【正文】 st garden i n the t own! Lesson 9 A col d wele 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to t he Town Hal . It was t he last day of the year and a large cr owd of people had gather ed under the Town Hal clock. I t would str ike t welve i n twent y mi nut es39。 I looked at m y watch. It was t rue. The bi g c lock r efused to wel e the New Year . At that moment everybody began t o l augh and sing. Lesson 10 Not f or jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d musical i nst rum ent . I t is cal ed a clavichord(翼琴 ). I t was made in Ger many in 1681. Our cl avi chor d i s kept i n the l ivi ng room. I t has belong t o our fami ly f or a long t ime. The i nstr ument was bought by my gr andf at her m any years ago. Recentl y it wa s damaged by a visit or. She tr ied 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 iend of my f ather39。I have never borr owed any money fr om you,39。cl ock so we shal l have plenty of t im e. We s hal l see his boat and then we shal l say goodbye t o him. He wil l be away for two months. We ar e ver y proud of him . He wi l take part i n an im por tant race acr oss the At lanti c. Lesson 13 The Grenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popular singer s. At pr esent, t hey ar e visit ing al l par ts of the countr y. They wi l be ar ivi ng her e t om or r ow. They wi l be i ng by tr ain and most of the young people i n t he town wi l be met ing t hem at the stati on. Tomor row evening t hey wil l be si nging at the Workers39。Mr. Harmswor th, 39。 he Said. Then he smi led and t ol d me I woul d r eceive an extr a amp。My dear, it must be ter ri ble t o be grown up! 39。 he asked. 39。t pay t he bil . I haven39。m very sor ry,39。The play may begin at any moment, 39。I hurr ied t o the t icket off ice. 39。m sor ry, we39。 Susan exclaim ed. Just then, a man hurr ied t o t he t icket off ice. 39。 t he gi rl said. 39。the gi rl said, 39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One man i n a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is m y favouri te sport . I of ten f ish f or hours wit hout catching anything. But this does not wor r y me. Som e fi sher men a re unl ucky. Instead of cat chi ng f i sh, t hey cat ch ol d boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything not even old boots. Aft er havi ng spent whol e mor nings on the r iver, I always go home wi t h an empty bag. 39。s a wast e of ti me.39。s. Bil l works harder t han Joe and gr ows m or e fl owers and veget abl es, but Joe39。s t wo m inutes past t wel ve! The cl ock has st opped! 39。 2. To m y sur pr ise, 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, Captai n Char les Al ison, wi l sail f rom Por t sm out h t om or r ow. We shal l m eet him at t he har bour earl y i n the m or ning. He wi l be i n hi s sm al 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 ei ght o39。 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 that Mr . Har mswort h woul d se m e. I f el t ver y ner vous 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. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness was very bad. He t ol d m e t hat t he fi rm coul d not afford t o pay such l arge sal ari es. Twenty people had alr eady l eft . I knew t hat m y t ur n had e. 39。t int er r upt, 39。 I f you r eceive a r equest l i ke t his, you cannot fail t o obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act r ess. She m ust be at l east t hi rt yf ive years ol d. I n spi t e of t his, she oft en appear s on the stage as a young gi rl . Jennif er wil l have t o take part i n a new pl ay soon. Thi s tim e, she wi l be a gi rl of seventeen. I n t he pl ay, she 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 t o wear shor t socks and a bri ght , or ange col our ed dress. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she i s, she al ways answer s, 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?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 tai nl y, 39。I m ight as wel l have t hem ,39。 It 39。m not r eal ly i nter est ed i n f ishi ng. I am only i nter ested i n si t i ng i n a boat and doi ng not hing at al ! Leson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes are sl owl y dr ivi ng m e mad. I li ve near an ai r por t and passi ng planes can be heard ni ght and day. The ai rport was buil t dur i ng t he war, but f or som e r eason it could not be used t hen. Last year, however , it cam e i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e m ust have been dr i ven away f rom their homes by t he noi se. I am one of t he f ew peopl e l ef t. Someti mes I t hi nk t hi s house wi l be knocked down by a passi ng plane. I have been of f er ed a lar ge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am det er mi ned t o st ay her e. Ever ybody says I m ust be m ad and t hey ar e pr obabl y ri ght. Leson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daught er , Jane, never dreamed of recei ving a l et er f r om a gir l of her own age i n Holl and. Last year, we wer e tr avel li ng acr oss t he Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wi t h her name and address on it i nt o a bott le. She thr ew the bot tl e into the sea. She never t hought of i t agai n, but ten m ont hs later, she r eceived a l et ter f rom a gir l in Hol land. Bot h gir ls wr i te t o each ot her r egul arl y now. However , t hey have decided to use t he post off ice. Let ter s wil l cost a li t 1e mor e, but they wi l cer tai nl y t ravel f ast er. Lesson23 A new house 新居 Igar den i s l arger than Joe39。I t39。s of f ice year s ago, but he is now wor king at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he always borr ows m