新概念英语第2课文

　新概念英语第2册课文

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　31?Success?story

　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.?It?was?his?job?to?repair?bicycle?and?at?that?time?he?used?to?work?fourteen?hours?a?day.?He?saved?money?for?years?and?in?1958?he?bought?a?small?workshop?of?his?own.?In?his?twenties?Frank?used?to?make?spare?parts?for?aeroplanes.?At?that?time?he?had?two?helpers.?In?a?few?years?the?small?workshop?had?become?a?large?factory?which?employed?seven?hundred?and?twenty-eight?people.?Frank?smiled?when?he?remembered?his?hard?early?years?and?the?long?road?to?success.?He?was?still?smiling?when?the?door?opened?and?his?wife?came?in.?She?wanted?him?to?repair?their?grandson's?bicycle!

　32?Shopping?made?easy

　购物变得很方便

　People?are?not?so?honest?as?they?once?were.?The?temptation?to?steal? is?greater?than?ever?before?--?especially?in?large?shops.?A?detective?recently?watched?a?well-dressed?woman?who?always?went?into?a?large?store?on?Monday?mornings.?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.?The?woman?first?bought?a?few?small?articles.?After?a?little?time,?she?chose?one?of?the?most?expensive?dresses?in?the?shop?and?handed?it?to?an?assistant?who?wrapped?it?up?for?her?as?quickly?as?possible.?Then?the?woman?simply?took?the?parcel?and?walked?out?of?the?shop?without?paying.When?she?was?arrested,?the?detective?found?out?that?the?shop?assistant?was?her?daughter.?The?girl?'gave'?her?mother?a?free?dress?once?a?week!?

　33?Out?of?the?darkness?

　冲出黑暗

　Nearly?a?week?passed?before?the girl?was?able?to?explain?what?had?happened?to?her.?One?afternoon?she?set?out?from?the?coast?in?a?small?boat?and?was?caught?in?a?storm.?Towards?evening,?the?boat?struck?a?rock?and?the?girl?jumped?into?the?sea.?Then?she?swam?to?the?shore?after?spending?the?whole?night?in?the?water.?During?that?time?she?covered?a?distance?of?eight?miles.?Early?next?morning,?she?saw?a?light?ahead.?She?knew?she?was?near?the?shore?because?the?light?was?high?up?on?the?cliffs.?On?arriving?at?the?shore,?the?girl?struggled?up?the?cliff?towards?the?light?she?had?seen.?

　That?was?all?she?remembered.?When?she?woke?up?a?day?later,?she?found?herself?in?hospital.?

　34?Quick?work

　破案“神速”

　Dan?Robinson?has?been?worried?all?week.?Last?Tuesday?he?received?a?letter?from?the?local?police.?In?the?letter?he?was?asked?to?call?at?the?station.?Dan?wondered?why?he?was?wanted?by?the?police,?but?he?went?to?the?station?yesterday?and?now?he?is?not?worried?anymore.?At?the?station,?he?was?told?by?a?smiling?policeman?that?his?bicycle?had?been?found.?Five?days?ago,?the?policeman?told?him,?the?bicycle?was?picked?up?in?a?small?village?four?hundred?miles?away.?It?is?now?being?sent?to?his?home?by?train.?Dan?was?most?surprised?when?he?heard?the?news.?He?was?amused?too,?because?he?never?expected?the?bicycle?to?be?found.?It?was?stolen?twenty?years?ago?when?Dan?was?a?boy?of?fifteen!

　35?Stop?thief!

　捉贼！Roy?Trenton?used?to?drive?a?taxi.?A?short?while?ago,?however,?he?became?a?bus?driver?and?he?has?not?regretted?it.?He?is?finding?his?new? work?far?more?exciting.?When?he?was?driving?along?Catford?Street?recently,?he?saw?two?thieves?rush?out?of?a?shop?and?run?towards?a?waiting?car.?One?of?them?was?carrying?a?bag?full?of?money.?Roy? acted?quickly?and?drove?the?bus?straight?at?the?thieves.?The?one?with?the?money?got?such?a?fright?that?he?dropped?the?bag.?As?the?thieves?were?trying?to?get?away?in?their?car,?Roy?drove?his?bus?into?the?back?of?it.?While?the?battered?car?was?moving?away,?Roy?stopped?his?bus?and?telephoned?the?police.?The?thieves'?car?was?badly?damaged?and?easy?to?recognize.?Shortly?afterwards,?the?police?stopped?the?car?and?both?men?were?arrested.?

　36?Across?the?Channel

　横渡海峡

　Debbie?Hart?is?going?to?swim?across?the?English?Channel?tomorrow.?She?is?going?to?set?out?from?the?French?coast?at?fiveo'clock?in?the?morning.? Debbie?is?only?eleven?years?old?and?she?hopes?to?set?up?a?new?world?record.?She?is?a?strong?swimmer?and?many?people?feel?that?she?is?sure?to?succeed.?Debbie's?father?will?set?out?with?her?in?a?small?boat.?Mr.?Hart?has?trained?his?daughter?for?years.?Tomorrow?he?will?be?watching?her?anxiously?as?she?swims?the?long?distance?to?England.?Debbie?intends?to?take?short?rests?every?two?hours.?She?will?have?something?to?drink?but?she?will?not?eat?any?solid?food.?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.?

　37?The?Olympic?Games

　奥林匹克运动会

　The?Olympic?Games?will?be?held?in?our?country?in?four?years'?time.?As?a?great?many?people?will?be?visiting?the?country,?the?government?will?be?building?new?hotels,?an?immense?stadium,?and?a?new?Olympic-standard?swimming?pool.?They?will?also?be?building?new?roads?and?a?special?railway?line.?The?Games?will?be?held?just?outside?the?capital?and?the?whole?area?will?be?called?'Olympic?City'.?Workers?will?have?completed?the?new?roads?by?the?end?of?this?year.?By?the?end?of?next?year,?they?will?have?finished?work on the?new?stadium.?The?fantastic?

　modern?buildings?have?been?designed?by?Kurt?Gunter.?Everybody?will?be?watching?anxiously?as?the?new?buildings?go?up.?We?

　are?all?very?excited?and?are?looking?forward?to?the?Olympic?Games?because?they?have?never?been?held?before?in?this?country.?

　38?Everything?except?the?weather

　唯独没有考虑到天气

　My?old?friend,?Harrison,?had?lived?in?the?Mediterranean?for?many?years?before?he?returned?to?England.?He?had?often?dreamed?of?retiring?in?England?and?had?planned?to?settle?down?in?the?country.?He?had?no?sooner?returned?than?he?bought?a?house?and?went?to?live?there.?Almost?immediately?he?began?to?complain?about?the?weather,?for?even?though?it?was?still?summer,?it?rained?continually?and?it?was?often?bitterly?cold.?After?so?many?years?of?sunshine,?Harrison?got?a?shock.?

　He?acted?as?if?he?had?never?lived?in?England?before.?In?the?end,?it?was?more?than?he?could?bear.?

　He?had?hardly?had?time?to?settle?down?when?he?sold?the?house?and?left?the?country.?The?dream?he?had?had?for?so?many?years?ended?there.?Harrison?had?thought?of?everything?except?the?weather.?

　39?Am?I?all?right?

　我是否痊愈？

　While?John?Gilbert?was?in?hospital,?he?asked?his?doctor?to?tell?him?whether?his?operation?had?been?successful,?but?the?doctor?refused?to?do?so.?The?following?day,?the?patient?asked?for?a?bedside?telephone.?When?he?was?alone,?he?telephoned?the?hospital?exchange?and?asked?for?Doctor?Millington.?When?the?doctor?answered?the?phone,?Mr.?Gilbert?said?he?was?inquiring?about?a?certain?patient,?a?Mr.?John?Gilbert.?He?asked?if?Mr.?Gilbert's?operation?had?been?successful?and?the?doctor?told?him?that?it?had?been.?He?then?asked?when?Mr.?Gilbert?would?be?allowed?to?go?home?and?the?doctor?told?him?that?he?would?have?to?stay?in?hosptial?for?another?two?weeks.?Then?Dr.?Millington?asked?the?caller?if?he?was a?relative?of?the?

　patient.?'No,'?the?patient?answered,?'I?am?Mr.?John?Gilber

　新概念英语第2册课文

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　While?John?Gilbert?was?in?hospital,?he?asked?his?doctor?to?tell?him?whether?his?operation?had?been?successful,?but?the?doctor?refused?to?do?so.?The?following?day,?the?patient?asked?for?a?bedside?telephone.?

　When?he?was?alone,?he?telephoned?the?hospital?exchange?and?asked?for?

　Doctor?

　Millington.?When?the?doctor?answered?the?phone,?Mr.?Gilbert?said?he?was?inquiring?about?a?certain?patient,?a?Mr.?John?Gilbert.?He?asked?if?Mr.?Gilbert's?operation?had?been?successful?and?the?doctor?told?him?that?it?had?been.?He?then?asked?when?Mr.?Gilbert?would?be?allowed?to?go?home?and?the?doctor?told?him?that?he?would?have?to?stay?in?hosptial?for?another?two?weeks.?Then?Dr.?Millington?asked?the?caller?if?he?was?a?relative?of?the?patient.?'No,'?the?patient?answered,?'I?am?Mr.?John?Gilbert.'?

　40?Food?and?talk

　进餐与交谈

　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!"?

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　carried out; 4) for spring hangers (included simple spring, hangers and constant support hangers) it should also be recognized as setting and locking of loads. 5) check the surface quality, folded layering and without cracks, rust and other defects. 5) after completion of the test and control drawing number one by one, by series baled. Color alloy steel parts, the parts marking installation location and rotation about the direction you want. 7.3.14. hangers installation hanger layout a. a clear design of hanger should be installed strictly in accordance with the drawings and designs shall not be installed wrong, missing, etc. B. own arrangement of piping support and hanger set and selection should be based on comprehensive analysis of general layout of piping systems; cold installation of steam pipe with particular attention reserved for compensation of thermal expansion displacement and orientation. C. support systems should be rational to withstand pipe loads, static load and incidental load; reasonable piping displacement; guaranteed under various conditions, stress are within the allowed range. Strength, stiffness, and meet requirements to prevent vibration and soothing water, without affecting the adjacent equipment maintenance and other piping installation and expansion. D. equipment connected to the interface to meet pipeline thrust (torque) limit requirements; increase the stability of piping systems to prevent pipeline ... C. welding elbow should be not less than 1.5 times the pipe diameter. D. Press elbow should be not smaller than the outside diameter of the pipe.

　carried out; 4) for spring hangers (included simple spring, hangers and constant support hangers) it should also be recognized as setting and locking of loads. 5) check the surface quality, folded layering and without cracks, rust and other defects. 5) after completion of the test and control drawing number one by one, by series baled. Color alloy steel parts, the parts marking installation location and rotation about the direction you want. 7.3.14. hangers installation hanger layout a. a clear design of hanger should be installed strictly in accordance with the drawings and designs shall not be installed wrong, missing, etc. B. own arrangement of piping support and hanger set and selection should be based on comprehensive analysis of general layout of piping systems; cold installation of steam pipe with particular attention reserved for compensation of thermal expansion displacement and orientation. C. support systems should be rational to withstand pipe loads, static load and incidental load; reasonable piping displacement; guaranteed under various conditions, stress are within the allowed range. Strength, stiffness, and meet requirements to prevent vibration and soothing water, without affecting the adjacent equipment maintenance and other piping installation and expansion. D. equipment connected to the interface to meet pipeline thrust (torque) limit requirements; increase the stability of piping systems to prevent pipeline ... C. welding elbow should be not less than 1.5 times the pipe diameter. D. Press elbow should be not smaller than the outside diameter of the pipe.

　carried out; 4) for spring hangers (included simple spring, hangers and constant support hangers) it should also be recognized as setting and locking of loads. 5) check the surface quality, folded layering and without cracks, rust and other defects. 5) after completion of the test and control drawing number one by one, by series baled. Color alloy steel parts, the parts marking installation location and rotation about the direction you want. 7.3.14. hangers installation hanger layout a. a clear design of hanger should be installed strictly in accordance with the drawings and designs shall not be installed wrong, missing, etc. B. own arrangement of piping support and hanger set and selection should be based on comprehensive analysis of general layout of piping systems; cold installation of steam pipe with particular attention reserved for compensation of thermal expansion displacement and orientation. C. support systems should be rational to withstand pipe loads, static load and incidental load; reasonable piping displacement; guaranteed under various conditions, stress are within the allowed range. Strength, stiffness, and meet requirements to prevent vibration and soothing water, without affecting the adjacent equipment maintenance and other piping installation and expansion. D. equipment connected to the interface to meet pipeline thrust (torque) limit requirements; increase the stability of piping systems to prevent pipeline ... C. welding elbow should be not less than 1.5 times the pipe diameter. D. Press elbow should be not smaller than the outside diameter of the pipe.