【正文】 Leson 7 Too late 為時(shí)太晚 The plane was lat e and det ect ives were wai ti ng at t he air por t al l morni ng. They wer e expecti ng a val uabl e par cel of diamond f rom South Af r ica. A f ew hour s earl ier, someone had t old t he pol ice t hat t hi eves woul d tr y t o steal t he diamonds. When t he pla ne 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 took t he par cel of f the plane and car r ied i t i nto t he Cust oms House. Whil e two det ect ives were keepi ng guar d at the door, t wo other s opened the parcel. To t hei r sur pri se, the pr eci ous parcel was ful l of stones and sand! Lesson 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. Nearl y everybody ent er s f or 39。s gar den i s mor e int er est ing. He has made neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool . I li ke gar dens t oo, but I do not l ike hard work. Ever y year I ent er f or t he gar den peti ti on too, and I al ways win a li t le pr ize f or t he worst gar den in the town! Lesson 9 A cold wele 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o the Town Hal . I t was the l ast day of the year and a l arge crowd of people had gathered unde r t he Town Hal l cl ock. I t woul d str ike t welve in twenty minut es39。I have never borr owed any money fr om you,39。Mr . Har mswort h,39。My dear , it must be ter ri bl e to be grown up! 39。t pay the bi l. I haven39。The pl ay may begi n at any m om ent ,39。m sor ry, we39。 the gi rl said. 39。 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 anyt hing. But this does not wor r y me. Som e fi sher men a re unl ucky. Instead of cat chi ng fi sh, t hey catch ol d boot s and rubbish. I am even l es l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hingnot even ol d boot s. Af t er having spent whol e morni ngs on the r iver, I always go home wi th an em pt y bag. 39。s off ice and sat down. I had j ust l ost amp。s losing m oney t hese days, 39。ther e is sti l some honesty in t his wor ld ! 39。t understand them ! Do t hey speak Engl ish ? l esson26 The best art crit i cs 最佳美術(shù)評(píng)論家 I am an ar t st udent and I paint a l ot of pi ct ures. Many people pr etend that they under stand modern ar t. They a lways tel l you what a pict ure i s 39。m hanging t his pict ur e on t he wal ,39。but i sn39。. This wonderf ul plane can car y seven passenger s. The most surpr ising t hing about i t, however , is t hat it can l and anywhere: on snow, wat er , or even on a pl oughed fi eld. Capt ain Fawcet 39。s. Bill w rks harder than Jo and grows more flowers and veget bles, but Joe39。 t ime. Fif teen mi nutes passed and then, at fi ve to twelve, the cl ock stopped. The bi g mi nut e hand di d not move. We wait ed and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shout ed, 39。 Har y said, 39。 I sai d in a weak voi ce. 39。 leson18 He of ten does thi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l 。t i nter upt, 39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our ncighbour , Capt ain Charl es Ali son, wi l sai l fr om Por tsmout h t om or r ow. We shal l meet hi m at the har bour earl y in t he mor ni ng. He wil l be in hi s sm al boat , Topsail .Tapsail i s a f am ous l it tl e boat . I t has sail ed acr oss t he At lanti c many ti mes. Captai n Ali son wil l set out at eight o39。s two mi nut es past twel ve! The clock has st opped!39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Bri dge Str eet . Yest er day a beggar knocked at my door . He asked me f or a meal and a gl as of beer . In retur n f or t his, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave hi m a meal . He ate t he food and dr ank t he beer . Then he put a piece of cheese in hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour told me about hi m. Ever ybody knows him . His name i s Percy But tons. He cal s at every house in the str eet once a month and al ways asks for a m eal and a glass of beer. Leson 7 Too lat e 為時(shí)太晚 The plane was l at e and det ect ives were wai ti ng at the air por t al mor ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a valuabl e parcel of di am ond fr om South Af r ica. A f ew hours earl ier, s omeone had t old t he poli ce t hat t hieves woul d t ry t o steal the diamonds. When the plane ar ived, some of t he det ect ives were wait ng inside t he 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 the door , t wo ot her s opened the parcel. To t hei r sur pri se, the 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 the most beauti ful gar den i n our t own. Near ly everybody ent ers f or 39。t any i n sight: t hey had al r un away! The man laughed when he r eal ized what had happened. He cal ed out t o the chil dren and thr ew t he bal l back t o the bank. Leson31 Success st ory 成功者的故事 Yester day af ter noon Fr ank Hawkins was t el li ng me about hi s experi ences as a young m an. Fr ank i s now t he head of a very large busines pany, but as a boy he used t o wor k in a sm al l shop. It was his job t o repair bicycles and at hat t im e he used t o work fourt een hour s a day. He saved money for year s and in 1938 he bought a smal l wor kshop of his own. Duri ng the war Fr ank used t o make spar e par ts f or aer oplanes. At that ti me he had two hel pers. By the end of the war , the smal wor kshop had bee a l arge f act or y whi ch em ployed seven hundr ed and twenty ei ght people. Frank smil ed when he remem ber ed hi s hard earl y year s and the l ong road t o succes. He was sti l smil ing when t he door opened and hi s wif e came in. She wanted hi m t o r epair t hei r son39。 I l ooked at it agai n. She was r ight ! I t was! Lesson27 A wet night 雨夜 L