【正文】 Recentl y i t was damaged by a vi si tor. She t ri ed t o pl ay jazz on it ! She st r uck the keys t oo hard and t wo of t he stri ngs were broken. My f at her was hocked. Now we are not al owe d to t ouch i t. It is bei ng r epair ed by a fr iend of m y father 39。The Ni cest Garden Com peti ti on39。Dear m e,39。 But I39。It 39。 I said angri l y. 39。 It39。s r ai ni ng again.39。m st il l havi ng br eakf ast,39。 she sai d. 39。 each year , but Joe wi ns ever y tim e. Bil Fri th39。s. Leson 11 One good turn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was having di nner at a rest aurant when Har y Steel e cam e in. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer39。 Cl ub. The Gr enwood Boys wil be st ayi ng f or fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e, they wi l gi ve f i ve per formances. As usual, t he poli ce wil l have a dif fi cult tim e. They wil l be tr yi ng t o keep or der. I t i s al ways the sam e on t hese occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am using exper ience last year. Aft er I had l eft a sm al vil lage i n the sout h of Fr ance, I dr ove on t o the next t own. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked m e f or a lif t. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car, I sai d good morning to him in Fre nch and he replied i n t he sam e l anguage. Apart f rom a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al l. Nei ther of us spoke duri ng t he j our ney. I had nearl y reached t he t own, when t he young m an suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。100 a year ! Leson 16 A polit e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n the wrong pl ace, a tr af fi c poli cem an wi l soon fi nd i t. You wi l be very l ucky i f he l et s you go wi thout a ti cket . However, this does not al ways happen. Tr af fi c poli ce are som etim es ver y pol ite. Dur ing a holi day i n Sweden, I f ound t hi s not e on my car :39。Yes, t hank you,39。 he sai d 39。May I have t wo t ickets please ?39。Can I r et ur n these two t ickets?39。but they are f or next Wednesday39。 But t hey don39。 the young man sai d rudely. 39。 I39。What ar e you doi ng ?39。s one o39。s. Bil works harder t han Joe and gr ows more f lower s and veget ables, but Joe39。2. To m y surpri se, he gave me the money immedi at el y. 39。 As I soon learnt, he was Engli sh himsel f! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ar y told me t hat Mr. Har mswort h would see me. I felt very nervous when. I went i nt o hi s of fice. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I ent er ed. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d that business was ver y bad. He t ol d me that the fi rm could not afor d to pay such large salari es. Twenty people had alr eady l ef t. I knew that my t ur n had e. 39。 I f you recei ve a r equest li ke t hi s, you cannot f ai l t o obey it! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer is an actr ess. She must be at least thirt yfi ve year s ol d. I n spi te of this, she oft en appears on t he st age as ayoung gi rl. Jenni f er wil have t o t ake par t i n a new play soon. Thi s tim e, she wil l be a gi rl of sevent een. I n the pl ay, she m ust appear in a bri ght r ed dr ess and long bl ack st ockings. Last year in anot her pl ay, she had to wear short socks and a br ight , or ange colour ed 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 gi ve up fi shing!39。t hear a word!39。 I t hought. 39。m i ng t o see you. 39。 I repeated.39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Br idge Str eet. Yest er day a beggar knocked at my door. He asked m e f or a meal and a glas of ber. In r et ur n for t his, t he beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal. He at e t he 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 m e about him. Everybody knows him . Hi s name is Percy But ons. He cal ls at ever y house i n t he str eet once a m ont h and al ways asks f or a meal and a glas of beer. Leson 7 Too l at e 為時太晚 The pl ane was l at e and det ecti ves wer e wait ing at t he air port al m or ning. They were expecti ng a valuabl e parcel of di amond f rom Sout h Afr ica. A f ew hours earl ier, someone had t ol d the poli ce t hat thieves woul d t ry t o st eal t he di amonds. When the pl a ne ari ved, som e of t he det ecti ves wer e wai ti ng i nsi de t he m ai n buil di ng whil e ot hers were wait ng on t he air fi el d. Two m en t ook the par cel of f t he plane and car ied it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi le t wo detecti ves were keepi ng guar d at t he door , t wo ot her s opened t he par cel. To thei r sur pri se, the pr ecious parcel was f ul l of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has t he m ost beauti ful garden i n our t own. Near ly ever ybody ent er s for 39。 each year , but Joe wi ns ever y tim e. Bil Fri th39。 she sai d. 39。m st il l havi ng br eakf ast,39。s r ai ni ng again.39。 It39。 I t39。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 of ten does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had l unch at a vil lage i nn, I looked for m y bag. I had l eft i t on a chair beside the door and now i t wasn39。 I said in a weak voice. 39。 Har ry sai d, 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。Lesson 3 Please send me a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Postcar ds always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to It al y. I visi ted museums and sat i n public gardens. A f ri endly waiter taught me a f ew wor ds of I talian. 39。 I39。 she said. 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。m not realy i nt er ested in f ishi ng. I am on