【正文】 but I can39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 I f you r eceive a r equest l i ke t his, you cannot fail t o obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act r ess. She m ust be at l east t hi rt yf ive years ol d. I n spi t e of t his, she oft en appear s on the stage as a young gi rl . Jennif er wil l have t o take part i n a new pl ay soon. Thi s tim e, she wi l be a gi rl of seventeen. I n t he pl ay, she m ust appear i n a br i ght r ed dr es and l ong bl ack st ocki ngs. Last year i n anot her pl ay, she had t o wear shor t socks and a bri ght , or ange 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 r upt, 39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engl ish him sel f! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr et ar y t ol d m e that Mr . Har mswort h woul d se m e. I f el t ver y ner vous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not look up f rom his desk when I ent er ed. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness was very bad. He t ol d m e t hat t he fi rm coul d not afford t o pay such l arge sal ari es. Twenty people had alr eady l eft . I knew t hat m y t ur n had e. 39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Char les Al ison, wi l sail f rom Por t sm out h t om or r ow. We shal l m eet him at t he har bour earl y i n the m or ning. He wi l be i n hi s sm al boat , Topsail . Tapsai l i s a f am ous l it tl e boat . It has sai led across the At lanti c many ti mes. Capt ai n Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。 2. To m y sur pr ise, he gave m e the m oney im mediat el y. 39。s t wo m inutes past t wel ve! The cl ock has st opped! 39。s. Bil l works harder t han Joe and gr ows m or e fl owers and veget abl es, but Joe39。s gar den i s m or e i nter esti ng. He has m ade neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br i dge over a pool. I l i ke gar dens t oo, but I do not li ke ha rd wor k. Ever y year I ent er f or t he gar den pet it ion t oo, and I al ways wi n a l it l e pr i ze f or t he wor st gar den i n t he t own! Leson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to t he Town Hal l. It was t he l ast day of t he year and a l ar ge cr owd of peopl e had gat her ed under t he Town Hal cl ock. It woul d st ri ke t wel ve i n t wenty m inut es39。 I looked at m y watch. It was t rue. The bi g cl ock r ef used t o wel e the New Year . At t hat moment ever ybody began t o l augh and si ng. Leson 10 Not f or jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂(lè) We have an ol d m usical inst r um ent . It i s cal ed a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ). I t was made i n Germany i n 1681. Our cl avi chor d i s kept i n t he li vingr oom . It has bel ong t o our f am il y f or a l ong ti me. The instr um ent was bought by m y grandfat her many year s ago. Recent l y it was dam aged by a vi sit or . She tr ied t o play j az on i t! She str uck the keys t oo har d and t wo of t he st ri ngs wer e br oken. My f at her was shocked. Now we are not al owed t o 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 borr owed any money fr om you,39。cl ock so we shal have pl enty of ti m e. We shal see his boat and t hen we shal say good bye t o hi m. He wi l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We are ver y pr oud of him. He wil l take part i n an im por tant race acr oss t he Atl ant i c. Leson 13 The G renwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popul ar si nger s. At pr esent, t hey ar e visit ing al part s of t he count r y. They wi l be ar i vi ng her e t om or r ow. They wi l be i ng by tr ai n and m ost of t he young people i n t he t own wi l be m eeti ng t hem at he st ati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng t hey wil l be si ngi ng at the Workers39。Mr . Harmswor th,39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and t ol d me I woul d r ecei ve an extr a amp。My dear, it m ust be t er ri ble t o be gr own up! 39。 he asked. 39。t pay t he bi l . I haven39。m ver y sor r y, 39。The pl ay m ay begi n at any m oment,39。I hurr ied t o t he t i cket off ice. 39。m sorr y, we39。 Susan excl aim ed. Just t hen, a m an hur ri ed to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。 t he gir l sai d. 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 O ne m an i n a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is m y f avouri te sport. I of t en f ish f or hour s wit hout catchi ng anyt hi ng. But t hi s does not worr y m e. Some f ishermen ar e unl ucky. I nst ead of catching f i sh, t hey catch ol d boot s and rubbi sh. I am even l es l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ngnot even ol d boot s. Aft er having spent whol e m or ni ngs on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wi t h an em pt y bag. 39。s a wast e of t im e.39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and grows m ore f lower s and vegetables, but Joe39。s two minutes past t welve! The cl ock has st opped!39。2. To my surpr ise, he gave me the money im mediately. 39。 Leson 12 Goodbye and good l uck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our ncighbour , Capt ain Char les Ali son, wi l sai l fr om Por tsmouth tomor row. We shal met him at t he harbour ear ly i n t he morni ng. He wi l l be i n his smal l boat, Topsai l. Tapsail is a famous li t le boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant ic m any t im es. Captain Al i son wi l set out at eight o39。 As I soon learnt , he was Engl ish him sel f! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secretar y tol d me t hat Mr. Har mswort h would see me. I f el t ver y nervous when. I went into his off i ce. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I enter ed. Af ter I had sat down, he said that busines was ver y bad. He told me that the f ir m coul d not af for d to pay such lar ge salar ies. Twent y peopl e had al ready lef t. I knew that my t urn had e. 39。t int er upt ,39。 I f you receive a r equest l ike t his, you cannot f ail to obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer i s an act ress. She must be at l east thir ty fi ve year s old. In spit e of thi s, she oft en appear s on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wi l have to t ake par t i n a