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【正文】 sson 5 No wrong num bers 無(wú)錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞 Mr Jam es Scott has a garage i n Si l bur y and now he has just bought anot her garage i n Pi nhurst. Pi nhur st i s onl y fi ve mi les f rom Sil bur y, but Mr Scott cannot get a tel ephone f or his new gar age, so he has j ust bought t wel ve pi geons. Yest er day, a pi geon car ied t he fi rst m esage fr om Pi nhur st t o Sil bur y. The bir d cover ed the di st ance i n t hr ee m i nut es. Up t o now, Mr Scot t has sent a great m any r equest s for spar e part s and ot her ur gent messages fr om one gar age t o t he ot her . In t his way, he has begun his own pri vat e tel ephone ser vi ce. Leson 6 Percy But tons 珀西巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Br i dge St reet. Yest er day a beggar knocked at m y door . He asked m e for a m eal and a glass of beer. I n r et urn f or t hi s, t he beggar st ood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal . He ate t he f ood and dr ank t he beer . Then he put a pi ece of cheese i n hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour t ol d m e about hi m. Ever ybody knows hi m. Hi s nam e is Per cy Butt ons. He cal l s at every house in t he st r et once a m onth and al ways asks for a m eal and a glass of beer. Lesson 7 Too l at e 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was l at e and det ect i ves wer e wait ing at t he ai rport al m or ni ng. They were expect ing a val uabl e par cel of diamond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A f ew hour s ear li er, som eone had t ol d t he pol i ce t hat t hi eves woul d tr y t o steal t he diam onds. When the pl ane ar ri ved, som e of t he detect i ves wer e wait ing i nsi de the m ai n bui l di ng whil e ot her s were wai ti ng on t he air fi el d. 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 l e t wo det ecti ves were keeping guard at t he door, t wo ot her s opened t he par cel. To their surpri se, t he preci ous par cel was f ull of st ones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has t he m ost beaut if ul gar den i n our t own. Nearl y ever ybody ent er s f or 39。The Nicest Gar den Com pet it i on39。 each year , but Joe wi ns ever y tim e. Bil Fr it h39。s gar den i s lar ger t han Joe39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and gr ows m or e f l ower s and vege t abl es, but Joe39。s gar den is m or e i nt eresti ng. He has m ade neat pat hs and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool. I l ike gardens too, but I do not li ke har d wor k. Ever y year I enter f or t he gar den pet it on t oo, and I al ways wi n a li t l e pr i ze f or the wor st gar den i n t he t own! Leson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to t he Town Hal l. It was t he l ast day of t he year and a l ar ge crowd of peopl e had gat hered under t he Town Hal cl ock. It woul d str ike t wel ve i n t went y m i nut es39。 tim e. Fi ft een m i nut es passed and t hen, at f i ve t o t wel ve, t he clock st opped. The bi g m i nut e hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wai t ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shout ed, 39。I t39。s t wo mi nut es past t wel ve! The cl ock has st opped!39。 I l ooked at m y wat ch. I t was t r ue. The bi g cl ock ref used t o wel e t he New Year. At t hat m om ent ever ybody began t o laugh and si ng. Lesson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂(lè) We have an old m usi cal i nstr ument. It i s cal l ed a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ) . It was m ade i n Germ any in 1681. Our cl avi chor d i s kept i n t he li vi ngr oom . It has bel ong t o our f am il y f or a l ong ti me. The instr um ent was bought by m y gr andfat her m any years ago. Recent l y it was dam aged by a visit or . She tr ied t o play j az on i t! She str uck t he keys too har d and t wo of t he st ri ngs wer e br oken. My f ather was shocked. Now we ar e not al owed t o t ouch it. I t is bei ng r epai r ed by a fr iend of my f ather39。s. Leson 11 O ne good turn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) I was havi ng di nner at a r est aur ant when Har r y Steele came i n. Har r y wor ked i n a l awyer39。s off ice years ago, but he is now wor ki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ary, but he al ways bor r ows m oney f r om his f ri ends and never pays it back. Har r y saw m e and cam e and sat at t he sam e table. He has never borr owed m oney fr om m e. Whi l e he was eat ing, I asked hi m t o l end m e amp。 2. To m y sur pri se, he gave m e t he m oney i mm edi at el y. 39。I have never bor r owed any m oney f r om you,39。 Har r y sai d, 39。so now you can pay f or m y di nner! 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour , Capt ain Char les Ali son, wi l sai l fr om Por tsm out h tom or row. We shal m eet him at the har bour ear ly i n t he m or ni ng. He wil be i n hi s sm al l boat, Topsai l. Tapsail i s a fam ous li t le boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant ic m any t im es. Capt ai n Ali son wi l set out at ei ght o39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of t im e. We shal l see his boat and t hen we shal l say good bye t o him. He wil l be away for t wo mont hs. We ar e ver y pr oud of him . He wi l t ake part i n an im por t ant r ace acr oss t he At lanti c. Lesson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr enwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popular si nger s. At pr esent, t hey ar e visit i 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 ing by t rai n and m ost of t he young peopl e i n the t own wi l be meeti ng t hem at t he st at i on. Tomor row evening t hey wil l be si ngi ng at he Wor kers39。 Cl ub. The Gr enwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng f or f i ve days. Dur i ng t his t im e, t hey wi l gi ve fi ve per f orm ances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t tim e. They wil be t r yi ng t o keep or der . It i s al ways the sam e on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l ef t a sm al vil l age i n t he south of Fr ance, I dr ove on t o the next t own. On t he