【正文】 ar ds. My hol i days passed qui ckl y, but I di d not send any car ds t o m y fr iends. On t he l ast day I m ade a bi g deci sion. I got up earl y and bought t hi rty seven car ds. I spent t he whole day i n m y room , but I di d not wri te a si ngl e car d ! Leson 4 An exci ti ng t ri p 激動人心的旅行 I have j ust r eceived a l et ter f rom m y br ot her , Tim. He is i n Austr al i a. He has been t here f or si x m ont hs. Tim i s an engi neer. He i s wor ki ng f or a bi g fi rm and he has al r eady visit ed a gr eat num ber of dif f er ent pl aces i n Aust r ali a. He has j ust bought an Aust rali an car and has gone t o Al ice Spri ngs, a smal t own i n the cent r e of Aust rali a. He wil l soon vi si t Dar wi n. Fr om 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 t ri p ver y excit i ng. Lesson 5 No wrong num bers 無錯號之虞 Mr Jam es Scot t has a gar age i n Sil bur y and now he has j ust bought anot her gar age i n Pinhurst. Pi nhur st i s onl y f ive mi l es f r om Sil bur y, but Mr Scott cannot get a tel ephone f or his new gar age, so he has j ust bought t welve pi geons. Yester day, a pi geon car ri ed t he f ir st m esage fr om Pi nhur st t o Sil bur y. The bi r d cover ed t he distance in t hree mi nutes. Up t o now, Mr Scot t has sent a gr e at m any r equests f or spare part s and other urgent m esages f r om one gar age t o t he ot her . I n thi s way, he has begun hi s own pri vat e t el ephone ser vi ce. Lesson 6 Percy But tons 珀西178。Do you al ways get up so l ate ? I t39。m havi ng breakf ast ,39。 I sai d. 39。Im i ng t o se you.39。 Just t hen, t he t el ephone r ang. It was m y aunt Lucy. 39。What a day!39。s none of your busi nes,39。I can39。t hear a wor d! 39。 t he young m an said r udel y. 39。 I t hought. 39。 I39。 39。What ar e you doi ng ?39。 I r epeat ed. 39。s one o39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Br idge Str eet . Yest erday a beggar knocked at m y door. He asked m e f or a m eal and a gl ass of beer . In r etur n f or t hi s, t he beggar st ood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal . He at e t he food and dr ank t he beer. Then he put a piece of cheese i n hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour t ol d m e about him. Ever ybody knows him. His nam e i s Per cy Butt ons. He cal s at ever y house i n t he str eet once a m ont h and al ways asks f or a m eal and a glass of beer. Lesson 7 Too l at e 為時太晚 The pl ane was l at e and det ect i ves wer e wait ing at t he ai rport al m or ni ng. They were expect ing a val uabl e par cel of diamond f r om Sout h Af ri ca. A f ew hour s earli er, som eone had t old t he pol i ce t hat t hieves woul d t ry t o steal the di am onds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, som e of t he detecti ves wer e wait i ng i nsi de t he m ai n buil di ng whi le ot her s were wai ti ng on t he ai rf iel d. Two m en t ook t he par cel of f t he pl ane and car ied i t int o the Customs House. Whil e t wo det ect i ves wer e keepi ng guar d at t he door , t wo ot hers opened t he par cel . To t heir sur pr ise, the pr eci ous parcel was f ul of st ones and sand! Leson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has t he m ost beauti f ul gar den i n our t own. Near l y ever ybody enter s for 39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and gr ows m or e fl ower s and veget abl es, but Joe39。s t wo m inutes past t welve! The cl ock has st opped!39。2. To m y sur pri se, he gave m e t he m oney im medi at el y. 39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wil l sai l fr om Port sm outh t om orr ow. We shal m et him at t he har bour earl y i n t he m orni ng. He wi l be i n his sm al l boat, Topsai l. Tapsail i s a f amous li t le boat. I t has sai l ed acr oss t he Atl ant ic m any t im es. Captai n Ali son wil set out at eight o39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engli sh hi mself ! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr etar y tol d m e t hat Mr. Harm swor t h would see me. I f elt ver y ner vous when. I went int o hi s off i ce. He di d not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I ent er ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness was ver y bad. He t ol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af f or d t o pay such l arge sal ari es. Twenty people had alr eady l eft . I knew t hat m y t ur n had e. 39。t i nt er r upt ,39。 I f you r ecei ve a r equest li ke t hi 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 m ust be at l east t hir ty fi ve years ol d. I n spit e of this, she of t en appear s on t he st age as a young gi r l. Jennif er wil l have t o t ake part i n a new pl ay soon. Thi s ti me, she wi l be a gi rl of seventeen. I n t he pl ay, she m ust appear i n a br i ght r ed dr es and l ong bl ack st ocki ngs. Last year i n anot her pl ay, she had t o wear shor t socks and a br i ght , or ange col our ed dress. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she i s, she al ways answer s, 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。but I can39。I 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。 Susan answered. 39。Im sor r y, we39。 Susan excl aim ed. Just t hen, a m an hurr ied t o t he t i cket of f ice. 39。 t he gi rl sai d. 39。t he gi rl sai d, 39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 O ne m an i n a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is m y f avouri te sport. I of ten f ish f or hour s wit hout catching anythi ng. But t his does not worr y me. Som e fi sher men ar e unl ucky. I nst ead of cat chi ng fi sh, t hey cat ch ol d boots and r ubbi sh. I am even l es s l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ng not even ol d boot s. Af t er havi ng spent whol e m or ni ngs on t he ri ver, I al ways go home wi t h an em pt y bag. 39。s a wast e of ti me.39。I can39。s none of your busi nes,39。What a day!39。 Just t hen, t he t el ephone r ang. It was m y aunt Lucy. 39。Im i ng t o se you.39。 I sai d. 39。m havi ng breakf ast ,39。Do you al ways get up so l ate ? I t 39。Then he l ent m e a book. I r ead