【導(dǎo)讀】Theclockhasstopped!

　　

【正文】 ar der t han Joe and gr ows more fl ower s and vegetables, but Joe39。s gar den is m or e i nt eresting. He has made neat paths and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool. I li ke gar dens t oo, but I do not l ike hard work. Every year I ent er f or the garden peti tion too, and I always wi n a l it tl e pri ze for the wor st gar den i n t he town! Leson 9 A cold wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hal l. I t was t he last day of t he year and a lar ge cr owd of peopl e had gat her ed unde r t he Town Hal clock. It would st ri ke twel ve in t wenty m inutes39。 t ime. Fif teen mi nutes passed and then, at fi ve to twelve, the cl ock stopped. The bi g mi nut e hand di d not move. We wait ed and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shout ed, 39。I t 39。s two mi nut es past twel ve! The clock has st opped!39。 I l ooked at my wat ch. I t was tr ue. The big cl ock refused to wel e the New Year. At t hat moment ever ybody began to l augh and si ng. Leson 10 Not f or jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂(lè) We have an ol d musical i nst r um ent . It i s cal ed a clavichor d(翼琴 ). I t was made i n Ger many i n 1681. Our clavichord i s kept i n t he l i vi ng r oom. I t has bel ong t o our fami ly f or a l ong t im e. The i nstr ument was bought by m y gr andf at her m any years ago. Recentl y it was damaged by a visit or. She tr i ed t o pl ay j azz on it ! She st ruck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of t he st ri ngs were br oken. My fat her was shocked. Now we ar e not al owed t o t ouch it. I t is bei ng r epai r ed by a fr iend of my f ather39。s. Leson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) I was havi ng dinner at a r est aur ant when Har r y St eel e cam e i n. Har r y worked i n a lawyer39。s off ice year s ago, but he is now worki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he al ways borr ows m oney 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 r om me. Whil e he was eati 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 said, 39。so now you can pay f or 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 t om or r ow. We shal l meet hi m at the har bour earl y in t he mor ni ng. He wil l be in hi s sm al boat , Topsail .Tapsail i s a f am ous l it tl e boat . I t has sail ed acr oss t he At lanti c many ti mes. Captai n Ali son wil l set out at eight o39。clock so we shal have pl ent y of ti me. We shal se hi s boat and then we shal say good bye t o him . He wi l be away for t wo mont hs. We ar e very pr oud of hi m. He wi l t ake par t in an i mport ant r ace across the At lant ic. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys are a gr oup of popul ar singers. At present , they are vi si ti ng al l par ts of t he countr y. They wi l l be ar ri ving here t omorr ow. They wil l be ing by t rain and m ost of the young peopl e in the town wil l be meet ing t hem at the stat ion. Tom orr ow eveni ng they wi l be singing at t he Worker s39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days. Duri ng this time, t hey wil l gi ve fi ve per f or mances. As usual , t he police wi l have a dif fi cult ti me. They wi l l be t ryi ng to keep or der . I t is al ways t he same 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 vi l age in t he sout h of France, I dr ove on t o the next town. On t he way, a young man waved t o me. I st opped and he asked m e for a l if t. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I said good m or ning t o him in French and he repli ed in t he same language. Apar t fr om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al l. Neit her of us spoke dur ing t he journey. I had nearl y reached the town, when t he young m an 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 very 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 t er I had sat down, he sai d that busi ness wa s 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. Twenty 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 smil 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 wi l be ver y l ucky i f he lets you go wi t hout a t icket . However , this does not always happen. Traf fi c pol ice ar e somet imes very pol it e. Dur ing a hol iday in Sweden, I found thi s note on m y car :39。 Sir , we wel e you t o our city. This is a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wil l enj oy your stay here i f you pay at tenti on to our str eet signs. Thi s note i s onl y a r eminder. 39。 I f you rec eive a r equest l ike t his, you cannot f ail to obey i t! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni f er i s an act ress. She must be at l east thi rt y fi ve year s old. In spi te of thi s, she oft en appears on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wi l have to t ake par t in a new pl ay soon. This t ime, she wil l be a gir l of sevent en. In the play, she m ust appear in a bri ght r ed dres and l ong black st ocki ngs. Last year i n another pl ay, she had to wear shor t socks and a bri ght , orange col oured dress. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she always answer s, 39。My dear, i t m ust be t er ri ble t o be grown up! 39。 leson18 He of ten does thi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l