【正文】 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Char les Al ison, wil sail f r om Port sm out h t om or r ow. We shal l m eet him at t he har bour ear l y in t he mor ni ng. He wil l be in hi s sm al l boat, Topsai l. Tapsail i s a f am ous l it l e boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant i c m any tim es. Captai n Ali son wil l set out at eight o39。2. To my sur pri se, he gave me the money i mmediat el y. 39。s two minutes past t welve! The cl ock has st opped!39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and grows m ore f lower s and vegetables, but Joe39。 Lat er a neighbour t old m e about him. Everybody knows him. Hi s nam e is Per cy Butt ons. He cals at ever y house in t he st reet once a m ont h and always asks f or a meal and a gl ass of beer . Lesson 7 Too l ate 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was late and detecti ves wer e wait ing at t he ai rpor t al l m orning. They were expect ing a val uable par cel of diamond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear li er, som eone had t ol d t he pol ice that thi eves would tr y to st eal t he di amonds. When t he plane ar r ived, some of the dete cti ves wer e wai ti ng inside the m ai n buil ding whi le ot her s were wai ti ng on the ai rf ield. Two m en took t he par cel off t he plane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi le t wo detecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, two others opened t he par cel . To thei r sur pr ise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has t he most beaut if ul gar den i n our town. Nearl y ever ybody enter s for 39。優(yōu)質(zhì)的服務(wù) 。本眼鏡店以學(xué)生為主要服務(wù)對(duì)象，產(chǎn)品以中、低檔框架眼鏡為主，包括眼鏡架、眼鏡片、各種框架眼鏡配件，兼營(yíng)隱形眼鏡及其護(hù)理液、藥片、隱形鏡盒等。You39。 lesson25 Do the Engl ish speak English? 英國(guó)人講的是英語(yǔ)嗎？ I ar ived in London at last. The r ai lway st at ion was bi g, bl ack and dark. I did not know t he way to m y hotel, so I asked a por ter. I not onl y spoke Engl ish ver y caref ul ly, but ver y clearl y as wel . The por ter, however , coul d not understand me。 she sai d. 39。 he sai d. He st art ed to plai n about thi s wicked wor ld but was int er rupt ed by a knock at the door. A gir l came in and put an envelope on his desk. I t cont ai ned amp。s not there now. 39。50 and I fel t ver y upset. 39。 But they don39。You must gi ve up fi shi ng! 39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。Coul d I have those two ti ckets pl ease ?39。Can I retur n these two ti ckets?39。ve sold out ,39。May I have two ti ckets pl ease ?39。 I said. 39。 he sai d 39。t got m y bag. 39。Yes, t hank you,39。 leson18 He of ten does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had l unch at a vi lage i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had lef t it on a chair besi de the door and now it wasn39。100 a year ! Leson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you park your car i n the wr ong place, a tr af fi c poli ceman wi l l soon f ind i t. You wi l be very lucky if he l et s you go wit hout a t icket. However, thi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic pol ice are someti mes very poli te. Dur ing a holi day in Sweden, I f ound thi s not e on my car :39。 I sai d i n a weak voice. 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days. Dur i ng t his t im e, t hey wil l gi ve fi ve per f or mances. As usual, t he pol i ce wi l have a di f fi cul t im e. They wi l be t rying t o keep order. I t is always t he same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an amusi ng exper ience l ast year . Aft er I had l eft a smal vi lage i n the south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to the next t own. On the way, a young man waved to m e. I stopped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got into the car, I sai d good morni ng to hi m in Fr ench and he r epl ied i n the same l anguage. Apart f rom a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Neither of us spoke duri ng the j our ney. I had near ly reached t he town, when the young man suddenly said, very sl owl y, 39。 Har ry sai d, 39。s. Lesson 11 One good turn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) I was having di nner at a restaurant when Har y Steele came in. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve to t welve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wai ted, but nothi ng happened. Suddenly someone shout ed, 39。 each year , but Joe wi ns every tim e. Bi l Fr it h39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。 I r epeated my questi on several ti mes and at l ast he under stood. He answered m e, but he spoke neit her slowl y nor cl ear ly. 39。Wel l,39。5o. 39。 The manager was sympat het ic, but he could do nothi ng. 39。 I l eft t he money i n my room, 39。t r eali ze one impor tant thing. I39。 my f ri ends say. 39。s per for mance. 39。 I asked. 39。 he asked. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。 I asked. 39。I t may have begun alr eady, 39。 My dog had t aken i t into the garden. He oft en does t his.39。 The innkeeper smi led and im medi ately went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he retur ned wit h my bag and gave it back to m e. 39。 I answer ed, 39。t there ! As I was looking f or i t, t he innkeeper came i n. 39。 Sir , we wele you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Parki ng ar ea. You wi l enjoy your st ay here i f you pay at tenti on to our s tr et signs. Thi s not e is onl y a r em inder .39。Don39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。so now you can pay f or my di nner !39。s of fi ce years ago, but he i s now wor ki ng at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he al ways bor rows m oney f rom his f ri ends and never pays it back. Har ry saw m e and came and sat at t he same table. He has never bor r owed money fr om m e. Whi le he was eat ing, I asked hi m to l end me amp。I t39。s gar den i s l arger than Joe39。Lat er a neighbour t old m e about him. Everybody knows him. Hi s nam e is Per cy Butt ons. He cals at ever y house in t he st reet once a m ont h and always asks f or a meal and a gl ass of beer . Lesson 7 Too l ate 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was late and