【正文】 d angri l y. 39。This i s a pri vat e conversati on! 39。It 39。ve j ust ar ived by tr ai n, 39。 But I39。 she asked. 39。Dear m e,39。clock!39。The Ni cest Garden Com peti ti on39。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 under t he Town Hal l cl ock. It woul d st ri ke t wel ve i n t went y mi nut es39。 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 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。I have never bor rowed any m oney fr om you, 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。Mr. Harmswor th,39。 he Said. Then he sm il ed and t ol d m e I would r ecei ve an ext ra amp。My dear, i t m ust be ter ible t o be grown up!39。 he asked. 39。t pay t he bil l. I haven39。m very sor ry,39。The pl ay m ay begi n at any mom ent, 39。I hurr ied to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。m sor y, we39。 Susan excl aim ed. Just t hen, am an hurr ied to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。t he gi rl sai d, 39。 I said sadl y. Leson20 One m an i n a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fishi ng i s m y f avourit e spor t. I of ten fi sh f or hour s wi thout catching anyt hing. But t hi s does not worr y m e. Som e fisherm en a re unl ucky. I nstead of catchi ng fish, t hey cat ch old boot s and rubbish. I am even les l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ngnot even old boot s. Aft er having spent whol e m or ni ngs on t he ri ver, I al ways go hom e wi th an em pt y bag. 39。s a wast e of t ime.39。s off ice and sat down. I had j ust l ost amp。and it 39。s losi ng m oney t hese days,39。s r oom39。t her e is st il l some honest y in t hi s wor ld !39。 I sai d angri ly. 39。This is a private conver sation!39。It 39。ve just ar ived by tr ai n, 39。 But I39。 she asked. 39。Dear me, 39。clock! 39。The Nicest Gar den Competi tion39。s garden is mor e interest ing. He has made neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool. I li ke gardens too, but I do not like har d wor k. Ever y year I ent er for the gar den pet it on too, and I always win a l it le prize for the wor st gar den in t he t own! Lesson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went to the Town Hal . I t was the last day of the year and a large cr owd of peopl e had gathered under the Town Hal clock. It woul d str ike twelve in twenty minutes39。 I looked at my watch. It was t rue. The bi g cl ock refused to wele the New Year. At hat moment ever ybody began to l augh and si ng. Leson 10 Not for jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an old musical i nst r ument . I t is cal ed a clavi chord(翼琴 ). It was made in Germany i n 1681. Our cl avichor d is kept i n the livi ngr oom. It has bel ong to our f amily f or a l ong ti me. The i nstr ument was bought by my gr andfather many year s ago. Recent ly it was damaged by a visit or . She tr ied t o play j azz on it! She str uck the keys too har d and two of the str ings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we ar e not al lowed t o touch it . I t i s being repai red by a f riend of my f at her39。I have never borrowed any money fr om you,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。Mr . Harmsworth,39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and told me I woul d receive an extra amp。My dear , it must be ter rible t o be grown up! 39。 he asked. 39。t pay the bil . I haven39。 he said 39。 I sai d. 39。May I have two t ickets please ?39。ve sold out ,39。Can I r et ur n these two t ickets?39。Could I have those two t ickets please ?39。but they are f or next Wednesday39。You must give up fishing! 39。 But t hey don39。50 and I felt ver y upset .39。s not t here now.39。 he said. He start ed t o plain about t hi s wicked wor ld but was inter upted by a knock at he door . A gi rl came in and put an envelope on his desk. I t cont ai ned amp。 she sai d. 39。 leson25 Do the Engli sh speak Engl ish? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ived i n London at l ast. The r ai lway st at ion was big, black and dar k. I di d not know the way to my hot el , so I asked