【正文】 m sor r y, we39。 Susan answer ed. 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。I 39。but I can39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 I f you r ecei ve a r equest li ke t hi s, you cannot f ai l t o obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni f er i s an act ress. She m ust be at l east t hi rt y f ive year s ol d. I n spi te of t hi s, she oft en appear s on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wi l have to t ake par t i n a new pl ay soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gir l of sevent een. I n t he pl ay, she m ust appear i n a bri ght red dr ess and long bl ack st ockings. Last year i n anot her pl ay, she had t o wear short socks and a br i ght, or ange col our ed dress. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she i s, she al ways answer s, 39。t i nt er upt ,39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engl ish him self ! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secret ar y t ol d m e t hat Mr . Harm swor t h woul d see me. I felt ver y ner vous when. I went i nt o hi s off i ce. He di d not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I ent er ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness was ver y bad. He t ol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af ord t o pay such l arge salari es. Twent y people had al ready left . I knew t hat m y t urn had e. 39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風 Our nci ghbour, Captai n Char l es Al ison, wil l sail f r om Port sm out h t om or r ow. We shal l m eet him at t he har bour earl y i n t he m or ni ng. He wil l be i n hi s sm al l boat , Topsail. Tapsail i s a f am ous l it tl e boat . It has sail ed acr oss t he At lanti c m any ti mes. Capt ai n Ali son wil l set out at ei ght o39。 2. To m y sur pri se, he gave m e t he m oney i mm edi at el y. 39。s t wo m i nut es past wel ve! The clock has st opped!39。s. Bil l works harder than Joe and gr ows m or e fl owers and veget abl es, but Joe39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Bri dge Str eet . Yest er day a beggar knocked at m y door. He asked m e f or a m eal and a gl ass of ber. I n r et ur n for t hi s, t he beggar st ood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal. He at e t he f ood and drank t he beer. Then he put a pi ece of cheese i n his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour t ol d m e about him. Ever ybody knows hi m. Hi s nam e is Per cy But t ons. He cal ls at ever y house i n t he st r et once a m ont h and al ways asks f or a m eal and a gl as of beer . Lesson 7 Too l ate 為時太晚 The pl ane was late and det ecti ves wer e wait i ng at t he ai r port al m orni ng. They were expect i ng a val uabl e par cel of di am ond fr om Sout h Afr i ca. A f ew hours earl ier, someone had t ol d t he poli ce t hat t hieves woul d t ry t o steal the di am onds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, som e of t he det ect i ves wer e wait ing i nsi de t he mai n bui l di ng whil e others wer e wait i ng on t he air fi el d. Two m en t ook the parcel of f t he pl ane and car i ed i t int o the Cust oms House. Whil e t wo det ect i ves wer e keepi ng guar d at t he door , t wo ot her s opened t he par cel. To their surpri se, t he pr eci ous par cel was f ull of st ones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has the m ost beauti f ul gar den i n our t own. Near l y ever ybody enter s f or 39。s one o39。 I r epeat ed. 39。What ar e you doi ng ?39。 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, t he t el ephone r ang. It was m y aunt Lucy. 39。Im i ng t o se you.39。 I sai d. 39。m havi ng breakf ast ,39。Do you al ways get up so l ate ? I t39。Then he l ent m e a book. I r ead a few l i nes, but I di d not under st and a wor d. Ever y day I t hought about post car ds. My holi days pased quickly, but I di d not send any car ds t o m y f ri ends. On t he l ast day I m ade a bi g deci si on. I got up ear l y and bought t hir t y seven car ds. I spent t he whol e day i n m y r oom , but I di d not writ e a si ngl e car d ! Leson 4 An exci ti ng tri p 激動人心的旅行 I have j ust r ecei ved a l et ter fr om m y br ot her , Tim. He is i n Austr al i a. He has been there f or si x m ont hs. Tim i s an engi neer. He i s wor ki ng f or a bi g f ir m and he has alr eady vi si ted a gr eat number of di f erent pl a ces i n Austr al ia. He has j ust bought an Aust r al ian car and has gone t o Ali ce Spr i ngs, a sm al l town i n t he centr e of Austr al i a. He wi 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 or e, so he is f i ndi ng this t ri p ver y excit i ng. Lesson 5 No wrong num bers 無錯號之虞 Mr Jam es Scot t has a gar age i n Sil bury and now he has j ust 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 elephone f or his new gar age, so he has j ust bought t wel ve pigeons. Yest erday, 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s gar den i s l ar ger t han Joe39。I t39。s off i ce years ago, but he is now wor ki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ary, but he al ways bor rows m oney f r om his f ri ends and never pays it back. Har y saw m e and cam e and s at at t he sam e t abl e. He has never bor r owed m oney f r om m e. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked hi m t o l end m e amp。so now you can pay f or m y di nner! 39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。Don39。 Sir , we wel e you t o our ci t y. Thi s i s a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wil l enj oy your st ay her e if you pay at ent ion t o our st reet si gns. This not e is onl y a r emi nder .39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng f or it , the i nn keeper cam e in. 39。 I answer ed, 39。 The i nnkeeper sm il ed and imm edi at