【正文】 i ly f or a long t ime. The i nstr ument was bought by my gr andf at her many years ago. Recentl y it wa s damaged by a visit or. She tr i ed t o play j az on it ! She st ruck the keys too har d and two of t he st ri ngs were br oken. My father was shocked. Now we are not al owed to touch it . I t is being r epai red by a fr i end of m y fat her39。s garden i s more inter esti ng. He has made neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool. I l ike gardens too, but I do not li ke har d wor k. Ever y year I enter for t he gar den pet it on too, and I al ways win a li t le pr ize f or t he worst garden in t he t own! Lesson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to t he Town Hal . It was t he last day of t he year and a lar ge cr owd of peopl e had gat her ed unde r the Town Hal clock. I t would st ri ke twelve i n t went y mi nut es39。The Ni cest Gar den Com pet it ion39。cl ock! 39。Dear me,39。 she asked. 39。But I 39。 she said. 39。s r ai ning agai n.39。. Leson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up ear ly on Sundays. I som et im es stay i n bed unti l unch tim Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of t he window. It was dark out si de. 39。 I t39。Lesson 1 A privat e conversat ion 私人談話 Last week I went to t he theat r e. I had a very good seat . The pl ay was ver y i nt eresting. I did not enjoy i t. A young man and a young woman wer e si t ing behind m e. They were talki ng loudly. I got very angr y. I could not hear t he act or s. I t urned r ound. I looked at he man and the wom an angr il y. They did not pay any at ent ion. In t he end, I coul d not bear it . I turned r ound again. 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 r et. Yester day a beggar knocked at m y door . He asked m e for a m eal and a glass 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 at e the f ood and dr ank the beer . Then he put a pi ece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour tol d me about hi m. Everybody knows hi m. Hi s name is Percy But tons. He cal ls at ever y house i n the st reet once a mont h and al ways asks f or a meal and a glass of beer . Lesson 7 Too lat e 為時太晚 The pl ane was l ate and detectives wer e wai t i ng at the ai rport al l m orning. They were expect ing a valuable par cel of diamond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear li er , som eone had tol d the pol ice that thi eves would tr y to st eal the di amonds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, some of the detecti ves wer e wai ting insi de the m ai n buil ding whi le ot her s were wai ti ng on the ai rf ield. Two m en took t he par cel off t he plane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi le t wo detecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door , two others opened t he par cel . To their surpr ise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has the m ost beaut if ul gar den i n our town. Nearl y ever ybody enter s for 39。s. Bil l works harder than Joe and gr ows mor e f lowers and veget abl es, but Joe39。s two minut es past welve! The clock has st opped!39。2. To m y sur pri se, he gave m e the m oney im mediat el y. 39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風 Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Al i son, wil l sail f r om Port sm out h t om orr ow. We shal l meet hi m at t he har bour earl y i n the m or ni ng. He wil l be i n hi s sm al boat , Topsail . Tapsail i s a f am ous l it tl e boat . It has sail ed acr oss t he At lanti c many ti mes. Capt ai n Al ison wil l set out at ei ght o39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engl ish hi msel f! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secret ar y t ol d m e that Mr . Har mswort h woul d see m e. I f el t ver y nervous when. I went int o his of fi 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 that business wa s ver y bad. He told me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af for d to pay such lar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had al r eady l ef t. I knew t hat my turn had e. 39。t i nter upt,39。 I f you r ecei ve a r equest li ke this, you cannot fail t o obey it! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act ress. She must be at l east thi rt yf ive year s old. I n spi te of t hi s, she oft en appears on t he stage as a young gi rl . Jenni fer wi l have to t ake par t in a new play soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gir l of sevent een. In the play, she must appear in a bri ght r ed dress and l ong black stocki ngs. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bri ght, orange coloured dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answers, 39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。but I can39。I 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票 已售完 39。 Susan answered. 39。I 39。What a pit y! 39。Cer tai nl y,39。Cer tainl y, 39。I m ight as wel l have t hem ,39。 It 39。m not r eal ly i nterested i n fi shi ng. I am onl y i nt erested in si t ing i n a boat and doi ng not hi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes ar e sl owly dri vi ng me m ad. I l ive near an air port and passing pl anes can be hear d night and day. The ai r por t was bui lt duri ng the war , but f or some r eason i t could not be used then. Last year , however, it came i nto use. Over a hundred peopl e must have been dri ven away f rom their homes by t he noi se. I am one of t he few people l eft . Somet imes I t hi nk t hi s house wi l be knocked down by a passi ng plane. I have been of fer ed a lar ge sum of money to go away, but I am det er mi ned to stay her e. Everybody says I must be mad and they are pr obabl y r ight. Leson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daught er , Jane, never dr eamed of recei ving a l et er f rom a gir l of her own age i n Holl and.