【正文】 。 I sai d in a weak voi ce. 39。 Club. The Gr enwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng f or f ive days. Dur ing t his t ime, t hey wi 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 always t he same on these occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusi ng 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 to the next t own. 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 sai d good mor ni ng to him in Fr e nch and he r epl ied i n t he same l anguage. Apar t f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al . Neit her of us spoke duri ng the j ourney. I had near ly reached t he town, when the young man suddenly sai d, ver y slowl y, 39。 Har ry sai d, 39。s. Lesson 11 One good t urn deserves another 禮尚往來 I was having di nner at a restaurant when Har y St ele came in. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。 t im e. Fi ft en m inutes pased and then, at f ive to twel ve, the cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nut e hand did not move. We wai ted and wait ed, but not hing happened. Suddenl y someone shouted, 39。 each year, but Joe wi ns ever y t ime. Bil l Fri th39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send me a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Postcards always spoil my hol idays. Last summer , I went to It al y. I vi sited m useums and sat i n publ ic gar dens. A f ri endl y wait er t aught me a few words of It al ian. 39。 she sai d. 39。You39。 l esson25 Do t he Engl ish speak Engli sh? 英國 人講的是英 語 嗎？ I ar ived i n London at l ast. The r ail way st ation was bi g, bl ack and dar k. I did not know t he way to my hotel , so I asked a por ter . I not only spoke Engl ish very car ef ull y, but ver y clearl y as wel . The por ter , however, coul d not under st and m e。 she said. 39。 he sai d. He st art ed to plai n about thi s wi cked wor ld but was int er r upt ed by a knock at the door . A gir l came in and put an envelope on hi s 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 for next Wednesday39。Coul d I have those two tickets pl ease ?39。Can I r etur n these two ti ckets?39。ve sol d out, 39。I hur ri ed to the t icket of fi ce. 39。The pl ay m ay begi n at any m oment ,39。m ver y sorr y, 39。t pay t he bi l . I haven39。 he asked. 39。My dear, i t m ust be t er r ibl e t o be gr own up!39。 he Said. Then he smil ed and told me I would recei ve an ext ra amp。Mr. Har mswort h,39。clock so we shal have pl ent y of ti me. We shal se hi s boat and then we shal say good bye to hi m. He wi l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e very pr oud of him. He wi l l t ake par t i n an i m por t ant race across the At lanti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr enwood Boys are a gr oup of popular singers. At pr esent, t hey ar e visit ing al l par ts of the countr y. They wi l be ar ri vi ng her e t om orr ow. They wi l l be i ng by tr ain and m ost of the young people in t he town wi l l be m eet ing t hem at the stati on. Tomor row evening they wi l be singing at the Workers39。I have never bor rowed any m oney f rom you, 39。 I l ooked at my wat ch. I t was tr ue. The big cl ock ref used to wele t he New Year. At t hat mom ent ever ybody began to laugh and si ng. Lesson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an old m usi cal instr ument. It i s cal led a cl avi chor d( 翼琴 ) . It was made i n Germ any i n 1681. Our cl avi chor d is kept in t he li vingr oom . It has bel ong to our fam ily for a l ong ti me. The i nst rument was bought by my gr andf ather many year s ago. Recent ly i t was dam aged by a vi si tor . She t ri ed to pl ay jazz on it ! She st ruck t he keys t oo har d and two of the str ings wer e br oken. My fat her was shocked. Now we ar e not al lowed t o touch it . It i s bei ng r epai r ed by a f ri end of m y fat her 39。s gar den is mor e i nteresti ng. He has made neat paths 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 work. Every year I ent er for the garden peti ti on too, and I al ways wi n a lit tl e pr i ze f or t he worst gar den in t he town! Leson 9 A cold wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hal l. I t was the last day of t he year and a l ar ge crowd of peopl e had gat hered under t he Town Hal c l ock. It woul d st ri ke twel ve in t wenty m inutes39。The Ni cest Garden Competi ti on39。cl ock! 39。m e, 39。s one o39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Br i dge St reet . Yest erday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me f or a meal and a gl as of beer . I n r et ur n f or t hi s, t he beggar st ood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal . He ate t he f ood and dr ank t he beer. Then he put a piece of cheese i n hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour t ol d m e about him . Ever ybody knows him. His name i s Per cy Butt ons. He cal s at ever y house i n t he str eet once a m onth and al ways asks for a m eal and a gl as of beer. Leson 7 Too l at e 為時太晚 The pl ane was l ate and detect ives wer e wait ing at the air port al mor ning. They wer e expecti ng a valuable parcel of di amond fr om South Afr ica. A f ew hours earl ier , someone had told the poli ce that thieves would t ry to steal the diamonds. When the pl ane ar ri ved, som e of the detecti ves wer e wait ing i nsi de the mai n bui ldi ng whil e others wer e wait ing on the air fi eld. Two men t ook the parcel off t he pl ane and car ied i t int o the Customs House. Whil e two detect ives wer e keeping guard at t he door , two ot her s opened the par cel . To their surpr ise, t he pr ecious par cel was f ull 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 garden i n our t own. Near ly everybody enters f or 39。s. Bil l wor ks har der than Joe and gr