【正文】 m. I t has bel ong t o our fami ly f or a l ong t im e. The i nst rument was bought by my gr andf at her m any years ago. Recentl y it was damaged by a visit or. She t ri ed t o pl ay j azz on it ! She st ruck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of t he st ri ngs were br oken. My fat her was shocked. Now we ar e not al owed t o touch it . I t is bei ng repai r ed by a fr iend of my f ather39。s. Lesson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng di nner at a r est aur ant when Har r y Steele cam e i n. Har r y wor ked i n a l awyer39。s off ice year s ago, but he is now wor ki 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 i t back. Har y saw m e and came and sat at t he same t abl e. He has never bor r owed m oney f r om me. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked him t o l end m e amp。2. To m y sur pri se, he gave m e t he m oney im mediat el y. 39。I have never bor rowed any m oney fr om you,39。 Har r y sai d, 39。so now you can pay f or m y di nner !39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風 Our nci ghbour , Capt ain Char les Al ison, wi l sail f rom Por t sm out h t om or r ow. We shal l m eet him at t he ha r bour ear l y i n t he m or ni ng. He wil l be i n hi s sm al boat , Topsail . Tapsai l i s a f am ous l it tl e boat . It has sai led acr oss t he At l anti c m any t im es. Capt ai n Al i son wi l set out at ei ght o39。cl ock so we shal have pl ent y of t im e. We shal l see hi s boat and then we shal say good bye t o him . He wil 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 evening t hey wil l be si ngi ng at he Wor ker s39。 Cl ub. The Greenwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng f or f i ve days. Dur i ng t his t im e, t hey wi l gi ve fi ve per f orm ances. As usual, t he poli ce wil l have a di f fi cult t im e. They wi l be t ryi ng t o keep or der. I t is al ways t he sam e on these occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am using exper i ence l ast year. Af t er I had l ef t a sm al l vil lage i n t he sout h of Fr ance, I dr ove on to t he next t own. On the way, a young m an waved to m e. I st opped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got i nt o t he car, I said good m or ning t o him i n French and he repli ed in t he sam e language. Apar t fr om a few words, I do not know any Fr ench at al. Nei t her of us spoke duri ng the j our ney. I had near ly r eached t he t own, when t he young man suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owly, 39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engl i sh him sel f! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr et ary t old m e t hat Mr . Harm swor th woul d see m e. I felt ver y ner vous when. I went i nto hi s off ice. He did 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 fi rm 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 my t ur n had e. 39。Mr. Harm swor t h,39。 I sai d i n a weak voi ce. 39。Don39。t i nt e r upt ,39。 he Said. Then he smi l ed and t old m e I would r ecei ve an ext ra amp。 100 a year ! Lesson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n t he wr ong pl ace, a t raf i c pol icem an wi l soon fi nd it. You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he lets you go wit hout a ti cket . However , t his does not al ways happen. Tr af fi c poli ce ar e som etim es ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day i n Sweden, I f ound t his not e on m y car:39。 Si r, we wel e you t o our cit y. Thi s i s a No Parki ng ar ea. You wi l enjoy your st ay her e i f you pay at ent i on t o our st r et si gns. Thi s not e is onl y a r emi nder .39。 I f you r ecei ve a r equest li ke t hi s, you cannot f ai l to obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer is an actr es. She m ust be at l east t hir t y fi ve year s ol d. In spit e of thi s, she of t en appear s on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wil l have t o t ake part i n a new pl ay soon. Thi s ti me, she wil l be a gi rl of sevent en. In t he play, she m ust appear i n a br ight red dr ess and l ong bl ack st ocki ngs. Last year i n anot her pl ay, she had t o wear shor t socks and a br i ght, or ange col our ed dress. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she i s, she al ways answer s, 39。My dear, it m ust be t er ri ble t o be gr own up! 39。 l eson18 He of ten does t hi s! 他經常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vil l age i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had l ef t it on a chai r besi de the door and now it wasn39。t the re ! As I was looking f or i t, t he i n keeper came i n. 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 he asked. 39。Yes, t hank you,39。 I answer ed, 39。but I can39。t pay t he bil l. I haven39。t got my bag.39。 The i n keeper smi l ed and im mediat el y went out . In a few m inut es he r et ur ned wi t h m y bag and gave i t back t o me. 39。Im ver y sorr y, 39。 he sai d 39。 My dog had t aken it i nto t he gar den. He of t en does t hi s.39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。The pl ay m ay begi n at any m om ent ,39。 I sai d. 39。I t m ay have begun alr eady,39。 Susan answered. 39。I hurr ied t o t he t icket of fi ce. 39。May I have t wo t i ckets pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。I 39。m sor r y, we39。ve sol d out ,39。 t he gi rl sai d. 39。What a pit y!39。 Susan excl ai med. Just then, a m an hurr ied t o t he t icket of fi ce. 39。Can I ret ur n t hese t wo ti cket s?39。 he asked. 39。Cer t ai nl y,39。 t he gi rl sai d. 39。Coul d I have t hose t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。Cer t ai nl y, 39。t