【正文】 as shocked. Now we are not al owed to t ouch i t. It is bei ng repair ed by a fr iend of my f at her39。s. Leson 11 One good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng dinner at a r estaur ant when Har r y St ele came i n. Har r y wor ked in a l awyer39。s of fi ce year s ago, but he is now wor ki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he al ways bor rows m oney fr om hi s f ri ends and never pays it back. Har y saw me and cam e and sat at t he same t able. He has never bor owed money f rom me. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked him t o lend m e amp。 2. To m y sur pr ise, he gave me t he money imm ediately. 39。I have never bor rowed any m oney f r om you, 39。 Har y sai d, 39。so now you can pay f or m y di nner! 39。 Leson 12 Goodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風 Our nci ghbour , Capt ai n Charl es Al ison, wi l sail f rom Portsm out h tom or row. We shal l m et him at he harbour earl y in t he m or ni ng. He wi l be i n his sm al boat, Topsai l. Tapsai l is a fam ous li tl e boat. It has sail ed across t he Atl anti c m any tim es. Captain Ali son wil l set out at ei ght o39。cl ock so we shal have plent y of tim e. We shal se his boat and t hen we shal l say good bye to him. He wil l be away f or t wo m onths. We are ver y pr oud of him . He wi l take part in an impor tant r ace acr oss t he At lant ic. Leson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr enwood 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 t om or row. They wi l be ing by t r ai n and m ost of t he young peopl e i n the town wil be m eeti ng t hem at the st at ion. Tom or row evening they wi l be singi ng at the Worker s39。 Club. The Greenwood Boys wi l be stayi ng for f ive days. Duri ng t hi s t ime, t hey wil l gi ve fi ve perf orm ances. As usual, the poli ce wi l have a di fi cult tim e. They wi l be t rying to keep order . It is al ways t he same on these occasions. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusi ng experi ence l ast year . Af ter I had l ef t a smal vi l age in t he south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to t he next town. On t he way, ayoung m an waved t o m e. I st opped and he asked me f or a li ft. As soon as he had got i nt o the car, I said good m or ni ng t o him in Fr ench and he r epli ed i n the sam e language. Apar t fr om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al. Neit her of us spoke dur ing the jour ney. I had near ly r eached t he t own, when t he young m an suddenl y said, very sl owl y, 39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。 As I soon lear nt, he was Engli sh himsel f! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr et ar y told me t hat Mr. Harm swort h woul d see m e. I f el t very nervous when. I went i nt o hi s of fice. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I ent er ed. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d t hat business was ver y bad. He t ol d m e that t he fi rm could not af or d to pay such l ar ge s al ari es. Twenty people had alr eady l ef t. I knew t hat m y t ur n had e. 39。Mr. Harmswor th,39。 I said i n a weak voice. 39。Don39。t inter upt,39。 he Sai d. Then he smil ed and t old me I woul d r eceive an ext ra amp。100 a year ! Leson 16 A pol i t e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n the wrong pl ace, a tr af fi c poli ceman wi l soon find it . You wi l be ver y lucky i f he lets you go wit hout a t icket. However, this does not al ways happen. Tr af fic police ar e sometimes ver y poli te. Duri ng a holiday in Sweden, I found t hi s note on my car: 39。 Sir , we wele you to our cit y. This is a No Parking area. You wil l enjoy your stay her e if you pay at enti on t o our st reet signs. This not e is onl y a reminder. 39。 I f you receive a request l ike this, you cannot f ai l t o obey it! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer is an actress. She must be at least thir tyfi ve year s ol d. In spite of this, she of ten appears on the stage as a young gi rl. Jennifer wil have to t ake par t i n a new play soon. This tim e, she wil l be agi rl of sevent en. I n the pl ay, she must appearnt er est ing. I di d not enjoy it . A young man and a young woman wer e si ti ng behi nd me. They wer e talking loudly. I got very angr y. I could not hear the actors. I t ur ned r ound. I looked at the man and the woman angri ly. They di d not pay any atention. I n the end, I coul d not bear i t. I t ur ned r ound agai n. 39。I can39。t hear a wor d! 39。 I sai d angr il y. 39。 I t39。s none of your busi nes,39。 the young man said r udely. 39。Thi s i s a pr ivat e conversat ion! 39。.Leson 2 Breakf ast or l unch? 早餐還是午餐？ I t was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I someti mes stay in bed until lunch t Sunday I got up very late. I l ooked out of the window. It was dark out si de. 39。What a day!39。 I thought . 39。It 39。s raining again.39。 Just then, the telephone r ang. I t was my a unt Lucy. 39。 I 39。ve just ar ri ved by train,39。 she sai d. 39。I 39。m ing to see you.39。 39。But I 39。m sti l having br eakfast ,39。 I sai d. 39。What are you doing ?39。 she asked. 39。I 39。m havi ng br eakf ast, 39。 I r epeated.39。Dear me,39。 she said. 39。Do you always get up so l at e ? I t39。s one o39。clock! 39。39。Leson 3 Pl ease send m e a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Post cards al ways spoil my hol idays. Last summer, I went t o It al y. I vi si ted museums and sat in publ ic gar dens. A f riendl y wai ter t aught me a few words of I tal ian. 39。Then he lent me a book. I r ead a few l ines, but I did not understand a wor d. Every day I t hought about postcards. My hol idays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my fr iends. On t he l ast day I made a bi g deci si on. I got up ear ly and bought thirt y seven car ds. I spent the whole day i n my room, but I did not wr ite a singl e card ! Lesson 4 An excit ing trip 激動人心的旅行 I have just r eceived a let er f rom my brother, Ti m. He i s in Aust ralia. He has been t her e f or six months. Tim i s an engineer . He i s wor ki ng f or a bi