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— PAGE \* Arabic 1 — 新概念英语第二册原文1-10 1. A Private Conversation  Q: 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 them 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!’  1 private [praivit] a.私人的  2 conversation [k?nv?sei??n] n.谈话  3 theatre [θi?t?] n.剧场，戏院  4 seat [si:t] n.座位  5 play [plei] n.戏  6 loudly [laudli] ad.大声地  7 angry [??gri] a.生气的8 angrily [??grili] ad.生气地  9 attention [?ten??n] n.注意10 bear [be?] v.容忍  11 business [biznis] n.事12 rudely [ru:dli] ad.无礼地，粗鲁地  2.Breakfast or Lunch?  Q: Why was the writers aunt surprised?  It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. ‘What a day! ’ I thought. ‘It’s raining again. ’ Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. ‘I’ve just arrived by train,’ she said. ‘I’m coming to see you.’ ‘But I’m still having breakfast,’ I said. ‘What are you doing?’ she asked. ‘I’m having breakfast,’ I repeated. ‘Dear me!’ she said. ‘Do you always get up so late? It’s one o’clock!’  1 until [?ntil, ?ntil] prep.直到  2 outside [autsaid] ad.外面  3 ring [ri?] v.(铃、电话等)响  4 aunt [ɑ:nt] n.姑，姨，婶，舅妈  5 repeat [ripi:t] v.重复  3.Please Send Me a Card  Q: How many cards did the writer send?  Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in the public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he lends me a book. I