【正文】 equest 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car in t he wr ong pl ace, a t raf ic pol iceman wi l soon fi nd it . You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he lets you go wi thout a ti cket . However , t his does not al ways happen. Tr af fi c poli ce ar e som et im es ver y polit e. Duri ng a hol iday i n Sweden, I f ound t his note on my car: 39。 I said in a weak voi ce. 39。 Club. The Gr enwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days. Dur ing this t im e, t hey wi l l gi ve fi ve per for mances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t ti me. They wi l be t ryi ng to keep order . I t is al ways t he same on these occ asi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusing exper ience last year. Af ter I had left a smal l vi l age i n t he south of Fr ance, I drove on t o the next town. On t he way, a young man waved to me. I st opped and he asked me for a l if t. As soon as he had got int o the car, I said good mor ning t o him in Fr ench and he r eplied i n t he same 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 the j ourney. I had nearl y reached t he town, when the young man suddenl y sai d, very sl owly, 39。 Har y said, 39。s. Leson 11 O ne good turn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng dinner at a r est aur ant when Har r y Steele came i n. Har ry worked in a lawyer39。 t ime. Fif teen mi nutes passed and t hen, at fi ve to twelve, the clock stopped. The bi g mi nut e hand di d not move. We wait ed and waited, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shout ed, 39。 each year, but Joe wi ns ever y ti me. Bil l Fr it h39。Lesson 3 Please send m e a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Post car ds al ways spoil m y hol idays. Last summ er , I went t o It aly. I visit ed m useums and sat i n publi c gar dens. A f ri endl y wait er taught m e a f ew wor ds of It ali an. 39。 she sai d. 39。 I 39。m st il l having br eakf ast ,39。I 39。 Just then, the tel ephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. 39。What a day! 39。s none of your busines, 39。I can39。 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 t he wr ong place, a t r af fi c poli cem an wi l soon fi nd it . You wi l be ver y l ucky if he l et s you go wit hout a t i cket. However, t hi s does not al ways happen. Traf i c pol ice ar e som eti mes ver y pol it e. Dur ing a holi day i n Sweden, I f ound t hi s not e on m y car :39。 I sai d in a weak voi ce. 39。 Cl ub. The Gr enwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng f or f i ve days. Dur i ng t his t im e, t hey wil gi ve fi ve per f or mances. As usual, t he pol i ce wi l have a dif fi cul t tim e. They wil be t r yi ng t o keep or der . I t is al ways t he sam e on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year. Af t er I had l ef t a sm al l vil lage i n t he sout h of Fr ance, I dr ove on t o t he next t own. On the way, a young m an waved t o m e. I st opped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got int o the car, I sai d good mor ni ng t o hi m in Fr ench and he r epl ied i n t he same l anguage. Apart f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al . 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 r y sai d, 39。s. Lesson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was having di nner at a restaurant when Har y St el e cam e i n. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve to t wel ve , the cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nut e hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shout ed, 39。 each year, but Joe wi ns ever y ti me. Bil l Frit h39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send m e a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Post car ds al ways spoil m y hol idays. Last summ er , I went t o It aly. I visit ed m useums and sat i n publi c gar dens. A f ri endl y wait er taught m e a f ew wor ds of It ali an. 39。 she sai d. 39。 I39。m sti l having br eakf ast, 39。 she sai d. 39。s r ai ning agai n.39。. Lesson 2 Breakf ast or l unch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up ear l y on Sundays. I som etim es st ay i n bed unt il l unch t im e. Last Sunday I got up very l at e. I l ooked out of t he window. It was dar k out si de. 39。 It 39。Lesson 1 A pri vate conversati on 私人談話 Last week I went t o t he t heat r e. I had a very good seat . The pl ay was ver y i nt erest i ng. I di d not enjoy i t. A young m an and a young wom an wer e sit ti ng behi nd m e. They wer e t al king l oudl y. I got ver y angr y. I coul d not hear t he act or s. I t urned r ound. I looked at t he man and t he wom an angr il y. They di d not pay any at ent ion. I n t he end, I could not bear i t. I t ur ned r ound agai n. 39。 I sai d angr il y. 39。Thi s i s a pri vat e conver sati on!39。I t39。ve j ust ar ri ved by tr ain,39。 But I39。 she asked. 39。Dear m e,39。cl ock!39。The Ni cest Gar den Com peti i on39。s gar den is m or e i nt erest i ng. He has made neat pat hs and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool. I li ke gar dens t oo, but I do not li ke har d wor k. Ever y year I ent er for t he gar den peti ti on too, and I al ways win a lit tl e pri ze f or t he worst gar den in 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。 I l ooked at m y wat ch. I t was tr ue. The bi g clock r ef used t o wel e t he New Year . At that m om ent ever ybody began t o l augh and sing. Lesson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d musical i nst r um ent. I t is cal ed a clavichor d(翼琴 ). I t was made i n Germ any i n 1681. Our cl avi chor d is kept i n t he li vi ngr oom. I t has bel ong t o our f ami l y for a l ong tim e. The i nst r um ent was bought by m y grandfat her many year