【正文】 ey fr om you,39。 I looked at my watch. It was t r ue. The bi g clock r ef used t o wele t he New Year . At that moment everybody began t o laugh and sing. Lesson 10 Not for j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an old musi cal i nst rument. I t is cal ed a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ). I t was m ade i n Ger many in 1681. Our cl avi chor d i s kept in the l iving room. It has belong to our f amil y f or a long ti me. The instr ument was bought by m y grandfat her many year s ago. Recently it wa s damaged by a visit or . She tr ied t o play j azz on i t! She str uck the keys too hard and t wo of t he st ri ngs wer e broken. My f at her was shocked. Now we are not alowed to t ouch i t. I t is being r epai red by a f ri end of m y f at her 39。s garden i s more inter esti ng. He has m ade neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool . I l ike gardens too, but I do not li ke har d wor k. Ever y year I enter for t he gar den pet it on too, and I always win a li t le pr ize f or t he wor st garden in the t own! Lesson 9 A col d wele 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o the Town Hal . I t was the l ast day of the year and a l arge crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hal l cl ock. I t woul d str ike t welve i n twent y mi nut es39。The Ni cest Gar den Com pet it ion39。clock!39。Dear m e, 39。 she asked. 39。 But I39。ve just ar r ived by tr ain,39。I t39。 Susan i vat e conversati on! 39。Im sorr y, we39。 Susan answer ed. 39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。I 39。but I can39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 If you r ecei ve a r equest li ke this, you cannot fail t o obey it ! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act r ess. She m ust be at l east t hi rt yf ive year s ol d. I n spi te of t hi s, she oft en appears on t he stage as a young gi rl . Jenni f er wi l have t o t ake par t i n a new play soon. Thi s t im e, she wil l be a gir l of sevent een. I n t he pl ay, she must appear i n a bri ght r ed dr ess and long black stocki ngs. Last year in anot her play, she had t o wear short socks and a bri ght, or angecolour ed dr es. I f anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she always answer s, 39。t i nt er upt ,39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engl ish him sel f! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr et ar y t ol d m e that Mr. Har mswort h woul d se m e. I f el t ver y ner vous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not look up f rom his des k when I ent er ed. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness was very bad. He t ol d m e t hat t he fi rm could not af ord t o pay such l arge sal ari es. Twent y people had alr eady l eft . I knew that my t ur n had e. 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wil l sai l fr om Port sm 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 amous li t le boat. It has sai l ed acr oss t he Atl anti c m any t im es. Capt ain Al i son wi l set out at ei ght o39。 2. To m y sur pr i se, he gave me the m oney i mm edi at el y. 39。s t wo m inutes past t wel ve! The cl ock has st opped! 39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and gr ows m ore f l ower s and vegetables, but Joe39。巴頓斯 I have just m oved t o a house i n Bri dge St r et. Yester 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 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 pi ece of cheese i n hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour t ol d m e about hi m. Ever ybody knows hi m. Hi s nam e is Per cy But t ons. He cal l s at ever y house in t he st r et once a m ont h and al ways asks for a m eal and a gl ass of bee r. Leson 7 Too lat e 為時太晚 The pl ane was l at e and det ect i ves wer e wai ti ng at the air port al m or ning. They wer e expecti ng a val uable par cel of di am ond fr om Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear li er , som eone had t ol d t he pol ice t hat t hi eves woul d tr y t o st eal t he di am onds. When t he plane ar i ved, some of t he det ect ives wer e wai ti ng i nsi de t he mai n bui ldi ng whil e ot hers wer e wait i ng on t he a ir fi el d. Two m en t ook t he par cel off t he pl ane and car ri ed i t i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi le t wo detecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at he door, t wo others opened t he par cel . To t hei r sur pr i se, the pr eci ous par cel was f ul l of st ones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has t he m ost beauti f ul gar den i n our town. Nearl y ever ybody enter s for 39。s one o39。 I repeat ed. 39。What are you doi ng ?39。 39。ve just ar ri ved by tr ai n,39。I t39。i vat e conver sat ion!39。 I t hought. 39。 I39。m i ng t o see you.39。 I said.39。m havi ng br eakf ast, 39。Do you al ways get up so l ate ? I t39。Then he lent m e a book. I r ead a f ew li nes, but I di d not underst and a word. Ever y day I t hought about post car ds. M y hol idays passed qui ckl y, but I di d not send any car ds t o m y fr iends. On the l ast day I m ade a bi g decisi on. I got up ear ly and bought t hi rt y seven car ds. I spent t he whol e day i n my r oom, but I di d not wr it e a si ngl e car d ! Leson 4 An exci ti ng t ri p 激動人心的旅行 I have j ust r eceived a l et ter f rom m y br ot her , Tim. He is i n Austr al i a. He has been t here f or si x m ont hs. Tim is an engi neer. He i s wor ki ng f or a bi g fi rm and he has al r eady visit ed a gr eat num ber of dif f er ent pl aces i n Aust rali a. He has j ust bought an Austr ali an car and has gone t o Al ic e Spri ngs, a sm al t own i n t he cent r e of Austr ali a. He wil l soon vi sit Dar wi n. Fr om t her e, he wil f l y to Per th. 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 has a gar age i n Sil bur y and now he has j ust bought