【正文】 im in French and he replied i n t he sam e l anguage. Apart f rom a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al l. Nei ther of us spoke duri ng t he j our ney. I had nearl y reached t he t own, when t he young m an suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。 Har y sai d, 39。s. Leson 11 One good turn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was having di nner at a rest aurant when Har y Steel e cam e in. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at f ive to t wel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The bi g m inute hand di d not move. We wai ted and wai ted, but not hing happened. Suddenl y someone shout ed, 39。 each year , but Joe wi ns ever y tim e. Bil Fri th39。Lesson 3 Please send me a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Postcards al ways spoi l m y holi days. Last summ er , I went t o I taly. I visit ed m useum s and sat in publi c gar dens. A fr iendl y wait er t aught m e a few words of It al ian. 39。 she sai d. 39。Do you al ways get up so late ?It 39。Then he lent me a book. I r ead a few li nes, but I did not understand a wor d. Ever y day I t hought about post cards. My hol idays passed qui ckly, but I di d not send any cards to my f ri ends. On t he l ast day I m ade a bi g decision. I got up earl y and bought thir tyseven cards. I spent t he whol e day in m y r oom, but I di d not writ e a si ngl e card ! Leson 4 An excit ng tri p 激動人心的旅行 I have just r ecei ved a let er fr om m y brother , Tim . He i s i n Austr al ia. He has been t here f or six mont hs. Tim i s an engi neer . He i s wor ki ng f or a big f irm and he has al ready visit ed a great num ber of di f er ent pl aces i n Austr al ia. He has j ust bought an Aust rali an car and has gone t o Ali ce Spri ngs, a sm al t own i n t he cent re of Austr ali a. He wil l soon visit Dar win. Fr om t her e, he wi l fl y to Per th. My br ot her has never been abr oad bef or e, so he is f indi ng t hi s tri p ver y exci ti ng. Leson 5 No wrong numbers 無錯號之虞 Mr Jam es Scot has a gar age i n Sil bur y and now he has j ust bought anot her gar age in Pinhur st. Pi nhur st i s only fi ve mi les fr om Si lbur y, but Mr Scot cannot get a t el ephone for hi s new gar age, so he has j ust bought t welve pi geons. Yest er day, a pi geon cari ed t he f ir st m esage fr om Pi nhurst o Si lbury. The bi rd covered the di st ance i n thr e m i nutes. Up to now, Mr Scot has s ent a gr eat m any r equest s for spar e part s and ot her urgent m essages f rom one garage t o t he ot her. I n t hi s way, he has begun hi s own pri vat e t el ephone ser vi 6 Percy But ons 珀西s garden i s larger t han Joe39。It 39。s off ice year s ago, but he is now wor ki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he al ways bor rows m oney fr om hi s f ri ends and never pays it back. Har y saw m e and came and sat at the sam e tabl e. He has never borr owed m oney fr om m e. Whil e he was eati ng, I asked him t o l end me amp。so now you can pay f or m y di nner !39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。Don39。 Si r, we wel e you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Par ki ng area. You wi l enj oy your st ay here if you pay at tent ion to our s tr et si gns. Thi s not e i s onl y a r emi nder.39。t there ! As I was looking f or it , t he i nkeeper came in. 39。 I answered, 39。 The inn keeper smi led and immediately went out . I n a few minutes he r etur ned wit h my bag and gave it back to me. 39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。I 39。What a pit y! 39。s one o39。巴頓斯 I have j ust moved to a house i n Bridge St reet . Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door . He asked me for a meal and a gl ass of ber. In r et urn for this, t he beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He at e t he f ood and drank t he beer . Then he put a piece of cheese i n hi s pocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about hi m. Everybody knows him . Hi s name is Per cy Butt ons. He cal s at every house in the street once a mont h and always asks for a meal and a gl ass of beer. Lesson 7 Too late 為時太晚 The plane was late and det ecti ves wer e wai ting at he air por t al morning. They were expect ing a valuabl e parcel of di amond f rom Sout h Afr ica. A f ew hours earl ier, someone had t ol d the poli ce t hat thieves would t ry t o steal t he diamonds. When the pl ane ar ri ved, some of the detectives were wait ing insi de t he main building while others wer e wai ting on the ai rf ield. Two men took t he parcel off the plane and cari ed i t i nt o the Customs House. Whil e t wo detectives were keeping guard at the door, two other s opened t he parcel . To t heir sur pr ise, the pr ecious parcel was full of stones and sand! Leson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has the m ost beaut i f ul gar den in our town. Nearl y everybody enters f or 39。s. Bil works harder t han Joe and grows more fl owers and vegetables, but Joe39。s t wo minutes past twelve! The cl ock has st opped!39。2. To my sur pr ise, he gave me t he money i mmediately. 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wi l sail fr om Por tsmouth t omorr ow. We shal l meet him at the har bour ear ly i n the mor ni ng. He wil be in his smal boat, Topsai is a famous l it le boat. It has sai led across t he At lant ic many t imes. Captain Al ison wil l set out at ei ght o39。 As I soon l earnt, he was Engli sh hi msel f! Leson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ar y told me that Mr . Har mswort h would se me. I f el t very ner vous when. I went into his off ice. He did not look up f rom his desk when I ent er ed. After I had sat down, he said t hat busi ness was ver y bad. He told me t hat the fi rm coul d not af ford t o pay such large salari es. Twent y peopl e had already l ef t. I knew that my turn had e. 39。t i nt er rupt ,39。 If you r ecei ve a r equest like this, you cannot fail to obey i t! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er is an actr ess. She must be at l east thir tyf ive years old. I n spit e of this,