作者简介 路易·亚历山大(L. G. Alexander),世界著名的英语教学专*家,曾任欧洲现代语言教学委员会理事。其著作为交际教学法奠定基础,其中一些如New Concept English和Follow Me已成经典教材。 何其莘,博士,曾任北京外国语大学副校长、英美文学教授、博士生导师。著有《英国文艺复兴时期文学史》、《英国戏剧选读》和Listen to This等。
目 录 CONTENTS 目录 To the teacher and student i Language learning at the pre-intermediate level About this course vi How to use this course xii 致教师和学生 xix 中级以下水平的语言学习学习 关于本教材的说明 xxiii 本教材使用说明 xxviii Pre-unit Test 1 测试 1 1 Unit 1: Instructions to the student 第 1 单元:致学生 10 Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话 12 Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐还是午餐? 16 Lesson 3 Please send me a card 请给我寄一张明信片 20 Lesson 4 An exciting trip 激动人心的旅行 24 Lesson 5 No wrong numbers 无错号之虞 28 Lesson 6 Percy Buttons 珀西.巴顿斯 32 Lesson 7 Too late 为时太晚 36 Lesson 8 The best and the worst 好的和差的 40 Lesson 9 A cold welcome 冷遇 44 Lesson 10 Not for jazz 不适于演奏爵士乐 48 Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 礼尚往来 52 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再见,一路顺风 56 Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 绿林少年 60 Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你会讲英语吗? 64 Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 68 Lesson 16 A polite request 彬彬有礼的要求 72 Lesson 17 Always young 青春常驻 76 Lesson 18 He often does this! 他经常干这种事! 80 Lesson 19 Sold out 票已售完 84 Lesson 20 One man in a boat 独坐孤舟 88 Lesson 21 Mad or not? 是不是疯了? 92 Lesson 22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封 96 Lesson 23 A new house 新居 100 Lesson 24 It could be worse 不幸中之万幸 104 Pre-unit Test 2 测试 2 109 Unit 2: Instructions to the student 第 2 单元:致学生 119 Lesson 25 Do the English speak English? 英国人讲的是英语吗? 122 Lesson 26 The best art critics 艺术评论家 126 Lesson 27 A wet night 雨夜 130 Lesson 28 No parking 禁止停车 134 Lesson 29 Taxi! 出租汽车! 138 Lesson 30 Football or polo? 足球还是水球? 142 Lesson 31 Success story 成功者的故事 146 Lesson 32 Shopping made easy 购物变得很方便 150 Lesson 33 Out of the darkness 冲出黑暗 154 Lesson 34 Quick work 破案“神速” 158 Lesson 35 Stop thief! 捉贼! 162 Lesson 36 Across the Channel 横渡英吉利海峡 166 Lesson 37 The Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会 170 Lesson 38 Everything except the weather 唯独没有考虑到天气 174 Lesson 39 Am I all right? 我是否痊愈? 178 Lesson 40 Food and talk 进餐与交谈 182 Lesson 41 Do you call that a hat? 你把那个叫帽子吗? 186 Lesson 42 Not very musical 并非很懂音乐 190 Lesson 43 Over the South Pole 飞越南极 194 Lesson 44 Through the forest 穿过森林 198 Lesson 45 A clear conscience 问心无愧 202 Lesson 46 Expensive and uncomfortable 既昂贵又受罪 206 Lesson 47 A thirsty ghost 嗜酒的鬼魂 210 Lesson 48 Did you want to tell me something? 你想对我说什么吗? 214 Pre-unit Test 3 测试 3 219 Unit 3: Instructions to the student 第 3 单元:致学生 229 Lesson 49 The end of a dream 美梦告终 232 Lesson 50 Taken for a ride 乘车兜风 236 Lesson 51 Reward for virtue 对美德的奖赏 240 Lesson 52 A pretty carpet 漂亮的地毯 244 Lesson 53 Hot snake 触电的蛇 248 Lesson 54 Sticky fingers 黏糊的手指 252 Lesson 55 Not a gold mine 并非金矿 256 Lesson 56 Faster than sound! 比声音还快! 260 Lesson 57 Can I help you, madam? 您要买什么, 夫人? 264 Lesson 58 A blessing in disguise? 是因祸得福吗? 268 Lesson 59 In or out? 进来还是出去? 272 Lesson 60 The future 卜算未来 276 Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble 哈勃望远镜的困境 280 Lesson 62 After the fire 大火之后 284 Lesson 63 She was not amused 她并不觉得好笑 288 Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel 英吉利海峡隧道 292 Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police 小象对警察 296 Lesson 66 Sweet as honey! 像蜜一样甜! 300 Lesson 67 Volcanoes 火山 304 Lesson 68 Persistent 纠缠不休 308 Lesson 69 But not murder! 并非谋杀! 312 Lesson 70 Red for danger 危险的红色 316 Lesson 71 A famous clock 一个**的大钟 320 Lesson 72 A car called Bluebird “蓝鸟”汽车 324 Pre-unit Test 4 测试 4 329 Unit 4: Instructions to the student 第 4 单元:致学生 338 Lesson 73 The record-holder 纪录保持者 342 Lesson 74 Out of the limelight 舞台之外 346 Lesson 75 SOS 呼救信号 350 Lesson 76 April Fools' Day 愚人节 354 Lesson 77 A successful operation 一例成功的手术 358 Lesson 78 The last one? 后一支吗? 362 Lesson 79 By air 乘飞机 366 Lesson 80 The Crystal Palace 水晶宫 370 Lesson 81 Escape 脱逃 374 Lesson 82 Monster or fish? 是妖还是鱼? 378 Lesson 83 After the elections 大选之后 382 Lesson 84 On strike 罢工 386 Lesson 85 Never too old to learn 活到老学到老 390 Lesson 86 Out of control 失控 394 Lesson 87 A perfect alibi 极好的不在犯罪现场的证据 398 Lesson 88 Trapped in a mine 困在矿井里 402 Lesson 89 A slip of the tongue 口误 406 Lesson 90 What's for supper? 晚餐吃什么? 410 Lesson 91 Three men in a basket 三人同篮 414 Lesson 92 Asking for trouble 自找麻烦 418 Lesson 93 A noble gift 崇高的礼物 422 Lesson 94 Future champions 未来的冠军 426 Lesson 95 A fantasy 纯属虚构 430 Lesson 96 The dead return 亡灵返乡 434 Appendix 1: Personal names 附录 1: 人名中英文对照表 438 Appendix 2: Geographical names 附录 2: 地名中英文对照表 439