【正文】 al ways borr ows money fr om hi s fr i ends and never pays i t back. Har y saw me and cam e and sat at t he sam e t abl e. He has never bor rowed m oney f rom m e. Whil e he was eat i ng, I asked him t o l end m e amp。I t39。s gar den i s l ar ger t han Joe39。t r eal ize one im por tant thing. I39。 my f ri ends say.39。s perf orm ance. 39。 I asked. 39。 he asked. 39。 t he gi rl said. 39。 I asked. 39。I t may have begun al ready, 39。 My dog had taken it int o the gar den. He of ten does this.39。t got my bag.39。Yes, thank you, 39。 l eson18 He oft en does thi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af t er I had had l unch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had l eft it on a chair besi de the door and now it wasn39。100 a year! Leson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you par k your car i n the wr ong place, a tr af f ic poli ceman wi l l soon f ind i t. You wi l be very lucky if he l et s you go wi thout a ticket. However, thi s does not always happen. Traf ic pol ice are someti mes very pol ite. Dur ing a holi day in Sweden, I found thi s not e on my car :39。 I sai d i n a weak voice. 39。 Club. The Greenwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng for f ive days. Dur ing t his t ime, they wi l gi ve fi ve per for mances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t im e. They wi l be t rying to keep order. I t is always t he same on these occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an amusi ng exper ience last year . Af t er I had l ef t a smal vil lage in the south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to t he next t own. On the way, a young man waved to m e. I stopped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got i nto t he car , I sai d good morni ng to hi m i n Fr ench and he r epl ied in the same language. Apart f rom a few words, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Nei ther of us spoke dur i ng the jour ney. I had near ly r eached the t own, when the young man suddenly said, ver y slowl y, 39。 Har ry said, 39。s. Lesson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) I was havi ng di nner at a r est aur ant when Har r y Steele cam e i n. Har r y worked i n a l awyer39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve to t welve, t he clock stopped. The big minute hand di d not m ove. We waited a nd wai ted, but nothi ng happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 39。 each year , but Joe wi ns every time. Bi l Fr it h39。 But they don39。You m ust gi ve up f i shi ng!39。but they are f or next Wednesday39。Coul d I have t hose t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。Can I ret ur n t hese t wo ti cket s?39。ve sol d out,39。May I have t wo t icket s please ?39。 I sai d. 39。 he sai d 39。t got m y bag.39。Yes, thank you, 39。 lesson18 H e of t en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had l unch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had l eft it on a chair besi de t he door and now it wasn39。 100 a year ! Leson 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 wi l be very l ucky i f he l et s you go wit hout a t icket . However , thi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic poli ce are som etim es ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day i n Sweden, I f ound thi s not e on my car: 39。 I sai d i n a we ak voi ce. 39。 Cl ub. The Greenwood Boys wi l be st ayi ng for fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s ti me, they wi l gi ve f i ve perf orm ances. As usual , t he poli ce wil l have a di f i cult t im e. They wil l be tr yi ng t o keep or der. It i s al ways t he same on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l eft a smal vil l age i n t he south of Fr ance, I dr ove on t o the next t own. On t he way, a young man waved t o m e. I st opped and he asked m e for a li ft . As soon as he had got i nt o t he car, I said good m or ning t o him i n French and he r epl i ed i n t he sam e l anguage. Apar t fr om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al l. 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 y sai d, 39。s. Leson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) I was havi ng dinner at a r est aur ant when Har r y St eel e cam e i n. Har ry wor ked i n a lawyer39。 tim e. Fi ft een m i nut es passed and t hen, at f i ve t o t wel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The big m i nut e hand di d not m ove. We wai t ed and wai ted, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shout ed, 39。 each year, but Joe wi ns every t im e. Bi l Fri t h39。The Ni cest Gar den Com peti ti on39。s gar den i s m or e i nter 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 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 f or t he wor st gar den i n t he town! Leson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o the Town Hal l. I t was t he l ast day of t he year and a l ar ge crowd of peopl e had gat hered under t he Town Hal cl ock. It woul d str ike t wel ve i n t went y m i nut es39。 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 l augh and si ng. Lesson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂(lè) We have an old m usi cal i nstr um ent. It i s cal led a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ) . It was m ade i n Germ any in 1681. Our cl avi chor d i s kept i n t he li vi ngr oom . It has bel ong t o our f am il y f or a l ong ti me. The i nstr um ent was bought by m y gr andf at her m any years ago. Recentl y it was dam aged by a visit or. She tr i ed t o pl ay j az on i t! She str uck t he keys too har d and t wo of t he st ri ngs wer e br oken. My f ather was shocked. Now we are not al owed to 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 borr owed any m oney fr om you,39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of t im e. We shal l see hi s