【正文】 巴頓斯 I have just m oved t o a house i n Br idge St reet. Yest erday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me f or a meal and a gl ass of beer . In r etur n for t his, t he beggar st ood on his head and sang songs. I gave hi m a m eal . He ate t he food and drank t he beer . Then he put a piece of cheese in hi s pocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him . Ever ybody knows him. Hi s name i s Per cy Butt ons. He cal s at every house in the str et once a month and always asks for a meal and a glas of beer. Leson 7 Too late 為時太晚 The plane was lat e and det ect ives wer e wai t i ng at the air port al mor ning. They wer e expecti ng a valuable parcel of di am ond fr om South Afr ica. A f ew hours earl ier , someone had told the poli ce that thieves would t ry t o steal the diamonds. When the pl ane ar ri ved, som e of the detectives wer e wait ing i nsi de the mai n bui ldi ng whil e others wer e wait ing on the air fi el d. Two men t ook the parcel off the pl ane and car ied i t into the Customs House. Whil e two det ect ives were keeping guard at t he door , two ot her s opened the par cel. To their surpri se, t he pr eci ous par cel was f。Lesson 3 Please send me a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Postcar ds always spoi l my holi days. Last summer, I went t o I tal y. I vi si ted museum s and sat in publ ic gardens. A fr iendly wai ter t aught me a f ew wor ds of I tal ian. 39。s one o39。 she sai d. 39。 I r epeated.39。 I 39。What ar e you doi ng ?39。m st il l havi ng br eakf ast ,39。 39。I 39。ve just ar ri ved by tr ai n,39。 Just then, the t el ephone r ang. It was m y aunt Lucy.39。I t 39。What a day! 39。This is a pr ivate conver sat ion!39。s none of your business, 39。 I sai d angri ly. 39。I can39。What a pi ty! 39。ve sol d out , 39。 I asked. 39。I hur ri ed to the ti cket of fi ce. 39。I t m ay have begun al ready,39。The pl ay m ay begi n at any m om ent ,39。 My dog had taken it i nto t he gar den. He of ten does this. 39。m ver y sorr y, 39。 The i n keeper sm iled and i mmediat el y went out . In a few minutes he r et urned wi th my bag and gave i t back t o me. 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 it , the i n keeper came in. 39。My dear , it must be ter ri bl e to be grown up! 39。 Sir , we wele you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Parki ng ar ea. You wi l enjoy your stay here i f you pay at tenti on to our str et signs. Thi s not e is onl y a r em inder.39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and tol d me I woul d receive an extr a amp。Don39。Mr . Harmswor th,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 then we shal l say good bye t o him. He wil l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e ver y pr oud of him . He wi l t ake part i n an im por t ant r ace across the At l anti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys are a gr oup of popul ar singers. 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 tr ain and m ost of the young peopl e in t he t own wil l be m eet i ng t hem at the stati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng they wi l be si nging at t he Wor ker s39。so now you can pay f or m y di nner! 39。I have never borr owed any money fr om you,39。s off ice year s ago, but he is now worki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he always borr ows money f rom his f ri ends and never pays i t back. Har y saw me and came and sat at the same t abl e. He has never bor rowed m oney f rom me. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked hi m t o l end me amp。 I l ooked at my wat ch. I t was tr ue. The big cl ock refused to wel e the New Year. At t hat moment ever ybody began to l augh and si ng. Leson 10 Not f or jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d musical instr um ent . It i s cal led a clavichord(翼琴 ) . I t was made in Germany i n 1681. Our clavichord is kept i n t he livi ng r oom . I t has belong t o our fami ly for a long t im e. The i nst rument was bought by my gr andf ather many years ago. Recentl y i t wa s damaged by a visi tor. She t ri ed to pl ay jazz on it ! She st ruck t he keys too har d and two of t he str ings were br oken. My father was shocked. Now we ar e not al owed to touch it . It is bei ng repai r ed by a fr iend of my f ather39。I t 39。s gar den is m or e i nt eresting. He has made neat paths and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool. I li ke gar dens t oo, but I do not l ike hard work. Every year I ent er f or the garden peti tion too, and I always wi n a l it tl e pri ze for the wor st gar den i n t he town! Leson 9 A cold wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hal l. I t was t he last day of t he year and a lar ge cr owd of peopl e had gat her ed unde r t he Town Hal clock. It would st ri ke twel ve in t wenty m inutes39。s garden i s lar ger t han Joe39。The Ni cest Garden Compet 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 word. Every day I t hought about post car ds. My hol idays passed qui ckl y, but I did not send any cards t o my fr iends. On t he last day I m ade a bi g deci sion. I got up earl y and bought thi rt y seven cards. I spent t he whole day i n my r oom, but I di d not wr i te a singl e car d ! Lesson 4 An excit i ng trip 激動人心的旅行 I have just recei ved a let ter fr om m y brot her , Tim. He is i n Aust ral ia. He has been t her e f or si x months. Ti m is an engineer . He i s worki ng for a big fi rm and he has al ready visit ed a great number of dif fer ent places in Austr a li a. He has j ust bought an Austr al ian car and has gone to Ali ce Spr ings, a sm al l town in t he cent re of Austr al ia. He wi l soon visit Dar wi n. Fr om t her e, he wil l fl y t o Per t h. My br other has never been abroad befor e, so he is f i ndi ng thi s t ri p ver y excit i ng. Lesson 5 No wrong num bers 無錯號之虞 Mr Jam es Scot t has a gar age i n Sil bur y and