【正文】 Sir , we wel e you t o our city. This is a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wil l enj oy your stay here i f you pay at tenti on to our str eet signs. Thi s note i s onl y a r eminder. 39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。s off ice year s ago, but he is now worki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he al ways borr ows m oney 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。s garden i s lar ger t han Joe39。The Nicest Garden Competition39。taxi39。 I t39。 What are you doing ?39。You39。 she said. 39。s not t her e now.39。 But t hey don39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。Can I ret ur n t hese two ti cket s?39。May I have two ti ckets pl ease ?39。 he said 39。Yes, thank you, 39。100 a year ! Leson 16 A polit e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n the wr ong place, a t raf fi c poli ceman wi l soon fi nd it . You wi l be very l ucky if he let s you go wit hout a t icket. However , thi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic pol ice are someti mes ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day in Sweden, I f ound this not e on my car: 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng for f ive days. Dur ing t hi s ti me, they wi l give f ive perf orm ances. As usual, the poli ce wil l have a di f icult t im e. They wi l be tr ying t o keep or der. I t i s always the same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l eft a smal vil lage i n the south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to t he next t own. On the way, a young man waved to m e. I stopped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got into the car , I sai d good morni ng to hi m i n Fr ench and he r epl ied i n the same l anguage. Apart f rom a few words, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Nei the r of us spoke duri ng the j our ney. I had near ly r eached the t own, when the young man suddenly said, ver y sl owl y, 39。s. Leson 11 One good t urn deserves another 禮尚往來 I was havi ng dinner at a r est aur ant when Har ry St eel e cam e in. Har ry wor ked in a lawyer39。 each year, but Joe wi ns ever y ti me. Bil l Fr it h39。s garden is larger than Joe39。s of fi ce year s ago, but he is now wor king at a bank. He get s a good salar y, but he always borr ows money fr om hi s fr iends and never pays i t back. Har r y saw me and came and sat at the same t abl e. He has never borr owed money f rom me. Whil e he was eat ing, I asked him t o lend me amp。Do you speak Engli sh?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 ention to our str et signs. This not e is only a remi nder .39。 I answered, 39。 My dog had taken it i nto t he gar den. He of ten does this. 39。 I asked. 39。 he asked. 39。s perf or mance. 39。t r eal ize one im por tant thi ng. I 39。 The manager was sympatheti c, but he coul d do nothing. 39。Wel ,39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。 she asked. 39。s al ri ght,39。 i s a sm al l Swiss aeroplane caled a 39。 each year, but Jo wins very ti e. Bill Frith39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and gr ows more fl ower s and vegetables, but Joe39。 2. To my sur pr ise, he gave m e t he m oney imm edi atel y. 39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engli sh hi msel f! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ary t old m e that Mr . Harmswor th woul d se m e. I f elt very nervous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not look up f rom his desk when I ent er ed. Af t er I had sat down, he sai d that busi ness wa s ver y bad. He tol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af for d t o pay such l ar ge sal ar ies. Twenty peopl e had alr eady l ef t. I knew t hat my tur n had e. 39。 I f you rec eive a r equest l ike t his, you cannot f ail to obey i t! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni f er i s an act ress. She must be at l east thi rt y fi ve year s old. In spi te of thi s, she oft en appears on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wi l have to t ake par t in a new pl ay soon. This t ime, she wil l be a gir l of sevent en. In the play, she m ust appear in a bri ght r ed dres and l ong black st ocki ngs. Last year i n another pl ay, she had to wear shor t socks and a bri ght , orange col oured dress. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she always answer s, 39。100 a year ! Lesson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car in the wr ong place, a t raf fi c pol iceman wi l soon fi nd it . You wi l be ver y l ucky i f he lets you go wi t hout a t icket . However , this does not always happen. Traf fi c pol ice ar e somet imes very pol it e. Dur ing a hol iday in Sweden, I found thi s note on m y car :39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days. Duri ng this time, t hey wil l gi ve fi ve per f or mances. As usual , t he police wi l have a dif fi cult ti me. They wi l l be t ryi ng to keep or der . I t is al ways t he same on these occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusing exper ience last year. Af ter I had lef t a smal l vi l age in t he sout h of France, I dr ove on t o the next town. On t he way, a young man waved t o me. I st opped and he asked m e for a l if t. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I said good m or ning t o him in French and he repli ed in t he same language. Apar t fr om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al l. Neit her of us spoke dur ing t he journey. I had nearl y reached the town, when t he young m an 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 dinner at a r est aur ant when Har r y St eel e cam e i n. Har r y worked i n a lawyer39。 each year, but Joe wi ns ever y ti me. Bil l Fri th39。巴頓斯 I have just mov d to a house in Bridg Street. Yesterday a begg r knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In ret rn for this, the beggar stood