【正文】 led across the At lanti c many ti mes. Capt ai n Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。s t wo m inutes past t wel ve! The cl ock has st opped! 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 li ke ha rd wor k. Ever y year I ent er f or t he gar den pet it ion t oo, and I al ways wi n a l it l e pr i ze f or t he wor st gar den i n t he t own! Leson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to t he Town Hal l. It was t he l ast day of t he year and a l ar ge cr owd of peopl e had gat her ed under t he Town Hal cl ock. It woul d st ri ke t wel ve i n t wenty m inut es39。I have never borr owed any money fr om you,39。Mr . Harmswor th,39。My dear, it m ust be t er ri ble t o be gr own up! 39。t pay t he bi l . I haven39。The pl ay m ay begi n at any m oment,39。m sorr y, we39。 t he gir l sai d. 39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 O ne m an i n a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is m y f avouri te sport. I of t en f ish f or hour s wit hout catchi ng anyt hi ng. But t hi s does not worr y m e. Some f ishermen ar e unl ucky. I nst ead of catching f i sh, t hey catch ol d boot s and rubbi sh. I am even l es l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ngnot even ol d boot s. Aft er having spent whol e m or ni ngs on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wi t h an em pt y bag. 39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and grows m ore f lower s and vegetables, but Joe39。2. To my surpr ise, he gave me the money im mediately. 39。 As I soon learnt , he was Engl ish him sel f! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secretar y tol d me t hat Mr. Har mswort h would see me. I f el t ver y nervous when. I went into his off i ce. 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 told me that the f ir m coul d 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。 I f you receive a r equest l ike t his, you cannot f ail to obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer i s an act ress. She must be at l east thir ty fi ve year s old. In spit e of thi s, she oft en appear s on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wi l have to t ake par t i n a new pl ay soon. This t ime, she wil l be a gir l of seventeen. In t he play, she m ust appear in a br ight r ed dr es and l ong bl ack st ocki ngs. Last year i n anot her pl ay, she had to wear shor t socks and a bri ght , or ange col our ed dress. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she i s, she always answer s, 39。but I can39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。I 39。Cer t ai nly,39。I might as wel have t hem,39。m not r eal ly inter est ed in f ishing. I am only inter ested i n sit ti ng in a boat and doi ng nothing at al ! Leson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes are sl owl y dr ivi ng me mad. I li ve near an air por t and passi ng planes can be heard ni ght and day. The ai rport was buil t dur ing the war, but for some r eason it could not be used t hen. Last year, however , it cam e int o use. Over a hundr ed people must have been dr iven away f rom their homes by the noi se. I am one of the f ew peopl e l ef t. Someti mes I thi nk thi s house wi l be knocked down by a passi ng plane. I have been of fered a large sum of m oney t o go away, but I am deter mi ned t o stay here. Ever ybody says I must be m ad and they are pr obably ri ght . Lesson22 A glass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daughter , Jane, never dr eamed 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 pi ece of paper wi t h her name and address on it i nt o a bott le. She thr ew the bot tl e into the sea. She never t hought of i t agai n, but ten m ont hs later, she r eceived a l et ter f rom a gir l in Hol land. Bot h gir ls wr i te t o each ot her r egul arl y now. However , t hey have decided to use t he post off ice. Let ter s wil l cost a li t 1e mor e, but they wi l cer tai nl y t ravel f ast er. Lesson23 A new house 新居 I1大川鎮(zhèn) 中心 苗圃 基地項目 可 行 性 研 究 報 告 2020 年 5 月 gar den i s l ar ger t han Joe39。s of fi ce year s ago, but he i s now wor ki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he al ways borr ows money fr om hi s fr i ends and never pays i t back. Har y saw me and cam e and sat at t he sam e t abl e. He has never bor rowed m oney f r om me. Whil e he was eati ng, I asked him t o l end m e amp。Do you speak Engl ish?39。 Sir , we wele you t o our ci t y. This i s a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wi l enj oy your stay here i f you pay at tenti on t o our str eet si gns. Thi s not e i s onl y a r em i nder.39。 I answer ed, 39。 My dog had t aken it i nto t he gar den. He of t en does t hi s.39。 I asked. 39。 he asked. 39。s per f or mance. 39。t r eal ize one im por t ant t hi ng. I39。s. Leson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng dinner at a r est aur ant when Har ry Steele came i n. Har ry wor ked in a lawyer39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and grows m ore f lower s and vegetables, but Joe39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 O ne m an i n a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is m y f avouri te sport. I of t en f ish f or hour s wit hout catchi ng anyt hi ng. But t hi s does not worr y m e. Some f ishermen ar e unl ucky. I nst ead of catching f i sh, t hey catch ol d boot s and rubbi sh. I am even l es l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ngnot even ol d boot s. Aft er having spent whol e m or ni ngs on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wi t h an em pt y bag. 39。 t he gir l sai d. 39。m sorr y, we39。The pl ay m ay begi n at any m oment,39。t pay t he bi l . I haven39。My dear, it m ust be t er ri ble t o be gr own up! 39。Mr . Harmswor th,39。I have never borr owed any money fr om you,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 o