【正文】 ti on. In t he end, I coul d not bear it. I turned r ound again. 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 looked out of t he wi ndow. I t was dark outside. 39。 she said. 39。 I39。39。s garden is more 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 ion too, and I always win a l it le pri ze f or the worst gar den i n the town! 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 t he Town Hal clock. It woul d str ike twelve in t wenty mi nutes39。I have never borr owed any money fr om you,39。Mr . Harmswor th,39。My dear , i t m ust be ter ible t o be grown up! 39。t pay the bil . I haven39。The play may begi n at any moment ,39。m sorr y, we39。 the gir l sai d. 39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One man in a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fishi ng is my favouri te sport . I oft en f ish f or hour s without cat ching anything. But t his does not wor ry me. Some fi sher men are unlucky. I nstead of cat ching fi sh, t hey cat ch old boot s and rubbi sh. I am even less l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ngnot even old boot s. Aft er having spent whol e mor nings on the ri ver, I al ways go home with an empt y bag. 39。I can39。What a day!39。I 39。 I39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send m e a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Post cards al ways spoi l m y holi days. Last summ er , I went t o I taly. I visit ed m useum s and sat in publi c gar dens. A fr iendl y wait er t aught me a few words of It al ian. 39。s. Bil 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。ve just ar ri ved by tr ai n,39。Thi s i s a pr ivat e conversat ion! 39。t real ize one impor tant t hi ng. I39。s per formance. 39。 he asked. 39。 I asked. 39。 My dog had taken it into t he gar den. He oft en does t hi s.39。 I answer ed, 39。 Sir , we wele you to our cit y. This is a No Parking area. You wil l enjoy your stay her e if you pay at enti on t o our st reet signs. This not e is onl y a reminder. 39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。s of fi ce years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borr ows money f rom his fr iends and never pays i t back. Har ry saw me and came and sat at t he same t able. He has never bor rowed money f rom me. Whi le he was eat ing, I asked him t o lend me amp。s gar den is l ar ger than Joe39。s one o39。What ar e you doi ng ?39。 I39。 the young man sai d rudely. 39。 But t hey don39。but they are f or next Wednesday39。Can I r et ur n these two t ickets?39。May I have t wo t ickets please ?39。 he sai d 39。Yes, t hank you,39。100 a year ! Leson 16 A polit e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n the wrong pl ace, a tr af fi c poli cem an wi l soon fi nd i t. You wi l be very l ucky i f he l et s you go wi thout a ti cket . However, this does not al ways happen. Tr af fi c poli ce are som etim es ver y pol ite. Dur ing a holi day i n Sweden, I f ound t hi s not e on my car :39。 Cl ub. The Gr enwood Boys wil be st ayi ng f or fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e, they wi l gi ve f i ve per formances. As usual, t he poli ce wil l have a dif fi cult tim e. They wil l be tr yi ng t o keep or der. I t i s al ways the sam e on t hese occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am using exper ience last year. Aft er I had l eft a sm al vil lage i n the sout h of Fr ance, I dr ove on t o the next t own. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked m e f or a lif t. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car, I sai d good morning to him in French and he replied i n t he sam e l anguage. Apart f rom a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al l. Nei ther of us spoke duri ng t he j our ney. I had nearl y reached t he t own, when t he young m an suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。s. Leson 11 One good turn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was having di nner at a rest aurant when Har y Steel e cam e in. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer39。 each year , but Joe wi ns ever y tim e. Bil Fri th39。 she sai d. 39。m st il l havi ng br eakf ast,39。s r ai ni ng again.39。 It39。 I said angri l y. 39。It 39。 But I39。Dear m e,39。The Ni cest Garden Com peti ti on39。 I l ookedat m y wat ch. I was tr ue. The bi gclock refusedto wel ehe New Yea. At t hatm ment ver ybody began o l aughand si ng. Leson 10 Not for jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 W have an ol d m uscali nstr um ent. It is cal led a cl avichor d( 翼琴 ) . I t was made i n Germ any i n 1681. Our clavi chord is kept in t he l iving room. I t has belong t o our f amil y for a long t ime. The inst rum ent was bought by my grandf at her m any years ago. Recentl y i t was damaged by a vi si tor. She t ri ed t o pl ay jazz on it ! She st r uck the keys t oo hard and t wo of t he stri ngs were broken. M y f at her was hocked. Now we are not al owed to t ouch i t. It is bei ng r epair ed by a fr iend of m y father 39。cl ock so we shal have plent y of tim e. We shal se his boat and t hen we shal l say good bye to him. He wil l be away f or t wo m onths. We are ver y pr oud of him . He wil l take par t in an i mpor tant r ace across t he At lant ic. Lesson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys ar e 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 ari vi ng here t omorr ow. They wil l be i ng by t rain and m ost of the young people i n t he t own wi l be m eti ng t hem at he stati on. Tomorr ow eveni ng t hey wil be si ngi ng a t he Wor kers39。 he Sa id. Then he sm il ed and t ol d m e I would r ecei ve an ext ra amp。 he asked. 39。m very sor ry,39。I hurr ied to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。 Susan excl ai med. Just then, a man hur ri ed t o the ticket off ice. 39。t he gir l said, 39。s awaste of time.39。s none of your