【正文】 hen, a man hur ied to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。I hurr ied to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。m ver y sorr y,39。 he asked. 39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and tol d me I woul d recei ve an extr a amp。c l ock so we shal have pl ent y of tim e. We shal se his boat and then we shal say good bye to him. He wil be away f or t wo mont hs. We ar e ver y pr oud of him. He wil l t ake par t i n an im por tant r ace across t he Atl anti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys are a gr oup of popular si nger s. At pr esent, t hey ar e vi si ti ng al part s of t he countr y. They wil l be ar ri vi ng here t omorr ow. They wil l be i ng by tr ai n and most of t he young people i n t he t own wi l be m et i ng t hem at t he stati on. Tomorr ow eveni ng t hey wil be si nging at t he Wor kers39。 She l ooked at i t cr it cal y for a moment .39。 anything. They are j ust pr et ty pat terns. We li ke t hem i n the same way t hat we like prety curtain materi al . I t hi nk t hat young children oft en appreciate modern pictures bet ter t han anyone else. They not ice mor e. My sist er i s only seven, but she always tel s me whether my pictures ar e good or not. She came into my r oom yest er day. 39。 I said. Then he spoke sl owl y, but I could not understand him. My t eacher never spoke Engl ish like that! The porter and I looked at each other and sm il ed. Then he sai d somet hi ng and I under stood it . 39。s room39。and i t39。s a waste of t ime.39。t he girl sai d, 39。 Susan excl aim ed. Just t hen, a man hur ied to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。I hurr ied to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。m ver y s orr y,39。 he asked. 39。 he Said. Then he smil ed and told me I would r eceive an ext ra amp。cl ock so we shal have pl ent y of tim e. We shal se his boat and then we shal say good bye to him. He wil be away f or t wo mont hs. We ar e ver y pr oud of him. He wil l t ake par t i n an im por tant r ace across t he Atl anti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys are a gr oup of popular si nger s. At pr esent, t hey ar e vi si ti ng al part s of t he countr y. They wil l be ar ri vi ng here t omorr ow. They wil l be i ng by tr ai n and most of t he young people i n t he t own wi l be m et i ng t hem at t he stati on. Tomorr ow eveni ng t hey wil be si nging at t he Wor kers39。 She l ooked at it cr it cal y for a m om ent.39。 anything. They are j ust pr et y pat er ns. We li ke t hem i n the sam e way t hat we l ike pr et ty curt ai n m ate ri al . I t hi nk t hat young chi ldren oft en appr eciat e m odern pictur es bet er t han anyone else. They noti ce m or e. My si st er i s only seven, but she always t el s m e whether my pictur es ar e good or not . She came i nt o m y room yest er day. 39。 I said. Then he spoke sl owl y, but I could not understand him. My t eacher never spoke Engl ish l i ke that ! The por ter and I looked at each ot her and smi led. Then he said somet hi ng and I understood i t. 39。s room39。and it 39。s a wast e of t ime.39。t he girl sai d, 39。 Susan excl aim ed. Just t hen, a man hur ied to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。I hurr ied to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。m ver y sorr y,39。 he asked. 39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and tol d me I woul d recei ve an extr a amp。cl ock so we shal have pl ent y of tim e. We shal se his boat and then we shal say good bye to him. He wil be away f or t wo mont hs. We ar e ver y pr oud of him. He wil l t ake par t i n an im por tant r ace across t he Atl anti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys are a gr oup of popular si nger s. At pr esent, t hey ar e vi si ti ng al part s of t he countr y. They wil l be ar ri vi ng here t omorr ow. They wil l be i ng by tr ai n and most of t he young people i n t he t own wi l be m et i ng t hem at t he stati on. Tomorr ow eveni ng t hey wil be si nging at t he Wor kers39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engli sh him self! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secretary t ol d m e t hat Mr. Harmswor th woul d see m e. I felt ver y ner vous when. I went i nt o hi s of fi ce. He di d not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I entered. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d that busi nes was very bad. He told me t hat he f irm coul d not af or d t o pay such l ar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had al ready left . I knew t hat m y turn had e. 39。 If you r ecei ve a r equest li ke t his, you cannot fail to obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an actr es. She m ust be at l east t hi rt yf i ve years old. I n spit e of t hi s, she oft en appear s on t he st age as a young gir l. Jennif er wi l have t o take part in a new pl ay soon. Thi s t ime, she wi l be a gir l of sevent en. I n t he pl ay, she m ust appear i n a br ight r ed dres and l ong black st ocki ngs. Last year i n another play, she had t o wear short socks and a bri ght, orange col our ed dres. If anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answers, 39。but I can39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。I 39。Cer tainl y,39。I mi ght as wel l have t hem,39。m not real ly i nt er est ed i n fi shi ng. I am onl y interest ed i n sit ti ng i n a boat and doing not hi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes are sl owl y dri vi ng me mad. I li ve near an air port and pasing pl anes can be hear d ni ght and day. The air port was built dur i ng t he war , but for som e reason i t coul d not be used t hen. Last year, however, it cam e i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e m ust have been dr iven away f r om t heir hom es by the noise. I am one of t he few peopl e left. Som et imes I t hi nk t hi s house wil l be knocked down by a passi ng plane. I have been off er ed a l ar ge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am det ermi ned t o stay her e. Ever ybody says I must be mad and t hey ar e pr obabl y ri ght. Lesson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of r eceiving a leter fr om a gi rl of her own age i n Hol and. Last year, we were tr avel li ng across t he Channel and J a