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r r y Steel e cam e i n. Har r y worked i n a l awyer39。s off ice year s ago, but he is now worki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he al ways borr ows m oney f rom hi s f ri ends and never pays it back. Har y saw m e and came and sat at t he sam e t abl e. He has never bor r owed m oney f r om m e. Whi l e he was eati ng, I asked hi m to l end m e amp。 2. To m y sur pri se, he gave m e t he m oney i mm edi at el y. 39。I have never bor r owed any m oney f r om you,39。 Har r y sai d, 39。so now you can pay f or m y di nner! 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good l uck 再見,一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Char les Al ison, wi l sail f r om Port sm out h t om or r ow. We shal l m eet him at t he har bour earl y i n t he m or ni ng. He wi l be i n hi s sm al boat , Topsail . Tapsai l i s a f am ous lit tl e boat . It has sai led acr oss t he At l anti c m any t im es. Capt ain Al i son wi l set out at ei ght o39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of t im e. We shal l se hi s boat and then we shal say good bye t o him . He wi l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e ver y pr oud of hi m. He wil l t ake par t i n an i m port ant r ace acr oss t he Atl ant i c. Leson 13 The G renwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popular si nger s. At pr esent, t hey ar e visit i ng al l par ts of t he countr y. They wi l be ar ri vi ng here t om orr ow. They wil l be i ng by t rai n and m ost of t he young peopl e i n the t own wil l be meeti ng them at t he st at i on. Tom orr ow eveni ng t hey wil be si ngi ng at t he Wor ker s39。 Cl ub. The Greenwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng f or f i ve days. Dur ing t his t im e, t hey wi l gi ve fi ve per f orm ances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t tim e. They wil be t r yi ng t o keep or der . It i s al ways t he sam e on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會(huì)講英語嗎? I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year. Af ter I had left a sm al l vi l age in t he sout h of France, I dr ove on t o t he next town. On t he way, a young m an waved t o me. I st opped and he asked m e f or a l if t. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I sai d good m orni ng t o him i n Fr ench and he r epli ed i n t he sam e l anguage. Apar t fr om a few wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al l. Nei ther of us spoke dur i ng t he j our ney. I had nearl y r eached t he t own, when t he young m an suddenly said, ver y sl owl y, 39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。 As I soon lear nt, he was Engli s h him self ! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secret ar y t ol d me t hat Mr. Harm swort h woul d see m e. I f el t ver y ner vous when. I went int o hi s off i ce. He di d not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I enter ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d that busi ness was ver y bad. He tol d m e t hat t he f ir m coul d not af f or d t o pay such l ar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had al r eady l ef t. I knew t hat m y t ur n had e. 39。Mr. Harm swort h, 39。 I sai d in a weak voi ce. 39。Don39。t i nter upt ,39。 he Sai d. Then he sm il ed and t ol d m e I woul d recei ve an ext r a amp。 100 a year ! Leson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n the wr ong place, a t r af fi c pol i ceman wi l soon fi nd i t. You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he l ets you go wi t hout a ti cket. However, t his does not al ways happen. Tr af fi c poli ce ar e som et im es ver y pol it e. Dur i ng a hol i day i n Sweden, I f ound t hi s note on m y car :39。 Si r, we wel e you to our cit y. Thi s is a No Par ki ng area. You wil l enj oy your st ay her e if you pay at enti on t o our st reet si gns. Thi s note i s only a r em i nder. 39。 If you r ecei ve a r equest li ke t his, you cannot fail t o obey i t ! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act r ess. She m ust be at l east t hi rt yf ive year s ol d. I n spi te of t hi s, she oft en appears on t he st age as a young gi rl. Jenni f er wi l have t o t ake par t in a new play soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gir l of sevent een. I n t he pl ay, she m ust appear i n a bri ght r ed dress and l ong black st ocki ngs. Last year in another pl ay, she had t o wear short socks and a bri ght, or ange coloured dr ess. If anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answers, 39。My dear, i t m ust be t er ibl e t o be gr own up!39。 lesson18 H e of t en does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事! Aft er I had had l unch at a vil lage i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had left i t on a chai r besi de t he door and now i t wasn39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng f or i t, t he i nn keeper cam e in. 39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。 he asked. 39。Yes, t hank you,39。 I answer ed, 39。but I can39。t pay t he bi l . I haven39。t got m y bag. 39。 The i nn keeper smil ed and imm edi at ely went out. In a few mi nut es he r etur ned wi t h my bag and gave it back t o me. 39。I 39。m very sorr y,39。 he sai d 39。 My dog had t aken i t into the garden. He oft en does thi s. 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。The pl ay may begi n at any moment,39。 I said. 39。I t may have begun alr eady,39。 Susan answered. 39。I hurr ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。May I have two t ickets please ?39。 I asked. 39。I 39。m sor ry, we39。ve sold out ,39。 the gir l sai d. 39。What a pit y! 39。 Susani vat e conversati on! 39。.Lesson 2 Breakf ast or l unch? 早餐還是午餐? I t was Sunday. I never get up earl y on Sundays. I someti mes st ay in bed unt il lunch t Sunday I got up ver y l at e. I l ooked out of the wi ndow. I t was dar k outside. 39。What a day!39。 I thought. 39。I t39。s r aini ng again. 39。 Just t hen, t he telephone r ang. I t was my aunt Lucy.39。 I 39。ve just ar r ived by tr ain,39。 she sai d. 39。I 39。m ing to see you. 39。 But I39。m sti l havi ng breakfast, 39。 I said.39。What ar e you doing ?39。 she asked. 39。 I39。m having br eakfast, 39。 I r epeated.39。Dear m e, 39。 she s aid. 39。Do you al ways get up so lat e ? It 39。s one o39。clock!39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send me a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Post car ds al w