【正文】 ri ca. A few hour s ear li er , som eone had t ol d t he pol ice t hat t hi eves woul d tr y t o st eal t he diamonds. When t he pl ane ar i ved, som e of t he det ect i ves wer e wait ng i nsi de t he mai n bui l di ng whil e others wer e wait i ng on the air fi eld. Two m e n t ook t he par cel off t he plane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi l e t wo det ecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at t he door, t wo ot he r s opened the parcel. To t hei r sur pri se, t he pr eci ous par cel was f ul l of st ones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has t he m ost beaut if ul gar den i n our t own. Nearl y ever ybody ent er s f or 39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and gr ows m or e fl ower s and veget abl es, but Joe39。s t wo m inutes past t wel ve! The cl ock has st opped! 39。 2. To m y sur pr i se, he gave m e the m oney im mediat el y. 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風 Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Char l es Al i son, wil l sail f r om Port sm out h t om orr ow. We shal l meet hi m at t he har bour earl y i n the m or ning. He wi l be i n hi s smal boat , Topsail . Tapsai l is a f am ous lit tl e boat . It has sai led acr oss t he At l anti c m any t im es. Capt ai n Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。 As I soon lear nt, he was Engl ish him self ! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secret ar y t ol d me t hat Mr. Harm swort h 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 fr om hi s desk when I ent er ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d that busi ness was ver y bad. He tol d m e t hat t he fi rm coul d not af f or d t o pay such l ar ge sal ar i es. Twent y peopl e had alr eady l ef t. I knew t hat m y t ur n had e. 39。t int er r upt, 39。 If you r ecei ve a request li ke thi s, you cannot f ail t o obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er is an actr es. She m ust be at l east t hir ty fi ve year s ol d. In spit e of thi s, she of t en appear s on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wi l have t o t ake par t i n a new pl ay soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gir l of sevent een. I n t he pl ay, she m ust appear i n a bri ght r ed dr ess and long black stocki ngs. Last year in anot her play, she had t o wear short socks and a br ight, or angecolour ed dr es. If anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she al ways answers, 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。but I can39。I 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。I 39。What a pit y!39。Cer tai nl y, 39。Cer tai nl y, 39。I m ight as wel l have t hem ,39。 I t39。m not real y i nt er est ed i n fi shi ng. I am onl y i nt er est ed i n si ti ng i n a boat and doi ng not hi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aeroplanes ar e sl owl y dri ving m e m ad. I l i ve near an ai r por t and passi ng planes can be heard ni ght and day. The air port was buil t dur i ng t he war, but f or som e r eason it coul d not be used t hen. Last year, however , i t cam e i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e m ust have been dr iven away f rom their homes by t he noi se. I am one of t he f ew peopl e l ef t. Someti mes I t hi nk t hi s house wil l be knocked down by a passi ng plane. I have been of fer ed a lar ge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am det er mi ned t o st ay her e. Everybody says I m ust be m ad and t hey ar e pr obabl y ri ght . Leson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daught er , Jane, never dr eam ed of recei ving a l et er f r om a gir l of her own age i n Holl and. Last year, we wer e t ravel li ng a cr oss t he Channel and Jane put a piece of paper wit h her nam e and addr ess on it i nto a bot tl e. She t hr ew t he bot tl e i nt o t he sea. She never t hought of it agai n, but t en m ont hs l at er , she r ecei ved a l et er f r om a gi rl i n Holl and. Bot h gi rl s wr it e t o ea ch ot her r egularl y now. However, t hey have deci ded t o use the post of fi ce. Let ers wi l cost a l it t 1e m ore, but t hey wil l cert ai nl y tr avel f ast er . Lesson23 A new house 新居 I had a let er fr om m y si st er yest er day. She li ves i n Ni ger i a. I n her l et t er , she said t hat she woul d e t o Engl and next year. I f she es, she wi l get a sur pri se. We ar e now l ivi ng i n a beaut if ul new house i n t he countr y. Wor k on it had begun bef or e m y si st er l eft . The house was pl eted f i ve m ont hs ago. I n m y l et ter, I t old her t hat she coul d st ay wit h us. The house has m any l ar ge r oom s and there i s a l ovel y gar den. I t i s a ver y m oder n house, so it l ooks str ange t o som e peopl e. I t m ust be t he onl y m oder n house i n t he di st ri ct . Lesson24 It could be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I ent ered t he hot el m anager39。 I sai d, 39。Ever yone39。I found t hi s out si de t hi s gent leman39。 I sai d t o t he m anager, 39。I am a for ei gner, 39。 he sai d. I wonder. I n England, each man speaks a di f er ent l anguage. The Engli sh under st and each ot her, but I don39。about 39。 I39。s a new one. Do you l i ke i t ?39。 she sai d, 39。 No Par ki ng39。s gar den i s l arger than Joe39。I t39。s of fi ce years ago, but he i s now wor ki ng at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he al ways bor rows m oney f rom his f ri ends and never pays it back. Har ry saw m e and came and sat at t he same table. He has never bor r owed money fr om m e. Whi le he was eat ing, I asked hi m to l end me amp。so now you can pay f or my di nner !39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。Don39。 Sir , we wele you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Parki ng ar ea. You wi l enjoy your st ay here i f you pay at tenti on to our str et signs. Thi s not e is onl y a r em inder .39。t there ! As I was looking f or i t, t he innkeeper came i n. 39。 I answer ed, 39。 The innkeeper smi led and im medi ately went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he retur ned wit h my bag and gave it back to m e. 39。 My dog had t aken i t into the garden. He oft en does t his.39。I t may have begun alr eady, 39。 I