【正文】 leson18 He of ten does thi s! 他經常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l 。 I f you rec eive a r equest l ike t his, you cannot f ail to obey i t! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni f er i s an act ress. She must be at l east thi rt y fi ve year s old. In spi te of thi s, she oft en appears on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wi l have to t ake par t in a new pl ay soon. This t ime, she wil l be a gir l of sevent en. In the play, she m ust appear in a bri ght r ed dres and l ong black st ocki ngs. Last year i n another pl ay, she had to wear shor t socks and a bri ght , orange col oured dress. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she always answer s, 39。100 a year ! Lesson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car in the wr ong place, a t raf fi c pol iceman wi l soon fi nd it . You wi l be ver y l ucky i f he lets you go wi t hout a t icket . However , this does not always happen. Traf fi c pol ice ar e somet imes very pol it e. Dur ing a hol iday in Sweden, I found thi s note on m y car :39。t i nter upt, 39。 I sai d in a weak voi ce. 39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engli 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 m e. I f elt very nervous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not look up f rom his desk when I ent er ed. Af t er I had sat down, he sai d that busi ness wa s ver y bad. He tol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af for d t o pay such l ar ge sal ar ies. Twenty peopl e had alr eady l ef t. I knew t hat my tur n had e. 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days. Duri ng this time, t hey wil l gi ve fi ve per f or mances. As usual , t he police wi l have a dif fi cult ti me. They wi l l be t ryi ng to keep or der . I t is al ways t he same on these occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusing exper ience last year. Af ter I had lef t a smal l vi l age in t he sout h of France, I dr ove on t o the next town. On t he way, a young man waved t o me. I st opped and he asked m e for a l if t. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I said good m or ning t o him in French and he repli ed in t he same language. Apar t fr om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al l. Neit her of us spoke dur ing t he journey. I had nearl y reached the town, when t he young m an suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owly, 39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風 Our ncighbour , Capt ain Charl es Ali son, wi l sai l fr om Por tsmout h t om or r ow. We shal l meet hi m at the har bour earl y in t he mor ni ng. He wil l be in hi s sm al boat , Topsail .Tapsail i s a f am ous l it tl e boat . I t has sail ed acr oss t he At lanti c many ti mes. Captai n Ali son wil l set out at eight o39。 Har y said, 39。 2. To my sur pr ise, he gave m e t he m oney imm edi atel y. 39。s. Leson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng dinner at a r est aur ant when Har r y St eel e cam e i n. Har r y worked i n a lawyer39。s two mi nut es past twel ve! The clock has st opped!39。 t ime. Fif teen mi nutes passed and then, at fi ve to twelve, the cl ock stopped. The bi g mi nut e hand di d not move. We wait ed and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shout ed, 39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and gr ows more fl ower s and vegetables, but Joe39。 each year, but Joe wi ns ever y ti me. Bil l Fri th39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Bri dge Str eet . Yest er day a beggar knocked at my door . He asked me f or a meal and a gl as of beer . In retur n f or t his, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave hi m a meal . He ate t he food and dr ank t he beer . Then he put a piece of cheese in hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour told me about hi m. Ever ybody knows him . His name i s Percy But tons. He cal s at every house in the str eet once a month and al ways asks for a m eal and a glass of beer. Leson 7 Too lat e 為時太晚 The plane was l at e and det ect ives were wai ti ng at the air por t al mor ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a valuabl e parcel of di am ond fr om South Af r ica. A f ew hours earl ier, s omeone had t old t he poli ce t hat t hieves woul d t ry t o steal the diamonds. When the plane ar ived, some of t he det ect ives were wait ng inside t he main bui ldi ng whil e others wer e wait ing on t he air fi el d. Two men t ook the parcel of f the pl ane and car ied i t into the Customs House. Whil e two det ect ives were keeping guard at the door , t wo ot her s opened the parcel. To t hei r sur pri se, the 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 most beauti ful gar den i n our t own. Near ly everybody ent ers f or 39。s. Bill w rks harder than Jo and grows more flowers and veget bles, but Joe39。 each year, but Jo wins very ti e. Bill Frith39。巴頓斯 I have just mov d to a house in Bridg Street. Yesterday a begg r knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In ret rn for this, the beggar stood on his head and s ng songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went w y. Later a eighbour told me about him. Everyb y knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in t e street o ce a month and always asks for a me l and a glass of beer. Lesso 7 Too late 為時太晚 The plane was late a d d tectives w re w iting at the airport all morning. Th y were expecting a valuable parcel of diam d from South Africa. A few hours earli r, someone had told the police that thieves ould try to ste l the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were wai ing on the airfield. Two en took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives ere keepi guard at th oor, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel