【正文】 it back. Har y saw m e and came and sat at t he same t abl e. He has never bor rowed m oney f rom me. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked hi m t o l end m e amp。I t39。s gar den is l arger than Joe39。Lat er a neighbour t old m e about him. Everybody knows him. Hi s nam e is Per cy Butt ons. He cals at ever y house in t he st reet once a m ont h and always asks f or a meal and a gl ass of beer . Lesson 7 Too l ate 為時太晚 The pl ane was late and detecti ves wer e wait ing at t he ai rpor t al l m orning. They were expect ing a val uable par cel of diamond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear li er, som eone had t ol d t he pol ice that thi eves would tr y to st eal t he di amonds. When t he plane ar r ived, some of the detecti ves wer e wai ti ng inside the m ai n buil ding whi le ot her s were wai ti ng on the ai rf ield. Two m en took t he par cel off t he plane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi le t wo detecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, two others opened t he par cel . To thei r sur pr ise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has t he most beaut if ul gar den i n our town. Nearl y ever ybody enter s for 39。s. Bi l l wor ks har der t han Joe and grows m or e f lowers and vegetables, but Joe39。s two m inutes past t welve! The cl ock has stopped!39。2. To my sur pri se, he gave m e the m oney i mmediatel y. 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風 Our nci ghbour , Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wi l sai l fr om Por tsmouth t omorr ow. We shal meet him at he har bour ear ly i n the m orning. He wi l be i n his smal boat, Topsai l is a f amous li t le boat. It has sai led across the At lant ic many t imes. Capt ain Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。 As I soon lear nt, he was Engli sh hi mself ! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr etary told me that Mr . Harm swor th woul d se me. I f elt very ner vous when. I went i nto hi s of f ice. He did not look up f rom his desk when I ent ered. Af t er I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness was very bad. He t ol d me that he fi rm could not af ord t o pay such l arge sal ari es. Twenty people had alr eady l eft . I knew t hat m y tur n had e. 39。t i nt er r upt ,39。 I f you receive a r equest like t his, you cannot f ail t o obey i t! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act ress. She must be at l east thi rt y f ive year s old. In spi te of t hi s, she oft en appears on t he st age as a young gir l . Jenni fer wi l have to t ake par t in a new pl ay soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gir l of sevent en. In the play, she must appear in a bri ght r ed dress and l ong black st ocki ngs. Last year in another pl ay, she had to wear shor t socks and a bri ght, orange col oured dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she always answer s, 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。but I can39。I 39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。Im sorr y, we39。 Susan excl ai med. Just then, a man hur ri ed to the t icket of fi ce. 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。t he gir l said, 39。 I said sadly. Lesson20 One man i n a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fishi ng is my f avouri te sport . I of ten f i sh f or hour s wi thout catching anythi ng. But thi s does not worr y me. Some f isher men ar e unl ucky. I nstead of cat ching f ish, t hey cat ch ol d boots and r ubbi sh. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything not even old boots. Af ter havi ng spent whol e mor nings on the r iver, I always go home wit h an empty bag. 39。s a wast e of ti me.39。s off ice and sat down. I had just l ost amp。and it39。s losing m oney t hese days, 39。s room39。ther e is sti l some honesty in t his wor ld !39。 I sai d. Then he spoke sl owly, but I could not under stand him. My teacher never spoke Engl ish l ike that ! The por ter and I looked at each other and smi led. Then he said somet hi ng and I under st ood it. 39。t under stand them ! Do t hey speak Engl ish ? l esson26 The best art crit ics 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an art student and I paint a l ot of pi ct ures. Many people pr etend that they under stand modern ar t. They always tel l you what a pict ur e i s 39。 anyt hi ng. They ar e just pr et y pat ter ns. We li ke them i n the same way t hat we li ke pret y curt ai n mat er ial. I t hink t hat young chi ldr en of t en appr eci at e modern pi ct ures bet t er t han anyone el se. They noti ce m ore. My si st er i s only seven, but she al ways t el ls m e whethe r m y pi ct ur es are good or not . She cam e int o m y r oom yest erday. 39。m hangi ng t his pi ct ure on t he wal ,39。 She l ooked at it cri ti cal l y for a m om ent. 39。but i sn39。 si gns out si de his gate, but t hese have not had any ef ect . Now he has put an ugl y st one head over the gate. It i s one of t he ugl i est faces I have ever seen. I asked him what it was and he t ol d m e t hat i t was Medusa, t he Gor gon. Jasper hopes t hat she wil l tur n mot or ists t o st one. But none of t hem has been tur ned t o st one yet! Lesson29 Taxi! 出租汽車！ Capt ain Ben Fawcet has bought an unusual t axi and has begun a new ser vi ce. The 39。. Thi s wonder ful plane can car ry seven passengers. The most surpr ising t hi ng about i t , however , i s t hat i t can l and anywher e: on snow, wat er , or even on a pl o ughed f i el d. Capt ai n Fawcet t 39。s garden i s lar ger t han Joe39。I t 39。s of f ice year s ago, but he is now wor king at a bank. He get s a good salar y, but he always borr ows money fr om hi s fr iends and never pays i t back. Har y saw me and came and sat at the same t abl e. He has never bor rowed money f rom me. Whil e he was eati ng, I asked him t o lend me amp。so now you can pay f or m y dinner! 39。Do you speak English?39。Don39。 Sir , we wele you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Parking ar ea. You wi l enjoy your st ay her e i f you pay at ention to our str et signs. This not e is only a remi nder .39。t t her e !