑陋的一張臉。我問(wèn)他那是什么，他告訴我那是蛇發(fā)女怪美杜莎，戈耳戈。賈斯珀希望她把汽車和車主們都變成石頭。但沒(méi)有一個(gè)變成石頭！29Taxi!出租汽車CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The'taxi'isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda'PilatusPorter'.Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett'sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.機(jī)長(zhǎng)福塞特買了一個(gè)不尋常的出租汽車，開(kāi)始了一個(gè)新的服務(wù)。這輛出租汽車是一架小型瑞士飛機(jī)，叫“皮勒特斯·波特”。這架奇妙的飛機(jī)能載七名乘客。最令人驚奇的是，然而，是它能夠在任何地方降落：雪，水，甚至剛耕過(guò)的田里。福塞特船長(zhǎng)的第一名乘客是位醫(yī)生，他從伯明翰飛往一個(gè)偏僻的村莊在山。此后，福塞特上尉空運(yùn)乘客到過(guò)許多不尋常的地方。他把飛機(jī)降落在了一棟公寓樓的屋頂，在另一個(gè)場(chǎng)合，他降落在一個(gè)廢棄的停車場(chǎng)。機(jī)長(zhǎng)福塞特剛剛拒絕了一位商人的奇怪要求。這個(gè)人想要飛往羅卡爾島，大西洋中的一個(gè)小島，但福塞特機(jī)長(zhǎng)沒(méi)有帶他因?yàn)檫@段旅程太危險(xiǎn)了。30Footballorpolo?足球還是水球？TheWayleisasmallriverthatcutsacrosstheparknearmyhome.IlikesittingbytheWayleonfineafternoons.ItwaswarmlastSunday,soIwentandsatontheriverbankasusual.Somechildrenwereplayinggamesonthebankandthereweresomepeoplerowingontheriver.Suddenly,oneofthechildrenkickedaballveryhardanditwenttowardsapassingboat.Somepeopleonthebankcalledouttothemanintheboat,buthedidnothearthem.Theballstruckhimsohardthathenearlyfellintothewater.Iturnedtolookatthechildren,butthereweren'tanyinsight:theyhadallrunaway!Themanlaughedwhenherealizedwhathadhappened.Hecalledouttothechildrenandthrewtheballbacktothebank.wayle是一條小河橫穿我家附近公園。我喜歡在晴朗的下午坐在河邊。上周日是溫暖的，所以我去河邊坐著像往常一樣。一些孩子在河岸上玩游戲，一些人在河上劃船。突然，一個(gè)孩子狠狠地踢了一腳球，球便向著一個(gè)路過(guò)的船。岸上的一些人叫了船上的人，但他沒(méi)有聽(tīng)見(jiàn)。球重重地打在他身上，他差點(diǎn)掉進(jìn)水里。我轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)頭去看那些孩子，但也不見(jiàn)了，他們都跑了！這個(gè)人意識(shí)到發(fā)生了什么事時(shí)，他笑了。他大聲叫那孩子把球還給銀行。31Successstory成功者的故事YesterdayafternoonFrankHawkinswastellingmeabouthisexperiencesasayoungman.Beforeheretired,Frankwastheheadofaverylargebusinesscompany,butasaboyheusedtoworkinasmallshop.Itwashisjobtorepairbicyclesandatthattimeheusedtoworkfourteenhoursaday.Hesavedmoneyforyearsandin1958heboughtasmallworkshopofhisown.InhistwentiesFrankusedtomakesparepartsforaeroplanes.Atthattimehehadtwohelpers.Inafewyearsthesmallworkshophadbecomealargefactorywhichemployedsevenhundredandtwenty-eightpeople.Franksmiledwhenherememberedhishardearlyyearsandthelongroadtosuccess.Hewasstillsmilingwhenthedooropenedandhiswifecamein.Shewantedhimtorepairtheirgrandson'sbicycle!昨天下午弗蘭克·霍金斯向我講述了他年輕時(shí)的經(jīng)歷。在他退休之前，弗蘭克是一家非常大的事務(wù)公司頭，但作為一個(gè)男孩，他曾經(jīng)工作在一個(gè)小商店。他的工作是修理自行車，那時(shí)他一天工作十四小時(shí)。他積蓄多年，并在1958他買了屬于自己的小作坊。在他二十幾歲的弗蘭克曾生產(chǎn)飛機(jī)零配件。那時(shí)他有兩個(gè)幫手。在幾年的小作坊已經(jīng)成為一個(gè)雇用七百二十八人的大工廠。弗蘭克回想著他早年的艱難經(jīng)歷和走過(guò)的漫長(zhǎng)的成功之路。他正笑著的時(shí)候，門(mén)開(kāi)了，他的妻子走了進(jìn)來(lái)。她叫他去修理他們孫子的自行車！32Shoppingmadeeasy購(gòu)物變得很方便Peoplearenotsohonestastheyoncewere.Thetemptationtostealisgreaterthaneverbefore--especiallyinlargeshops.Adetectiverecentlywatchedawell-dressedwomanwhoalwayswentintoalargestoreonMondaymornings.OneMonday,therewerefewerpeopleintheshopthanusualwhenthewomancamein,soitwaseasierforthedetectivetowatchher.Thewomanfirstboughtafewsmallarticles.Afteralittletime,shechoseoneofthemostexpensivedressesintheshopandhandedittoanassistantwhowrappeditupforherasquicklyaspossible.Thenthewomansimplytooktheparcelandwalkedoutoftheshopwithoutpaying.Whenshewasarrested,thedetectivefoundoutthattheshopassistantwasherdaughter.Thegirl'gave'hermotherafreedressonceaweek!人們不再像以前那么誠(chéng)實(shí)了。偷竊的誘惑力比以往任何時(shí)候——尤其是在大的商店。偵探最近注意上了一位穿著體面的女人總是在星期一上午進(jìn)入一家大商場(chǎng)。一個(gè)星期一，有商店里的人比往常少時(shí)，女人走了進(jìn)來(lái)，所以偵探比較容易監(jiān)視她。這位婦女先是買了幾樣小物品。過(guò)了一會(huì)兒，她選擇了一個(gè)商店里最昂貴的衣服，把它遞給了售貨員包裹它為她盡快。婦人只是包裹，走出了商店沒(méi)有支付。她被逮捕后，偵探發(fā)現(xiàn)原來(lái)那售貨員是她的女兒。這個(gè)女孩給她母親每星期一次免費(fèi)的衣服！33Outofthedarkness沖出黑暗Nearlyaweekpassedbeforethegirlwasabletoexplainwhathadhappenedtoher.Oneafternoonshesetoutfromthecoastinasmallboatandwascaughtinastorm.Towardsevening,theboatstruckarockandthegirljumpedintothesea.Thensheswamtotheshoreafterspendingthewholenightinthewater.Duringthattimeshecoveredadistanceofeightmiles.Earlynextmorning,shesawalightahead.Sheknewshewasneartheshorebecausethelightwashighuponthecliffs.Onarrivingattheshore,thegirlstruggleduptheclifftowardsthelightshehadseen.Thatwasallsheremembered.Whenshewokeupadaylater,shefoundherselfinhospital.幾乎過(guò)了一個(gè)星期，那姑娘才能講述自己的遭遇。一天下午，她乘小船從海岸出發(fā)，在一只小船，遇上了風(fēng)暴。傍晚，船觸礁了，姑娘跳進(jìn)了海里。然后她游在水里度過(guò)了一整夜之后。在此期間，她游了八英里。第二天清晨，她看見(jiàn)前方有燈光。她知道自己已經(jīng)接近岸邊了因?yàn)槟菬艄馐窃诟吒叩膽已律?。到達(dá)岸邊后，姑娘掙扎著往峭壁上爬去朝著她看到的燈光。她所記得的就是這些。過(guò)了一天她醒來(lái)時(shí)，她發(fā)現(xiàn)自己住院。34Quickwork破案“神速”DanRobinsonhasbeenworriedallweek.LastTuesdayhereceivedaletterfromthelocalpolice.Intheletterhewasaskedtocallatthestation.Danwonderedwhyhewaswantedbythepolice,buthewenttothestationyesterdayandnowheisnotworriedanymore.Atthestation,hewastoldbyasmilingpolicemanthathisbicyclehadbeenfound.Fivedaysago,thepolicemantoldhim,thebicyclewaspickedupinasmallvillagefourhundredmilesaway.Itisnowbeingsenttohishomebytrain.Danwasmostsurprisedwhenheheardthenews.Hewasamusedtoo,becauseheneverexpectedthebicycletobefound.ItwasstolentwentyyearsagowhenDanwasaboyoffifteen!丹魯濱孫焦慮了整整一個(gè)星期。上周二他收到當(dāng)?shù)鼐炀值囊环庑?。他在信中說(shuō)要在車站。丹很奇怪為什么警察局要他去，但他昨天去了車站，現(xiàn)在他不再擔(dān)心了。在警察局里，一位面帶笑容的警察告訴他，他的自行車被找到了。五天前，警察告訴他說(shuō)，那輛自行車是在一個(gè)小村子里發(fā)現(xiàn)四百英里遠(yuǎn)?，F(xiàn)在它被送到他乘火車回家。但最驚訝的是當(dāng)他聽(tīng)到這個(gè)消息。但又感到非常好笑，因?yàn)樗麖奈粗竿苷业竭@輛自行車。這是二十年前被偷走時(shí)，丹是一個(gè)十五歲的男孩！35Stopthief!捉賊！RoyTrentonusedtodriveataxi.Ashortwhileago,however,hebecameabusdriverandhehasnotregrettedit.Heisfindinghisnewworkfarmoreexciting.Whenhewasdrivingalo