【正文】 ly said, very sl owl y, 39。 each year , but Joe wi ns every tim e. Bi l Fr it h39。m st il l having br eakf ast ,39。s none of your busines, 39。 The m anager was sym pat het ic, but he could do not hi ng. 39。s per form ance. 39。May I have t wo t i ckets pl ease ?39。Yes, t hank you,39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days. Duri ng thi s t im e, t hey wil l gi ve fi ve per f or mances. As usual, t he poli ce wil l have a di f icult ti me. They wil l be tr ying t o keep or der . It i s al ways t he sam e on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engl i sh? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l eft a smal vi l age i n t he sout h of Fr ance, I drove on t o the next t own. On t he way, a young man waved t o me. I st opped and he asked m e f or a l if t. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I sai d good m orni ng t o him i n Fr ench and he r epli ed i n the sam e l anguage. Apart f rom a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Nei t her of us spoke duri ng the j our ney. I had near l y reached t he town, when t he young man suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owly, 39。 each year, but Joe wi ns ever y ti me. Bil l Fri th39。m sti l havi ng br eakfast,39。s none of your busi ness,39。 I t hought. 39。m having br eakf ast, 39。I t39。Don39。 The i nn keeper smi l ed and im mediat el y went out . In a few m i nut es he r etur ned wi t h m y bag and gave i t back t o m e. 39。What a pit y!39。 It39。I f ound t his outsi de t his gent l em an39。 I t hought. 39。m havi ng br eakf ast ,39。I t39。Don39。 The inn keeper smi led and i mmediatel y went out . I n a f ew m inutes he r et urned wi th m y bag and gave i t back to me. 39。What a pi ty!39。 It 39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。May I have two ti cket s please ?39。 he asked. 39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of tim e. We shal l se hi s boat and t hen we shal say good bye t o him . He wil l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e very pr oud of hi m. He wi l t ake par t i n an im port ant r ace acr oss t he At l anti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popul ar si ngers. At present , t hey are vi si ti ng al l par ts of t he countr y. They wil be ar ri vi ng here t om orr ow. They wil l be i ng by t rai n and m ost of t he young peopl e i n t he t own wil l be m eet i ng t hem at t he st at ion. Tom orr ow eveni ng t hey wi l be singi ng at t he Wor ker s39。The Ni cest Gar den Com pet it ion39。But I 39。 I t39。s not t her e now. 39。but t hey ar e for next Wednesday39。I hur ri ed t o the ti cket of fi ce. 39。 he asked. 39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of tim e. We shal l se hi s boat and t hen we shal say good bye t o him . He wil l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e very pr oud of hi m. He wi l t ake par t i n an im port ant r ace acr oss t he At l anti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popul ar si ngers. At present , t hey are vi si ti ng al l par ts of t he countr y. They wil be ar ri vi ng here t om orr ow. They wil l be i ng by t rai n and m ost of t he young peopl e i n t he t own wil l be m eet i ng t hem at t he st at ion. Tom orr ow eveni ng t hey wi l be singi ng at t he Wor ker s39。The Ni cest Gar den Competi i on39。But I39。 It39。I t 39。 I repeat ed.39。s t wo mi nut es past t wel ve! The cl ock has st opped!39。t i nt er upt ,39。I 39。 Susan excl aim ed. Just t hen, a m an hur ri ed to t he ti cket off i ce. 39。s a waste of t im e.39。s r oom 39。I t 39。 I repe at ed. 39。s two minutes past t welve! The cl ock has st opped!39。t inter rupt, 39。Im ver y sor ry, 39。 Susan excl ai m ed. Just then, a man hur r ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。s a waste of t ime.39。t he gir l sai d, 39。I hur ri ed to t he ti cket off ice. 39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Char l es Al ison, wil l sail f r om Port sm out h t om or r ow. We shal l m eet him at t he har bour ear l y in t he mor ni ng. He wil l be in hi s sm al l boat , Topsail. Tapsail i s a f am ous l it tl e boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant i c m any tim es. Capt ai n Ali son wil l set out at ei ght o39。巴頓斯 I have just moved to a house in Br i dge St reet. Yester day a beggar knocked at my door . He asked me for a meal and a glas of beer. I n ret ur n f or this, the beggar stood on hi s head and sang s ongs. I gave hi m a meal. He ate the f ood and dr ank the beer . Then he put a pi ece of cheese in hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a neighbour t old m e about him. Everybody knows him. Hi s nam e is Per cy Butt ons. He cals at ever y house in t he st reet once a m ont h and always asks f or a meal and a gl ass of beer . Lesson 7 Too l ate 為時太晚 The pl ane was late and detecti ves wer e wait ing at t he ai rpor t al l m orning. They were expect ing a val uable par cel of diamond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear li er, som eone had t ol d t he pol ice that thi eves would tr y to st eal t he di amonds. When t he plane ar r ived, some of the detecti ves wer e wai ti ng inside the m ai n buil ding whi le ot her s were wai ti ng on the ai rf ield. Two m en took t he par cel off t he plane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi le t wo detecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, two others opened t he par cel . To thei r sur pr ise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has t he most beaut if ul gar den i n our town. Nearl y ever ybody enter s for 39。 39。 I sai d angr il y. 39。and it 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Char l es Al ison, wil l sail f r om Port sm out h t om or r ow. We shal l m eet him at t he har bour ear l y in t he mor ni ng. He wil l be in hi s sm al l boat , Topsail. Tapsail i s a f am ous l it tl e boat. I t has sail ed a