【正文】 I answered, 39。 Si r, we wel e you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Par ki ng area. You wi l enj oy your st ay here if you pay at tent ion to our s tr et si gns. Thi s not e i s onl y a r emi nder.39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。s off ice year s ago, but he is now wor ki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he al ways bor rows m oney fr om hi s f ri ends and never pays it back. Har y saw m e and came and sat at the sam e tabl e. He has never borr owed m oney fr om m e. Whil e he was eati ng, I asked him t o l end me amp。s garden i s larger t han Joe39。Do you al ways get up so late ?It 39。May I have t wo tickets please ?39。 he said 39。 he asked. 39。 he Said. Then he smi led and tol d me I would recei ve an extr a amp。cl ock so we shal have plent y of ti me. We shal se his boat and then we shal l say goodbye to him. He wil be away for two mont hs. We ar e ver y pr oud of him. He wil l take par t i n an i mpor tant race across t he Atl anti c. Lesson 13 The Grenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys are a group of popular singer s. At pr esent, t hey ar e vi si ting al part s of the country. They wil l be ar ri vi ng here tomorr ow. They wi l l be i ng by tr ai n and most of t he young people in t he t own wi l be meet ing them at t he station. Tomorrow evening they wil be si nging at t he Wor kers39。 I looked at my watch. It was t r ue. The bi g cl ock refused to wele the New Year. At hat moment ever ybody began to l augh and si ng. Leson 10 Not for jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂(lè) We have an old musical inst rument . I t i s cal ed a clavi chord(翼琴 ). It was made in Germany i n 1681. Our clavichord i s kept i n the livingr oom. It has bel ong to our f ami ly f or a long time. The i nstr ument was bought by my grandf at her many years ago. Recent ly it was damaged by a visitor . She tri ed t o pl ay j azz on it! She str uck the keys too hard and two of t he str ings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we ar e not al owed to t ouch it. I t i s being repair ed by a f riend of my f at her39。The Nicest Gar den Competi ion39。 Susan me, 39。I hurr ied to t he t icket of fi ce. 39。Im ver y sorr y, 39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。t i nt er rupt,39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wi l sail fr om Por tsm out h t om or row. We shal l m et him at t he har bour earl y i n the m or ni ng. He wil be in his sm al l boat, Topsai l. Tapsail is a f amous l it le boat. It has ai led acr oss t he At lant ic many t imes. Capt ai n Al ison wil l set out at ei ght o39。s t wo mi nutes past t wel ve! The clock has topped!39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Br idge Str eet. Yest er day a beggar knocked at my door. He asked m e f or a meal and a glas of ber. In r et ur n for t his, t he beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal. He at e t he f ood and dr ank the beer. Then he put a pi ece of cheese i n his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour t ol d m e about him. Everybody knows him . Hi s name is Percy But ons. He cal ls at ever y house i n t he str eet once a m ont h and al ways asks f or a meal and a glas of beer. Leson 7 Too l at e 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was l at e and det ecti ves wer e wait ing at t he air port al m or ning. They were expecti ng a valuabl e parcel of di amond f rom Sout h Afr ica. A f ew hours earl ier, someone had t ol d the poli ce t hat thieves woul d t ry t o st eal t he di amonds. When the pl a ne ari ved, som e of t he det ecti ves wer e wai ti ng i nsi de t he m ai n buil di ng whil e ot hers were wait ng on t he air fi el d. Two m en t ook the par cel of f t he plane and car ied it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi le t wo detecti ves were keepi ng guar d at t he door , t wo ot her s opened t he par cel. To thei r sur pri se, the pr ecious parcel was f ul l 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 beauti ful garden i n our t own. Near ly ever ybody ent er s for 39。m e,39。The Ni cest Garden Com peti ti on39。 I l ooked at m y wat ch. It was tr ue. The bi g clock refused to wel e t he New Year . At t hat m oment ever ybody began to l augh and si ng. Leson 10 Not for jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂(lè) We have an ol d m usi cal i nstr um ent. It is cal led a cl avichor d( 翼琴 ) . I t was made i n Germ any i n 1681. Our clavi chord is kept in t he l iving room. I t has belong t o our f amil y for a long t ime. The inst rum ent was bought by my grandf at her m any years ago. Recentl y i t was damaged by a vi si tor. She t ri ed t o pl ay jazz on it ! She st r uck the keys t oo hard and t wo of t he stri ngs were broken. My f at her was hocked. Now we are not al owed to t ouch i t. It is bei ng r epair ed by a fr iend of m y father 39。cl ock so we shal have plent y of tim e. We shal se his boat and t hen we shal l say good bye to him. He wil l be away f or t wo m onths. We are ver y pr oud of him . He wil l take par t in an i mpor tant r ace across t he At lant ic. Lesson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popular si nger s. At pr esent, t hey ar e vi si ti ng al part s of t he countr y. They wil l be ari vi ng here t omorr ow. They wil l be i ng by t rain and m ost of the young people i n t he t own wi l be m eti ng t hem at he stati on. Tomorr ow eveni ng t hey wil be si ngi ng at he Wor kers39。 he Said. Then he sm il ed and t ol d m e I would r ecei ve an ext ra amp。 he asked. 39。 he said 39。May I have two t ickets please ?39。 she said. 39。 each year, but Joe wins every ti me. Bil l Fr ith39。s. Leson 11 One good turn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) I was having dinner at a restaur ant when Har ry Steele came in. Har ry worked i n a lawyer39。 Cl ub. The Greenwood Boys wil be staying for five days. Duri ng t hi s time, they wi l gi ve f ive perf ormances. As usual, the pol ice wi l have a di f icul t ime. They wi l be t rying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl