【正文】 Yest er day, a pigeon car ri ed t he fi rst m essage f r om Pi nhur st t o Si lbur y. The bi rd covered t he di st ance i n three m inut es. Up t o now, Mr Scott has sent a gr eat m any request s f or spar e part s and ot her ur gent m essages fr om one gar age t o t he ot her. In t hi s way, he has begun hi s own pri vate t el ephone service. Lesson 6 Percy But tons 珀西m havi ng br eakf ast,39。I 39。What a day!39。I can39。Mr. Har mswor th,39。I have never borr owed 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 like gar dens too, but I do not l ike hard wor k. Every year I enter for the garden pet it on t oo, and I al ways win a li t le pr ize 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 twent y minutes39。39。I 39。I 39。What a day!39。I can39。Mr. Harmswor th,39。I have never bor rowed any m oney f r om you, 39。s garden i s mor e interest ing. He has made neat pat hs and has built a wooden bri dge over a pool . I l ike gardens t oo, but I do not li ke hard work. Every year I enter f or t he garden peti i on t o, and I al ways wi n a lit tl e pr ize f or t he 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. It was the l ast day of t he year and a l ar ge cr owd of peopl e had gather ed under the Town Hal cl ock. I t woul d str ike t wel ve i n t went y m i nutes39。cl ock!39。 she asked. 39。ve just ar ived by tr ai n, 39。Thi s i s a pr ivat e conversat ion!39。nt er esti ng. I did not enj oy it. A young m an and a young wom an wer e sit ti ng behi nd me. They wer e t al ki ng loudl y. I got very angr y. I could not hear the act or s. I t ur ned r ound. I looked at t he man and t he wom an angr il y. They di d not pay any at enti on. I n t he end, I could not bear it. I t ur ned round agai n. 39。. Lesson 2 Breakf ast or l unch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up earl y on Sundays. I som et imes st ay i n bed unti l unch tim e. Last Sunday I got up ver y late. I l ooked out of the window. It was dark out si de. 39。 she said. 39。 I39。Lesson 3 Please send me a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Postcar ds al ways spoi l m y holi days. Last summ er, I went t o I taly. I visit ed museum 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。 tim e. Fi ft en m inutes pased and then, at fi ve t o t wel ve, the cl ock stopped. The bi g mi nut e hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenly som eone shouted, 39。 Har y sai d, 39。 I said i n a weak voice. 39。t hear a wor d! 39。 I thought . 39。m ing to see you.39。m havi ng br eakf ast, 39。Leson 3 Pl ease send m e a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Post cards al ways spoil my hol idays. Last summer, I went t o It al y. I vi si ted museums and sat in publ ic gar dens. A f riendl y wai ter t aught me a few words of I tal ian. 39。 time. Fi ft en minutes pased and then, at fi ve t o twel ve, the cl ock st opped. The big mi nute hand did not move. We waited and wait ed, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 39。 Hary said, 39。 I sai d in a weak voice. 39。t hear a wor d!39。 I thought . 39。m i ng t o see you. 39。 I r epeated. 39。巴頓斯 I have just moved t o a house in Bri dge Str et. Yest er day a beggar knocked at m y door. He asked me f or ameal and a glas of beer . I n r et ur n f or t hi s, t he beggar st ood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave hi m a meal . He at e t he f ood and dr ank the be er . Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour t ol d m e about him. Ever ybody knows him . Hi s name is Percy But ons. He cal ls at ever y house i n t he str eet once a month and al ways asks f or a meal and a gl ass of beer. Lesson 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 valuable parcel of diamond f rom Sout h Afri ca. A f ew hour s earl ier, someone 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 bui l di ng whil e ot hers wer e wai ti ng on the ai rf ield. Two men took t he parcel off the pl ane and cari ed i t i nt o the Cust oms House. Whil e t wo det ecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, t wo other s opened the parcel . To t heir sur pr ise, t he preci ous par cel was full 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 m ost beauti f ul gar den in our t own. Nearl y ever ybody enters f or 39。s t wo m inut es past t welve! The cl ock has st opped!39。 Leson 12 Goodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour , Capt ai n Charl es Al ison, wi l sail f rom Portsm out h tom or row. We shal l m et him at he harbour earl y in t he m or ni ng. He wi l be i n his sm al boat, Topsai l. Tapsai l is a fam ous li tl e boat. It has sail ed across t he Atl anti c m any tim es. Captain Ali son wil l set out at ei ght o39。 Club. The Greenwood Boys wi l be stayi ng for f ive days. Duri ng t hi s t ime, t hey wil l gi ve fi ve perf orm ances. As usual, the poli ce wi l have a di fi cult tim e. They wi l be t rying to keep order . It is al ways t he same on these occasions. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusi ng experi ence l ast year . Af ter I had l ef t a smal vi l age in t he south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to t he next town. On t he way, ayoung m an waved t o m e. 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 m or ni ng t o him in Fr ench and he r epli ed i n the sam e language. Apar t fr om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al. Neit her of us spoke dur ing the jour ney. I had near ly r eached t he t o