【正文】 I t39。 It 39。Cer tai nl y, 39。What a pit y!39。 Susan answered. 39。I 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。t int er r upt, 39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n 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 earl y i n the m or ning. He wi 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 across the At lanti c many ti mes. Capt ai n Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。s t wo m inutes past t wel ve! The cl ock has st opped! 39。s a wast e of ti me.39。the gi rl said, 39。 Susan exclaim ed. Just then, a man hurr ied t o t he t icket off ice. 39。I hurr ied t o the t icket off ice. 39。m very sor ry,39。 he asked. 39。 he Said. Then he smi led and t ol d me I woul d r eceive an extr a amp。cl ock so we shal l have plenty of t im e. We s hal l see his boat and then we shal l say goodbye t o him. He wil l be away for two months. We ar e ver y proud of him . He wi l take part i n an im por tant race acr oss the At lanti c. Lesson 13 The Grenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popular singer s. At pr esent, t hey ar e visit ing al l par ts of the countr y. They wi l be ar ivi ng her e t om or r ow. They wi l be i ng by tr ain and most of the young people i n t he town wi l be met ing t hem at the stati on. Tomor row evening t hey wil l be si nging at the Workers39。 I looked at m y watch. It was t rue. The bi g c lock r efused to wel e the New Year . At that moment everybody began 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 rum ent . I t is cal ed a clavichord(翼琴 ). I t was made in Ger many in 1681. Our cl avi chor d i s kept i n the l ivi ng room. I t has belong t o our fami ly f or a long t ime. The i nstr ument was bought by my gr andf at her m any years ago. Recentl y it wa s damaged by a visit or. She tr ied t o play j az on it ! She st ruck the keys too har d and two of t he st ri ngs were br oken. My father was shocked. Now we are not al owed to touch it . I t is being r epai red by a fr iend of my f ather39。 But t hey don39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。Can I r et ur n these t wo t i ckets?39。May I have t wo ti ckets pl ease ?39。 he sai d 39。Yes, t hank you,39。 100 a year! Lesson 16 A poli t e request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you par k your car i n t he wr ong pl ace, a tr af ic poli ceman wil l soon f i nd i t. You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he let s you go wit hout a t icket . However , thi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic poli ce are sometim es ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day in Sweden, I f ound thi s not e on m y car: 39。 Club. The Gr enwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng f or f i ve days. Dur i ng t his t im e, t hey wi l gi ve fi ve per f orm ances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t im e. They wi l be t r yi ng to keep or der. I t is al ways t he sam e on these occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng exper ience last year. Af ter I had left a smal l vi l age i n t he sout h of Fr ance, I dr ove on t o t he next t own. On the way, a young m an waved t o m e. I stopped and he asked m e f or a li ft . As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I sai d good m or ni ng t o hi m i n Fr ench and he r epl ied i n t he sam e l anguage. Apart f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Nei t her of us spoke duri ng t he j our ney. I had near l y reached t he town, when t he young man suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owly, 39。s. Leson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng di nner at a r est aur ant when Har r y St eel e cam e i n. Har ry wor ked i n a lawyer39。gar den i s l ar ger t han Joe39。s of fi ce year s ago, but he i s now wor ki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he al ways borr ows money fr om hi s fr i ends and never pays i t back. Har y saw me and cam e and sat at t he sam e t abl e. He has never bor rowed m oney f r om me. Whil e he was eati ng, I asked him t o l end m e amp。Do you speak Engl ish?39。 Sir , we wele you t o our ci t y. This i s a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wi l enj oy your stay here i f you pay at tenti on t o our str eet si gns. Thi s not e i s onl y a r em i nder.39。 I answer ed, 39。 My dog had t aken it i nto t he gar den. He of t en does t hi s.39。 I asked. 39。 he asked. 39。s per f or mance. 39。t r eal ize one im por t ant t hi ng. I39。s. Leson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng dinner at a r est aur ant when Har ry Steele came i n. Har ry wor ked in a lawyer39。 Club. The Greenwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng for f ive days. Dur ing t his t ime, they wi l gi ve fi ve per for mances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t ime. They wi l be t rying to keep order. I t is always t he same on these occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusi ng exper ience l ast year. Af ter I had l eft a smal vi l age i n t he sout h of Fr ance, I dr ove on to the next t own. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got into the car, I sai d good mor ni ng to hi m in Fr ench and he r epl ied i n the same l anguage. Apart f rom a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Neit her of us spoke duri ng the j our ney. I had near ly reached t he town, when the young man suddenly said, very sl owl y, 39。100 a year! Lesson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you park your car in t he wr ong pl ace, a tr af ic pol iceman wil l soon f ind i t. You wi l l be very lucky if he l et s you go wi thout a ti cket. However, t hi s does not always happen. Traf ic pol ice are somet imes very pol it e. Dur ing a hol iday in Sweden, I found thi s not e on my car :39。Yes, t hank you,39。 he sai d 39。May I have two ti ckets pl ease ?39。Can I ret ur n t hese t wo ti cket s?39。but t hey are f or next Wednesday39。 But they don39。 I looked at m y watch. It was t rue. The bi g c