【正文】 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 note on my car: 39。 Cl ub. The Greenwood Boys wil be staying for five days. Duri ng t hi s time, they wi l gi ve f ive perf ormances. As usual, the pol ice wi l have a di f icul t ime. They wi l be t rying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions. Leson 14 Do you speak English? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusing experience l ast year . Aft er I had l ef t a smal l vil lage i n the south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to the next t own. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lif t. As soon as he had got into t he car , I sai d good mor ning to him i n Fr ench and he repl ied in the same language. Apart fr om afew words, I do not know any French at al . Neit her of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly r eached the town, when t he young man suddenl y said, very slowly, 39。s. Leson 11 One good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was having dinner at a restaur ant when Har ry Steele came in. Har ry worked i n a lawyer39。 each year , but Joe wins ever y ti me. Bil Fri th39。s r oom39。and it 39。s a wast e of ti me. 39。t he gi rl said, 39。 Susan excl aimed. Just then, a man hurr ied to the ti cket off ice. 39。I hurri ed t o the ti cket off ice. 39。Im ver y sorr y, 39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。t interupt, 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風 Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wi l sail fr om Por tsmouth t omorr ow. We shal l meet him at the har bour ear ly i n the mor ni ng. He wil be in his sm al boat, Topsai is a famous l it le boat. It has sai led across t he At lant ic many t imes. Captain Al ison wil l set out at ei ght o39。s t wo minut es past twelve! The clock has st opped!39。巴頓斯 I have just moved t o a house in Br idge Str et. Yest er day a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me f or a meal and a glas of beer . In retur n for 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 drank the beer . Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour t ol d me about him. Everybody knows hi m. Hi s name is Per cy Butt ons. He cal ls at ever y house in t he str et once a month and always asks for a meal and a glas of beer . Leson 7 Too late 為時太晚 The plane was late and detect ives were wait ng at the ai rpor t al l morning. They wer e xpecting a val uabl e parcel of di amond fr om South Af rica. A few hours ear li er , someone had told the pol ice that thieves woul d try t o st eal the di amonds. When the plane ar ived, some of t he det ecti ves wer e wai ting inside the mai n buil di ng whil e ot hers were wait ng on t he air field. Two men t ook t he parcel off t he plane and car ied it into the Cust oms House. Whil e two det ecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, two others opened the parcel. To t heir sur prise, the preci ous par cel was full of stones and sand! Leson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has the mos t beaut iful garden in our t own. Nearly ever ybody enters for 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 l ike har d wor k. Every year I enter for the garden pet it on t oo, and I al ways win a li t le prize for the wor st gar den in t he t own! Leson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o the Town Hal . I t was the last day of the year and a l ar ge crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hal clock. It would str ike twelve in twenty minutes39。I have never bor rowed any money from you,39。Mr . Harmswor th,39。My dear , it must be ter rible t o be grown up! 39。t pay the bil . I haven39。 I sai d. 39。ve sol d out, 39。Could I have those t wo t ickets please ?39。You must gi ve up fi shing! 39。50 and I felt very upset.39。 he said. He started to pl ai n about this wi cked worl d but was i nt er rupted by a knock at the door. A gir l came in and put an envel ope on hi s desk. It contained amp。 l esson25 Do t he Engl i sh speak Engl i sh? 英國人講的是英語嗎 ade a big decision. I got up earl y and bought thir tyseven cards. I spent t he whol e day in my r oom, but I di d not wri te a si ngle car d !Leson 4 An excit ng t ri p 激動人心的旅行 I have just received a leter fr om my br ot her , Tim. He is i n Austr ali a. He has been there for si x months. Ti m is an engineer. He is working for a bi g fi rm and he has alr eady vi sit ed a great number of dif ferent places in Aust ralia. He has just bought an Austr al ian car and has gone to Al ice Spri ngs, a smal l t own i n the cent re of Austr al ia. He wil l soon visit Darwin. Fr om there, he wil l f ly to Pert h. My br other has never been abr oad bef ore, so he i s finding this tr ip ver y excit ng. Lesson 5 No wrong numbers 無錯號之虞 Mr James Scot t has a garage i n Si lbury and now he has just bought another gar age in Pi nhurst. Pi nhurst i s only f ive miles fr om Silbury, but Mr Scot t cannot get a t el ephone for hi s new gar age, so he has just bought twelve pi geons. Yesterday, a pi geon car ied the fir st mesage fr om Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in thr e minutes. Up to now, Mr Scot t has ent agr eat many r equest s for spar e part s and other urgent messages f rom one garage t o the ot her. In t hi s way, he has begun hi s own pri vate t el ephone 6 Percy But tons 珀西I t39。so now you can pay for my di nner! 39。Don39。t there ! As I was looking f or it , t he i nkeeper came in. 39。 The inn keeper smi led and immediately went out . I n a few minutes he retur ned wit h my bag and gave it back to me. 39。 Susan answered. 39。What a pi ty!39。Cer tainly, 39。 I t39。 I said, 39。I f ound this outsi de t hi s gentleman39。The Ni cest Garden Compet it on39。