【正文】 pocket and went away. Later a neighbour t ol d m e about him. Everybody knows him . Hi s name is Percy But ons. He cal ls at ever y house i n t he str eet once a m ont h and al ways asks f or a meal and a glas of beer. Leson 7 Too l at e 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was l at e and det ecti ves wer e wait ing at t he air port al m or ning. They were expecti ng a valuabl e parcel of di amond f rom Sout h Afr ica. A f ew hours earl ier, someone had t ol d the poli ce t hat thieves woul d t ry t o st eal t he di amonds. W hen the pl ane ari ved, som e of t he det ecti ves wer e wai ti ng i nsi de t he m ai n buil di ng whil e ot hers were wait ng on t he air fi el d. Two m en t ook the par cel of f t he plane and car ied it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi le t wo detecti ves were keepi ng guar d at t he door , t wo ot her s opened t he par cel. To thei r sur pri se, the pr ecious parcel was f ul l of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has t he m ost beauti ful garden i n our t own. Near ly ever ybody ent er s for 39。 I repeated.39。m i ng t o see you. 39。 I t hought. 39。t hear a word!39。You must give up fishing! 39。Could I have those two t ickets please ?39。ve sold out ,39。 I sai d. 39。t pay the bil . I haven39。My dear , it must be ter rible t o be grown up! 39。Mr . Harmsworth,39。I have never borrowed any money fr om you,39。s garden is mor e interest ing. He has made neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool. I li ke gardens too, but I do not like har d wor k. Ever y year I ent er for the gar den pet it on too, and I always win a l it le prize for the wor st gar den in t he t own! Lesson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went to the Town Hal . I t was the last day of the year and a large cr owd of peopl e had gathered under the Town Hal clock. It woul d str ike twelve in twenty minutes39。39。 I39。 she said. 39。. Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up earl y on Sundays. I somet imes tay in bed unti l unch Sunday I got up very l at e. I looke d out of t he wi ndow. I t was dark outside. 39。m not realy i nt er ested in f ishi ng. I am only interested in si t ing in a boat and doing not hi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes are slowly driving me mad. I li ve near an air por t and pasing planes can be hear d ni ght and day. The Lesson 1 A private conversati on 私人談話 Last week I went to t he t heatre. I had a very good seat. The play was ver y interest ing. I did not enj oy i t. A young man and a young woman were sit ing behind me. They were talking loudl y. I got ver y angry. I could not hear the act or s. I turned r ound. I looked at he man and the woman angr ily. They did not pay any at enti on. In t he end, I coul d not bear it. I turned r ound again. 39。I might as wel have them,39。Cert ai nl y, 39。I 39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。but I can39。 If you receive a request li ke t hi s, you cannot f ail t o obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer i s an act res. She m ust be at least hi rt y fi ve year s ol d. In spi te of t his, she oft en appear s on t he stage as a young gi rl. Jenni fer wil have t o t ake par t i n a new play soon. Thi s tim e, she wil l be a gi rl of sevent een. I n the pl ay, she must appear i n a br ight r ed dr ess and long bl ack st ocki ngs. Last year in anot her pl ay, she had to wear short socks and a br ight , or ange colour ed dr ess. If anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she al ways answer s, 39。 As I soon lear nt , he was English himself ! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr et ar y t ol d me t hat Mr . Harm swort h would see me. I f el t very ner vous when. I went i nt o hi s of ice. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I ent er ed. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d t hat business was ver y bad. He t ol d m e that t he fi rm could not af or d to pay such l ar ge sal ar ie s. Twent y peopl e had alr eady l ef t. I knew that my t ur n had e. 39。2. To my sur pr ise, he gave m e t he m oney imm edi at el y. 39。s. Bil l wor ks har der than Joe and gr ows m or e f lower s and veget abl es, but Joe39。s one o39。What ar e you doi ng ?39。 I39。 t he young man said r udel y. 39。I can39。What a day!39。I 39。m havi ng breakf ast,39。Then he lent me a book. I r ead a few li nes, but I did not understand a wor d. Ever y day I t hought about post cards. My hol idays passed qui ckly, but I di d not send any cards to my f ri ends. On t he l ast day I m ade a bi g decision. I got up earl y and bought thir tyseven cards. I spent t he whol e day in m y r oom, but I di d not writ e a si ngl e card ! Leson 4 An excit ng tri p 激動(dòng)人心的旅行 I have just r ecei ved a let er fr om m y brother , Tim . He i s i n Austr al ia. He has been t here f or six mont hs. Tim i s an engi neer . He i s wor ki ng f or a big f irm and he has al ready visit ed a great num ber of di f er ent pl aces i n Austr al ia. He has j ust bought an Aust rali an car and has gone t o Ali ce Spri ngs, a sm al t own i n t he cent re of Austr ali a. He wil l soon visit Dar win. Fr om t her e, he wi l fl y to Per th. My br ot her has never been abr oad bef or e, so he is f indi ng t hi s tri p ver y exci ti ng. Leson 5 No wrong numbers 無錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞 Mr Jam es Scot has a gar age i n Sil bur y and now he has j ust bought anot her gar age in Pinhur st. Pi nhur st i s only fi ve mi les fr om Si lbur y, but Mr Scot cannot get a t el ephone for hi s new gar age, so he has j ust bought t welve pi geons. Yest er day, a pi geon cari ed t he f ir st m esage fr om Pi nhurst o Si lbury. The bi rd covered the di st ance i n thr e m i nutes. Up to now, Mr Scot has sent a gr eat m any r equest s for spar e part s and ot her urgent m essages f rom one garage t o t he ot her. I n t hi s way, he has begun hi s own pri vat e t el ephone ser vi 6 Percy But ons 珀西It 39。so now you can pay f or m y di nner !39。Don39。t t here ! As I was looki ng f or it , t he i nn keeper cam e in.