【正文】 Goodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wil l sai l f r om Port sm out h t om orr ow. We shal meet hi m at t he har bour earl y i n t he m or ni ng. He wi l be i n his smal boat, Topsail . Tapsai l is a f am ous li t le boat. It has sai l ed acr oss t he Atl anti c m any t im es. Capt ain Al i son wi l set out at ei ght o39。s t wo mi nut es past t wel ve! The cl ock has st opped!39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Br idge Str eet . Yest er day a beggar knocked at m y door . He asked m e f or a m eal and a glass of beer. I n r et ur n for t hi s, t he beggar st ood on his head and sang songs. I ga ve him a m eal . He ate t he f ood and dr ank t he beer . Then he put a pi ece of cheese i n hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour t ol d m e about hi m. Ever ybody knows hi m. Hi s nam e is Per cy But t ons. He cal l s at ever y house in t he st r et once a m onth and al ways asks for a m eal and a glass of beer. Lesson 7 Too lat e 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was l at e and det ect i ves wer e wait ng at the air port al m or ning. They were expecti ng 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 pol ice t hat t hi eves woul d tr y t o st eal t he diamonds. When t he pl ane ar i ved, som e of t he det ect i ves wer e wait ng i nsi de t he mai n bui l di ng whil e others wer e wait i ng on t he air fi el d. Two m en t ook t he par cel off t he pl ane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi le t wo det ecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, t wo ot her s opened the parcel. To t hei r sur pri se, t he pr eci ous par cel was f ul l of st ones and sand! Leson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has t he m ost beauti f ul gar den i n our town. Near l y ever ybody enter s for 39。 I r epeat ed.39。 39。I t 39。 I sai d angr il y. 39。 It 39。s r ai ning agai n.39。But I 39。Dear m e, 39。The Ni cest Gar den Com pet it ion39。 I l ooked at m y wat ch. I t was t r ue. The bi g cl ock ref used t o wel e t he New Year. At t hat m om ent ever ybody began t o laugh and si ng. Lesson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an old m usi cal i nstr ument. It i s cal led a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ) . It was m ade i n Germ any in 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 tim e. The inst r um ent was bought by m y grandfat her many year s a go. Recent l y it was dam aged by a vi si tor. She t ri ed t o pl ay jazz on it ! She st r uck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of the str i ngs wer e broken. My f at her was shocked. Now we ar e not al l owed t o t ouch i t. It i s bei ng r epair ed by a f ri end of m y f at her 39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of t im e. We shal l see hi s boat and then we shal l say good bye t o him. He wil l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e ver y pr oud of him. He wil l take part i n an im por tant race acr oss t he At lanti c. Lesson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr enwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popular singers. At pr esent, t hey ar e visit i ng al l par ts of t he countr y. They wi l be ar ri vi ng here t om orr ow. They wil l be i ng by t rai n and m ost of t he young peopl e i n t he t own wil l be meet i ng them at t he st at i on. Tom orr ow eveni ng t hey wi l be si ngi ng at t he Wor ker s39。s none of your business, 39。 Just then, the t el ephone r ang. It was my aunt Lucy. 39。m st il l ha ving br eakf ast ,39。 she sai d. 39。 each year , but Joe wi ns every ti me. Bi l Fr it h39。s. Lesson 11 One good t urn deserves another 禮尚往來 I was having di nner at a r estaur ant when Har y St el e cam e in. Har y wor ked in a l awyer 39。 Club. The Gr enwood Boys wi l be staying f or f i ve days. Dur ing this t im e, t hey wi l 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 be t ryi ng to keep order . I t is al ways t he same on these occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語嗎？ I had an amusing exper ience last year. Af ter I had left a smal l vi l age i n t he south of Fr ance, I drove on t o the next town. On t he way, a young man waved to me. I st opped and he asked me for a l if t. As soon as he had got int o the car, I said good mor ning t o him in Fr ench and he r eplied i n t he same l anguage. Apar t fr om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al l. Neit her of us spoke duri ng the j ourney. I had near l y reached t he town, when the young man suddenly sai d, very sl owly, 39。 t he young m an sai d r udel y. 39。 I39。 I sai d.39。Do you al ways get up so lat e ? It 39。s gar den i s l ar ger t han Joe39。s of fi ce year s ago, but he i s 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 m e and came and sat at t he same t abl e. He has never bor r owed m oney f r om me. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked hi m t o l end m e amp。Do you speak Engli sh?39。This i s a pr ivate conver sat ion!39。ve j ust ar ri ved by t rai n,39。What are you doi ng ?39。s one o39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send me a card 請(qǐng)給我寄一張明信片 Postcards always spoi l my holi days. Last summer, I went to It al y. I vi si ted m useums and sat i n publ ic gar dens. A f ri endl y wait er t aught me a few wor ds of It al ian. 39。 I 39。I 39。What a day! 39。I can39。I have never bor r owed any m oney f rom you,39。s garden i s m ore i nter esti ng. He has m ade neat pat hs and has built a wooden br idge over a pool. I l ike 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 peti ti on t oo, and I al ways wi n a li t le pr ize f or t he wor st gar den i n t he t own! Lesson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o t he Town Hal . It was t he l ast day of t he year and a lar ge cr owd of peopl e had gat her ed unde r t he Town Hal clock. I t would st ri ke t wel ve i n t went y mi nut es39。cl ock!39。 she