【正文】 col our ed dress. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she i s, she al ways answer s, 39。t int er 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 hi s desk when I entered. Af ter I had sat down, he said t hat busines was ver y bad. He t old m e that the f ir m could not af ord to pay such large salar ie s. Twenty people had al ready left . I knew that my t urn had e. 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Char l es Al ison, wil sail f r om Port sm out h t om or r ow. We shal l m eet him at t he har bour ear l y in t he mor ni ng. He wil l be in hi s sm al l boat , Topsai l. Tapsail i s a f am ous l it tl e boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant i c m any tim es. Captai n Ali son wil l set out at ei ght o39。 2. To m y sur pri se, he gave m e t he m oney i mm edi at el y. 39。s two mi nut es past twelve! The clock has st opped!39。s. Bi l wor ks har der than Joe and gr ows more fl ower s and vegetables, but Joe39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Bri dge Str eet . Yest er day a beggar knocked at m y door . He asked m e f or a m eal and a gl ass of ber. I n r et ur n f or t hi s, t he beggar st ood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal. He at e t he f ood and drank t he beer. Then he put a pi ece of cheese i n his pocket and went away. Later a nei ghbour t ol d m e about hi m. Ever ybody knows hi m. Hi s nam e is Per cy But t ons. He cal ls at ever y house i n t he st reet once a m ont h and al ways asks f or a m eal and a gl ass of beer . Lesson 7 Too l at e 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was late and detecti ves wer e wait i ng at t he ai rport al m orni ng. They were expect ing a val uabl e 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 poli ce t hat t hi eves woul d t r y t o st eal t he di am onds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, som e of t he det ect i ves wer e wait ing i nsi de the main bui ldi ng whil e others wer e wait ing on t he air fi el d. Two men t ook the parcel of f the pl ane and car ied i t into the Customs House. Whil e two det ect ives were keeping guard at t he door , t wo ot her s opened the par cel. To their sur pri se, t he pr eci ous par cel was f ull of st ones and sand! Leson 8 The best and t he worst 最 好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has the most beauti ful garden in our t own. Near ly everybody enters f or 39。The Ni cest Garden Competi ti on39。s gar den is m or e i nt eresti ng. He has made neat paths and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool. I li ke gar dens t oo, but I do not like har d work. Every year I ent er f or the garden peti ti on too, and I al ways wi n a l it tl e pri ze for t he wor st gar den in t he town! Leson 9 A cold wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hal l. I t was the last day of t he year and a lar ge crowd of peopl e had gat her ed under t he Town Hal clock. It would st ri ke twel ve in t went y mi nutes39。 I l ooked at my wat ch. I t was t rue. The big cl ock r efused to wel e the New Year. At t hat moment ever ybody began to l augh and sing. Leson 10 Not f or jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂(lè) We have an ol d musical instr um ent . It i s cal led a clavichord( 翼琴 ) . I t was made in Germany i n 1681. Our clavichord is kept i n t he livi ng r oom . I t has belong t o our fami ly f or a long t im e. The i nst rument was bought by my gr andf at her m any years ago. Recentl y i t wa s damaged by a visi tor. She t ri ed to pl ay jazz on it ! She st ruck t he keys too har d and two of t he str ings were br oken. My father was shocked. Now we ar e not al owed to touch it . It is bei ng repai red by a fr iend of my f ather39。I have never bor r owed any m oney f r om you,39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of tim e. We shal l se hi s boat and t hen we shal say good bye t o him . He wil l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e very pr oud of him . He wi l take part i n an im por tant race acr oss t he At lanti c. Leson 13 The Grenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popular si nger s. At pr esent, t hey ar e visit ing al part s of the count r y. They wi l be ar ivi ng her e tom or r ow. They wi l be i ng by tr ai n and most of t he young people i n t he town wi l be m et ing t hem at he stati on. Tomor row evening t hey wil l be si ngi ng at the Wor kers39。Mr . Harm swor th, 39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and t ol d me I woul d r eceive an extr a amp。My dear, it m ust be t er ri bl e t o 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 the t icket off ice. 39。m sor r y, we39。 Susan exclaim ed. Just then, a man hurr ied t o t he ticket off ice. 39。 t he gi rl said. 39。the gi rl said, 39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 O ne 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 worr y me. Some f isher men are unl ucky. Instead of cat chi ng fi sh, t hey cat ch ol d boots and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess l ucky. I never cat ch anythi ng not even old boot s. Af ter havi ng s pent whole m ornings on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wit h an empt y bag. 39。s a was te of ti me.39。s of f i ce and sat down. I had j ust l ost amp。a nd i t 39。s l osi ng m oney t hese days, 39。s r oom 39。t her e i s st i l l som e honest y i n t hi s wor l d ! 39。 each year, but Joe wi ns ever y t ime. Bil l Fri th39。 t ime. Fif teen mi nutes passed and t he n, at fi ve to twelve, the clock stopped. The bi g mi nut e hand di d not move. We wait ed and waited, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shout ed, 39。s. Leson 11 O ne good turn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) I was havi ng di nner at a r estaur ant when Har y St el e cam e i n. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。 Har r y sai d, 39。 Cl