【正文】 or . A gi rl cam e i n and put an envel ope on hi s desk. It contai 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 hi ng!39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。Coul d I have those t wo t i ckets pl ease ?39。Can I ret ur n t hese t wo t i ckets?39。ve sol d out,39。May I have t wo ti cket s please ?39。 I sai d. 39。 he sai d 39。t got m y bag.39。Yes, t hank you, 39。 lesson18 H e of t en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had l eft it on a chair beside t he door and now i t wasn39。 100 a year ! Leson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you park your car i n t he wr ong pl ace, a tr af ic poli cem an wil l s oon f i nd i t. You wil be ver y l ucky if he l ets you go wi t hout a ti cket. However, t his does not al ways happen. Tr af fi c poli ce ar e som et im es ver y polit e. Duri ng a hol i day i n Sweden, I f ound t his not e on m y car: 39。 I sai d i n a weak voi ce. 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be st ayi ng for fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e, t hey wil l give f ive perf orm ances. As usual , the poli ce wil l have a di f icult ti me. They wi l l be t r 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 Engl ish? 你會(huì)講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng exper i ence l ast year. Af t er I had l ef t a sm al l vi l age in t he sout h of France, I dr ove on t o t he next t own. On t he way, a young m an waved t o me. I st opped and he asked m e f or a l if t. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I sai d good m or ni ng t o him i n French and he repli ed in t he sam e language. Apar t fr om a few words, I do not know any Fr ench at al l. Neit her of us spoke dur ing t he jour ney. I had nearl y r eached the t own, when t he young m an suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。 Har r y sai d, 39。s. Leson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng di nner at a r est aur ant when Har r y Steele came i n. Har r y wor ked i n a l awyer39。 t im e. Fi ft een m inut es pased and t hen, at f ive t o t wel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nute hand di d not m ove. We wai ted and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y someone shouted, 39。 each year , but Joe wi ns ever y tim e. Bil l Fr it h39。The Nicest Gar den Com pet it i on39。s gar den i s m or e i nt er est i ng. He has made neat paths and has buil t a wooden bri dge over a pool . I li ke gar dens t oo, but I do not l i ke har d wor k. Every year I ent er f or the gar den peti i on t oo, and I al ways wi n a l it tl e pri ze for t he worst gar den i n t he town! Leson 9 A cold wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o the 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 ri ke t wel ve i n t went y m i nut es39。 I looked at m y watch. It was tr ue. The bi g clock r ef used t o wel e t he New Year . At that m om ent ever ybody began t o l augh and sing. Lesson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d musi cal i nst r um ent. I t is cal ed a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ). I t was m ade i n Ger many i n 1681. Our cl avichor 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 year s ago. Recentl y i t wa s dam aged by a vi si tor. She t ri ed t o pl ay j azz on it ! She st r uck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of t he str i ngs wer e br oken. My f at her was shocked. Now we are not al l owed t o t ouch i t. I t is being r epai red by a f ri end of m y f at her39。I have never bor rowed any m oney f rom you,39。cl ock so we shal have pl ent y of ti me. We shal see hi s boat and t hen we s hal say good bye to him . He wi l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We are ver y pr oud 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 ing 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 si ngi ng at t he Wor ker s39。Mr. Harm swort h, 39。 he Sai d. Then he sm il ed and tol d m e I woul d recei ve an ext r a amp。My dear, i t m ust be t er ibl e to be gr own up!39。 he asked. 39。t pay t he bi l . I haven39。m ver y sor ry,39。The play m ay begi n at any m om ent, 39。I hur ri ed to t he ti cket off i ce. 39。m sorr y, we39。 Susan excl ai med. Just hen, a m an hur ri ed t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 O ne m an i n a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fi shi ng i s m y favour it e spor t. I of ten f ish f or hours wit hout cat chi ng anyt hing. But t his does not wor r y me. Som e fi sherm en a re unl ucky. Instead of cat chi ng fi sh, t hey cat ch ol d boot s and r ubbis h. I am even less l ucky. I never catch anyt hi ng not even ol d boots. Aft er havi ng spent whol e m or ni ngs on the r iver, I al ways go home wit h an em pty bag. 39。s a wast e of tim e.39。s off i ce and sat down. I had j ust lost amp。and it 39。s l osi ng m oney t hese days,39。s r oom39。t her e is st il some honest y i n thi s worl d !39。 I sai d. Then he spoke sl owl y, but I coul d not under st and hi m. My teacher never spoke Engl ish li ke t hat ! The por ter and I l ooked at each ot her and sm il ed. Then he sai d som et hi ng and I understood i t. 39。t unde r st and t hem ! Do they speak Engli sh ? lesson26 The best art crit ics 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an art st udent and I pai nt a l ot of pi ct ur es. Many peopl e pret end t hat t hey underst and m oder n art. They al ways t el you what a pict ur e is 39。 anyt hi ng. They ar e j ust pr et t y pat ter ns. We l i ke t hem i n t he same way t hat we li ke pr et y curt ai n mat er ial. I t