【正文】 s a waste of t ime.39。t he gir l sai d, 39。 Susan excl ai m ed. Just then, a man hur r ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。I hurr ied t o the t icket off ice. 39。m very sor ry,39。 he asked. 39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and tol d me I woul d receive an extr a amp。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of tim e. We shal l se hi s boat and t hen we shal say good bye t o him . He wil l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e very pr oud of him . He wi l t ake part i n an im port ant r ace acr oss t he At l anti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys are a gr oup of popul ar si ngers. At present, t hey ar e vi sit i ng al l par ts of t he countr y. They wi l be ar ri vi ng here t om orr ow. They wil l be i ng by t rai n and m ost of t he young peopl e in t he t own wil l be m eet i ng t hem at the st ati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng they wi l be singi ng at t he Wor ker s39。 I looked at m y watch. It was t rue. The bi g clock r efused to wel e the New Year . At that moment everybody bega n 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 r um ent. I t i s cal led a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ) . It was m ade i n Germ any in 1681. Our cl avi chor d is kept in t he li vingr oom. It has bel ong to our f am il y for a l ong ti me. The inst rum ent was bought by my grandfather many year s ago. Recent ly i t was dam aged by a vi si tor . She t ri ed to pl ay jazz on i t! She str uck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of the str ings wer e broken. My f at her was shocked. Now we ar e not al lowed t o touch i t. It i s bei ng repair ed by a f ri end of m y fat her 39。The Ni cest Gar den Com pet it ion39。 si gns outsi de hi s gat e, but t hese have not had any ef fect. Now he has put an ugl y st one head over t he gat e. I t is one of t he ugli est f aces I have ever seen. I asked hi m what i t was and he t ol d m e t hat i t was Medusa, t he Gor gon. Jasper hopes that she wil t ur n m ot or ists t o stone. But none of t hem has been t ur ned t o st one yet ! Lesson29 Taxi ! 出租汽車！ Captai n Ben Fawcet t has bought an unusual t axi and has begun a new ser vi ce. The 39。 She l ooked at it cri ti cal ly f or a m om ent. 39。 anythi ng. They are j ust pr et t y pat er ns. We l i ke t hem i n t he sam e way t hat we li ke pr et y cur t ai n mat er ial. I t hi nk t hat young chi ldr en of t en appr eciat e m oder n pi ct ures bet t er t han anyone el se. They noti ce m ore. My si st er i s only seven, but she al ways t el l s m e whet her my pi ct ures ar e good or not. She cam e i nt o m y room yester day. 39。 I sai d. Then he spoke sl owly, but I coul d not under st and him. My t eacher never spoke Engl ish l ike t hat ! The por t er and I l ooked at each ot her and sm il ed. Then he sai d som et hi ng and I under stood it . 39。s r oom39。and i t39。s a wast e of tim e. 39。t he gi rl sai d, 39。 Susan excl ai med. Just then, a m an hurr ied t o t he t icket of fi ce. 39。I hurr ied t o t he t icket of fi ce. 39。Im ver y sorr y, 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。t i nt er upt ,39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour , Capt ain 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 ear l y i n t he m or ni ng. He wil 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 acr oss t he At l anti c m any t im es. Capt ai n Al i son wi l set out at ei ght o39。s t wo m i nut es past t wel ve! The cl ock has st opped!39。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 thi s, 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. Lat er a nei ghbour t ol d me about hi m. Everybody knows him . Hi s nam e is Per cy But t ons. He cal ls at ever y house i n t he st reet once a m ont h and al ways asks f or a meal and a gl as of beer . Leson 7 Too l ate 為時太晚 The plane was l at e and det ecti ves were wai ti ng at t he ai r por t al l mor ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a val uabl e parcel of di am ond fr om Sout h Afr ica. A f ew hours earl ier, someone had tol d the poli ce t hat hieves woul d t r y t o st eal the di am onds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, som e of t he detecti ves wer e wait i ng i nsi de t he m ai n buil di ng whil e ot her s were wai ti ng on t he ai rf iel d. Two m e n t ook t he par cel of f t he plane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi l e t wo det ecti ves were keepi ng guar d at t he door, t wo ot her s opened the par cel. To t hei r sur pri se, t he pr eci ous par cel was f ul l of st ones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has t he m ost beauti f ul gar den i n our town. Near l y ever ybody enter s for 39。s gar den i s m or e i nter esti ng. He has m ade neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br i dge over a pool. I l i ke gar dens t oo, but I do not l ike hard wor k. Ever y year I ent er f or t he garden pet it i on t oo, and I al ways wi n a l it tl e pri ze f or t he wor st gar den i n t he town! Leson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o t he Town Hal l. I t was t he l ast day of t he year and a l ar ge crowd of peopl e had gat hered under t he Town Hal cl ock. It woul d st r ike t wel ve i n t went y m i nut es39。I have never bor rowed any m oney fr om you,39。Mr. Harm swor t h,39。My dear, it m ust be t er ri ble t o be gr own up! 39。t pay t he bil l. I haven39。 I sai d. 39。ve sol d out ,39。Coul d I have t hose t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。You m ust give up f is hing!39。 50 and I felt ver y upset.39。 he sai d. He st ar t ed t o pl ai n about t hi s wi cked wor ld but was i nt er upt ed by a knock at t he door . A gi rl cam e i n and put an envel ope on his desk. I t cont ai ned amp。 l ess