【正文】 uck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of the str ings wer e broken. My f at her was shocked. Now we ar e not al lowe d t o touch i t. It i s bei ng r epair ed by a f ri end of m y fat her 39。s. Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 禮尚往來 I was having di nner at a restaurant when Har y Steele came i n. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。s off i ce years ago, but he i s now wor ki ng at a bank. He gets a good sal ary, but he al ways bor rows m oney f rom his f ri ends and never pays it back. Har ry saw m e and came and sat at t he same table. He has never bor r owed money fr om me. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked hi m to l end me amp。2. To m y sur pri se, he gave me the m oney i mmediat el y. 39。I have never bor rowed any money f rom you, 39。 Har ry said, 39。so now you can pay f or my dinner! 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour , Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wi l sai l fr om Por tsmouth t omorr ow. We shal meet him at he har bour ear ly i n the m orning. He wi l be i n his smal boat, Topsai l is a f amous li t le boat. It has sai led across the At lanti c many t imes. Capt ain Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。cl ock so we shal have plenty of t ime. We shal see his boat and t hen we shal l say goodbye to hi m. He wi l l be away f or two months. We are ver y proud of him . He wil l take part in an impor tant race acr oss t he Atl ant ic. Leson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a group 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 iving 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 ation. Tomor row evening t hey wil l be si ngi ng at he Wor ker s39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l 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 ime. They wi l be tr ying t o keep or der . It i s al ways t he same on t hese occasions. 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 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 f ew 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 the young man suddenly said, ver y slowl y, 39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。 As I soon learnt , he was Engl ish himself ! Leson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr etar y tol d me t hat Mr. Har mswor t h would see me. I felt very ner vous when. I went i nto hi s off ice. He did not look up f r om his desk when I entered. Aft er I had sat down, he said t hat busines was very bad. He t old m e that the f ir m could not af ord to pay such large salari es. Twenty people had alr eady left . I knew that my t ur n had e. 39。Mr . Harmswor th,39。 I sai d i n a weak voi ce. 39。Don39。t inter rupt, 39。 he Sai d. Then he smil ed and tol d me I woul d receive an extr a amp。100 a year ! Leson 16 A polit 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 poli ceman wi l soon fi nd it . You wi l be very l ucky i f he let s you go wit hout a t icket. However , thi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic poli ce are someti mes ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day in Sweden, I f ound this not e on my car: 39。 Sir , we wele you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Parking ar ea. You wi l enjoy your st ay her e i f you pay at ent ion t o our st r et signs. This not e is only a remi nder .39。 I f you r ecei ve a request l ike thi s, you cannot f ai l to obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer is an actr es. She must be at least t hir tyf ive years ol d. I n spit e of this, she of ten appear s on the stage as a young gir l. Jennif er wil l have t o take part i n a new play soon. Thi s ti me, she wi l be a gi rl of seventeen. I n t he pl ay, she must appear i n a br ight red dr ess and long bl ack stockings. Last year in anot her play, she had t o wear short socks and a br i ght, or ange col our ed dress. If anyone ever asked her how ol d she i s, she al ways answer s, 39。My dear , it m ust be ter i bl e t o be gr own up!39。 l esson18 H e oft en does t hi s! 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 chair besi de t he door and now it wasn39。t t her e ! As I was l ooking f or it, t he i n keeper came i n. 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 bil l. I haven39。t got m y bag. 39。 The inn keeper smi led and imm edi atel y went out. I n a f ew mi nutes he r et 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 t aken i t i nt o t he gar den. He oft en does t his.39。 Leson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。The play m ay begi n at any m om ent, 39。 I sai d. 39。I t m ay have begun al ready,39。 Susan answer ed. 39。I hurr i ed t o t he ti cket off ice. 39。May I have t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。I 39。m sorr y, we39。ve sol d out ,39。 t he gi rl sai d. 39。What a pit y!39。 Susan exclaim ed. Just t hen, a man hurr i ed t o t he ti cket off ice. 39。Can I r et urn t hese t wo t icket s?39。 he asked. 39。Cer t ai nly,39。 t he gi rl sai d. 39。Coul d 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 f avour it e spor t. I oft en fi sh for hours wi thout cat chi ng anyt hing. But t his does not wor ry me. Som e fi sherm en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, they catch old boot s and r