【正文】 r my di nner!39。Don39。t t here ! As I was looki ng f or it , the i nn keeper cam e in. 39。 The inn keeper smi led and immediately went out . I n a few minutes he r etur ned wit h my bag and gave it back to me. 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。 Susan exclaimed. Just hen, a man hur ried to t he t icket of fi ce. 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。s a waste of t ime.39。and i t 39。s r oom39。s losi ng money t hese days,39。s of fi ce and sat down. I had just l ost amp。 I said sadl y. Lesson20 One man in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishi ng i s my favouri te sport . I often fi sh f or hour s without cat ching anything. But t hi s does not wor ry me. Some fisher men are unlucky. I nstead of catching fi sh, t hey cat ch old boot s and rubbi sh. I am even les l ucky. I never cat ch anythi ngnot even old boot s. Aft er havi ng spent whol e mor nings on the ri ver, I al ways go home with an empt y bag. 39。 the girl s ai d. 39。Im sorr y, we39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。 I answered, 39。 Si r, we wel e you t o our cit y. This is a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wil l enjoy your st ay her e if you pay at enti on t o our st reet signs. This note is onl y a rem inder. 39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。s off ice year s ago, but he is now wor king at abank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he al ways bor rows money from his f ri ends and never pays it back. Hary saw me and came and sat at the same tabl e. He has never bor rowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to l end me amp。s gar den is lar ger than Joe39。Do you always get up so late ? It 39。 I said.39。 Just hen, t he t el ephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy.39。s none of your busi ness,39。 5o. 39。 I l ef t the money in my room,39。 my f riends say.39。 I asked. 39。 the gi rl said. 39。 I sai d. 39。t pay the bil . I haven39。My dear , i t m ust be ter ible t o be grown up!39。Mr . Harmsworth,39。I have never bor rowed any money f rom you, 39。s garden i s mor e interest ing. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden br idge over a pool. I li ke gar dens too, but I do not like har d wor k. Ever y year I enter f or t he gar den peti ion too, and I always wi n a lit tle pri ze f or t he worst garden i n the town! Lesson 9 A cold wele 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to t he Town Hal l. It was t he l ast day of the year and a large cr owd of people had gat hered under t he Town Hal l clock. It woul d st ri ke t welve in t wenty mi nutes39。cl ock!39。 she asked. 39。ve just ar ived by tr ai n, 39。This is a private conver sation!39。Lesson 1 A private conversati on 私人談話 Last week I went to t he t heatre. I had a very good seat. The play was ver y interest ing. I did not enj oy i t. A young man and a young woman were sit ing behind me. They were talking loudl y. I got ver y angry. I could not hear the act or s. I turned r ound. I looked at he man and the woman angr ily. They did not pay any at enti on. In t he end, I coul d not bear it. I turned r ound again. 39。. Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up earl y on Sundays. I somet imes tay in bed unti l unch Sunday I got up very l at e. I looked out of t he wi ndow. I t was dark outside. 39。 she said. 39。 I39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send m e a card 請(qǐng)給我寄一張明信片 Post cards al ways spoil m y holi days. Last summ er , I went t o It al y. I vi sit ed m useum s and sat in publi c gar dens. A fr iendl y wait er t aught m e a few words of It ali an. 39。 t ime. Fif teen mi nutes passed and then, at f ive to twelve, t he clock stopped. The bi g minut e hand di d not move. We wai ted and wai ted, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y someone shout ed, 39。 Har y said, 39。 I said i n a weak voice. 39。 leson18 H e oft en does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vi lage i nn, I looked for m y bag. I had l ef t i t on a chair beside the door and now i t wasn39。t got m y bag. 39。I t may have begun al ready,39。What a pit y! 39。Cert ai nl y, 39。 It 39。 I said, 39。I f ound t hi s out si de t hi s gent l em an39。 the young man sai d rudely. 39。 I39。What ar e you doi ng ?39。s one o39。s. Bi l wor ks harder than Joe and grows mor e fl owers and vegetabl es, but Joe39。2. To my sur pr ise, he gave me t he money i mmediately. 39。 As I soon l earnt, he was Engl ish hi mself ! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secretary told m e t hat Mr. Harmswor th woul d see me. I felt ver y nervous when. I went i nto his of fi ce. He did not look up fr om hi s desk when I entered. Aft er I had sat down, he s ai d that busines was very bad. He told me that he f ir m could not af or d to pay such l ar ge sal ar ies. Twenty people had alr eady left. I knew t hat m y turn had e. 39。 I f you r ecei ve a r equest l ike this, you cannot f ai l t o obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni f er is an actr ess. She must be at l east thir tyf ive year s ol d. I n spit e of this, she of ten appears on the st age as a young gi rl. Jennif er wil l have t o t ake par t i n a new pl ay soon. This tim e, she wil l be agirl of seventeen. I n t he pl ay, she must appear in a bri ght red dr ess and l ong bl ack st ockings. Last year in anot her pl ay, she had to wear short socks and a br ight , or ange coloured dr ess. If anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she al ways answer s, 39。but I can39。The play may begi n at any moment ,39。ve sold out ,39。Coul d I have t hose two ti ckets pl ease ?39。You must give up f ishi ng!39。50 and I f el t very upset .39。 he sai d. He star ted to pl ai n about this wicked worl d but was i nt er rupt ed by a knock at the door. A gir l came in and put an envel ope on hi s desk. It contained amp。I f ound this out si de t hi s gent leman39。 I said, 39。 It 39。Cert ai nl y, 39。What a pit y! 39。I t may have begun al ready,39。t got m y bag. 39。 leson18 H e oft en does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vi lage i nn, I looked for m y bag. I had l ef t i t on a chair beside the door and now i t wasn39。 I said i n a weak voice. 39。 Har y said, 39。 t ime. Fif teen mi nutes pa