【正文】 In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang 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 away. Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer. Lesson 7 Too late 為時(shí)太晚 The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamond from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for 39。Lesson 3 Please send me a card 請(qǐng)給我寄一張明信片 Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. 39。clock!39。Do you always get up so late ? It39。Dear me,39。m having breakfast,39。 she asked. 39。 I said.39。But I39。m ing to see you.39。 she said. 39。 I39。s raining again.39。 I thought. 39。.Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早 餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. 39。 the young man said rudely. 39。 It39。t hear a word!39。 anyt hi ng. They ar e j ust pr et t y pat t er ns. We l i ke t h em i n t he sam e way t hat we l i ke pr et t y cur t ai n m at er i al . I t hi nk t hat young chi l dr en of t en appr eci at e m oder n pi ct ur es bet t er t han anyone el se. They not i ce m or e. My si st er i s Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人談話 Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. 39。. Of cour se, m any pi ct ur es ar c not 39。t under st and t hem ! Do t hey speak Engl i sh ? l esson26 The best art cri t i cs 最佳美術(shù)評(píng)論家 I am an ar t st udent and I pai nt a l ot of pi ct ur es. Many peopl e pr et end t hat t hey under st and m oder n ar t . They al ways t el l you what a pi ct ur e i s 39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。 I sai d. Then he spoke sl owly, but I could not under stand him. My teacher never spoke Engl ish l ike t hat ! The por ter and I looked at each other and smi led. Then he said somet hi ng and I under st ood it . 39。 I repeat ed my quest ion sever al t imes and at last he underst ood. He answer ed me, but he spoke nei ther sl owly nor clearl y. 39。there is sti l some honesty in t his wor ld ! 39。Wel ,39。s room39。5o. 39。s losing m oney t hese days, 39。 The manager was sympatheti c, but he could do not hing. 39。and i t39。 I lef t the money in my r oom ,39。s off ice and sat down. I had j ust l ost amp。t r eal ize one im por tant thi ng. I 39。s a waste of t im e. 39。 my f r iends say.39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One man i n a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is m y favouri te sport . I of ten f ish f or hour s wit hout catching anything. But this does not wor r y me. Som e fi sher men a re unl ucky. Instead of cat chi ng fi sh, t hey catch ol d boot s and rubbish. I am even les l ucky. I never catch anyt hingnot even ol d boots. Af t er having spent whol e morni ngs on the r iver, I always go home wi th an em pt y bag. 39。s perf ormance. 39。the gi rl said, 39。 I asked. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。 he asked. 39。 Susan excl aimed. Just then, a man hurr ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。m sor ry, we39。 I asked. 39。I hur r ied to the t icket of fi ce. 39。I t may have begun alr eady,39。The pl ay may begi n at any moment,39。 My dog had t aken i t i nto t he gar den. He of ten does thi s. 39。m ver y sorr y,39。 The i nn keeper sm il ed and imm edi at ely went out. In a few mi nut es he r etur ned wi t h my bag and gave it 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 i t, the i nnkeeper cam e in. 39。My dear, it m ust be ter ri ble t o be grown up! 39。 Si r, we wel e you to our cit y. Thi s is a No Par king area. You wil l enj oy your stay her e if you pay at ent ion t o our st reet si gns. This note i s only a r emi nder. 39。 he Said. Then he sm il ed and t old m e I would r ecei ve an ext ra amp。Don39。Mr. Har mswor t h, 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 race 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 ing al part s of the count ry. They wil l be ar iving her e tomor row. They wi l be ing by tr ai n and m ost of t he young people i n the t own wi l be meeti ng them at t he st ation. Tomorr ow evening t hey wi l l be si ngi ng at he Wor ker s39。so now you can pay f or my di nner !39。I have never bor r owed any m oney f r om you,39。s of fi ce years ago, but he i s now wor king at a bank. He gets a good salar y, but he always bor r ows money fr om hi s fr iends and never pays i t back. Har ry saw me and cam e and sat at the sam e table. He has never borr owed money fr om me. Whil e he was eat ing, I asked him to lend me amp。 I looked at my watch. I t