【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ny saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me twenty pounds. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. 39。I have never borrowed any money from you,39。 Tony said, 39。so now you can pay for my dinner!39。 New words and expressions 生詞和短語 turn n. 行為，舉止 deserve v. 應(yīng)得到，值得 lawyer n. 律師 bank n. 銀行 salary n. 工資 immediately adv. 立刻 參考譯文 我正在一家飯館吃飯，托尼 .斯蒂爾走了進(jìn)來。托尼曾在一家律師事務(wù)所工作，而現(xiàn)在正在一家銀行上班。他的薪水很高，但他卻總是向朋友借錢，并且從來不還。托 尼看見了我，就走過來和我坐到一張桌子前。他從未向我借過錢。當(dāng)他吃飯時，我提出向他借 20 英鎊。令我驚奇的是，他立刻把錢給了我。“我還從未向你借過錢，”托尼說道，“所以現(xiàn)在你可以替我付飯錢了！” Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) First listen and then answer the question. 聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。 Where is Captain Alison going and how? Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We39。ll meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat, Topsail. Topsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o39。clock, so we39。ll have plenty of time. We39。ll see his boat and then we39。ll say goodbye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic. New words and expressions 生詞和短語 luck n. 運(yùn)氣，幸運(yùn) captain n. 船長 sail v. 航行 harbour n. 港口 proud adj. 自豪 important adj. 重要的 參考譯文 我們的鄰居查爾斯 .艾利森船長明天就要從樸次茅斯啟航了。明天一大早我們將在碼頭為他送行。他將乘坐他的“濤波賽”號小艇。“濤波賽”號是艘有名的小艇，它已經(jīng)多次橫渡大西洋。艾利森船長將于 8 點(diǎn)鐘啟航，因此我們有充裕的時間。我們將參觀他的船，然后和他告別。他要離開兩個月，我們真為他感到自豪，他將參加一次重大的橫渡大西洋的比賽。 Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 First listen and then answer the question. 聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。 Why will the police have a difficult time? The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be ing by train and most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers39。 Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions. New words and expressions 生詞和短語 group n. 小組，團(tuán)體 pop singer 流行歌手 club n. 俱樂部 performance n. 演出 occasion n. 場合 參考譯文 “綠林少年”是一個流行歌曲演唱團(tuán)。目前他們正在全國各地巡回演出，明天就要到達(dá)此地。他們將乘火車來，鎮(zhèn)上的大部 分青年人將到車站迎接他們。明晚他們將在工人俱樂部演出?！熬G林少年”準(zhǔn)備在此逗留 5 天。在此期間，他們將演出 5 場。同往常一樣，警察的日子將不好過，他們將設(shè)法維持秩序。每逢這種場合，情況都是這樣。 Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你會講英語嗎？ First listen and then answer the question. 聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。 Did the young man speak English? I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, Do you speak English?39。 As I soon learnt, he was English himself!39。 New words and expressions 生詞和短語 amusing adj. 好笑的，有趣的 experience n. 經(jīng)歷 wave v. 招手 lift n. 搭便車 reply v. 回答 language n. 語言 journey n. 旅行 參考譯文 去年我有過一次有趣的經(jīng)歷。在離開法國南部的一個小村莊后，我繼續(xù)駛往下一個城鎮(zhèn)。途中，一個青年人向我招手。我把車停下，他向我提出要求搭車。他一上車，我就用法語向他問早上好，他也同樣用法語回答我。除了個別幾個單詞外，我根本不會法語。旅途中我們誰也沒講話。就要到達(dá)那個鎮(zhèn)時，那青年突然開了口，慢慢地說道：“你會講英語嗎？” 我很快了解到，他自己就是個英國人！ Lesson 15 Good news 佳 音 First listen and then answer the question. 聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。 What was the good news? The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when I went into his office. He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had e. 39。,39。 I said in a weak voice. 39。Don39。t interrupt,39。 he said. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year! New words and expressions 生詞和短語 secretary n. 秘書 nervous adj. 精神緊張的 afford v. 負(fù)擔(dān)得起 weak adj. 弱的 interrupt v. 插話，打斷 參考譯文 秘書告訴我說哈姆斯沃斯先生要見我。我走進(jìn)他的辦公室，感到非常緊張。我進(jìn)去的時候，他連頭也沒抬。待我坐下后，他說生意非常不景氣。他還告訴我，公司支付不起這么龐大的工資開支，有 20 個人已經(jīng)離去。我知道這次該輪到我了。 “哈姆斯沃斯先生，”我無力地說。 “不要打斷我的話，”他說。 然后他微笑了一下告訴我說，我每年將得到 1,000 英鎊的額外收入。 Lesson 16 A polite request 彬彬有禮的要求 First listen and then answer the question. 聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。 What was the polite request? If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car: 39。sir, we wele you to our city. This is a No Parking area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder.39。 If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it! New words and expressions 生詞和短語 park v. 停放（汽車） traffic n. 交通 ticket) n. 交通違規(guī)罰款單 note n. 便條 area n. 地段 sign n. 指示牌 reminder n. 提示 fail v. 無視，忘記 obey v. 服從 參考譯文 一旦你把汽車停錯了地方，交通警很快就會發(fā)現(xiàn)。如果他沒給你罰單就放你走了，算你走運(yùn)。然而，情