【正文】 etary t ol d m e t hat Mr. Harmswor th woul d see m e. I f elt ver y ner vous when. I went into his offi ce. He di d not look up f rom his desk when I ent er ed. Af ter I had sat down, he said t hat busi ness was ver y bad. He t ol d m e t hat the fi rm coul d not af fo r d t o pay such large salari es. Twent y peopl e had alr eady l ef t. I knew that my t ur n had e. 39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captain Char les Alison, wil l sai l f r om Port smout h tomorr ow. We shal m eet him at he harbour earl y i n t he m or ni ng. He wi l be i n hi s smal boat, Topsail .Tapsai l i s a fam ous lit tl e boat . It has sail ed acr oss t he Atl anti c m any times. Capt ai n Ali son wil set out at eight o39。2. To my sur pr ise, he gave m e t he m oney imm edi at el y. 39。s t wo mi nutes past t wel ve! The cl ock has stopped! 39。s. Bil l wor ks har der than Joe and grows m or e fl owers and vegetabl es, but Joe39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Bri dge St reet . Yest erday a beggar knocked at m y door . He asked m e for a m eal and a gl ass of beer. I n return f or t hi s, the beggar st ood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave him a meal . He ate t he f ood and dr ank the beer. Then he put a pi ece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Lat er anei ghbour told me about him. Ever ybody knows him. His nam e i s Per cy But t ons. He cal s at every house in t he st reet once a mont h and al ways asks for a meal and a gl ass of beer . Leson 7 Too l at e 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was l at e and detect ives were wait ng at t he ai r port al l m or ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a val uable par cel of diam ond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s earli er, som eone had t ol d t he poli ce t hat hi eves would t ry t o steal t he diam onds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, som e of the det ecti ves wer e wait ing insi de t he main buil di ng whil e ot hers were wai ti ng on t he ai rf ield. Two men took the parcel off t he plane and car ied it into t he Cust oms House. Whil e t wo det ecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at t he door, t wo ot hers opened t he par cel. To thei r surpri se, t he pr ecious par cel was f ul l of st ones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has t he most beautif ul gar den i n our town. Near ly ever ybody ent er s for 39。s one o39。 I r epeat ed.39。What ar e you doing ?39。 39。ve j ust ar ri ved by tr ai n,39。I t39。This i s a pri vat e conversati on!39。 I sai d angril y. 39。Lesson 1 A pri vat e conversati on 私人談話 Last week I went to t he t heat re. I had a ver y good seat. The play was very i nt er esti ng. I di d not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman wer e si ti ng behi nd m e. They were tal ki ng l oudl y. I got ver y angry. I coul d not hear t he actors. I t ur ned r ound. I l ooked at the m an and the wom an angri ly. They di d not pay any at enti on. I n t he end, I could not bear it . I t ur ned r ound agai n. 39。 I t39。. Leson 2 Breakf ast or l unch? 早餐還是午餐？ I t was Sunday. I never get up earl y on Sundays. I som etim es tay i n bed unti l unch tim e. Last Sunday I got up ver y late. I l ooked out of the window. It was dark outsi de. 39。s r ai ni ng agai n.39。 she sai d. 39。But I39。 she asked. 39。Dear me,39。cl ock!39。The Ni cest Gar den Com peti ti on39。s garden i s mor e interest ing. He has made neat pat hs and has built a wooden br idge over a pool. I li ke gardens too, but I do not li ke har d wor k. Every year I enter f or t he gar den peti ion too, and I al ways wi n a lit tl e pri ze f or t he worst garden i n the town! Leson 9 A cold wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went t o t he Town Hal l. It was t he l ast day of t he year and a lar ge crowd of people had gat her ed unde r t he Town Hal l cl ock. It woul d st ri ke t wel ve i n t went y mi nut es39。 I l ooked at m y watch. I t was tr ue. The big clock r ef used t o wel e t he New Year. At that mom ent everybody began t o laugh and sing. Lesson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂(lè) We have an ol d m usi cal i nstr um ent. It is cal led a cl avichor d(翼琴 ) . I t was made i n Germ any in 1681. Our cl avi chor d is kept in t he li vi ng room. I t has belong t o our fam il y for a l ong ti me. The inst rum ent was bought by m y gr andfather many year s ago. Recentl y i t was damaged by a vi si tor. She tr ied to play jazz on it ! She st ruck t he keys t oo hard and t wo of t he stri ngs were broken. My father was hocked. Now we are not al owed to t ouch i t. It is bei ng repair ed by a fr iend of m y father39。I have never bor rowed any m oney fr om you, 39。clock so we shal have pl enty of tim e. We shal se his boat and then we shal say good bye to him. He wil be away for t wo mont hs. We ar e ver y pr oud of him. He wil l t ake par t i n an im port ant race across t he Atl anti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys are a gr oup of popular si nger s. At pr esent, t hey ar e vi si ti ng al part s of t he countr y. They wil l be ari vi ng here t omorr ow. They wil l be i ng by tr ai n and most of t he young people i n t he t own wi l be m eti ng t hem at he stati on. Tomorr ow eveni ng t hey wil be si ngi ng at he Wor kers39。Mr. Harmswor th,39。 he Sai d. Then he sm il ed and t old me I woul d r eceive an ext ra amp。My dear, it must be t eri bl e to be gr own up!39。 he asked. 39。t pay the bi l . I haven39。m very sor ry,39。The pl ay may begin at any moment, 39。I hurri ed t o the ti cket off ice. 39。m sorry, we39。 Susan excl aim ed. Just then, aman hurr ied to the ti cketoff ice. 39。 the gi rl said. 39。t he gi rl said, 39。I can39。s none of your busi ness,39。What a day! 39。 Just hen, t he t el ephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy.39。I 39。 I said.39。m having br eakfast ,39。Do you always get up so late ? It 39。Then he l ent me a book. I read a f ew lines, but I di d not under st and a wor d. Ever y day I thought about post cards. My holidays passed qui ckly, but I di d not send any cards to my f riends. On the l ast day I made a big deci