【正文】 stockings. Last year in another play, she had t o wear short socks and a br ight, or ange colour ed dr es. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she al ways answers, 39。t inter rupt, 39。 As I soon learnt , he was Engl ish him self ! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secretar y tol d me t hat Mr. Har mswort h would see me. I fel t ver y ner vous when. I went into hi s off ice. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I entered. Af ter I had sat down, he said t hat busines was ver y bad. He t old m e that the f ir m could not af ford to pay such large salar ies. Twent y peopl e had alr eady left . I knew that m y tur n had e. 39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) 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. Capt ai n Ali son wil l set out at ei ght o39。2. To m y sur pri se, he gave me the money i mmediat el y. 39。t i t upside down ?39。 I t39。 I answered. 39。 What are you doing ?39。about 39。You39。 lesson25 Do the Engl ish speak English? 英國(guó)人講的是英語(yǔ)嗎？ I ar ived in London at last. The r ai lway st at ion was bi g, bl ack and dark. I did not know t he way to m y hotel, so I asked a por ter. I not onl y spoke Engl ish ver y caref ul ly, but ver y clearl y as wel . The por ter, however , coul d not understand me。 she sai d. 39。 he sai d. He st art ed to plai n about thi s wicked wor ld but was int er rupt ed by a knock at the door. A gir l came in and put an envelope on his desk. I t cont ai ned amp。s not there now. 39。50 and I fel t ver y upset. 39。 But they don39。You must gi ve up fi shi ng! 39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。Coul d I have those two ti ckets pl ease ?39。Can I retur n these two ti ckets?39。ve sol d out,39。May I have two ti cket s please ?39。 I sai d. 39。 he said 39。t pay the bil l. I haven39。 he asked. 39。My dear , it must be ter ibl e to be gr own up!39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and tol d me I woul d receive an extr a amp。Mr . Har mswor th,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 rowed any money f rom you, 39。i nst r um ent. I t 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 is kept in t he li vingr oom. It has bel ong to our f am il y for a l ong ti me. The inst rum ent was bought by my grandfather many year s ago. Recent ly i t wa s dam aged by a vi si tor . She t ri ed to pl ay jazz on i t! She str uck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of the str ings wer e broke n. My f at her was shocked. Now we ar e not al lowed t o touch i t. It i s bei ng repair ed by a f ri end of m y fat her 39。2. To m y sur pri se, he gave me the money i mmediat el y. 39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) 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. Capt ai n Ali son wil l set out at ei ght o39。 As I soon learnt , he was Engl ish him self ! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secretar y tol d me t hat Mr. Har mswort h would see me. I fel t ver y ner vous when. I went into hi s off ice. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I entered. Af ter I had sat down, he said t hat busines was ver y bad. He t old m e that the f ir m could not af fo rd to pay such large salar ies. Twent y peopl e had alr eady left . I knew that m y tur n had e. 39。t inter rupt, 39。 I f you recei ve a r equest l ike t hi s, you cannot f ai l to obey i t! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer is an actr es. She must be at least hir ty fi ve year s ol d. In spit e of this, she of ten appear s on the st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wil l have t o t ake part i n a new pl ay soon. Thi s ti me, she wi l l be a gi rl of seventeen. I n t he play, she must appear in a br i ght red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had t o wear short socks and a br ight, or ange colour ed dr es. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she al ways answers, 39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。but I can39。Im ver y sor ry, 39。The play m ay begin at any mom ent ,39。I hur ri ed to t he ti cket off ice. 39。m sorr y, we39。 Susan excl ai m ed. Just then, a man hur r ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。 I said sadly. Leson20 One m an in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishing i s my f avour it e spor t. I oft en fi sh for hours wi thout cat chi ng anyt hing. But t his does not wor ry me. Som e fi sherm en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, they catch old boot s and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ngnot even old boot s. Af ter having spent whole m ornings on t he ri ver , I al ways go home wi th an empt y bag. 39。s a waste of t ime.39。s of fi ce and sat down. I had just lost amp。and it 39。s l osi ng money these days,39。s r oom39。t her e i s st il l some honest y in this worl d !39。 I sai d. Then he spoke sl owly, but I could not under stand him. My t eacher never spoke Engl ish l ike t hat ! The por ter and I looked at each other and smi led. Then he said somet hing and