【正文】 has bel ong to our f am il y f or a l ong tim e. The i nst r um ent was bought by m y grandfat her many year s ago. Recent l y i t was dam aged by a vi si t or . She t ri ed t o pl ay j azz on i t! She str uck t he keys t oo hard and t wo of t he str i ngs wer e br oken. My f at her was shocked. Now we ar e not al l owed t o t ouch i t. It i s bei ng r epair ed by a f ri end of m y f at her 39。s. Lesson 11 One good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng di nner at a r est aur ant when Har y St eel e cam e in. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。s of fi ce year s ago, but he i s now wor ki ng at a bank. He gets a good salar y, but he al ways bor r ows m oney fr om hi s fr iends and never pays it back. Har r y saw m e and cam e and sat at he sam e tabl e. He has never borr owed m oney fr om m e. Whi l e he was eati ng, I asked hi m to l end m e amp。 2. To m y sur pri se, he gave m e t he m oney i mm edi at el y. 39。I have neve r bor r owed any m oney f r om you, 39。 Har r y sai d, 39。so now you can pay f or m y di nner !39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wil l sai l fr om Port sm outh t om orr ow. We shal m et him at t he har bour earl y i n t he m orni ng. He wi l be i n his smal boat, Topsai l. Tapsai l is a famous li t le boat. I t has sai l ed acr oss t he Atl ant ic m any t im es. Capt ain Ali son wi l set out at ei ght o39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of t im e. We shal l see hi s boat and then we shal l 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 hi m. He wi l t ake par t i n an im port ant r ace acr oss t he At l anti c. Lesson 13 The G reenwood 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 l part s of t he count ry. They wil l be ar ri vi ng her e tom or row. They wil l be i ng by t r ai n and m ost of t he young peopl e i n t he t own wi l be m eti ng t hem at t he st at i on. Tomor row evening t hey wil l be si ngi ng at t he Wor ker s39。 Cl ub. The Greenwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng f or f ive days. Dur ing t hi s ti me, t hey wil l give f ive perf orm ances. As usual , the poli ce wil l have a di f icult ti m e. They wil l be tr ying t o keep or der . It i s al ways t he sam e on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l ef t a sm al vil lage i n the sout h of Fr ance, I dr ove on t o t he next t own. On the way, a young m an waved t o m e. I stopped and he asked m e f or a li ft. 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 epli ed i n the sam e l angua ge. Apart f rom a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al. Nei t her of us spoke dur i ng the j our ney. I had near ly 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 Engli sh him self ! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secretar y t ol d me t hat Mr. Harm swort h would see me. I f elt ver y ner vous when. I went i nt o hi s off i ce. He di d not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I enter ed. Aft er I had sat down, he said t hat busines was ver y bad. He t old m e t hat t he f ir m coul d not af or d to pay such lar ge salari es. Twent y peopl e had al ready left . I knew t hat m y t urn had e. 39。Mr . Harm swor t h,39。 I sa id i n a weak voice. 39。Don39。t i nt er r upt ,39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and t ol d me I woul d r eceive an extr a amp。100 a year! Lesson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you par k your car i n t he wr ong pl ace, a tr af ic poli cem an wil l soon f i nd i t. You wil be ver y l ucky if he l e ts you go wi t hout a ti cket. However, t his does not al ways happen. Tr af fi c pol i ce ar e som et im es ver y pol it e. Dur i ng a hol i day i n Sweden, I f ound t his note on m y car:39。 Si r, we wel e you t o our cit y. Thi s is a No Par ki ng area. You wil 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 r emi nder .39。 I f you r ecei ve a r equest li ke t hi 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 l east hir t y fi ve year s ol d. In spit e of t hi s, she oft en appear s on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wi l have t o t ake par t i n a new pl ay soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gir l of sevent een. I n the pl ay, she m ust appear i n a bri ght r ed dress and l ong black st ocki ngs. Last year in another pla y, she had t o wear short socks and a br ight, or angecolour ed dr es. If anyone ever asked her how ol d she i s, she al ways answers, 39。My dear , i t must 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！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vil lage i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had left i t on a chai r besi de t he door and now i t wasn39。t t here ! As I was l ooki ng f or i t, t he inn keeper cam e 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 my bag.39。 The i nn keeper smi l ed and im mediat el y went out . In a few m i nut es he r et ur ned wi t h m y bag and gave i t back t o m e. 39。I 39。m ver y sorr y, 39。 he sai d 39。 My dog had t aken i t i nt o t he garden. He oft en does t hi s. 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。The pl ay may begin at any moment,39。 I sai d. 39。I t may have begun alr eady,39。 Susan answer ed. 39。I hurr i ed t o t he t i 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 pi ty!39。 Susan excl aim ed. Just t hen, a m an hur ri ed t o t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。Can I r etur n t hese t wo t i ckets?39。 he asked. 39。Cer tai nl y, 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。Coul d I have those t wo ti ckets pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。Cer tai nl y, 39。t he gir l sai