【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 of m y fat her 39。s. Lesson 11 One good turn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) 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 a go, 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 ba ck. 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 money 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 my di nner !39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Char l es Al ison, wil l sail f r om Port sm out h t om or r ow. We shal l m eet him at t he har bour ear l y in t he mor ni ng. He wil l be in hi s sm al l boat , Topsail. Tapsail i s a f am ous l it tl e boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant i c m any tim es. Capt ai n Ali son wil l set out at ei ght o39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of tim e. We shal l se hi s boat and t hen we shal say good bye t o him . He wil l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e very pr oud of hi m. He wi l t ake par t i n an im port ant r ace acr oss t he At l anti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popul ar si ngers. At present , t hey are vi si ti ng al l par ts of t he countr y. They wil 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 m eet i ng t hem at t he st at ion. Tom orr ow eveni ng t hey wi l be singi ng at t he Wor ker s39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days. Duri ng thi s t im e, t hey wil l gi ve fi ve per f or mances. As us ual, t he pol i ce wi l have a di f fi cul t im e. They wi l be t rying t o keep order. I t is always t he same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an amusi ng exper ience l ast year . Aft er I had l eft a smal vi 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 m e. I stopped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got into the car, I sai d good morni ng to hi m in Fr ench and he r epl ied i n the same l anguage. Apart f rom a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Neither of us spoke duri ng the j our ney. I had near ly reached t he town, when the young man suddenly said, very sl owl y, 39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。 As I soon learnt , he was Engl ish him self ! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secretar y tol d me t hat Mr. Har mswort h would see me. I fel t ver y ner vous when. I went into hi s off ice. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I entered. Af ter I had sat down, he said t hat busines was ver y bad. He t old m e that the f ir m could not af ford to pay such large salar ies. Twent y peopl e had alr eady left . I knew that m y tur n had e. 39。Mr . Har mswor th,39。 I sai d i n a weak voice. 39。Don39。t inter rupt, 39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and tol d me I woul d receive an extr a amp。100 a year ! Leson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you park your car i n the wr ong place, a tr af fi c poli ceman wi l l soon f ind i t. You wi l be very lucky if he l et s you go wit hout a t icket. However, thi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic pol ice are someti mes very poli te. Dur ing a holi day in Sweden, I f ound thi s not e on my car :39。 Sir , we wele you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Parki ng ar ea. You wi l enjoy your st ay here i f you pay at tenti on to our str et signs. Thi s not e is onl y a r eminder .39。 I f you recei ve a r equest l ike t hi s, you cannot f ai l to obey i t! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer is an actr es. She must be at least hir ty fi ve year s ol d. In spit e of this, she of ten appear s on the st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wil l have t o t ake part i n a new pl ay soon. Thi s ti me, she wi l l be a gi rl of seventeen. I n t he play, she must appear in a br i ght red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had t o wear short socks and a br ight, or angecolour ed dr es. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she al ways answers, 39。My dear , it must be ter ibl e to be gr own up!39。 lesson18 H e oft en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had l ef t it on a chair besi de the door and now it wasn39。t there ! As I was looking f or it , t he inn keeper came i n. 39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。 he asked. 39。Yes, thank you, 39。 I answer ed, 39。but I can39。t pay the bil l. I haven39。t got my bag.39。 The inn keeper smi led and i mmediatel y went out . I n a f ew m inutes he r et urned wi th m y bag and gave i t back to me. 39。Im ver y sor ry, 39。 he said 39。 My dog had taken it int o the gar den. He of ten does t his.39。 Leson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。The play m ay begin at any mom ent ,39。 I sai d. 39。I t may have begun al ready, 39。 Sus an answer ed. 39。I hur ri ed to t he ti cket off ice. 39。May I have two ti cket s please ?39。 I asked. 39。I 39。m sorr y, we39。ve sol d out,39。 t he gi rl said. 39。What a pi ty!39。 Susan excl ai m ed. Just then, a man hur r 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。Coul d 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 said sadly. Leson20 One m an in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishing i s my f avour it e spor t. I oft en fi sh for hours wi thout cat chi ng anyt hing. But t his does not wor ry me. Som e fi sherm en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of c atching f ish, they catch old boot s and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ngnot even old boot s. Af ter having spent whole m ornings on t he ri ver , I al ways go home wi th an empt y bag. 39。You must gi ve up fi shi ng!