【正文】 100 a year! Lesson 16 A poli t e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car in t he wr ong pl ace, a t raf i c pol icem an wil l soon f i nd i t. You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he l ets you go wi。t i nt er upt ,39。 I sa id i n a weak voi ce. 39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engl ish him self ! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secret ar y t ol d me t hat Mr. Harm swort h woul d see m e. I f el t ver y ner vous when. I went int o hi s off i ce. He di d not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I enter ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness was ver y bad. He t ol d m e t hat t he f ir m coul d not af for d t o pay such lar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had al ready l ef t. I knew t hat my t ur n had e. 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be st ayi ng for fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e, they wil l give f i ve perf orm ances. As usual , t he poli ce wil l have a di f i cult t im e. They wil l be tr yi ng t o keep or der. It i s al ways t he same on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year. Aft er I had l eft a smal vi l age i n t he sout h of Fr ance, I drove on t o the next t own. On t he way, a young m an waved to m e. I st opped and he as ked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I sai d good m or ni ng to hi m i n Fr ench and he r epl ied i n t he sam e l angua ge. Apart f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Nei t her of us spoke duri ng the j our ney. I had near ly r eached t he t own, when the young m an suddenly sai d, very sl owl y, 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour , Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wil l sai l fr om Por tsm outh t om orr ow. We shal m et him at t he har bour earl y i n t he m orni ng. He wi l be i n his sm al boat, Topsai l. Tapsai l is a famous l it tl e boat . It has sai led across the At lanti c many ti m es. Capt ai n Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。 Har r y sai d, 39。 2. To m y sur pri se, he gave m e t he m oney i mm edi at el y. 39。s. Leson 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 r y St eel e cam e i n. Har ry wor ked i n a lawyer39。s t wo mi nutes past t wel ve! The cl ock has stopped! 39。 tim e. Fi ft een m i nut es passed and t hen, at f i ve t o t wel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nute hand di d not m ove. We wai ted and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shouted, 39。s. Bil l wor ks har der t han Joe and grows m or e f lower s and veget abl es, but Joe39。 each year, but Joe wi ns every t im e. Bi l Fri t h39。 leson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engl ish? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ri ved in London at l ast . The rail way stati on was big, black and dar k. I di d not know the way t o my hot el , so I asked a port er . I not only spoke Engli sh ver y car efull y, 1 年加工生產(chǎn) 可 行 性 研 究 報 告 2020年 4月 Per cy Butt ons. He cal s at every house in t he st r et once a m onth and al ways asks for a m eal and a gl ass of beer. Leson 7 Too lat e 為時太晚 The pl ane was l at e and det ect ives wer e wai ti ng at he air por t al m or ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a valuabl e parcel of di am ond fr om Sout h Afr i ca. A f ew hour s earl i er , som eone had t ol d t he poli ce that thi eves would t r y to st eal t he di am onds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, som e of t he det ecti ves wer e wait i ng i nsi de t he m ai n buil ding whi le ot her s were wai ti ng on t he ai rf iel d. Two m en t ook t he par cel of f t he pl ane and car ri ed it i nto t he Cust om s House. Whi l e t wo det ecti ves were keepi ng guar d at t he door, t wo ot her s opened the par cel. To t hei r sur pri se, t he pr eci ous par cel was f ul l 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 i n our t own. Near l y ever ybody enter s for 39。 I sai d to the manager , 39。 she said. 39。I f ound this outsi de this gentl em an39。 he said. He star ted to pl ain about t his wi cked wor l d but was i nter upted by a knock at he door . A gi rl came in and put an envel ope on hi s desk. It contained amp。Everyone39。s not t her e now.39。 I sai d, 39。50 and I f elt ver y upset .39。m not real y i nt erest ed in fi shi ng. I am onl y int er est ed in si t ing i n a boat and doing nothi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes ar e slowl y dri vi ng me m ad. I l ive near an ai rport and pasing pl anes can be hear d night and day. The air por t was bui lt duri ng the war , but f or some reason i t coul d not be used then. Last year , however, it came i nto use. Over a hundred peopl e must have been dri ven away f r om t hei r homes by t he noi se. I am one of t he few people l eft . Som et imes I t hink t hi s house wi l be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been of f er ed a lar ge sum of money to go away, but I am det ermi ned to st ay her e. Everybody says I must be mad and they ar e probabl y r ight. Leson22 A gl ass envelope 玻璃信封 My daught er , Jane, never dreamed of recei ving a l et er f rom a gi r l of her own age i n Holl and. Last year, we wer e tr avel li ng acr oss t he Channel and Jane put a piece of paper wit h her name and address on it i nt o a bott le. She thr ew t he bot tl e into the sea. She never t hought of it agai n, but ten m ont hs later , she r eceived a l et ter f rom a gir l in Hol land. Bot h gir l s wri te t o each ot her r egul arl y now. However , they have decided to use t he post off ice. Leter s wi l cost a l it 1e mor e, but they wi l cert ai nly t ravel f ast er. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et ter f rom my sister yest erday. She l ives in Nigeri a. I n her let er, she sai d that she woul d e to Engl and next year . If she es, she wi l l get a surpr ise. We are now l ivi ng in a beauti ful new house in t he countr y. Wor k on it had begun bef or e my si ster left . The house was pleted f ive m ont hs ago. I