【正文】 i n t he m or ni ng. He wil l be i n hi s sm al boat , Topsail . Tapsail i s a f amous 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 l say goodbye t o hi m. He wil l be away for t wo mont hs. We ar e ver y 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 ar e a group of popul ar si nger s. At pr esent , they are vi si ti ng al part s of t he count ry. They wil l be ar ivi ng her e t om or r ow. They wi l be i ng by tr ai n and m ost of t he young people i n t he t own wi l be m eeti ng t hem at he stati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng t hey wil l be si nging at t he Wor kers39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days. Duri ng thi s t im e, t hey wil l gi ve fi ve perf or mances. As usual , t he poli ce wil l have a di f ic ult 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 Engli 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 vi l age i n t he sout h of Fr ance, I drove on t o t he next t own. On t he way, a young m an waved t o me. I st opped and he asked m e f or a l if t. As soon as he had got i nto t he car , I sai d good m or ni ng to him i n Fr ench and he r epl ied i n t he same l anguage. Apart f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al l. Neit her of us spoke duri ng t he j our ney. I had nearl y r eached t he t own, whe n t he young m an suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engli sh him sel f! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr et ary t old m e t hat Mr . Harmswor th woul d see m e. I f elt very ner vous when. I went i nt o hi s of fi ce. He di d not look up f r om his desk when I ent er ed. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness was very 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. Twenty peopl e had alr eady l eft. I knew t hat m y t ur n had e. 39。Mr. Har mswort h,39。 I sai d i n a weak voi ce. 39。Don39。t i nt er rupt,39。 he Sai d. Then he sm il ed and tol d m e I woul d r ecei 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 par k your car i n t he wrong pl ace, a t r af fi c poli cem an wil soon fi nd it . You wi l be ver y l ucky if he l et s you go wit hout a t i cket. However, t hi s does not al ways happen. Tr af i c pol ice are someti mes very poli t e. Dur ing a holi day in Sweden, I found t hi s not e on my car :39。 Sir , we wel e you t o our ci t y. This i s a No Par king area. You wil l enj oy your st ay her e if you pay at enti on t o our st reet si gns. This note i s only a r emi nder. 39。 If you r ecei ve a r equest li ke this, you cannot fail t o obey it ! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act r ess. She m ust be at l east t hi rt yf ive year s ol d. I n spi te of t hi s, she oft en appears on t he stage as a young gi rl . Jenni f er wi l have t o t ake par t in a new play 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 r ed dress and l ong black stocki ngs. Last year in anot her play, she had t o wear short socks and a bri ght, or ange coloured dr es. If anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answers, 39。My dear, i t m ust be t er ibl e t o be gr own up!39。 lesson18 H e of t en does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af t er I had had l unch at a vi l age inn, I looked for my bag. I had l eft i t on a chair beside t he door and now i t wasn39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng for 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 answered, 39。but I can39。t pay t he bil l. I haven39。t got m y bag.39。 The i nn keeper smi l ed and im m edi at el y went out . In a few mi nut es he r et ur ned wi th m y bag and gave i t back to me. 39。Im ver y sor ry, 39。 he said 39。 My dog had taken it int o the gar den. He of ten does this.39。 Leson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。The play m ay begin at any mom ent ,39。 I sai d. 39。I t may have begun al ready, 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。I hur ri ed to t he ti cket off ice. 39。May I have two ti cket s please ?39。 I asked. 39。I 39。m sorr y, we39。ve sol d out,39。 t he gi rl said. 39。What a pi ty!39。 Susan 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 I did not wr it e a single card !Lesson 4 An excit ing t rip 激動(dòng)人心的旅行 I have j ust r ecei ved a l et er f rom my br other, Ti m. He i s in Aust rali a. He has been there for six m ont hs. Ti m i s an engi neer . He is wor king f or a big f ir m and he has alr eady vi si ted a gr eat number of di f erent pl aces i n Austr al ia. He has just bought an Aust ral ian car and has gone to Al ice Spr ings, a smal l t own i n the centr e of Aust ral ia. He wi l soon vi si t Darwi n. From there, he wil l fl y t o Per th. My brother has never been abroad befor e, so he i s f i ndi ng t hi s tr ip ver y excit i ng. Lesson 5 No wrong num bers 無(wú)錯(cuò)號(hào)之 虞 Mr Jam es Scot t has a gar age i n Sil bur y and now he has j ust bought anot her gar age i n Pi nhurst. Pi nhur st i s onl y f ive mi l es f r om Sil bur y, bu