【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 hur ri ed to t he ti cket off ice. 39。Im ver y sor ry, 39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。t inter rupt, 39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Char l es Al ison, wil l sail f r om Port sm out h t om or r ow. We shal l m eet him at t he har bour ear l y in t he mor ni ng. He wil l be in hi s sm al l boat , Topsail. Tapsail i s a f am ous l it tl e boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant i c m any tim es. Capt ai n Ali son wil l set out at ei ght o39。s two minutes past t welve! The cl ock has st opped!39。巴頓斯 I have just moved to a house in Br i dge St reet. Yester day a beggar knocked at my door . He asked me for a meal and a glas of beer. I n ret ur n f or this, the beggar stood on hi s head and sang s ongs. 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 neighbour t old m e about him. Everybody knows him. Hi s nam e is Per cy Butt ons. He cals at ever y house in t he st reet once a m ont h and always asks f or a meal and a gl ass of beer . Lesson 7 Too l ate 為時太晚 The pl ane was late and detecti ves wer e wait ing at t he ai rpor t al l m orning. They were expect ing a val uable par cel of diamond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear li er, som eone had t ol d t he pol ice that thi eves would tr y to st eal t he di amonds. When t he plane ar r ived, some of the detecti ves wer e wai ti ng inside the m ai n buil ding whi le ot her s were wai ti ng on the ai rf ield. Two m en took t he par cel off t he plane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi le t wo detecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, two others opened t he par cel . To thei r sur pr ise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has t he most beaut if ul gar den i n our town. Nearl y ever ybody enter s for 39。 I repe at ed. 39。 39。I t 39。 I sai d angr il y. 39。s r oom 39。and it 39。s a waste of t im e.39。t he gir l sai d, 39。 Susan excl aim ed. Just t hen, a m an hur ri ed to t he ti cket off i ce. 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。I 39。Di d you have a good meal ?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, Captai n Char l es Al ison, wil l sail f r om Port sm out h t om or r ow. We shal l m eet him at t he har bour ear l y in t he mor ni ng. He wil l be in hi s sm al l boat , Topsail. Tapsail i s a f am ous l it tl e boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant i c m any tim es. Capt ai n Ali son wil l set out at ei ght o39。s t wo mi nut es past t wel ve! The cl ock has st opped!39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Bri dge Str eet . Yest er day a beggar knocked at m y door. He asked m e f or a m eal and a gl ass of beer . In r etur n f or t hi s, t he beggar st ood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal . He ate t he f ood and dr ank t he beer. Then he put a piece of cheese i n hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour t ol d me about hi m. Everybody knows hi m. Hi s nam e is Per cy But t ons. He cal ls at ever y house i n t he st r et once a m ont h and al ways asks f or a meal and a gl as of beer . Leson 7 Too l at e 為時太晚 The plane was l at e and det ect ives were wai ti ng at t he air por t al l m or ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a valuabl e parcel of di am ond fr om Sout h Afr i ca. A f ew hour s earl i er , som eone had t ol d t he poli ce t hat thi eves would t r y t o st eal t he di am onds. When t he pl a ne ar ri ved, som e of t he det ecti ves were wai ti ng inside t he m ain buil di ng whi le ot her s wer e wai ti ng 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 t he 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 everybody ent er s f or 39。 I repeat ed.39。 39。I t 39。 I sai d angri l y. 39。 It39。s r ai ning again.39。But I39。Dear m e, 39。The Ni cest Gar den Competi i on39。 I l ooked at m y wat ch. I t was tr ue. The bi g cl ock r ef used t o wele t he New Year. At hat m om ent ever ybody began t o l augh and si ng. Lesson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d musi cal i nst r um ent . It i s cal ed a clavichor d(翼琴 ). I t was made i n Ger m any i n 1681. Our clavichor d i s kept i n t he l i vi ng r oom. I t has bel ong t o our fami ly f or a l ong t im e. The i nst rument was bought by my gr andf at her m any year s ago. Recentl y i t was dam aged by a vi si tor. She t ri ed to pl ay jazz on it ! She st r uck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of t he str ings wer e br oken. M y f at her was shocked. Now we ar e not al lowed t o t ouch it . It i s bei ng r epair ed by a fr i end of m y fat her39。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 hi m. He wi l t ake par t 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 ar e a gr oup of popul ar si ngers. At present , t hey are vi si ti ng al l par ts of t he countr y. They wil 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 i n t he t own wil l be m eet i ng t hem at t he st at ion. Tom orr ow eveni ng t hey wi l be singi ng at t he Wor ker s39。 he Sa i d. Then he sm il ed and t old m e I woul d r ecei ve an ext ra amp。 he asked. 39。m very sorr y,39。I hur ri ed t o the ti cket of fi ce. 39。Can I r et ur n t hese t wo t icket s?39。but t hey ar e for next Wednesday39。 But t hey don39。s not t her e now. 39。 she sai d. 39。 I t39。s r ai n