【正文】 shal have pl enty of tim e. We shal see hi s boat and then we shal say good bye to him. He wil be away f or t wo mont hs. We ar e ver y pr oud of him. He wil l take par t i n an i mpor tant r ace acr oss t he At lant ic. Lesson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popul ar si ngers. At present , t hey are visit ng al par ts of t he countr y. They wi l be ar iving her e tom or row. They wil be i ng by tr ai n and m ost of t he young peopl e in t he t own wil l be meet ing them at t he st at ion. Tom or r ow evening they wi l be si nging at t he Wor kers39。 Cl ub. The Gr enwood Boys wi l be st aying for fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e, they wi l gi ve f ive per formances. As usual, t he pol ice wil have adi f ic ul t ime. They wil 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)講英語嗎？ I had an am using exper ience last year. Aft er I had left a sm al vil age i n t he sout h of France, I dr ove on t o the next t own. On the way, a young man waved t o me. I st opped and he asked m e for a lif t. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car, I sai d good morning to him in French and he r epli ed 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. Nei ther 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 lear nt , he was English him self ! Leson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ar y t ol d m e that Mr . Harm swort h would se me. I f el t very ner vous when. I went into his off ice. He di d not l ook up f rom his desk when I ent er ed. Af ter I had sat down, he said t hat busi ness was ver y bad. He t ol d m e t hat the fir m coul d not af ford t o pay such large salari es. Twent y peopl e had al ready l eft . I knew that my t ur n had e. 39。Mr. Harm swort h, 39。 I sai d in a weak voi ce. 39。Don39。t i nt er rupt ,39。 he Said. Then he smi led and t ol d m e I would r ecei ve an extr a amp。 100 a year! Lesson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n t he wr ong place, a tr af ic pol icem an wil l soon f ind it . You wil l be ver y lucky if he lets you go wit hout a t icket. However , t hi s does not al ways happen. Traf ic pol ice ar e som et imes ver y polit e. Duri ng a hol iday i n Sweden, I found t his not e on m y car:39。 Sir , we wele you to our cit y. Thi s is a No Parking ar ea. You wil l enjoy your st ay her e if you pay at enti on t o our st reet si gns. This not e is onl y a rem inder. 39。 I f you r ecei ve a r equest l ike t his, you cannot f ai l t o obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer is an actr ess. She must be at least thirt yfi ve year s ol d. I n spite of this, she oft en appears on t he st age as a young gi rl. Jennif er wil have t o t ake par t i n a new play soon. Thi s tim e, she wil l be a gi rl of sevent een. I n the pl ay, she m ust appear in a bri ght red dr ess and long bl ack st ockings. Last year in anot her pl ay, she had to wear short socks and a br ight , or ange colour ed dr ess. If anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she al ways answer s, 39。My dear, i t m ust be ter ible t o be grown up!39。 leson18 H e of ten does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vi lage i nn, I looked for m y bag. I had l ef t i t on a chair beside the door and now i t wasn39。t t here ! As I was looki ng f or it , the i nn keeper cam e in. 39。Di d you have a good meal ?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 nkeeper smi led and immediately went out . I n a few mi nutes he r et ur ned with m y bag and gave it back to me. 39。I 39。m very sorr y, 39。 he said 39。 My dog had taken it into t he gar den. He of ten does t hi s. 39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。The play may begi n at any moment ,39。 I sai d. 39。I t may have begun alr eady, 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。I hurr ied to t he t icket of fice. 39。May I have two t ickets please ?39。 I asked. 39。I 39。m sorr y, we39。ve sold out ,39。 the gi rl said. 39。What a pity! 39。 Susanm e, 39。 she said. 39。Do you always get up so l at e ? I t39。s one o39。clock! 39。Leson 3 Pl ease send me a card 請(qǐng)給我寄一張明信片 Post cards al ways spoil my hol idays. Last summer , I went t o Italy. I vi sit ed museums and sat in publ ic gar dens. A fr iendl y wai ter t aught me a few words of It al ian. 39。Then he lent me a book. I r ead a few li nes, but I did not understand a word. Every day I t hought about postcar ds. My hol idays pased quickly, but I did not send any car ds t o my fr iends. On the last day I made a big deci si on. I got up ear ly and bought t hi rt y seven car ds. I spent t he whole day i n my room, but I did not wri te a singl e card ! Lesson 4 An excit ing trip 激動(dòng)人心的旅行 I have just r ecei ved a let er fr om my brother , Ti m. He i s i n Austr al ia. He has been t here f or six mont hs. Ti m i s an engineer . He i s working f or a big fi rm and he has al ready visi ted a gr eat number of di ferent places in Australi a. He has just bought an Austr al ian car and has gone to Al ice Spr ings, a smal town in the centr e of Austr alia. He wi l soon vi si t Darwi n. From t here, he wil l fly t o Pert h. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is f inding this tr ip ver y excit ng. Leson 5 No wrong numbers 無錯(cuò)號(hào)之 虞 Mr Jam es Scot t has a garage i n Si lbur y and now he has j ust bought another gar age i n Pi nhur st . Pi nhurst i s only f ive m il es fr om Si lbury, but Mr Scot t cannot get a t el ephone for hi s new gar age, so he has j ust bought t welve pi geons. Yest erday, a pi geon cari ed t he f ir st mesage fr om Pi nhurst o Sil bury. The bi r d covered t he di st ance in t hr e mi nutes. Up to now, Mr Scot has ent a gr eat m any r equest s for spar e part s and other urgent m essages f rom one garage t o t he ot her. I