【正文】 ched the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, 39。 I said in a weak voice. 39。100 a year!If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car:39。After I had had lunch at a village inn, I looked for my bag. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn39。Yes, thank you,39。t got my bag.39。 he said 39。 I said. Susan answered. I asked.ve sold out,39。 Susan**廢渣處理廠搬遷技改項目可行性研究報告（工程編號：）**省***有限公司二O一一年十二月 編制me,39。clock!39。Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirtyseven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card !Lesson 4 An exciting trip 激動人心的旅行I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. The Nicest Garden Competition39。s garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden petition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes39。 I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to wele the New Year. At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing.We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord(翼琴). It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the livingroom. It has belong to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my father39。Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 禮尚往來I have never borrowed any money from you,39。clock so we shall have plenty of time. We shall see his boat and then we shall say goodbye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.The Greenwood Boys are a group of popular singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be ing by train and most of the youngDo you speak English?39。Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 Don39。 Sir, we wele you to our city. This is a No Parking area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder.39。Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐t there ! As I was looking for it, the innkeeper came in. 39。 I answered, 39。 The innkeeper smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. 39。 My dog had taken it into the garden. He often does this.39。Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。39。 the girl said. she said. 39。39。My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very 5 No wrong numbers 無錯號之虞 Mr James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private telephone 6 Percy Buttons 珀西Lesson 7 Too late 為時太晚 each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith39。 time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 39。s.I was having dinner at a restaurant when Harry Steele came in. Harry worked in a lawyer39。 Harry said, 39。people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers39。Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你會講英語嗎？ As I soon learnt, he was English himself!The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when. I went into his office. He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had e. 39。t interrupt,39。 If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirtyfive years old. In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orangecoloured dress. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, 39。Did you have a good meal ?39。but I can39。I39。39。39。I hurried to the ticketoffice. 39。I39。39。Do you always get up so late ? It39。Lesson 3 Please send me a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of16