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新概念 2最值得背的 100 个句子
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SS 学英语
第 4课
An exciting trip
作者的弟弟在澳大利亚旅行的那个课文里面的：
He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number
of different places in Australia.
他正在一家大公司工作，并且已经去过澳大利亚的不少地方了。
My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very
exciting.
我弟弟以前从未出过国，因此，他觉得这次旅行非常激动人心。
第 6课
Percy Buttons
那个登门乞讨的乞丐。
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.
他叫珀西.巴顿斯。他每月对这条街上的每户人家光顾一次，总是请求给他一顿
饭和一杯啤酒。
第 7课
Too late
飞机运来的钻石被偷了，不翼而飞了那个故事。
A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try
to steal the diamonds.
数小时以前，有人向警方报告，说有人企图偷走这些钻石。
第 13 课
The Greenwood Boys
绿林少年，就是那个乐队来本地演出的课文，重点是将来进行时 will be doing。
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.
他们明天就要到达此地。他们将乘火车来，镇上的大部分青年人将到车站迎接
他们。
第 14 课
Do you speak English
作者在法国自驾游，一个小伙子搭他的车，结果到最后才发现小伙子也是英国
人。
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!'
除了个别几个单词外，我根本不会法语。旅途中我们谁也没讲话。就要到达那
个镇时，那青年突然开了口，慢慢地说道：“你会讲英语吗？”我很快了解到，
他自己就是个英国人！
第 15 课
Good news
公司裁员，作者被老板叫到办公室那个：
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.
他告诉我，公司支付不起这么庞大的工资开支，有 20 个人已经离去。我知道
这次该轮到我了。
第 16 课
A polite request
警察开罚单的那个。
You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket.
如果他没给你罚单就放你走了，算你走运。
第 17 课
Always young
作者的姑姑一直扮演小姑娘的那一篇：
In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl.
尽管如此，她却常在舞台上扮演小姑娘。
第 19 课
Sold out
作者去看演出，但票卖光了。然后刚好有人回来退票。
对话的关键几句：
'May I have two tickets please ''I'm sorry, we've sold out,'这时候另一个人
来退票：'Can I return these two tickets ''Certainly,'作者一听马上问：'Could
I have those two tickets please ''Certainly, but they're for next
Wednesday's performance. Do you still want them ''I might as well
have them.'
“我可以买两张票吗？”“对不起，票已售完。”“我可以退掉这两张票吗？”
“当然可以，”“我可以买那两张票吗？”“当然可以，不过这两张票是下星
期三的，您是否还要呢？”“我还是买下的好”
第 20 课
One man in a boat
Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching
anything.After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go
home with an empty bag. I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only
interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!
钓鱼是我特别喜爱的一项运动。我经常一钓数小时却一无所获。我总是在河上
呆上整整一上午，然后空着袋子回家。我并不是真的对钓鱼有兴趣，我感兴趣
的只是独坐孤舟，无所事事！
第 21 课
Mad or not
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.
机场是许多年前建的，但由于某种原因当时未能启用。然而去年机场开始使用
了。有 100 多人肯定是被噪音逼得已经弃家远去。
第 24 课
If could be worse 不幸中之万幸
'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.
“现在大家都在丢钱，” 他说。他开始抱怨起这个邪恶的世道来，却被一阵敲
门声打断了。
第 26 课
The best art critics
小孩子是天生的艺术评论家的那篇。
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.
有很多人装成很懂现代艺术的样子，总是告诉你一幅画的“意思”是什么。当
然，有很多画是什么“意思”也没有的。
第 27 课
雨夜
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!
雨下得很大，他们发现地上已经形成了一条小溪。那小溪弯弯曲曲穿过田野，
然后正好从他们的帐篷底下流过去。
第 28 课
No parking
就是摆了个美杜莎头像吓唬邻居的那个
When he returns home at night, he always finds that someone has
parked a car outside his gate. Because of this, he has not been able to
get his own car into his garage even once.
当他夜里回到家时，总是发现有人把车停在他家大门外。为此，他甚至一次也
没能把自己的车开进车库。
第 29 课
Taxi!
就是课本的译文翻译错了的那句话：
Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new
service. The 'taxi' is a small Swiss aeroplane called a 'Pilatus Porter'.
本.弗西特机长买了一辆不同寻常的出租汽车，并开始了一项新的业务。这辆“出
租汽车”是一架小型瑞士飞机……
第 30 课
足球还是水球？
就是孩子们在岸边玩球，球扔到了船上，砸到了船员那个。
I turned to look at the children, but there weren't any in sight: they had
all run away!
我转过头去看那些孩子，但一个也不见，全都跑了！
第 31 课
成功者的故事
Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his
experiences as a young man. Before he retired, Frank was the head of a
very large business company, but as a boy he used to work in a small
shop.
昨天下午弗兰克.霍金斯向我讲述了他年轻时的经历。在退休前，弗兰克是一家
非常大的商业公司的经理，但他小时候却在一家小铺里做工。
第 32 课
购物变得很方便
就是那个大妈去商场偷衣服，她女儿在里面做店员里应外合那个。
One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the
woman came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch her.
当这位妇女走进这家商场时，里面的人比往常少，因此，侦探比较容易监视她。
第 33 课
冲出黑暗
Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had
happened to her.
几乎过了一个星期，那姑娘才能讲述自己的遭遇。
第 35 课
捉贼！
就是公交车司机开车撞盗贼那个，里面撞车的这句：
As the thieves were trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his bus
into the back of it.
当那两个小偷企图乘车逃跑时，罗伊驾驶他的公共汽车撞在了那辆车的后尾上。
第 36 课
横渡海峡
Most of Debbie's school friends will be waiting for her on the English
coast. Among them will be Debbie's mother, who swam the Channel
herself when she was a girl.
黛比的大部分同学将在英国海岸等候她。他们当中还会有黛比的母亲，她本人
还是个姑娘时，也曾横渡过英吉利海峡！
第 38 课
唯独没有考虑到天气
He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live
there.
他刚一回到英国便买下了一幢房子住了进去。
Lesson 41
Do you call that a hat
你把那个叫帽子吗？
'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.
“我们不应该买我们不需要的东西，”我突然发表意见说，但马上又后悔说了
这话。 “你没必要这么说，”我妻子回答说。
Lesson 43
Over the South Pole
飞越南极
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.
虽然开始时伯德和他的助手们拍下了飞机下面连绵群山的大量照片，但他们很
快就陷入了困境。
It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet.
只有在飞至 10,000 英尺的高度时，它才能飞过这些山头。
Lesson 44
Through the forest
穿过森林
Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran
through a forestafter 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.
安.斯特林夫人在穿过森林追赶两个男人时，她并没有考虑到所冒的风险。刚才，
当她和孩子们正在森林边上野餐的时候，这两个人冲到她跟前，企图抢走她的
手提包。
Lesson 45
A clear conscience
问心无愧
The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost.
整个村子很快知道，有一大笔钱丢失了。
Lesson 47
A thirsty ghost
嗜酒的鬼魂
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. …… The
villagers have told him that they will not accept the pub even if he gives
it away.
伊恩.汤普森先生最近才买的一个小酒店现在又要卖出去。汤普森先生之所以想
卖它，是因为那里常闹鬼。…… 村里的人已经告诉他，即使他把小酒店白送人，
他们也不要。
Lesson 48
Did you want to tell me something
你想对我说什么吗？
Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer.
牙科医生们总是在你无法作出回答的时候向你提出问题。
He then asked me how my brother was and whether I liked my new job
in London.
接着他又问我的兄弟近来如何，问我是否喜欢伦敦的新工作。
Lesson 49
The end of a dream
美梦告终
For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of a bed which
had springs and a mattress.
他平生第一次自豪地拥有了一张既有弹簧又带床垫的床。
Lesson 50
Taken for a ride
乘车兜风
'You'll have to get off here,' the conductor said. 'This is as far as we
go.''We're going back now,' said the conductor.'Well, in that case, I
prefer to stay on the bus,' I answered.
Lesson 51
Reward for virtue
对美德的奖赏
My friend, Hugh, has always been fat, but things got so bad recently
that he decided to go on a diet.
我的朋友休一直很胖，但是近来情况变得越发糟糕，以致他决定节食。
He explained that his diet was so strict that he had to reward himself
occasionally.
他解释说，他的饮食控制得太严格了，以致不得不偶尔奖赏自己一下。
Lesson 52
A pretty carpet
漂亮的地毯
I have been trying to get my new room in order.
我一直在试图把我的新房间收拾整齐。
Lesson 53
Hot snake
触电的蛇
A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it
onto 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.
一只鸟把蛇从地上抓起来，然后把它扔到了电线上。于是蛇就缠住了几根电线。
当它这样做时，把火花送到了地面，这些火花立刻引起了一场大火。
Lesson 54
Sticky fingers
粘糊的手指
I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud
enough to wake the dead.
我刚回到厨房，门铃又响了起来，响声足以把死人唤醒。
Lesson 55
Not a gold mine
并非金矿
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.
在靠近海边的一个据说过去海盗常在里面藏金子的岩洞里，这种机器被派上了
用场。海盗们过去常把金子埋藏在那个洞里，可后来却没能取走。
In spite of this, many people are confident that 'The Revealer' may
reveal something of value fairly soon.
尽管如此，很多人仍然相信“探宝器”很快就会探出值钱的东西来。
Lesson 56
Faster than sound!
比声音还快！
Once a year, a race is held for old cars.
旧式汽车的比赛每年举行一次。
Lesson 57
Can I help you, madam
您要买什么，夫人？
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.
接待她的售货员不喜欢她的那副打扮， 轻蔑地看了她一眼后，便告诉她那件衣
服已经卖出去了。
Lesson 58
A blessing in disguise
是因祸得福吗？
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.
很多村民相信此树已经害了不少人。人们曾请求教区的牧师叫人把树砍掉，但
他直到现在也没有同意。
Lesson 59
In or out
进来还是出去？
As the neighbours complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks
training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in.
由于邻居们对狗叫很有意见，所以我丈夫花了几个星期的时间训练它用脚爪按
住门闩把自己放进来。
Lesson 60
The future
卜算未来
A relation of yours is coming to see you. She will be arriving this
evening and intends to stay for a few days.
您的一个亲戚就要来看您了。她将于今天傍晚到达，并准备住上几天。
Lesson 61
Trouble with the Hubble
哈勃望远镜的困境
By the time you read this, the Hubble's eagle eye will have sent us
thousands and thousands of wonderful pictures.
等到你读到这篇文章时，敏锐的哈勃望远镜已经为我们送来了成千上万张精彩
的照片。
Lesson 62
After the fire
大火之后
The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to
rain. By then, however, in many places the grass had already taken
root.
飞机撒播近一个月后，开始下起雨来。然而到那时，很多地方的草已经生了根。
Lesson 63
She was not amused
她并不觉得好笑
On the way home, he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed the speech. To his
surprise, she said she hadn't.
在回家的路上，他问珍妮是否喜欢他的祝词。使他吃惊的是，她说她不喜欢。
Lesson 64
The Channel Tunnel
海峡隧道
If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been
completed.
如果不是因为那时英国人害怕入侵，隧道早已建成了。
Lesson 65
Jumbo versus the police
小象对警察
He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of
thing.
他本该知道警察绝不会允许这类事情发生。
Lesson 66
Sweet as honey!
像蜜一样甜！
By this time, a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and
worth rescuing.
到了那个时候，状况良好的兰开斯特轰炸机实属罕见，值得抢救。
Lesson 67
Volcanoes
火山
He has been able to tell us more about active volcanoes than any man
alive.
他告诉我们的有关活火山的情况比任何在世的人都要多。
Lesson 69
But not murder!
并非谋杀！
Though the sound could be heard clearly, it took me a long time to
react.
虽然声音听得很清楚，但我过了好一会儿才作出反应。
Lesson 70
Red for danger
危险的红色
Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him, for it looked on
sympathetically until the drunk was out of the way before once more
turning its attention to the matador.
好像连牛也在为他感到难过，因为它一直同情地看着醉汉，直到他的背影消逝，
才重新将注意力转向斗牛士。
Lesson 71
A famous clock
一个著名的大钟
It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well.
此钟不仅外型巨大，而且走时也非常准确。
If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the
great clock would never have been erected.
如果不是国会大厦在 1834 年被焚毁的话，这座大钟永远也不会建造。
Lesson 72
A car called bluebird
“蓝鸟”汽车
However, a few days later, he was told that a mistake had been made.
His average speed had been 301 miles per hour.
然而，几天之后，有人告诉他说弄错了。他的平均时速实际是 301 英里。
Lesson 73
The record-holder
纪录保持者
They have all been put to shame by a boy who, while playing truant,
travelled 1,600 miles.
而有那么一个小男孩，他在逃学期间旅行了 1,600 英里，从而使上述所有逃
学的孩子们都相形见绌了。
Lesson 74
Out of the limelight
舞台之外
Dressed in dark glasses and old clothes, they had taken special
precautions so that no one should recognize them.
他们戴着墨镜，穿着旧衣裳，特别小心以防别人认出他们。
Lesson 77
A successful operation
一例成功的手术
The mummy is that of Shepenmut who was once a singer in the Temple
of Thebes.
死于公元前 800 年的一位埃及妇女的木乃伊刚刚接受了一次手术。
The operation, which lasted for over four hours, proved to be very
difficult because of the hard resin which covered the skin.
搞清的唯一办法就是手术。 手术持续了 4 个多小时，非常难做，因为皮肤上
覆盖着一层硬硬的树脂。
Lesson 78
The last one
最后一支吗？
They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a
packet of sweets from my pocket.
每当我从口袋里掏出一包糖果时，他们都毫不掩饰地表现出他们对此感到非常
好笑。
Lesson 80
The Crystal Palace
水晶宫
Though in those days, traveling 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.
尽管在当时旅行不像现在这么容易，但汽船还是把成千上万的参观者从欧洲大
陆送过了英吉利海峡。一到英国，火车就把他们送到了水晶宫。
Lesson 81
Escape
脱逃
Working rapidly in the darkness, he soon changed into the dead man's
clothes. Now, dressed in a blue uniform and with a rifle over his
shoulder, the prisoner marched boldly up and down in front of the
camp.
他在黑暗中忙活了一阵儿，很快就换上了死者的衣服。现在他身穿蓝军装，肩
扛步枪，在军营门前大胆地来回走着。
Lesson 82
Monster or fish
是妖还是鱼？
Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the
sea.
渔夫和水手们有时声称自己看到过海里的妖怪。
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.
虽然人们常常对水手们讲的故事付诸一笑，但现在看来，人们有时看到的这些
“妖怪”很多不过是些奇怪的鱼。
Lesson 83
After the elections
Though a little suspicious this time, the policeman gave him the same
answer.
虽然那位警察这次有点疑心，但还是对他作了同样的回答。
Lesson 84
On strike
Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work.
即使这样，人们仍会感到上班有困难。
Lesson 85
Never too old to learn
活到老学到老
It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr. Page
will have been teaching for a total of forty years.
佩奇先生退休的前一天正好是他执教满 40 年的日子，这真是奇妙的巧合。
Lesson 86
Out of control
失控
The speedboat had struck a buoy, but it continued to move very quickly
across the water.
快艇撞上了一个浮标，但它仍在水面上快速行驶着。
Lesson 87
A perfect alibi
极好的不在犯罪现场的证据
'At the time the murder was committed, I was travelling on the 8 o'clock
train to London,'
“在凶杀发生的时候，我正坐在 8 点钟开往伦敦的火车上。”
Lesson 88
Trapped in a mine
困在矿井里
If there had not been a hard layer of rock beneath the soil, they would
have completed the job in a few hours.
如果不是因为土壤下面有一层坚硬的岩石，他们的营救工作仅用几个小时就可
以完成了。
If they knew how difficult it was to drill through the hard rock, they
would lose heart.
如果他们知道了钻透那坚硬的岩石有多么困难，他们会丧失信心的。
Lesson 89
A slip of the tongue
口误
People will do anything to see a free show -- even if it is a bad one.
人们总要想尽办法看不花钱的演出——哪怕是拙劣的演出。
Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed, as many of
the artistes who should have appeared did not come.
那些没能进到场内的人没有必要感到失望，因为很多应该出场的专业演员都没
有来。
Lesson 90
What's for supper
晚餐吃什么？
Three factors have caused these fish to grow so large: the warm water
round the hot oil pipes under the sea; the plentiful supply of food
thrown overboard by the crews on the rigs; the total absence of fishing
boats around the oil rigs.
这些鱼能长得这么大是由 3 个因素造成的：海底热的输油管道附近的温暖的
海水；钻井平台工作人员抛到海里充足的食物；钻井平台周围根本没有捕鱼船
只。
Lesson 91
Three men in a basket
三人同篮
A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air
Force Station nearby
一个飞行员发现了一只气球，它像是正飞往附近的一个皇家空军基地。
As the Commanding Officer explained later, one half of the station did
not know what the other half was doing!
正如指挥官后来解释的那样，基地的这半边不知道那半边正在干什么！
Lesson 92
Asking for trouble
自找麻烦
I immediately regretted answering in the way I did, but I said, 'I enjoy
cleaning windows at night.'
我回答了他的话，但马上又后悔不该那样说，我是这样说的：“我喜欢在夜里
擦窗子。”
Lesson 93
A noble gift
崇高的礼物
The site chosen was an island at the entrance of New York Harbour.
场地选在了纽约港入口处的一个岛上。
The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework
which had been especially constructed by Eiffel.
雕像的主体是用铜制成的，由艾菲尔特制的金属框架支撑着。
Lesson 94
Future champions
未来的冠军
Experiments have proved that children can be instructed in swimming
at a very early age.
实验证明，儿童在很小的时候就可以开始学习游泳。
Some children can cover the whole length of the pool without coming
up for breath even once.
有些孩子能够跑完游泳池的全长而不用露出水面换气。
Lesson 95
A fantasy
纯属虚构
Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time. If I had been, I would not
have been able to get home for lunch.'
幸亏我当时没戴帽子。如果真戴着它，我现在就不能回家来吃午饭了。”
Lesson 96
The dead return
亡灵返乡
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.
一大早，人们便把为死者摆放的食品扔进河中或海里，因为人们认为活着的人
吃了这些东西是不吉利的。

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