【正文】 ze for t he worst gar den in t he town! Lesson 9 A cold wele 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o the Town Hal l. I t was the l ast day of t he year and a l ar ge crowd of people had gathered under t he Town Hal l cl ock. It woul d str ike twel ve in twenty minutes39。The Ni cest Garden Competi ti on39。t i t upsidedown ?39。 I t39。 I answered. 39。 What are you doing ?39。about 39。You39。 l esson25 Do the Engl ish speak Engli sh? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ived i n London at l ast. The r ailway st at ion was bi g, bl ack and dark. I did not know t he way to my hotel , so I asked a por ter . I not only spoke Engl ish very car ef ull y, but ver y clearl y as wel . The por ter , however, coul d not underst and m e。 she said. 39。 he said. He st ar ted t o plain about t hi s wi cked wor ld but was int er r upt ed by a knock at the door. A gir l came in and put an envelope on his desk. I t cont ai ned amp。s not there now. 39。 50 and I felt very upset.39。 But t hey don39。You m ust gi ve up fi shi ng! 39。but t hey are f or next Wednesday39。Could I have t hose two ti cket s please ?39。Can I ret ur n t hese t wo ti cket s?39。ve sold out ,39。May I have two ti ckets pl ease ?39。 I said. 39。 he sai d 39。t got my bag. 39。Yes, t hank you,39。 leson18 He of ten does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vil lage i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had lef t it on a chai r besi de the door and now it wasn39。100 a year ! Leson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you park your car i n the wr ong place, a tr af fi c poli ceman wi l l soon f ind i t. You wi l be very lucky if he l et s you go wit hout a t icket. However, thi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic pol ice are someti mes very poli te. Dur ing a holi day i n Sweden, I found t hi s note on m y car :39。 I sai d i n a weak voice. 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days. Duri ng thi s ti me, t hey wil l give f ive perf ormances. As usual , the poli ce wi l l have a dif f icult ti me. They wil l be tr yi ng to keep or der . It i s al ways the sam e on these occasions. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusing exper ience last year . Af ter I had lef t a sm al l vil lage in t he sout h of France, I drove on t o t he next town. On t he way, a young m an waved t o me. I st opped and he asked me for a l if t. As soon as he had got i nto t he car , I sai d good morning to hi m i n French and he repli ed in the sam e language. Apart f rom a few words, I do not know any Fr ench at al. Nei ther of us spoke dur ing t he jour ney. I had near ly r eached the t own, when t he young m an suddenly sa id, ver y slowl y, 39。 Har ry said, 39。s. Lesson 11 One good turn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was having dinner at a restaurant when Har y Steele came i n. Har r y worked i n a l awyer 39。 t ime. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve to t welve, the clock stopped. The big mi nut e hand di d not move. We wait ed and wai ted, but nothi ng happened. Suddenly som eone shout ed, 39。 each year , but Joe wi ns every time. Bi l Fr it h39。The Ni cest Gar den Com pet it ion39。s gar den is mor e int er est ing. He has made neat paths and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool . I li ke gar dens t oo, but I do not l ike hard work. Ever y year I ent er f or the garden pet it ion t oo, and I always wi n a l it tl e pri ze f or the wor st gar den i n the t own! Lesson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to t he Town Hal l. It was t he last day of t he year and a lar ge cr owd of peopl e had gat her ed unde r the Town Hal clock. I t would st ri ke twelve i n t went y mi nutes39。 I looked at my wat ch. It was t rue. The big cl ock r efused to wel e the New Year. At that moment ever ybody began to l augh and sing. Leson 10 Not f or jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d musical instr um ent . It is cal ed a clavichord( 翼琴 ) . I t was made in Ger many i n 1681. Our clavichord i s kept i n the l ivi ng room. I t has belong t o our fami ly f or a long t im e. The i nstr ument was bought by m y 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 rowed any money fr om you,39。clock so we shal have pl ent y of ti me. We shal se hi s boat and then we shal say good bye to hi m. He wi l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e very pr oud of hi m. He wi l l t ake par t in an i mport ant r ace across the At l ant ic. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys are a group of popul ar singers. At present , they are vi si ti ng al par ts of t he count ry. They wil l be ar ri ving here tomor row. They wil l be ing by t rain and most of the young peopl e in the t own wil l be meeti ng them at the st at ion. Tomorr ow eveni ng they wi l be singing at t he Wor ker s39。Mr . Har mswor th,39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and tol d me I woul d receive an extr a amp。My dear, i t must be t er r ible t o be gr own up! 39。 he asked. 39。t pay t he bi l . I haven39。m very sor ry,39。The play may begin at any moment, 39。I hurr ied t o the t icket off ice. 39。m sor ry, we39。 Susan exclaim ed. Just then, a man hurr ied t o t he ticket off ice. 39。 t he gi rl said. 39。the gi rl said, 39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One man i n a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is m y favouri te sport . I of ten f ish f or hour s wit hout catching anything. But this does not wor r y me. Som e fi sher men a re unl ucky. Instead of cat chi ng fi sh, t hey catch ol d boot s and rubbish. I am even les l ucky. I never catch anyt hingnot even ol d boots. Af t er having spent whol e morni ngs on the r iver, I always go home wi th an em pt y bag. 39。s a waste of t ime. 39。s off ice and sat down. I had just lost amp。and it 39。s l osing money these days, 39。s r oom39。t he