【正文】 be ing by t rain and most of the young peopl e in the t own wil l be meeting them at the stat ion. Tomorr ow eveni ng they wi l be singing at t he Wor ker s39。 he asked. 39。I hurr ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。I t may have begun alr eady,39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng f or it , t he i nn keeper came i n. 39。so now you can pay f or my dinner! 39。Then he lent m e a book. I r ead a f ew li nes, but I di d not understand a wor d. Ever y day I thought about postcards. M y holi days passed quickl y, but I di d not send any car ds t o m y f ri ends. On t he l ast day I made a bi g deci si on. I got up ear ly and bought t hi rt y seven car ds. I spent t he whol e day in m y r oom, but I did not wr it e a si ngle car d ! Lesson 4 An exci ti ng t ri p 激動人心的旅行 I have j ust r ecei ved a l et t er f r om my br ot her, Tim . He i s i n Austr ali a. He has been there f or si x m ont hs. Tim i s an engi neer. He i s wor ki ng f or a bi g f irm and he has al r eady vi sit ed a gr eat num ber of di f er ent pl aces i n Aust r ali a. He has just bought an Aust rali an car and has gone t o Al ice Spri ngs, a smal t own i n the cent r e of Aust rali a. He wil l soon vi si t Dar wi n. Fr om t her e, he wil l fl y t o Per t h. My br other has never been abroad befor e, so he i s fi ndi ng thi s t ri p ver y excit i ng. Lesson 5 No wrong num bers 無錯號之虞 Mr James Scot t has a garage i n Sil bur y and now he has just bought anot her garage i n Pinhurst. Pi nhur st i s onl y f ive mi les f rom Sil bur y, but Mr Scott cannot get a telephone for his new gar age, so he has j ust bought t welve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon car ri ed the f ir st m essage f r om Pi nhur st t o Sil bur y. The bi rd covered t he distance in t hree mi nutes. Up to now, Mr Scot t has sent a gr eat many r equest s f or spare part s and other ur gent m essages f rom one gar age t o t he ot her . In this way, he has begun his own pri vat e telephone ser vi ce. Leson 6 Percy But ons 珀西m i ng to see you.39。t hear a wor d!39。 she asked. 39。Wel l, 39。t reali ze one impor tant t hing. I39。 he asked. 39。 My dog had t aken i t into the garden. He oft en does t hi s. 39。 Sir , we wel e you t o our ci t y. Thi s i s a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wil l enj oy your stay her e i f you pay at t enti on t o our str eet si gns. Thi s note i s onl y a r em i nder.39。s of fi ce years ago, but he i s now wor ki ng at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he al ways bor rows m oney f r om his f r iends and never pays it back. Har ry saw m e and cam e and sat at he sam e table. He has never borr owed money fr om m e. While he was eat ing, I asked him to l end me amp。Do you always get up so l ate ? I t 39。 I39。I can39。I 39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send m e a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Postcards al ways spoi l my holi days. Last sum mer, I went t o It al y. I vi si t ed m useum s and sat i n publ ic gar dens. A f ri endl y wait er t aught me a few wor ds of It al ian. 39。 Har ry sai d, 39。 l eson18 He of ten does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had l ef t it on a chair besi de t he door and now it wasn39。 I said. 39。Could I have those two ti ckets pl ease ?39。50 and I f elt very upset .39。 l esson25 Do the Engl ish speak Engli sh? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ived i n London at last. The r ai lway st at ion was bi g, bl ack and dark. I did not know t he way to my hotel, so I asked a por ter . I not only spoke Engl ish very caref ull y, but ver y clearl y as wel . The por ter , however, coul d not underst and m e。 I answered. 39。s none of your busines, 39。m st il l having br eakf ast ,39。 each year , but Joe wins every t im e. Bi l Fr ith39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days. Duri ng thi s tim e, t hey wil l gi ve fi ve perf or mances. As usual , t he poli ce wi l l have a dif f icult ti me. They wil l be tr yi ng to keep or der . It is al ways the sam e on these occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusing exper ience last year . Af ter I had lef t a smal l vil age in t he sout h of France, I drove on t o the next town. On t he way, a young man waved t o me. I st opped and he asked me for a l if t. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I said good m or ni ng t o him in Fr ench and he r epl ied i n t he same l anguage. Apar t f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al . Neit her of us spoke duri ng the j ourney. I had near ly reached t he town, when the young man suddenly sai d, very sl owly, 39。Yes, t hank you,39。May I have two t ickets pl ease ?39。 I said. 39。 l eson18 He of ten does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had l ef t it on a chair besi de t he door and now it wasn39。 Har ry sai d, 39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send m e a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Postcards al ways spoi l my holi days. Last sum mer, I went t o It al y. I vi si t ed m useum s and sat i n publ ic gar dens. A f ri endl y wait er t aught me a few wor ds of It al ian. 39。I 39。I can39。 What ar e you doing ?39。 she said. 39。 But they don39。Can I retur n t hese two ti cket s?39。 he sai d 39。 100 a year ! Lesson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car in t he wr ong pl ace, a t raf ic pol iceman wi l soon f ind it . You wil l be ver y lucky i f he lets you go wi thout a ti cket . However , t his does not always happen. Traf fi c poli ce ar e som et im es ver y pol it e. Dur i ng a hol iday i n Sweden, I f ound t hi s not e on m y car :39。s. Lesson 11 One good t urn deserves another 禮尚往來 I was having di nner at a restaurant when Har y St ele came in. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。 she sai d. 39。 Just then, the tel ephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. 39。t hear a wor d!39。m i ng to see you.39。Then he lent m e a book. I r ead a f ew li nes, but I di d not understand a wor d. Ever y day I thought about postcards. My holi days passed quickl y, but I di d not send any car ds t o m y f r