【導(dǎo)讀】Theclockhasstopped!你會(huì)講英語嗎？

　　

【正文】 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 ei ght o39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of t im e. We shal l see hi s boat and then 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 wil t ake par t in an i mport ant r ace acr oss t he Atl ant ic. Leson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popul ar si nger s. At pr esent, t hey ar e vi sit ng al part s of the count r y. They wi l be ar i vi ng her e t om or r ow. They wi l be i ng by tr ai n and m ost of t he young peopl e i n t he town wil be m eet ing t hem at the stati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng they 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 tim e, t hey wil l gi ve fi ve perf orm ances. As usual , t he poli ce wil l have a di f icult ti m e. They wil l be tr ying t o keep or der . It i s al ways t he sam e on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year. Aft er I had l eft a smal vi l age i n t he sout h of Fr ance, I drove on t o t he next t own. On t he way, a young m an waved t o me. I st opped and he asked m e f or a l if t. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I sai d good m orni ng t o him i n Fr ench and he r epli ed i n the sam e l anguage. Apart f rom a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al l. Neit her of us spoke dur i ng t he j our ney. I had nearl y r eached the t own, when t he young m an suddenl y sai d, ver y slowl y, 39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engli sh hi mself ! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr etar y tol d m e t hat Mr . Harm swor t h woul d see m e. I felt ver y ner vous when. I went i nto hi s off ice. He did not l ook up f r om his desk when I ent ered. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi nes was ver y bad. He t ol d m e that he f irm could not af or d t o pay such l ar ge salari es. Twent y people ha d alr eady l eft . I knew that m y t ur n had e. 39。Mr . Harm swor th,39。 I sai d i n a weak voice. 39。Don39。t i nt er r upt, 39。 he Sai d. Then he s mi led and t ol d me I woul d r eceive an extr a amp。 100 a year! Lesson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you par k your car i n t he wr ong pl ace, a tr af ic poli cem an wil l soon f ind i t. You wi l be ver y lucky if he l et s you go wi thout a ti cket. However, t hi s does not al ways happen. Traf fi c pol i ce ar e som et im es ver y pol it e. Dur i ng a hol iday i n Sweden, I f ound t hi s not e on m y car :39。 Sir , we wel e you t o our ci t y. Thi s i s a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wil l enj oy your stay her e i f you pay at t enti on t o our str eet si gns. Thi s note i s onl y a r em inder.39。 I f you recei ve a r equest l ike t hi s, you cannot f ai l t o obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni f er i s an act ress. She must be at l east hir t y fi ve year s ol d. In spit e of t hi s, she oft en appear s on t he 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 wil l be a gi rl of sevent en. In t he play, she m ust appear in a br i ght r ed dr es and l ong bl ack st ocki ngs. Last year i n anot her pl ay, she had t o wear shor t socks and a bri ght , or ange col our ed dress. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she i s, she al ways answer s, 39。My dear, it m ust be t er ri bl e t o be gr own up! 39。 l eson18 H e of ten does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af t er I had had l unch at a vi l age inn, I l ooked for my bag. I had l eft it on a chair beside t he door and now it wasn39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng for it , the i nn keeper cam e 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 i nn keeper smi l ed and im mediat el y went out . In a few m inut es he r et ur ned wi t h m y bag and gave i t back t o me. 39。I 39。m ver y sor r y, 39。 he sai d 39。 My dog had taken it i nt o t he gar den. He of ten does this.39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。The pl ay m ay begi n at any m om ent, 39。 I sai d. 39。I t m ay have begun al ready, 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。I hur ri ed to t he ti cket off i ce. 39。May I have t wo ti cket s please ?39。 I asked. 39。I 39。m sorr y, we39。ve sol d out,39。 t he gir l sai d. 39。What a pi t y! 39。 Susan excl ai med. Just then, a m an hur r ied t o t he t icket of fi ce. 39。Can I ret ur n t hese t wo ti cket s?39。 he asked. 39。Cer t ai nl y,39。 t he gi rl sai d. 39。Coul d I have t hose t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。Cer t ai nl y, 39。t he gi rl sai d, 39。but they are f or next Wednesday39。s perf orm ance. 39。I m i ght as wel have them,39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 O ne m an i n a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fi shi ng i s m y f avouri t e sport . I oft en fi sh for hour s wi thout cat chi ng anyt hi ng. But t hi s does not wor r y m e. Som e fi sherm en ar e unl ucky. I nst ead of cat chi ng fi sh, t hey catch ol d boot s and rubbi sh. I am even l es l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hing not even ol d boot s. Aft er havi ng spent whol e mor ni ngs on the r iver, I al ways go home wi t h an em pty bag. 39。You m ust give up f ishi ng!39。 m y fr i ends say.39。 I t39。s a wast e of tim e.39。 But the y don39。t reali ze one i mport ant t hing. I39。m not r eal y i nt er est ed i n fi shi ng. I am onl y i nt er est ed i n si t ing i n a boat and doi ng not hi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aeropl anes ar e sl owl y dri ving m e mad. I l i ve near an ai r por t and passi ng pl anes can be hear d ni ght and day. The air por t was bui lt dur ing t he war, but f or som e r eason i t coul d not be used t hen. Last year , however, i t cam e int o use. Over a hundr ed people m ust have been dri ven away fr om t hei r hom es by t he noise