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eson 16 A pol it 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 t urn deserves another 禮尚往來 I was having di nner at a restaurant when Har y St el e 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。 5o. 39。 my f r iends say.39。 the gi r l sai d. 39。 The i nnkeeper smil ed and imm edi at ely went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he retur ned wit h my bag and gave it back to m e. 39。Don39。I t 39。m havi ng br eakf ast , 39。 I t hought. 39。s none of your busines, 39。m st il l having br eakf ast ,39。 each year , but Joe wins every t i m e. Bil l Fri th39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng for f ive days. Dur ing t hi s ti me, they wi l give f i ve per f or m ances. As usual , the poli ce wi l l have a dif f icult ti me. They wil l be tr yi ng to keep or der . It i s al ways the sam e on these occasions. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎? I had an amusing exper i ence last year . Af ter I had lef t a sm al l vil lage in t he sout h of France, I drove on t o t he next town. On t he way, a young m an waved t o me. I st opped and he asked m e for a l if t. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I said good m or ning t o him i n French and he repli ed in t he sam e language. Apar t fr om a few wor ds, I do not know any French at al l. Nei ther of us spoke dur ing t he journey. I had nearl y r eached the t own, when t he young man suddenl y sai d, ver y slowl y, 39。Yes, t hank you,39。May I have two t ickets pl ease ?39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。s not there now. 39。. Leson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐還是午餐? It was Sunday. I never get up ear ly on Sundays. I som et im es stay i n bed unti l unch tim Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of t he window. It was dark out si de. 39。 she asked. 39。s gar den is m or e i nt eresting. He has made neat paths and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool. I li ke gar dens t oo, but I do not l ike hard work. Every year I ent er f or the garden peti tion too, and I always wi n a l it tl e pri ze for the wor st gar den i n t he town! Leson 9 A cold wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hal l. I t was t he last day of t he year and a lar ge cr owd of peopl e had gat her ed under t he Town Hal clock. It would st ri ke twel ve in t wenty m inutes39。Mr . Har mswort h,39。t pay t he bi l . I haven39。m sor ry, we39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One man i n a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is my favouri te spor t . I of ten f ish f or hours wit hout catching anything. But this does not wor r y me. Som e fi sher men are unl ucky. Instead of cat chi ng fi sh, t hey catch ol d boot s and rubbish. I am even l es l ucky. I never catch anyt hingnot even ol d boot s. Af t er having spent whol e morni ngs on the r iver, I always go home wi th an em pt y bag. 39。s l osing money these days, 39。and it 39。the gi rl sai d, 39。I hurr ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。 he asked. 39。cl ock so we shal have plenty of t ime. We shal see his boat and t hen we shal l say goodbye to hi m. He wi l l be away f or two months. We are ver y proud of him . He wil l take part in an impor tant race acr oss t he Atl antic. Leson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a group of popular si nger s. At pr esent, they ar e visit ing al part s of the count ry. They wi l be ar ivi ng her e tomor row. They wi l be ing by tr ai n and most of t he young people i n the t own wi l be meeti ng them at t he st ati on. Tomor row evening t hey wil l be si ngi ng at the Wor ker s39。The Ni cest Garden Com pet it on39。But I 39。 I t39。 50 and I felt very upset.39。Could I have t hose two ti cket s pl ease ?39。 I said. 39。 l eson18 He of ten does thi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事! Aft er I had had l unch at a vil lage i nn, I looked for m y bag. I had lef t i t on a chai r besi de t he door and now it wasn39。 Har r y sai d, 39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send me a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Postcards always spoil my hol idays. Last summer , I went t o It aly. I vi sited m useums and sat i n publ ic gar dens. A f ri endl y wait er t aught me a few words of It al ian. 39。I 39。I can39。 I39。Do you always get up so l ate ? I t39。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 money f r om his f r iends and never pays it back. Har ry saw me and cam e and sat at he sam e table. He has neve r borr owed money fr om m e. Whil e he was eat ing, I asked him to lend me amp。 Sir , we wele you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Parking ar ea. You wi l enjoy your st ay her e i f you pay at ention to our str et signs. This not e is only a remi nder .39。 My dog had t aken i t into the garden. He oft en does t hi s. 39。 he asked. 39。t r eal ize one impor tant thi ng. I 39。I can39。I 39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send me a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Postcards always spoil my hol idays. Last summer , I went t o It aly. I vi sited m useums and sat i n publ ic gar dens. A f ri endl y wait er t aught me a few words of It al ian. 39。 Har r y sai d, 39。 l eson18 He of ten does thi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事! Aft er I had had l unch at a vil lage i nn, I looked for m y bag. I had lef t i t on a chai r besi de t he door and now it wasn39。 I said. 39。Could I have t hose two ti cket s pl ease ?39。 50 and I felt very upset.39。I f ound t hi s out si de t hi s gent l em an39。 It 39。What a pit y!39。I 39。t inter rupt, 39。s two mi nut es past twel ve! The clock has st opped!39。 I r epeat ed. 39。I t 39。s l osing money these days, 39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One man i n a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is my favouri te spor t . I of ten f ish f or hours wit hout catching anything. But this does not wor r y m