【正文】 e of t hi s, she oft en appears on t he stage as a young gi rl . Jenni f er wi l have t o t ake par t in a new play soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gir l of sevent een. I n t he pl ay, she m ust appear i n a bri ght r ed dress and l ong black stocki ngs. Last year in anot her play, she had t o wear short socks and a bri ght, or ange coloured dr es. If anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answers, 39。but I can39。The play m ay begin at any mom ent ,39。m sorr y, we39。cl ock! 39。s gar den is mor e i nt erest i ng. He has made neat pat hs and has bui lt a woode n bri dge over a pool. I li ke gar dens t oo, but I do not li ke har d wor k. Ever y year I enter f or t he gar den pet it ion t oo, and I al ways wi n a l it l e pr i ze f or t he wor st gar den i n t he t own! Leson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o t he Town Hal l. I t was t he l ast day of t he year and a l ar ge crowd of peopl e had gathered under t he Town Hal l cl ock. It woul d str ike t wel ve i n t went y m i nut es39。I have never borr owed any m one y fr om you,39。Mr. Har mswort h,39。 Sir , we wel e you t o our ci t y. This i s a No Par king area. You wil l enj oy your st ay her e if you pay at enti on t o our st reet si gns. This note i s only a r emi nder. 39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。s of fi ce 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 borr ows money 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 rom m e. Whil e he was eat i ng, I asked him t o lend m e amp。s gar den i s lar ger t han Joe39。Do you al ways get up so l at e ? I t39。 I asked. 39。 My dog had taken it int o the gar den. He of ten does this.39。Yes, t hank you, 39。100 a year! Leson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you park your car i n the wr ong place, a tr af fi c poli ceman wi l l soon f ind i t. You wi l be very lucky if he l et s you go wit hout a t icket. However, thi s does not always happen. Tr af ic pol ice are someti mes very poli te. Dur ing a holi day in Sweden, I f ound thi s not e on my car :39。 Club. The Gr enwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days. Dur i ng this t im e, t hey wil l gi ve fi ve per for mances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t ti me. They wi l l be t ryi ng to keep order . I t is al ways t he sam e on these occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an amusing exper ience last year. Af ter I had lef t a sm al l vi l age in t he south of Fr ance, I drove 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 int o the car, I said good mor ning t o him in French and he r epli ed in t he same language. Apar t f r om a few words, I do not know any Fr ench at al. Nei ther of us spoke dur ing the jour ney. I had near ly r eached the t own, whe n t he young man suddenly said, ver y slowl y, 39。s. Leson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) I was havi ng dinner at a r est aur ant when Har r y St eel e cam e i n. Har ry wor ked i n a lawyer39。 each year , but Joe wi ns every ti me. Bil l Fr it h39。 she sai d. 39。May I have two ti cket s please ?39。 he said 39。 he asked. 39。 he Sai d. Then he sm il ed and tol d m e I woul d r ecei ve an ext r a amp。cl ock so we shal have pl ent y of ti me. We shal see hi s boat and t hen we shal l say goodbye t o hi m. He wil l be away for t wo mont hs. We ar e ver y 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 ar e a group of popul ar si nger s. At pr esent , they are vi si ti ng al part s of t he count ry. They wil l be ar ivi ng her e t om or r ow. They wi l be i ng by tr ai n and m ost of t he young people i n t he t own wi l be m eeti ng t hem at he stati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng t hey wil l be si nging at t he Wor kers39。 I l ooked at m y wat ch. I t was tr ue. The bi g cl ock ref used t o wel e t he New Year. At t hat m om ent everybody began t o laugh and si ng. Lesson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂(lè) We have an ol d m usi cal i nst rum ent. I t is cal ed a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ). I t was m ade in Ger many i n 1681. Our clavichord i s kept i n t he l i vi ng r oom. I t has bel ong t o our fami ly f or a l ong t im e. The i nst rument was bought by my gr andf at her m any year s ago. Recentl y i t was damaged by a vi si t or. She t ri ed t o pl ay j azz on it ! She str uck t he keys t oo hard and t wo of t he st ri ngs were br oken. My f ather was shocked. Now we ar e not al owed to t ouch i t. I t is bei ng r epai red by a fr iend of m y f at her39。The Ni cest Gar den Competi i on39。m e, 39。巴頓斯 I have just m oved t o a house i n Br i dge St reet. Yest er day a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me f or a meal and a gl as of beer . I n ret ur n f or t his, t he beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal . He ate t he f ood and dr ank t he beer . Then he put a pi ece of cheese in hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour tol d m e about him . Ever ybody knows him. His name i s Percy Butt ons. He cal s at ever y house i n the str eet once a mont h and al ways asks for a m eal and a gl ass of beer. Lesson 7 Too l at e 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was l ate and detecti ves wer e wait i ng at t he ai rport al m or ni ng. They were expect ing a val uable par cel of di amond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear li er , som eone had t ol d t he poli ce t hat t hi eves woul d tr y t o st eal t he di am onds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, som e of t he det ecti ves wer e wai ti ng insi de t he m ai n buil ding whi le ot her s wer e wai ti ng on t he ai rf iel d. Two m en t ook t he par cel of f t he plane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi l e t wo det ecti ves were keepi ng guar d at the door, t wo ot her s opened t he parcel.