【導讀】'.Lesson2Breakfastorlunch?早餐還是午餐？ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.Isometimesstayinbeduntilunchtime.LastSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Itwasdarkoutside.'Whataday!'Ithought.'It'srainingagain.'Justthen,thetelphonerang.ItwasmyauntLucy.'I'vejustarivedbytrain,'shesaid.'I'mingtoseeyou.'ButI'mstillhavingbreakfast,'Isaid.'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.'I'mhavingbreakfast,'Irepeated.'Dearme,'shesaid.'Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?It'soneo'clock!

　　

【正文】 t he ot her. In t hi s way, he has begun hi s own pri vate t el ephone service. Lesson 6 Percy But tons 珀西巴頓斯 I have just moved t o a house in Bri dge Str et. Yest er day a beggar knocked at m y door. He asked me f or ameal and a glas of beer . I n r et ur n f or t hi s, t he beggar st ood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave hi m a meal . He at e t he f ood and dr ank the be er . Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour t ol d m e about him. Ever ybody knows him . Hi s name is Percy But ons. He cal ls at ever y house i n t he str eet once a month and al ways asks f or a meal and a gl ass of beer. Lesson 7 Too l at e 為時太晚 The pl ane was l at e and det ecti ves wer e wait ing at t he air port al m or ning. They were expecti ng a valuable parcel of diamond f rom Sout h Afri ca. A f ew hour s earl ier, someone had t ol d t he poli ce t hat hi eves would t ry t o steal t he diam onds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, som e of the det ecti ves wer e wait ing insi de t he main bui l di ng whil e ot hers wer e wai ti ng on the ai rf ield. Two men took t he parcel off the pl ane and cari ed i t i nt o the Cust oms House. Whil e t wo det ecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, t wo other s opened the parcel . To t heir sur pr ise, t he preci ous par cel was full of st ones and sand! Leson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has the m ost beauti f ul gar den in our t own. Nearl y ever ybody enters f or 39。The Ni cest Garden Compet it on39。 each year , but Joe wins ever y tim e. Bil Fri th39。s gar den is l ar ger t han Joe39。s. Bi l wor ks harder t han Joe and grows m or e fl owers a nd vegetabl es, but Joe39。s garden i s mor e interest ing. He has made neat pat hs and has built a wooden bri dge over a pool . I l ike gardens t oo, but I do not li ke hard work. Every year I enter f or t he garden peti i on t o, and I al ways wi n a lit tl e pr ize f or t he wor st gar den in t he t own! Leson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o the Town Hal. It was the l ast day of t he year and a l ar ge cr owd of peopl e had gather ed under the Town Hal cl ock. I t woul d str ike t wel ve i n t went y m i nutes39。 tim e. Fi ft en m inutes pased and then, at fi ve t o t wel ve, the cl ock stopped. The bi g mi nut e hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenly som eone shouted, 39。I t39。s t wo m inut es past t welve! The cl ock has st opped!39。 I looked at my watch. It was t r ue. The bi g cl ock r ef used t o wel e the New Year. At hat m om ent ever ybody began t o l augh and sing. Lesson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d m usical i nstr ument . It is cal ed a cl avichor d(翼琴 ) . I t was m ade i n Germ any in 1681. Our cl avi chor d is kept in t he li vi ng room. I t has belong t o our famil y for a l ong t ime. The inst rument was bought by my gr andf at her m any years ago. Recentl y it was dam aged by a visit or . She tri ed t o pl ay j az on it! She str uck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of the st ri ngs wer e br oken. My f at her was shocked. Now we are not al owed to t ouch i t. It is bei ng repair ed by a fr iend of my f at her39。s. Leson 11 One good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng dinner at a r estaur ant when Har r y St ele came i n. Har r y wor ked in a l awyer39。s of fi ce year s ago, but he is 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 f ri ends and never pays it back. Har y saw me and cam e and sat at t he same t able. He has never bor owed money f rom me. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked him t o lend m e amp。 2. To m y sur pr ise, he gave me t he money imm ediately. 39。I have never bor rowed any m oney f r om you, 39。 Har y sai d, 39。so now you can pay f or m y di nner! 39。 Leson 12 Goodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風 Our nci ghbour , Capt ai n Charl es Al ison, wi l sail f rom Portsm out h tom or row. We shal l m et him at he harbour earl y in t he m or ni ng. He wi l be i n his sm al boat, Topsai l. Tapsai l is a fam ous li tl e boat. It has sail ed across t he Atl anti c m any tim es. Captain Ali son wil l set out at ei ght o39。cl ock so we shal have plent y of tim e. We shal se his boat and t hen we shal l say good bye to him. He wil l be away f or t wo m onths. We are ver y pr oud of him . He wi l take part in an impor tant r ace 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 , t hey are visit ng al par ts of t he countr y. They wi l be ar iving her e t om or row. They wi l be ing by t r ai n and m ost of t he young peopl e i n the town wil be m eeti ng t hem at the st at ion. Tom or row evening they wi l be singi ng at the Worker s39。 Club. The Greenwood Boys wi l be stayi ng for f ive days. Duri ng t hi s t ime, t hey wil l gi ve fi ve perf orm ances. As usual, the poli ce wi l have a di fi cult tim e. They wi l be t rying to keep order . It is al ways t he same on these occasions. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusi ng experi ence l ast year . Af ter I had l ef t a smal vi l age in t he south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to t he next town. On t he way, ayoung m an waved t o m e. I st opped and he asked me f or a li ft. As soon as he had got i nt o the car, I said good m or ni ng t o him in Fr ench and he r epli ed i n the sam e language. Apar t fr om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al. Neit her of us spoke dur ing the jour ney. I had near ly r eached t he t own, when t he young m an suddenl y said, very sl owl y, 39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。 As I soon lear nt, he was Engli sh himsel f! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr et ar y told me t hat Mr. Harm swort h woul d see m e. I f el t very nervous when. I went i nt o hi s of fice. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I ent er ed. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d t hat business was ver y bad. He t ol d m e that t he