【正文】 l ock r ef used t o wel e the New Year . At t hat moment ever ybody began t o l augh and si ng. Leson 10 Not f or jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d m usical inst r um ent . It i s cal ed a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ). I t was made i n Germany i n 1681. Our cl avi chor d i s kept i n t he li vingr oom . It has bel ong t o our f am il y f or a l ong ti me. The instr um ent was bought by m y grandfat her many year s ago. Recent l y it was dam aged by a vi sit or . She tr ied t o play j az on i t! She str uck the keys t oo har d and t wo of t he st ri ngs wer e br oken. My f at her was shocked. Now we are not al owed t o t ouch i t. I t is being r epai red by a f ri end of m y f at her 39。cl ock so we shal have pl enty of ti m e. We shal see his boat and t hen we shal say good bye t o hi m. He wi l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We are ver y pr oud of him. He wil l take part i n an im por tant race acr oss t he Atl ant i c. Leson 13 The G renwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popul ar si nger s. At pr esent, t hey ar e visit ing al part s of t he count r y. They wi l be ar i vi 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 st ati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng t hey wil l be si ngi ng at the Workers39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and t ol d me I woul d r ecei ve an extr a amp。 he asked. 39。m ver y sor r y, 39。I hurr ied t o t he t i cket off ice. 39。 Susan excl aim ed. Just t hen, a m an hur ri ed to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。s a wast e of t im e.39。s two minutes past t welve! The cl ock has st opped!39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es pa ssed and t hen, at fi ve to t welve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wai ted, but nothi ng happened. Suddenly someone shout ed, 39。 my f ri ends say.39。 I asked. 39。 t he gi rl said. 39。I t m ay have begun alr eady,39。 The inn keeper smi led and imm edi atel y went out. I n a f ew mi nutes he r et urned wi th m y bag and gave i t back t o me. 39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng f or it , t he i nn keeper cam e i n. 39。Don39。so now you can pay f or m y di nner !39。I t 39。 I t39。Cer tai nly, 39。What a pit y!39。 Susan answered. 39。I 39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。t int er upt ,39。 Leson 12 Goodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our ncighbour , Capt ain Char les Ali son, wi l sai l fr om Por tsmouth tomor row. We shal met him at t he harbour ear ly i n t he morni ng. He wi l l be i n his smal l boat, Topsai l. Tapsail is a famous li t le boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant ic m any t im es. Captain Al i son wi l set out at eight o39。s two minutes past t welve! The cl ock has st opped!39。s a wast e of t im e.39。t he gir l sai d, 39。 Susan excl aim ed. Just t hen, a m an hur ri ed to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。I hurr ied t o t he t i cket off ice. 39。m ver y sor r y, 39。 he asked. 39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and t ol d me I woul d r ecei ve an extr a amp。cl ock so we shal have pl enty of ti m e. We shal see his boat and t hen we shal say good bye t o hi m. He wi l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We are ver y pr oud of him. He wil l take part i n an im por tant race acr oss t he Atl ant i c. Leson 13 The G renwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popul ar si nger s. At pr esent, t hey ar e visit ing al part s of t he count r y. They wi l be ar i vi 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 st ati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng t hey wil l be si ngi ng at the Workers39。 I looked at m y watch. It was t rue. The bi g cl ock r ef used t o wel e the New Year . At t hat moment ever ybody began t o l augh and si ng. Leson 10 Not f or jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d m usical inst r um ent . It i s cal ed a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ). I t was made i n Germany i n 1681. Our cl avi chor d i s kept i n t he li vingr oom . It has bel ong t o our f am il y f or a l ong ti me. The instr um ent was bought by m y grandfat her many year s ago. Recent l y it was dam aged by a vi sit or . She tr ied t o play j az on i t! She str uck the keys t oo har d and t wo of t he st ri ngs wer e br oken. My f at her was shocked. Now we are not al owed t o t ouch i t. I t is being r epai red by a f ri end of m y f at her 39。s. Bil l works harder t han Joe and gr ows m or e fl owers and veget abl es, but Joe39。 2. To m y sur pr ise, he gave m e the m oney im mediat el y. 39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engl ish him sel f! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr et ar y t ol d m e that Mr . Har mswort h woul d se m e. I f el t ver y ner vous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not look up f rom his desk when I ent er ed. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness was very bad. He t ol d m e t hat t he fi rm coul d not afford t o pay such l arge sal ari es. Twenty people had alr eady l eft . I knew t hat m y t ur n had e. 39。 I f you r eceive a r equest l i ke t his, you cannot fail t o obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act r ess. She m ust be at l east t hi rt yf ive years ol d. I n spi t e of t his, she oft en 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 seventeen. I n t he pl ay, she m ust appear i n a br i ght r ed dr es and l ong bl ack st ocki ngs. Last year i n anot her pl ay, she had t o wear shor t socks and a bri ght , or ange col our ed dress. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she i s, she al ways answer s, 39。but I can39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。I 39。Cer tai nl y, 39。I m ight as wel l have t hem ,39。m not r eal ly i nter est ed i n f ishi ng. I am only i nter ested i n si t i ng i n a boat and doi ng not hing at al ! Leson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes are sl owl y dr ivi ng m e mad. I li ve near an ai r por t and passi ng planes can be heard ni ght and