【正文】 r I had had lunch at a vil lage i nn, I looked f or my bag. I had left i t on a chair beside the door and now i t wasn39。100 a year! Lesson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you park your car in t he wr ong place, a traf ic pol iceman wil l soon f ind it . You wil l be ver y lucky if he lets you go without a ti cket. However , t hi s does not always happen. Traf ic pol ice ar e somet imes very polit e. During a hol iday i n Sweden, I f ound this not e on my car:39。 I sai d in a weak voi ce. 39。 Cl ub. The Greenwood Boys wil be staying for five days. Duri ng t hi s time, they wi l gi ve f ive perf ormances. As usual, the pol ice wi l have a di f icul t ime. They wi l be t rying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions. Leson 14 Do you speak English? 你 會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an amusing experience l ast year . Aft er I had l ef t a smal l vil lage i n the south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to the next t own. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lif t. As soon as he had got into t he car , I sai d good mor ning to him i n Fr ench and he repl ied in the same language. Apart fr om afew words, I do not know any French at al . Neit he r of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly r eached the town, when t he young man suddenl y said, very slowly, 39。 Har y said, 39。s. Leson 11 One good turn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) I was having dinner at a restaur ant when Har ry Steele came in. Har ry worked i n a lawyer39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nutes passed and then, at f ive to twelve, t he clock stopped. The bi g minut e hand di d not move. We wait ed and wai ted, but not hi ng happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 39。 each year, but Joe wins every ti me. Bil l Fr ith39。Leson 3 Pl ease send me a card 請(qǐng)給我寄一張明信片 Post cards al ways spoil my hol idays. Last summer , I went t o Italy. I vi sit ed museums and sat in publ ic gar dens. A fr iendl y wai ter t aught me a few words of It al ian. 39。 she said. 39。ve sold out ,39。May I have two t ickets please ?39。 I sai d. 39。 he said 39。t pay the bil . I haven39。 he asked. 39。My dear , it must be ter rible t o be grown up! 39。 he Said. Then he sm il ed and t ol d m e I would r ecei ve an ext ra amp。Mr. Harmswor th,39。cl ock so we shal have plent y of tim e. We shal se his boat and t hen we shal l say good bye to him. He wil l be away f or t wo m onths. We are ver y pr oud of him . He wil l take par t in an i mpor tant r ace across t he At lant ic. Lesson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popular si nger s. At pr esent, t hey ar e vi si ti ng al part s of t he countr y. They wil l be ari vi ng here t omorr ow. They wil l be i ng by t rain and m ost of the young people i n t he t own wi l be m eti ng t hem at he stati on. Tomorr ow eveni ng t hey wil be si ngi ng at he Wor kers39。I have never bor rowed any m oney fr om you, 39。 I l ooked at m y wat ch. It was tr ue. The bi g clock refused to wel e t he New Year . At t hat m oment ever ybody began to l augh and si ng. Leson 10 Not for jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂(lè) We have an ol d m usi cal i nstr um ent. It is cal led a cl avichor d( 翼琴 ) . I t was made i n Germ any i n 1681. Our clavi chord is kept in t he l iving room. I t has belong t o our f amil y for a long t ime. The inst rum ent was bought by my grandf at her m any years ago. Recentl y i t was damaged by a vi si tor. She t ri ed t o pl ay jazz on it ! She st r uck the keys t oo hard and t wo of t he stri ngs were broken. My f at her was hocked. Now we are not al owed to t ouch i t. It is bei ng r epair ed by a fr iend of m y father 39。s gar den i s m or e i nt er esti ng. He has m ade neat paths and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool. I li ke gar dens t oo, but I do not l ike har d wor k. Ever y year I ent er f or the gar den pet it on t oo, and I al ways win a li t le pri ze f or the wor st gar den i n t he t own! Lesson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went to t he Town Hal . I t was t he l ast day of t he year and a large cr owd of peopl e had gat her ed unde r t he Town Hal l cl ock. It woul d st ri ke t wel ve i n t went y mi nut es39。The Ni cest Garden Com peti ti on39。clock!39。m e,39。s one o39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Br idge Str eet. Yest er day a beggar knocked at my door. He asked m e f or a meal and a glas of ber. In r et ur n for t his, t he beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal. He at e t he f ood and dr ank the 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. Everybody knows him . Hi s name is Percy But ons. He cal ls at ever y house i n t he str eet once a m ont h and al ways asks f or a meal and a glas of beer. Leson 7 Too l at e 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was l at e and det ecti ves wer e wait ing at t he air port al m or ning. They were expecti ng a valuabl e parcel of di amond f rom Sout h Afr ica. A f ew hours earl ier, someone had t ol d the poli ce t hat thieves woul d t ry t o st eal t he di amonds. When the pl a ne ari ved, som e of t he det ecti ves wer e wai ti ng i nsi de t he m ai n buil di ng whil e ot hers were wait ng on t he air fi el d. Two m en t ook the par cel of f t he plane and car ied it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi le t wo detecti ves were keepi ng guar d at t he door , t wo ot her s opened t he par cel. To thei r sur pri se, the pr ecious parcel was f ul l of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has t he m ost beauti ful garden i n our t own. Near ly ever ybody ent er s for 39。s. Bil l wor ks har der than Joe and gr ows m or e f lower s and veget abl es, but Joe39。s t wo mi nutes past t wel ve! The clock has topped!39。2. To my sur pr ise, he gave m e t he m oney imm edi at el y. 39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wi l sail fr om Por tsm out h t om or row. We shal l m et him at t he har bour earl y i n the m or ni ng. He wil be in