概念英语第二册课本单词音标.doc

.\ 课文1 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 cant hear a word! I said angrily.Its none of your business, the young man said rudely.This is a private conversation! Lesson 1 1 private [praivit] a.私人的 2 conversation [kɔnvəseiʃən] n.谈话 3 theatre [θiətə] n.剧场，戏院 4 seat [si:t] n.座位 5 play [plei] n.戏 6 loudly [laudli] ad.大声地 7 angry [ŋgri] a.生气的 8 angrily [ŋgrili] ad.生气地 9 attention [ətenʃən] n.注意 10 bear [beə] v.容忍 11 business [biznis] n.事 12 rudely [ru:dli] ad.无礼地，粗鲁地 课文2 早餐还是午餐？ 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. Its raining again.Just then, the telephone rang.It was my aunt Lucy.Ive just arrived by train, she said. Im coming to see you.But Im still having breakfast, I said.What are you doing? she asked.Im having breakfast, I repeated.Dear me, she said. Do you always get up so late? Its one oclock! Lesson 2 1 until [əntil, ʌntil] prep.直到 2 outside [autsaid] ad.外面 3 ring [riŋ] v.(铃、电话等)响 4 aunt [ɑ:nt] n.姑，姨，婶，舅妈 5 repeat [ripi:t] v.重复 课文3 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 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 3 1 send [send] v.寄，送 2 postcard [pəustkɑ:d] n.明信片 3 spoil [spɔil] v.使索然无味，损坏 4 museum[mju:ziəm] n.博物馆 5 public [pʌblik] a.公共的 6 friendly [frendli] a.友好的 7 waiter [weitə] n.服务员，招待员 8 lend [lend] v.借给 9 decision [disiʒən] n.决定 10 whole [həul] a.整个的 11 single [siŋgəl] a.唯一的，单一的 课文4 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 4 1 exciting [iksaitiŋ] a.令人兴奋的 2 receive [risi:v] v.接受，收到 3 firm [fə:m] n.商行，公司 4 different [difrənt] a.不同的 5 centre [sentə] n.中心 6 abroad [əbrɔ:d] ad.在国外 课文5 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. Lesson 5 1 pigeon [pidʒin] n.鸽子 2 message [mesidʒ] n.信息 3 over [əuvə] v.越过 4 distance [distəns] n.距离 5 request [rikwest] n.要求，请求 6 spare [speə] 备件 7 service [sə:vis] n.业务，服务 课文6 珀西.巴斯顿 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 6 1 beggar [begə] n.乞丐 2 food [fu:d] n.食物 3 pocket [pɔkit] n.衣服口袋 4 call [kɔ:l] v.拜访，光顾 课文7 为时太晚 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 7 1 detective [ditektiv] n.侦探 2 airport [eəpɔ:t] n.机场 3 expect [ikspekt] v.期待，等待 4 valuable [vljuəbəl, -jubəl] a.贵重的 5 parcel [pɑ:sl] n.包裹 6 diamond [daiəmənd] n.钻石 7 steal [sti:l] v.偷 8 main [mein] a.主要的 9 airfield [eəfi:ld] n.飞机起落的场地 10 guard [gɑ:d] n.警戒，守卫 11 precious [preʃəs] a.珍贵的 12 stone [stəun] n.石子 13 sand [snd] n.沙子 课文8 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 Friths garden is larger than Joes.Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables,but Joes 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 8 1 competition [ˌkɔmpitiʃən] n.比赛,竞赛 2 neat [ni:t] a.整齐的，整洁的 3 path [pɑ:θ] n.小路，小径 4 wooden [wudn] a.木头的 5 pool [pu:l] n.水池 课文9 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. Its 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 9 1 welcome [welkəm] n.欢迎 v.欢迎 2 crowd [kraud] n.人群 3 gather [geə] v.聚集 4 hand [hnd] n.(表或机器的)指针 5 shout [ʃaut] v.喊叫 6 refuse [rifju:z, rifju:s] v.拒绝 7 laugh [lɑ:f] v.笑 课文10 不适于演奏爵士乐 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 fathers. Lesson 10 1 jazz [dʒz] n.爵士音乐 2 musical [mju:zikəl] a.音乐的 3 instrument [instrumənt] n.乐器 4 clavichord [klvikɔ:d] n.古钢琴 5 recently [ri:səntli] ad.最近 6 damage [dmidʒ] v.损坏 7 key [ki:] n.琴键 8 string [striŋ] n.(乐器的)弦 9 shock [ʃɔk, ʃɑk] v.使不悦或生气，震惊 10 allow [əlau] v.允许，让 11 touch [tʌtʃ] v.触摸 课文11 礼尚往来 I was having dinner at a restaurant when Tony Steele came in.Tony worked in a lawyers 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.Tony 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, Tony said, so now you can pay for my dinner! Lesson 11 1 turn [tə:n] n.行为，举止 2 deserve [dizə:v] v.应得到，值得 3 lawyer [lɔ:jə] n.律师 4 bank [bŋk] n.银行 5 salary [sləri] n.工资 6 immediately [imi:diətli] ad.立刻 课文12 再见，一路顺风 Our ncighbour, 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 oclock 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 12 1 luck [lʌk] n.运气，幸运 2 captain [kptin] n.船长 3 sail [seil] v.航行 4 harbour [ha:bə] n.港口 5 proud [praud] a.自豪 6 important [impɔ:tənt] a.重要的 课文13 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 the mat 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 13 1 group [gru:p] n.小组，团体 2 pop singer 流行歌手 3 club [klʌb] n.俱乐部 4 performance [pəfɔ:məns] n.演出 5 occasion [əkeiʒən] n.场合 课文14 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 14 1 amusing [əmju:ziŋ] a.好笑的，有趣的 2 experience [ikspiəriəns] n.经历 3 wave [weiv] v.招手 4 lift [lift] n.搭便车 5 reply [riplai] v.回答 6 language [lŋgwidʒ] n.语言 7 journey [dʒə:ni] n.旅行 课文15 佳音 The secretary told me that Mr Harms worth 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.Dont interrupt, he Said.Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra &100 a year! Lesson 15 1 secretary [sekrətəri, -teri] n.秘书 2 nervous [nə:vəs] a.精神紧张的 3 afford [əfɔ:d] v.负担得起 4 weak [wi:k] a.弱的 5 interrupt [ˌintərʌpt] v.插话，打断 课文16 彬彬有礼的要求 If you park your car in the wrong place, atraffic 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 can not fail to obey it! Lesson 16 1 park [pɑ:k] v.停放(汽车) 2 traffic [trfik] n.交通 3 ticket [tikit] n.交通法规罚款单 4 note [nəut] n.便条 5 area [eəriə] n.地点 6 sign [sain] n.指示牌 7 reminder [rimaində] n.指示 8 fail [feil] v.无视，忘记 9 obey [əbei] v.服从 课文17 青春常驻 My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five years old. In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, My dear, it must be terrible to be grown up! Lesson 17 1 appear [əpiə] v.登场，扮演 2 stage [steidʒ] n.舞台 3 bright [brait] a.鲜艳的 4 stocking [stɔkiŋ] n.(女用)长筒袜 5 sock [sɔk] n.短袜 lesson18 He often does this! 他经常干这种事！ After I had had lunch at a village inn, I looked for my bag. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasnt there ! As I was looking for it, the inn-keeper came in. Did you have a good meal ? he asked. Yes, thank you, I answered, but I cant pay the bill. I havent got my bag. The inn-keeper smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. Im very sorry, he said My dog had taken it into the garden. He often does this. Lesson 18 1 pub [pʌb] n.小酒店 2 landlord [lndlɔ:d] n.店主 3 bill [bil] n.帐单 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 The play may begin at any moment, I said. It may have begun already, Susan answered. I hurried to the ticket-office. May I have two tickets please ? I asked. Im sorry, weve sold out, the girl said. What a pity! Susan exclaimed. Just then, a man hurried to the ticket-office. Can I return these two tickets? he asked. Certainly, the girl said. Could I have those two tickets please ? I asked. Certainly, the girl said, but they are for next Wednesdays performance. I might as well have them, I said sadly. Lesson 19 1 hurry [hʌri] v.匆忙 2 ticket office 售票处 3 pity[piti] n.令人遗憾的事 4 exclaim [ikskleim] v.大声说 5 return [ritə:n] v.退回 6 sadly [sdli] ad.悲哀地，丧气地 Lesson20 One man in a boat 独坐孤舟 Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything-not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. You must give up fishing! my friends say. Its a waste of time. But they dont realize one important thing. Im not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all ! Lesson 20 1catch [ktʃ] v.抓到 2fisherman[fiʃəmən] n.钓鱼人，渔民 3boot [bu:t] n.靴子 4waste [weist] n.浪费 5realize [riəlaiz] v.意识到 Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是疯了？ Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built during the war, 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. I am one of the few people left. So