【正文】 9。clock so we shal l have pl ent y of ti me. We shal se hi s boat and then we shal say good bye t o him . He wi l be away for t wo mont hs. We ar e very pr oud of hi m. He wi l t ake par t in an i mport ant r ace across the At lant ic. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys are a gr oup of popul ar singers. At present , they are vi si ti ng al l par ts of t he countr y. They wi l l be ar ri ving here t omorr ow. They wil l be ing by t rain and m ost of the young peopl e in the town wil l be meet ing t hem at the stat ion. Tom orr ow eveni ng they wi l be singing at the Worker s39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days. Duri ng this t im e, t hey wil l gi ve f i ve per f ormances. As usual , the poli ce wi l l have a dif f icult ti me. They wil l be tr yi ng to keep or der . It i s al ways the sam e on these occasions. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an amusing exper i ence last year . Af ter I had lef t a sm al l vil lage in t he sout h of France, I drove on t o t he next town. On t he way, a young m an waved t o me. 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 French at al l. Nei ther of us spoke dur ing t he journey. I had nearl y r eached the t own, when t he young m an suddenl y sai d, ver y slowl y, 39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engli sh hi mself ! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ary t old m e that Mr . Harmswor th woul d se me. I f elt very ner vous 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 t er I had sat down, he sai d that busi ness was very bad. He tol 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. Twenty people had alr eady l eft . I knew t hat m y tur n had e. 39。Mr . Har mswort h,39。 I sai d in a weak voi ce. 39。Don39。t i nter rupt, 39。 he Said. Then he smil ed and told me I woul d r ecei ve an ext r a 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 the wr ong place, a t raf fi c pol i ceman wi l soon fi nd it . You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he let s you go wit hout a t icket . However , this 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 Par ki ng ar ea . You wi l enj oy your st ay her e if you pay at ent i on t o our st r et si gns. This not e is onl y a remi nder .39。 If you r ecei ve a request li ke t hi s, you cannot f ai l t o obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er is an actr es. She m ust be at least t hi rt yf i ve years ol d. I n spi t 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 i n a new pl ay soon. Thi s tim e, she wi l be a gi rl of seventeen. I n t he pl ay, she must appear i n a bri ght red dr ess and l ong bl ack st ockings. Last year i n anot her play, she had t o wear short socks and a br i ght, or angecol our ed dr es. If anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she al ways answers, 39。My dear , it m ust be t er i bl e t o be gr own up!39。 l esson18 H e oft en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had l unch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had l ef t it on a chai r beside t he door and now i t wasn39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng for i t, the i nnkeeper cam e in. 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 bi l . I haven39。t got m y bag. 39。 The i nn keeper smil ed and imm edi at ely went out. In a few mi nut es he r etur ned wi t h my bag and gave it back t o me. 39。I 39。m ver y sorr y,39。 he sai d 39。 My dog had t aken i t i nto t he garden. He oft en does thi 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 hur r ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。May I have t wo 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 these 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 sadly. Leson20 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 nst ead of catching fi sh, they catch old boot s and r ubbish. I am even l ess l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ngnot even ol d boot s. Af t er havi ng spent whole m orni ngs on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wit h an em pt y bag. 39。You m ust gi ve up fi shi ng! 39。 m y f ri ends say. 39。 It39。s a waste of ti me.39。 But t hey don39。t r eali ze one im por tant t hi ng. I39。m not r eal y i nt erest ed i n fi shi ng. I am onl y i nt erest ed i n si t ing i n a boat and doi ng not hi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aeroplanes ar e slowl y dri ving m e m ad. I l ive near an ai rport and pasi ng pl anes can be hear d ni ght and day. The air por t was bui lt duri ng t he war , but f or som e reason i t coul d not be used t hen. Last year , however, i t cam e i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e m us t have been dri ven away fr om t hei r hom es by t he noise. I am one of t he f ew peopl e left . Som et im es I t hi nk t his house wil l be knocked down by a pasi ng pl ane. I have been off ered a l ar ge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am determ ined t o st ay her e. Ever ybody s ays I m ust be m ad and t hey ar e pr obably r i ght. Lesson22