新概念英语第二册19-38课原文

　19 Soldout 票已售完
　　'The playmay begin at any moment,' I said.
　　'It mayhave begun already,' Susan answered.
　　I hurriedto the ticket office. 'May I have two tickets please?' I asked.

　　'I'msorry, we've sold out,' the girl said.
　　'What apity!' Susan exclaimed.
　　Just then,a man hurried to the ticket office.
　　'Can Ireturn these two tickets?' he asked.
　　'Certainly,'the girl said.
　　I wentback to the ticket office at once.
　　'Could Ihave those two tickets please?' I asked.
　　'Certainly,'the girl said, 'but they're for next Wednesday's performance. Do you still
　　wantthem?'
　　'I mightas well have them,' I said sadly.

　　20 One manin a boat 独坐孤舟
　　Fishing ismy favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this
　　does notworry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old
　　boots andrubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything -- not even old boots.After
　　havingspent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. 'Youmust
　　give upfishing!' my friends say. 'It's a waste of time.' But they don't realize oneimportant
　　thing. I'mnot really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat anddoing
　　nothing atall!

　　21 Mad ornot?是不是疯了
　　Aeroplanesare slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be
　　heardnight and day. The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it couldnot be
　　used then.Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been
　　drivenaway from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. SometimesI
　　think thishouse will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum
　　of moneyto go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and
　　they areprobably right.

　　22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封
　　Mydaughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own agein
　　Holland. Last year, we were travelling acrossthe Channel and Jane put a piece of paper
　　with hername and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. Shenever
　　thought ofit again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both
　　girlswrite to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the postoffice.Letterswill cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.

　　23 A new house 新居
　　I had aletter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she saidthat
　　she wouldcome to Englandnext year. If she comes, she will get a surprise. We are now
　　living ina beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before my sisterleft.
　　The housewas completed five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could staywith
　　us. Thehouse has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern
　　house, soit looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in thedistrict.

　　24 Ifcould be worse 不幸中之万幸
　　I enteredthe hotel manager's office and sat down. I had just lost $50 and I felt very
　　upset. 'Ileft the money in my room,' I said, 'and it's not there now.' The manager was
　　sympathetic,but he could do nothing. 'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said. He
　　started tocomplain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A
　　girl camein and put an envelope on his desk. It contained $50. 'I found this outsidethis
　　gentleman'sroom,' she said. 'Well,' I said to the manager, 'there is still some honesty in
　　thisworld!'

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