【導(dǎo)讀】Theclockhasstopped!dinner!

　　

【正文】 int er rupt ed by a knock at the door. A gir l came in and put an envelope on his desk. I t cont ai ned amp。5o. 39。I found t hi s outside t hi s gent leman39。s r oom39。 she sai d. 39。Wel l,39。 I said t o the m anager, 39。t her e i s st il l some honest y in this worl d !39。 lesson25 Do the Engl ish speak English? 英國(guó)人講的是英語(yǔ)嗎？ I ar ived in London at last. The r ai lway st at ion was bi g, bl ack and dark. I did not know t he way to m y hotel, so I asked a por ter. I not onl y spoke Engl ish ver y caref ul ly, but ver y clearl y as wel . The por ter, however , coul d not understand me。 I r epeated my questi on several ti mes and at l ast he under stood. He answered m e, but he spoke neit her slowl y nor cl ear ly. 39。I am a for eigner ,39。 I sai d. Then he spoke sl owly, but I could not under stand him. My t eacher never spoke Engl ish l ike t hat ! The por ter and I looked at each other and smi led. Then he said somet hing and I under st ood it . 39。You39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。 he sai d. I wonder. I n England, each man speaks a dif f er ent l anguage. The Engli sh underst and each other, but I don39。t understand t hem ! Do t hey speak Engl ish ? l esson26 The best art cri ti cs 最佳美術(shù)評(píng)論家 I am an ar t st udent and I pai nt a l ot of pi ct ures. Many people pr etend t hat 眼鏡店開店計(jì)劃書 概述 、簡(jiǎn)介 亮晶晶眼鏡店是一家即將成立的眼鏡店，將于2020年 8 月１日在師大校園內(nèi)濃重開業(yè)。本眼鏡店以學(xué)生為主要服務(wù)對(duì)象，產(chǎn)品以中、低檔框架眼鏡為主，包括眼鏡架、眼鏡片、各種框架眼鏡配件，兼營(yíng)隱形眼鏡及其護(hù)理液、藥片、隱形鏡盒等。 、產(chǎn)品及服務(wù)優(yōu)勢(shì) 亮晶晶眼鏡店擁有先進(jìn)的驗(yàn)光配鏡設(shè)備 ,專業(yè)的驗(yàn)光技術(shù) ,以及物美價(jià)廉的產(chǎn)品 ,為顧客提供優(yōu)良的服務(wù) ,并聘有高級(jí)驗(yàn)光師。服務(wù)項(xiàng)目有 :免費(fèi)電腦驗(yàn)光、免費(fèi)維修眼鏡、免費(fèi)清洗眼鏡、免費(fèi)咨詢眼病、專家專業(yè)驗(yàn)光 .服務(wù)特點(diǎn) :專家 坐堂驗(yàn)光 。先進(jìn)的主覺(jué)電腦驗(yàn)光儀 。優(yōu)質(zhì)的服務(wù) 。絕對(duì)物美價(jià)廉的眼鏡 。在正常使用情況下 ,半年內(nèi)如發(fā)生任何可歸責(zé)于商品本身結(jié)構(gòu)、制作和材料不良的情形 ,我們將為你免費(fèi)更換同等價(jià)值的商品 (正常的磨損、擦傷或使用不當(dāng)不在此限 ).技術(shù)保證 :配鏡后兩周內(nèi)光度發(fā)生任何不適 ,我們將免費(fèi)為你復(fù)檢 ,于必要目標(biāo)市場(chǎng)以學(xué)生為主．經(jīng)調(diào)查，學(xué)生近視率在 80％左右，是一個(gè)很有市場(chǎng)潛力的眼鏡消費(fèi)市場(chǎng) . 、戰(zhàn)略規(guī)劃 眼鏡店注重短期目標(biāo)與長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)目標(biāo)的結(jié)合，爭(zhēng)取在 1年內(nèi)占據(jù)該市場(chǎng) 20%的份額，在 3 年內(nèi)占據(jù)該市場(chǎng)份額的 40%以上。并不斷擴(kuò)展 產(chǎn)品和營(yíng)銷渠道，實(shí)現(xiàn)多元化經(jīng)營(yíng)。 Lat er a neighbour t old m e about him. Everybody knows him. Hi s nam e is Per cy Butt ons. He cals at ever y house in t he st reet once a m ont h and always asks f or a meal and a gl ass of beer . Lesson 7 Too l ate 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was late and detecti ves wer e wait ing at t he ai rpor t al l m orning. They were expect ing a val uable par cel of diamond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear li er, som eone had t ol d t he pol ice that thi eves would tr y to st eal t he di amonds. When t he plane ar r ived, some of the dete cti ves wer e wai ti ng inside the m ai n buil ding whi le ot her s were wai ti ng on the ai rf ield. Two m en took t he par cel off t he plane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi le t wo detecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, two others opened t he par cel . To thei r sur pr ise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has t he most beaut if ul gar den i n our town. Nearl y ever ybody enter s for 39。The Ni cest Gar den Com pet it ion39。 each year , but Joe wi ns every tim e. Bi l Fr it h39。s gar den i s l arger than Joe39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and grows m ore f lower s and vegetables, but Joe39。s gar den i s mor e int er est ing. He has made neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool . I like gar dens too, but I do not l ike hard wor k. Ever y year I enter f or t he gar den pet it ion t oo, and I always wi n a l it le pr ize f or the wor st garden i n the t own! Lesson 9 A col d wele 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to t he Town Hal . It was t he last day of the year and a large cr owd of people had gather ed unde r the Town Hal clock. I t would str ike t welve i n twent y mi nut es39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve to t welve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wai ted, but nothi ng happened. Suddenly someone shout ed, 39。I t39。s two minutes past t welve! The cl ock has st opped!39。 I looked at m y watch. It was t rue. The bi g clock r efused to wel e the New Year . At that moment everybody began t o l augh and sing. Lesson 10 Not f or jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂(lè) We have an ol d musical i nst r um ent. I t i s cal led a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ) . It was m ade i n Germ any in 1681. Our cl avi chor d is kept in t he li vingr oom. It has bel ong to our f am il y for a l ong ti me. The inst rum ent was bought by my grandfather many year s ago. Recent ly i t was dam aged by a vi si tor . She t ri ed to pl ay jazz on i t! She str uck t he keys t oo har d and 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(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 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 my 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 les Al ison, wil 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, Topsai l. Tapsail i s a f am ous l it l e boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant i c m any tim es. Captai n Ali son wil l set out at eight 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 him . He wi l t ake part 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 are a gr o