【正文】 hat Mr . Harm swor th woul d se me. I f elt very ner vous when. I went i nto hi s of f ice. He did not look up f rom his desk when I ent ered. Af t er I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness was very bad. He t ol d me that he fi rm could not af ord t o pay such l arge sal ari es. Twenty people had alr eady l eft . I knew t hat m y tur n had e. 39。 Leson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our ncighbour , Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wi l sai l fr om Por tsmouth t omorr ow. We shal meet him at he har bour earl y i n the m orning. He wi l be i n his smal boat, Topsai l is a f amous li t le boat. It has sai led across the At lanti c many t imes. Capt ain Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。2. To my surpr ise, he gave me t he money im medi ately. 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 gr ows more fl ower s and vegetables, but Joe39。巴頓斯 I have j ust moved to a house in Bri dge Str et . Yester day a beggar knocked at m y door . He asked m e for a m eal and a glass of beer. I n r et urn f or thi s, the beggar st ood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He at e the f ood and dr ank the beer. Then he put a pi ece of cheese i n his pocket and went away. Later a nei ghbour t ol d me about hi m. Everybody knows hi m. Hi s nam e is Per cy But tons. He cal ls at ever y house i n 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 at e 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was late and detecti ves wer e wait ing at the ai rport al l m or ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a valuabl e parcel of di am ond fr om South Afr ica. A f ew hours earl ier , s omeone had told the poli ce that hieves woul d t ry t o steal the diamonds. When the plane ar ri ved, som e of the detect ives 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 parcel. To their sur pri se, t he pr eci ous par cel was f ul l 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 ent ers f or 39。s one o39。 I repeat ed. 39。What are you doi ng ?39。 39。ve j ust ar ived by t rai n, 39。I t 39。This i s a pri vate conver sat ion!39。 I sai d angr il y. 39。Lesson 1 A privat e conversat ion 私人談話 Last week I went to t he theat r e. I had a very good seat . The pl ay was ver y i nt eresting. I did not enjoy i t. A young man and a young woman wer e si t ing behind m e. They were talki ng loudly. I got very angr y. I could not hear t he act or s . I t urned r ound. I looked at he man and the wom an angr il y. They did not pay any at ent ion. In t he end, I coul d not bear it . I turned r ound again. 39。 I t39。. Leson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up ear ly on Sundays. I som et im es stay i n bed unti l unch tim Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of t he window. It was dark out si de. 39。s r ai ning agai n.39。 she said. 39。But I 39。 she asked. 39。Dear me,39。cl ock! 39。The Ni cest Garden Competi ti on39。s gar den is m or e i nt ere sting. 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 l ike har d work. Every year I ent er f or the garden peti tion too, and I al ways wi n a l it tl e pri ze for the wor st gar den in t he town! Leson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, 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 Ne w 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 ol d musical i nst rument . I t is cal ed a clavichord(翼琴 ). I t was made in Ger many in 1681. Our clavichor d i s kept i n the l iving room. I t has belong t o our f amil y f or a long t ime. The instr ument was bought by my gr andfat her many years ago. Recentl y it was damaged by a visit or. She tr ied t o play j az on it! She str uck the keys too hard and t wo of t he st ri ngs wer e br oken. My f ather was shocked. Now we are not al owed to t ouch i t. I t is being r epai red by a f r iend of my f at her39。I have never borr owed any money f r om you,39。cl ock so we shal have plenty of t ime. We shal see his boat and t hen we shal l say goodbye to hi m. He wi l l be away f or two months. We are ver y proud of him . He wil l take part in an impor tant r ace acr oss t he At l ant i c. Lesson 13 The Grenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popular singer s. At pr esent, t hey ar e visit ing al l par ts of the countr y. They wi l be ar ivi ng her e t om or r ow. They wi l be i ng by tr ain and most of the young people i n t he town wi l be m et ing t hem at the stati on. Tomor row evening t hey wil l be si nging at the Workers39。Mr . Har mswort h,39。 he Sai d. Then he smil ed and told me I would re ceive an extr a amp。My dear , it must be ter i bl e to be grown up! 39。 he asked. 39。t pay the bi l. I haven39。m ver y sor r y, 39。The play may begi n at any m om ent, 39。I hurr ied t o the t icket off ice. 39。m sor ry, 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 One 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 wor r y me. Som e fi sher men are unl ucky. Instead of cat chi ng fi sh, t hey catch ol d boot s and rubbish. I am even les l ucky. I never catch anyt hingnot even ol d boots. Af t er having spent whol e morni ngs on the r iver, I always go home wi th an em pt y bag. 39。s a waste of t im e