【正文】 l boat , Topsail .Tapsail i s a f am ous l it tl e boat . I t has sail ed acr oss t he At lanti c many ti mes. Captai n Ali son wil l set out at eight o39。 2. To my sur pr ise, he gave m e t he m oney imm edi atel y. 39。s two mi nut es past twel ve! The clock has st opped!39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and gr ows more fl ower s and vegetables, but Joe39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Bri dge Str eet . Yest er day a beggar knocked at my door . He asked me f or a meal and a gl as of beer . In retur n f or t his, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave hi m a meal . He ate t he food and dr ank t he beer . Then he put a piece of cheese in hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour told me about hi m. Ever ybody knows him . His name i s Percy But tons. He cal s at every house in the str eet once a month and al ways asks for a m eal and a glass of beer. Leson 7 Too lat e 為時(shí)太晚 The plane was l at e and det ect ives were wai ti ng at the air por t al mor ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a valuabl e parcel of di am ond fr om South Af r ica. A f ew hours earl ier, s omeone had t old t he poli ce t hat t hieves woul d t ry t o steal the diamonds. When the plane ar ived, some of t he det ect ives were wait ng inside t he main bui ldi ng whil e others wer e wait ing on t he air fi el d. Two men t ook the parcel of f the pl ane and car ied i t into the Customs House. Whil e two det ect ives were keeping guard at the door , t wo ot her s opened the parcel. To t hei r sur pri se, the pr eci ous par cel was f ul l of st ones and sand! Leson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has the most beauti ful gar den i n our t own. Near ly everybody ent ers f or 39。 each year, but Jo wins very ti e. Bill Frith39。t any i n sight: t hey had al r un away! The man laughed when he r eal ized what had happened. He cal ed out t o the chil dren and thr ew t he bal l back t o the bank. Leson31 Success st ory 成功者的故事 Yester day af ter noon Fr ank Hawkins was t el li ng me about hi s experi ences as a young m an. Fr ank i s now t he head of a very large busines pany, but as a boy he used t o wor k in a sm al l shop. It was his job t o repair bicycles and at hat t im e he used t o work fourt een hour s a day. He saved money for year s and in 1938 he bought a smal l wor kshop of his own. Duri ng the war Fr ank used t o make spar e par ts f or aer oplanes. At that ti me he had two hel pers. By the end of the war , the smal wor kshop had bee a l arge f act or y whi ch em ployed seven hundr ed and twenty ei ght people. Frank smil ed when he remem ber ed hi s hard earl y year s and the l ong road t o succes. He was sti l smil ing when t he door opened and hi s wif e came in. She wanted hi m t o r epair t hei r son39。 i s a sm al l Swiss aeroplane caled a 39。 I l ooked at it agai n. She was r ight ! I t was! Lesson27 A wet night 雨夜 Late in t he af ter noon, the boys put up their tent in the mi ddle of a f ield. As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an open fi re. They were al l hungry and the f ood smel t good. Aft er a wonder ful meal, t hey t old stor ies and sang songs by the camp f ir e. But some t ime l ater it began to r ain. The boys f elt ti red so t hey pet out the f ir e and cr ept i nto t hei r tent. Their sleepingbags were war m and f ort abl e, so t hey al l sl ept soundl y. I n t he m iddle of t he night, t wo boys woke up and began shouti ng. The t ent was f ull of water ! They al l eapt out of t heir sleepi ngbags and hur ri ed out si de. I t was raini ng heavil y and they f ound that a st ream had f orm ed in t he fi el d. The st ream wound i ts way acr oss t he fi el d and then f lowed r ight under their t ent ! Leson28 No parking 禁止停車 Jasper Whit e is one of those r ar e peopl e who bel i eves i n anci ent myt hs. He has just bought a new house in t he ci ty, but ever si nce he moved in, he has had t rouble wi th motor ists. when he ret ur ns hom e at ni ght, he always fi nds that someone has par ked a car outside hi s gat e. Because of thi s, he has not been able t o get hi s own car i nto hi s gar age even once. Jasper has put up39。s al ri ght,39。I t39。 she asked. 39。. Of cour se, m any pi ct ures arc not 39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。 I r epeated my questi on several ti mes and at l ast he under st ood. He answered m e, but he spoke neit her slowl y nor cl ear ly. 39。Wel ,39。 5o. 39。 The manager was sympatheti c, but he coul d do nothing. 39。 I lef t the money in my r oom ,39。t r eal ize one im por tant thi ng. I 39。 my f r iends say.39。s perf or mance. 39。 I asked. 39。 he asked. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。 I asked. 39。I t m ay have begun al r eady,39。 My dog had taken it i nto t he gar den. He of ten does this. 39。 The i n keeper sm iled and i mmediat el y went out . In a few minutes he r eturned wi th my bag and gave i t back t o me. 39。 I answered, 39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng for it , the i n keeper cam e in. 39。 Sir , we wele you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Parking ar ea. You wi l enjoy your st ay her e i f you pay at ention to our str et signs. This not e is only a remi nder .39。Don39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。so now you can pay for my di nner !39。s of fi ce year s ago, but he is now wor king at a bank. He get s a good salar y, but he always borr ows money fr om hi s fr iends and never pays i t back. Har r y saw me and came and sat at the same t abl e. He has never borr owed money f rom me. Whil e he was eat ing, I asked him t o lend me amp。It 39。s garden is larger than Joe39。t he t her e, he wil l fl y to Per th. My br other has never been abroad befor e, so he is f i ndi ng this tr ip very excit 5 No wrong num bers 無錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞 Mr James Scot t has a garage i n Sil bur y and now he has just bought anot her garage i n Pinhurst. Pi nhur st i s onl y f ive mi les f rom Sil bur y, but Mr Scott cannot get a telephone for his new gar age, so he has