【正文】 shal l m eet hi m at the harbour ear ly in t he morni ng. He wil l be in hi s sm al l boat , Topsail. Tapsail i s a famous l it tle boat . I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant ic many ti mes. Captain Ali son wil l set out at eight o39。clock so we shal l have pl ent y of ti me. We shal l see hi s boat and then we shal say goodbye t o him . He wil l be away for t wo months. We ar e very pr oud of hi m. He wi l t ake par t i n an i mport ant r ace across the At lanti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr enwood Boys are a gr oup of popular singers. At present , t hey ar e visi ting al l par ts of t he countr y. They wi l be ar ri vi ng here t omorr ow. They wil l be i ng by tr ain and m ost of the young peopl e in t he town wil l be meet ing t hem at the stati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng they 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 sam e on these occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl i sh? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an amusi ng 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 to the next t own. 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 epl ied i n t he same l anguage. Apar t f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al . Neit he r of us spoke duri ng the j ourney. I had near ly reached t he town, when the young man suddenly 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 G ood news 佳音 The secret ar y t ol d me that Mr . Har mswort h would see m e. I f el t ver y nervous when. I went int o his of fi ce. He di d not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I enter ed. Af ter I had sat down, he said that business was ver y bad. He told me t hat the f ir m coul d not af fo r d to pay such lar ge salar ies. Twent y peopl e had al ready lef t. I knew that my t urn had e. 39。Mr. Har mswor t h, 39。 I said in a we ak voice. 39。Don39。t i nt er upt ,39。 he Said. Then he sm i l ed and told me I would recei ve an ext ra amp。100 a year ! Leson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n the wr ong place, a t raf fi c poli ceman wi l soon fi nd it . You wi l be very l ucky i f he let s you go wit hout a t icket. However , thi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic poli ce are someti mes ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day in Sweden, I f ound this not e on my car: 39。 Si r , we wele you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Parking area. You wi l enjoy your st ay her e i f you pay at ent ion t o our st r et signs. This not e is only a remi nder .39。 I f you r ecei ve a request l ike thi s, you cannot f ai l to obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer is an actr es. She must be at least t hir ty fi ve years ol d. I n spit e of this, she of ten appear s on the stage as a young gir l. Jennif er wil l have t o take part i n a new play soon. Thi s ti me, she wi l be a gi rl of seventeen. I n t he pl ay, she must appear i n a br ight red dr ess and long bl ack stockings. Last year in anot her play, she had t o wear shor t socks and a br ight, or angecolour ed dr es. If anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answers, 39。My dear, i t must be t er r ible to be gr own up!39。 leson18 He of ten does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had l unch at a vi lage i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had lef t it on a chair besi de the door and now it wasn39。t there ! As I was looking f or i t, t he innkeeper 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 m y bag. 39。 The innkeeper smi led and im medi ately went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he retur ned wit h my bag and gave it back to m e. 39。I 39。m very sor ry,39。 he sai d 39。 My dog had t aken i t into the garden. He oft en does t his.39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。The play 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 off ice. 39。May I have two ti ckets pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。I 39。m sor r y, we39。ve sold out ,39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。What a pit y!39。 Susan exclaimed. Just then, a man hurr ied t o t he ticket off ice. 39。Can I ret ur n t hese t wo ti cket s?39。 he asked. 39。Cer t ai nly,39。 t he gi rl said. 39。Could I have t hose t wo t i cket s please ?39。 I asked. 39。Cer tai nly, 39。the gi rl said, 39。but t hey are f or next Wednesday39。s perf ormance. 39。I might as wel have t hem,39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One man i n a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is m y favouri te sport . I of ten f ish f or hour s wit hout catching anything. But this does not wor r y me. Som e fi sher men a re unl ucky. Instead of cat chi ng fi sh, t hey catch ol d boot s and rubbish. I am even les l ucky. I never catch anyt hingnot even ol d boots. Af t er having spent whol e morni ngs on the r iver, I always go home wi th an em pt y bag. 39。You must gi ve up f ishi ng!39。 my f r iends say.39。 It 39。s a waste of t im e. 39。 But t hey don39。t r eal ize one im por tant thi ng. I 39。m not r eal ly i nterested i n f ishing. I am only i nterested i n sit ing i n a boat and doi ng not hing at al ! Leson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aeroplanes are slowl y dr iving m e mad. I live near an ai rpor t and passi ng planes can be hear d ni ght and day. The air port was buil t dur ing t he war, but for som e reason it coul d not be used t hen. Last year , however , i t cam e into use. Over a hundr ed people m ust have been dri ven away f rom t hei r homes by t he noi se. I am one of t he few people l eft . Som et im es I t hink t hi s house wi l be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been