新概念英语第二册 Unit 1 (Lesson 1 ~ 24)

Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话
Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐还是午餐？
Lesson 3 Please send me a card 请给我寄一张明信片
Lesson 4 An exciting trip 激动人心的旅行
Lesson 5 No wrong numbers 无错号之虞
Lesson 6 Percy Buttons 珀西?巴顿斯
Lesson 7 Too late 为时太晚
Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的
Lesson 9 A cold welcome 冷遇
Lesson 10 Not for jazz 不适于演奏爵士乐
Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 礼尚往来
Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再见，一路顺风
Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys绿林少年
Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你会讲英语吗？
Lesson 15 Good news 佳音
Lesson 16 A polite request 彬彬有礼的要求
Lesson 17 Always young 青春常驻
Lesson 18 He often does this! 他经常干这种事！
Lesson 19 Sold out 票已售完
Lesson 20 One man in a boat 独坐孤舟
Lesson 21 Mad or not? 是不是疯了？
Lesson 22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封
Lesson 23 A new house 新居
Lesson 24 It could be worse 不幸中之万幸

Lesson 19

Sold out
票已售完

First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。

When will the writer see the play?

‘The play may begin at any moment,’ I said.
‘It may have begun already,’ Susan answered.
I hurried to the ticket office. ‘May I have two tickets please?’ I asked.
‘I’m sorry, we’ve sold out,’ the girl said.
‘What a pity!’ Susan exclaimed.
Just then, a man hurried to the ticket office.
‘Can I return these two tickets?’ he asked.
‘Certainly,’ the girl said.
I went back to the ticket office at once.
‘Could I have those two tickets please?’ I asked.
‘Certainly,’ the girl said, ‘but they’re for next Wednesday’s performance. Do you still want them?’
‘I might as well have them,’ I said sadly.

生词和短语 New words and expressions

hurry v. 匆忙
ticket office 售票处
pity n. 令人遗憾的事
exclaim v. 大声说
return v. 退回
sadly adv. 悲哀地，丧气地

参考译文 Translation

“剧马上就要开演了，”我说。
“也许已经开演了呢，”苏珊回答说。
我匆匆赶到售票处，问：“我可以买两张票吗？”
“对不起，票已售完。”那位姑娘说。
“真可惜！”苏珊大声说。
正在这时，一个男子匆匆奔向售票处。
“我可以退掉这两张票吗？”他问。
“当然可以，”那姑娘说。
我马上又回到售票处。
“我可以买那两张票吗？”我问。
“当然可以，不过这两张票是下星期三的，您是否还要呢？”
“我还是买下的好，”我垂头丧气地说。