【正文】 nd two of t he st ri ngs were br oken. My father was shocked. Now we are not al owed to touch it . I t is being r epai red by a fr i end of m y fat her39。s. Lesson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng di nner at a rest aurant when Har r y Steele came 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 the m oney im mediat el y. 39。I have never borr owed any money fr om you,39。 Har ry sai d, 39。so now you can pay f or m y dinner !39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Al i son, wil l sail f r om Port sm out h t om orr ow. We shal l meet hi m at t he har bour earl y i n the m or ni ng. He wil l be i n hi s sm al 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 many ti mes. Capt ai n Al ison 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 i n an i mpor tant race acr oss t he Atl antic. Leson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a gr oup 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 ivi ng 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 the Wor ker s39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wil 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 im e. They wi l be tr ying t o keep or der. I t i s always the same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你會(huì)講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l ef t a smal vil lage i n the south of Fr ance, 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 into the car , I sai d good morni ng to hi m i n Fr ench and he r epl ied i n the same l anguage. Apart f rom a few words, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Nei ther of us spoke duri ng the j our ney. I had near ly r eached the t own, when t he young man suddenl y sai d, very sl owly, 39。Do you speak English?39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engl ish hi msel f! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secret ar y t ol d m e that Mr . Har mswort h woul d see m e. I f el t ver y nervous when. I went int o his of fi 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 business wa s ver y bad. He told me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af for d to pay such lar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had al r eady l ef t. I knew t hat my turn had e. 39。Mr. Har mswort h, 39。 I said in a weak voi ce. 39。Don39。t i nter upt,39。 he Said. Then he sm il 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 in the wr ong pl ace, a t raf ic pol iceman wi l soon fi nd it . You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he lets you go wi thout 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 polit e. Duri ng a hol iday 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 wil l enj oy your st ay her e if you pay at ent ion t o our st reet si gns. This note i s only a remi nder .39。 I f you r ecei ve a r equest li ke this, you cannot fail t o obey it! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act ress. She must be at l east thi rt yf ive year s old. I n spi te of t hi s, she oft en appears on t he stage as a young gi rl . Jenni fer wi l have to t ake par t in a new play soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gir l of sevent een. In the play, she must appear in a bri ght r ed dress and l ong black stocki ngs. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bri ght, orange coloured dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answers, 39。My dear, i t must be t er r ible to be gr own up!39。 lesson18 He of ten does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had l unch at a vi lage i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had lef t it on a chair besi de the door and now it wasn39。t there ! As I was looking f or i t, t he innkeeper came i n. 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 bil l. I haven39。t got m y bag. 39。 The innkeeper smi led and im medi ately went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he retur ned wit h my bag and gave it back to me. 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 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。 Susan excl aimed. Just then, a man hurr ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。Can I retur n t hese two ti ckets?39。 he asked. 39。Cer tai nl y,39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。Could I have those two ti ckets pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。Cer tainl y, 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。s per for mance. 39。I m ight as wel l have t hem ,39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One m an in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishing i s my favour it e spor t. I of ten f ish for hours wi thout cat chi ng anyt hing. But t his does not wor ry me. Som e fi sher men a re unlucky. I nstead of catching fi sh, the