【正文】 The pl ane was l at e and det ect i ves wer e wait ing at t he air port al m or ning. They wer e expecti ng a val uable par cel of di am ond fr om Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear li er , som eone had t ol d t he poli ce t hat t hi eves woul d t r y t o st eal t he di am onds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, som e of t he det ecti ves wer e wait i ng i nsi de t he m ai n buil ding whi le ot her s were wai ti ng on t he ai rf iel d. Two m en t ook t he par cel of f t he plane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi l e t wo det ecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, t wo ot her s opened t he parcel. To t hei r 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 t he most beauti ful gar den i n our t own. Nearl y everybody ent ers f or 39。s t wo mi nut es past t wel ve! The cl ock has stopped!39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Al i son, wil l sail f r om Port sm out h t om orr ow. We shal l meet hi m at t he har bour earl y i n t he m or ning. He wi l be i n his smal boat, Topsail . Tapsai l is a f am ous li tl e boat. It has sai l ed acr oss t he At l anti c m any t im es. Capt ain Al i son wi l set out at ei ght o39。t i nt er upt ,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 i n 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 neighbour t ol d me about him. 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(shí)太晚 The pl ane was late and detecti ves wer e wait ing at the ai rport al mor ning. They were expect ing a valuable par cel of diamond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear l ier, someone had t old t he pol ice t hat t hieves woul d tr y t o steal t he diamonds. When the plane ar ived, some of t he det ect ives were wai ti ng inside t he main bui lding whi le ot her s wer e wait ing on t he ai rf iel d. Two men t ook t he par cel of f the pl ane and car ied i t i nto t he Cust oms House. Whil e two det ect ives were keeping guar d at the door, t wo other s opened the parcel. To t hei r sur pri se, the pr eci ous par cel was ful l of st ones and sand! Leson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has t he most beauti ful gar den in our t own. Near ly everybody ent er s f or 39。s two mi nut es past twelve! The clock has st opped!39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our ncighbour , Capt ain Char les Al ison, wi l sail fr om Por tsmouth tomor row. We shal m et him at the harbour ear ly i n t he morni ng. He wi l l be i n his smal l boat, Topsai l. Tapsail is a famous li t le boat. I t has sailed acr oss t he Atl ant ic m any t im es. Captain Al i son wi l set out at ei ght o39。t i nter upt ,39。 I sai d angr il y. 39。I t39。 But I39。Dear m e,39。The Ni cest Gar den Com peti i on39。 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 that m om ent ever ybody began t o l augh and sing. Lesson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂(lè) We have an ol d musical i nst r um ent. I t is cal ed a clavichor d(翼琴 ). I t was made i n Germ any i n 1681. Our cl avi chor d is kept i n t he li vi ngr oom. I t has bel ong t o our f ami l y for a l ong tim e. The i nst r um ent was bought by m y grandfat her many year s ago. Recent l y i t wa s dam aged by a vi si t or . She tr ied t o play j az on i t! She str uck the keys too har d and t wo of t he st ri ngs wer e br oken. My f ather was shocked. Now we ar e not al owed t o t ouch it. I t is bei ng repai r ed by a fr iend of m y fat her39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of t im e. We shal l see hi s boat and then we s hal l say good bye t o him. He wil l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e very pr oud of hi m. He wi l t ake par t i n an im port ant r ace acr oss t he Atl ant ic. Lesson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popul ar si nger s. At pr esent , t hey ar e vi si ti ng al part s of t he count r y. They wil l be ar ivi ng her e t om or r ow. They wi l be i ng by tr ai n and m ost of t he young people i n t he t own wi l be m eeti ng t hem at t he st ati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng t hey wil l be si ngi ng at the Workers39。s of fi ce year s ago, but he i s now wor ki ng at a bank. He gets a good salar y, but he al ways bor r ows m oney fr om hi s fr iends and never pays i t back. Har r 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。s gar den i s lar ger t han Joe39。Do you al ways get up so lat e ? It 39。 I sai d.39。 Just t hen, t he t el ephone r ang. It was m y aunt Lucy.39。s none of your busi nes,39。 100 a year ! Lesson 16 A pol it 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 ic pol iceman wi l soon fi nd it . You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he lets you go wi thout a ti cket . However , t his does not al ways happen. Tr af fi c poli ce ar e som et im es ver y polit e. Duri ng a hol iday i n Sweden, I f ound t his note on my car: 39。 Club. The Gr enwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days. Dur ing this t im e, t hey wi l l gi ve fi ve per for mances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t ti me. They wi l be t ryi ng to keep order . I t is al ways t he same on these occ asi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an amusing exper ience last year. Af ter I had left a smal l vi l age i n t he south of Fr ance, I drove on t o the next town. On t he way, a young man waved to me. I st opped a