【正文】 ing agai n.39。But I 39。Dear m e, 39。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 hi m. He wi l t ake par t 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 ar e a gr oup of popul ar si ngers. At present , t hey are vi si ti ng al l par ts of t he countr y. They wil 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 i n t he t own wil l be m eet i ng t hem at t he st at ion. Tom orr ow eveni ng t hey 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。 he said 39。May I have two ti cket s please ?39。Can I retur n these two ti ckets?39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。 But they don39。 It 39。Cer tainl y, 39。What a pi ty!39。 Susan answer ed. 39。 The inn keeper smi led and i mmediatel y went out . I n a f ew m inutes he r et urned wi th m y bag and gave i t back to me. 39。t there ! As I was looking f or it , t he inn keeper came i n. 39。Don39。so now you can pay f or my di nner !39。I t39。Then he lent me a book. I read a f ew li nes, but I di d not understand a wor d. Ever y day I thought about postcards. My holi days passed quickly, but I di d not send any car ds to my f ri ends. On t he last day I made a bi g deci si on. I got up ear ly and bought t hir ty seven car ds. I spent the whol e day in m y r oom , but I did not wr it e a single card !Lesson 4 An excit ing t rip 激動人心的旅行 I have j ust r ecei ved a l et er f rom my br other, Ti m. He i s in Aust rali a. He has been there for six m ont hs. Ti m i s an engi neer . He is wor king f or a big f ir m and he has alr eady vi si ted a gr eat number of di f erent pl aces i n Austr al ia. He has just bought an Aust ral ian car and has gone to Al ice Spr ings, a smal l t own i n the centr e of Aust ral ia. He wi l soon vi si t Darwi n. From t her e, he wi l f ly t o Pert h. My brot her has never been abr oad bef ore, so he is f inding t his t ri p ver y excit 5 No wrong numbers 無錯號之虞 Mr James Scott has a gar age in Si lbur y and now he has j ust bought another gar age in Pi nhur st . Pinhurst is only fi ve mil es fr om Si lbury, but Mr Scott cannot get a t elephone f or hi s new garage, so he has just bought twel ve pi geons. Yest er day, a pi geon car ied t he fi rst message f rom Pinhurst to Si lbury. The bir d cover ed the di st ance i n thr ee minut es. Up t o now, Mr Scott has sent a great many request s for spar e par ts and ot her ur gent messages fr om one garage to the other. I n t hi s way, he has begun his own pr ivate t elephone servi 6 Percy But t ons 珀西m havi ng br eakf ast ,39。m i ng to see you.39。 I t hought. 39。t hear a wor d!39。I f ound t his outsi de t his gent l em an39。 I sai d, 39。 It39。Cer t ainl y, 39。What a pit y!39。I t m ay have begun al r eady,39。 The i nn keeper smi l ed and im mediat el y went out . In a few m i nut es he r etur ned wi t h m y bag and gave i t back t o m e. 39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng f or i t, t he i nnkeeper cam e i n. 39。Don39。so now you can pay f or my di nner !39。I t39。Then he l ent m e a book. I r ead a f ew l i nes, but I di d not under st and a wor d. Ever y day I t hought about post car ds. My holi days pased quickly, but I di d not send any car ds t o m y f ri ends. On t he l ast day I m ade a bi g deci si on. I got up ear l y and bought t hir t y seven car ds. I spent t he whol e day i n my r oom , but I di d not wri te a si ngl e car d ! Leson 4 An exci ti ng t ri p 激動人心的旅行 I have j ust r eceived a l et ter f rom m y br ot her , Tim . He is i n Austr ali a. He has been ther e f or si x m ont hs. Tim i s an engi neer. He is wor king f or a big f ir m and he has alr eady vi si t ed a gr eat num ber of di f fer ent places i n Austr al i a. He has j ust bought an Austr al i an car and has gone t o Ali ce Spri ngs, a sm al t own in t he cent re of Austr ali a. He wil l soon vi si t Dar wi n. Fr om t here, he wil l fl y t o Per t h. My br ot her has never been abr oad bef or e, so he i s fi ndi ng t hi s tr i p ver y exci ti ng. Leson 5 No wrong num bers 無錯號之虞 Mr James Scot t has a gar age i n Sil bur y and now he has j ust bought anot her gar age i n Pi nhur st . Pi nhur st i s only f i ve m il es f r om Sil bur y, but Mr Scot t cannot get a t el ephone f or hi s new garage, so he has j ust bought t wel ve pi geons. Yest er day, a pi geon car i ed t he fi r st message f rom Pinhurst to Si l bur y. The bir d cover ed t he di st ance i n t hr ee mi nut es. Up t o now, Mr Scott has s ent a gr eat m any r equest s f or spar e part s and ot her ur gent m essages fr om one gar age t o t he ot her . In t his way, he has begun his own pr i vat e tel ephone ser vi ce. Leson 6 Percy But ons 珀西m having br eakf ast, 39。m i ng t o see you.39。 I t hought. 39。t hear a wor d!39。s none of your busi ness,39。 Just t hen, t he t el ephone r ang. It was m y aunt Lucy.39。m sti l havi ng br eakfast,39。 she sai d. 39。 each year, but Joe wi ns ever y ti me. Bil l Fri th39。s. Lesson 11 O ne good t urn d