【正文】 een mi nutes passed and then, at fi ve to twelve, the cl ock stopped. The bi g mi nut e hand di d not move. We wait ed and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shout ed, 39。ve sol d out,39。t pay t he bil l. I haven39。Mr. Har mswort h,39。s gar den is mor e i nt erest i ng. He has made neat pat hs and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool. I li ke gar dens t oo, but I do not li ke har d wor k. Ever y year I enter f or t he gar den pet it ion t oo, and I al ways wi n a l it l e pr i ze f or t he wor st gar den i n t he t own! Leson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o t he Town Hal l. I t was t he l ast day of t he year and a l ar ge crowd of peopl e had gathered under t he Town Hal l cl ock. It woul d str ike t wel ve i n t went y m i nut es39。s one o39。 2. To my sur pr ise, he ga ve me t he money imm edi atel y. 39。 If you r ecei ve a r equest li ke this, you cannot fail t o obey it ! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act r ess. She m ust be at l east t hi rt yf ive year s ol d. I n spi te of t hi s, she oft en appears on t he stage as a young gi rl . Jenni f er wi l have t o t ake par t in a new play soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gir l of sevent een. I n t he pl ay, she m ust appear i n a bri ght r ed dress and l ong black stocki ngs. Last year in anot her play, she had t o wear short socks and a bri ght, or ange coloured dr es. If anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answers, 39。The play m ay begin at any mom ent ,39。cl ock! 39。I have neve r borr owed any m oney fr om you,39。My dear, i t m ust be t er ibl e t o be gr own up!39。 I sai d. 39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send m e a card 請(qǐng)給我寄一張明信片 Postcar ds al ways spoil m y hol idays. Last summ er , I went t o It aly. I visit ed museum s and sat in publi c gardens. A fr iendly wai ter t aught m e a f ew wor ds of I t ali an. 39。 Har y sai d, 39。 100 a year ! Leson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n t he wrong pl ace, a t r af fi c poli cem an wil soon fi nd it . You wi l be ver y l ucky if he l et s you go wit hout a t i cket. However, t hi s does not al ways happen. Tr af i c pol ice are someti mes very poli t e. Dur ing a holi day in Sweden, I found t hi s not e on my car :39。s. Leson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) I was havi ng dinner at a r est aur ant when Har r y St eel e cam e i n. Har ry wor ked i n a lawyer39。 she sai d. 39。 he said 39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and tol d me I woul d receive an extr a amp。 I l ooked at my wat ch. I t was tr ue. The big cl ock refused to wel e the New Year. At t hat moment ever ybody began to l augh and si ng. Leson 10 Not f or jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂(lè) We have an ol d musical instr ument . It i s cal led a clavichord( 翼琴 ) . It was made in Germ any i n 1681. Our clavichord is kept i n t he li vi ngr oom . I t has bel ong t o our fami ly for a l ong t im e. The i nst rument was bought by my gr andf ather many year s ago. Recentl y i t was damaged by a vi si tor. She t ri ed to pl ay jazz on it ! She st ruck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of t he st ri ngs were br oken. My f ather was shocked. Now we ar e not al owed to t ouch i t. I t is bei ng r epai red by a fr iend of m y f at her39。 Susan m e, 39。Im ver y sor ry, 39。t i nt er rupt,39。s t wo m i nut es past wel ve! The clock has st opped!39。m e, 39。 I l ooked at m y wat ch. I t was tr ue. The bi g cl ock ref used t o wel e t he New Year. At t hat m om ent everybody began t o laugh and si ng. Lesson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂(lè) We have an ol d m usi cal i nst rum ent. I t is cal ed a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ). I t was m ade in Ger many i n 1681. Our clavichord i s kept i n t he l i vi ng r oom. I t has bel ong t o our fami ly f or a l ong t im e. The i nst rument was bought by my gr andf at her m any year s ago. Recentl y i t was damaged by a vi si t or. She t ri ed t o pl ay j azz on it ! She str uck t he keys t oo hard and t wo of t he st ri ngs were br oken. My f ather was shocked. Now we ar e not al owed to t ouch i t. I t is bei ng r epai red by a fr iend of m y f at her39。 he Sai d. Then he sm il ed and tol d m e I woul d r ecei ve an ext r a amp。 he said 39。 she sai d. 39。s. Leson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) I was havi ng dinner at a r est aur ant when Har r y St eel e cam e i n. Har ry wor ked i n a lawyer39。100 a year! Leson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you park your car i n the wr ong place, a tr af fi c poli ceman wi l l soon f ind i t. You wi l be very lucky if he l et s you go wit hout a t icket. However, thi s does not always happen. Tr af ic pol ice are someti mes very poli te. Dur ing a holi day in Sweden, I f ound thi s not e on my car :39。 My dog had taken it int o the gar den. He of ten does this.39。Do you al ways get up so l at e ? I t39。s of fi ce year s ago, but he is now wor ki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he al ways borr ows money fr om hi s fr i ends and never pays i t back. Har y saw me and cam e and sat at t he sam e t abl e. He has never bor rowed m oney f rom m e. Whil e he was eat i ng, I asked him t o lend m e amp。 Sir , we wel e you t o our ci t y. This i s a No Par king area. You wil l enj oy your st ay her e if you pay at enti on t o our st reet si gns. This note i s only a r emi nder. 39。I have never borr owed any m one y fr om you,39。cl ock! 39。The play m ay begin at any mom ent ,39。 If you r ecei ve a r equest li ke this, you cannot fail t o obey it ! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act r ess. She m ust be at l east t hi rt yf ive year s ol d. I n spi te of t hi s, she oft en appears on t he stage as a young gi rl . Jenni f er wi l have t o t ake par t in a new play soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gir l of sevent een. I n t he pl ay, she m ust appear i n a bri ght r ed dress and l ong black stocki ngs. Last year in anot her play, she had t o wear short socks and a br