【正文】 I went into his off ice. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I enter ed. Af ter I had sat down, he said that busines was ver y bad. He t old me that the f ir m could not af for d to pay such lar ge salar ies . Twent y peopl e had al ready lef t. I knew that my t urn had e. 39。 2. To my surpr ise, he gave me t he money imm edi at ely. 39。s. Bi l wor ks har der than Joe and gr ows more fl ower s and vege tables, but Joe39。s one o39。What are you doi ng ?39。ve j ust ar ived by t rai n, 39。This i s a pri vate conver sat ion!39。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. They 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 is mor e int er est ing. He has made neat paths and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool . I li ke gar dens t o, but I do not l ike hard work. Ever y year I ent er f or the garden pet it ion t oo, and I always wi n a l it tl e pri ze f or the wor st gar den i n the t own! Lesson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to t he Town Hal l. It was t he last day of t he year and a lar ge cr owd of peopl e had gat her ed under the Town Hal clock. I t would st ri ke twelve i n t went y mi nutes39。I have never bor r owed any m oney f rom you, 39。Mr . Harm swor th, 39。My dear , it must be t er r i bl e t o be grown up! 39。t pay the bi l . I haven39。The pl ay may begi n at any moment,39。m sor ry, we39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。 I said sadly. Leson20 One man in a boat 獨坐孤舟 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 l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ng not even ol d boot s. Af t er havi ng spent whol e m or ni ngs on t he r i ver , I al ways go hom e wi t h an em pt y bag. 39。I can39。What a day! 39。I 39。 I 39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send m e a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Post cards al ways spoi l m y holi days. Last summ er, I went t o It al y. I vi si ted m useum s and sat i n publ ic gar dens. A f ri endl y wai t er t aught me a f ew wor ds of I t al ian. 39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve to t welve, the clock stopped. The big minut e hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wai ted, but nothi ng happened. Suddenly someone shout ed, 39。 Har r y sai d, 39。 I said in a weak voi ce. 39。 leson18 He of ten does t hi s! 他經(jīng)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 it on a chai r besi de the door and now it wasn39。t got m y bag. 39。 I said. 39。ve sold out ,39。Could I have t hose two ti cket s please ?39。You must gi ve up f is hing!39。射擊飛碟靶運動在歐美地 區(qū)非常普遍，每年都耗掉近 200 億片飛碟靶，如果不解決污染問題這項運動也只能被迫取消。 t he young m an said rudely. 39。 I39。 I sai d. 39。Do you al ways get up so l ate ? I t39。cl ock! 39。 she asked. 39。 she said. 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。這種飛碟靶不含有多環(huán)芳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. They did not pay any at ent ion. In t he end, I coul d not bear it . I turned r ound again. 39。 It 39。Cer t ai nly, 39。What a pit y!39。 Susan answered. 39。I 39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。t i nter upt ,39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Charl es Al i 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 in the mor ning. He wi l be in hi s smal boat , Topsail .Tapsai l i s a f am ous l it tl e boat . It has sai led acr oss the At lanti c many ti mes. Capt ai n Al ison wi l set out at eight o39。s two minutes past welve! The clock has st opped!39。巴頓斯 I have just moved to a house in Bri dge St reet. Yester day a beggar knocked at my door . He asked me for a meal and a glas of beer. I n ret ur n f or this, the beggar stood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave hi m a meal. He ate the f ood and dr ank the beer . Then he put a pi ece of cheese in hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour tol d me about hi m. Ever ybody knows hi m. His name is Percy But tons. 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 pl ane was l at e and det ect ives were wait ing at the air port al mor ning. They wer e expecti ng a valuable 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, some of the detectives wer e wait ing i nsi de the mai n bui ldi ng whil e others wer e wait ing on t he a ir 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 par cel. To their surpri 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