【正文】 ear 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 t he 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。The Ni cest Garden Competi ti on39。cl ock! 39。Dear me,39。 she asked. 39。But I39。ve j ust ar i ved by t r ai n, 39。I t39。Thi s i s a pri vat e conver sati on! 39。 I sai d angr il y. 39。t r eali ze one im por tant t hi ng. I39。 m y fr i ends say.39。s perf orm ance. 39。 I asked. 39。 he asked. 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。May I have t wo t i ckets pl ease ?39。 I sai d. 39。 he sai d 39。t got m y bag.39。Yes, t hank you, 39。 l eson18 H e oft en 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 m y bag. I had left i t on a chai r besi de t he door and now i t wasn39。 100 a year ! Lesson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n the wr ong place, a t r af fi c pol i ceman wi l soon fi nd it . You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he let s you go wit hout a t icket . However , this does not al ways happen. Tr af f ic poli ce ar e som etim es ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day i n Sweden, I f ound t his not e on m y car: 39。 I sai d i n a weak voice. 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be st ayi ng f or 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 i cult t im e. They wi l be tr yi ng t o keep order. It i s al ways t he same on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng exper ience last year. Af ter I had left a sm al l vi l age i n t he sout h of Fr ance, 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 nto t he car , I sai d good m or ni ng to him i n Fr ench and he r epl ied i n t he sam e l anguage. Apart f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Neit her of us spoke duri ng t he j ourney. I had nearl y r eached t he 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. Fif t en mi nutes pased and then, at fi ve t o t wel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nut e hand did not m ove. We wai ted and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenly someone shout ed, 39。 each year , but Joe wi ns ever y tim e. Bi l Fr it h39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send me a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Post car ds al ways spoil m y hol idays. Last summ er , I went t o It aly. I visit ed m useums and sat i n publi c gar dens. A f ri endl y wait er taught m e a f ew wor ds of It ali an. 39。 she sai d. 39。 I 39。m st il l havi ng br eakf ast, 39。 she said. 39。s r ai ni ng agai n.39。. Leson 2 Breakf ast or l unch? 早餐還是午餐？ I t was Sunday. I never get up earl y on Sundays. I som et im es st ay i n bed unt il l unch t im e. Last Sunday I got up ver y l ate. I looked out of t he window. It was dar k out si de. 39。 It 39。Lesson 1 A pri vate conversati on 私人談話 Last week I went t o t he t heat re. I had a ver y good seat. The pl ay was ver y int er est ing. I di d not enj oy it . A young m an and a young wom an were sit ti ng behi nd me. They were t al ki ng l oudl y. I got very angr y. I coul d not hear t he act or s. I t ur ned r ound. I l ooked at t he m an and the wom an angri l y. They did not pay any at tenti on. I n t he end, I coul d not bear it. I t ur ned r ound again. 39。 I sai d angr il y. 39。Thi s i s a pri vat e conver sati on! 39。I t39。ve j ust ar i ved by t r ai n, 39。But I39。 she asked. 39。Dear me,39。cl ock!39。The Ni cest Gar den Com pet it on39。s garden is m ore i nter esti ng. He has m ade neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool. I l i ke gar dens t oo, but I do not li ke hard wor k. Ever y year I ent er f or t he garden pet it 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 t own! Lesson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o t he Town Hal. I t was t he l ast day of t he year and a l ar ge cr owd of peopl e had gat her ed unde r t he Town Hal clock. I t would st ri ke t wel ve i n t went y mi nutes39。 I l ooked at m y wat ch. It was t r ue. The big cl ock r ef used t o wel e t he New Year. At t hat m om ent ever ybody began t o laugh and si ng. Lesson 10 Not for j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d m usi cal i nst rument. I t i s cal ed a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ). I t was m ade i n Ger many i n 1681. Our clavichord 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 r um ent was bought by m y gr andf ather m any year s ago. Recentl y i t was 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 hard and t wo of t he str i ngs wer e br oken. My f at her was shocked. Now we are not al owed t o t ouch i t. I t is bei ng 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 l have pl ent y of tim e. We shal l se hi s boat and t hen we shal say good bye t o 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 i c. Leson 13 The G renwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popular si nger s. At pr esent, t hey ar e visit ing al part s of t he count r y. They wi l be ar i vi ng her e t om orr ow. They wil be i ng by tr ain and m ost of the young peopl e in t he t own wil l be m eet i ng t hem at t he st at ion. Tom orr ow eveni ng t hey wi l be si ngi ng at t he Wor ker s39。Mr . Harm swor th,39。 he Sai d. Then he smi l ed and t ol d m e I woul d r ecei ve an ext ra amp。My dear, it m ust be t er