【導(dǎo)讀】'.Lesson2Breakfastorlunch?早餐還是午餐？ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.Isometimesstayinbeduntillunchtime.LastSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Itwasdarkoutside.'Whataday!'Ithought.'It'srainingagain.'Justthen,thetelephonerang.ItwasmyauntLucy.'I'vejustarrivedbytrain,'shesaid.'I'mingtoseeyou.'ButI'mstilhavingbreakfast,'Isaid.'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.'I'mhavingbreakfast,'Irepeated.'Dearme,'shesaid.'Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?It'soneo'clock!

　　

【正文】 oon vi sit Dar win. Fr om t her e, he wi l f ly t o Pert h. My br ot her has never been abr oad bef or e, so he i s fi nding t hi s t ri p ver y exci ti ng. Lesson 5 No wrong num bers 無錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞 Mr Jam es Scott has a garage i n Si l bur y and now he has just bought anot her garage i n Pi nhur st. Pi nhurst is onl y fi ve mil es fr om Si l bur y, but Mr Scott cannot get a t elephone f or his new gar age, so he has j ust bought t wel ve pi geons. Yest er day, a pi geon car ri ed the f ir st m essage f r om Pi nhur st t o Sil bur y. The bi r d covered t he di stance in t hree mi nut es. Up to now, Mr Scott has sent a gr eat m any r equest s f or spare part s and other ur gent m essages f rom one gar age t o t he ot her . I n this way, he has begun hi s own pri vat e t el ephone ser vi ce. Lesson 6 Percy But tons 珀西巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Br idge Str eet . Yest erday a beggar knocked at m y door. He asked me f or a m eal and a gl as of beer . In r et ur n f or t hi s, t he beggar st ood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal . He ate t he f ood and dr ank t he be er . Then he put a pi ece of cheese in hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour tol d m e about him . Ever ybody knows him . His name i s Percy But tons. He cal s at ever y house i n t he str eet once a m ont h and al ways asks f or a m eal and a gl ass of beer. Leson 7 Too lat e 為時(shí)太晚 The plane was l at e and det ect ives were wai ti ng at t he air por t al l mor ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a val uabl e parcel of di am ond fr om Sout h Afr ica. A f ew hours earl ier, someone had t ol d t he poli ce t hat t hieves woul d t ry t o steal the di am onds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, som e of t he det ect i ves wer e wait ing i nsi de t he m ai n bui l di ng whil e others wer e wait i ng on t he air fi el d. Two m en t ook t he par cel off t he pl ane and car i ed i t i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whil e t wo detect i ves wer e keepi ng guar d at t he door , t wo ot her s opened t he par cel . To t heir sur pr ise, t he precious par cel was f ull of st ones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has t he m ost beaut if ul gar den i n our town. Nearl y ever ybody ent er s f or 39。The Nicest Gar den Com pet it ion39。 each year , but Joe wi ns ever y t im e. Bi l Fr it h39。s gar den is l arger than Joe39。s. Bil l wor ks har der t han Joe and grows m or e f lower s a nd veget abl es, but Joe39。s gar den i s mor e int er est ing. He has m ade neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool. I l ike gar dens t oo, but I do not li ke har d wor k. Ever y year I enter f or t he gar den pet it on t oo, and I al ways wi n a li t l e pr i ze f or the wor st gar den i n t he t own! Lesson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to t he Town Hal . It was t he last day of t he year and a l ar ge cr owd of peopl e had gat her ed under t he Town Hal cl ock. It woul d st ri ke t wel ve in t wenty m inutes39。 t im e. Fi ft en m inutes pased and then, at f ive t o t wel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nut e hand did not m ove. We wai ted and wait ed, but not hing happened. Suddenl y som eone shouted, 39。I t 39。s t wo mi nutes past t wel ve! The cl ock has st opped! 39。 I looked at m y watch. It was tr ue. The bi g cl ock r ef used t o wel e t he New Year . At t hat m oment ever ybody began t o l augh and sing. Lesson 10 Not f or jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d musical i nst r um ent . I t is cal ed a clavichor d( 翼琴 ). I t was made i n Germ any i n 1681. Our clavi chor d i s kept i n t he l i vi ng r oom. I t has bel ong t o our f ami l y for a l ong t im e. The i nst r um ent was bought by m y gr andf at her m any year s ago. Recentl y i t was dam aged by a vi si tor. She t ri ed t o pl ay j azz on it ! She st r uck t he keys t oo hard and t wo of t he st ri ngs wer e br oken. My f at her was shocked. Now we are not al owed to t ouch it. I t is bei ng repai r ed by a fr i end of m y fat her39。s. Lesson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng di nner at a r estaur ant when Har y St eel e cam e in. Har y wor ked in a l awyer39。s of fi c e 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 m oney f r om his f ri ends and never pays it back. Har ry saw m e and cam e and sat at he sam e t abl e. He has never borr owed 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 m y sur pr i se, he gave m e t he m oney im m edi at el y. 39。I have never bor r owed any m oney f r om you,39。 Har r y sai d, 39。so now you can pay f or my di nner !39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our ncighbour , Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wi l sai l fr om Por tsm out h tom or r ow. We shal m eet him at t he har bour ear l y in t he m or ni ng. He wil be i n hi s sm al l boat, Topsai l. Tapsail i s a fam ous li t l e boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant ic m any t im es. Captai n Ali son wil l set out at eight o39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of tim e. We shal l se hi s boat and t hen we shal say good bye t o him . He wi l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e ver y 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. Lesson 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 si ti ng al part s of t he count r y. They wil l be ar ivi ng her e t om or r ow. They wi l be i ng by t r ai n and most of t he young people i n t he t own wi l be m eti ng t hem at t he st ati on. Tom or row eveni ng t hey wil l be si ngi ng at the Workers39。 Club. The Gr enwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng f or f i ve days. Dur i ng t his t im e, t hey wi l gi ve fi ve per f orm ances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t tim e. They wi l be t r yi ng to keep or der. I t is al ways t he sam e on t hese occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engli sh?