【正文】 ot 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。2. To m y sur pri se, he gave m e t he m oney im mediat el y. 39。s. Bil l works harder t han Joe and gr ows m or e fl owers and veget abl es, but Joe39。 I l ooked at m y wat ch. It was t r ue. The big cl ock r ef used to wel e t he New Year. At t hat m om ent ever ybody began t o l augh and si ng. Leson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂(lè) We have an ol d m usi cal i nst r um ent . It i s cal ed a clavichor d( 翼琴 ). I t was made i n Ger many i n 1681. Our clavichor d i s kept i n t he l i vi ng r oom. I t has bel ong t o our fami ly f or a l ong t im e. The i nst rument was bought by my gr andf at her m any years ago. Recentl y it was damaged by a visit or. She t ri ed t o pl ay j azz on it ! She st ruck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of t he st ri ngs were br oken. My fat her was shocked. Now we ar e not al owed t o touch it . I t is bei ng repai r ed by a fr iend of my f ather39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of tim e. We shal l se hi s boat and t hen we shal say good bye t o him . He wil l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e very pr oud of him . He wi l t ake part i n an im port ant r ace acr oss t he At l anti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys are a gr oup of popul ar si ngers. At present, t hey ar e vi sit 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 in t he t own wil l be m eet i ng t hem at the st ati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng they wi l be singi ng at t he Wor ker s39。 he Sai d. Then he sm il ed and tol d m e I woul d recei ve an ext r a amp。 he asked. 39。m ver y sor ry,39。I hur ri ed to t he ti cket off i ce. 39。 Susan excl aim ed. Just t hen, a m an hur ri ed to t he ti cket off i ce. 39。t he gi rl sai d, 39。s a wast e of ti me.39。and it39。s r oom39。 I said. Then he spoke slowl y, but I coul d not underst and him . My t eacher never spoke Engli sh l i ke t hat ! The port er and I l ooked at each ot her and sm il ed. Then he sai d som ethi ng and I underst ood i t. 39。 anyt hi ng. They ar e just pr et t y pat ter ns. We li ke t hem i n t he same way t hat we li ke pret y curt ai n m at er i al. I t hink t hat young chi l dr en oft en appr eci at e modern pi ct ures bet er t han anyone el se. They noti ce m ore. My si st er i s only seven, but she al ways t el l s m e whet her my pi ct ures ar e good or not. She cam e i nt o m y room yester day. 39。 She l ooked at i t cri ti cal y f or a m oment.39。 si gns out si de hi s gate, but t hese have not had any ef f ect . Now he has put an ugly st one head over t he gat e. I t is one of t he ugl iest f aces I have ever sen. I asked him what it was gar den i s l arger than Joe39。s of f ice year s ago, but he is now wor king at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he always borr ows money fr om hi s fr iends and never pays i t back. Har y saw me and came and sat at the same t abl e. He has never bor rowed money f rom me. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked him t o lend m e amp。Do you speak English?39。 Si r, we wel e you to our cit y. Thi s is a No Par king area. You wi l enj oy your st ay her e if you pay at ent ion t o our st reet si gns. This note is only a re mi nder .39。 I answer ed, 39。 My dog had t aken i t int o the garden. He of t en does this.39。 I asked. 39。 he asked. 39。s per for mance. 39。t reali ze one i mport ant t hing. I39。 The manager was sympatheti c, but he coul d do nothing. 39。Wel ,39。l l soon learn Engl ish! 39。 she asked. 39。s al r ight, 39。s gar den i s m or e i nter esti ng. He has m ade neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br i dge over a pool. I l i ke gar dens t oo, but I do not l ike hard wor k. Ever y year I ent er f or t he garden pet it i on t oo, and I al ways wi n a l it tl e pri ze f or t he wor st gar den i n t he town! Leson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o t he Town Hal l. I t was t he l ast day of t he year and a l ar ge crowd of peopl e had gat hered under t he Town Hal cl ock. It wou。but i sn39。m hanging t hi s pictur e on t he wal l, 39。t under stand them ! Do t hey speak Engl ish ? l esson26 The best art crit ics 最佳美術(shù)評(píng)論家 I am an art student and I paint a l ot of pict ures. Many people pr etend that they under stand modern ar t. They al ways tel you what a pict ur e i s 39。t her e is sti l some honest y in t his wor ld !39。s losing m oney t hese days, 39。s off ice and sat down. I had just l ost amp。 I said sadly. Leson20 One man in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishing i s my f avour it e spor t. I oft en fi sh for hour s wi thout catchi ng anythi ng. But t hi s does not wor ry m e. Some f ishermen a r e unlucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, they cat ch old boots and r ubbi sh. I am even less lucky. I never catch anythi ng not even old boots. Af ter havi ng spent whole m or nings on the r iver , I al ways go hom e wit h an empty bag. 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。m sorr y, we39。The play m ay begi n at any m om ent ,39。t pay t he bil l. I haven39。My dear , i t must be t er ible to be gr own up!39。Mr. Har mswort h,39。I have never bor r owed any m oney f r om you, 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。s al l ri ght ,39。 she asked. 39。l l soon l ear n Engli sh!39。Wel, 39。 The m anag