【正文】 ecr et ary t old m e that Mr . Harmswor th woul d se me. I f elt very ner vous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not look up f rom his desk when I ent er ed. Af t er I had sat down, he sai d that busi ness was very bad. He tol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af f or d t o pay such l ar ge sal ari es. 物流有限公司 文件編號 :JL/ 版本 :B/O 生效日期 : 職 務(wù) 說 明 書 編制 : 審核 : 批準(zhǔn) : 受控狀態(tài) : 持有崗位 : 編制時間 : t he wom an angri l y. They di d not pay any at tenti on. I n t he end, I coul d not bear it. I t urned r ound again. 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour , Capt ai n Charl es Al i son, wil l sai l fr om Port smouth t omorr ow. We shal meet hi m at t he har bour earl y in the mor ning. He wi l be in his smal boat, Topsail .Tapsai l is a f amous lit tl e boat . It has sai led across the At lanti c many t imes. Capt ai n Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。 2. To my surpr ise, he gave me t he money imm edi at ely. 39。s two minutes past t welve! The cl ock has st opped!39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and grows m ore f lower s and vegetables, 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 m y door. He asked me f or a meal and a gl ass of beer . I n r eturn for thi s, t he beggar st ood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal . He at e t he food and drank t he beer. Then he put a piece of cheese i n his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour t old m e about him . Everybody knows him. Hi s name is Per cy Butt ons. He cal s at every house in t he st reet once a month and always asks f or a meal and a gl a s of beer . Lesson 7 Too l ate 為時太晚 The plane was late and detecti ves wer e wai ting at t he ai rpor t al l morni ng. They were expect ing a val uabl e par cel of diamond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear li er, som eone had t ol d t he pol ice t hat thi eves would tr y to st eal t he di amonds. When t he plane ar ived, some of t he det ect ives were wai ti ng inside t he main buil ding whi le ot her s were wai ti ng on the ai rf ield. Two men took t he par cel of f the plane and car ri ed it i nto t he Cust oms House. Whi le two detecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, two others opened t he par cel. To t hei r sur pr ise, the pr ecious parcel was ful l of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has t he most beaut if ul gar den in our town. Nearl y ever ybody ent er s for 39。s one o39。 I repeated.39。What are you doi ng ?39。 39。ve j ust ar ri ved by t rai n,39。I t 39。This i s a pr ivate conver sat ion!39。 I sai d angr i ly. 39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。s o now you can pay f or m y di nner! 39。s of fi ce year s ago, but he i s now wor ki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he al ways borr ows money fr om hi s fr i ends and never pays i t back. Har y saw m e and came and sat at t he same t abl e. He has never bor r owed m oney f r om me. Whi le he was eati ng, I as ked hi m t o l end m e amp。I t39。s gar den i s l ar ger t han Joe39。Then he l ent m e a book. I r ead a few li nes, but I di d not under stand a wor d. Ever y day I t hought about post car ds. M y holi days pased quickly, but I di d not send any car ds to m y f ri ends. On t he l ast day I made a bi g deci si on. I got up ear ly and bought t hir ty seven car ds. I spent t he whol e day i n m y room, but I di d not wri te a si ngl e car d ! Leson 4 An exci ti ng t ri p 激動人心的旅行 I have j ust r eceived a l et ter fr om m y br ot her , Tim. He is i n Austr al i a. He has been t her e f or si x mont hs. Tim is an engi neer. He i s wor ki ng f or a bi g fi rm and he has al r eady visit ed a great num ber of dif f er ent pl aces in Aust rali a. He has j ust bought an Austr ali an car and has gone t o Ali ce Spri ngs, a sm al t own in t he cent re of Austr ali a. He wil l soon visit Dar wi n. Fr om t her e, he wi l f l y to Pert h. My br ot her has never been abr oad bef ore, so he is f i ndi ng t his t ri p very excit ing. Lesson 5 No wrong num bers 無錯號之虞 Mr Jam es Scott has a garage i n Si l bur y and now he has just bought anot her garage i n Pi nhur st. Pi nhurst is onl y fi ve mil es fr om Si l bur y, but Mr Scott cannot get a t e lephone f or his new gar age, so he has j ust bought t wel ve pigeons. Yest er day, a pi geon car ri ed the f ir st m essage f r om Pi nhurst t o Si l bur y. The bi rd covered t he di st ance i n t hr ee mi nut es. Up t o now, Mr Scott has sent a gr eat many r equest s f or spar e part s and ot her ur gent m essages fr om one gar age t o t he ot her . In t his way, he has begun his own pr i vat e t elephone ser vi ce. Leson 6 Percy But ons 珀西Do you al ways get up so lat e ? It 39。m havi ng br eakf ast,39。 I sai d.39。m i ng t o see you.39。 I39。 I t hought. 39。 t he young m an sai d r udel y. 39。t hear a wor d! 39。I can39。s none of your busi nes,39。What a day! 39。 Just t hen, the t el ephone r ang. It was m y aunt Lucy. 39。I 39。m st il l havi ng breakfast ,39。 I39。 she sai d. 39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send m e a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Post car ds al ways spoil m y hol i days. Last summ er , I went t o I tal y. I vi sit ed m useum s and sat i n publi c gar dens. A fr i endly wai t er t aught m e a f ew wor ds of I t ali an. 39。 each year , but Joe wi ns ever y tim e. Bi l Fr it h39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve to t wel ve, the cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nut e hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wai t ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shout ed, 39。s. Lesson 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 ry St eel e cam e i n. Har y wor ked in a l awyer39。 Har r y sai d, 39。 Cl ub. The Greenwood Boys wi l be st ayi ng for fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s ti