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Sir , we wel e you to our cit y. Thi s is a No Par king area. You wil l enj oy your st ay her e if you pay at ent ion t o our st reet si gns. This not e i s onl y a remi nder .39。 he Sai d. Then he sm il ed and tol d m e I woul d recei ve an ext r a amp。Don39。Mr. Harm swort h, 39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of tim e. We shal l se hi s boat and t hen we shal say good bye t o him . He wil l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e very pr oud of him . He wi l t ake part i n an im port ant r ace acr oss t he At l anti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys are a gr oup of popul ar si ngers. At present, t hey ar e vi sit i ng al l par ts of t he countr y. They wi l be ar ri vi ng here t om orr ow. They wil l be i ng by t rai n and m ost of t he young peopl e in t he t own wil l be m eet i ng t hem at the st ati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng they wi l be singi ng at t he Wor ker s39。so now you can pay f or m y di nner !39。I have never bor rowed any m oney fr om you,39。s off ice ye ar s ago, but he is now wor ki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he al ways borr ows m oney f rom hi s f ri ends and never pays i t back. Har y saw m e and came and sat at t he same t abl e. He has never bor r owed m oney f r om me. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked him t o l end m e amp。 I l ooked at m y wat ch. It was t r ue. The big cl ock r ef used to wel e t he New Year. At t hat m om ent ever ybody began t o l augh and si ng. Leson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d m usi cal i nst r um ent . It i s cal ed a clavichor d( 翼琴 ). I t was made i n Ger many i n 1681. Our clavichor d i s kept i n t he l i vi ng r oom. I t has bel ong t o our fami ly f or a l ong t im e. The i nst rument was bought by my gr andf at her m any years ago. Recentl y it was damaged by a visit or. She t ri ed t o pl ay j azz on it ! She st ruck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of t he st ri ngs were br oken. My fat her was shocked. Now we ar e not al owed t o touch it . I t is bei ng repai r ed by a fr iend of my f ather39。I t39。s gar den i s m or e i nter esti ng. He has m ade neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br i dge over a pool. I l i ke gar dens t oo, but I do not l ike hard wor k. Ever y year I ent er f or t he garden pet it i on t oo, and I al ways wi n a l it tl e pri ze f or t he wor st gar den i n t he town! Leson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o t he Town Hal l. I t was t he l ast day of t he year and a l ar ge crowd of peopl e had gat hered under t he Town Hal cl ock. It woul d st r ike t wel ve i n t went y m i nut es39。s gar den i s l ar ger t han Joe39。The Ni cest Gar den Com pet it on39。Then he l ent m e a book. I r ead a f ew l ines, but I did not under st and a wor d. Ever y day I t hought about post car ds. My hol i days pased qui ckl y, but I di d not send any car ds t o m y fr i ends. On t he l ast day I made a bi g decisi on. I got up ear ly and bought t hir ty seven car ds. I spent t he whol e day i n m y r oom, but I di d not wr it e a si ngl e car d ! Lesson 4 An excit i ng tri p 激動人心的旅行 I have just recei ved a let er fr om m y br ot her , Ti m. He i s i n Aust r al ia. 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 gr eat num ber of di f er ent pl aces i n Aust r al ia. He has just bought an Aust rali an car and has gone t o Al i ce Spr ings, a sm al l t own i n t he centr e of Aust r al ia. He wi l soon vi sit Dar win. Fr om t here, he wil l fl y t o Per t h. My br ot her has never been abr oad bef or e, so he i s fi ndi ng t hi s tr ip ver y exci ti ng. Leson 5 No wrong num bers 無錯號之虞 Mr James Scot t has a gar age i n Sil bury and now he has j ust bought anot her gar age i n Pi nhur st. Pi nhur st i s only f i ve m il es f r om Sil bury, but Mr Scot t cannot get a t el ephone f or hi s new gar age, so he has just bought t wel ve pi geons. Yest er day, a pi geon car ied t he fi rst message fr om Pi nhur st o Si lbur y. The bir d cover ed t he di st ance i n t hr ee m i nut es. Up t o now, Mr Scot t has sent a great m any request s for spar e par ts and ot her ur gent messages fr om one garage t o t he ot her. I n t hi s way, he has begun hi s own pr ivate t el ephone servi ce. Lesson 6 Percy But ons 珀西cl ock!39。Do you al ways get up so l at e ? I t39。 Susan 1 安陽 聶村 項目市場 可行性報告 m e, 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。m sor ry, we39。 I asked. 39。I hurr ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。I t may have begun alr eady,39。The pl ay may begin at any moment, 39。 My dog had t aken i t into the garden. He oft en does thi s.39。m very sorr y,39。 The i n keeper smil ed and i mmediat el y went out . I n a few mi nut es he retur ned wi t h my bag and gave it back to m e. 39。t pay the bi l . I haven39。 I answered, 39。 he asked. 39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng for i t, the i nn keeper cam e in. 39。My dear , it m ust be ter ri bl e t o be grown up! 39。 Sir , we wel e you t o our city. This is a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wil l enj oy your stay here i f you pay at tenti on to our str eet signs. Thi s note i s onl y a r em i nder .39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and t ol d me I woul d r eceive an extr a amp。Don39。Mr . Harmswor th, 39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。cl ock so we shal have plenty of t ime. We shal see his boat and t hen we shal l say good bye to hi m. He wi l be away f or two mont hs. We are ver y proud of him. He wil l take par t in an impor tant r ace acr oss t he Atl ant ic. Leson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a group of popul ar si nger s. At pr esent, they are vi sit ng al part s of the count ry. They wil l be ar iving her e tomor row. They wi l l be ing by t r ai n and most of t he young people i n the t own wi l be meeti ng them at t he st at ion. Tomorr ow evening t hey wi l l be si ngi ng a