【正文】 c many ti mes. Capt ai n Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。cl ock so we shal have pl ent y of ti me. We shal see hi s boat and t hen we shal say good bye to him . He wi l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We are ver y proud of him. He wil l t ake par t i n an i m port 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 si ti ng al 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 the t own wi l be meeti ng them at t he st at i on. Tom orr ow eveni ng t hey wi l be singing at the Workers39。 Club. The Gr enwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days . Dur ing this t im e, t hey wi l l gi ve fi ve per for mances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t ti me. They wi l be t ryi ng to keep order . I t is al ways t he same on these occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an amusing exper ience last year. Af ter I had left a smal l vi l age i n t he south of Fr ance, I drove on t o the next town. On t he way, a young man waved to me. I st opped and he asked me for a l if t. As soon as he had got int o the car, I said good mor ning t o him in Fr ench and he r eplied i n t he same l anguage. Apar t fr om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al l. Neit her of us spoke duri ng the j ourney. I had nearl y reached t he town, when the young man suddenl y sai d, very sl owly, 39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engl ish hi msel f! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secret ar y t ol d me that Mr . Har mswort h woul d see me. I f el t ver y nervous when. I went i nt o hi s of fi ce. He di d not look up f rom hi s desk when I ent er ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d that busi ness was ver y bad. He tol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af for d t o pay such l ar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had alr eady l ef t. I knew t hat my turn had e. 39。Mr. Har mswort h,39。 I said in a weak voi ce. 39。Don39。t i nter upt,39。 he Said. Then he sm il ed and t old m e I would r ecei ve an ext ra 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 in the wr ong place, a t raf fi c pol iceman wi l soon fi nd it . You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he lets you go wi t hout a t icket . However , this does not al ways happen. Tr af fi c poli ce ar e sometim es ver y poli te. Duri ng a holiday i n Sweden, I f ound t his note on my car: 39。 Si r, we wel e you to our cit y. Thi s is a No Par king area. You wi l enj oy your st ay her e if you pay at ent ion t o our st reet si gns. This note is only a remi nder .39。 If you r eceive a request li ke thi s, you cannot fai l t o obey it ! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er is an actr ess. She must be at l east t hi rt yf ive years old. I n spi te of t his, she of ten appears on the stage as a young gi rl . Jennif er wi l l have to take par t in a new play soon. This tim e, she wi l be a gir l of sevent een. I n the pl ay, she must appear i n a bri ght r ed dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had t o wear short socks and a br ight, orangecoloured dr es. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she al ways answers, 39。My dear , i t must be t er ibl e to be gr own up!39。 lesson18 He of t en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had l ef t it on a chair besi de the door and now it wasn39。t there ! As I was looking f or it , t he inn keeper came 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 innkeeper smi led and im mediately went out. I n a f ew mi nutes he ret ur ned wi th my bag and gave it back to me. 39。I 39。m very sor ry, 39。 he said 39。 My dog had taken it int o the garden. He oft en does t his.39。 Leson19 Sold out 票 已售完 39。The pl ay may begin at any moment, 39。 I said. 39。I t may have begun alr eady,39。 Susan answered. 39。I hurr ied t o the t icket of f ice. 39。May I have two tickets pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。I 39。m sor ry, we39。ve sold out ,39。 the gir l sai d. 39。What a pit y! 39。 Susanm e, 39。 she sai d. 39。Do you always get up so l ate ? I t39。s one o39。cl ock! 39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send me a card 請(qǐng)給我寄一張明信片 Postcards always spoil my hol idays. Last summer , I went to It al y. I vi sited m useums and sat i n publ ic gar dens. A f ri endl y wait er t aught me a few words of It al ian. 39。Then he lent me a book. I read a f ew li nes, but I di d not understand a wor d. Ever y day I thought about postcards. My holi days passed quickly, but I di d not send any car ds to my f ri ends. On t he last day I made a bi g deci si on. I got up ear ly and bought t hir ty seven car ds. I spent the whol e day in m y r oom, but I did not wr it e a single card !Lesson 4 An excit ing t rip 激動(dòng)人心的旅行 I have j ust r ecei ved a l et er f rom my br other, Ti m. He i s in Aust rali a. He has been there for six mont hs. Ti m i s an engi neer . He is wor king f or a big f ir m and he has alr eady vi si ted a gr eat number of di f erent pl aces i n Austr al ia. He has just bought an Aust ral ian car and has gone to Al ice Spr ings, a smal l t own i n the centr e of Aust ral ia. He wi l soon vi si t Darwi n. From t her e, he wi l f ly t o Pert h. My brot her has never been abr oad bef ore, so he is f inding t his t ri p ver y excit 5 No wrong numbers 無(wú)錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞 Mr James Scott has a gar age in Si lbur y and now he has j ust bought another gar age in Pi nhur st . Pinhurst is only fi ve mil es fr om Si lbury, but Mr Scott cannot get a t elephone f or hi s new garage, so he has just bought twel ve pi geons. Yest er day, a pi geon car ied t he fi rst message f rom Pinhurst to Si lbury. The bir d cover ed the di st ance i n thr ee minut es. Up t o no