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New Concept English II - 32 (1/2/09)
(2009-01-02 09:40:38)

Shoppingmadeeasy
Peoplearenotsohonestastheyoncewere.Thetemptationtostealisgreaterthaneverbefore--especiallyinlargeshops.Adetectiverecentlywatchedawell-dressedwomanwhoalwayswentintoalargestoreonMondaymornings.OneMonday,therewerefewerpeopleintheshopthanusualwhenthewomancamein,soitwaseasierforthedetectivetowatchher.Thewomanfirstboughtafewsmallarticles.Afteralittletime,shechoseoneofthemostexp...[阅读全文]
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New Concept English II - 31 (12/31/08)
(2008-12-31 09:04:57)

Lesson31
Successstory
YesterdayafternoonFrankHawkinswastellingmeabouthis
experiencesasayoungman.Beforeheretired,Frankwasthe
headofaverylargebusinesscompany,butasaboyheusedto
workinasmallshop.Itwashisjobtorepairbicyclesandat
thattimeheusedtoworkfourteenhoursaday.Hesavedmoney
foryearsandin1958heboughtasmallworkshopofhisown.
InhistwentiesFrankusedtomakesparepartsf...[阅读全文]
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New Concept English II - 30 (12/30/2008)
(2008-12-30 10:05:34)

Footballorpolo?
TheWayleisasmallriverthatcutsacrossthepark
nearmyhome.IlikesittingbytheWayleonfine
afternoons.ItwaswarmlastSunday,soIwentandsat
ontheriverbankasusual.Somechildrenwereplaying
gamesonthebankandthereweresomepeoplerowingon
theriver.Suddenly,oneofthechildrenkickedaball
veryhardanditwenttowardsapassingboat.Some
peopleonthebankcalledouttothemanintheboa...[阅读全文]
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New Concept English II - 24 (12/23/2008)
(2008-12-29 08:28:21)

Itcouldbeworse
Ienteredthehotelmanager'sofficeandsatdown.
Ihadjustlost$50andIfeltveryupset.'Ileft
themoneyinmyroom,'Isaid,'andit'snotthere
now.'Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddo
nothing.'Everyone'slosingmoneythesedays,'he
said.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswicked
worldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.A
girlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.It
contained$50...[阅读全文]
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New Concept English II - 27 (12/27/2008)
(2008-12-29 08:28:07)

Lesson27
Awetnight
Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentin
themiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,they
cookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungry
andthefoodsmelledgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,they
toldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsome
timelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredso
theyputoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Their
sleepingbagswerewarmandcomforta...[阅读全文]
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New Concept English II - 29 (12/29/2008)
(2008-12-29 08:24:11)

Taxi!
CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The'taxi'isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda'PilatusPorter'.Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett'sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflown...[阅读全文]
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New Concept English II - 28 (12/28/2008)
(2008-12-29 08:23:42)

Lesson28
Noparking
JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelieves
inancientmyths.hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthe
city,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtrouble
withcarsandtheirowners.Whenhereturnshomeat
night,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacar
outsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenable
togethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasper
hasputup'NoParking'signsoutside...[阅读全文]
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回复：Good work, eyeyey!
(2008-12-27 08:18:24)
Thanksforthecomments,BeijingNo.2#.TheyaredifferentfrommythoughtsandIappreciatethem.
HerearewhatIthoughtaboutpracticesandtheyareopentodiscussion.
1.Muscles.Duringmytraining,mytutorsaid"speakasslowlyaspossibletobuildupthemuscles".Alotoftime,IthinkIpronouncedwiththerightway,thesoundwasstillweirdbecauseoftheweakmuscles.Whenthemusclesarestrongenough,thesoundwouldbecomenaturalwhentherightpronunc...[阅读全文]
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New Concept English II - 26 (12/26/2008)
(2008-12-27 08:13:16)

Thebestartcritics
IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Many
peoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.They
alwaystellyouwhatapictureis'about'.Ofcourse,
manypicturesarenot'about'anything.Theyarejust
prettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwe
likeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoung
childrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthan
anyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysi...[阅读全文]
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New Concept English II - 25 (12/25/2008)
(2008-12-25 11:41:06)

Lesson25
DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?
IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwas
big,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomy
hotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglish
verycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,
however,couldnotunderstandme.Irepeatedmy
questionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.he
answeredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly.
'Iamaforeigner,'Isai...[阅读全文]
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