【正文】 she of ten appears on the st age as a young girl . Jennif er wil l have t o take part in a new pl ay soon. This ti me, she wi l be a gir l of seventeen. In t he play, she must appear in a bri ght red dres and l ong black stockings. Last year i n anot her play, she had t o wear shor t socks and a bright, or ange col oured dres. I f anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, 39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。but I can39。Im ver y sorr y, 39。The play may begi n at any moment ,39。I hur ried to t he t icket of fi ce. 39。ve sold out,39。 she sai d. 39。Lesson 3 Please send me a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Postcards al ways spoi l m y holi days. Last summ er , I went t o I taly. I visit ed m useum s and sat in publi c gar dens. A fr iendl y wait er t aught m e a few words of It al ian. 39。 each year , but Joe wi ns ever y tim e. Bil Fri th39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at f ive to t wel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The bi g m inute hand di d not move. We wai ted and wai ted, but not hing happened. Suddenl y someone shout ed, 39。s. Leson 11 One good turn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was having di nner at a rest aurant when Har y Steel e cam e in. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer39。 Har y sai d, 39。 Cl ub. The Gr enwood Boys wil be st ayi ng f or fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e, they wi l gi ve f i ve per formances. As usual, t he poli ce wil l have a dif fi cult tim e. They wil l be tr yi ng t o keep or der. I t i s al ways the sam e on t hese occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am using exper ience last year. Aft er I had l eft a sm al vil lage i n the sout h of Fr ance, I dr ove on t o the next t own. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked m e f or a lif t. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car, I sai d good morning to him in French and he replied i n t he sam e 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 t he young m an suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。 I sai d in a weak voice. 39。100 a year ! Leson 16 A polit 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 cem an wi l soon fi nd i t. You wi l be very l ucky i f he l et s you go wi thout a ti cket . However, this does not al ways happen. Tr af fi c poli ce are som etim es ver y pol ite. Dur ing a holi day i n Sweden, I f ound t hi s not e 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 t he door and now it wasn39。Yes, t hank you,39。t got my bag. 39。but I can39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。 If you receive a request li ke t hi s, you cannot f ail t o obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer i s an act res. She m ust be at least hi rt y fi ve year s ol d. In spi te of t his, she oft en appear s on t he stage as a young gi rl. Jenni fer wil have t o t ake par t i n a new play soon. Thi s tim e, she wil l be a gi rl of sevent een. I n the pl ay, she must appear i n a bri ght red dres and l ong black stockings. Last year in anot her pl ay, she had to wear shor t socks and a bright, or ange coloured dr es. I f anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she always answers, 39。t i nt er rupt,39。 As I soon lear nt , he was English himself ! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr et ar y t ol d me t hat Mr . Harm swort h would see me. I f el t very ner vous when. I went i nt o hi s of ice. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I ent er ed. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d t hat business was ver y bad. He t ol d m e that t he fi rm could not af or d to pay such l ar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had alr eady l ef t. I knew that my t ur n had e. 39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wi l sail fr om Por tsm out h t om or row. We shal l m et him at t he har bour earl y i n the m or ni ng. He wil be in his sm al l boat, Topsai l. Tapsail is a f amous l it le boat. It has ai led acr oss t he At lant ic many t imes. Capt ai n Al ison wil l set out at ei ght o39。2. To my sur pr ise, he gave m e t he m oney imm edi at el y. 39。s t wo mi nutes past t wel ve! The clock has topped!39。s. Bil l wor ks har der than Joe and gr ows m or e f lower s and veget abl es, but Joe39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved 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 glas of ber. In r et ur n for t his, t he beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal. He at e t he f ood and dr ank the beer. Then he put a pi ece of cheese i n his 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 t he str eet once a m ont h and al ways asks f or a meal and a glas of beer. Leson 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 valuabl e parcel of di amond f rom Sout h Afr ica. A f ew hours earl ier, someone had t ol d the poli ce t hat thieves woul d t ry t o st eal t he di amonds. When the pl a ne ari ved, som e of t he det ecti ves wer e wai ti ng i nsi de t he m ai n buil di ng whil e ot hers were wait ng on t he air fi el d. Two m en t ook the par cel of f t he plane and car ied it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi le t wo detecti ves were keepi ng guar d at t he door , t wo ot her s opened t he par cel. To thei r sur pri se, the pr ecious parcel was f ul l of stones and sand! Lesson 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. Near ly ever ybody ent er s for 39。s one o39。What a pit y! 39。 I asked. 39。I t may have begun al ready,39。 My dog had taken it into t he garden. He of ten does t his.39。t got my bag. 39。Yes, t hank you,39。 lesson18 He oft en does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af te