【導(dǎo)讀】'.Leson2Breakfastorlunch?早餐還是午餐？ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.Isometimesstayinbeduntillunchtime.LastSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Itwasdarkoutside.'Whataday!'Ithought.'It'srainingagain.'Justthen,thetelephonerang.ItwasmyauntLucy.'I'vejustarivedbytrain,'shesaid.'I'mingtoseyou.''ButI'mstilhavingbreakfast,'Isaid.'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.'I'mhavingbreakfast,'Irepeated.'Dearme,'shesaid.'Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?It'soneo'clock!

　　

【正文】 inut es passed and t hen, at fi ve t o t wel ve, the cl oc k st opped. The big mi nute hand did not move. We wai ted and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenl y someone shout ed, 39。It 39。s t wo mi nute s past t wel ve! The clock has topped! 39。 I l ooked at m y wat ch. I t was tr ue. The big clock r ef used to wele t he New Year. At t hat m oment everybody began t o laugh and sing. Lesson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an old musi cal i nstr um ent. It is cal led a cl avichor d( 翼琴 ) . It was made i n Germ any i n 1681. Our clavi chord is kept in t he l iving room. I t has belong t o our f amil y for a long t ime. The inst rum ent was bought by my grandf at her m any years ago. Recentl y i t was damaged by a vi si tor. She t ri ed t o pl ay jazz on it ! She st r uck t he keys t oo hard and t wo of t he st ri ngs wer e broken. My f at her was shocked. Now we are not al owed to t ouc h i t. It is bei ng r epair ed by a fr iend of m y father 39。s. Lesson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng di nner at a rest aurant when Har y Steel e cam e in. Har ry worked i n a lawyer39。s of fi ce years ago, but he i s now wor ki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he al ways bor rows m oney fr om hi s fr iends and never pays i t back. Har ry saw m e and came and sat at he sam e tabl e. He has never borr owed m oney fr om m e. Whil e he was eati ng, I asked him t o lend m e amp。 2. To m y sur pr ise, he gave m e t he m oney imm edi at el y. 39。I have never bor r owed any m oney fr om you,39。 Har ry sai d, 39。so now you can pay for m y di nner !39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wi l sail f rom Por tsm out h t om or row. We shal l m et him at he harbour earl y i n t he m or ni ng. He wi l be in his sm al boat, Topsai l. Tapsail is a f amous l it le boat. I t has sail ed acr oss the Atl anti c m any tim es. Capt ai n Ali son wil set out at ei ght o39。cl ock so we shal have plent y of t ime. We shal l see hi s boat and t hen we shal say goodbye t o him. He wil be away f or t wo months. We are ver y pr oud of him . He wi l take part i n an im port ant race acr oss t he At lant ic. Leson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr enwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popul ar si ngers. At present , they are visit ng al parts of the count ry. They wi l be ar ri vi ng her e tom or r ow. They wil be i ng by tr ai n and m ost of t he young peopl e in t he t own wil l be meet ing them at t he stai on. Tom or r ow evening t hey wi l be si nging at t he Wor kers39。 Cl ub. The Gr enwood Boys wil be st aying f or fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e, they wi l gi ve f ive per formances. As usual, t he pol ice wil have adif icul t ime. They wil be tr yi ng 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 last year. After I had left a sm al vil age i n t he sout h of France, 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 l if t. As soon as he had got into t he car , I sai d good m orning to him i n French and he repl ied in t he same l anguage. Apart f rom a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al l. Nei ther of us spoke duri ng t he j our ney. I had nearl y reached t he t own, when the young m an suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。 As I soon lear nt , he was English himself ! Leson 15 Good news 佳音 The secretary t old me that Mr . Harm sworth would se me. I f el t very ner vous when. I went into his off ice. He did not look up f rom his desk when I ent er ed. Af ter I had sat down, he said t hat busi ness was ver y bad. He told me t hat the fir m coul d not af ford t o pay such large salari es. Lesson 1 A private conversati on 私人談話 Last week I went to t he t heatre. I had a very good seat. The play was ver y interest ing. I did not enj oy i t. A young man and a young woman were sit ing behind me. They were talking loudl y. I got ver y angry. I could not hear the act or s. I turned r ound. I looked at he man and the woman angr ily. They did not pay any at enti on. In t he end, I coul d not bear it. I turned r ound again. 39。I can39。t hear awor d!39。 I sai d angri ly. 39。 It39。s none of your busi ness,39。 the young man sai d rudely. 39。This is a private conver sation!39。. Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up earl y on Sundays. I somet imes tay in bed unti l unch Sunday I got up very l at e. I looked out of t he wi ndow. I t was dark outside. 39。What a day! 39。 I thought. 39。It 39。s raining again.39。 Just hen, t he t el ephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy.39。 I39。ve just ar ived by tr ai n, 39。 she said. 39。I 39。m ing to se you. 39。 But I39。m st il having breakfast,39。 I said.39。What ar e you doi ng ?39。 she asked. 39。 I39。m having br eakfast ,39。 I r epeat ed.39。Dear me,39。 she sai d. 39。Do you alwa ys get up so late ? It 39。s one o39。cl ock!39。Lesson 3 Please send me a card 請(qǐng) 給我寄一張明信片 Postcar ds always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to It al y. I visi ted museums and sat i n public gardens. A f ri endly waiter taught me a f ew wor ds of I talian. 39。Then he l ent me a book. I read a f ew l ines, but I did not under stand a wor d. Ever y day I thought about post cards. My holidays passed qui ckly, but I did not send any cards to my f riends. On t he l ast day I made a bi g decision. I got up early and bought thir tyseven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not wr it e a single car d !Lesson 4 An exci ting t rip 激動(dòng)人心的旅行 I have j ust r eceived a l et ter f rom my brother, Tim. He is in Aust ralia. He has been ther e for six months. Tim is an engi neer. He is wor ki ng for a big f ir m and he has already visit ed a great number of dif er ent pl aces i n Austr al ia. He has j ust bought an Aust rali an car and has gone t o Ali ce Spr ings, a smal town in t