【正文】 j ust bought t welve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon car ri ed the f ir st m essage f r om Pi nhur st t o Sil bur y. The bi rd covered t he distance in t hree mi nutes. Up to now, Mr Scot t has sent a gr eat many r equests f or spare part s and other ur gent m essages f rom one gar age t o t he ot her . In this way, he has begun his own pri vat e telephone ser vi ce. Leson 6 Percy But ons 珀西 each year, but Joe wi ns ever y ti me. Bil l Fr it h39。 ti me. Fi ft een minutes pased and then, at f ive t o twel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The big m inute hand did not move. We wai ted and wait ed, but not hing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 39。s. Leson 11 One good t urn deserves another 禮尚往來(lái) I was havi ng dinner at a r est aur ant when Har ry St eel e cam e in. Har ry wor ked in a lawyer39。 Har y sai d, 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng for f ive days. Dur ing t hi s ti me, they wi l give f ive perf orm ances. As usual, the poli ce wil l have a di f icult t im e. They wi l be tr ying t o keep or der. I t i s always the same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l eft a smal vil lage i n the south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to t he next t own. On the way, a young man waved to m e. I stopped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got into the car , I sai d good morni ng to hi m i n Fr ench and he r epl ied i n the same l anguage. Apart f rom a few words, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Nei the r of us spoke duri ng the j our ney. I had near ly r eached the t own, when the young man suddenly said, ver y sl owl y, 39。 I sai d in a we ak voi ce. 39。100 a year ! Leson 16 A polit e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n the wr ong place, a t raf fi c poli ceman wi l soon fi nd it . You wi l be very l ucky if he let s you go wit hout a t icket. However , thi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic pol ice are someti mes ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day in Sweden, I f ound this not e on my car: 39。 l esson18 He oft en does this! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af t er I had had lunch at a vil lage inn, I looked for my bag. I had left i t on a chai r beside t he door and now i t wasn39。Yes, thank you, 39。t got my bag.39。 he said 39。 I sai d. 39。May I have two ti ckets pl ease ?39。ve sold out ,39。Can I ret ur n t hese two ti cket s?39。Could I have those two ti cket s pl ease ?39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。You must gi ve up f ishi ng!39。 But t hey don39。50 and I f elt very upset .39。s not t her e now.39。 he said. He star ted to pl ain about t his wi cked worl d but was i nter upted by a knock at he door . A gi rl came i n and put an envel ope on hi s desk. It contained amp。 she said. 39。 leson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engl ish? 英國(guó)人講的是英語(yǔ)嗎？ I ar ri ved in London at last . The rail way stati on was big, black and dar k. I di d not know the way t o my hot el, so I asked a por ter. I not onl y spoke Engl ish ver y caref ul ly, but ver y clearl y as wel . The por ter, however , coul d not understand me。You39。about 39。 What are you doing ?39。 I answered. 39。 I t39。t i t upside down ?39。taxi39。s f ir st pasenger was a doctor who f lew fr om Bi rm ingham t o a lonely vi l age i n t he Welsh m ount ai ns. Since t hen, Captain Fawcet has fl own passenger s to m any unusual places. Once he landed on the r oof of a bl ock of f lat s and on anot her occasion, he landed in a deser ted car par k. Capt ain Fawcet has just r efused a str ange r equest f rom a busi nessman. The m an wanted to fl y to Rockal , a lonely i sland in the At lanti c Ocean, but Capt ai n Fawcet t did not take him because the t ri p was too danger ous. Leson30 Foot ball or polo? 足球還是水球？ The Wayl e is a smal l r iver that cut s acr oss the park near my home. I li ke si t ing by t he Wayle on fi ne af ter noons. I t was warm l ast Sunday, so I went and sat on t he ri ver bank as usual. Some chil dren wer e playing games on t he bank and t her e were some people r owing on t he ri ver . Suddenly, one of the chil dr en kicked a bal ver y hard and i t went t owards a passi ng boat . Some people on the bank cal led out to t he man i n the boat, but he di d not hear them. The bal str uck hi m so hard tha t he nearl y f el l int o the wat er . I tur ned t o l ook at t he chi ldr en, but t her e wer en39。The Nicest Garden Competition39。s g rden is more interestin . He has made neat paths and has built a w oden bridge over a po l. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden t her e, he wil l f l y to Per th. My br other has never been abr oad bef or e, so he is f i ndi ng this t ri p ver y excit i ng. Lesson 5 No wrong num bers 無(wú)錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞 Mr Jam es Scot has a gar age i n Sil bur y and now he has j ust bought anot her garage i n Pinhurst. Pi nhur st i s onl y fi ve mi les f rom Si l bur y, but Mr Scott cannot get a tel ephone for his new gar age, so he has j ust bought t wel ve pi geons. Yester day, a pi geon car ri ed the f ir st m essage f r om Pi nhur st t o Sil bur y. The bi r d covered t he di stance i n t hree mi nut e s. Up t o now, Mr Scott has sent a gr eat many r equest s f or spar e part s and ot her ur gent m essages fr om one gar age t o t he ot her . In t his way, he has begun his own pr i vat e tel ephone ser vi ce. Leson 6 Percy But ons 珀西s garden i s lar ger t han Joe39。I t 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 borr ows m oney fr om hi s fr i ends and never pays i t back. Har y saw me and cam e and sat at t he sam e t abl e. He has never bor rowed m oney f r om me. Whil e he was eati ng, I asked him t o l end m e amp。so now you can pay f or m y di nner !39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。Don39。 Sir , we wel e you t o our city. This is a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wil l enj oy your stay here i f you pay at tenti on to our str eet signs. Thi s note i s onl y a r eminder.