【正文】 d any car ds t o m y f ri ends. On t he l ast day I ma de a bi g deci si on. I got up ear ly and bought t hi rt y seven car ds. I spent t he whol e day in m y r oom, but I did not wr it e a si ngle car d ! Lesson 4 An exci ti ng t ri p 激動(dòng)人心的旅行 I have j ust r ecei ved a l et t er f rom m y br ot her, Tim . He is i n Austr al i a. He has been there f or si x m ont hs. Tim i s an engi neer. He i s wor ki ng f or a bi g fi rm and he has al r eady visit ed a gr eat num ber of dif f er ent pl aces i n Aust rali a. He has j ust bought an Aust rali an car and has gone t o Al ice Spri ngs, a smal t own i n the cent r e of Aust rali a. He wil l soon vi si t Dar wi n. Fr om t her e, he wil l fl y t o Per th. My br other has never been abroad bef or e, so he is f i ndi ng thi s t ri p ver y excit i ng. Lesson 5 No wrong num bers 無錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞 Mr James Scot t has a garage i n Sil bur y and now he has just bought anot her garage i n Pinhurst. Pi nhur st i s onl y f ive mi les f rom Sil bur y, but Mr Scott cannot get a telephone for his new gar age, so he has j ust bought t welve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon car ri ed the f ir st m essage f r om Pi nhur st t o Sil bur y. The bi rd covered t he distance in t hree mi nutes. Up to now, Mr Scot t has s ent a gr eat many r equest s f or spare part s and other ur gent m essages f rom one gar age t o t he ot her . In this way, he has begun his own pri vat e telephone ser vi ce. Leson 6 Percy But ons 珀西s gar den is l ar ger t han Joe39。It 39。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 r om his f r iends and never pays it back. Har ry saw m e and cam e and sat at he sam e table. He has never borr owed money fr om m e. While he was eat ing, I asked him to l end me amp。so now you can pay f or my dinner! 39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。Don39。 Sir , we wel e you t o our ci t y. Thi s i s a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wil l enj oy your stay her e i f you pay at t enti on t o our str eet si gns. Thi s note i s onl y a r em i nder.39。t t her e ! As I was l ooking f or it, t he i n keeper came i n. 39。 I answer ed, 39。 The i nnkeeper smil ed and imm edi at ely went out. I n a few 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 hi s. 39。I t may have begun alr eady,39。 I asked. 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。 he as ked. 39。 I asked. 39。s per f or mance. 39。 my f ri ends say. 39。t reali ze one impor tant t hing. I39。 I lef t the money in my r oom,39。 The manager was sym pat het ic, but he could do nothi ng. 39。5o. 39。Wel l, 39。 I r epeated m y questi on several ti mes and at last he under stood. He answer ed me, but he spoke neit her slowl y nor clear ly. 39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。. Of cour se, m any pi ct ur es ar c not 39。t hear a wor d!39。 t he young m an said rudely. 39。 I t hought. 39。 I39。m i ng to see you.39。 I sai d. 39。m havi ng br eakf ast ,39。Do you always get up so l ate ? I t39。Then he lent m e a book. I r ead a f ew li nes, but I di d not understand a wor d. Ever y day I thought about postcards. M y holi days passed quickl y, but I di d not send any car ds t o m y f ri ends. On t he l ast day I made a bi g deci si on. I got up ear ly and bought t hi rt y seven car ds. I spent t he whol e day in m y r oom, but I did not wr it e a si ngle car d ! Lesson 4 An exci ti ng t ri p 激動(dòng)人心的旅行 I have j ust r ecei ved a l et t er f rom m y br ot her, Tim . He is i n Austr al i a. He has been there f or si x m ont hs. Tim i s an engi neer. He i s wor ki ng f or a bi g fi rm and he has al r eady visit ed a gr eat num ber of dif f er ent pl aces i n Aust rali a. He has j ust bought an Aust rali an car and has gone t o Al ice Spri ngs, a smal t own i n the cent r e of Aust rali a. He wil l soon vi si t Dar wi n. Fr om t her e, he wil l fl y t o Per th. My br other has never been abroad bef or e, so he is f i ndi ng thi s t ri p ver y excit i ng. Lesson 5 No wrong num bers 無錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞 Mr James Scot t has a garage i n Sil bur y and now he has just bought anot her garage i n Pinhurst. Pi nhur st i s onl y f ive mi les f rom Sil bur y, but Mr Scott cannot get a telephone for his new gar age, so he has j ust bought t welve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon car ri ed the f ir st m essage f r om Pi nhur st t o Sil bur y. The bi rd covered t he distance in t hree mi nutes. Up to now, Mr Scot t has sent a gr eat many r equest s f or spare part s and other ur gent m essages f rom one gar age t o t he ot her . In this way, he has begun his own pri vat e telephone ser vi ce. Leson 6 Percy But ons 珀西s gar den is l ar ger t han Joe39。It 39。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 r om his f r iends and never pays it back. Har ry saw m e and cam e and sat at he sam e table. He has never borr owed money fr om m e. While he was eat ing, I asked him to l end me amp。so now you can pay f or my dinne r! 39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。Don39。 Sir , we wel e you t o our ci t y. Thi s i s a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wil l enj oy your stay her e i f you pay at t enti on t o our str eet si gns. Thi s note i s onl y a r em i nder.39。t t her e ! As I was l ooking f or it, t he i n keeper came i n. 39。 I answer ed, 39。 The i nnkeeper smil ed and imm edi at ely went out. I n a few 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 hi s. 39。I t may have begun alr eady,39。 I asked. 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。 he asked. 39。 I asked. 39。s per f or mance. 39。 my f ri ends say. 39。t reali ze one impor tant t hing. I39。s a waste of ti me.39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One m an in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fi shing is my favour it e spor t. I of ten f ish f or hours wi t hout cat chi ng anyt hing. But t his does not wor ry me. Som e fi sher men a re unlucky. Instead of catchi ng fi sh, they catc