【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 t wo of the str ings wer e broken. My f at her was shocked. Now we ar e not al lowed t o touch i t. It i s bei ng repair ed by a f ri end of m y fat her 39。s. Lesson 11 One good turn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was having di nner at a restaurant when Har y Steele came in. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。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 m oney f rom his f ri ends and never pays it back. Har ry saw m e and came and sat at t he same table. He has never bor r owed money fr om m e. Whi le he was eat ing, I asked hi m to l end me amp。2. To m y sur pri se, he gave me the m oney i mmediat el y. 39。I have never bor rowed any money f rom you, 39。 Har ry sai d, 39。so now you can pay f or m y dinner! 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Char l es Al i son, wil l sai l fr om Port smouth t omorr ow. We shal meet hi m at t he har bour earl y i n the m or ning. He wi l be i n his smal boat, Topsail .Tapsai l is a f amous li tl e boat . It has sai led across the At lanti c many t imes. Capt ai n Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。clock so we shal have plenty of t ime. We shal see his boat and t hen we shal say good bye to hi m. He wi l be away f or two m ont hs. We are very proud of him. He wil l take par t in an import ant r ace acr oss t he Atl ant ic. Leson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a group of popul ar si nger s. At pr esent, they are vi sit ng al part s of the count ry. They wil l be ar r iving her e tomor row. They wi l be ing by t rai n and most of t he young peopl e i n the t own wi l be meeti ng them at t he st at ion. Tomorr ow evening t hey wi l l be singi ng at t he Wor ker s39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be staying for fi ve days. Duri ng thi 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 wil l be tr ying t o keep or der . It i s al ways the same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng exper ience last year. Af ter I had left a smal l vi l age i n t he south of Fr ance, I drove on t o the next town. On t he way, a young man waved to me. I st opped and he asked me for a l if t. As soon as he had got int o the car, I said good mor ning t o him in Fr ench and he r eplied i n t he same l anguage. Apar t f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al l. Neit her of us spoke duri ng the j ourney. I had near l y reached t he town, when the young man suddenly sai d, very sl owly, 39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engl ish hi msel f! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secret ar y t ol d me that Mr . Har mswort h would 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 fr om hi s desk when I enter ed. Af ter I had sat down, he said that business was ver y bad. He told 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 al ready lef t. I knew t hat my turn had e. 39。Mr. Har mswort h, 39。 I said in a weak voi ce. 39。Don39。t i nt er upt ,39。 he Said. Then he sm il ed and t old me I would r ecei ve an ext ra amp。100 a year ! Lesson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car in t he wr ong pl ace, a tr af f ic poli cem an wil l soon f ind i t. You wi l be ver y lucky if he l et s you go wi thout a ti cket. However, t hi s does not al ways happen. Traf i c pol ice ar e som eti mes ver y pol it e. Dur ing a holi day i n Sweden, I found t hi s not e on m y car :39。 Sir , we wel e you t o our ci t y. This i s a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wil enj oy your stay here i f you pay at tenti on t o our str eet si gns. Thi s not e i s onl y a r em inder.39。 I f you recei ve a r equest l i ke t hi s, you cannot f ai l t o obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni f er i s an act ress. She must be at l east thir t y fi ve year s ol d. I n spit e of t hi s, she oft en appear s on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wi l have t o t ake part i n a new pl ay soon. This ti m e, she wil l be a gi rl of sevent en. In t he play, she m ust appear in a br i ght r ed dr es and l ong bl ack st ocki ngs. Last year i n anot her pl ay, she had to wear shor t socks and a bri ght , or ange col our ed dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she i s, she al ways answer s, 39。My dear, it m ust be t er ri ble t o be gr own up! 39。 l eson18 H e of ten does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af t er I had had lunch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had l eft it on a chai r beside t he door and now i t wasn39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng for i t, the i nnkeeper cam e in. 39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。 he asked. 39。Yes, t hank you,39。 I answer ed, 39。but I can39。t pay t he bi l . I haven39。t got m y bag. 39。 The i nn keeper smil ed and imm edi at ely went out. In a few mi nut es he r etur ned wi t h my bag and gave it back t o me. 39。I 39。m ver y sorr y,39。 he sai d 39。 My dog had t aken i t i nto t he garden. He oft en does thi s. 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。The pl ay may begi n at any moment,39。 I said. 39。I t may have begun alr eady,39。 Susan answered. 39。I hur r ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。May I have t wo t ickets please ?39。 I asked. 39。I 39。m sor ry, we39。ve sold out, 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。What a pit y! 39。 Susan excl aimed. Just then, a man hurr ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。Can I retur n these two ti ckets?39。 he asked. 39。Cer tai nl y,39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。Could I have those two ti ckets pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。Cer tainl y, 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。s per for mance. 39。I m ight as wel l have t hem ,39。 I sai d sadly. Leson20 One m an in a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fishing i s my favour it e spor t. I of ten f ish for hours wi thout cat chi ng anyt hing. But t his does not wor ry me. Som e fi sher men are unlucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, t hey cat ch ol d boots and