新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)課文(全60課)

1、新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè) PAGE PAGE 81新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)（共 60 課）Lesson1 A puma at largePumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America.When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. However, as the evidence began to accu

2、mulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw a large cat only five yards away from her. It immediatel

3、y ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered（adj.被困得走投無(wú)路的）The search proved difficultfor the puma was often observed at one place in the morning and at another place twenty miles away in the eveningWherever it wentit left behind it

4、 a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits. Paw prints were seen in a number of places andpuma fur was found clinging to bushes. Several people complained of cat-like noises at night and a businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree. The experts were now fully convinced that the a

5、nimal was a puma, but where had it come from ? As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must havebeen in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape. The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not caught. It is disturbing to think

6、that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.美洲獅是一種體形似貓的大動(dòng)物，產(chǎn)于美洲。當(dāng)倫敦動(dòng)物園接到報(bào)告說(shuō)，在倫敦以南45 英里處發(fā)現(xiàn)一只美洲獅時(shí)，這些報(bào)告并沒(méi)有受到重視?？墒?，隨著證據(jù)越來(lái)越多，動(dòng)物園的專家們感到有必要進(jìn)行一番調(diào)查，因?yàn)榉彩锹暦Q見(jiàn)到過(guò)美洲獅的人們所描述的情況竟是出奇地相似?！耙恢淮筘垺?碼遠(yuǎn)，她剛看見(jiàn)它，它就立刻逃走了。專家證實(shí)，美洲獅非被逼得走投無(wú)20英里外的乙地發(fā)現(xiàn)它的蹤跡。無(wú)論它走哪兒，一路上總會(huì)留下一串死鹿及死兔子里聽(tīng)見(jiàn)“像貓一樣的叫聲”；一位商人去釣魚(yú)，看見(jiàn)那只美洲獅

7、在樹(shù)上。專家們?nèi)缃褚呀?jīng)完全肯定那只動(dòng)物就是美洲獅，但它是從哪兒來(lái)的呢？由于全國(guó)動(dòng)物園沒(méi)有一家報(bào)告丟了美洲 Lesson2Thirteen equalsoneOur vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and nightwas damaged many years a

8、go and has been silent ever since.One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours! Looking at his watch, he saw that it was oneoclock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped. Armed with atorch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was

9、going on. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer. Whatever are you doing up here Bill ? asked the vicar in surprise.Im trying to repair the bell, answered Bill. Ive been coming up here night after night for weeks now. You see,

10、I was hoping to giveyou a surprise.You certainly did give me a surprise! said the vicar. Youve probably woken up everyone in the village as well. Still, Im glad the bell is working again.Thats the trouble, vicar, answered Bill. Its working all right, but Im afraid that at one oclock it willstrikethi

11、rteentimes and theres nothing I can do aboutit.Well get used to that Bill, said the vicar. Thirteen is not as good as one but its better than nothing. Now lets go downstairs and have acup of tea.我們教區(qū)的牧師總是為各種各樣的事籌集資金。但始終未能籌足資金把教堂的鐘修好。教堂的鐘很大，以前不分晝夜打點(diǎn)報(bào)時(shí)，但很多年前遭到毀壞，從此便無(wú)聲無(wú)息了。一天夜里，我們的牧師突然被驚醒了，大鐘又在“打點(diǎn)”報(bào)時(shí)了！他

12、一看表，才 1 點(diǎn)鐘，可是那鐘一邊敲了 13 下才停。牧師拿著一支電筒走上鐘樓想去看看究竟發(fā)生了什么事情。借著電筒光。他看見(jiàn)一個(gè)人，馬上認(rèn)出那是本地雜貨店主經(jīng)比爾.威爾金斯。“你究竟在這上面干什么，比爾？”牧師驚訝地問(wèn)?！拔蚁氚堰@口鐘修好，”比爾回答說(shuō)?！昂脦讉€(gè)星期了，我天天夜里到鐘樓上來(lái)。嗯，我是想讓你大吃一驚。”“你確實(shí)使我大吃了一驚！”牧師說(shuō)，“也許同時(shí)你把村里所有的人都吵醒了。不過(guò)，鐘又能報(bào)時(shí)了，我還是很高興的?！薄皢?wèn)題就在這里，牧師，”比爾回答說(shuō)?！安诲e(cuò)，鐘能報(bào)時(shí)了，但是，恐怕每到 1 點(diǎn)鐘，它總要敲 13 下，對(duì)此我已無(wú)能為力了?！薄?3 1 1 咱們下樓去喝杯茶吧?！盠esson

13、 3 An unknowngoddesseengyseyne（.dfnnma temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia IriniThe city at one time must have been it enjoyed a high level of civilization Houses-often three storeys high-were built of stoneThey had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls The city w

14、as even equipped with a drainage system ，for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streetsThe temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times. In the most sacred room of the temple, clay fragments of fifteen st

15、atues werefound. Each of these representeda goddess and had, at one time, been painted. The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C. Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C. This head must have been found in Classical times and

16、carefully preserved. It was very old and precious even then. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman. She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hip. She was wearing a full-length skirt whi

17、ch swept the ground. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover heridentity.不久之前，在愛(ài)琴海的基亞島上，考古工作者有一項(xiàng)有趣的發(fā)現(xiàn)。一個(gè)美國(guó)考古隊(duì)在阿伊亞.依里尼海角的一座古城里考察了一座廟宇。這座古城肯定一度很繁榮，因?yàn)樗碛懈叨鹊奈拿?，房子一般? 層樓高，用石塊修建。里面房間很大，墻壁裝飾華麗。城里甚至還敷設(shè)了排水系統(tǒng)，因?yàn)樵讵M窄的街道底下發(fā)現(xiàn)了許許多多陶土制作的排水管

18、道?？脊殴ぷ髡呖疾斓倪@座廟宇從公元前15 世紀(jì)直到羅馬時(shí)代一直是祭祀祈禱的場(chǎng)15尊陶雕像的碎片。每一尊雕像代表一位女神，而15世紀(jì)的歷史文物中發(fā)現(xiàn)的，而她53作者至今未能確定這位女神的身份。Lesson4The double life of AlfredBloggsThese days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than clerks who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as white coll

19、ar workers for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white collar workers. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfr

20、ed Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit. Hethenchangedintooveralls工作服)andsp

21、entthenexteighthours as a dustman. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret. Alfs wife has never discovered that she married a dustmanandshenever will, for Alf has just found another job. H

22、e will soon be working in an office as a junior clerk. He will be earning only half as much as he used to, but he feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money. From now on, he will wear asuit all day and others will call him Mr. Bloggs, notAlf.艾爾弗結(jié)婚時(shí)，感到非常難為情，而沒(méi)有將自己的職業(yè)告訴妻子。他只說(shuō)在埃爾斯米爾8

23、 個(gè)小時(shí)Lesson5ThefactsEditors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics. Last yeara journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the presidents palace in a new African republic. When the article arri

24、ved, the editor read the first sentence and then refused to publish it. The article began: Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which surrounds the presidents palace. The editor at oncesent the journalist a fax instructing him to find out the exact numberof steps and the height of the wall.The jo

25、urnalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts, but he took a long time to send them. Meanwhile, the editor wasgetting impatient, for the magazine would soon go to press. He sent the journalist two urgent telegrams, but received no reply. He sent yet another telegram informing the jour

26、nalist that if he did not reply soon he would be fired. When the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had originally been written. A week later, the editor at last received a telegram from the journalist.Not only had the poor man been arrested, but he

27、had been sent to prison as well. However, he had at last been allowed to send a cablein which he informed the editor that he had been arrested whilecounting the 1084 steps leading to the 15-foot wall which surrounded the presidents palace.“幾百級(jí)臺(tái)階通向環(huán)繞總統(tǒng)的高墻?！本庉嬃⒓唇o那位記者發(fā)去傳真，要求他核實(shí)一下臺(tái)階的確切數(shù)字和圍墻的高度。記者立即出發(fā)去核實(shí)

28、這些重要的事實(shí)，但過(guò)了好長(zhǎng)時(shí)間不見(jiàn)他把數(shù)字寄來(lái)，在此期間，編輯等得不耐煩了，因?yàn)殡s志馬上要付印。他給記者先后發(fā)去兩份傳真，但對(duì)方毫無(wú)反應(yīng)。于是他又發(fā)了一份傳真，通知那位記者說(shuō)，若再不迅速答復(fù)，將被解雇。但記者還是沒(méi)有回復(fù)。編輯無(wú)奈，勉強(qiáng)按原樣發(fā)稿了。一周之后，編輯終于接到記者的傳真。那個(gè)可憐的記者不僅被捕了，而且還被送進(jìn)了監(jiān)獄。不過(guò)，他終于獲準(zhǔn)發(fā)回了一份傳真。在傳真中他告訴編輯，就在他數(shù)通向 15 英尺高的總統(tǒng)府圍墻的 1，084 級(jí)臺(tái)階時(shí)，被抓了起來(lái)。Lesson 6 Smash-and-grabThe expensive shops in a famous arcade near Picc

29、adilly were just opening. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.Mr Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display. Two of his assistants had been working busily since 8 oclock and had only just finished. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arr

30、anged on a background of black velvet. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr Taylor went back into his shop.The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade. It came toa stop outside the jewelers. One man stayed at th

31、e wheel while two others with black stockings over their faces jumped out and smashed the window of the shop with iron bars. While this was going on, Mr Taylor was upstairs. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade. One of the thieves

32、 was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed. Just as it was leaving, Mr Taylor rushed out and ran after it throwing ashtrays an

33、d vases, but it was impossible to stop the thieves. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.皮卡迪利大街附近的一條著名拱廊街道上，幾家高檔商店剛剛開(kāi)始營(yíng)業(yè)。在早晨的這個(gè)時(shí)候， 8 開(kāi)始忙碌，這時(shí)剛剛布置完畢。鉆石項(xiàng)鏈、戒指漂亮地陳列在黑色絲絨上面。泰勒先生站在櫥窗外凝神欣賞了幾分鐘就回到了店里。寧?kù)o突然被打破，一輛大轎車(chē)亮著前燈，響著喇叭，呼嘯著沖進(jìn)了拱廊街，在珠寶店門(mén)口停了下來(lái)。一人留在駕駛座上，另外兩個(gè)用黑色長(zhǎng)筒絲襪蒙面的人跳下車(chē)來(lái)。他們用鐵棒把商店櫥窗的玻

34、璃砸碎。這開(kāi)始發(fā)生時(shí)，泰勒先生正在樓上。他與店員動(dòng)手向窗外投擲家具，椅子，桌子飛落花流水在拱廊街上。一個(gè)竊賊被一尊很重的雕像擊中，但由于他忙著搶鉆石首飾，竟連疼痛都顧不上了。這場(chǎng)搶劫只持續(xù)了 3 分鐘，因?yàn)楦`賊爭(zhēng)先恐后地爬上轎車(chē)，以驚人的速度開(kāi)跑了。就在轎車(chē)離開(kāi)的時(shí)候，泰勒先生從店里沖了出來(lái)，跟在車(chē)后追趕，一邊還往車(chē)上扔煙灰缸、花瓶。但他已無(wú)法抓住那些竊賊了。他們已帶著價(jià)值數(shù)千鎊的首飾逃之夭夭了。Lesson 7 Mutilated ladiesChildren often have far more sense than their elders. This simple truth was

35、 demonstrated rather dramatically during a civil defence exercise in a small town in Canada. Most of the inhabitants wereasked to take part in the exercise during which they had to pretend thattheir city had been bombed. Air-raid warnings were sounded and thousands of people went into special air-ra

36、id shelters. Doctors and nurses remained above ground while Police patrolled the streets in case anyone tried to leave the shelters too soon.The police did not have much to do because the citizens took the exercise seriously. They stayed underground for twenty minutes and waited for the siren to sou

37、nd again. On leaving the air-raid shelters, they saw that doctors and nurses were busy. A great many people had volunteered to act as casualties. Theatrical make-up and artificial blood had been used to make the injuries look realistic. A lot of People were lying dead in the streets. The living help

38、ed to carry the dead and wounded to special stations. A Child of six was brought in by twoadults. The child was supposed to be dead. With theatrical make-up on his face, he looked as if he had died of shock. Some people were so moved by the sight that they began to cry. However, the child suddenly s

39、at up and a doctor asked him to comment on his death. The child looked around for a moment and said, I think theyre allcrazy!這種事情在你身上出現(xiàn)過(guò)嗎？你有沒(méi)有把褲子塞洗衣機(jī)，然后又想在褲子的后兜有一張最近的一個(gè)案例與簡(jiǎn).巴特林有關(guān)，她的未婚夫約翰擁有一家生意興隆家具店。有一天3,000 英鎊的錢(qián)包放進(jìn)微波爐內(nèi)保存。然后，他和簡(jiǎn)一起把約翰的錢(qián)包和紙幣的殘留物送到英國(guó)銀行在紐卡斯?fàn)柕囊粋€(gè)專門(mén)部門(mén)“只要有東西可供識(shí)別，我們會(huì)把錢(qián)還給人家的，”銀行的一位女發(fā)言人說(shuō)?！叭ツ辏覀?/p>

40、對(duì) 21，000 起索賠要求支付了 150 萬(wàn)英鎊?！盠esson8 A famousmonasteryThe Great St Bernard Pass connects Switzerland to Italy. At 2470 metres, it is the highest mountain pass in Europe. The famous monastery of St Bernard, which was founded in the eleventh century, lies about a mile away. For hundreds of years, St Ber

41、nard dogs have saved the lives of travellers crossing the dangerous Pass. These friendly dogs, which were first brought from Asia, were used as watch-dogs even in Roman times. Now that a tunnel has been built through the mountains, the Pass is less dangerous, but each year, the dogsarestillsentoutin

42、tothesnowwheneveratravellerisindifficulty. Despite the new tunnel, there are still a few people who rashlyattempt to cross the Pass onfoot.During the summer months, the monastery is very busy, for it is visited by thousands of people who cross the Pass in cars, As there are so many people about, the

43、 dogs have to be kept in a special enclosure. In winter, however, life at the monastery is quite different. The temperature drops to -30 and very few people attempt to cross thePass. The monks Prefer winter to summer for they have more privacy. The dogs have greater freedom, too, for they are allowe

44、d to wander outside their enclosure. The only regular visitors to the monastery in winter are parties of skiers who go there at Christmas and Easter. These young people, who love the peace of the mountains, always receive a warm.Welcome at St Bernards monastery.2,473O 米，是歐洲最高的山口。11 世紀(jì)1 夏天的幾個(gè)月里，修道院十分

45、忙碌，因?yàn)橛谐汕先f(wàn)的人駕車(chē)通過(guò)山口，順道來(lái)修道院30 度，試圖跨越山口的人寥寥無(wú)幾。修道士們喜歡冬天，而不太喜熱愛(ài)高山清靜環(huán)境的年輕人每年都受到圣伯納德道院的熱烈歡迎。Lesson9 Flying cats 飛 貓Cats never fail to fascinate human beings. They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well. They never become submissive like dogs and

46、 horses. As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence. Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives. One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives. Apparently, they is a good deal of truth in this idea. A cats ability

47、 to survive falls is based on fact.Recently the New York Animal Medical Centre made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months. All these cats had one experience in common: they had fallen off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries. Of course, New Yorkis the ideal p

48、lace for suchan interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings. There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from! One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a broken tooth. Cats behave like well-trained paratroopers, a doctor said. It seems that the cats fall,

49、 the less they are likely to injure themselves. In a long drop, they reach speeds of 60 miles an hour and more. At high speeds, falling cats have time to relax. They stretch out their legs like flying squirrel. This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the gro

50、und.貓總能引起人們的極大興趣。它們可以對(duì)人友好，充滿柔情。但是，它們又有自己神最近，紐約動(dòng)物醫(yī)療中心對(duì) 132 只貓進(jìn)行了為期 5 個(gè)月的綜合研究。所有這些貓有一8 32 “貓” 一位醫(yī)生說(shuō)?？雌饋?lái)，貓跌落的距離越長(zhǎng)，它們就越不會(huì)傷害60 里甚至更快的速度。在高速下落并減少了它們著地時(shí)沖擊力帶來(lái)的震動(dòng)。Lesson10 The loss of TitanicThe great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She was carrying 1316 passengers an

51、d a crew of89l. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteenwater- tight compartments. Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be

52、 able to float. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy lossof life.Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a look-out. Af

53、ter the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down

54、to see what had happened.The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged. Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen water-tight compartments had already been flooded ! The order to abandon ship was given and

55、 hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.As there were not enough life-boats for everybody, 1500 lives werelost.巨輪“泰坦尼克”1912 4 10 1,316 名891 名船員。卻使用現(xiàn)代標(biāo)準(zhǔn)來(lái)衡量，45,000 噸的“”號(hào)與算得上一艘巨16 個(gè)密封艙組成，即使有兩個(gè)艙進(jìn)水，仍可漂浮的水面上。然而，這艘巨輪首航就下沉，造成大批人員死亡。人們將永遠(yuǎn)記著這艘巨輪的沉沒(méi)慘劇。“泰坦尼克”起航后的第 4 天，它正行駛在北大西洋冰冷的海面上。突然，了望員發(fā)現(xiàn)一“泰坦尼克”100 英

56、尺的巨大的冰墻擦過(guò)去。突然，從船艙下部傳來(lái)一聲微顫音，船長(zhǎng)走下船艙去查看究竟。由于這個(gè)聲音非常輕，沒(méi)人會(huì)想到船身已遭損壞。在下面，船長(zhǎng)驚恐的地發(fā)現(xiàn)“泰坦尼克”號(hào)正在急速下沉，165個(gè)進(jìn)水。于是，他發(fā)出棄船的命人喪生。Lesson11 Not guiltyGoing through the Customs is a tiresome business. The strangest thing about it is that really honest people are often made to feel guilty. The hardened professional smuggler

57、, on the other hand, is never troubled by such feelings, even if he has five hundred gold watches hidden in his suitcase. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.Have you anything to declare? he asked, looking me in the e

58、ye. No, I answered confidently.Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please ? Not at all, I answered.The Officer went through the case with great care. All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again. Suddenly, I saw t

59、he Officers face light up. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.Perfume, eh? he asked sarcastically. You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.But it isnt perfume, I said. Its hair-oil. Then I added with a smile, Its a st

60、range mixture I make myself. As I expected, he did not believe me.Try it! I said encouragingly.The Officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with