【正文】 le i n the t own wi l be meeti ng them at t he st ation. Tomor row evening t hey wil l be si ngi ng at he Wor ker s39。 he asked. 39。I hurr i ed t o t he ti cket off ice. 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。 my f ri ends say. 39。 t he gi rl sai d. 39。 The inn keeper smi led and imm edi atel y went out. I n a f ew mi nutes he r et ur ned wit h m y bag and gave it back t o m e. 39。Don39。I t39。m having br eakf ast ,39。What a day! 39。You39。s not t her e now.39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。May I have t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。Yes, t hank you,39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l l be st ayi ng for f ive days. Dur ing t hi s ti me, they wi l give f ive perf orm ances. As usual , the poli ce wil l have a di f icult t ime. They wi l be tr ying t o keep or der . It i s al ways t he same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l eft a smal vil lage i n the south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to t he next t own. On the way, a young man waved to m e. I stopped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got into the car , I sai d good morni ng to hi m i n Fr ench and he r epl ied i n the same l anguage. Apart f rom a f ew words, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Nei ther of us spoke duri ng the j our ney. I had near ly r eached the t own, when the young man suddenly said, ver y slowl 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。 I t39。I t39。Dear me,39。 I looked at m y watch. It was tr ue. The bi g clock r ef used t o wele t he New Year . At that moment everybody began t o laugh and sing. Lesson 10 Not for j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂(lè) We have an old musi cal i nst rument. I t is cal ed a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ). I t was made i n Ger m any i n 1681. Our cl avi chor d is kept in t he li vingr oom. It has bel ong to our f am il y for a l ong ti me. The inst r um ent was bought by m y grandfather many year s ago. Recent ly i t was dam aged by a vi si tor . She tr ied to play jazz on i t! She str uck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of the str ings wer e broken. My f at her was shocked. Now we ar e not al lowe d t o touch i t. It i s bei ng r epair ed by a f ri end of m y fat her 39。 he Sai d. Then he smil ed and tol d me I woul d receive an extr a amp。m ver y sor r y,39。 Susan exclaim ed. Just t hen, a man hurr i ed t o t he ti cket off ice. 39。s a waste of t ime.39。s room39。 anyt hing. They ar e just pret y pater ns. We li ke t hem i n t he sam e way t hat we l i ke pr et t y cur t ai n m at er i al . I t hi nk t hat young chi l dr en of t en appr eci at e m oder n pi ct ur es bet t e r t han anyone el se. They not i ce m or e. My si st er i s Lesson 1 A privat e conversat ion 私人談話(huà) Last week I went to t he theat re. I had a very good seat . The pl ay was ver y i nt erest ing. I did not enjoy i t. A young man and a young woman wer e si t ing behind m e. They were talki ng loudly. I got very angr y. I could not hear t he act or s. I t urned r ound. I looked at t he man and the wom an angr il y. They did not pay any atenti on. I n t he end, I coul d not be ar it . I turned r ound again. 39。 she sai d. 39。Lesson 3 Please send m e a card 請(qǐng)給我寄一張明信片 Post car ds always spoi l my holi days. Last sum mer, I went to I tal y. I vi si ted museum s and sat in publ ic gardens. A fr iendly wai ter t aught me a f ew wor ds of I tal ian. 39。 Har ry said, 39。 l esson18 H e oft en does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had l unch 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 sai d. 39。Coul d I have those two ti ckets pl ease ?39。 But they don39。Can I r et urn t hese t wo t icket s?39。 he said 39。100 a year ! Leson 16 A polit e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n the wr ong place, a t raf fi c poli ceman wi l soon fi nd it . You wi l be very l ucky i f he let s you go wit hout a t icket. However , thi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic poli ce are someti mes ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day in Sweden, I f ound this not e on my car: 39。s. Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 禮尚往來(lái) I was having di nner at a restaurant when Har y Steele came i n. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。 she said. 39。s rai ni ng agai n.39。t understand t hem ! Do t hey speak English ? l eson26 The best art cri ti cs 最佳美術(shù)評(píng)論家 I am an ar t st udent and I pai nt a l ot of pi ctures. Many peopl e pretend t hat t hey understand modern ar t. They always t el l you what a pi ct ure i s 39。s losing money t hese days,39。 I sai d sadly. Leson20 One m an in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishing i s my f avour it e spor t. I oft en fi sh for hours wi thout cat chi ng anyt hing. But t his does not wor ry me. Som e fi sherm en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, they catch old boot s and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ngnot even old boot s. Af ter having spent whole m ornings on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wi th an empt y bag. 39。m sorr y, we39。t pay t he bil l. I haven39。Mr . Harmswor th,39。s garden i s more inter est ing. He has m ade neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool . I l ike gardens too, but I do not li ke har d wor k. Ever y year I enter for t he gar den pet it ion t oo, and I always wi n a li t le pr ize f or the wor st garden in the t own! Lesson 9 A col d wele 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o t he Town Hal . It was the l ast day of the year and a l arge cr owd of people had gathered unde r the Town Hal l cl ock. I t woul d str ike t welve i n twent y mi nut es39。 she asked. 39。This i s a pri vat e conver sati on!39。. Leson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up earl y on Sundays. I somet imes stay i n bed until l unch t im e. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the wi ndow. It was dark out si de. 39。 I 39。 ti me. Fi ft een minut es passed and t hen, at f ive t o t welve, t he clock st opped. The big m