【導(dǎo)讀】Theclockhasstopped!

　　

【正文】 ant when Har r y St eel e cam e i n. Har ry wor ked i n a lawyer39。s of fi ce year s ago, but he i s now wor ki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he al ways borr ows money fr om hi s fr i ends and never pays i t back. Har y saw me and cam e and sat at t he sam e t abl e. He has never bor rowed m oney f rom m e. Whil e he was eat i ng, I asked him t o l end m e amp。 2. To my sur pr ise, he gave m e t he m oney imm edi atel y. 39。I have never borr owed any m oney fr om you,39。 Har y sai d, 39。so now you can pay for m y di nner !39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our ncighbour , Capt ain Charl es Ali son, wi l sai l fr om Por tsmout h tomor row. We shal m eet him at he harbour ear ly i n t he m or ni ng. He wi l be i n his sm al l boat, Topsai l. Tapsai l is a famous li t le boat. I t has sai l ed acr oss t he At l ant ic m any t im es. Captai 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 hi s boat and then we shal l 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 him . He wi l t ake part i n an im port ant r ace acr oss t he At l anti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a group of popul ar si ngers. At pr esent , they are vi si ti ng al l par t s of t he countr y. They wil l be ar ri ving her e t omor row. They wil l be ing by t r ai n and m ost of t he young peopl e i n the t own wil l be meeti ng them at t he st at i on. Tom orr ow eveni ng t hey wi l be si ngi ng at t he Wor ker s39。 Cl ub. The Greenwood Boys wi l be st ayi ng for fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s ti me, they wi l gi ve f i ve perf orm ances. As usual , t he poli ce wil l have a di f i cult t im e. They wil l be tr yi ng t o keep or der. It i s al ways t he same on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l eft a smal vil l age i n t he south of Fr ance, I dr ove on t o the next t own. On t he way, a young man waved t o m e. I st opped and he asked m e for a li ft . As soon as he had got i nt o t he car, I said good m or ning t o him i n French and he r epl i ed i n t he sam e 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 t he j ourney. I had nearl y r eached t he t own, when t he young m an suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。Do you speak Engl i sh?39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engl i sh him sel f! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr et ar y t ol d m e that Mr . Har mswort h woul d se m e. I f el t ver y ner vous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not l ook up f rom hi s desk when I ent er ed. Af t er I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness was ver y bad. He t ol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af for d t o pay such l ar ge sal ar i es. Twent y peopl e had alr eady l ef t. I knew t hat m y tur n had e. 39。Mr. Har mswort h, 39。 I sai d i n a we ak voi ce. 39。Don39。t i nter upt,39。 he Sai d. Then he sm il ed and t ol d m e I woul d recei ve an ext r a amp。 100 a year ! Leson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n the wr ong place, a t r af fi c pol i ceman wi l soon fi nd it . You wi l be very l ucky i f he l et s you go wit hout a t icket . However , thi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic poli ce are som etim es ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day i n Sweden, I f ound thi s not e on my car: 39。 Si r, we wel e you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wi l enj oy your st ay here i f you pay at tenti on to our str eet signs. Thi s not e 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 thir t y fi ve year s old. I n spit e 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 black st ocki ngs. Last year in another pl ay, she had t o wear short socks and a bri ght, or ange coloured dr es. If anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answers, 39。My dear, i t must be t er ibl e to be gr own up!39。 lesson18 H e of t en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had l unch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had l eft 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 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 t he bil l. I haven39。t got m y bag.39。 The i nn keeper sm il ed and i mm edi at el y went out . I n a f ew m i nut es he r etur ned wit h my bag and gave it back t o m e. 39。I 39。m very sorr y,39。 he sai d 39。 My dog had t aken i t int o t he gar den. He oft en does t his.39。 Leson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。The play m ay begi n at any m om ent, 39。 I sai d. 39。I t m ay have begun al r eady, 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。I hur ri ed to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。May I have t wo t icket s please ?39。 I asked. 39。I 39。m sor ry, 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 hurr 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 said. 39。Coul d I have t hose t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。Cer t ai nly, 39。t he gi rl said, 39。but they are f or next Wednesday39。s perf orm ance. 39。I mi ght as wel have t hem,39。 I said sadly. Leson20 O ne m an i n a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishing i s m y f avour it e spor t. I oft en fi sh f or hours wi t hout cat chi ng anyt hi ng. But t his does not wor r y m e. Som e fi sherm en a re unl ucky. I nst ead 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 hi ng not even ol d boots. Aft er havi ng spent w