【正文】 t wel ve pigeons. Yesterday, a pi geon car ri ed the f ir st m essage f rom Pinhurst to Silbur y. The bi rd covered t he di stance i n t hr ee mi nut e s. Up t o now, Mr Scott has sent a great many r equest s for spar e part s and ot her ur gent messages fr om one garage t o the ot her . In t his way, he has begun his own pr ivate telephone servi ce. Lesson 6 Percy But ons 珀西m havi ng br eakf ast ,39。m i ng to see you.39。 I t hought. 39。t hear a wor d!39。I found thi s out si de thi s gent leman39。 I sai d, 39。 It 39。Cer tai nly, 39。What a pit y!39。 Susan answered. 39。I 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。t inter rupt, 39。 Leson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our ncighbour , Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wi l sai l fr om Por tsmouth t omorr ow. We shal meet him at he har bour earl y i n the m orning. He wi l be i n his smal boat, Topsai l is a f amous li t le boat. It has sai led across the At lanti c many t imes. Capt ain Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。s two m inutes past t welve! The cl ock has stopped!39。巴頓斯 I have j ust moved to a house in Bri dge Str et . Yester day a beggar knocked at m y door . He asked m e for a m eal and a glass of beer. I n r et urn f or thi s, the beggar st ood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He at e the f ood and dr ank the beer. Then he put a pi ece of cheese i n his pocket and went away. Later a nei ghbour t ol d me about hi m. Everybody knows hi m. Hi s nam e is Per cy But tons. He cal ls at ever y house i n t he st reet once a m ont h and always asks f or a meal and a gl ass of beer . Lesson 7 Too l at e 為時太晚 The pl ane was late and detecti ves wer e wait ing at the ai rport al l m or ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a valuabl e parcel of di am ond fr om South Afr ica. A f ew hours earl ier , s omeone had told the poli ce that hieves woul d t ry t o steal the diamonds. When the plane ar ri ved, som e of the detect ives wer e wait ing i nsi de the main bui ldi ng whil e others wer e wait ing on t he air fi el d. Two men t ook the parcel of f the pl ane and car ied i t into the Customs House. Whil e two det ect ives were keeping guard at t he door , t wo ot her s opened the parcel. To their 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 the most beauti ful garden in our t own. Near ly everybody ent ers f or 39。 I repeat ed. 39。 39。I t 39。 I sai d angr il y. 39。 I t39。s r ai ning agai n.39。But I 39。Dear me,39。The Ni cest Garden Competi ti on39。 I looked at m y watch. It was t rue. The bi g clock r ef used t o wel e the Ne w Year . At that moment everybody began t o l augh and sing. Lesson 10 Not for j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d musical i nst rument . I t is cal ed a clavichord(翼琴 ). I t was made in Ger many in 1681. Our clavichor d i s kept i n the l iving room. I t has belong t o our f amil y f or a long t ime. The instr ument was bought by my gr andfat her many years ago. Recentl y it was damaged by a visit or. She tr ied t o play j az on it! She str uck the keys too hard and t wo of t he st ri ngs wer e br oken. My f ather was shocked. Now we are not al owed to t ouch i t. I t is being r epai red by a f r iend of my f at her39。cl ock so we shal have plenty of t ime. We shal see his boat and t hen we shal l say goodbye to hi m. He wi l l be away f or two months. We are ver y proud of him . He wil l take part in an impor tant r ace acr oss t he At l ant i c. Lesson 13 The Grenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popular singer s. At pr esent, t hey ar e visit ing al l par ts of the countr y. They wi l be ar ivi ng her e t om or r ow. They wi l be i ng by tr ain and most of the young people i n t he town wi l be m et ing t hem at the stati on. Tomor row evening t hey wil l be si nging at the Workers39。 he Sai d. Then he smil ed and told me I would re ceive an extr a amp。 he asked. 39。m ver y sor r y, 39。I hurr ied t o the t icket off ice. 39。 Susan exclaim ed. Just then, a man hurr ied t o t he ticket off ice. 39。the gi rl said, 39。s a waste of t im e. 39。and it 39。s r oom 39。 I sai d angr il y. 39。I t 39。 39。 I repeat ed. 39。巴頓斯 I have j ust moved to a house in Bri dge Str et . Yester day a beggar knocked at m y door . He asked m e for a m eal and a glass of beer. I n r et urn f or thi s, the beggar st ood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He at e the f ood and dr ank the beer. Then he put a pi ece of cheese i n his pocket and went away. Later a nei ghbour t ol d me about hi m. Everybody knows hi m. Hi s nam e is Per cy But tons. He cal ls at ever y house i n t he st reet once a m ont h and always asks f or a meal and a gl ass of beer . Lesson 7 Too l at e 為時太晚 The pl ane was late and detecti ves wer e wait ing at the ai rport al l m or ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a valuabl e parcel of di am ond fr om South Afr ica. A f ew hours earl ier , someone had told the poli ce that hieves woul d t ry t o steal the diamonds. When the plane ar ri ved, som e of the detect ives wer e wait ing i nsi de the main bui ldi ng whil e others wer e wait ing on t he air fi el d. Two men t ook the parcel of f the pl ane and car ied i t into the Customs House. Whil e two det ect ives were keeping guard at t he door , t wo ot her s opened the parcel. To their 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 the most beauti ful garden in our t own. Near ly everybody ent ers f or 39。s two m inutes past t welve! The cl ock has stopped!39。 Leson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our ncighbour , Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wi l sai l fr om Por tsmouth t omorr ow. We shal meet him at he har bour earl y i n the m orning. He wi l be i n his smal boat, Topsai l is a f amous li t le boat. It has sai led across the At lanti c many t imes. Capt ain Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。t inter rupt, 39。Di d you have