【正文】 he m ust appear i n a br i ght r ed dr es and l ong bl ack st ocki ngs. Last year i n anot her pl ay, she had to wear shor t socks and a bri ght , or ange col our ed dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she i s, she al ways answer s, 39。t i nter upt, 39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engli sh hi msel f! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ary t old m e that Mr . Harmswor th woul d se m e. I f elt very nervous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not look up f rom his desk when I ent er ed. Af t er I had sat down, he sai d that busi ness was ver y bad. He tol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af f or d t o pay such l ar ge sal ar i es. Twenty peopl e had alr eady l ef t. I knew t hat my tur n had e. 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Charl es Al i son, wil l sai l f r om Port sm out h t om orr ow. We shal meet hi m at t he har bour earl y in the mor ning. He wi l be in hi s smal boat , Topsail .Tapsai l i s a f am ous l it tl e boat . It has sai led across the At lanti c many ti mes. Capt ai n Al ison wi l set out at eight o39。 2. To m y sur pri se, he gave me t he money imm edi at ely. 39。s t wo minutes past t welve! The cl ock has st opped! 39。s. Bil l works harder than Joe and grows mor e f lowers and veget abl es, but Joe39。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 . In r etur n f or t hi s, t he beggar st ood 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 a way. Lat er a nei ghbour told me about hi m. Ever ybody knows him . His name i s Percy Butt ons. He cal s at every house in the str e et once a month and al ways asks for a meal and a glass of beer. Leson 7 Too lat e 為時太晚 The plane was l at e and det ect ives were wai ti ng at he air por t al mor ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a val uabl e parcel of di am ond f r om South Af r ica. A f ew hours earl ier, someone had t old t he police t hat t hieves woul d tr y t o steal t he diamonds. When the plane ar ived, some of t he det ect ives were wait ng inside t he main bui lding 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 the worst 最好的和 最 差的 Joe Sanders has t he most beaut if ul gar den i n our town. Nearl y ever ybody enter s for 39。s one o39。 I repeat ed.39。What are you doi ng ?39。 39。ve j ust ar ived by t rai n, 39。I t 39。This i s a pri vate conver sat ion!39。 I sai d angr il y. 39。t reali ze one impor tant t hing. I39。 m y f ri ends say. 39。s perf orm ance. 39。 I asked. 39。 he asked. 39。 t he gi rl said. 39。 I asked. 39。I t m ay have begun al ready,39。 My dog had t aken i t i nt o t he gar den. He oft en does t his.39。 The i nn keeper sm il ed and imm edi atel y went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he ret ur ned wit h m y bag and gave it back to m e. 39。 I answered, 39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng f or it , t he i nn keeper came i n. 39。 Sir , we wel e you t o our ci t y. Thi s i s a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wil l enj oy your st ay her e if you pay at tenti on t o our str eet si gns. Thi s not e i s onl y a r em inder.39。Don39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。so now you can pay f or m y di nner! 39。s off ice year s ago, but he is now worki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he al ways bor rows m oney f r om his f ri ends and never pays it back. Har ry saw m e and came and sat at t he same t abl e. He has never bor r owed m oney f r om m e. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked hi m t o l end m e amp。I t39。s gar den i s l ar ger t han Joe39。Then he l ent m e a book. I r ead a few l i nes, but I di d not under st and a wor d. Ever y day I t hought about post car ds. My holi days pased qui ckl y, but I di d not send any car ds t o m y fr i ends. On the l ast day I m ade a big decisi on. I got up earl y and bought t hi rt yseven car ds. I spent the whol e day i n m y room, but I di d not wri te a si ngl e car d ! Leson 4 An exci ti ng t ri p 激動人心的旅行 I have j ust r eceived a l et ter fr om m y br ot her , Tim. He is i n Austr al i a. He has been t here f or si x m ont hs. Tim is an engi neer. He i s wor ki ng f or a bi g fi rm and he has al r eady visit ed a gr eat num ber of dif f er ent pl aces in Aust rali a. He has j ust bought an Austr ali an car and has gone t o Al i ce Spr i ngs, a sm al l town i n t he centr e of Aust r al ia. He wi l soon visit Dar win. Fr om t her e, he wi l f ly t o Pert h. My br ot her has never been abr oad bef or e, so he i s fi nding t hi s tr i p ver y exci ti ng. Leson 5 No wrong numbers 無錯號之虞 Mr Jam es Scott has a gar age in Si lbur y and now he has j ust bought another gar age i n Pi nhur st . Pi nhurst is onl y fi ve m il es fr om Sil bur y, but Mr Scot t cannot get a t el ephone f or hi s new garage, so he has j ust bought t wel ve pi geons. Yest er day, a pi geon car i ed t he fi rst message fr om Pi nhur st o Si lbur y. The bir d cover ed t he di st ance i n t hr ee m i nut es. Up t o now, Mr Scot t has sent a great m any request s f or spar e par ts and ot her ur gent messages f r om one garage t o t he ot her. I n t hi s way, he has begun hi s own pr ivate t el ephone servi ce. Lesson 6 Percy But t ons 珀西Do you al ways get up so l at e ? I t39。m havi ng br eakf ast, 39。 I sai d. 39。m i ng t o see you.39。 I39。 I thought . 39。 the young m an sai d r udel y. 39。t hear a wor d!39。I can39。s none of your busi ness, 39。What a day! 39。 Just t hen, t he t elephone r ang. I t was m y aunt Lucy.39。I 39。m st il havi ng br eakf ast, 39。 I39。 she sai d. 39。Lesson 3 Please send m e a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Post car ds al ways spoi l m y holi days.