【正文】 ows money fr om hi s fr iends and never pays i t back. Har ry saw me and cam e and sat at the sam e table. He has never borr owed money fr om m e. Whil e he was eat ing, I asked him to lend me amp。s garden i s lar ger t han Joe39。s room39。and i t39。s a wast e of tim e. 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。 Susan excl aim ed. Just t hen, a m an hur ri ed to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。I hurr ied t o t he t icket of fi ce. 39。m ver y sor r y,39。 he asked. 39。 he Said. Then he smi l ed and t ol d m e I woul d r ecei ve an ext ra amp。cl ock so we shal have plenty of t im e. We shal see his boat and t hen we shal l say goodbye t o hi m. He wil l be away f or t wo m onths. We ar e ver y pr oud of him . He wi l t ake part i n an im por t ant r ace across the At lanti c. Lesson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr enwood Boys are a gr oup of popul ar singers. 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 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。 I l ooked at m y wat ch. I t was tr ue. The bi g clock r ef used t o wel e t he New Year. At hat m om ent everybody began t o l augh and si ng. Lesson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d m usi cal i nst rument. I t i s cal l ed 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 the li vi ng room . It has bel ong t o our f am il y f or a l ong ti me. The instr um ent was bought by m y gr andf ather m any year s ago. Recent ly i t was dam aged by a vi si t or. She t ri ed t o pl ay j azz on it ! She st r uck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of t he str i ngs wer e br oken. My f at her was shocked. Now we ar e not al l owed t o t ouch i t. I t i s being r epair ed by a f ri end of m y f at her 39。The Ni cest Gar den Com peti ti on39。 tim e. Fi ft een m i nut es passed and t hen, at f i ve t o t wel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nute hand di d not m ove. We wai ted and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shouted, 39。 Har r y sai d, 39。 I sa id i n a weak voi ce. 39。 l eson18 He of ten does t hi s! 他經常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vil lage i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had lef t i t on a chai r besi de t he door and now i t wasn39。t got m y bag. 39。 I sai d. 39。ve sol d out ,39。Coul d I have those t wo t i ckets pl ease ?39。You m ust give up f is hing!39。50 and I f elt ver y upset .39。 he said. He star ted to pl ain about t his wi cked wor l d but was i nter upted by a knock at he door . A gi rl came in and put an envel ope on hi s desk. It contained amp。 leson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engl ish? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ri ved in London at l ast . The rail way stati on was big, black and dar k. I di d not know the way t o my hot el , so I asked a port er . I not only spoke Engli sh ver y car efull y, Per cy But t ons. He cal ls at ever y house i n the str eet once a month and al ways asks for a m eal and a glass of beer. Lesson 7 Too lat e 為時太晚 The plane was l at e and det ect ives were wait ng at the air port al mor ning. 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 pl ane ar ri ved, som e of the detectives 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 ull 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 minutes past t welve! The clock has st opped!39。 Leson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風 Our nci ghbour , Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wil l sai l fr om Por tsmouth t omorr ow. We shal meet him at t he har bour earl y i n the mor ning. He wi l be i n his smal boat, Topsail .Tapsai l is a f amous l i t t l e boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant ic m any t im es. Captain Ali son wi l l set out at eight o39。t i nter upt,39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。I 39。 Susan answered. 39。What a pit y!39。Cer tai nl y, 39。 I t39。 I sai d, 39。I f ound this outsi de this gentl em an39。 each year, but Joe wi ns every t im e. Bi l Fri t h39。s. Leson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng di nner at a r est aur ant when Har r y St eel e cam e i n. Har ry wor ked i n a lawyer39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be st ayi ng for fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e, they wil l give f i ve perf orm ances. As usual , t he poli ce wil l have a di f i cult t im e. They wil l be tr yi ng t o keep or der. It i s al ways t he same on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year. Aft er I had l eft a smal vi l age i n t he sout h of Fr ance, I drove on t o the next t own. On t he way, a young m an waved to m e. I st opped and he as ked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I sai d good m or ni ng to hi m i n Fr ench and he r epl ied i n t he sam e l angua ge. Apart f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Nei t her of us spoke duri ng the j our ney. I had near ly r eached t he t own, when the young m an suddenly sai d, very sl owl y, 39。 100 a year! Lesson 16 A poli t e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car in t he wr ong pl ace, a t raf i c pol icem an wil l soon f i nd i t. You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he l ets you go wi。 As I soon l ear 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 ner vous when. I went int o hi s off i ce. He di d not l ook up fr om