【正文】 she is, she al ways answers, 39。t inter rupt, 39。 As I soon learnt , he was Engl ish him self ! Leson 15 Good news 佳音 The secretar y tol d me t hat Mr. Har mswort h would see me. I fel t ver y ner vous when. I went into hi s off ice. He did not l ook up fr om his desk when I entered. Af ter I had sat down, he said t hat busines was very bad. He t old m e that the f ir m could not af ord to pay such large salari es. Twent y peopl e had alr eady left . I knew that m y tur n had e. 39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Char l es Al i son, wil l sail f r om Port sm out h t om or r ow. We shal l m eet him at t he har bour earl y i n t he m or ni ng. He wil l be i n hi s sm al l boat , Topsail. Tapsail i s a f am ous l it tl e boat . It has sail ed acr oss t he At lanti c m any tim es. Capt ai n Ali son wil l set out at ei ght o39。2. To m y sur pri se, he gave m e the money i mmediat el y. 39。s two m inutes past t welve! The cl ock has stopped!39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and grows m or e f lower s and vegetables, but Joe39。巴頓斯 I have just moved t o a house in Br i dge St reet. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door . He asked me f or a meal and a gl as of beer . In retur n f or t his, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave hi m a meal . He ate t he food and dr ank t he beer . Then he put a piece 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 rport 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 tol d the pol ice that thi eves would tr y to st eal the di amonds. When t he pl a ne ar r ived, some of the detecti ves wer e wai ting insi de 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 their surpr ise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has the m ost beaut if ul gar den i n our town. Nearl y ever ybody enter s for 39。s one o39。m e, 39。cl ock! 39。The Ni cest Garden Com pet it ion39。s gar den i s mor e int er est ing. He has made neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool . I like gar dens too, but I do not l ike hard wor k. Ever y year I enter f or t he gar den pet it ion t oo, and I always wi n a l it le pr ize f or the wor st garden i n the t own! Lesson 9 A col d wele 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went t o t he Town Hal . It was t he last day of the year and a large cr owd of people had gather ed unde r the Town Hal l clock. I t would str ike t welve i n twent y mi nut es39。 I looked at m y watch. It was t rue. The bi g clock r ef used t o wel e the New Year . At that moment everybody began t o l augh and sing. Lesson 10 Not for j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an old musical i nst r um ent. I t i s cal led a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ) . It was m ade i n Germ any in 1681. Our cl avi chor d is kept in t he li vingr oom. It has bel ong to our f am il y for a l ong ti me. The i nst rum ent was bought by my grandfather many year s ago. Recent ly i t was dam aged by a vi si tor . She t ri ed to pl ay jazz on i t! She str uck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of the str ings wer e broken. My fat her was shocked. Now we ar e not al lowed t o touch i t. It i s bei ng repair ed by a f ri end of m y fat her 39。I have never bor rowed any money f rom you, 39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of ti me. We shal l se hi s boat and t hen we shal say good bye t o him . He wi l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e ver y pr oud of hi m. He wi l t ake par t i n an im port ant r ace acr oss t he At l anti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popul ar si ngers. At present , t hey are vi si ti ng al l par ts of t he countr y. They wil be ar ri vi ng here t om orr ow. They wil l be i ng by t rai n and m ost of t he young peopl e i n t he t own wil l be m eet i ng t hem at t he st at ion. Tom orr ow eveni ng t hey wi l be singi ng at t he Wor ker s39。Mr . Har mswor th,39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and tol d me I woul d receive an extr a amp。My dear , it must be ter ibl e to be gr own up!39。 he asked. 39。t pay t he bil l. I haven39。m very sor ry, 39。The play may begin at any moment, 39。I hurr ied t o t he ti cket off ice. 39。m sorr y, we39。 Susan excl ai m ed. Just then, a man hur r ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。 I said sadly. Leson20 One m an in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishing i s my f avour it e spor t. I oft en fi sh for hours wi thout cat chi ng anyt hing. But t his does not wor ry me. Some fi sherm en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, they catch old boots and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ng not even old boot s. Af ter havi ng spent whole m ornings on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wi th an empt y bag. 39。s a waste of t ime.39。s of fi ce and sat down. I had just lost amp。and it 39。s l osi ng money these days,39。s r oom39。s one o39。巴頓斯 I have just moved t o a house in Br i dge St reet. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door . He asked me f or a meal and a gl as of beer . In retur n f or t his, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave hi m a meal . He ate t he f ood and drank the beer. Then he put a pi ece of cheese i n his pocket and went away. Later 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