AswehadhadalongwalkthroughoneofthemarketsofoldDelhi,westoppedatasquaretohavearest.Afteratime,wenoticedasnakecharmerwithtwolargebasketsattheothersideofthesquare,sowewenttohavealookathim.Assoonashesaw

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As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of old Delhi,we stopped at a square to have a rest.After a time ,we noticed a snake charmer with two large baskets at the other side of the square,so we went to have a look at him.As soon as he saw us,he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets.When he began to play a tune ,we had our first glimpse of the snake .It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe.We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz and modern pop songs.The snake,however,continued to “dance” slowly.It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!
It must have been about two in the morning when I returned home.I tried towake up my wife by ringing the doorbell,but she was fast asleep,so I got a ladder from the shed in the garden,put it against the wall,and began climbing towards the bedroom window.I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said,“I don't think the windows need cleaningat this time of the night.” I looked down and nearly fell off the ladder when I saw a policeman.I immediately regretted answering in the way I did,but I said,“I enjoy cleaning windows at night.”
"So do I,” answered the policeman in the same tone.“Excuse my interrupting you.I hate to interrupt (打扰) a man when he's busy working,but would you mind coming with me to the station?"
"Well,I'd prefer to stay here,” I said.“You see.I've forgotten my key.”
"Your what?” he called.
“My key,” I shouted.
Fortunately,the shouting woke up my wife who opened the window just as the policeman had started to climb towards me.
这是新概念二册的文章吗?哪一课的?
这是两片文章啊。都是新概念二册吗？

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是的,我背过这两篇课文
第一篇 Lesson 42 Not very musical ( 并非很懂音乐 )
第二篇 Lesson 92 Asking for trouble（自找麻烦）