【正文】 l set out at eight o39。 2. To my surpr ise, he gave me t he money imm edi at ely. 39。s two minut es past welve! The clock has st opped!39。s. Bi l wor ks har der than Joe and gr ows more fl ower s and vege tables, but Joe39。巴頓斯 I have just moved to a house in Br i dge St reet. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door . He asked me for a meal and a glas of beer. In retur n f or t his, the beggar stood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave hi m a meal. He ate the f ood and dr ank the beer . Then he put a pi ece of cheese in hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour tol d me about hi m. Ever ybody knows hi m. His name i s 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 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 mor e int er est ing. He has made neat paths and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool . I li ke gar dens t o, but I do not l ike hard work. Ever y year I ent er f or the garden pet it ion t oo, and I always wi n a l it tl e pri ze f or the wor st gar den i n the t own! Lesson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to t he Town Hal l. It was t he last day of t he year and a lar ge cr owd of peopl e had gat her ed under the Town Hal clock. I t would st ri ke twelve i n t went y mi nutes39。 I looked at my wat ch. It was t rue. The big cl ock r efused to wel e the New Year. At that moment ever ybody began to l augh and sing. Leson 10 Not f or jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d musical instr ument . It is cal ed a clavichord(翼琴 ) . I t was made in Ger many i n 1681. Our clavichord i s kept i n the l ivi ng room. I t has bel ong t o our f amil y f or a long ti me. The instr ument was bought by m y grandfat her many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visit or . She tr ied t o play j azz on i t! She str uck the keys too hard and t wo of t he st ri ngs wer e broken. M y f ather was shocked. Now we are not alowed to t ouch i t. I t is being r epai red by a f ri end of m y f at her 39。I have never bor r owed any m oney f rom you, 39。clock so we shal l have pl ent y of ti me. We shal l see hi s boat and then we shal say goodbye t o him . He wil l be away for t wo months. We ar e very pr oud of hi m. He wi l t ake par t i n an i mport ant r ace across the At lanti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr enwood Boys are a gr oup of popular singers. At present , t hey ar e visi ting al l par ts of t he countr y. They wi l be ar ri vi ng here t omorr ow. They wil l be i ng by tr ain and m ost of the young peopl e in t he town wil l be meet ing t hem at the stati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng they wi l be singing at the Workers39。Mr . Harm swor th, 39。 he Sa id. Then he smi led and t ol d me I woul d r eceive an extr a amp。My dear , it must be t er r i bl e t o be grown up! 39。 he asked. 39。t pay the bi l . I haven39。m ver y sorr y,39。The pl ay may begi n at any moment,39。I hur r ied to the t icket of fi ce. 39。m sor ry, we39。 Susan excl aimed. Just then, a man hurr ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。 I said sadly. Leson20 One man in a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fishing i s my f avour it e spor t. I oft en fi sh for hour s wi thout catchi ng anythi ng. But t hi s does not wor ry m e. Some f ishermen a r e unlucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, they cat ch old boots and r ubbi sh. I am even less 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 r i ver , I al ways go hom e wi t h an em pt y bag. 39。s a wast e of t i m e. 39。I can39。s none of your busines, 39。What a day! 39。 Just then, the tel ephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. 39。I 39。m st il l having br eakf ast ,39。 I 39。 she sai d. 39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send m e a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Post cards al ways spoi l m y holi days. Last summ er, I went t o It al y. I vi si ted m useum s and sat i n publ ic gar dens. A f ri endl y wai t er t aught me a f ew wor ds of I t al ian. 39。 each year , but Joe wi ns every ti me. Bil l Fr it h39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve to t welve, the clock stopped. The big minut e hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wai ted, but nothi ng happened. Suddenly someone shout ed,