【正文】 oat. Some peopl e on t he bank cal ed out t o t he m an i n t he boat , but he di d not hear them . The bal l st r uck him so har d that he nearl y f el l int o t he wat er . I tur ned t o l ook at t he chi ldr en, but t her e wer en39。t axi39。t it upsi de down ?39。 It39。 I answered. 39。 What ar e you doing ?39。about39。You39。 l esson25 Do t he Engl ish speak Engli sh? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar i ved i n London at l ast. The r ail way st ati on was bi g, bl ack and dar k. I di d not know the way t o m y hot el , so I asked a port er. I not onl y spoke Engli sh ver y caref ul l y, but ver y clearl y as wel. The por ter, however , coul d not underst and m e。 she sai d. 39。 he sai d. He st ar t ed t o pl ai n about t hi s wi cked wor ld but was i nt er upt ed by a knock at t he door . A gi rl cam e i n and put an envel ope on his desk. I t cont ai ned amp。s not t her e now.39。 50 and I felt ver y upset.39。 But they don39。You m ust give up f is hing!39。but t hey are f or next Wednesday39。Coul d I have t hose t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。Can I ret ur n t hese t wo ti cket s?39。ve sol d out ,39。May I have t wo t i ckets pl ease ?39。 I sai d. 39。 he sai d 39。t pay t he bil l. I haven39。 he as ked. 39。My dear, it m ust be t er ri ble t o be gr own up! 39。 he Said. Then he smi l ed and t old m e I would r ecei ve an ext ra amp。Mr. Harm swor t h,39。cl ock so we shal have pl ent y of t im e. We shal l see hi s boat and then we shal say good bye t o him . He wil l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e ver y pr oud of hi m. He wil l t ake par t i n an i m port ant r ace acr oss t he Atl ant i c. Leson 13 The G renwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popular si nger s. At pr esent, t hey ar e visit i ng al l par ts of t he countr y. They wi l be ar ri vi ng here t om orr ow. They wil l be i ng by t rai n and m ost of t he young peopl e i n the t own wil l be meeti ng them at t he st at i on. Tom orr ow evening t hey wil l be si ngi ng at he Wor ker s39。I have never bor rowed any m oney fr om you,39。 I l ooked at m y wat ch. It was t r ue. The big cl ock r ef used to wel e t he New Year. At t hat m om ent ever ybody began t o l augh and si ng. Leson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏 爵士樂 We have an ol d m usi cal i nst r um ent . It i s cal ed a clavichor d(翼琴 ). I t was made i n Ger many i n 1681. Our clavichor d i s kept i n t he l i vi ng r oom. I t has bel ong t o our fami ly f or a l ong t im e. The i nst rument was bought by my gr andf at her m any years ago. Recentl y it was damaged by a visit or. She t ri ed t o pl ay j azz on it ! She st ruck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of t he st ri ngs were br oken. My fat her was shocked. Now we ar e not al owed t o touch it . I t is bei ng repai r ed by a fr iend of my f ather39。s gar den i s m or e i nter esti ng. He has m ade neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br i dge over a pool. I l i ke gar dens t oo, but I do not l ike hard wor k. Ever y year I ent er f or t he garden pet it i on t oo, and I al ways wi n a l it tl e pri ze f or t he wor st gar den i n t he town! Leson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o t he Town Hal l. I t was t he l ast day of t he year and a l ar ge crowd of peopl e had gat hered under t he Town Hal cl ock. It woul d st r ike t wel ve i n t went y m i nut es39。The Ni cest Gar den Com pet it on39。巴 頓斯 I have j ust m oved to a house i n Bri dge St r et. Yester day a beggar knocked at m y door . He asked m e for a m eal and a glass of beer. I n r et ur n f or thi s, t he beggar st ood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He at e t he f ood and dr ank t he beer. Then he put a pi ece of cheese i n his pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour t ol d me about hi m. Everybody knows him . Hi s nam e is Per cy But t ons. He cal ls at ever y house i n t he st reet once a m ont h and al ways asks f or a meal and a gl as of beer . Leson 7 Too l ate 為時太晚 The plane was l at e and det ecti ves were wai ti ng at t he ai r por t al l mor ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a val uabl e parcel of di am ond fr om Sout h Afr ica. A f ew hours earl ier, someone had tol d the poli ce t hat hieves woul d t r y t o st eal the di am onds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, som e of t he detecti ves wer e wait i ng i nsi de t he m ai n buil di ng whil e ot her s were wai ti ng on t he ai rf iel d. Two m e n t ook t he par cel of f t he plane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi l e t wo det ecti ves were keepi ng guar d at t he door, t wo ot her s opened the par cel. To t hei r sur pri se, t he pr eci ous par cel was f ul l of st ones 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 f ul gar den i n our town. Near l y ever ybody enter s for 39。s. Bil l works harder t han Joe and gr ows m or e fl owers and veget abl es, but Joe39。s t wo m i nut es past t wel ve! The cl ock has st opped!39。2. To m y sur pri se, he gave m e t he m oney im mediat el y. 39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour , Capt ain Char les Al ison, wi l sail f rom Por t sm out h t om or r ow. We shal l m eet him at t he har bour ear l y i n t he m or ni ng. He wil 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 acr oss t he At l anti c m any t im es. Capt ai n Al i son wi l set out at ei ght o39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engl i sh him sel f! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr et ary t old m e t hat Mr . Harm swor th woul d see m e. I felt ver y ner vous when. I went i nto hi s off ice. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I enter ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d that busi ness was ver y bad. He tol d m e t hat t he fi rm coul d not af f or d t o pay such l ar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had al r eady l ef t. I knew t hat my t ur n had e. 39。t i nt er upt ,39。 I f you r ecei ve a r equest li ke t hi s, you cannot f ai l to obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常 駐 My aunt Jenni fe