【正文】 the diamonds. When the pl ane ar ri ved, som e of the detectives wer e wait ing i nsi de the main bui ldi ng whil e others wer e wait ing on t he air fi el d. Two men t ook the parcel of f the pl ane and car ied i t into the Customs House. Whil e two det ect ives were keeping guard at t he door , t wo ot her s opened the parcel. To their sur pri se, t he pr eci ous par cel was f ull 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 beauti ful garden in our t own. Near ly everybody ent ers f or 39。50 and I f elt ver y upset .39。Coul d I have those t wo t i ckets pl ease ?39。 I sai d. 39。 l eson18 He of ten does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vil lage i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had lef t i t on a chai r besi de t he door and now i t wasn39。 Har r y sai d, 39。The Ni cest Gar den Com peti ti on39。cl ock so we shal have plenty of t im e. We shal see his boat and t hen we shal l say goodbye t o hi m. He wil l be away f or t wo m onths. We ar e ver y pr oud of him . He wi l t ake part i n an im por t ant r ace across the At lanti c. Lesson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr enwood Boys are a gr oup of popul ar singers. At present, t hey ar e vi sit i ng al l par ts of t he countr y. They wi l 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 meet i ng them at t he st at i on. Tom orr ow eveni ng t hey wi l be si ngi ng at t he Wor ker s39。 he asked. 39。I hurr ied t o t he t icket of fi ce. 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。and i t39。s garden i s lar ger t han Joe39。Do you speak English?39。 I answer ed, 39。 I asked. 39。s per f or mance. 39。 The manager was sympathetic, but he could do not hing. 39。s gar den i s mor e int er est ing. He has m ade neat pat hs and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool. I li ke gardens too, but I do not li ke har d wor k. Ever y year I ent er f or t he gar den peti ti on t oo, and I al ways wi n a li tl e pri ze f or t he worst gar den i n t he t own! Lesson 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 cr owd of people 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。Mr. Harm swor t h,39。cl ock so we shal have plenty of t im e. We shal see his boat and t hen we shal l say goodbye t o hi m. He wil l be away f or t wo m onths. We ar e ver y pr oud of him . He wi l t ake part i n an im por t ant r ace across the At lanti c. Lesson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr enwood Boys are a gr oup of popul ar singers. At present, t hey ar e vi sit i ng al l par ts of t he countr y. They wi l 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 meet i ng them at t he st at i on. Tom orr ow eveni ng t hey wi l be si ngi ng at t he Wor ker s39。The Ni cest Gar den Com peti ti on39。 I lef t the money in my r oom ,39。 I asked. 39。I t may have begun alr eady,39。t there ! As I was looking f or i t , t he innkeeper came i n. 39。so now you can pay f or my di nner !39。there is sti l some honesty in t his wor ld ! 39。s of fi ce and sat down. I had j ust l ost amp。 t he gir l sai d. 39。The pl ay m ay begi n at any m om ent ,39。My dear, it m ust be t er ri ble t o be gr own up! 39。I have never bor r owed any m oney f r om you, 39。 each year, but Joe wi ns every t im e. Bi l Fri t h39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be st ayi ng for fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e, they wil l give f i ve perf orm ances. As usual , t he poli ce wil l have a di f i cult t im e. They wil l be tr yi ng t o keep or der. It i s al ways t he same on t hese occasi ons. 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 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 m an waved to m e. I st opped and he as ked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I sai d good m or ni ng to hi m i n Fr ench and he r epl ied i n t he sam e l angua ge. Apart f r om 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 ly r eached t he t own, when the young m an suddenly sai d, very sl owl y, 39。Yes, t hank you,39。May I have t wo ti ckets pl ease ?39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。s not t her e now.39。s. Bi l wor ks har der than Joe and gr ows more fl ower s and vegetables, but Joe39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was English hi msel f! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secret ar y t old m e that Mr . Har mswor th woul d see m e. I f el t ver y nervous when. I went int o his of fi ce. He di d not l ook up f rom hi s desk when I enter ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d that business was ver y bad. He tol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af for d to pay such lar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had alr eady l ef t. I knew t hat my turn had e. 39。but I can39。I 39。I m ight as wel l have t hem ,39。Everyone39。 tim e. Fi ft een m i nut es passed and t hen, at f i ve t o t wel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nute hand di d not m ove. We wai ted and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shouted, 39。 I sa id i n a weak voi ce. 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour , Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wil l sai l fr om Por tsm outh t om orr ow. We shal m et him at t he har bour earl y i n t he m orni ng. He wi l be i n his sm al boat, Topsai l. Tapsai l is a famous l it tl e boat . It has sai led across the At lanti c many ti m es. Capt ai n Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。 leson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engl ish? 英國(guó)人講的是英語(yǔ)嗎？ I ar ri ved in London at l ast . The rail way stati on was big, black and dar k. I di d not know the way t o my hot el , so I asked a port er . I not only spoke Engli sh ver y car efull y, 1 年加工生產(chǎn) 可 行 性 研