【正文】 en I enter ed. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d t hat business was ver y bad. He t ol d m e t hat t he f ir m coul d not af f or d t o pay such l ar ge sal ar i es. Twent y peopl e had al r eady l ef t. I knew t hat m y t ur n had e. 39。t int er rupt, 39。 If you r ecei ve a r equest li 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 year s ol d. I n spi te of t hi s, she oft en appears on t he st age as a young gi rl. Jenni f er wi l have t o t ake par t in a new play soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gir l of sevent een. I n t he pl ay, she m ust appear i n a bri ght r ed dress and l ong black stocki ngs. Last year in anot her play, she had t o wear short socks and a bri ght, or ange coloured dr es. If anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answers, 39。Di d you have a good meal ?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。 I sai d angr il y. 39。This i s a pri vate conver sat ion!39。I t 39。ve j ust ar ived by t rai n, 39。 39。What are you doi ng ?39。 I repeat ed. 39。s one o39。巴頓斯 I have just moved to a house in Br i dge St reet. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door . He asked me for a meal and a glas of beer. In retur n f or t his, the beggar stood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave hi m a meal. He ate the f ood and dr ank the beer . Then he put a pi ece of cheese in hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour tol d me about hi m. Ever ybody knows hi m. His name i s Per cy But t ons. He cal ls at ever y house i n the str eet once a month and al ways asks for a m eal and a glass of beer. Lesson 7 Too lat e 為時(shí)太晚 The plane was l at e and det ect ives were wait ng at the air port al mor ning. They wer e expecti ng a valuabl e parcel of di am ond fr om South Afr ica. A f ew hours earl ier , someone had told the poli ce that hieves woul d t ry t o steal the diamonds. When the pl ane ar ri ved, som e of the detectives wer e wait ing i nsi de the main bui ldi ng whil e others wer e wait ing on t he air fi el d. Two men t ook the parcel of f the pl ane and car ied i t into the Customs House. Whil e two det ect ives were keeping guard at t he door , t wo ot her s opened the parcel. To their sur pri se, t he pr eci ous par cel was f ull of st ones and sand! Leson 8 The best and t he worst 最 好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has the most beauti ful garden in our t own. Near ly everybody ent ers f or 39。s. Bi l wor ks har der than Joe and gr ows more fl ower s and vegetables, but Joe39。s two minut es past welve! The clock has st opped!39。 2. To my surpr ise, he gave me t he money imm edi at ely. 39。 Leson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour , Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wil l sai l fr om Por tsmouth t omorr ow. We shal l m eet hi m at the harbour ear ly in t he morni ng. He wil l be in hi s sm al l boat , Topsail. Tapsail i s a famous l it tle boat . I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant ic many ti mes. Captain Ali son wil l set out at eight o39。 As I soon learnt , he was Engl ish him sel f! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secretar y tol d me t hat Mr. Har mswort h would see me. I fel t ver y nervous when. I went into his off ice. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I enter ed. Af ter I had sat down, he said that busines was ver y bad. He t old me that the f ir m could not af for d to pay such lar ge salar ie s. Twent y peopl e had al ready lef t. I knew that my t urn had e. 39。t int er upt ,39。 I f you r ecei ve a request li ke thi s, you cannot f ai l to obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer is an actr es. She must be at least t hir tyf ive years ol d. I n spit e of this, she of ten appear s on the stage as a young gir l. Jennif er wil l have t o take part i n a new play soon. Thi s ti me, she wi l be a gi rl of seventeen. I n t he pl ay, she must appear i n a br ight red dr ess and long bl ack stockings. Last year in anot her play, she had t o wear shor t socks and a br ight, or angecolour ed dr es. If anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she al ways answers, 39。Di d you have a good meal ?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。 I said angri l y. 39。Thi s i s a pri vat e conversati on! 39。I t39。ve j ust ar i ved by t rai n,39。 39。What ar e you doi ng ?39。 I r epeat ed.39。s one o39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved to a house i n Bri dge St r et. Yester day a beggar knocked at m y door . He asked m e for a m eal and a glass of beer. I n r et ur n f or this, t he beggar st ood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He at e t he f ood and dr ank t he beer. Then he put a pi ece of cheese i n his pocket and went away. Later a nei ghbour t ol d m e about hi m. Ever ybody knows hi m. Hi s nam e is Per cy Butt ons. He cal s at every house in t he st r eet once a m onth and al ways asks for a m eal and a glass of beer. Lesson 7 Too lat e 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was l at e and det ect i ves wer e wai ti ng at the air port al m or ning. They wer e expecti ng a val uable par cel of di am ond fr om Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear li er , som eone had t ol d t he poli ce t hat t hi eves woul d tr y t o st eal t he di am onds. When t he plane ar ived, some of t he det ecti ves were wai ti ng i nside t he m ain buil di ng whi l e ot her s wer e wa it ing on t he ai rf i el d. Two men t ook t he parcel of f t he pl ane and car ied i t int o the Customs House. Whil e t wo det ect i ves wer e keepi ng guar d at t he door , t wo ot her s opened t he par cel . To t heir sur pr ise, t he precious parcel was f ull of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has t he m ost beaut if ul gar den in our t own. Nearl y ever ybody ent er s f or 39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and gr ows mor e fl ower s and veget abl es, but Joe39。s t wo m i nut es past t welve! The cl ock has st opped