NCE2-40~2-52

Lesson 40
Food and talk
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Was Mrs. Rumbold a good companion at dinner?

Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. 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. Her eyes 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 you be 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!"

New words and expressions Éú´ÊºÍ¶ÌÓï

hostess n. Å®Ö÷ÈË
unsmiling adj. ²»Ð¦µÄ£¬ÑÏËàµÄ
tight adj. ½ôÉíµÄ
fix v. ÄýÊÓ
globe n. µØÇò
despair n. ¾øÍû

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Lesson 41
Do you call that a hat?
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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 Éú´ÊºÍ¶ÌÓï

rude adj. ÎÞÀñµÄ
mirror n. ¾µ×Ó
hole n. ¿×
remark v. ÆÀ˵
remind v. ÌáÐÑ
lighthouse n. µÆËþ

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Lesson 42
Not very musical
并非很懂音乐

First listen and then answer the question.
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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 生词和短语

musical adj. 精通音乐的
market n. 市场，集市
snake charmer 玩蛇者（通常借音乐控制）
pipe n. （吹奏的）管乐器
tune n. 曲调
glimpse n. 一瞥
snake n. 蛇
movement n. 动作
continue v. 继续
dance v. 跳舞
obviously adv. 显然
difference n. 差别
Indian adj. 印度的

参考译文

当我们穿过旧德里的市场时走了很长一段路，我们在一个广场上停下来休息。过了一会儿，我们注意到广场的那一边有一个带着两个大筐的耍蛇人，于是就走过去看看。他一见我们，就拿起了一个长长的上面镶有硬币的管乐器，并掀开了一个筐的盖子。当他开始吹奏一支曲子时，我们才第一次看到那条蛇。它从筐里探出身子，随着乐器的摆动而扭动。当耍蛇人突然又吹奏起爵士乐和现代流行乐曲时，我们感到非常惊奇。然而那蛇却还是缓慢地"舞动"着。显然，它分辨不出印度音乐和爵士乐！
Lesson 43
Over the South Pole
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How was the plane able to clear the mountains?

In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byrd, successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time. Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble. At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash. It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet. Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks. The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet. Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away, for there were no more mountains in sight. The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.

New words and expressions Éú´ÊºÍ¶ÌÓï

pole n. £¨µØÇòµÄ£©¼«
flight n. ·ÉÐÐ
explorer n. ̽ÏÕ¼Ò
lie v. ´¦ÓÚ
serious adj. ÑÏÖصÄ
point n. µØµã
seem v. Ëƺõ
crash v. ×¹»Ù
sack n. ´ü×Ó
clear v. Ô½¹ý
aircraft n. ·É»ú
endless adj. ÎÞ¾¡µÄ
plain n. ƽԭ

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Lesson 44
Through the forest
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How did Mrs. Sterling get her bag back?

Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through a forest after two men. They had rushed up to her while she was having a picnic at the edge of a forest with her children and tried to steal her handbag. In the struggle, the strap broke and, with the bag in their possession, both men started running through the trees. Mrs. Sterling got so angry that she ran after them. She was soon out of breath, but she continued to run. When she caught up with them, she saw that they had sat down and were going through the contents of the bag, so she ran straight at them. The men got such a fright that they dropped the bag and ran away. 'The strap needs mending,' said Mrs. Sterling later, 'but they did not steal anything.'

New words and expressions Éú´ÊºÍ¶ÌÓï

forest n. É­ÁÖ
risk n. ΣÏÕ£¬Ã°ÏÕ
picnic n. Ò°²Í
edge n. ±ßÔµ
strap n. ´ø£¬Æ¤´ø
possession n. ËùÓÐ
breath n. ºôÎü
contents n. £¨³£Óø´Êý£©ÄÚÓеÄÎïÆ·
mend v. ÐÞÀí

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Lesson 45
A clear conscience
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How did Sam get his money back?

The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost. Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post office. Sam was sure that the wallet must have been found by one of the villagers, but it was not returned to him. Three months passed, and then one morning, Sam found his wallet outside his front door. It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half the money he had lost, together with a note which said: 'A thief, yes, but only 50 per cent a thief!' Two months later, some more money was sent to Sam with another note: 'Only 25 per cent a thief now!' In time, all Sam's money was paid back in this way. The last note said: 'I am 100 per cent honest now!'

New words and expressions Éú´ÊºÍ¶ÌÓï

clear adj. ÎÞ×ïµÄ£¬²»¿÷ÐĵÄ
conscience n. Á¼ÐÄ£¬µÀµÂÐÄ
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savings n. ´æ¿î
villager n. ´åÃñ
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Lesson 46
Expensive and uncomfortable
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What did the man in this story do?

When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport, workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clothing. No one could account for the fact that one of the boxes was extremely heavy. It suddenly occurred to one of the workers to open up the box. He was astonished at what he found. A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of woolen goods. He was so surprised at being discovered that he did not even try to run away. After he was arrested, the man admitted hiding in the box before the plane left London. He had had a long and uncomfortable trip, for he had been confined to the wooden box for over eighteen hours. The man was ordered to pay $3,500 for the cost of the trip. The normal price of a ticket is $2,000!

New words and expressions Éú´ÊºÍ¶ÌÓï

unload v. ж£¨»õ£©
wooden adj. ľÖƵÄ
extremely adv. ·Ç³££¬¼«Æä
occur v. ·¢Éú
astonish v. ʹ¾ªÑÈ
pile n. ¶Ñ
woollen n. ÑòëµÄ
goods n. £¨³£Óø´Êý£©»õÎÉÌÆ·
discover v. ·¢ÏÖ
admit v. ³ÐÈÏ
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Lesson 47
A thirsty ghost
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What evidence is there of a ghost?

A public house which was recently bought by Mr.Ian Thompson is up for sale. Mr.Thompson is going to sell it because it is haunted. He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise coming from the bar. The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved. Though Mr.Thompson had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were on in the morning. He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk the night before. When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, Mr.Thompson shook his head. The villagers have told him that they will not accept the pub even if he gives it away.

New words and expressions Éú´ÊºÍ¶ÌÓï

thirsty adj. Ì°±­µÄ
ghost n. ¹í»ê
haunt v. £¨¹í£©À´·Ã£¬ÄÖ¹í
block v. ¶Â
furniture n. ¼Ò¾ß
whisky n. ÍþÊ¿¼É¾Æ
suggest v. °µÊ¾
shake v. Ò¡¶¯
accept v. ½ÓÊÜ

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Lesson 48
Did you want to tell me something?
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Why did the writer become very worried?

Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer. My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and had told me to rest for a while. I tried to say something, but my mouth was full of cotton wool. He knew I collected match boxes and asked me whether my collection was growing. He then asked me how my brother was and whether I liked my new job in London. In answer to these questions I either nodded or made strange noises. Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been. I suddenly felt very worried, but could not say anything. When the dentist at last removed the cotton wool from my mouth, I was able to tell him that he had pulled out the wrong tooth.

New words and expressions Éú´ÊºÍ¶ÌÓï

pull v. °Î
cotton wool Ò©ÃÞ
collect v. ËѼ¯
collection n. ÊÕ²ØÆ·£¬ÊÕ¼¯Æ·
nod v. µãÍ·
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Lesson 49
The end of a dream
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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.

New words and expressions Éú´ÊºÍ¶ÌÓï

tired adj. Ñá·³µÄ
real adj. ÕæÕýµÄ
owner n. Ö÷ÈË
spring n. µ¯»É
mattress n. ´²µæ
gust n. Ò»Õó·ç
sweep v. ɨ£¬¹Î
courtyard n. Ôº×Ó
smash v. ÅöË飬ˤËé
miraculously adv. Ææ¼£°ãµØ
unhurt adj. ûÓÐÊÜÉ˵Ä
glance v. ɨÊÓ
promptly adv. ѸËÙµØ

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Lesson 50
Taken for a ride
乘车兜风

First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Why did the writer not get off the bus at Woodford Green?

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 conductor as I got on the bus, 'but I don't know where it is.'
'I'll tell you where to get off.' answered the conductor.
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 conductor said. 'This is as far as we go.'
'Is this Woodford Green?' I asked.
'Oh dear,' said the conductor 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 conductor.
'Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,' I answered.

New words and expressions 生词和短语

ride n. 旅行
excursion n. 远足
conductor n. 售票员
view n. 景色

参考译文

我喜欢在乡间旅行，但却不愿意迷路。最近我作了一次短途旅行，但这次旅行所花费的时间比我预计的要长。
"我要去伍德福德草地，"我一上车就对售票员说，"但我不知道它在那儿。"
"我来告诉您在哪儿下车，"售票员回答说。
我坐在汽车的前部，以便饱览农村风光。过了一些时候，车停了。我环视了一下身旁，惊奇地发现车里就只剩我一个乘客了。
"您得在这里下车，"售票员说，"我们的车就到此为止了。"
"这里是伍德福德草地吗？"我问道。
"哎呀，"售票员突然说，"我忘了让您下车了。"
"没关系，"我说，"我就在这儿下吧。"
"我们现在要返回去，"售票员说。
"好吧，既然如此，我还是留在车上吧。"我回答说。
Lesson 51
Reward for virtue
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Why did Hugh's diet not work?

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!

New words and expressions Éú´ÊºÍ¶ÌÓï

reward n. ±¨³¥
virtue n. ÃÀµÂ
diet n. ½Úʳ
forbid v. ½ûÖ¹
hurriedly adv. ´ÒæµØ
embarrass v. ʹÞÏÞÎ
guiltily adv. ÄھεØ
strict adj. ÑϸñµÄ
reward v. ¸ø½±ÉÍ
occasionally adv. ż¶ûµØ

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A pretty carpet
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What is the writer's carpet made of?

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!'

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temporarily adv. ÔÝʱµØ
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space n. ¿Õ¼ä
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