【正文】 ne ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, 39。t int er r upt ,39。 As I soon lear nt , he was English him self ! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ar y t old m e t hat Mr . Har mswor th would see m e. I f elt very ner vous when. Iwent int o his of f ice. He did not look up f r om his desk when I ent ered. Aft er I had sat down, he said t hat business was very bad. He t old m e t hat he f ir m could not af f or d t o pay such lar ge salar ies. Twenty people had alr eady lef t. Iknew t hat my t ur n had e. 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再 見，一路順風 Our ncighbour , Capt ain Charles Alison, wil sail f r om Por t sm out h t omor ow. We shal m eet him at t he harbour early in t he m or ning. He wil be in his sm al boat , Topsail. Tapsail s a f am ous lit t le boat . It has sailed acr oss the At lant ic many t im es. Capt ain Alison wil set out at eight o39。2. To m y sur prise, he gave me t he money immediately. 39。s t wo m inut es past t welve! The clock has stopped! 39。s. Bil wor ks har der t han J oe and gr ows m ore f lower s and veget ables, but J oe39。巴頓斯 I have just m oved t o a house in Br idge St reet . Yester day a beggar knocked at m y door. He asked m e f or a meal and a glass of beer . I n r etur n f or t his, t he beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He at e t he f ood and dr ank t he beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Lat er a neighbour t old m e about him . Ever ybody knows him . His nam e is Per cy But t ons. He cals at ever y house in t he st r eet once a mont h and always asks f or a m eal and a glass of beer . Lesson 7 Too lat e 為 時太晚 The plane was lat e and det ectives wer e wait ing at t he air por t al m or ning. They wer e expecting a valuable par cel of diam ond f r om Sout h Af r ica. A f ew hour s earlier , someone had t old t he police t hat t hieves would t r y t o steal t he diam onds. When t he plane ar r ived, some of t he detectives wer e wait ing inside t he m ain building while ot her s wer e wait ing on t he air f ield. Two m en t ok t he parcel of f t he plane and car ried it int o t he Cust oms House. While t wo det ect ives wer e keeping guard at t he door , t wo ot her s opened t he par cel. To t heir surpr ise, t he pr ecious par cel was f ul of st ones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and t he wor st 最好的和最差的 J oe Sanders has the most beautif ul gar den in our t own. Near ly everybody enter s f or 39。s one o39。m e, 39。clock! 39。The Nicest Gar den Compet iton39。s gar den is m or e int eresting. He has made neat pat hs and has built a wooden br idge over a pool. Ilike gar dens t oo, but I do not like har d wor k. Every year I ent er f or t he gar den pet it ion t oo, and I always win a lit t le pr ize f or t he wor st gar den in t he t own! Lesson 9 A cold wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went t o t he Town Hal. I t was t he last day of t he year and a lar ge cr owd of people had gather ed under t he Town Hal clock. I t would st r ike t welve in t went y m inut es39。 I looked at my wat ch. I t was t rue. The big clock r ef used t o wele t he New Year . At t hat moment ever ybody began t o laugh and sing. Lesson 10 Not for j azz 不 適于演奏爵士樂 We have an old m usical inst r ument. I t is caled a clavichor d( 翼琴 ) . I t was m ade in Ger many in 1681. Our clavichor d is kept in t he living r oom. It has belong t o ur f amily f or a long t im e. The inst r ument was bought by m y gr andf at her m any ear s ago. Recent ly it was dam aged by a visit or . She t ried t o play jazz on it ! She st ruck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of t he st rings wer e br oken. My f ather was shocked. Now we ar e not alowed t o t ouch it . I t is being r epair ed by a f riend of m y fat her39。I have never bor rowed any money f rom you, 39。clock so we shal have plent y of t im e. We shal see his boat and t hen we shal say goodbye t o him . He wil be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e very pr oud of him . He wil t ake par t in an im por t ant r ace acr os t he At lant ic. Lesson 13 The Gr eenwood Boys 綠 林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popular singer s. At pr esent, t hey ar e visit ing al par t s of t he countr y. They wil be ar r iv ing her e t om or ow. They wil be ing by t r ain and m ost of t he young people in t he t own wil be m eet ing t hem at t he stat ion. Tomor r ow evening t hey wil be singing at t he Wor kers39。M r . Har mswort h,39。 he Said. Then he smiled and t old m e I would r eceive an extr a amp。M y dear , it m ust be t er rible t o be gr own up! 39。 he asked. 39。t pay t he bil. I haven39。m very sor y,39。The play m ay begin at any moment ,39。I hur r ied t o the t icket of ice. 39。m sor r y, we39。 Susan exclaim ed. J ust t hen, a m an hur r ied t o t he t icket of ice. 39。 t he gir l said. 39。t he gir l said, 39。 I said sadly. Lesson20 One m an in a boat 獨 坐孤舟 Fishing is m y f avour it e spor t. I oft en fish f or hours wit hout catching anything. But t his does not wor r y me. Some f isher men ar e unlucky. Inst ead of catching f ish, t hey cat ch old boot s and r ubbish. I am even less lucky. I never cat ch anyt hing not even old boot s. Af t er having spent whole m or nings on t he r iver, I always go home wit h an em pty bag. 39。s a was t e of t im e.39。s of ice and sat down. I had just lost amp。and it 39。s losing m oney t hese days, 39。s r oom 39。s one o39。巴頓斯 I have just m oved t o a house in Br idge St reet . Yester day a beggar knocked at m y door. He asked m e f or a meal and a glass of beer . I n r etur n f or t his, t he beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He at e t he f ood and dr ank t he beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Lat er a neighbour t old m e about him . Ever ybody knows him . His nam e is Per cy But t ons. He cals at ever y house in t he st r eet once a mont h and always asks f