【正文】 aid r udel y. 39。 I39。What are you doi ng ?39。s one o39。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 pri se, he gave m e t he m oney im mediat el y. 39。 As I soon lear nt, he was Engl ish him self ! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secret ar y t ol d me t hat Mr. Harm swort h woul d see m e. I f el t ver y nervous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I ent er ed. Af t er I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness was ver y bad. He t ol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af f or d t o pay such l ar ge sal ari es. Twent y peopl e had al r eady l ef t. I knew t hat m y tur n had e. 39。 If you r ecei ve a request li ke t hi s, you cannot f ai l t o obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer is an actr es. She m ust be at l east t hir ty fi ve year s ol d. I n spit e of thi s, she of t en appear s on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wil l have t o t ake part i n a new pl ay soon. Thi s ti m e, she wil l be a gi r l of sevent en. I n t he play, 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 dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answer s, 39。but I can39。 Leson19 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 real y i nt erested i n fi shi ng. I am onl y int erest ed in si t ing i n a boat and doing not hi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aeroplanes ar e slowl y dri ving me mad. I l ive near an ai rport and pasing pl anes can be hear d night and day. The Lesson 1 A privat e conversat ion 私人談話 Last week I went to t he theat r e. I had a very good seat . The pl ay was ver y i nt eresting. I did not enjoy i t. A young man and a young woman wer e si t ing behind m e. They were talki ng loudly. I got very angr y. I could not hear t he act or s. I t urned r ound. I looked at he man and the wom an angr il y. The y did not pay any at ent ion. In t he end, I coul d not bear it . I turned r ound again. 39。. Leson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up ear ly on Sundays. I som et im es stay i n bed unti l unch tim Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of t he window. It was dark out si de. 39。 she said. 39。 she asked. 39。cl ock! 39。s gar den i s mor e int er est ing. He has made neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool . I like gar dens too, but I do not l ike hard wor k. Ever y year I enter f or t he gar den pet it ion t oo, and I always wi n a l it le pr ize f or the wor st garden i n the t own! Lesson 9 A col d wele 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to t he Town Hal . It was t he last day of the year and a large cr owd of people had gather ed under the Town Hal clock. I t would str ike t welve i n twent y mi nut es39。I have never bor rowed any money f rom you, 39。Mr . Har mswor th,39。My dear, i t must be t er r ible t o be gr own up!39。t pay t he bil . I haven39。The play may begin at any moment, 39。m sor ry, we39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。 I said sadly. Leson20 One m an in a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fishing i s my f avour it e spor t. I oft en fi sh for hours wi thout cat chi ng anyt hing. But t his does not wor ry me. Som e fi sherm en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, they catch old boot s and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ngnot even old boot s. Af ter having spent whole mornings on t he ri ver , I al ways go home wi th an empt y bag. 39。I can39。What a day!39。I 39。m havi ng br eakf ast ,39。Then he l ent m e a book. I r ead a f ew l ines, but I did not under st and a wor d. Ever y day I t hought about post car ds. M y hol i days pased qui ckl y, but I di d not send any car ds t o m y fr i ends. On t he l ast day I made a bi g decisi on. I got up ear ly and bought t hir ty seven car ds. I spent t he whol e day i n m y r oom, but I di d not wr it e a si ngl e car d ! Lesson 4 An excit i ng tri p 激動人心的旅行 I have just recei ved a let er fr om m y br ot her , Ti m. He i s i n Aust r al ia. He has been t her e f or si x mont hs. Tim is an engi neer. He i s wor ki ng f or a bi g fi rm and he has al r eady visit ed a gr eat num ber of di f er ent pl aces i n Aust r al ia. He has just bought an Aust rali an car and has gone t o Al i ce Spr ings, a sm al l t own i n t he centr e of Aust r al ia. He wi l soon vi sit Dar win. Fr om t here, he wil l fl y t o Per t h. My br ot her has never been abr oad bef or e, so he i s fi ndi ng t hi s tr ip ver y exci ti ng. Leson 5 No wrong num bers 無錯號之虞 Mr James Scot t has a gar age i n Sil bury and now he has j ust bought anot her gar age i n Pi nhur st. Pi nhur st i s only f i ve m il es f r om Sil bury, but Mr Scot t cannot get a t el ephone f or hi s new gar age, so he has just bought t wel ve pi geons. Yest er day, a pi geon car ied t he fi rst message fr om Pi nhur st o Si lbur y. The bir d cover ed t he di st ance i n t hr ee m i nut es. Up t o now, Mr Scot t has sent a great m any request s for spar e par ts and ot her ur gent messages fr om one garage t o t he ot her. I n t hi s way, he has begun hi s own pr ivate t el ephone servi ce. Lesson 6 Percy But ons 珀西Dear m e, 39。 But I39。I t 39。 I sai d angr il y. 39。 my f ri ends say. 39。 I asked. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。I t may have begun alr eady, 39。 The innkeeper smi led and im medi ately went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he retur ned wit h my bag and gave it back to m e. 39。t there ! As I was looking f or i t, t he innkeeper came i n. 39。Don39。so now you can pay f or my di nner !39。I t39。Then he lent me a book. I read a f ew li nes, but I di d not understand a wor d. Ever y day I thought about postcards. My holi days passed quickly, but I di d not send any car ds to my f ri ends. On t he last day I made a bi g deci si on. I got up ear ly and bought t hir ty seven car ds.