【正文】 he port er , however, could not under st and m e。 she sai d. 39。 he said. He st ar ted t o pl ain about t his wicked worl d but was i nter rupted by a knock at he door. A gi rl came 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 f el t ver y upset .39。 But they don39。You m ust give up f ishing!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 r et ur n these t wo t i ckets?39。ve sol d out ,39。May I have t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。 I sai d. 39。 he sai d 39。t got m y bag.39。Yes, t hank you, 39。 l esson18 H e oft en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af t er I had had lunch at a vi l age inn, I l ooked for my bag. I had l eft it on a chair beside t he door and now i t wasn39。 100 a year! Lesson 16 A poli t e request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you par k your car in t he wr ong pl ace, a tr af i c pol icem an wil l soon f i nd it. You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he lets you go wit hout a t icket . However , this does not al ways happen. Tr af ic poli ce are som etim es ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day in Sweden, I f ound thi s not e on m y car: 39。 I sai d i n a we ak voi ce. 39。 Cl ub. The Gr enwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng f or f i ve days. Dur ing t his t im e, t hey wi l gi ve f i ve per f orm ances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t im e. They wi l be t r yi ng to keep or der. I t is al wa ys t he sam e on these occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusi ng exper ience last year. Af ter I had left a sm al l vi l age i n t he sout h of France, I dr ove 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 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 orni ng t o him i n Fr ench and he r epli ed 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 the r of us spoke dur i ng t he j our ney. I had near ly r eached t he t own, when the young m an suddenly sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。 Har r y sai d, 39。s. Lesson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng di nner at a rest aurant when Har y St ele came i n. Har r y wor ked i n a l awyer39。 t im e. Fi ft een m inutes pased and then, at f ive t o t wel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nute hand did not m ove. We wai ted and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenly 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 is m or e i nt eresti ng. He has m ade neat pat hs and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool. I li ke gardens too, but I do not li ke har d wor k. Ever y year I enter f or t he gar den peti ti on t oo, and I al ways wi n a li t le pr ize f or t he wor st gar den i n t he t own! Lesson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o t he Town Hal . It was t he last day of t he year and a l ar ge cr owd of peopl e had gat her ed under t he Town Hal cl ock. It woul d st ri ke t wel ve in t wenty m inutes39。 I looked at m y watch. It was t rue. The bi g cl ock r ef used t o wel e the New Year . At t hat moment 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 instr um ent . It i s cal led a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ) . It was m ade i n Germ any i n 1681. Our cl avi chor d is kept in t he li vi ngr oom . It has bel ong to our f am il y f or a l ong tim e. The i nst r um ent was bought by m y grandfat her many year s ago. Recent l y it was dam aged by a vi sit or . She tr ied t o play j az on i t! She str uck the keys too har d and t wo of t he st ri ngs wer e br oken. My f ather was shocked. Now we ar e not al owed t o t ouch it. I t is bei ng repai r ed by a fr iend of my f at her39。I have never bor rowed any m oney fr om you,39。cl ock so we shal have plent y of t im e. We shal l see his boat and t hen we shal l say good bye t o him. He wil l be away for t wo mont hs. We ar e ver y pr oud of him . He wi l t ake part i n an im port ant r ace acr oss t he At l anti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a group of popul ar si ngers. At pr esent , they are vi si ti ng al l par t s of t he count ry. They wil l be ar ri vi ng her e tom or row. They wil l be i ng by t r ai n and m ost of t he young peopl e i n t he t own wi l be m eti ng t hem at t he st at i on. Tomor row evening t hey wil l be si ngi ng at he Wor kers39。Mr. Har mswort h,39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and t ol d me I woul d r ecei ve an extr a amp。My dear , i t m ust be t er i bl e t o be gr own up!39。 he asked. 39。t pay t he bi l . I haven39。m very sorr y,39。The pl ay may begin at any moment,39。I hurr i ed t o t he t i cket off ice. 39。m sorr y, we39。 Susan excl aim ed. Just t hen, a m an hur ri ed to t he ti cket 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 獨坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is m y f avouri te sport . I of t en f i sh f or hour s wit hout catchi ng anyt hi ng. But t hi s does not worr y m e. Some f isherm en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, they cat ch old boot s and r ubbi sh. I am even l es l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ngnot even ol d boot s. Aft er having spent whol e m or ni ngs on t he ri ver, I al ways go home wi t h an em pt y bag. 39。s a wast e of tim e.39。s of fi ce and sat down. I had j ust l ost amp。and i t39。s l osi ng m oney t hese days,39。s r oom39。t her e i s st il l some honest y i n t hi s worl d !39。 I sai d. Then he spoke sl owl y, but I could not under st and hi m. My teacher never spoke Engl ish li ke t hat! The por ter and I looked at each ot her and smi led. Then he sai d som et hi ng and I under st ood i t. 39。t underst and t hem ! Do t hey speak Engl i sh ? l eson26 The best art cri ti cs 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an ar t st udent and I pai nt a lot of pi ct ur es. Many peopl e pr et end t hat t hey under st and m oder n art . They al ways t el you what a pict ur e i