【正文】 r sur pri se, the pr eci ous par cel was ful l of st ones and sand! Leson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has t he most beauti ful gar den in our t own. Near ly everybody ent ers f or 39。s one o39。What a pit y! 39。I 39。 Susan answered. 39。 Leson19 Sold out 票 已售完 39。I 39。but I can39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。 If you r eceive a request li ke thi s, you cannot fai l t o obey it ! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er is an actr ess. She must be at l east t hi rt yf ive years old. I n spi te of t his, she of ten appears on the stage as a young gi rl . Jennif er wi l l have to take par t in a new play soon. This tim e, she wi l be a gir l of sevent een. I n the pl ay, she must appear i n a bri ght r ed dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had t o wear short socks and a br ight, orangecoloured dr es. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she al ways answers, 39。t i nter upt,39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engl ish hi msel f! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secret ar y t ol d me that Mr . Har mswort h woul d see me. I f el t ver y nervous when. I went i nt o hi s of fi ce. He di d not look up f rom hi s desk when I ent er ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d that busi ness was ver y bad. He tol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af for d t o pay such l ar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had alr eady l ef t. I knew t hat my turn had e. 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wil l sai l f r om Port sm out h t om orr ow. We shal meet hi m at t he har bour earl y i n the m or ning. He wi l be i n hi s sm al boat , Topsail . Tapsai l i s a f am ous l it tl e boat . It has sai led across the At lanti c many ti mes. Capt ai n Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。2. To m y surpri se, he gave m e t he m oney imm edi at ely. 39。s t wo m inutes past twel ve! The cl ock has stopped! 39。s. Bil l works harder than Joe and gr ows mor e fl owers and veget abl es, but Joe39。巴頓斯 I have just m oved t o a house in Br i dge St reet. Yest er day a beggar knocked at m y door. He asked me f or a meal and a gl as of beer . I n ret ur n f or t his, t he beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave hi m a m eal . He ate t he f ood and dr ank t he beer . Then he put a piece of cheese i n his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour t old m e about him. Everybody knows him. Hi s name 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 as of beer . Lesson 7 Too l ate 為時(shí)太晚 The plane was late and detecti ves wer e wai ting at t he ai rpor t al l morni ng. 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 t hat thi eves would tr y to st eal t he di amonds. When t he plane ar r ived, some of t he det ecti ves were wai ti ng inside the m ain buil ding whi le ot her s were wai ti ng on the ai rf ield. Two men took t he par cel of f t he plane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust oms House. Whi le t wo detecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, two others opened t he par cel . To t hei 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 in our town. Nearl y ever ybody enter s for 39。s one o39。m e, 39。cl ock! 39。The Ni cest Garden Com pet it ion39。s garden i s more i nter esti ng. He has m ade neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool. I l ike gardens too, but I do not li ke har d wor k. Ever y year I enter for t he gar den peti ti on too, and I al ways win a li t le pr ize f or t he worst gar den in the t own! Lesson 9 A cold wele 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o the Town Hal . I t was the l ast day of the year and a l arge crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hal l cl ock. I t woul d str ike t welve in twenty minut es39。 I looked at my watch. I t was tr ue. The bi g clock ref used t o wele t he New Year . At that m oment ever ybody began to laugh and si ng. Leson 10 Not f or jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an old m usical instr ument . It i s cal led a clavi chord( 翼琴 ) . It was made i n Germ any i n 1681. Our clavi chord is kept in t he li vi ngr oom . I t has bel ong to our fami ly for a l ong tim e. The i nst rument was bought by my gr andf ather many year s ago. Recent ly i t was damaged by a vi si tor . She t ri ed to pl ay jazz on it ! She st ruck t he keys t oo har d and two of the str ings were br oken. My fat her was shocked. Now we ar e not al lowed t o touch it . It i s bei ng repair ed by a fr iend of my father39。I have never bor r owed any m oney f r om you, 39。cl ock so we shal have pl ent y of ti me. We shal see hi s boat and t hen we shal say good bye to him . He wi l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We are ver y proud of him. He wil l t ake par t i n an i m port ant r ace acr oss t he Atl ant ic. Leson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popul ar si nger s. At pr esent , t hey ar e vi si ti ng al part s of t he count ry. They wil l be ar ri vi ng her e tom or row. They wil l be i ng by t r ai n and m ost of t he young peopl e i n the t own wi l be meeti ng them at t he st at i on. Tom orr ow eveni ng t hey wi l be singing at the Workers39。Mr. Har mswort h,39。 he Said. Then he sm il ed and t old m e I would r ecei ve an ext ra amp。My dear , i t must be t er ibl e to be gr own up!39。 he asked. 39。t pay t he bil l. I haven39。m very sor ry, 39。The pl ay may begin at any moment, 39。I hurr ied t o the t icket of f ice. 39。m sor ry, we39。 Susanm e, 39。cl ock! 39。The Nicest Gar den Competi tion39。s garden is more i nteresti ng. He has m ade neat paths and has built a wooden br idge over a pool. I l ike gardens too, but I do not li ke har d wor k. Every year I enter for t he gar den peti ti on too, and I a