【正文】 m e t hat the f ir m coul d not af or d to pay such lar ge salar ies. Twent y peopl e had al ready left . I knew t hat my t urn had e. 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be st ayi ng f or fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e, t hey wil l give f ive perf orm ances. As usual , the poli ce wil l have a di f i cult t im e. They wi l be tr yi ng t o keep order. I t i s al ways t he same on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an am usi ng exper ience last year. Af ter I had left a sm al l vi l age i n t he sout h of France, I dr ove on t o t he next t own. On t he way, a young m an waved t o m e. I st opped and he asked m e f or a li ft. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I sai d good m or ni ng t o hi m i n Fr ench and he r epl ied i n t he same l anguage. Apart f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al . Neit her of us spoke duri ng t he j our ney. I had nearl y r eached t he t own, when t he young m an suddenl y sai d, ver y slowl y, 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our ncighbour , Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wi l sai l fr om Por tsm out h tom or row. We shal m eet him at the har bour ear l y i n t he m or ni ng. He wil l be i n hi s sm al l boat, Topsai l. Tapsail i s a f am ous l it tl e boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant i c m any tim es. Capt ai n Ali son wil l set out at ei ght o39。 Har y sai d, 39。 2. To m y sur pri se, he gave m e t he m oney imm edi at ely. 39。s. Lesson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) I was havi ng di nner at a r est aur ant when Har ry St eel e cam e in. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。s t wo m inutes past t welve! The cl ock has st opped!39。 t im e. Fif t en mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve t o t wel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nut e hand did not m ove. We wai ted and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenly someone shout ed, 39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and gr ows m ore f l ower s and vegetables, but Joe39。 each year , but Joe wi ns ever y t im e. Bi l Fr it h39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Br i dge St reet. Yest er day a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me f or a m eal and a gl ass of beer . In r etur n f or t hi s, t he beggar st ood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal . He ate t he f ood 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 t ol d me about hi m. Everybody knows hi m. Hi s nam e is Per cy But t ons. He cal ls at ever y house i n t he st r et once a m ont h and al ways asks f or a meal and a gl as of beer . Leson 7 Too l at e 為時(shí)太晚 The plane was l at e and det ect ives were wai ti ng at t he air por t al l mor ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a val uabl e parcel of di am ond fr om Sout h Afr i ca. A f ew hours earl i er , som eone had tol d the poli ce that thi eves would t r y to st eal t he di am onds. When t he pl a ne ar ri ved, som e of t he det ecti ves wer e wait i ng i nsi de t he m ai n buil ding whi le ot her s wer e wai ti ng on t he ai rf iel d. Two m en t ook t he par cel of f the pl ane and car ri ed it i nto t he Cust oms House. Whil e t wo det ect ives were keeping guard at t he door, t wo ot her s opened t he par cel. To t hei r surpri se, t he pr eci ous par cel was f ull of st ones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has the m ost beauti f ul gar den i n our t own. Near l y ever ybody enter s for 39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send m e a card 請(qǐng)給我寄一張明信片 Postcar ds al ways spoi l my holi days. Last sum mer, I went t o It al y. I vi sit ed m useums and sat i n publi c gar dens. A f ri endl y wait er taught m e a f ew wor ds of It ali an. 39。s one o39。 she sai d. 39。 I repeat ed.39。 I39。What are you doi ng ?39。m sti l havi ng br eakf ast,39。 39。I 39。ve j ust ar ri ved by tr ain,39。 Susan hone r ang. It was m y aunt Lucy.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 m ay begi n at any moment,39。 My dog had t aken it i nto t he gar den. He of t en does t hi s.39。Im ver y sorr y, 39。t got m y bag.39。but I can39。Yes, t hank you, 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 l eson18 H e of ten does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vil lage i nn, I looked f or m y bag. I had left i t on a chai r besi de t he door and now i t wasn39。 I f you r eceive a r equest l i ke t his, you cannot f ail t o obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act r ess. She m ust be at l east thir t y fi ve year s ol d. I n spit e of t hi s, she oft en appear s on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wi l have t o t ake part i n a new pl ay soon. This ti m e, she wil l be a gi rl of sevent en. In t he play, she m ust appear in a br i ght r ed dr es and l ong bl ack st ocki ngs. Last year i n anot her pl ay, she had to wear shor t socks and a bri ght , or ange col our ed dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she i s, she al ways 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 i n the wr ong pl ace, a t raf fi c pol i ceman wi l soon fi nd it . You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he let s you go wit hout a t icket . However , t hi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic poli ce are someti mes ver y poli t e. Duri ng a holi day in Sweden, I f ound thi s not e on m y car: 39。t i nt er upt ,39。 I sai d i n a weak voi ce. 39。 As I soon l earnt, he was Engli sh himself ! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr etar y tol d me t hat Mr. Harm swort h would see me. I f el t ver y ner vous when. I went i nto hi s off ice. He did not l ook up f r om his desk when I ent ered. Aft er I had sat down, he said t hat busi nes was ver y bad. He t old m e t hat the f ir m coul d not af or d to pay such lar ge salar ies. Twent y peopl e had al ready left . I knew t hat my t urn had e. 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be st ayi ng f or fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e,