【正文】 . Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, 39。Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你會講英語嗎？people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers39。Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年Our ncighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We shall meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat, is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o39。 Harry said, 39。2. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. 39。I was having dinner at a restaurant when Harry Steele came in. Harry worked in a lawyer39。s.Lesson 10 Not for jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!39。 time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 39。Lesson 9 A cold wele 冷遇s. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe39。 each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith39。Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for 39。 the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!Lesson 7 Too late 為時太晚 My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very 5 No wrong numbers 無錯號之虞 Mr James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private telephone 6 Percy Buttons 珀西 Italian. 39。39。s one o39。 she said. 39。s room39。5o. 39。s losing money these days,39。 The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. 39。and it39。 I left the money in my room,39。s office and sat down. I had just lost amp。Lesson24 It could be worse 不幸中之萬幸I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she would e to England next year. If she es, she will get a surprise. We are nowMy daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the postoffice. Letters will cost a litt1e more, but they will certainly travel faster. Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built during the war, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.m not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all ! But they don39。 It39。You must give up fishing!39。Lesson20 One man in a boat 獨坐孤舟I might as well have them,39。s performance.the girl said, 39。39。Could I have those two tickets please ?39。 the girl said.39。Can I return these two tickets?39。Just then, a man hurried to the ticketoffice.What a pity!39。 the girl said.m sorry, we39。39。May I have two tickets please ?39。39。It may have begun already,39。 The play may begin at any moment,39。Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 My dog had taken it into the garden. He often does this.39。m very sorry,39。 The innkeeper smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. 39。t pay the bill. I haven39。 I answered, 39。 he asked. 39。t there ! As I was looking for it, the innkeeper came in. 39。lesson18 He often does this! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！My dear, it must be terrible to be grown up!39。Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 Sir, we wele you to our city. This is a No Parking area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder.39。Lesson 16 A polite request 彬彬有禮的要求 he Said. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra amp。Don39。Mr. Harmsworth,39。Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 Do you speak English?39。I had an amusing experience last year. Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.The Greenwood Boys are a group of popular singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be ing by train and most of the youngclock so we shall have plenty of time. We shall see his boat and then we shall say goodbye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風so now you can pay for my dinner!39。I have never borrowed any money from you,39。s office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back. Harry saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me amp。Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 禮尚往來We have an old musical instrument. It