【正文】 ni fer wil l have t o t ake part i n a new pl ay soon. Thi s ti me, she wi l l be a gi rl of seventeen. I n t he play, she must appear in a br ight red dr es and l ong bl ack st ockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bri ght, orange coloured dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answers, 39。t inter rupt, 39。 As I soon learnt , he was Engl ish him self ! Leson 15 Good news 佳音 The secretar y tol d me t hat Mr. Har mswort h would see me. I fel t ver y ner vous when. I went into hi s off ice. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I entered. Af ter I had sat down, he said t hat busines was ver y bad. He t old me that the f ir m could not af ord to pay such large salar ies. Twenty people had al ready left . I knew that my t ur n had e. 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good l uck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour , Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wil l sai l fr om Por tsm outh t om orr ow. We shal m et hi m at t he har bour earl y i n t he m or ni ng. He wi l be i n his smal boat, Topsail . Tapsai l is a f am ous li tl e boat . It has sai led acr oss t he At l anti c m any t im es. Capt ai n Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。2. To my sur pri se, he gave m e the m oney i mmediatel y. 39。s t wo mi nutes past twel ve! The cl ock has stopped! 39。s. Bil l works harder than Joe and gr ows mor e fl owers and veget abl es, but Joe39。巴頓斯 I have just moved to a house in Bri dge Str et. Yester day a beggar knocked at m y door . He asked m e for a meal and a glass of beer. I n ret ur n f or this, the beggar stood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He at e the f ood and dr ank the beer . Then he put a pi ece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour tol d me about hi m. Everybody knows hi m . Hi s nam e is Per cy Butt ons. He cals at ever y house in t he st reet once a m ont h and always asks f or a meal and a gl ass of beer . Lesson 7 Too l ate 為時(shí)太晚 The plane was late and detecti ves wer e wait ing at t he ai rpor t al l morning. They were expect ing a val uable 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 that thi eves would tr y to st eal t he di amonds. When t he plane ar r ived, some of the det ecti ves wer e wai ti ng inside the m ai n buil ding whi le ot her s were wai ti ng on the ai rf ield. Two men took t he par cel off t he plane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi le t wo detecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, two others opened t he par cel . To thei r sur pr ise, the precious parcel was full 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 i n our town. Nearl y ever ybody enter s for 39。 i s a smal Swi s aeropl ane cal ed a 39。 I l ooked at it agai n. She was r ight ! It was! Lesson27 A wet night 雨夜 Late in t he aft er noon, the boys put up their t ent in the mi ddle of a f ield. As soon as this was done, they cooked a m eal over an open f ir e. They were al l hungr y and the f ood smel t good. Af ter a wonder ful meal, t hey t old st or ies and sang songs by the camp f ir e. But some t ime late r it began to r ain. The boys f elt ti r ed so t hey pet out the f ir e and cr ept i nt o their t ent . Thei r sl eping bags wer e warm and for table, so they al slept soundly. In t he mi ddl e of the ni ght , t wo boys woke up and began shout ing. The tent was ful l of wat er ! They al leapt out of their sleepingbags and hur r ied outside. It was r ai ning heavi ly and t hey found that a str eam had for med in the f ield. The str eam wound it s way acr oss the f ield and t hen fl owed ri ght under t hei r tent! Lesson28 No parki ng 禁止停車(chē) Jasper Whi te i s one of t hose r are people who bel ieves i n anci ent m yt hs. He has j ust bought a new house in t he cit y, but ever since he moved in, he has had t rouble wit h mot or ists. when he r et urns home at night, he always f inds that som eone has par ked a car outs ide hi s gat e. Because of t his, he has not been able t o get hi s own car into hi s garage even once. Jasper has put up39。s al r ight, 39。I t39。 she asked. 39。. Of course, m any pi ctures arc not 39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。 I r epeated my questi on several ti mes and at l ast he under stood. He answered m e, but he spoke neit her slowl y nor cl ear ly. 39。Wel l,39。5o. 39。 The m anager was sympatheti c, but he coul d do nothi ng. 39。 I l ef t the m oney i n my room, 39。t reali ze one i mport ant t hing. I39。 m y fr i ends say. 39。s per for mance. 39。 I asked. 39。 he asked. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。 I asked. 39。I t may have begun alr eady, 39。 My dog had t aken i t into the garden. He oft en does t his.39。 The innkeeper smil ed and im medi ately went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he retur ned wit h my bag and gave it back to m e. 39。 I answer ed, 39。t there ! As I was looking f or i t, t he innkeeper came i n. 39。 Sir , we wele you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Parki ng ar ea. You wi l enjoy your st ay here i f you pay at tenti on to our str et signs. Thi s not e is onl y a r em inder .39。Don39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。so now you can pay for m y dinner! 39。s off ice years ago, but he is now worki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he always bor rows money f rom his f ri ends and never pays it back. Har y saw m e and came and sat at t he same t abl e. He has never bor rowed m oney f rom me. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked hi m t o l end m e amp。It 39。s gar den is l arger than Joe39。een abr oad bef ore, so he is f inding t his t ri p very excit 5 No wrong numbers 無(wú)錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞 Mr Jam es Scott has a garage in Si lbur y and now he has just bought another gar age in Pi nhur st. Pinhurst is only fi ve mi les fr om Si lbur y, but Mr Scott cannot get a t elephone f or his new garage, so he has j ust bought twel ve pigeons. Ye st erday, a pi geon car ri ed the f ir st message f rom