【正文】 to pay such lar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had al ready lef t. I knew t hat my turn had e. 39。 If you r ecei ve a request li ke t hi s, you cannot f ail t o obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er is an actr es. She m ust be at least t hi rt yf i ve years ol d. I n spi t e of t his, she of ten appear s on the stage as a young gi rl . Jennif er wil l have t o take part i n a new pl ay soon. Thi s tim e, she wi l be a gi rl of sevent een. I n t he pl ay, she must appear i n a bri ght red dr ess and l ong bl ack st ockings. Last year i n anot her play, she had t o wear short socks and a br ight, or angecol our ed dr es. If anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she al ways answers, 39。but I can39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。Im sorr y, we39。 the gir l sai d. 39。 I said sadly. Leson20 One man in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishing i s my f avour it e spor t. I oft en fi sh for hour s wi thout cat chi ng anyt hi ng. But t hi s does not wor ry m e. Some f isherm en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, they cat ch old boots and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess lucky. I never cat ch anythi ng not even old boot s. Af ter havi ng spent whole m or ni ngs on the r iver, I always go home wi t h an empty bag. 39。s of fi ce and sat down. I had just lost amp。s l osi ng money these days,39。there is sti l some honesty in t his wor ld ! 39。 time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 39。 Harry said, 39。2. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. 39。s. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe39。Wel ,39。 The manager was sympat het ic, but he could do not hi ng. 39。t realize one i mport ant t hi ng. I 39。s per for mance. 39。 he asked. 39。May I have t wo t icket s please ?39。 he said 39。Yes, thank you, 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 t he wr ong pl ace, a t raf ic pol iceman wi l soon fi nd it . You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he let s you go wit hout a t icket . However , this does not al ways happen. Tr af fi c poli ce ar e som etim es ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day i n Sweden, I f ound t his not e on m y car:39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l l be stayi ng for f ive days. Duri ng thi s ti me, they wi l give f ive perf ormances. As usual , the poli ce wil l have a di f icult t ime. They wil l be tr ying t o kep or der . It i s always the same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 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 south of Fr ance, I drove on t o the next town. On t he way, a young man waved to me. I st opped and he asked me for a l if t. As soon as he had got int o the car, I said good mor ning t o him in Fr ench and he r eplied i n t he same l anguage. Apar t f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al l. Neit her of us spoke duri ng the j ourney. I had near l y reached t he town, when the young man suddenly sai d, very sl owly, 39。s. Lesson 11 One good turn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was having dinner at a restaurant when Har y Steele came i n. Har r y worked i n a lawyer 39。 each year , but Joe wins every t im e. Bi l Fr it h39。s room39。and it39。s a waste of time.39。the girl said, 39。 Susan exclaimed. Just then, a man hurried to the ticketoffice. 39。I hurried to the ticketoffice. 39。m very sorry,39。 he asked. 39。 he Said. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra amp。clock so we shall have plenty of time. We shall see his boat and then we shall say goodbye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys are a group of popular singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be ing by train and most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers39。 I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to wele the New Year. At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing. Lesson 10 Not for jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord(翼琴 ). It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the livingroom. It has belong to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my father39。The Nicest Garden Competition39。s. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe39。2. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. 39。 As I soon learnt, he was English himself! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when. I went into his office. He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had e. 39。 If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirtyfive years old. In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orangecoloured dress. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, 39。but I can39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。I39。Certainly,39。I might as well have