【正文】 moder n ar t. They al ways tel you what a picture is 39。 I said. Then he spoke sl owl y, but I could not understand him. My t eacher never spoke Engl ish l ike that ! The por ter and I looked at each ot her and smi led. Then he said somethi ng and I understood i t. 39。t her e i s st il some honest y in this worl d !39。s r oom39。s losing money these days,39。and i t39。s off ice and sat down. I had j ust lost amp。s a waste of ti me. 39。 I said sadly. Leson20 One man i n a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fi shing is my f avour ite spor t. I of ten fish for hours wit hout catchi ng anyt hi ng. But this does not worr y me. Some f ishermen ar e unl ucky. Inst ead of catchi ng f ish, they catch ol d boots and r ubbish. I am even l ess lucky. I never catch anything not even ol d boots. Af ter havi ng spent whole mornings on t he r iver , I always go home wit h an empty bag. 39。t he gi rl said, 39。 the gi rl said. 39。 Susan exclaimed. Just then, a man hurr ied to the ti cket off ice. 39。m sor ry, we39。I hurri ed t o the ticket off ice. 39。The pl ay may begin at any mom ent,39。m very sor ry,39。t pay the bil . I haven39。 he asked. 39。My dear , it must be ter rible t o be grown up! 39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and told me I woul d receive an extr a amp。Mr . Har mswort h, 39。clock so we shal have pl enty of ti me. We shal see his boat and then we shal say goodbye to him. He wi l be away for two mont hs. We ar e very proud of him. He wil l t ake par t i n an i mport ant race acr oss the Atl anti c. Lesson 13 The Grenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr enwood Boys are a group of popular singer s. At pr esent, they ar e vi sit ing al l part s of the count ry. They wil be ar ri vi ng her e tomorrow. They wil l be i ng by tr ai n and most of t he young peopl e in t he town wil l be meet ing them at the staion. Tomor row evening they wi l be singing at the Workers39。I have never bor rowed any money f rom you, 39。 I looked at my watch. I t was true. The bi g cl ock ref used t o wel e the New Year. At that moment ever ybody began to l augh and sing. Lesson 10 Not for jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d musical instrument . I t is cal ed a clavichord(翼琴 ). I t was made in Germany in 1681. Our cl avichor d is kept in the li vi ngr oom. It has bel ong to our family f or a l ong ti me. The i nstr ument was bought by my gr andf ather many years ago. Recentl y it was damaged by a visi tor. She t ried to play jazz on i t! She struck the 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 my father 39。s gar den is more i nt er esting. He has made neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden bridge over a pool . I l ike gardens too, but I do not li ke har d work. Ever y year I enter f or t he gar den peti ion too, and I always wi n a l it tle pri ze f or t he worst garden i n the town! Lesson 9 A cold wele 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to t he Town Hal l. It was t he l ast day of the year and a large cr owd of people had gat hered under t he Town Hal l clock. It woul d st rike twelve in t wenty mi nutes39。The Nicest Gar den Competi tion39。 each year, but Joe wins every t ime. Bi l Fr it h39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nutes passed and then, at f ive to twelve, t he clock stopped. The bi g minut e hand di d not move. We wait ed and wai ted, but not hi ng happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 39。s. Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 禮尚往來 I was having di nner at a rest aurant when Har y Steel e came in. Har y wor ked in a l awyer39。 Har y said, 39。 Club. The Greenwood Boys wi l be staying for five days. During t hi s t ime, t hey wil l gi ve f ive perf or mances. As usual, the poli ce wi l have a di fi cult t ime. They wi l be t rying to keep order . I t is al ways the same on these occasions. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusing exper ience last year. Aft er I had left a smal l vil lage i n the sout h of France, I drove on t o the next t own. On the way, a young man waved to me. I st opped and he asked me for a l if t. As oon as he had got i nt o the car, I said good morning to him in French and he r epli ed i n the same language. Apar t 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 near ly reached t he t own, when the young man suddenly sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。 I said i n a weak voi ce. 39。100 a year! Leson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you park your car in t he wr ong place, a t raf ic pol iceman wil soon fi nd it. You wil be very l ucky if he l et s you go wi thout a ti cket . However, this does not always happen. Tr afi c poli ce are someti mes very pol ite. Dur ing a holi day i n Sweden, I found t his note on my car :39。 lesson18 He oft en does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vil lage i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now i t wasn39。Yes, t hank you,39。t got my bag. 39。 he sai d 39。 I said. 39。May I have two ti cket s pl ease ?39。ve sol d out, 39。Can I return these two t ickets?39。Could I have those two t ickets please ?39。but they ar e f or next Wednesday39。You m ust give up fi shing! 39。 But t hey don39。50 and I felt very upset. 39。s not there now. 39。 he said. He start ed t o pl ai n about t hi s wi cked wor ld but was i nt er rupted by a knock at the door. A gir l came in and put an envel ope on hi s desk. It contained amp。 she said. 39。 l esson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engli sh? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ari ved in London at l ast. The r ai lway stati on was bi g, black and dark. I did not know the way t o my hotel, so I asked a port er . I not only spoke English ver y carefull y, but ver y cl earl y as wel. The port er , however, could not understand me。You39。about39。 What are you doing ?39。 I answer ed. 39。 It39。t i t upsi dedown ?39。The Nicest Gar den Competi tion39。s gar den i s mor e i nter esti ng. He has made neat paths and has bui lt awooden bri dge over a pool.