New Concept English Two 4

听力口语是一起的，其中，受中国英语发音的影响，我们的听力识别度会很差，歪果仁发的地道英语，极有可能我们听不懂。这涉及到：自然拼读法的训练，还有纠音练习。当然，听简单的美剧的音频，然后练习是最好的。

新概念英语的音频在喜马拉雅搜索可得。建议每次把一篇课文听三次。

第一次盲听，自己在白纸做笔记

第二次一句一句细听，听完写出自己的意思，然后对比课文。

第三次重听，看是否听懂。

第四次回顾（在12小时以后，重新听一次）

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$课文7 为时太晚

66. The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.

飞机误点了，侦探们在机场等了整整一上午。

67. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.

他们正期待从南非来的一个装着钻石的贵重包裹。

68. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.

数小时以前，有人向警方报告，说有人企图偷走这些钻石。

69. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield.

当飞机到达时，一些侦探等候在主楼内，另一些侦探则守候在停机坪上。

70. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House.

有两个人把包裹拿下飞机，进了海关。

71. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel.

这时两个侦探把住门口，另外两个侦探打开了包裹。

72. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!

令他们吃惊的是，那珍贵的包裹里面装的全是石头和沙子！

$课文8 最好的和最差的

73. Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town.

乔.桑德斯拥有我们镇上最漂亮的花园。

74. Nearly everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year,

几乎每个人都参加每年举办的“最佳花园竞赛”，

75. but Joe wins every time.

而每次都是乔获胜。

76. Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's.

比尔.弗里斯的花园比乔的花园大，

77. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables,

他比乔也更为勤奋，种植的花卉和蔬菜也更多，

78. but Joe's garden is more interesting.

但乔的花园更富有情趣。

79. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool.

他修筑了一条条整洁的小路，并在一个池塘上架了一座小木桥。

80. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work.

我也喜欢花园，但我却不愿意辛勤劳动。

81. Every year I enter for the garden competition too,

每年的花园竞赛我也参加，

82. and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!

但总因是镇上最劣的花园而获得一个小奖！

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