【正文】 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 Pl ease send m e a card 請給我寄一張明信片 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。 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。 she 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。s not t her e now. 39。 But they don39。but t hey are for next Wednesday39。Can I retur n these two ti ckets?39。I hurr ied to t he t icket of fi ce. 39。Im ver y sorr y, 39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。t inter upt, 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一 路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captain Charles Ali son, wil l sail fr om Port smouth tomorr ow. We shal meet him at the harbour ear ly i n the mor ni ng. He wil be in his smal boat, Topsai is a famous li tl e boat. It has sail ed across the Atl anti c many ti mes. Capta in Ali son wil l set out at eight o39。s two minutes past twelve! The cl ock has stopped! 39。巴頓斯 I have j ust moved to a house i n Bridge St reet . Yest er day a beggar knocked at my door . He asked me for a meal and a gl ass of beer. In r et ur n for this, t he beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He at e the food and dr ank the beer. Then he put a pi ece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour told me about him. Ever ybody knows him. His name i s Percy But tons. He cals at ever y house i n the st reet once a month and al ways asks f or 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 took the parcel off t he plane and car ied it into t he Cust oms House. Whi le two det ecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, two others opened the parcel. To thei r sur prise, 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 most beaut iful gar den in our t own. Nearl y ever ybody enters for 39。 I r epeat ed.39。m ing to se you. 39。 I thought. 39。t hear awor d!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 gar den is lar ger than Joe39。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。Do you speak Engli sh?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。 I answered, 39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。Im sorr y, we39。 the girl sai d. 39。 I s aid sadl y. Lesson20 One man in a boat 獨坐孤舟 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 a re 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。s of fi ce and sat down. I had just l ost amp。s l osi ng m oney t hese days, 39。 I sai d angri ly. 39。It 39。 But I39。Dear me,39。The Nicest Garden Compet it ion39。 I looked at my watch. I t was tr ue. The big cl ock r ef us ed t o wel e the New Year. At that moment everybody began t o laugh and sing. Lesson 10 Not for jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d musical i nstr ument. It is cal ed a clavichord(翼琴 ) . I t was made in Germany in 1681. Our cl avichor d is kept in the li vi ngr oom. It has bel ong t o our famil y for a l ong ti me. The i nstr ument was bought by my gr andfather many year s ago. Recently i t wa s damaged by a vi sit or . She tr ied to play jaz on it ! She st r uck the keys t oo hard and t wo of the stri ngs were broken. My f at her was shocked. Now we are not alowed to touch i t. It is bei ng r epair ed by a fr iend of my father 39。clock so we shal l have pl enty of time. We shal see hi s boat and then we shal say goodbye t o hi m. He wi l be away for t wo mont hs. We ar e very proud of him. He wil l t ake part i n an i mport ant race acr oss the Atl anti c. Leson 13 The Grenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr enwood Boys are a group of popul ar singers. At present, they ar e visit ing al l part s of the count ry. They wil be ar riving her e tomorrow. They wil be ing by tr ai n and most of t he young peopl e in the town wil l be meet ing them at the st at ion. Tomor row evening they wi l be singing at the Workers39。 he Said. Then he smil ed a nd told me I would r eceive an ext ra amp。 he asked. 39。 he said 39。May I have two t ickets please ?39。 he asked. 39。s per formance. 39。t real ize one impor tant t hi ng. I39。 The m anager was sympat heti c, but he coul d do nothing. 3