【正文】 el ong t o our f ami l y f or a l ong tim e. The i nst r um ent was bought by m y gr andf ather many year s ago. Recent ly i t was dam aged by a vi si t or . She t ri ed t o pl ay j azz on i t! She str uck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of t he str i ngs wer e br oken. My f at her was shocked. Now we ar e not al l owed t o t ouch i t. It i s bei ng r epair ed by a f ri end of m y f at her 39。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 y Steele came i n. Har r y wor ked i n a l awyer39。s off i ce years ago, but he is now wor ki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ary, but he al ways bor rows m oney f r om his f ri ends and never pays it back. Har y saw m e and cam e and s at at t he sam e t abl e. He has never bor r owed m oney f r om m e. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked hi m t o 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 rowed any m oney f rom 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(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Char l es Al ison, wil 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 wil l be i n hi s sm al l boat , Topsail. Tapsail i s a f am ous l it tl e boat . It has sail ed acr oss t he At lanti c m any ti mes. Capt ai n Ali son wil l set out at ei ght o39。cl ock so we shal have pl ent y of ti me. We shal see hi s boat and t hen 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 in an i mport ant r ace acr oss t he Atl ant ic. Lesson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popul ar 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 t he t own wil l be m eet i ng t hem at t he st at ion. Tom orr ow eveni ng t hey wi l be si ngi ng at t he Wor ker s39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be st ayi ng f or fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e, t hey wil l give f ive perf orm ances. As usual , the poli ce wil l have a di f icult t im e. They wil l be tr ying t o keep or der. It i s al ways t he same on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語嗎 ？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year. Aft er I had l eft a smal vi l age i n t he sout h of Fr ance, I drove on t o the next t own. On t he way, a young man waved t o m e. 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 or ni ng 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 l. Nei ther of us spoke dur i ng t he j our ney. I had near ly r eached t he t own, when the young m an suddenly sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engl ish him self ! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secret ar y t ol d m e t hat Mr . Harm swor t h woul d see me. I felt ver y ner vous when. I went i nt o hi s off i ce. He di d not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I ent er ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness was ver y bad. He t ol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af ord t o pay such l arge salari es. Twent y people had al ready left . I knew t hat m y t urn had e. 39。Mr . Harm swor t h,39。 I said i n a weak voi ce. 39。Don39。t i nt er upt ,39。 he Said. 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 park your car i n t he wr ong pl ace, a tr af ic poli cem an wil l soon f i 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 etim es ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day i n Sweden, I f ound t hi s not e on m y car :39。 Sir , we wel e you t o our ci t y. Thi s i s a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wil 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 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 t o obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni f er i s an act ress. She m ust be at l east t hi rt y f ive year s ol d. I n spi te of t hi s, she oft en appear s on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wi l have to t ake par t i n a new pl ay 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 red dr ess and long bl ack st ockings. Last year i n anot her pl ay, she had t o wear short 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(jīng)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 chair besi de t he door and now it was n39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng f or it , the i nn keeper cam e in. 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 bi l . I haven39。t got m y bag.39。 The i nnkeeper sm il ed and imm edi at ely went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he ret ur ned wit h m y bag and gave it back t o m e. 39。I 39。m ver y sor r y,39。 he said 39。 My dog had taken it i nt o t he gar den. He of ten does this.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 al r eady,39。 Susan answer ed. 39。I hur ri ed t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。May I have t wo t i ckets pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。Im sor r y, we39。ve sol d out,39。 t he gir l sai d. 39。What a pi t y!39。 Susan excl ai med. Just hen, a m an hur ri ed t o the 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