【正文】 Then he lent me a book. I r ead a few li nes, but I di d not understand a wor d. Ever y day I thought about postcards. My holi days passed quickly, but I di d not send any car ds to my f ri ends. On the l ast day I made a big decisi on. I got up ear ly and bought t hir tyseven car ds. I spent t he whol e day i n m y room, but I di d not wri te a si ngl e car d ! Leson 4 An exci ti ng t ri p 激動人心的旅行 I have j ust r eceived a l et ter fr om m y br ot her , Tim. He is i n Austr al i a. He has been t her e f or si x mont hs. Tim is an engi neer. He i s wor ki ng f or a bi g fi rm and he has al r eady visit ed a great num ber of dif f er ent pl aces in Aust rali a. He has j ust bought an Austr ali an car and has gone t o Ali ce Spri ngs, a sm al t own in t he cent re of Austr ali a. He wil l soon visit Dar wi n. Fr om t her e, he wi l f l y to Pert h. My br ot her has never been abr oad bef ore, so he is f i ndi ng t his t ri p very excit ing. Lesson 5 No wrong num bers 無錯號之虞 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 pigeons. Yest er day, a pi geon car ri ed the f ir st m essage f r om Pi nhurst t o Si l bur y. The bi rd covered t he di st ance i n t hr ee mi nut es. Up t o now, Mr Scott has sent a gr eat many r equest s f or spar e part s and ot her ur gent m essages fr om one gar age t o t he ot her . In t his way, he has begun his own pr i vat e t elephone ser vi ce. Leson 6 Percy But ons 珀西Do you always get up so l ate ? I t39。m havi ng breakf ast ,39。 I sai d. 39。m ing t o see you.39。 I39。 I t hought . 39。 t he young m an said rudely. 39。t hear a wor d!39。 Cl ub. The Greenwood Boys wi l be st ayi ng for fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s ti me, they wi l gi ve f i ve perf orm ances. As usual , t he poli ce wil l have a di f i cult t im e. They wi l be t ryi ng t o keep order. I t i s al ways t he sam e on t hese occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng exper ience last year. Af ter I had left a sm al l vi l age i n t he sout h of France, I dr ove on t o t he next town. On t he way, a young m an waved t o m e. I st opped and he asked m e f or a l if t. As soon as he had got i nto t he car , I s ai d good m or ni ng to him i n Fr ench and he r epl ied i n t he sam e l anguage. Apart f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at all . Neit her of us spoke duri ng t he j ourney. I had near l y reached t he t own, when t he young m an suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。 Har r y sai d, 39。s. Lesson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng di nner at a r est aur ant when Har ry St eel e cam e i n. Har y wor ked in a l awyer39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve to t wel ve, the cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nut e hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wai t ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shout ed, 39。 each year , but Joe wi ns ever y tim e. Bi l Fr it h39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send m e a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Post car ds al ways spoil m y hol i days. Last summ er , I went t o I tal y. I vi sit ed m useum s and sat i n publi c gar dens. A fr i endly wai t er t aught m e a f ew wor ds of I t ali an. 39。 she sai d. 39。 I39。m st il l havi ng breakfast ,39。I 39。 Just t hen, the t el ephone r ang. It was m y aunt Lucy. 39。What a day! 39。s none of your busi nes,39。I can39。clock so we shal have plenty of t ime. We shal see his boat and t hen we shal say good bye to hi m. He wi l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e ver y pr oud of hi m. He wi l t ake par t i n an i mport ant r ace across the At lanti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr enwood Boys are a gr oup of popular singers. At present , t hey ar e visi ting al l par ts of t he countr y. They wi l be ar ri vi ng here t omorr ow. They wil l be i ng by tr ain and m ost of the young people in t he town wil l be meet ing t hem at the stati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng they wi l be singing at the Workers39。I have never bor rowed any money f rom you, 39。 I looked at m y watch. It was t rue. The bi g clock r efused to wel e the New Year . At that moment everybody 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 rum ent . I t is cal ed a clavichord(翼琴 ). I t was made in Ger many in 1681. Our clavichord i s kept i n the l ivi ng room. I t has belong t o our f ami ly f or a long t ime. The instr ument was bought by my gr andf at her many years ago. Recentl y it was dam aged by a visit or . She tr ied t o play j azz on i t! She str uck the keys too hard and t wo of the st ri ngs wer e broken. My f at her was shocked. Now we are not alowed t o t ouch i t. I t i s being r epair ed by a f ri end of m y f at her 39。s gar den i s mor e int er est ing. He has made neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool . I like gar dens too, but I do not l ike hard wor k. Ever y year I enter f or t he gar den pet it ion t oo, and I always wi n a l it le pr ize f or the wor st garden i n the t own! Lesson 9 A col d wele 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to t he Town Hal . It was t he last day of the year and a large cr owd of people had gather ed unde r the Town Hal clock. I t would str ike t welve i n twent y mi nut es39。The Nicest Gar den Com pet it ion39。cl ock! 39。Dear me,39。 she asked. 39。But I 39。 she said. 39。s r ai ning agai n.39。. Leson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up ear ly on Sundays. I som et im es st ay i n bed unti l unch ti Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of t he window. It was dark out si de. 39。 I t39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engl i 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 me. I f elt very ner vous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not look u