Give me the text of new concept 2.

Breakfast or lunch?

Breakfast or lunch?

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First listen and then answer the question.

Why is the writer's aunt surprised?

It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time. I got up very late last Sunday. I looked out of the window. It is dark outside. What a nice day! I thought. It is raining again. Just then, the telephone rang. It's my aunt Lucy. I just arrived by train,' she said. I'll come to see you right away. '

"But I'm still having breakfast," I said.

"What are you doing?" she asked.

"I'm having breakfast," I repeated.

"Good heavens," she said. Do you always get up so late? "It's one o'clock!"

New words and phrases

Until ready. until

external

Ring the bell, call, etc. )

Auntie, auntie, auntie

Repeat v.

Reference translation

It was a Sunday, and I never get up early on Sundays. Sometimes I have to lie down until lunch. I got up very late last Sunday. I looked out of the window and it was dark outside. "Ghost weather!" I thought, "It's raining again." Just then, the telephone rang. This is my aunt Lucy. "I just got off the train," she said. "I came to see you."

"But I'm still having breakfast," I said.

"What are you doing?" She asked.

"I'm having breakfast," I said again.

"God," she said, "do you always get up so late? Now it is 1 point! "

Lesson 28

no parking

no parking

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First listen and then answer the question.

What's the problem with Jasper White?

Jasper White is one of the few people who believe in ancient myths. He just bought a new house in the city, but since he moved in, he has had a dispute with the car and its owner. When he comes home at night, he always finds a car parked outside his door. Therefore, he failed to drive his car into the garage once. Jasper has put up "No Parking" signs outside the gate, but these signs have no effect. Now he has put an ugly stone head on the gate. This is one of the ugliest faces I have ever seen. I asked him what it was, and he told me it was Medusa, the gorgon. Jasper hopes that she can turn cars and their owners into stones. But none of them have turned to stone yet!

New words and phrases

infrequent

Ancient

fairy tale

trouble

Result, effect

Medusa (three gorgons in ancient Greek mythology)

(in ancient Greek mythology) three gorgons (anyone who sees them will turn to stone)

Reference translation

Jasper White is one of the few people who believe in ancient myths. He just bought a new house in the city, but since he moved in, he has had friction with the car and the owner. When he comes home at night, he always finds someone parked outside his door. To this end, he didn't even drive his car into the garage once. Jasper once put up several "No Parking" signs outside the gate, but it didn't work. Now he has put an ugly stone head on the gate, which is one of the ugliest heads I have ever seen. I asked him what it was. He told me it was Medusa, the gorgon. Jasper wants her to turn cars and owners into stones. But so far, none of them have turned to stone!

Lesson 33

Out of Darkness

Rush out of the darkness

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First listen and then answer the question.

Why is that girl in hospital?

Nearly a week passed before the girl could explain what had happened to her. One afternoon, she set out from the coast by boat and was caught in a storm. In the evening, the boat hit a rock and the girl jumped into the sea. After staying in the water all night, she swam to the shore. During that time, she walked eight miles. The next morning, she saw a light ahead. She knew that she was close to the shore, because the light was on a high cliff. Arriving at the shore, the girl struggled to climb the cliff towards the light she saw. That's all she remembers. When she woke up the next day, she found herself in the hospital.

New words and phrases

Darkness.

Explain.

Coast.

Storm.

Get ready.

Rock and roll.

Coast, coast.

Light.

Forward.

Cliff.

Fight.

Hospital.

Reference translation

It was almost a week before the girl could tell her story. One afternoon, she set out from the coast by boat and was caught in a storm. When it was dark, the boat hit a rock and the girl jumped into the sea. She swam in the sea all night before reaching the shore. During that time, she swam eight miles. The next morning, she saw a light ahead and knew that she was close to the shore, because the light was on a high cliff. After reaching the shore, the girl climbed the cliff with difficulty in the direction of the light she saw. That's all she remembers. Woke up the next day, she found herself lying in the hospital.

Lesson 46

Expensive and uncomfortable

Expensive and painful

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First listen and then answer the question.

What did the man in this story do?

When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport, the workers began to unload many wooden boxes containing clothes. No one can explain why one of the boxes is particularly heavy. A worker suddenly thought of opening the box. He was surprised at his discovery. A man was lying on top of a pile of woo len goods in a box. He was so surprised at being found that he didn't even try to escape. After being arrested, the man admitted hiding in the box before the plane left London. He had a long and uncomfortable trip because he was locked in a wooden box for more than 18 hours. The man was ordered to pay $3,500 for the trip. The normal price of a ticket is 2000 dollars!

New words and phrases

unload

wooden

doggone

Happen.

Shocked; surprised

Heap, heap.

woolen

Commodity; goods

Found.

Admit.

Restriction; To enclose (a small space)

Normal, normal

Reference translation

When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport, the workers began to unload a batch of wooden boxes containing clothes. One of the boxes is heavy, but no one can figure out what is going on. Suddenly a worker thought of opening the box. What I saw surprised me. There is a man lying on a pile of woolen goods in the box. He was so surprised at being found that he didn't even try to escape. After being arrested, the man admitted that he hid in the box before the plane left London. He had a long and uncomfortable trip because he was locked in that wooden box for more than 18 hours. The man was ordered to pay 3500 pounds for the trip, while the normal fare was 2000 pounds!

Lesson 54

Sticky fingers

Sticky fingers

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First listen and then answer the question.

How many times was the author interrupted?

After breakfast, I sent the children to school and then went to the store. It was still early when I got home. The children are at school, my husband is at work, and the home is quiet. So I decided to make some meat pies. Soon, I was busy mixing butter and flour, and my hands were soon covered with sticky batter. Just then, the telephone rang. Nothing is more annoying than this. I picked up the receiver with two sticky fingers, and I was depressed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates. It took me ten minutes to persuade her to call back later. Finally I hung up the phone. What a mess! There is batter on my fingers, on the phone and on the doorknob. Hardly had I got back to the kitchen when the doorbell rang, loud enough to wake the dead. This time it's the postman. He wants me to sign for a registered letter!

New words and phrases

agglutinant

Fingers.

pie

Mixed v.

Pastry batter

Annoying

Receiver ['receiver] n.receiver; receiver

Disappointed, discouraged

Recognize, recognize

Persuade, persuade

farfetched

Handle knob

Sign v.

Registered mail

Reference translation

After breakfast, I sent my children to school and then went to the store. It was still early when I got home. The children are at school, the husband is at work, and the home is very quiet. So I decided to make some meat pies. Soon I was busy mixing butter and flour, and soon my hands were covered with sticky batter. Just then, the telephone rang. Nothing is more annoying than this. I picked up the receiver with two fingers covered with batter. I was very depressed when I recognized Helen Bates' voice. It took me 10 minutes to convince her to call again later. I finally hung up. That's terrible! There is batter on my fingers, on the phone and on the doorknob. Hardly had I got back to the kitchen when the doorbell rang again, loud enough to wake the dead. This time it's the postman. He asked me to sign for a registered letter!

Lesson 55

Not a gold mine

Not a gold mine

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First listen and then answer the question.

What did the team find?

Recently, the dream of finding the lost treasure has almost come true. A new machine called the "treasure finder" has been invented and used to detect the buried gold. This machine is used in a cave near the seaside, where pirates used to hide gold. Pirates usually bury gold in caves, but they fail to collect it. Armed with this new machine, a search party went into the cave, hoping to find the buried treasure. When the machine showed that there was gold underground, the captain was checking the soil near the hole. The party was very excited and dug a hole two people deep. They finally found a small gold coin that was almost worthless. Subsequently, the expedition searched the whole cave thoroughly, but found nothing except an empty iron suitcase. Nevertheless, many people believe that the "treasure finder" will soon find something valuable.

New words and phrases

gold

Mine.

Treasure.

Treasure detector

Invention; Invent.

Test v.

Bury.

Cave.

Seaside.

Pirates.

Arm v.

soil

Entrance; Entrance?

Finally.

jadish

Thoroughly

Trunk; suitcase

confident

Value; value

Reference translation

Recently, the dream of finding the missing treasure has almost come true. A new machine called "Treasure Hunt" has been invented and used to detect buried gold. This machine was used in a cave by the sea where pirates used to hide gold. Pirates used to bury gold in that hole, but they couldn't take it away later. An exploration team equipped with this new machine went into the cave, hoping to find the buried gold. When the captain was checking the soil near the hole, the machine showed that there was gold buried under it. The team members were very excited and dug a hole two feet deep on the spot, but in the end they found a small gold coin that was almost worthless. The team then searched the whole hole thoroughly, but found nothing except an empty tin suitcase. Nevertheless, many people still believe that "treasure hunters" will soon find something valuable.