【正文】 would see me. I f el t ver y ner vous when. I went int o hi s off i ce. He di d not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I enter ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d t hat business was ver y bad. He t ol d m e t hat t he f ir m coul d not af fo r d to pay such lar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had al ready lef t. I knew t hat my t urn 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 Por tsm outh t om orr ow. We shal m et him at t he har bour earl y i n t he m orni ng. He wi l be i n his sm al boat, Topsai l. Tapsai l is a famous li t le boat. I t has sai l ed acr oss t he Atl ant ic m any t im es. Capt ai n Ali son wi l set out at ei ght o39。 2. To m y sur pri se, he gave m e t he m oney i mm edi at el y. 39。s t wo mi nut es pas t t wel ve! The cl ock has stopped!39。s. Bil l wor ks har der t han Joe and grows m or e f lowers and veget abl es, but Joe39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Br i dge St reet . Yest erday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me f or a meal and a gl as of beer. I n r et ur n f or t his, t he beggar st ood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal. He at e t he f ood and drank t he beer. Then he put a pi ece of cheese i n his pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour t old m e about him . Ever ybody knows him. His name i s Per cy Butt ons. He cal s at ever y house i n the str eet once a m ont h and al ways asks f or a m eal and a gl ass of beer. Lesson 7 Too l at e 為時太晚 The pl ane was l ate and detecti ves wer e wait i ng at t he ai rport al m orni ng. They were expect i ng a val uabl e par cel of diam ond f r om Sout h Af ri ca. A f ew hour s ear li er, som eone had t ol d t he pol i ce t hat t hi eves woul d tr y t o st eal t he diamonds. When the pl ane ar i 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 m en t ook t he par cel of f the pl ane and car ied it i nto t he Cust oms House. Whil e t wo det ect ives were keeping guard at t he door, t wo ot her s opened t he par cel. To t hei r sur pri se, t he 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 Sander s has the m ost beauti f ul gar den i n our t own. Near l y ever ybody enter s for 39。s one o39。 I r epeated.39。What ar e you doi ng ?39。m i ng to see you. 39。 I39。 I t hought. 39。 t he young m an sai d rudel y. 39。t hear a wor d! 39。I can39。s none of your busi nes,39。What a day!39。 Just t hen, t he t el ephone r ang. It was m y aunt Lucy.39。I 39。 I sai d.39。m havi ng breakf ast ,39。Do you al ways get up so lat e ? It 39。Then he l ent m e a book. I r ead a f ew l ines, but I did not under st and a wor d. Every day I t hought about post car ds. My hol i days passed qui ckl y, but I di d not send any car ds t o m y f r iends. On t he l ast day I m a de a bi g deci si on. I got up earl y and bought thir t y seven cards. I spent t he whole day i n my r oom , but I di d not writ e a si ngl e car d ! Lesson 4 An excit i ng tri p 激動人心的旅行 I have j ust recei ved a let er fr om m y br ot her , Ti m. He i s i n Aust r al ia. He has been t her e f or si x m onths. Ti m is an engi neer . He i s worki ng for a bi g fi rm and he has al ready vi sit ed a great num ber of di f fer ent places i n Austr ali a. He has j ust bought an Austr al i an car and has gone t o Ali ce Spr i ngs, a sm al l town i n t he centr e of Austr al ia. He wi l soon visit Dar wi n. Fr om t he r e, he wi l f ly t o Pert h. My br ot her has never been abr oad bef or e, so he i s fi nding t hi s t ri p ver y exci ti ng. Lesson 5 No wrong num bers 無錯號之虞 Mr Jam es Scott has a gar age in Si l bur y and now he has j ust bought another gar age i n Pi nhur st . Pinhurst is onl y fi ve m il es fr om Si lbur y, but Mr Scot t cannot get a t el ephone f or hi s new gar age, so he has just bought t wel ve pi geons. Yest er day, a pi geon car ied t he fi rst message fr om Pi nhur st o Si lbur y. The bir d cover ed t he di st ance i n t hr ee m i nut es. Up t o now, Mr Scott has s ent a gr eat m any r equest s f or spar e part s and ot her ur gent m essages fr om one gar age t o t he ot her . I n t his way, he has begun hi s own pri vat e t el ephone ser vi ce. Leson 6 Percy But tons 珀西s gar den is l ar ger t han Joe39。I t 39。s of fi ce year s ago, but he i s now wor king at a bank. He gets a good salar y, but he al ways bor r ows m oney fr om hi s fr iends and never pays it back. Har r y saw m e and cam e and sat at the sam e t abl e. He has never borr owed m oney fr om m e. Whi l e he was eati ng, I asked hi m to l end m e amp。so now you can pay f or m y di nner !39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。Don39。 Si r, we wel e you t o our cit y. Thi s is a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wi l enj oy your st ay her e if you pay at ent i on t o our st r et si gns. This not e is onl y a r emi nder .39。t t here ! As I was l ooki ng f or i t, t he inn keeper cam e i n. 39。 I answer ed, 39。 The i nn keeper smi l ed and im mediat el y went out . In a few m i nut es he r et ur ned wi t h m y bag and gave i t back t o m e. 39。 My dog had t aken i t i nt o t he garden. He oft en does t hi s. 39。I t may have begun al ready,39。 I asked. 39。 t he gi rl sai d. 39。 he asked. 39。 I asked. 39。s perf or m ance. 39。 my f ri ends say.39。t real i ze one im port ant t hi ng. I 39。 I sai d angr il y. 39。This i s a pri vate conver sat ion!39。I t 39。ve j ust ar ived by t rai n, 39。 39。What are you doi ng ?39。 I repeat ed. 39。s one o39。巴頓斯 I have just moved to a house in Bri dge St reet. Yester day a beggar knocked at my door . He asked me for a meal and a glas 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 ate the f ood and dr ank the beer . Then he put a pi ece of cheese in hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour tol d me about hi m. Ever ybody knows hi m.