【正文】 ood m or ning t o him i n French and he repli ed in t he same language. Apar t fr om a few words, I do not know any French at al l. Nei ther of us spoke dur ing t he journey. I had nearl y r eached the t own, when t he young man suddenl y sai d, ver y slowl y, 39。 Har y sai d, 39。s. Leson 11 One good t urn deserves another 禮尚往來 I was havi ng dinner at a r est aur ant when Har ry St eel e came in. Har ry wor ked in a lawyer39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve to t welve, the clock stopped. The big minut e hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wai ted, but nothi ng happened. Suddenly someone shout ed, 39。 each year , but Joe wi ns every ti me. Bil l Fr it h39。m not r eal ly i nter est ed i n f ishing. I am onl y i nt erested i n sit ting in a boat and doi ng not hing at al ! Leson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aeropl anes are slowl y dr iving m e mad. I li ve near an air por t and passi ng planes can be heard ni ght and day. The ght m e a f ew wor ds of I tali an. 39。 It39。I m i ght as wel have them ,39。Cer t ai nl y, 39。Cer tai nl y, 39。What a pi ty!39。I 39。 Susan answered. 39。 Leson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。I 39。but I can39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 I f you r eceive a r equest li ke t his, you cannot fail t o obey it ! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er is an actr ess. She m ust be at least t hi rt yf i ve years ol d. I n spit e of this, she of t en appear s on t he st age as a young gir l. Jennif er wi l have t o take par t i n a new play soon. Thi s t im e, she wi l be a gir l of sevent een. I n t he pl ay, she m ust appear i n a bri ght r ed dr ess and long black stocki ngs. Last year in anot her play, she had t o wear short socks and a br ight, or angecolour ed dr es. If anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answers, 39。t i nt er upt ,39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engl ish him sel f! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr et ar y t ol d m e t hat Mr. Har mswort h woul d se m e. I f el t ver y nervous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I ent er ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d that busi ness was ver y bad. He t ol d m e that the f irm coul d not af or d t o pay such lar ge salari es. Twent y peopl e had al ready left . I knew t hat my t ur n had e. 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Char les Al ison, wi 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 i n hi s sm al l 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。 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 past t wel ve! The cl ock has stopped! 39。s. Bil l wor ks har der t han Joe and gr ows m or e f l ower s and vegetables, but Joe39。巴頓斯 I have just m oved t o a house in Br i dge St reet. Yester day a beggar knocked at m y door . He asked m e for a m eal and a gl ass of beer. I n r et ur n f or this, t he beggar st ood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He at e t he f ood and dr ank t he beer. Then he put a pi ece of cheese i n his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour t ol d m e about him. Ever ybody knows him. Hi s nam e i s Per cy Butt ons. He cal s at every house in t he st r et once a m onth and al ways asks for a m eal and a gl ass of beer . Lesson 7 Too l ate 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was lat e and det ecti ves wer e wait i ng at t he ai r por t al l m or ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a val uabl e par cel of di am ond f r om Sout h Afr ica. A f ew hours earl ier, someone had tol d the poli ce that hi eves would t r y to st eal t he di am onds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, som e of t he det ecti ves wer e wai ti ng insi de t he m ai n buil ding whi le ot her s wer e wai ti ng on t he ai rf i el d. Two men t ook t he parcel of f t he pl ane and car ied i t int o the Customs House. Whil e t wo det ect i ves wer e keepi ng guar d at t he door , t wo ot hers opened t he par cel . To t heir sur pr ise, t he pr eci ous parcel was full of st ones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has t he most beauti ful garden i n our t own. Near ly ever ybody ent ers f or 39。Then he l ent me a book. I read a f ew li nes, but I di d not under st and a word. Ever y day I t hought about post car ds. M y hol idays passed qui ckl y, but I did not send any car ds t o my f ri ends. On t he last day I m ade 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 ! Leson 4 An exci ti ng tri p 激動(dòng)人心的旅行 I have j ust recei ved a l et ter fr om m y br ot her , Tim. He is i n Aust r al ia. He has been t her e f or si x mont hs. Tim is an engineer. He i s wor ki ng f or a bi g fi rm a nd he has al r eady visit ed a gr eat num ber of dif f er ent pl aces i n Aust rali a. He has j ust bought an Austr ali an car and has gone t o Al ice Spri ngs, a sm al t own i n t he cent r e of Austr ali a. He wil l soon vi si t Dar wi n. Fr om t her e, he wil l fl y t o Per t h. My br other has never been abroad befor e, so he i s f i ndi ng thi s t ri p ver y excit i ng. Lesson 5 No wrong num bers 無錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞 Mr Jam es Scot t has a gar age i n Sil bur y and now he has j ust bought anot her gar age in Pi nhur st . Pi nhurst is onl y fi ve mil es fr om Si l bur y, but Mr Scott cannot get a t elephone f or his new gar age, so he has j ust bought t wel ve pi geons. Yester day, a pigeon car ri ed t he f ir st m essage f r om Pi nhur st t o Sil bur y. The bi r d cover ed t he distance in t hree mi nut es. Up to now, Mr Scot t has sent a gr eat m any r equests f or spa re par ts and ot her urgent m esages f r om one gar age t o t he ot her. I n t hi s way, he has begun hi s own pri vat e t el ephone ser vice. Lesson 6 Percy But