2023年新概念英语——新概念英语第三册课文详细介绍及译文.doc

新概念英语——新概念英语第三册课文详细介绍及译文 　 美联英语提供：新概念英语第三册课文 　/test/xiaobai.aspxtid=16-73675-0 　对于学习英语最重要的就是将课本中的知识练习好，那么对于怎样学习课本上的内容，就需要大家在上课的时候认真听课，课下的时候认真整理笔记。还有将课后的单词都能够一一掌握。那么接下来沪江小编就为大家详细介绍新概念英语第三册的课文有哪些。希望接下来的内容能够对大家有所帮助。并且希望大家在将来学习英语的过程中取得成功。 　Lesson1 A puma at large 　Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America.When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spottedforty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously.However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoofelt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by peoplewho claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar. 　The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a womanpicking blackberries saw 'a large cat' only five yards away fromher. It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmedthat a puma will not attack a human being unless it iscornered(adj.被困得走投无路的). The search proved difficult, for the pumawas often observed at one place in the morning and at another placetwenty miles away in the evening. Wherever it went, it left behindit a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits. Paw printswere seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging tobushes. Several people complained of 'cat-like noises' at night anda businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree. The expertswere now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, but where hadit come from As no pumas had been reported missing from any zooin the country, this one must have been in the possession of aprivate collector and somehow managed to escape. The hunt went onfor several weeks, but the puma was not caught. It is disturbing tothink that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quietcountryside. 　美洲狮是一种体形似猫的大动物，产于美洲。当伦敦动物园接到报告说，在伦敦以南45英里处发现一只美洲狮时，这些报告并没有受到重视。可是，随着证据越来越多，动物园的专家们感到有必要进行一番调查，因为但凡声称见到过美洲狮的人们所描述的情况竟是出奇地相似。 　搜寻美洲狮的工作是从一座小村庄开始的。那里的一位妇女在采摘黑莓时的看见“一只大猫〞，离她仅5码远，她刚看见它，它就立刻逃走了。专家证实，美洲狮非被逼得走投无路，是决不会伤人的。事实上搜寻工作很困难，因为常常是早晨在甲地发现那只美洲狮，晚上却在20英里外的乙地发现它的踪迹。无论它走哪儿，一路上总会留下一串死鹿及死兔子之类的小动物，在许多地方看见爪印，灌木丛中发现了粘在上面的美洲狮毛。有人抱怨说夜里听见“像猫一样的叫声〞一位商人去钓鱼，看见那只美洲狮在树上。专家们如今已经完全肯定那只动物就是美洲狮，但它是从哪儿来的呢由于全国动物园没有一家报告丢了美洲狮，因此那只美洲狮一定是某位私人收藏豢养的，不知怎么设法逃出来了。搜寻工作进行了好几个星期，但始终未能逮住那只美洲狮。想到在宁静的乡村里有一头危险的野兽继续逍遥流窜，真令人担忧。 　Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one 　Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, buthe has never managed to get enough money to have the church clockrepaired. The big clock which used to strike the hours day andnight was damaged many years ago and has been silent eversince. 　' One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clockwas striking the hours! Looking at his watch, he saw that it wasone o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to seewhat was going on. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figurewhom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our localgrocer. 'Whatever are you doing up here Bill 'asked the vicar in surprise. 　' I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.' I've beencoming up here night after night for weeks now. You see, I washoping to give you a surprise.' 　'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar. 'You'veprobably woken up everyone in the village as well. Still, I'm gladthe bell is working again.' 　'That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill. 'It's working allright, but I'm afraid that at one o'clock it will strike thirteentimes and there's nothing I can do about it.' 　'We'll get used to that Bill,' said the vicar. 'Thirteen is notas good as one but it's better than nothing. Now let's godownstairs and have a cup of tea.' 　我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事筹集资金。但始终未能筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。教堂的钟很大，以前不分昼夜打点报时，但很多年前遭到毁坏，从此便无声无息了。 　一天夜里，我们的牧师突然被惊醒了，大钟又在“打点〞报时了!他一看表，才1点钟，可是那钟一边敲了13下才停。牧师拿着一支电筒走上钟楼想去看看究竟发生了什么事情。借着电筒光。他看见一个人，马上认出那是本地杂货店主经比尔.威尔金斯。 “你究竟在这上面干什么，比尔〞牧师惊讶地问。 “我想把这口钟修好，〞比尔答复说。“好几个星期了，我天天夜里到钟楼上来。嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。〞 “你确实使我大吃了一惊!〞牧师说，“也许同时你把村里所有的人都吵醒了。不过，钟又能报时了，我还是很快乐的。〞 “问题就在这里，牧师，〞比尔答复说。“不错，钟能报时了，但是，恐怕每到1点钟，它总要敲13下，对此我已无能为力了。〞 “大家慢慢就习惯了，比尔，〞牧师说。“13下是不如1下好，但总比1下也不敲强。来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。〞 　Lesson 3 An unknown goddess 　Some time ago，an interesting discovery was made byarchaeologists on the Aegean(adj.爱琴海的;n.)island of Kea.An Americanteam explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on thepromontory of Ayia Irini.The city at one time must have beenprosperous，for it enjoyed a high level ofcivilization.Houses--often three storeys high--were built ofstone.They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.Thecity was even equipped with a drainage system，for a great many claypipes were found beneath the narrow streets. 　The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a placeof worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times. Inthe most sacred room of the temple, clay fragments of fifteenstatues were found. Each of these represented agoddess and had, at one time, been painted. The body of one statuewas found among remains