【正文】 f am il y f or a l ong t im e. The i nstr ument was bought by m y gr andf at her m any years ago. Recentl y it was damaged by a vi sit or. She t ri ed to pl ay jazz on it ! She st r uck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of the str i ngs wer e broken. 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 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) I was havi ng di nner at a r est aur ant when Har r y St eel e cam e i n. Har ry wor ked i n a lawyer39。s off ice year s ago, but he is now worki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he al ways bor rows m oney f r om his f ri ends and never pays it back. Har ry 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 m e. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked hi m t o 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 never 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(jiàn)，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 hi m at t he har bour earl y i n t he m orni ng. He wi l be i n his sm al 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. Captai n Ali son wil set out at eight o39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of tim e. We shal l se hi s boat and t hen we shal say good bye t o him . He wil l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e ver y pr oud of hi m. He wil t ake par t in an i mport ant r ace acr oss t he Atl ant ic. Leson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popul ar si nger s. At pr esent , t hey ar e vi sit ng al part s of the count r y. They wi l l be ar ri vi ng her e tom or row. They wi l be i ng by t r ai n and m ost of t he young people i n t he town wil be m eet ing t hem at the stati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng t hey wi l be si ngi ng at t he Wor ker s39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be st ayi ng f or f ive days. Dur ing t hi s ti me, t hey wi l gi ve fi ve per f orm ances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t 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 exper ience last year. Af ter I had left a sm al l vi l age in t he sout h of France, I dr ove on t o t he next t own. On t he way, a young m an waved t o m e. I st opped and he asked m e f or a l if t. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I sai d good m or ni ng to him i n Fr ench and he r epl ie d i n t he same l anguage. Apart f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al l. Neit her of us spoke dur i ng t he j our ney. I ha d near ly r eached t he t own, when t he young man suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engl ish him sel f! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr et ar y t ol d m e that Mr. Har mswort h woul d se m e. I f el t ver y ner vous when. I went i nt o hi s of fi ce. He di d not l ook up f r om his desk when I ent ered. Aft er I had sat down, he said t hat busi nes was ver y bad. He t old m e t hat t he f ir m coul d not af for d t o pay such l ar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had al r eady l ef t. I knew t hat m y tur n had e. 39。Mr. Harm swort h, 39。 I sai d i n a weak voi ce. 39。Don39。t i nter rupt,39。 he Sai d. Then he sm il ed 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 l be ver y l ucky i f he lets you go wit hout a ti cket . However , this does not al ways happen. Tr af ic poli ce are som etim es ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day in Sweden, I f ound t hi s not e on m y car :39。 Sir , we wel e you t o our ci t y. Thi s i s a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wil l enj oy your st ay her e if you pay at tenti on t o our str eet si gns. Thi s not e i s onl y a r em inder.39。 I f you recei ve a r equest l i ke t hi s, you cannot f ai l t o obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni f er i s an act ress. She must be at l east thir t y fi ve year s ol d. I n 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 part i n a new pl ay soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gi rl of sevent en. In t he play, she m ust appear i n a br i ght r ed dr es and l ong bl ack st ocki ngs. La st year i n anot her pl ay, she had to wear shor t socks and a bri ght , or ange col our ed dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she i s, she al ways answer s, 39。My dear, it m ust be t er ri ble t o be gr own up! 39。 l eson18 H e of ten does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af t er I had had lunch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had l eft it on a chair besi de t he door and now it wasn39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng f or it , t he i nn keeper came i n. 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 he asked. 39。Yes, thank you,39。 I answered, 39。but I can39。t pay the bil l. I haven39。t got my bag.39。 The i nn keeper sm il ed and imm edi atel y went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he ret ur ned wit h m y bag and gave it back to m e. 39。I 39。m ver y sor ry,39。 he sai d 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 said. 39。What a pit y!39。 Susan exclaim ed. Just t hen, a m an hur ri ed t o t he ti cket off i ce. 39。Can I r et ur n t hese t wo t icket s?39。 he asked. 39。Cer t ai nl y,39。 t he gi r l sai d. 39。Coul d I have t hose t wo t icket s please ?39。 I asked. 39。Cer t ai nl y, 39。t he