【正文】 . They wi l be ar ri vi ng here t om orr ow. They wil l be i ng by tr ai n and m ost of t he young peopl e in t he t own wil l be m eet i ng t hem at t he st at ion. Tom orr ow eveni ng t hey wi l be si ngi ng at t he Wor ker s39。I have never bor r owed any m oney f r om you, 39。 I l ooked at m y wat ch. I t was tr ue. The bi g clock r ef used t o wel e t he New Year . At that m om ent ever ybody began t o l augh and sing. Lesson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d musi cal i nst r um ent. I t is cal ed a clavichord(翼琴 ). I t was m ade in Ger many i n 1681. Our cl avi chor d is kept in t he li vingr oom . It has bel ong to our f am il y f or a l ong tim e. The inst r 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 too har d 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 bei ng r epai red by a fr iend of m y f at her39。s gar den i s m ore i nter esti ng. He has m ade neat pat hs and has built a wooden br idge over a pool. I l ike gar dens t oo, but I do not li ke har d wor k. Ever y year I enter f or t he gar den pet it on t oo, and I al ways wi n a li t l e pr i ze f or the wor st gar den i n t he t own! Lesson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to t he Town Hal . It was t he last 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 in t went y mi nutes39。The Ni cest Gar den Com peti ti on39。ght m e a few wor ds of It al i an. 39。 each year, but Joe wi ns every t im e. Bi l Fri t h39。 t im e. Fif t en mi nutes pased and then, at fi ve t o t wel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nut e hand did not move. We wait ed and wait ed, but not hing 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 dinner at a r est aur ant when Har r y Steel e cam e i n. Har r y worked i n a l awyer39。 Har r y sai d, 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be stayi ng f or fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e, t hey wil l give f i ve per f orm ances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a di f fi cul t im e. They wi l be t ryi ng t o keep order. I t is al ways t he sam e 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 exper ience l ast year. Aft er I had l eft a smal vi l age i n t he sout h of Fr ance, I dr ove on t o the next t own. On t he way, a young man waved t o m e. I st opped and he asked m e 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 t o hi m in Fr ench and he r epl i ed i n t he same l anguage. Apart f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Neit her of us spoke duri ng t he j our ney. I had near l y reached t he town, when t he young man suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owly, 39。 I sai d i n a weak voi ce. 39。 100 a year ! Leson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n t he wrong pl ace, a tr af fi c poli cem an wil l soon f ind i t. You wi l be ver y lucky if he l et s you go wi t hout a ti cket. However, t his does not al ways happen. Tr af fi c poli ce ar e som et im es ver y pol it e. Duri ng a hol i day i n Sweden, I f ound t his not e on m y car: 39。 lesson18 H e of t en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had l unch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had l ef t it on a chair besi de t he door and now it wasn39。Yes, t hank you,39。t got m y bag.39。 he said 39。 I sai d. 39。May I have t wo ti ckets pl ease ?39。ve sol d out ,39。Can I r etur n t hese t wo ti ckets?39。Coul d I have t hose t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。but t hey are f or next Wednesday39。You m ust gi ve up fi s hi ng! 39。 But t hey don39。巴頓斯 I have j ust moved t o a house i n Br idge Str eet . Yest er day a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me f or a meal and a gl ass of ber . I n r eturn for thi s, t he beggar st ood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal . He at e t he food and drank t he beer. Then he put a piece of cheese i n his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour t old m e about him. Everybody knows him. Hi s name is Per cy Butt ons. He cal s at every house in t he st reet once a month and always asks f or a m eal and a gl as of beer . Leson 7 Too l ate 為時(shí)太晚 The plane was lat e and det ect ives were wai ti ng at t he ai r por t al l morni ng. They wer e expecting a val uabl e par cel of diamond f rom South Af r ica. A f ew hour s ear l ier, someone had t old t he pol ice t hat t hi eves woul d tr y t o st eal t he diamonds. When t he plane ar ived, some of t he det ect ives were wai ti ng inside t he main bui lding whi le ot her s were wait ng on t he ai rf iel d. Two men took t he par cel of f the plane and car r ied it i nto t he Cust oms House. While two det ect ives were keepi ng guar d at the door, t wo others opened the parcel. To t hei r sur pri se, the pr eci ous parcel was ful l of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has t he most beautif ul gar den in our town. Nearl y ever ybody ent er s f or 39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and grows m ore f lower s and vegetables, but Joe39。s two minut es past welve! The clock has st opped!39。2. To my surpr ise, he gave me t he money immedi ately. 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour , Capt ai n Charl es Al i son, wil l sai l f r om Port smouth t omorr ow. We shal meet hi m at t he har bour earl y in the mor ning. He wi l be in his smal boat, Topsail .Tapsai l is a f amous lit 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。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engli sh hi mself ! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ary t old me that Mr . Harmswor th woul d se me. I f elt very ner vous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not look