【正文】 As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I sai d good m orni ng t o him i n Fr ench and he r epli ed i n t he sam e l anguage. Apart f rom a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al l. Nei the r of us spoke dur i ng t he j our ney. I had near ly r eached t he t own, when the young m an suddenly sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。 100 a year! Lesson 16 A poli t e request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you par k your car in t he wr ong pl ace, a tr af i c pol icem an wil l soon f i nd it. You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he lets you go wit hout a t icket . However , this does not al ways happen. Tr af ic poli ce are som etim es ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day in Sweden, I f ound thi s not e on m y car: 39。Yes, t hank you, 39。 he sai d 39。May I have t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。Can I r et ur n these t wo t i ckets?39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。 But they don39。s not t her e now.39。 she sai d. 39。You39。 What ar e you doing ?39。 It39。The Ni cest Gar den Com pet it ion39。 I looked at m y watch. It was t rue. The bi g clock 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 r um ent. I t i s cal led a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ) . It was m ade i n Germ any in 1681. Our cl avi chor d is kept in t he li vingr oom. It has bel ong to our f am il y for a l ong ti me. The inst rum ent was bought by my grandfather many year s ago. Recent ly i t was dam aged by a vi si tor . She t ri ed to pl ay jazz on i t! She str uck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of the str ings wer e broken. My f at her was shocked. Now we ar e not al lowed t o touch i t. It i s bei ng repair ed by a f ri end of m y fat her 39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of tim e. We shal l se hi s boat and t hen we shal say good bye t o him . He wil l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e very pr oud of him . He wi l t ake part i n an im port ant r ace acr oss t he At l anti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys are a gr oup of popul ar si ngers. At present, t hey ar e vi sit i ng al l par ts of t he countr y. They wi l be ar ri vi ng here t om orr ow. They wil l be i ng by t rai n and m ost of t he young peopl e in t he t own wil l be m eet i ng t hem at the st ati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng they wi l be singi ng at t he Wor ker s39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and tol d me I woul d receive an extr a amp。 he asked. 39。m very sor ry,39。I hurr ied t o the t icket off ice. 39。 Susan excl ai m ed. Just then, a man hur r ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。s a waste of t ime.39。and it 39。s r oom39。 I sai d. Then he spoke sl owly, but I could not under stand him. My t eacher never spoke Engl ish l ike t hat ! The por ter a nd I looked at each other and smi led. Then he said somet hing and I under st ood it . 39。 anyt hing. They ar e just pr et y pat ter ns. We li ke them i n t he same way that we li ke pret y curt ai n mat er ial . I t hink t hat young chi ldr en of ten appreciat e moder n pi ct ures bet ter t han anyone el se. They notice m ore. My sist er i s only seven, but she always t el ls m e whet he r m y pict ur es ar e good or not . She came into my r oom yest er day. 39。 She l ooked at it cri ti cal ly f or a moment. 39。 I l ooked at it agai n. She was r ight ! It was! Lesson27 A wet night 雨夜 Late in t he af ter noon, the boys put up their t ent in the mi ddle of a f ield. As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an open fi re. They were al l hungr y and the f ood smel t good. Aft er a wonder ful meal, t hey t old st or ies and sang songs by the camp f ir e. But some t ime later it be gan to r ain. The boys f elt t i r ed so t hey pet out the f ir e and cr ept i nto t hei r tent. Their sleepingbags were war m and f ort abl e, so t hey al l sl ept soundl y. I n t he middle of t he night, t wo boys woke up and began shout ing. The tent was f ull of water ! The y al l leapt out of their sleepi ngbags and hur ri ed out si de. I t was rai ni ng heavil y and they f ound that a st ream had f ormed in t he fi eld. The st ream wound i ts way acr oss t he fi el d and then f lowed r ight under t hei r tent! Leson28 No parking 禁止停車 Jasper Whit e is one of t hose r ar e peopl e who beli eves i n anci ent myt hs. He has just bought a new house i n t he ci ty, but ever si nce he moved in, he has had t rouble wi th motor ists. when he retur ns ho。I t39。. Of course, m any pi ct ures arc not 39。 I r epe ated my questi on several ti mes and at l ast he under stood. He answered m e, but he spoke neit her slowl y nor cl ear ly. 39。5o. 39。 I l eft t he money i n my room, 39。 my f ri ends say. 39。 I asked. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。I t may have begun alr eady, 39。 The innkeeper smi led and im medi ately went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he retur ned wit h my bag and gave it back to m e. 39。t there ! As I was looking f or i t, t he innkeeper came i n. 39。Don39。so now you can pay f or my di nner !39。I t39。 No Par ki ng39。s a new one. Do you l i ke i t ?39。about 39。I am a for ei gner, 39。I found t hi s out si de t hi s gent leman39。 I sai d, 39。 I t39。Cer tai nl y, 39。What a pit y!39。 Susan answer ed. 39。I 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。t int er r upt, 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風 Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Char l es Al i son, wil l sail f r om Port sm out h t om orr ow. We shal l meet hi m at t he har bour earl y i n the m or ning. He wi l be i n hi s smal boat , Topsail . Tapsai l is a f am ous lit tl e boat . It has sai led acr oss t he At l anti c m any t im es. 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。Lat er a nei ghbour t ol d me about hi m. Everybody knows hi m. Hi s nam e is Per cy But t ons. He cal ls at ever y house i n t he st r et once a m ont h and al ways asks f or a m eal and a gl as of beer. Leson 7 Too lat e 為時太晚 The pl ane was l at e and det ect i ves wer e wai ti ng at the ai