【正文】 very year I enter f or t he garden peti i on t o, and I al ways wi n a lit tl e pr ize f or t he wor st gar den in t he t own! Leson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o the Town Hal. It was the l ast day of t he year and a l ar ge cr owd of peopl e had gather ed under the Town Hal cl ock. I t woul d str ike t wel ve i n t went y m i nutes39。The Ni cest Garden Compet it on39。cl ock!39。Dear me, 39。 she asked. 39。 But I39。ve just ar ived by tr ai n, 39。I t39。Thi s i s a pr ivat e conversat ion!39。 I sai d angr il y. 39。nt er esti ng. I did not enj oy it. A young m an and a young wom an wer e sit ti ng behi nd me. They wer e t al ki ng loudl y. I got very angr y. I could not hear the act or s. I t ur ned r ound. I looked at t he man and t he wom an angr il y. They di d not pay any at enti on. I n t he end, I could not bear it. I t ur ned round agai n. 39。 It 39。. Lesson 2 Breakf ast or l unch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up earl y on Sundays. I som et imes st ay 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 out si de. 39。s raining again.39。 she said. 39。m st il l havi ng br eakf ast,39。 I39。 she said. 39。Lesson 3 Please send me a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Postcar ds al ways spoi l m y holi days. Last summ er, I went t o I taly. I visit ed museum s and sat in publi c gar dens. A fr iendl y wait er t aught m e a few words of It ali an. 39。 each year , but Joe wins ever y tim e. Bil Fri th39。 tim e. Fi ft en m inutes pased and then, at fi ve t o t wel ve, the cl ock stopped. The bi g mi nut e hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenly som eone shouted, 39。s. Leson 11 One good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng dinner at a r estaur ant when Har r y St ele came i n. Har r y wor ked in a l awyer39。 Har y sai d, 39。 Club. The Greenwood Boys wi l be stayi ng for f ive days. Duri ng t hi s t ime, t hey wil l gi ve fi ve perf orm ances. As usual, the poli ce wi l have a di fi cult tim e. They wi l be t rying to keep order . It is al ways t he same on these occasions. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusi ng experi ence l ast year . Af ter I had l ef t a smal vi l age in t he south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to t he next town. On t he way, ayoung m an waved t o m e. I st opped and he asked me f or a li ft. As soon as he had got i nt o the car, I said good m or ni ng t o him in Fr ench and he r epli ed i n the sam e language. Apar t fr om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al. Neit her of us spoke dur ing the jour ney. I had near ly r eached t he t own, when t he young m an suddenl y said, very sl owl y, 39。 I said i n a weak voice. 39。100 a year ! Leson 16 A pol i t e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n the wrong pl ace, a tr af fi c poli ceman wi l soon find it . You wi l be ver y lucky i f he lets you go wit hout a t icket. However, this does not al ways happen. Tr af fic police ar e sometimes ver y poli te. Duri ng a holiday in Sweden, I found t hi s note on my car: 39。t hear a wor d! 39。 the young man said r udely. 39。 I thought . 39。 I 39。m ing to see you.39。 I sai d. 39。m havi ng br eakf ast, 39。Do you always get up so l at e ? I t39。Leson 3 Pl ease send m e a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Post cards al ways spoil my hol idays. Last summer, I went t o It al y. I vi si ted museums and sat in publ ic gar dens. A f riendl y wai ter t aught me a few words of I tal ian. 39。 each year , but Joe wins ever y ti me. Bil Fri th39。 time. Fi ft en minutes pased and then, at fi ve t o twel ve, the cl ock st opped. The big mi nute hand did not move. We waited and wait ed, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 39。s. Lesson 11 One good t urn deserves another 禮尚往來 I was havi ng dinner at a r estaurant when Har y St ele came i n. Hary wor ked in a l awyer 39。 Hary said, 39。 Club. The Gr enwood Boys wil l be stayi ng f or f ive days. Dur ing this ti me, they wil give fi ve per formances. As usual , t he police wil l have a dif ficult time. They wil l be tr yi ng t o keep or der. I t i s always t he same on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusi ng experi ence l ast 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 t o me. I st opped and he asked me for a l if t. As oon as he had got into the car , I sai d good mor ni ng t o hi m i n Fr ench and he r epl ied in the same language. Apart fr om a few words, I do not know any French at al . Neit her of us spoke dur ing the jour ney. I had near ly r eached the town, when t he young man suddenl y said, very slowly, 39。 I sai d in a weak voice. 39。100 a year! Lesson 16 A pol i t e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n the wrong pl ace, a tr af fi c poli ceman wi l soon find it . You wi l be ver y lucky i f he lets you go wit hout a t icket. However, this does not al ways happen. Tr af fic police ar e sometimes ver y poli te. Duri ng a holiday in Sweden, I found t hi s note on my car: 39。t hear a wor d!39。 the young man sai d r udely. 39。 I thought . 39。 I39。m i ng t o see you. 39。What ar e you doi ng ?39。 I r epeated. 39。s one o39。巴頓斯 I have just moved t o a house in Bri dge Str et. Yest er day a beggar knocked at m y door. He asked me f or ameal and a glas of beer . I n r et ur n f or t hi s, t he beggar st ood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave hi m a meal . He at e t he f ood and dr ank the be er . Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour t ol d m e about him. Ever ybody knows him . Hi s name is Percy But ons. He cal ls at ever y house i n t he str eet once a month and al ways asks f or a meal and a gl ass of beer. Lesson 7 Too l at e 為時太晚 The pl ane was l at e and det ecti ves wer e wait ing at t he air port al m or ning. They were expecti ng a valuable parcel of diamond f rom Sout h Afri ca. A f ew hour s earl