【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!

　　

【正文】 cl ock has stopped! 39。 I l ooked at my wat ch. I t was tr ue. The bi g cl ock ref use d t o wele t he New Year. At t hat m om ent everybody began t o laugh and si ng. Lesson 10 Not for j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂(lè) We have an old m usi cal instr ument. 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 wa s dam aged by a vi si tor . She t r ied to pl ay jazz on i t! She st r uck t he keys t oo hard 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 t ouch i t. It i s bei ng r epair ed by a f ri end of m y fat her 39。s. Lesson 11 One good t urn deserves another 禮尚 往來(lái) I was having di nner at a restaurant when Har y St ele 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 r om his f r iends and never pays it back. Har ry saw m e and cam e and sat at he sam e table. He has never borr owed money fr om m e. While he was eat ing, I asked him to l end me amp。2. To m y sur pri se, he gave me t he money i mm edi at ely. 39。I have never bor rowed any m oney f rom you, 39。 Har ry sai d, 39。so now you can pay f or my dinner! 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Charl es Al ison, wil l sail f rom Port smout h t omorr ow. We shal l meet hi m at t he har bour earl y in the mor ning. He wi l be in hi s smal boat , Topsail .Tapsai l i s a f amous l it tl e boat . It has sai led acr oss the At lanti c many ti mes. Captai n Al ison wil l set out at eight o39。clock so we shal l have pl ent y of ti me. We shal se hi s boat and then we shal say good bye to hi m. He wi l be away for t wo m ont hs. We ar e very pr oud of hi m. He wi l l t ake par t in an i mport ant r ace across the At l ant ic. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys are a group of popul ar singers. At present , they are vi si ti ng al par ts of t he countr y. They wil l be ar ri ving here t omorr ow. They wil l be ing by t rain and most of the young peopl e in the t own wil l be meeting them at the stat ion. Tomorr ow eveni ng they wi l be singing 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 or mances. As usual , t he poli ce wi l l have a dif f icult ti me. They wil l be tr yi ng to keep or der . It is al ways the sam e on these occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an amusing exper ience last year . Af ter I had lef t a smal l vil age in t he sout h of France, I drove on t o the next town. On t he way, a young man waved t o me. I st opped and he asked me for a l if t. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I said good m or ni ng t o him in Fr ench and he r epl ied i n t he same l anguage. Apar t f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al . Neit her of us spoke duri ng the j ourney. I had near ly reached t he town, when the young man suddenly sai d, very sl owly, 39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engl ish hi msel f! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secret ar y t ol d me that Mr . Har mswort h would 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 said that business was ver y bad. He told me t hat the f ir m coul d not af for d to pay such lar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had al ready lef t. I knew that my t urn had e. 39。Mr. Har mswor t h, 39。 I said in a weak voice. 39。Don39。t i nt er 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 t he wr ong pl ace, a t raf ic pol iceman wi l soon f ind it . You wil l be ver y lucky i f he lets you go wi thout a ti cket . However , t his does not always ha ppen. Traf fi c poli 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 i nder.39。 I f you r eceive a r equest l i ke t his, you cannot f ail 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 m ust be at l east t hi rt y fi ve year s old. I n spi te of t hi s, she oft en appears on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni f er wi l have to t ake par t i n a new pl ay soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gir l of sevent een. I n the pl ay, she m ust appear i n a bri ght r ed dress 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 oured dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answer s, 39。My dear, i t m ust be t er ri ble t o be gr own up! 39。 l eson18 He of ten does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had l ef t it on a chair besi de t he door and now it wasn39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng f or it , t he i nn keeper came i n. 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 he asked. 39。Yes, t hank you,39。 I answer ed, 39。but I can39。t pay t he bi l . I haven39。t got m y bag. 39。 The i nnkeeper smil ed and imm edi at ely went out. I n a few mi nut es he retur ned wit h my bag and gave it back to m e. 39。I 39。m very sorr y,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 fi ce. 39。May I have two t ickets pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。I 39。m sor ry, we39。ve sold out ,39。 the gir l sai d. 39。