【正文】 39。I have never borrowed any money from you,39。 Tony said, 39。so now you can pay for my dinner!39。Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We39。ll meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat, Topsail. Topsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o39。clock, so we39。ll have plenty of time. We39。ll see his boat and then we39。ll say goodbye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be ing by train and most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers39。 Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你會講英語嗎？I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, Do you speak English?39。 As I soon learnt, he was English himself!39。Lesson 15 Good news 佳音The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when I went into his office. He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had e.39。,39。 I said in a weak voice.39。Don39。t interrupt,39。 he said.Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!Lesson 16 A polite request 彬彬有禮的要求If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car: 39。sir, we wele you to our city. This is a No Parking area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder.39。 If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!Lesson 17 Always young 青春常駐My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirtyfive years old. In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orangecoloured dress. If anyone ever asks her how old she is, she always answers, 39。Darling, it must be terrible to be grown up!39。Lesson 18 He often does this! 他經(jīng)常干這種事After I had had lunch at a village pub, I looked for my bag. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn39。t there! As I was looking for it, the landlord came in.39。Did you have a good meal? he asked.39。Yes, thank you,39。 I answered, 39。but I can39。t pay the bill. I haven39。t got my bag.39。The landlord smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me.39。I39。m very sorry,39。 he said. 39。My dog had taken in into the garden. He often does this!39。Lesson 19 Sold out 票已售完39。The play may begin at any moment,39。 I said.39。It may have begun already,39。 Susan answered.I hurried to the ticket office. 39。May I have two tickets please?39。 I asked.39。I39。m sorry, we39。ve sold out,39。 the girl said.39。What a pity!39。 Susan exclaimed.Just then, a man hurried to the ticket office.39。Can I return these two tickets?39。 he asked.39。Certainly,39。 the girl said.I went back to the ticket office at once.39。Could I have those two tickets please?39。 I asked.39。Certainly,39。 the girl said, 39。but they39。re for next Wednesday39。s performance. Do you still want them?39。39。I might as well have them,39。 I said sadly.Lesson 20 One man in a boat 獨坐孤舟Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. 39。You must give up fishing!39。 my friends say. 39。It39。s a waste of time.39。 But they don39。t realize one important thing. I39。m not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!Lesson 21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.Lesson 22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name a