【正文】 My dear , it must be ter rible t o be grown up! 39。I have never bor rowed any money from you,39。巴頓斯 I have just moved t o a house in Br idge Str et. Yest er day a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me f or a meal and a glas of beer . In retur n for t hi s, the beggar st ood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave him a meal . He ate t he f ood and drank the beer . Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour t ol d me about him. Everybody knows hi m. Hi s name is Per cy Butt ons. He cal ls at ever y house in t he str et once a month and always asks for a meal and a glas of beer . Leson 7 Too late 為時(shí)太晚 The plane was late and detect ives were wait ng at the ai rpor t al l morning. They wer e xpecting a val uabl e parcel of di amond fr om South Af rica. A few hours ear li er , someone had told the pol ice that thieves woul d try t o st eal the di amonds. When the plane ar ived, some of t he det ecti ves wer e wai ting inside the mai n buil di ng whil e ot hers were wait ng on t he air field. Two men t ook t he parcel off t he plane and car ied it into the Cust oms House. Whil e two det ecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, two others opened the parcel. To t heir sur prise, the preci ous par cel was full of stones and sand! Leson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has the mos t beaut iful garden in our t own. Nearly ever ybody enters for 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wi l sail fr om Por tsmouth t omorr ow. We shal l meet him at the har bour ear ly i n the mor ni ng. He wil be in his sm al boat, Topsai is a famous l it le boat. It has sai led across t he At lant ic many t imes. Captain Al ison wil l set out at ei ght o39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。I hurri ed t o the ti cket off ice. 39。t he gi rl said, 39。and it 39。 each year , but Joe wins ever y ti me. Bil Fri th39。 Cl ub. The Greenwood Boys wil be staying for five days. Duri ng t hi s time, they wi l gi ve f ive perf ormances. As usual, the pol ice wi l have a di f icul t ime. They wi l be t rying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions. Leson 14 Do you speak English? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusing experience l ast year . Aft er I had l ef t a smal l vil lage i n the south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to the next t own. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lif t. As soon as he had got into t he car , I sai d good mor ning to him i n Fr ench and he repl ied in the same language. Apart fr om afew words, I do not know any French at al . Neit her of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly r eached the town, when t he young man suddenl y said, very slowly, 39。Yes, t hank you,39。 I asked. 39。s perf or mance. 39。 The manager was sympat heti c, but he could do nothing. 39。s. Bi l wor ks harder than Joe and grows mor e flowers and vegetabl es, but Joe39。巴頓斯 I have just moved t o a house in Br idge Str et. Yest er day a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me f or a meal and a glas of beer . In retur n for t hi s, the beggar st ood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave him a meal . He ate t he f ood and drank the beer . Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour t ol d me about him. Everybody knows hi m. Hi s name is Per cy Butt ons. He cal ls at ever y house in t he str et once a month and always asks for a meal and a glas of beer . Leson 7 Too late 為時(shí)太晚 The plane was late and detect ives were wait ng at the ai rpor t al l morning. They wer e xpecting a val uabl e parcel of di amond fr om South Af rica. A few hours ear li er , someone had told the pol ice that thieves woul d try t o st eal the di amonds. When the plane ar ived, some of t he det ecti ves wer e wai ting inside the mai n buil di ng whil e ot hers were wait ng on t he air field. Two men t ook t he parcel off t he plane and car ied it into the Cust oms House. Whil e two det ecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, two others opened the parcel. To t heir sur prise, the preci ous par cel was full of stones and sand! Leson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has the mos t beaut iful garden in our t own. Nearly ever ybody enters for 39。 I left the money in my r oom,39。 I asked. 39。I t may have begun al ready,39。 leson18 He oft en does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vil lage i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had left it on a chair beside t he door and now it wasn39。 Har y said, 39。t her e i s st i l l som e honest y i n t hi s wor l d ! 39。s off ice and sat down. I had j ust lost amp。 the gi rl said. 39。The play may begi n at any moment ,39。 I f you recei ve a r equest l ike this, you cannot f ai l to obey it ! Leson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennifer is an actr ess. She must be at least t hi r t yf ive years old. I n spit e of this, she of ten appears on the st age as a young girl . Jennif er wil l have t o take part in a new pl ay soon. This ti me, she wi l be a gir l of seventeen. In t he play, she must appear in a bri ght re d dres and l ong black stockings. Last year in anot her pl ay, she had to wear shor t socks and a bright, or ange coloured dr es. I f anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she always answer s, 39。2. To my sur prise, he gave me the m oney i mmedi ately. 39。The Ni cest Garden Compet it on39。cl ock so we shal have plent y of ti me. We shal se his boat and then we shal l say goodbye to him. He wil be away for two months. We are ver y pr oud of hi m. He wil l take par t i n an i mpor tant race across t he Atl anti c. Lesson 13 The Grenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys are a group of popular singer s. At pr esent, t hey ar e vi si ting al part s of the country. They wil l be ar ri vi ng her e t om or r ow. They wil l be i ng by tr ai n and most of t he young people in t he t own wi l be meet ing them at t he station. Tomorrow evening they wil be si nging at t he Wor kers39。 he asked. 39。May