【正文】 at at the sam e tabl e. He has never borr owed m oney fr om m e. Whil e he was eati ng, I asked him t o l end me amp。s gar den i s larger t han Joe39。Do you al ways get up so late ? It 39。 I sai d.39。 I39。 t he young m an sai d r udel y. 39。but they ar e for next Wednesday39。Can I return these t wo tickets?39。May I have two ti ckets pl ease ?39。 he sai d 39。Yes, thank you,39。100 a year ! Leson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you par k your car in the wrong pl ace, a tr af fi c poli ceman wi l soon fi nd i t. You wi l be very lucky i f he lets you go wi thout a ticket . However, this does not al ways happen. Tr af fic police are someti mes ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day in Sweden, I found t hi s not e on my car:39。 Club. The Gr enwood Boys wil l be stayi ng f or f ive days. Dur ing this ti me, they wil give fi ve per formances. As usual , t he police wil l have a dif ficult ti me. They wil l be tr yi ng t o keep or der. I t i s always the same on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語嗎？ I had an amusing exper ience last year. Af ter I had left a smal vil age in t he south of France, I drove on to t he next town. On t he way, a young man waved t o me. I st opped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got i nt o the car, I said good morning to hi m in French and he replied in t he same l anguage. Apart f rom a few words, I do not know any French at al l. Nei ther of us spoke duri ng t he j ourney. I had nearl y reached the town, when the young man suddenly sai d, ver y slowly, 39。s. Leson 1 One good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was having di nner at a rest aurant when Har ry Steel e cam e in. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer39。 each year, but Joe wi ns every t ime. Bi l Frit h39。 she sai d. 39。m st il having breakfast,39。s raining again.39。 It39。Cer tainly, 39。What a pi ty!39。 Susan answered. 39。I 39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。t i nt er upt,39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captain Char les Alison, wil l sai l f r om Port smout h tomorr ow. We shal m eet him at he harbour earl y i n t he m or ni ng. He wi l be i n hi s smal boat, Topsail .Tapsai l i s a fam ous lit tl e boat . It has sail ed acr oss t he Atl anti c m any times. Capt ai n Ali son wil set out at eight o39。s t wo mi nutes past t wel ve! The cl ock has stopped! 39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Bri dge St reet . Yest erday a beggar knocked at m y door . He asked m e for a m eal and a gl ass of beer. I n return f or t hi s, the beggar st ood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave him a meal . He ate t he f ood and dr ank the beer. Then he put a pi ece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Lat er anei ghbour told me about him. Ever ybody knows him. His nam e i s Per cy But t ons. He cal s at every house in t he st reet once a mont h and al ways asks for a meal and a gl ass of beer . Leson 7 Too l at e 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was l at e and detect ives were wait ng at t he ai r port al l m or ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a val uable par cel of diam ond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s earli er, som eone had t ol d t he poli ce t hat hi eves would t ry t o steal t he diam onds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, som e of the det ecti ves wer e wait ing insi de t he main buil di ng whil e ot hers were wai ti ng on t he ai rf ield. Two men took the parcel off t he plane and car ied it into t he Cust oms House. Whil e t wo det ecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at t he door, t wo ot hers opened t he par cel. To thei r surpri se, t he pr ecious par cel was f ul l of st ones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has t he most beautif ul gar den i n our town. Near ly ever ybody ent er s for 39。 I r epeat ed.39。 39。I t39。 I sai d angril y. 39。 I t39。s r ai ni ng agai n.39。But I39。Dear me,39。The Ni cest Gar den Com peti ti on39。 I l ooked at m y watch. I t was tr ue. The big clock r ef used t o wel e t he New Year. At that mom ent everybody began t o laugh and sing. Lesson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d m usi cal i nstr um ent. It is cal led a cl avichor d(翼琴 ) . I t was made i n Germ any in 1681. Our cl avi chor d is kept in t he li vi ng room. I t has belong t o our fam il y for a l ong ti me. The inst rum ent was bought by m y gr andfather many year s ago. Recentl y i t was damaged by a vi si tor. She tr ied to play jazz on it ! She st ruck t he keys t oo hard and t wo of t he stri ngs were broken. My father was hocked. Now we are not al owed to t ouch i t. It is bei ng repair ed by a fr iend of m y father39。clock so we shal have pl enty of tim e. We shal se his boat and then we shal say good bye to him. He wil be away for t wo mont hs. We ar e ver y pr oud of him. He wil l t ake par t i n an im port ant race across t he Atl anti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys are a gr oup of popular si nger s. At pr esent, t hey ar e vi si ti ng al part s of t he countr y. They wil l be ari vi ng here t omorr ow. They wil l be i ng by tr ai n and most of t he young people i n t he t own wi l be m eti ng t hem at he stati on. Tomorr ow eveni ng t hey wil be si ngi ng at he Wor kers39。 he Sai d. Then he sm il ed and t old me I woul d r eceive an ext ra amp。 he asked. 39。m very sor ry,39。I hurri ed t o the ti cket off ice. 39。 Susan excl aim ed. Just then, aman hurr ied to the ti cketoff ice. 39。t he gi rl said, 39。s none of your busi ness,39。 Just hen, t he t el ephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy.39。 I said.39。Do you always get up so late ? It 39。s garden i s larger than Joe39。s off ice years ago, but he is now working at abank. He get s a good sal ary, but he al ways bor rows m oney fr om hi s f ri ends and never pays it back. Har y saw me and cam e and sat at the sam e tabl e. He has never borr owed m oney fr om m e. Whil e he was eati ng, I as ked him t o l end me amp。Do you speak Engli sh?39。 Sir, we wele you to our city. Thi s i s a No Par ki ng area. You wil enj oy your stay here i f you p