【正文】 s. Bil wor ks har der than Joe and gr ows m or e f lower s and veget abl es, but Joe39。 each year, but Joe wi ns ever y t ime. Bi l Fr it h39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Bri dge St reet . Yest er day a beggar knocked at my door . He asked m e for a m eal and a gl ass of ber. I n r et ur n f or this, t he beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal. He at e the food and dr ank t he beer. Then he put a pi ece of cheese i n hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour told me about him. Ever ybody knows him. His name i s Percy But tons. He cal s at ever y house i n the st reet once a m onth and al ways asks f or ameal and a glas of beer . Leson 7 Too l at e 為時太晚 The pl ane was l at e and det ect i ves wer e wait ing at t he ai r port al l m or ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a val uable par cel of diam ond f rom Sout h Afri ca. A f ew hour s earl ier, som eone had t ol d t he poli ce t hat hi eves would t ry t o steal t he diam onds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, som e of the det ecti ves wer e wait ing insi de t he main buil di ng whil e ot hers wer e wai ti ng on the ai rf ield. Two men took t he parcel off t he plane and cari ed i t into t he Cust oms House. Whil e t wo det ecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at t he door, t wo ot hers opened the par cel. To t hei r surpri se, t he preci ous par cel was f ul l of st ones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has t he most beaut if ul gar den i n our t own. Nearl y everybody ent er s f or 39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send m e a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Post cards al ways spoi l m y holi days. Last summ er , I went t o I taly. I visit ed m useum s and sat in publi c gar dens. A fr iendl y wait er t aught me a few words of It al ian. 39。s one o39。 she sai d. 39。 I repeat ed.39。 I39。What ar e you doi ng ?39。m sti l havi ng breakf ast ,39。 39。I 39。ve just ar ri ved by tr ai n,39。 Just then, the telephone r ang. I t was my aunt Lucy. 39。I t39。What a day!39。Thi s i s a pr ivat e conversat ion! 39。s none of your busi nes, 39。 I said angr il y. 39。I can39。t real ize one impor tant t hi ng. I39。s a waste of t ime.39。 my f riends say.39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One man in a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fishi ng is my favouri te sport . I oft en f ish f or hour s without cat ching anything. But t his does not wor ry me. Some fi sher men are unlucky. I nstead of cat ching fi sh, t hey cat ch old boot s and rubbi sh. I am even less l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ngnot even old boot s. Aft er having spent whol e mor nings on the ri ver, I al ways go home with an empt y bag. 39。s per formance. 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。 I asked. 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。 he asked. 39。 Susan exclaimed. Just hen, a man hur ried to t he t icket of fi ce. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。m sorr y, we39。 I asked. 39。I hurr ied to the ti cketof fice. 39。I t may have begun alr eady, 39。The play may begi n at any moment ,39。 My dog had taken it into t he gar den. He oft en does t hi s.39。m very sorr y, 39。 The inn keeper smi led and immediat el y went out. I n a f ew minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. 39。t pay the bil . I haven39。 I answer ed, 39。 he asked. 39。t ther e ! As I was looking for it , t he i nkeeper came i n. 39。My dear , i t m ust be ter ible t o be grown up! 39。 Sir , we wele you to our cit y. This is a No Parking area. You wil l enjoy your stay her e if you pay at enti on t o our st reet signs. This not e is onl y a reminder. 39。 he Said. Then he smil ed and t ol d me I would r ecei ve an ext ra amp。Don39。Mr . Harmswor th,39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。clock so we shal have pl enty of time. We shal see hi s boat and t hen we shal say goodbye t o hi m. He wi l be away f or t wo months. We ar e very proud of him. He wil take part in an import ant race acr oss the Atlantic. Leson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr enwood Boys are agr oup of popul ar singers. At present, they are visit ing al l parts of the count ry. They wi l be ar riving her e tomor row. They wil be ing by train and most of the young peopl e in the town wil l be meet ing them at the st at ion. Tomor row evening they wi l be singing at the Worker s39。so now you can pay f or my dinner !39。I have never borr owed any money fr om you,39。s of fi ce years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borr ows money f rom his fr iends and never pays i t back. Har ry saw me and came and sat at t he same t able. He has never bor rowed money f rom me. Whi le he was eat ing, I asked him t o lend me amp。 I looked at my watch. It was t rue. The bi g cl ock refused to wele the New Year. At hat moment ever ybody began to l augh and si ng. Leson 10 Not for jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d musical instrument . I t is cal ed a clavichord(翼琴 ). I t was made in Germany in 1681. Our cl avichor d is kept in the li vi ng r oom. It has bel ong t o our family f or a l ong ti me. The i nstr ument was bought by my gr andfather many year s ago. Recent ly i t wa s damaged by a visit or . She tr ied to play jaz on it! She str uck t he keys too har d and two of the st rings wer e br oken. My father was shocked. Now we ar e not al lowed t o touch it . I t is being r epai red by a f ri end of my f at her39。I t39。s garden is more interest ing. He has made neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool . I li ke gardens too, but I do not like har d wor k. Ever y year I ent er for the gar den pet it ion too, and I always win a l it le pri ze f or the worst gar den i n the town! Lesson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went to the Town Hal . I t was the last day of the year and a large cr owd of peopl e had gathered under t he Town Hal clock. It woul d str ike twelve in t wenty mi nutes39。s gar den is l ar ger than Joe39。The Nicest Garden Competi ion39。Then he lent me a book. I r ead a few li nes, but I did not understand a word. Every day I t hought about postcar ds. My hol idays pased quickly, but I did not send any car ds