【正文】 t oo, and I al ways wi n a li tl e pri ze f or t he worst gar den i n t he t own! Lesson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o t he Town Hal l. I t was t he l ast day of t he year and a l ar ge cr owd of people had gathered under t he Town Hal l cl ock. It woul d str ike t wel ve i n t went y m i nut es39。The Ni cest Gar den Com peti ti on39。 each year, but Joe wi ns every t im e. Bi l Fri t h39。 tim e. Fi ft een m i nut es passed and t hen, at f i ve t o t wel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nute hand di d not m ove. We wai ted and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shouted, 39。s. Leson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng di nner at a r est aur ant when Har r y St eel e cam e i n. Har ry wor ked i n a lawyer39。 Har r y sai d, 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be st ayi ng for fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e, they wil l give f i ve perf orm ances. As usual , t he poli ce wil l have a di f i cult t im e. They wil l be tr yi ng t o keep or der. It i s al ways t he same on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year. Aft er I had l eft a smal vi l age i n t he sout h of Fr ance, I drove on t o the next t own. On t he way, a young m an waved to m e. I st opped and he as ked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I sai d good m or ni ng to hi m i n Fr ench and he r epl ied i n t he sam e l angua ge. Apart f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Nei t her of us spoke duri ng the j our ney. I had near ly r eached t he t own, when the young m an suddenly sai d, very sl owl y, 39。 I sa id i n a weak voi ce. 39。 100 a year! Lesson 16 A poli t e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car in t he wr ong pl ace, a t raf i c pol icem an wil l soon f i nd i t. You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he l ets you go wi t hout a t i cket. However, t hi s does not al ways happen. Traf i c pol ice ar e someti mes very poli t e. Dur ing a holi day i n Sweden, I found t hi s not e on m y car :39。 l eson18 He of ten does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vil lage i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had lef t i t on a chai r besi de t he door and now i t wasn39。Yes, t hank you,39。t got m y bag. 39。 he sai d 39。 I sai d. 39。May I have t wo ti ckets pl ease ?39。ve sol d out ,39。Can I r et ur n these t wo t i ckets?39。Coul d I have those t wo t i ckets pl ease ?39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。You m ust give up f is hing!39。 But t hey don39。50 and I f elt ver y upset .39。s not t her e now.39。 he said. He star ted to pl ain about t his wi cked wor l d but was i nter upted by a knock at he door . A gi rl came in and put an envel ope on hi s desk. It contained amp。 she said. 39。 leson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engl ish? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ri ved in London at l ast . The rail way stati on was big, black and dar k. I di d not know the way t o my hot el , so I asked a port er . I not only spoke Engli sh ver y car efull y, Per cy But t ons. He cal ls at ever y house i n the str eet once a month and al ways asks for a m eal and a glass of beer. Lesson 7 Too lat e 為時(shí)太晚 The plane was l at e and det ect ives were wait ng at the air port al mor ning. They wer e expecti ng a valuabl e parcel of di am ond fr om South Afr ica. A f ew hours earl ier , someone had told the poli ce that hieves woul d t ry t o steal the diamonds. When the pl ane ar ri ved, som e of the detectives 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 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 ent ers f or 39。s. Bi l wor ks har der than Joe and gr ows more fl ower s and vegetables, but Joe39。s two minutes past t welve! The clock has st opped!39。 2. To my surpr ise, he gave me t he money imm edi ately. 39。 Leson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour , Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wil l sai l fr om Por tsmouth t omorr ow. We shal meet him at t he har bour earl y i n the mor ning. He wi l be i n his smal boat, Topsail .Tapsai l is a f amous l i t t l e boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant ic m any t im es. Captain Ali son wi l l set out at eight o39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was English hi msel f! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secret ar y t old m e that Mr . Har mswor th woul d see m e. I f el t ver y nervous when. I went int o his of fi ce. He di d not l ook up f rom hi s desk when I enter ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d that business was ver y bad. He tol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af for d to pay such lar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had alr eady l ef t. I knew t hat my turn had e. 39。t i nter upt,39。 If you r eceive a request li ke this, you cannot fail t o obey it ! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er is an actr ess. She must be at least t hi rt yf ive years old. I n spi te of t his, she of ten appears on the stage as a young gi rl . Jennif er wi l have to take par t in a new play soon. This time, she wi l be a gir l of sevent een. I n the pl ay, she must appear i n a bri ght r ed dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a br ight, orangecoloured dr ess. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she al ways answers, 39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。but I can39。I 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。 Susan answered. 39。I 39。What a pit y!39。Cer t ai nly,39。Cer tai nl y, 39。I m ight as wel l have t hem ,39。 I t39。m not real y i nt erest ed in fi shi ng. I am onl y int er est ed in si t ing i n a boat and doing nothi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes ar e slowl