新概念英语第二册课文翻译及词汇Lesson37~39

新概念英语第⼆册课⽂翻译及词汇Lesson37

　　【课⽂】

　　First listen and then answer the question.

　　听录⾳，然后回答以下问题。

　　When was the last time this country hosted the Olympic Games?

　　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 willalso be building new roads and a special railway line. The Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole areawill be called 'Olympic City'. Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year. By the end of next year, theywill have finished work on the new stadium. The fantastic modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter. Everybodywill be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up. We are all very excited and are looking forward to the Olympic Gamesbecause they have never been held before in this country.

　　【课⽂翻译】

　　4年以后，奥林匹克运动会将在我们国家举⾏。由于将有⼤批的⼈到我们国家来，所以准备建造⼀些新的饭店、⼀个⼤型体育场和⼀个新的奥运会标准游泳池。他们还将修筑⼀些新的道路和⼀条铁路专线。奥运会就在⾸都市郊举办，整个地区将被称作“奥林匹克城”。⼯⼈们将在今年年底前把新路铺好;到明年年底，他们将把新体育场建成。这些巨⼤的现代化建筑是由库尔特.冈特设计的。⼤家都将急切地注视着新建筑的建成。我们都⾮常激动，盼望着奥运会的到来，因为在这个国家⾥还从未举办过奥运会。

　　【⽣词和短语】

　　Olympic adj. 奥林匹克的

　　hold v. 召开

　　government n.

　　immense adj. 巨⼤的

　　stadium n. 露天体育场

　　standard n. 标准

　　capital n. ⾸都

　　fantastic adj. 巨⼤的

　　design v. 设计

新概念英语第⼆册课⽂翻译及词汇Lesson38

　　【课⽂】

　　First listen and then answer the question.

　　听录⾳，然后回答以下问题。

　　Why did Harrison sell his house so quickly?

　　My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England. He had oftendreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country. He had no sooner returned than he bought ahouse 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 actedas 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 downwhen he sold the house and left the country. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrison had thought ofeverything except the weather.

　　【课⽂翻译】

　　我的⽼朋友哈⾥森在回到英国以前曾多年居住在地中海地区。过去他常幻想退休后到英国，并计划在乡间安顿下来。他刚⼀回到英国便买下了⼀幢房⼦住了进去。但紧接着他就开始抱怨那⾥的天⽓了。因为即使那时仍为夏季，但⾬总是下个不停，⽽且常常冷得厉害。在阳光下⽣活了那么多年的哈⾥森对此感到惊奇。他的举动就好像他从未在英国⽣活过⼀样。最后，他再也忍受不住，还没等安顿下来就卖掉了房⼦，离开了这个国家。他多年来的幻想从此破灭。哈⾥森把每件事情都考虑到了，唯独没想到天⽓。

　　【⽣词和短语】

　　except prep. 除了

　　Mediterranean n. 地中海

　　complain v. 抱怨

　　continually adv. 不断地

　　bitterly adv. 刺⾻地

　　sunshine n. 阳光

新概念英语第⼆册课⽂翻译及词汇Lesson39

　　【课⽂】

　　First listen and then answer the question.

　　听录⾳，然后回答以下问题。

　　Why did Mr. Gilbert telephone Dr. Millington?

　　While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been successful, but thedoctor refused to do so. The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone. When he was alone, he telephoned thehospital exchange and asked for Doctor Millington. When the doctor answered the phone, Mr. Gilbert said he was inquiringabout a certain patient, a Mr. John Gilbert. He asked if Mr. Gilbert's operation had been successful and the doctor told himthat it had been. He then asked when Mr. Gilbert would be allowed to go home and the doctor told him that he would have tostay in hosptial for another two weeks. Then Dr. Millington asked the caller if he was a relative of the patient. 'No,' the patientanswered, 'I am Mr. John Gilbert.'

　　【课⽂翻译】

　　当约翰.吉尔伯特住院的时候，他问医⽣他的⼿术是否成功，但医⽣拒绝告诉他。第⼆天，这位病⼈要了⼀部床头电话。当房⾥只剩他⼀个⼈时，他挂通了医院的交换台，要求与⽶灵顿医⽣讲话。当这位医⽣接过电话时，吉尔伯特先⽣说他想询问⼀个病⼈的情况，是⼀位名叫约翰.吉尔伯特的先⽣。他问吉尔伯特先⽣的⼿术中否成功，医⽣告诉他⼿术很成功。然后他⼜问吉尔伯特先⽣什么时候可以回家，医⽣说他在医院还必须再住上两个星期。之后，⽶灵顿医⽣问打电话的⼈是否是病⼈的亲属。“不是，”病⼈回答说，“我就是约翰.吉尔伯特先⽣。”

　　【⽣词和短语】

　　operation n. ⼿术

　　successful adj. 成功的

　　following adj. 下⼀个

　　patient n. 病⼈

　　alone adj. 独⾃的

　　exchange n. (电话的)交换台

　　inquire v. 询问，打听

　　certain adj. 某个

　　caller n. 打电话的⼈

　　relative n. 亲戚