【正文】 utes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. 39。 I answered, 39。t there ! As I was looking for it, the innkeeper came in. 39。Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 Sir, we wele you to our city. This is a No Parking area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder.39。Don39。Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 Do you speak English?39。The Greenwood Boys are a group of popular singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be ing by train and most of the youngclock so we shall have plenty of time. We shall see his boat and then we shall say goodbye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.I have never borrowed any money from you,39。Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 禮尚往來We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord(翼琴). It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the livingroom. It has belong to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my father39。 I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to wele the New Year. At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing.On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes39。s garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden petition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!The Nicest Garden Competition39。Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirtyseven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card !Lesson 4 An exciting trip 激動人心的旅行I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. clock!39。Dear me,39。 she asked. 39。But I39。 she said. 39。s raining again.39。It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. 39。s none of your business,39。t hear a word!39。Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. I said angrily. the young man said rudely. 39。What a day!39。 Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy.39。I39。m still having breakfast,39。 I39。 she said. 39。39。My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very 5 No wrong numbers 無錯號之虞 Mr James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private telephone 6 Percy Buttons 珀西Lesson 7 Too late 為時太晚 each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith39。 time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 39。s.I was having dinner at a restaurant when Harry Steele came in. Harry worked in a lawyer39。 Harry said, 39。people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers39。Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你會講英語嗎？ As I soon learnt, he was English himself!The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when. I went into his office. He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had e. 39。t interrupt,39。 If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirtyfive years old. In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orangecoloured dress. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, 39。Did you have a good meal ?39。but I can39。I39。39。39。I hurried to the ticketoffice. 39。I39。39。39。Certainly,39。 I asked.but they are for next Wednesday39。 I said sadly.Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anythingnot even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. 39。s a waste of time.39。本項目位于三亞著名的國家級旅游度假區(qū)亞龍灣。世界旅游組織把三亞認(rèn)證為4A