【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?'sheasked.'I'mhavingbreakfast,'Irepeated.'Dearme,'shesaid.'Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?It'soneo'clock!'Lesson3

　　

【正文】 group of popular si nger s. At pr esent, they ar e visit ing al part s of the count ry. They wi l be ar iving her e tomor row. They wi l be ing by tr ai n and most of t he young people i n the t own wi l be meeti ng them at t he st ati on. Tomor row evening t hey wil l be si ngi ng at he Wor ker s39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l l be st ayi ng for f ive days. Dur ing t hi s ti me, they wi l give f ive perf orm ances. As usual, the poli ce wil l have a di f icult t ime. They wi l be tr ying t o keep or der. It i s always the same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l ef t a smal vil lage in the sout h of France, I dr ove on to t he 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 i nto t he car , I sai d good morni ng to hi m i n Fr ench and he r epl ied in the same language. Apart f rom a few words, I do not know any Fr ench at al l. Neit her of us spoke dur ing t he journey. I had nearl y reached the town, when t he young man suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owly, 39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engli sh hi msel f! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ary t old m e that Mr . Harmswor th woul d se m e. I f elt ver y nervous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not look up f rom his desk when I ent er ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d that busi ness was ver y bad. He tol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af for d t o pay such l ar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had alr eady l ef t. I knew t hat my tur n had e. 39。Mr. Har mswort h,39。 I sai d in a weak voi ce. 39。Don39。t i nter upt, 39。 he Said. Then he sm il ed and told me I would recei 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 place, a t raf fi c pol iceman wi l soon fi nd it . You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he lets you go wi t hout a t icket . However , this does not al ways happen. Tr af f ic poli ce ar e someti mes ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day i n Sweden, I f ound t his note on my ca r: 39。 Si r, we wel e you to our cit y. Thi s is a No Par king area. You wi l enj oy your st ay her e if you pay at ent ion t o our st reet si gns. This not e is only a remi nder .39。 If you r ecei ve a request li ke thi s, you cannot fai l to obey it ! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er is an actr ess. She must be at least t hir tyf ive years ol d. I n spit e of t his, she of ten appear s on the stage as a young gi rl . Jennif er wil l have t o take part in a new play soon. Thi s ti me, she wi l be a gi rl of seventeen. I n t he pl ay, she must appear i n a br ight red dr ess 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 i s, 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 inn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had l eft it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn39。t ther e ! As I was looking f or it , the inn keeper came i n. 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 he asked. 39。Yes, thank you, 39。 I answered, 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 minutes he r et urned wi th m y bag and gave it back to m e. 39。I 39。m very sor ry,39。 he sai d 39。 My dog had t aken i t into the garden. He oft en does t hi s.39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。The pl ay may begin at any moment, 39。 I said. 39。I t may have begun alr eady, 39。 Susan answered. 39。I hurr ied t o the t icket of f ice. 39。May I have two ti ckets pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。I 39。m sor ry, we39。ve sold out ,39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。What a pit y!39。 Susan exclaim ed. Just then, a man hurr ied t o the t icket off ice. 39。Can I ret ur n t hese t wo ti cket s?39。 he asked. 39。Cer t ai nly,39。 the gi rl said. 39。Could I have t hose two ti cket s pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。Cer tai nl y, 39。the gi rl sai d, 39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。s perf or mance. 39。I might as wel have t hem ,39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One man i n a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is my favouri te spor t . I of ten f ish f or hours wit hout catching anything. But this does not wor r y me. Som e fi sher men are unl ucky. Instead of cat chi ng fi sh, t hey catch ol d boot s and rubbish. I am even l es l ucky. I never catch anyt hingnot even ol d boot s. Af t er having spent whol e morni ngs on the r iver, I always go home wi th an em pt y bag. 39。You must gi ve up f ishi ng!39。 my f r iends say.39。 It 39。s a wa ste of t im e. 39。 But t hey don39。t reali ze one i mport ant t hing. I39。m not real y int er est ed in fi shi ng. I am onl y int er est ed in si ti ng in a boat and doing nothi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes ar e sl owly dr i vi ng me m ad. I li ve near an air port and passing pl anes can be hear d night and day. The ai rpor t was bui lt duri ng the war , but f or some r eason i t could not be used then. Last year , however, it came i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e must have been dri ven away f rom their homes by t he noi se. I am one of t he few people l eft . Somet imes I t hi nk thi s house wi l be knocked down by a passi ng plane. I have been of fer ed a lar ge sum of money to go away, but I am det er mi ned to stay her e. Everybody says I must be mad and they are pr obabl y ri ght. Leson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daught er , Jane, never dr eam ed of recei ving a l eter 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 piece of paper wit h her name and address on it i nt o a bott le. She thr ew t he bot tl e int o the sea. She never t hought of it agai n, but ten m ont hs later , she r eceived a