【正文】 ave j ust moved t o a house i n Br idge Str eet. Yest er day a beggar knocked at my door. He asked m e f or a meal and a gl ass of ber. I n r et ur n f or this, t he beggar stood on his head and s ang songs. I gave him a m eal. He ate the 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 t ol d m e about him. Everybody knows him . Hi s name is Percy But ons. He cal ls at ever y house i n the str eet once a m ont h and al ways asks f or a meal and a gl ass of beer. Lesson 7 Too l at e 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was l at e and det ecti ves wer e wai ti ng at he air port al m or ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a val uable par cel of diam ond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s earli er, som eone had t ol d t he poli ce t hat hi eves would t ry t o steal t he diam onds. When the pl ane ar ri ved, som e of the det ecti ves wer e wait ing insi de t he m ai n buil di ng whil e ot hers were wai ti ng on t he airf ield. Two m en t ook the par cel of t he plane and car ied it into t he Cust oms House. Whi le t wo detecti ves were keepi ng guar d at t he door , t wo ot hers opened t he par cel. To thei r sur pri se, t he pr ecious parcel was f ul l of stones and sand! Leson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has t he m ost beauti ful garden i n our t own. Nearl y ever ybody ent ers f or 39。s. Bi l wor ks harder t han Joe and gr ows m ore fl ower s and veget ables, but Joe39。s t wo mi nute s past t wel ve! The clock has topped! 39。 2. To m y sur pr ise, he gave m e t he m oney imm edi at el y. 39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good luck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wi l sail f rom Por tsm out h t om or row. We shal l m et him at he harbour earl y i n t he m or ni ng. He wi l be in his sm al boat, Topsai l. Tapsail is a f amous l it le boat. I t has sail ed acr oss the Atl anti c m any tim es. Capt ai n Ali son wil set out at ei ght o39。 As I soon lear nt , he was English himself ! Leson 15 Good news 佳音 The secretary t old me that Mr . Harm sworth 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. Af ter I had sat down, he said t hat busi ness was ver y bad. He told me t hat the fir m coul d not af ford t o pay such large salari es. Lesson 1 A private conversati on 私人談話 Last week I went to t he t heatre. I had a very good seat. The play was ver y interest ing. I did not enj oy i t. A young man and a young woman were sit ing behind me. They were talking loudl y. I got ver y angry. I could not hear the act or s. I turned r ound. I looked at he man and the woman angr ily. They did not pay any at enti on. In t he end, I coul d not bear it. I turned r ound again. 39。 It39。. Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up earl y on Sundays. I somet imes tay in bed unti l unch Sunday I got up very l at e. I looked out of t he wi ndow. I t was dark outside. 39。s raining again.39。 she said. 39。m st il having breakfast,39。 I39。 she sai d. 39。Lesson 3 Please send me a card 請(qǐng) 給我寄一張明信片 Postcar ds always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to It al y. I visi ted museums and sat i n public gardens. A f ri endly waiter taught me a f ew wor ds of I talian. 39。s one o39。 I r epeat ed.39。What ar e you doi ng ?39。m ing to se you. 39。 I39。 I thought. 39。 the young man sai d rudely. 39。t hear awor d!39。 Cl ub. The Gr enwood Boys wil be st aying f or fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e, they wi l gi ve f ive per formances. As usual, t he pol ice wil have adif icul t ime. They wil be tr yi ng t o keep or der. It i s al ways t he sam e on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence last year. After I had left a sm al vil age i n t he sout h of France, I dr ove on t o the next t own. On t he way, a young man waved t o m e. I st opped and he asked m e for a l if t. As soon as he had got into t he car , I sai d good m orning to him i n French and he repl ied in t he same 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 the young m an suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。 Har ry sai d, 39。s. Lesson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) I was havi ng di nner at a rest aurant when Har y Steel e cam e in. Har ry worked i n a lawyer39。 t ime. Fi ft en m inut es passed and t hen, at fi ve t o t wel ve, the cl oc k st opped. The big mi nute hand did not move. We wai ted and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenl y someone shout ed, 39。 each year , but Joe wins ever y tim e. Bil Fri th39。Lesson 3 Please send me a card 請(qǐng)給我寄一張明信片 Post cards al ways spoi l m y holi days. Last summ er , I went t o It al y. I vi sit ed m useum s and sat in publ ic gar dens. A fr iendl y wait er t aught me a few words of It al ian. 39。 she sai d. 39。 I39。m sti l having breakfast ,39。I 39。 Just t hen, t he telephone r ang. I t was my aunt Lucy. 39。What a day!39。s none of your business,39。I can39。clock so we shal have plent y of ti me. We shal se his boat and then we shal l say goodbye to him. He wil be away for two mont hs. We ar e ver y pr oud of him . He wil l t ake par t i n an i mpor tant race across t he At l ant i c. Lesson 13 The Grenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys are a group of popular singer s. At pr esent, they ar e vi si ting al part s of the country. They wil be ar ri vi ng here tomorr ow. They wil l be i ng by tr ai n and most of t he young people in t he t own wi l be meet ing them at t he station. Tomorrow evening they wil be singing at the Workers39。I have never bor rowed any money from you, 39。 I looked at my watch. It was true. The bi g cl ock refused t o wel e the New Year. At hat moment ever ybody began to l augh and si ng. Leson 10 Not for jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂(lè) We have an ol d musical instrument . I t is cal ed a clavi chord(翼琴 )