【正文】 I did not enjoy i t. A young man and a young woman wer e si t ing behind m e. They were talki ng loudly. I got very angr y. I could not hear t he act or s . I t urned r ound. I looked at he man and the wom an angr il y. They did not pay any at ent ion. In t he end, I coul d not bea r it . I turned r ound again. 39。 she sai d. 39。 he sai d. He st art ed to pl ai n about t hi s wi cked wor ld but was i nt er r upt ed by a knock at t he door. A gir l cam e in and put an envel ope on hi s desk. It cont ained amp。s not t her e now. 39。 50 and I f elt ver y upset.39。 But t hey don39。You must gi ve up fi s hi ng! 39。but t hey ar e for next Wednesday39。Coul d I have t hose t wo t icket s pl ease ?39。Can I r et ur n t hese t wo t icket s?39。ve sol d out ,39。I hur ri ed t o the ti cket of fi ce. 39。The play m ay begi n at any m om ent ,39。m very sorr y,39。t pay t he bil l. I haven39。 he asked. 39。My dear, it m ust be t er ri ble t o be gr own up! 39。 he Sa i d. Then he sm il ed and t old m e I woul d r ecei ve an ext ra amp。Mr. Harm swort h, 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 wil l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e very pr oud of hi m. He wi l t ake par t 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 gr oup of popul ar si ngers. At present , t hey are vi si ti ng al l par ts of t he countr y. They wil be ar ri vi ng here t om orr ow. They wil l be i ng by t rai n and m ost of t he young peopl e i n 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 singi ng at t he Wor ker s39。I have never bor r owed any m oney f r om you, 39。 I l ooked at m y wat ch. I t was tr ue. The bi g cl ock r ef used t o wele t he New Year. At hat m om ent ever ybody began t o l augh and si ng. Lesson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d musi cal i nst r um ent . It i s cal ed a clavichor d(翼琴 ). I t was made i n Ger m any i n 1681. Our clavichor d 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 rument was bought by my gr andf at her m any year s ago. Recentl y i t was dam aged by a vi si tor. She t ri ed to pl ay jazz on it ! She st r uck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of t he str ings wer e br oken. M y f at her was shocked. Now we ar e not al lowed t o t ouch it . It i s bei ng r epair ed by a fr i end of m y fat her39。s gar den i s m or e i nt er esti ng. He has m ade neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br i dge over a pool . I l i ke gar dens t oo, but I do not l ike har d work. Ever y year I ent er f or the gar den 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 l. I t was t he l ast day of the year and a l arge cr owd of people had gat her ed under the Town Hal l cl ock. I t woul d str i ke t wel ve i n t went y mi nut es39。The Ni cest Gar den Competi i on39。cl ock!39。Dear m e, 39。 she asked. 39。But I39。 she sai d. 39。s r ai ning again.39。. Leson 2 Breakfast 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 late. I l ooked out of t he wi ndow. It was dar k out si de. 39。 It39。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 i nt er est i ng. I di d not enj oy it . A young man and a young wom an wer e si t ing behind m e. They wer e tal ki ng loudly. I got ver y angr y. I could not hear t he act ors. I t ur ned r ound. I l ooked at he m an and t he wom an angr il y. They di d not pay any at ent i on. I n the end, I could not bear i t. I t ur ned r ound agai n. 39。 I sai d angri l y. 39。Thi s i s a pri vat e conversati on! 39。I t 39。ve just ar ri ved by tr ai n,39。 39。What ar e you doing ?39。 I repeat ed.39。s one o39。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 beer . In r etur n f or t hi s, t he beggar st ood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal . He ate t he f ood and dr ank t he beer. Then he put a piece of cheese i n hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour t ol d me about hi m. Everybody 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 meal and a gl as of beer . Leson 7 Too l at e 為時太晚 The plane was l at e and det ect ives were wai ti ng at t he air por t al l m or ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a valuabl e parcel of di am ond fr om Sout h Afr i ca. A f ew hour s earl i er , som eone had t ol d t he poli ce t hat thi eves would t r y t o st eal t he di am onds. When t he pl a ne ar ri ved, som e of t he det ecti ves were wai ti ng inside t he m ain buil di ng whi le ot her s wer e wai ti ng on t he ai rf i el d. Two men t ook t he parcel of f t he pl ane and car ied i t int o the Customs 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 t heir sur pr ise, t he precious parcel was f ull of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has t he m ost beaut if ul gar den in our t own. Nearl y everybody ent er s f or 39。s. Bil l works har der t han Joe and gr ows m or e fl owers and veget abl es, but Joe39。s t wo mi nut es past t wel ve! The cl ock has st opped!39。 2. To m y surpri se, he gave me t he m oney imm edi at ely. 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 ear l y in t he mor ni ng. He wil l be in hi s sm al l boat , Topsail. Tapsail i s a f am ous l it tl e boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant i c m any tim es.