新概念英语二册第一课

Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音,然后回答以下问题.
Why did the writer complain to the people behind him?
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 can't hear a word!' I said angrily.
'It's none of your business,' the young man said rudely.'This is a private conversation!'
private adj.私人的
conversation n.谈话
theatre n.剧场,戏院
seat n.座位
play n.戏
loudly adv.大声地
angry adj.生气的
angrily adv.生气地
attention n.注意
bear v.容忍
business n.事
rudely adv.无礼地,粗鲁地
上星期我去看戏.我的座位很好,戏很有意思,但我却无法欣赏.一青年男子与一青年女子坐在我的身后,大声地说着话.我非常生气,因为我听不见演员在说什么.我回过头去怒视着那一男一女,他们却毫不理会.最后,我忍不住了,又一次回过头去,生气地说：“我一个字也听不见了!”
“不关你的事,”那男的毫不客气地说,“这是私人间的谈话!”

Because they were talking so loudly that the writer can't hear actors clearly.

Because they were talking so loudly that the writer can't hear actors clearly.