【正文】 two of t he st ri ngs were br oken. My f ather was shocked. Now we are not al owed t o t ouch i t. I t i s being r epai red by a f ri end of m y f at her 39。s. Leson 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 ry St eel e cam e i n. Har y wor ked in a l awyer 39。s of fi ce year s ago, but he i s now wor king at a bank. He get s a good salar y, but he al ways bor r ows m oney fr om hi s fr iends and never pays it back. Har r y saw m e and cam e and sat at the sam e t abl e. He has never borr owed money fr om m e. Whil e he was eat i ng, I asked him t o lend me amp。 2. To m y surpr ise, he gave me t he m oney imm edi at ely. 39。I have never bor r owed any m oney f r om you, 39。 Har y sai d, 39。so now you can pay f or my di nner !39。 Leson 12 G oodbye 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 rom Por t sm out h t om or r ow. We shal m eet him at the har bour ear l y i n t he m or ni ng. He wil l be i n hi s sm al l boat, Topsai l. Tapsail i s a fam ous li t l e boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant ic m any t im es. Captai n Ali son wil set out at eight o39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of t im e. We shal l see hi s boat and then we shal l say good bye t o him. He wi l l be away f or two months. We are ver y proud of him . He wil l take part in an impor tant race acr oss t he Atl ant ic. Leson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a group of popular si nger s. At pr esent, they ar e visit ing al part s of the count ry. They wi l be ar iving her e tomor row. They wi l be ing by tr ai n and most of t he young people i n the t own wi l be meeti ng them at t he st ati on. Tomor row evening t hey wil l be si ngi ng at he Wor ker s39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l l be st ayi ng for f ive days. Dur ing t hi s ti me, they wi l give f ive perf orm ances. As usual, the poli ce wil l have a di f icult t ime. They wi l be tr ying t o keep or der. It i s always the same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l ef t a smal vil lage in the sout h of France, I dr ove on to t he next t own. On the way, a young man waved to m e. I stopped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got i nto t he car , I sai d good morni ng to hi m i n Fr ench and he r epl ied in the same language. Apart f rom a few words, I do not know any Fr ench at al l. Neit her of us spoke dur ing t he journey. I had nearl y reached the town, when t he young man suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owly, 39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engli sh hi msel f! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ary t old m e that Mr . Harmswor th woul d se m e. I f elt ver y nervous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not look up f rom his desk when I ent er ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d that busi ness was ver y bad. He tol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af fo r d t o pay such l ar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had alr eady l ef t. I knew t hat my tur n had e. 39。Mr. Har mswort h,39。 I sai d in a we ak voi ce. 39。Don39。t i nter upt, 39。 he Said. Then he sm il ed and told me I would recei 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 in the wr ong place, a t raf fi c pol iceman wi l soon fi nd it . You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he lets you go wi t hout a t icket . However , this does not al ways happen. Tr af f ic poli ce ar e someti mes ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day i n Sweden, I f ound t his note on my car: 39。 Si r, we wel e you to our cit y. Thi s is a No Par king area. You wi l enj oy your st ay her e if you pay at ent ion t o our st reet si gns. This not e is only a remi nder .39。 If you r ecei ve a request li ke thi s, you cannot fai l to obey it ! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er is an actr ess. She must be at least t hir tyf ive years ol d. I n spit e of t his, she of ten appear s on the stage as a young gi rl . Jennif er wil l have t o take part in a new play soon. Thi s ti me, she wi l be a gi rl of seventeen. I n t he pl ay, she must appear i n a br ight red dr ess and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had t o wear short socks and a br ight, or angecolour ed dr es. If anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she al ways answers, 39。My dear , it must be ter ibl e to be gr own up!39。 lesson18 H e oft en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vi l age inn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had l eft it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn39。t ther e ! As I was looking f or it , the inn keeper came i n. 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 he asked. 39。Yes, thank you, 39。 I answered, 39。but I can39。t pay the bil l. I haven39。t got my bag.39。 The inn keeper smi led and i mmediatel y went out . I n a f ew minutes he r et urned wi th m y bag and gave it back to m e. 39。I 39。m very sor ry,39。 he sai d 39。 My dog had t aken i t into the garden. He oft en does t hi s.39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。The pl ay may begin 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 f ice. 39。May I have two ti ckets pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。I 39。m s or ry, we39。ve sold out ,39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。What a pit y!39。 Susan exclaim ed. Just then, a man hurr ied t o the t icket off ice. 39。Can I ret ur n t hese t wo ti cket s?39。 he asked. 39。Cer t ai nly,39。 the gi rl said. 39。Could I have t hose two ti cket s pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。Cer tai nl y, 39。the gi rl sai d, 39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。s perf or mance. 39。I might as wel have t hem ,39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One man i n a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is my favouri te spor t . I of ten f ish f or hours wit hout catching anything. But this does not wor r y me. Som e fi she r men are unl ucky. Instead of cat chi ng fi sh, t hey catch ol d boot s a