【正文】 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(lái) 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(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Char les Al ison, wil sail f r om Port sm out h t om or r ow. We shal l m eet him at t he har bour ear l y in t he mor ni ng. He wil l be in hi s sm al l boat, Topsai l. Tapsail i s a f am ous l it l e boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant i c m any tim es. Captai n Ali son wil l set out at eight o39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of tim e. We shal l se hi s boat and t hen we shal say good bye t o him . He wil l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e very pr oud of him . He wi l t ake part i n an im port ant r ace acr oss t he At l anti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys are a gr oup of popul ar si ngers. At present, t hey ar e vi sit 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 in t he t own wil l be m eet i ng t hem at the st ati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng they wi l be singi ng at t he Wor ker s39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days. Dur i ng t his t im e, t hey wil l gi ve fi ve per f or mances. As usual, t he poli ce wil l have a di f icult ti me. They wil l be tr 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 i sh? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l eft a smal vil l age i n t he south of Fr ance, I dr ove 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 for a l if t. 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 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 Engl ish 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 nervous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I ent er ed. Af t er 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 f or d t o pay such l ar ge sal ari es. Twent y peopl e had alr eady left . I knew that m y tur n had e. 39。Mr . Har mswor th,39。 I sai d i n a weak voice. 39。Don39。t inter rupt, 39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and tol d me I woul d receive an extr a amp。100 a year ! Leson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you park your car i n the wr ong place, a tr af fi c poli ceman wi l l soon f ind i t. You wi l be very lucky if he l et s you go wit hout a t icket. However, thi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic pol ice are someti mes very poli te. Dur ing a holi day in Sweden, I f ound thi s not e on my car :39。 Sir , we wele you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Parki ng ar ea. You wi l enjoy your st ay here i f you pay at tenti on to our str et signs. Thi s not e is onl y a r em inder .39。 I f you recei ve a r equest l ike t hi s, you cannot f ai l to obey i t! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer is an actr es. She must be at least hir ty fi ve year s ol d. In spit e of this, she of ten appear s on the 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 wi l l be a gi rl of seventeen. I n t he play, she must appear Lesson 1 A privat e conversat ion 私人談話 Last week I went to t he theat r e. I had a very good seat . The pl ay was ver y i nt eresting. I did not enjoy i t. A young man and a young woman wer e si t ing behind m e. They were talki ng loudly. I got very angr y. I could not hear t he act or s. I t urned r ound. I looked at he man and the wom an angr il y. They did not pay any at ent ion. In t he end, I coul d not bear it . I turned r ound again. 39。I can39。t hear a wor d!39。 I sai d angr il y. 39。 I t39。s none of your busines, 39。 t he young m an said rudely. 39。This i s a pri vate conver sat ion!39。. Leson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up ear ly on Sundays. I som et im es stay i n bed unti l unch tim Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of t he window. It was dark out si de. 39。What a day! 39。 I t hought. 39。I t 39。s r ai ning agai n.39。 Just then, the tel ephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. 39。 I39。ve j ust ar ived by t rai n, 39。 she sa id. 39。I 39。m i ng to see you.39。 39。But I 39。m st il l having br eakf ast ,39。 I sai d. 39。What are you doi ng ?39。 she asked. 39。 I 39。m havi ng br eakf ast ,39。 I repeat ed. 39。Dear m e, 39。 she sai d. 39。Do you always get up so l ate ? I t39。s one o39。cl ock! 39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send me a card 請(qǐng)給我寄一張明信片 Postcards always spoil my hol idays. Last summer , I went to It al y. I vi sited m useums and sat i n publ ic gar dens. A f ri endl y wait er t aught me a few words of It al ian. 39。Then he lent me a book. I read a f ew li nes, but I di d not understand a wor d. Ever y day I thought about postcards. My holi days passed quickly, but I di d not send any car ds to my f ri ends. On t he last day I made a bi g deci si on. I got up ear ly and bought t hir ty seven car ds. I spent the whol e day in m y r oom , but