【導(dǎo)讀】'.Leson2Breakfastorlunch?早餐還是午餐？ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.IsometimesstayinbeduntilunchtimSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Itwasdarkoutside.'Whataday!'Ithought.'It'srainingagain.'Justthen,thetelephonerang.ItwasmyauntLucy.'I'vejustarivedbytrain,'shesaid.'I'mingtoseeyou.''ButI'mstillhavingbreakfast,'Isaid.'Whatareyoudoing?It'sone. o'clock!

　　

【正文】 y pr oud of hi m. He wi l t ake part i n an im por tant race across the At lanti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr enwood Boys are a gr oup of popular singers. At present, t hey ar e visit ing al l par ts of the countr y. They wi l be ar ri vi ng her e t om orr ow. They wi l l be i ng by tr ain and m ost of the young people in t he town wi l l be m eet ing t hem at the stati on. Tom or row eveni ng they wi l be singing at the Workers39。 Club. The Gr enwood Boys wil l be st aying f or f ive days. Dur ing t his t ime, t hey wi l gi ve fi ve per for mances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t ti me. They wi l be t ryi ng to keep order. I t is always t he same on these occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會講英 語嗎？ I had an amusi 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 to the next t own. On t he way, a young man waved to me. I st opped and he asked me for a l i f 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 fr 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 nearl y reached t he town, when the young man suddenl y sai d, very sl owly, 39。Do you speak English?39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engl ish hi msel f! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secret ar y t ol d m e that Mr . Har mswort h woul d 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 sai d 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 l ef 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 nter upt ,39。 he Said. Then he sm il ed and t old m e 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 the wr ong pl ace, a t raf ic pol iceman wi l soon fi nd it . You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he lets you go wi thout a ti cket . However , t his does not al ways happen. Tr af fi c pol ice are somet imes very pol it e. Dur ing a hol iday in Sweden, I found 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 l enjoy your stay here i f you pay at tenti on to our str eet signs. Thi s note i s onl y a r em inder. 39。 I f you receive a r equest l ike t his, you cannot f ail to obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer i s an act ress. She must be at l east thir ty fi ve year s old. In spi te of thi s, she oft en appears on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wi l have to t ake par t i n a new pl ay soon. This t ime, she wil l be a gir l of sevent en. In the play, she m ust appear in a bri 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 , orange col our ed dress. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she always answer s, 39。My dear, i t m ust be t er ri ble t o be grown up! 39。 l eson18 He of ten does thi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vil lage inn, I looked for my bag. I had lef t i t 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 came in. 39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。 he asked. 39。Yes, t hank you,39。 I answered, 39。but I can39。t pay the bi l . I haven39。t got my bag. 39。 The i nn keeper sm il 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 gar den. He of ten 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 to 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。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 sai d sadly. Leson20 One m an in a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fishing i s my favour 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 are unlucky. I nst ead of catching fi sh, they catch old boot s and r ubbi sh. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything not even old boots. Af ter havi ng spent whol e mor nings on the r iver, I always go home wit h an empty bag. 39。You m ust give up f ishing!39。 my fr iends say.39。 I t39。s a wast e of ti me.39。 But they don39。t reali ze one i mport ant t hi ng. I 39。m not realy inter est ed in f ishing. I am only inter ested i n sit ti ng in a boat and doi ng nothing at al ! Leson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes are sl owly dr ivi ng me mad. I li ve near an air por t and passing planes can be heard ni ght and day. The ai rport was buil t duri ng the war , but for some r eason it could not be used t hen. Last year, however , it came int o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e must have been dr iven away f rom their homes by t he noi se. I am one of the f ew peopl e l ef t. Someti mes I thi nk thi s house wi l be knocked down by a passi ng plane. I have been of fer ed a large sum of m oney t o go away, but I am det er mi ned t o stay here. Ever ybody says I must be mad and they are pr obably ri ght . Lesson22 A glass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daughter , Jane, never dr eam ed of r ecei vi ng a l et ter f rom a gir l of her own age i n Holl and. Last year, we wer e tr avel li ng acr oss t he Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wi t h h