【正文】 It 39。Cer tainl y, 39。What a pit y!39。 Susan answer ed. 39。I 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。t inter rupt, 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour , Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wi l sai l fr om Por tsmouth t omorr ow. We shal meet him at he har bour ear ly i n the m orning. He wi l be i n his smal boat, Topsai l is a f amous li t le boat. It has sai led across the At lanti c many t imes. Capt ain Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。s t wo m inutes past t welve! The cl ock has stopped! 39。巴頓斯 I have just moved t o a house in Br idge St reet. Yest erday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me f or a meal and a gl ass of beer . In retur n for t his, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave hi m a meal . He ate t he food and drank t he beer . Then he put a piece of cheese in hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a neighbour told me about hi m . Ever ybody knows him . Hi s name i s Per cy Butt ons. He cal s at every house in t he str et once a month and always asks f or a meal and a gl as of beer . Leson 7 Too l ate 為時太晚 The plane was late and detecti ves wer e wai ti ng at t he ai rpor t al l morni ng. They were expect ing a val uabl e par cel of diamond f rom Sout h Af r ica. A few hour s ear li er, som eone had t ol d t he pol ice t hat thi eves woul d tr y to st eal t he di amonds. When t he plane ar ived, some of t he det ect ives were wai ti ng inside t he main buil ding whi le ot her s were wai ti ng on the ai rf ield. Two men took t he par cel of f the plane and car ri ed it i nto t he Cust oms House. Whi le two detecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, two others opened t he parcel. To t hei r sur pr ise, the pr ecious parcel was ful l 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 in our town. Nearl y ever ybody enter s for 39。 I repeat ed. 39。 39。 I t hought. 39。t hear a wor d!39。l soon learn Engl is h!39。Wel ,39。 The manager was sympat het ic, but he could do not hing. 39。t r eali ze one impor tant thing. I39。s per for mance. 39。 he asked. 39。 I asked. 39。 My dog had t aken i t i nt o t he gar den. He oft en does t his.39。 I answer ed, 39。 Sir , we wele you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Parking ar ea. You wi l enjoy your st ay her e i f you pay at ent ion t o our st r et signs. This not e is only a remi nder .39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。s off i ce years ago, but he i s now wor ki ng at a bank. He gets a good sal ary, but he al ways bor rows m oney f rom his f ri ends and never pays it back. Har ry saw m e and came and sat at t he same table. He has never bor r owed money fr om me. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked hi m to l end me amp。s gar den is l arger than Joe39。Do you al ways get up so l at e ? I t39。 I said. 39。 Just then, t he tel ephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. 39。s none of your busines,39。t hear a wor d!39。 I t hought. 39。 39。 I repeat ed. 39。巴頓斯 I have just moved t o a house in Br idge St reet. Yest erday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me f or a meal and a gl ass of beer . In retur n for t his, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave hi m a meal . He ate t he food and drank t he beer . Then he put a piece of cheese in hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a neighbour told me about hi m . Ever ybody knows him . Hi s name i s Per cy Butt ons. He cal s at every house in t he str et once a month and always asks f or a meal and a gl as of beer . Leson 7 Too l ate 為時太晚 The plane was late and detecti ves wer e wai ti ng at t he ai rpor t al l morni ng. They were expect ing a val uabl e par cel of diamond f rom Sout h Af r ica. A few hour s ear li er, som eone had t ol d t he pol ice t hat thi eves woul d tr y to st eal t he di amonds. When t he pla ne ar ived, some of t he det ect ives were wai ti ng inside t he main buil ding whi le ot her s were wai ti ng on the ai rf ield. Two men took t he par cel of f the plane and car ri ed it i nto t he Cust oms House. Whi le two detecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, two others opened t he parcel. To t hei r sur pr ise, the pr ecious parcel was ful l 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 in our town. Nearl y ever ybody enter s for 39。s t wo m inutes past t welve! The cl ock has stopped! 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour , Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wi l sai l fr om Por tsmouth t omorr ow. We shal meet him at he har bour ear ly i n the m orning. He wi l be i n his smal boat, Topsai l is a f amous li t le boat. It has sai led across the At lanti c many t imes. Capt ain Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。t inter rupt, 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。I 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。What a pit y!39。Cer tainl y, 39。 It 39。 I sai d, 39。I f ound t his outside t his gentl em an39。I am a f or eigner, 39。about39。This i s a pri vat e conver sati on!39。ve j ust ar ived by t rai n, 39。 she asked. 39。cl ock! 39。s garden i s more inter est ing. He has m ade neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool . I l ike gardens too, but I do not li ke har d wor k. Ever y year I enter for t he gar den pet it ion t oo, and I always wi n a li t le pr ize f or the wor st garden in the t own! Lesson 9 A col d wele 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o t he Town Hal . It was the l ast day of the year and a l arge cr owd of people had gathered unde r the Town Hal l cl ock. I t woul d str ike t welve i n twent y mi nut es39。I have never bor rowed any money f rom you, 39。Mr . Harmswor th,39。My dear , it m ust be ter i bl e t o be gr own up!39。t pay t he bil l. I haven39。The play m ay begi n at any m om ent, 39。m sorr y, we39。 t he gi rl sai d. 39。 I sai d sadly. Leson20 One m an in a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fishing i s my f avour it e spor t. I oft en fi sh for hours wi thout cat chi ng anyt hing. But t his does not wor ry me. Som e fi sherm en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of catching f i