【正文】 r y wor ked i n a l awyer39。 tim e. Fi ft e en m i nut es passed and t hen, at f i ve t o t wel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The big m inut e hand di d not m ove. We wai t ed and wai ted, but nothi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shout ed, 39。 each ye ar , but Joe wi ns ever y t im e. Bi l Fr it h39。t here, he wil l fl y t o Per t h. My br ot her has never been abr oad bef or e, so he i s fi ndi ng t hi s tr ip ver y exci ti ng. Leson 5 No wrong num bers 無(wú)錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞 Mr James Scot t has a gar age i n Sil bury and now he has j ust bought anot her gar age i n Pi nhur st. Pi nhur st i s only f i ve m il es f r om Sil bury, but Mr Scot t cannot get a t el ephone f or hi s new gar age, so he has just bought t wel ve pi geons. Yest er day, a pi geon car ied t he fi rst message fr om Pi nhur st o Si lbur y. The bir d cover ed t he di st ance i n t hr ee m i nut es. Up t o now, Mr Scot t has sent a great m any request s for spar e par ts and ot her ur gent messages fr om one garage t o t he ot her. I n t hi s way, he has begun hi s own pr ivate t el ephone servi ce. Lesson 6 Percy But ons 珀西s gar den i s l ar ger t han Joe39。I t39。s off ice 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 borr ows m oney f rom hi s f ri ends and never pays i t ba ck. Har y saw m e and came and sat at t he same t abl e. He has never bor r owed m oney f r om me. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked him t o l end m e amp。so now you can pay f or m y di nner !39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。Don39。 Si r, we wel e you t o our cit y. Thi s i s a No Parki ng ar ea. You wi l enjoy your st ay her e i f you pay at ent i on t o our st r et si gns. Thi s not e is onl y a r emi nder .39。t there ! As I was looking f or i t, t he i n keeper came i n. 39。 I answer ed, 39。 The i n keeper smi l ed and im mediat el y went out . In a few m inut es he r et ur ned wi t h m y bag and gave i t back t o me. 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。 Susan answered. 39。I 39。What a pit y!39。Cer t ai nl y,39。Cer t ai nl y, 39。I m i ght as wel have them ,39。 I t39。m not real y i nt er est ed in f i shi ng. I am onl y i nt er est ed in sit ti ng i n a boat and doing not hi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes ar e slowl y dri vi ng m e m ad. I l ive near an ai r port and passi ng pl anes can be hear d ni ght and day. The ai r por t was bui lt duri ng t he war , but f or som e reason i t coul d not be used t hen. Last year , however, i t cam e i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e m ust have been dr i ven away f rom t heir 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 pasi ng pl ane. I have been off ered a l arge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am det erm i ned t o stay her e. Everybody says I m ust be m ad and t hey ar e pr obabl y ri ght. Leson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daught er , Jane, never dream ed of r eceivi ng a let er fr om a gi rl of her own age i n Hol land. Last year , we wer e tr avel i ng acr oss t he Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wit h her name and address on it i nt o a bott l e. She t hr ew t he bot tl e i nt o t he sea. She never t hought of it agai n, but t en m onths l at er , she r ecei ved a let er fr om a gi rl i n Holl and. Bot h gir ls wr it e t o each ot her r egul ar l y now. However, t hey have deci ded t o use t he post off i ce. Let t er s wil l cost a l it 1e m or e, but t hey wi l cert ai nly t r avel faster. Lesson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et t er f r om my si st er yest er day. She l i ves i n Ni ger ia. I n her l et ter, she sai d t hat she would e t o Engl and next year. I f she es, she wi l get a sur pri se. We are now l i vi ng i n a beauti f ul new house in t he count ry. Wor k on i t had begun befor e m y sist er l ef t. The house was pl et ed f ive m ont hs ago. I n m y l et ter, I t old her t hat she coul d st ay wit h us. The house has m any lar ge rooms and t her e is a l ovel y gar den. It i s a ver y m oder n house, so i t l ooks st r ange t o som e peopl e. I t m ust be t he onl y m oder n house i n t he di st ri ct . Lesson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬(wàn)幸 I enter ed t he hotel m anager39。 I sai d, 39。Ever yone39。I found t hi s out si de t hi s gentl em an39。 I sai d t o t he m anager, 39。I am a for ei gner, 39。 he sai d. I wonder . I n Engl and, each m an speaks a dif fer ent l anguage. The Engli sh underst and each ot her, but I don39。about39。 I39。s a new one. Do you l i ke i t ?39。 she sai d, 39。 No Par ki ng39。Pi lat us Port er39。巴頓斯 I have just moved to a house in Br i dge St reet. Yester day a beggar knocked at my door . He asked me for a meal and a glas of beer. I n ret ur n f or this, the beggar stood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave hi m a meal. He ate the f ood and dr ank the beer . Then he put a pi ece of cheese in hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a neighbour t old m e about him. Everybody knows him. Hi s nam e is Per cy Butt ons. He cals at ever y house in t he st reet once a m ont h and always asks f or a meal and a gl ass of beer . Lesson 7 Too l ate 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was late and detecti ves wer e wait ing at t he ai rpor t al l m orning. They were expect ing a val uable par cel of diamond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear li er, som eone had t ol d t he pol ice that thi eves would tr y to st eal t he di amonds. When t he plane ar r ived, some of the detecti ves wer e wai ti ng inside the m ai n buil ding whi le ot her s were wai ti ng on the ai rf ield. Two m en took t he par cel off t he plane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi le t wo detecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, two others opened t he par cel . To thei r sur pr ise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has t he most beaut if ul gar den i n our town. Nearl y ever ybody enter s for 39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han