【正文】 s ago. Recent l y i t was dam aged by a vi si t or . She t ri ed t o pl ay j azz on i t! She str uck t he keys t oo hard 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. It i s bei ng r epair ed by a f ri end of m y f at her 39。The Ni cest Gar den Com peti ti on39。Dear m e,39。 But I39。I t39。 I sai d angr il y. 39。 It 39。s r ai ning agai n.39。m sti l having br eakf ast, 39。 she sai d. 39。 each year, but Joe wi ns every t im e. Bi l Fri t h39。s. Lesson 11 One good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng di nner at a r est aur ant when Har y St eel e cam e in. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。 Cl ub. The Greenwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng f or f ive days. Dur ing t hi s ti me, t hey wil l give f ive perf orm ances. As usual , the poli ce wil l have a di f icult ti m e. They wil l be tr ying t o keep or der . It i s al ways t he sam e on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會(huì)講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l ef t a sm al vil lage i n the sout h of Fr ance, I dr ove on t o t he next t own. On the way, a young m an waved t o m e. I stopped and he asked m e f or a li ft. As soon as he had got i nto t he car , I sai d good m or ni ng to him i n Fr ench and he r epli ed i n the sam e l angua ge. Apart f rom a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al. Nei t her of us spoke dur i ng the j our ney. I had near ly r eached t he t own, when t he young m an suddenly said, ver y sl owl y, 39。100 a year! Lesson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you par k your car i n t he wr ong pl ace, a tr af ic poli cem an wil l soon f i nd i t. You wil be ver y l ucky if he l e ts you go wi t hout a ti cket. However, t his does not al ways happen. Tr af fi c pol i ce ar e som et im es ver y pol it e. Dur i ng a hol i day i n Sweden, I f ound t his note on m y car:39。Yes, t hank you,39。 he sai d 39。May I have t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。Can I r etur n t hese t wo t i ckets?39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。 But t hey don39。 t he young m an said rudely. 39。 I39。 I sai d. 39。Do you always get up so l ate ? I t39。s gar den i s lar ger t han Joe39。s of fi ce year s ago, but he is now wor king at a bank. He get s a good salar y, but he always borr ows money fr om hi s fr iends and never pays i t back. Har r y saw me and came and sat at the same tabl e. He has never borr owed m oney f r om me. Whil e he was eat ing, I asked him t o lend me amp。Do you speak Engl ish?39。 Si r, we wel e you to our cit y. Thi s is a No Par king area. You wil l enj oy your stay her e if you pay at ent ion t o our st reet si gns. This note i s only a r emi nder. 39。 I answer ed, 39。 My dog had t aken i t into the garden. He oft en does t hi s.39。 I asked. 39。 he asked. 39。s perf or mance. 39。t reali ze one i mport ant t hing. I39。s none of your busi nes,39。 Just t hen, t he t el ephone r ang. It was m y aunt Lucy.39。 I sai d.39。Do you al ways get up so lat e ? It39。cl ock!39。 she asked. 39。ve j ust ar ri ved by tr ain,39。Thi s i s a pri vat e conver sati on!39。他們是： 一、 xx形象代言人 導(dǎo)購員面對面地直接與顧客溝通，我們的一舉一動(dòng)、一言一行在顧客的眼中就代表著企業(yè)（品牌） 的形象。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One man i n a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is my favouri te spor t . I of ten f ish f or hours wit hout catching anything. But this does not wor r y me. Som e fi sher men a re unl ucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, they cat ch old boots and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess lucky. I never cat ch anythi ng not even old boot s. Af ter havi ng spent whole m or nings on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wit h an empty bag. 39。 the gi rl said. 39。m sor ry, we39。The pl ay may begin at any moment, 39。t pay t he bil . I haven39。My dear , i t must be t er ible to be gr own up!39。Mr. Harmswor th, 39。I have never borr owed any money f r om you,39。s gar den is m or e i nt eresti ng. He has made neat paths and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool. I li ke gar dens t oo, but I do not like har d work. Every year I ent er f or the garden peti ti on too, and I al ways wi n a l it tl e pri ze for t he wor st gar den in t he town! Leson 9 A cold wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hal l. I t was the last day of t he year and a lar ge crowd of peopl e had gat her ed unde r t he Town Hal clock. It would st ri ke twel ve in t wenty m inutes39。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。m not real l y i nt er est ed in f i shi ng . I am onl y i nt er est ed in sit ti ng 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 m e m ad. I l i ve near an ai r por t and passi ng planes can be heard ni ght and day. The ai rport was buil t dur i ng t he war, but f or s ome r eason it coul d not be used then. Last year, however, it came i nto use. Over a hundred peopl e m ust have been dri ven away fr om t hei r hom es by the noise. I am one of the f ew peopl e l ef t. Som etim es I t hi nk thi s house wil l be knocked down by a passi ng plane. I have been of f er ed a l ar ge sum of m oney to go away, but I am det ermi ned t o st ay her e. Ever ybody says I m ust be m ad and t hey ar e pr obably r i ght. Lesson22 A glass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daughter, Jane, never dr eam ed of r ecei vi ng a l et ter fr om a gir l of her own age i n Holl and. Last year, we wer e tr avel li ng acr oss t he Channel and Jane put a piece of paper wit h her nam e and address on it i nto a bot tl e. She t hr ew t he bot tl e int o the sea. She never t hought of it agai n, but ten m ont hs later , she r eceived a l et er f rom a gir l in Holl and. Both gi rl s wr ite to each other regularl y now. However , they have decided t o use t he post of fi ce. Let er s wi l cost a l it t1e mor e, but t