【正文】 rupt ,39。 I said i n a weak voice. 39。 As I soon learnt , he was Engl ish him self ! Leson 15 Good news 佳音 The secretar y tol d me t hat Mr. Har mswort h would see me. I fel t ver y ner vous when. I went into hi s off ice. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I entered. Af ter I had sat down, he said t hat busines was ver y bad. He t old m e that the f ir m could not af ord to pay such large salar ies. Twenty people had al ready left . I knew that my t urn had e . 39。 Club. The Greenwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng for f ive days. Dur ing t his t ime, they wi l give f ive per for mances. As usual, the pol ice wi l have a di f icul t im e. They wi l be tr ying t o keep order. I t i s always t he same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l eft a smal vi lage i n the south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to the next t own. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got into the car, I sai d good morni ng to hi m in Fr ench and he r epl ied i n the same l anguage. Apart f rom a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Nei ther of us spoke duri ng the j our ney. I had near ly r eached t he t own, when the young man suddenly said, very slowl y, 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Char l es Al ison, wil sail f r om Port sm out h t om or r ow. We shal l m eet him at t he har bour ear l y in t he mor ni ng. He wil l be in 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. Captai n Ali son wil l set out at ei ght o39。 Har r y sai d, 39。 2. To m y sur pri se, he gave m e t he m oney i mm edi at el y. 39。s. Leson 11 O ne good turn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng di nner at a r estaur ant when Har y St el e cam e i n. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。s two mi nut es pas t twelve! The clock has st opped!39。 t ime. Fif teen mi nutes passed and t he n, at fi ve to twelve, the clock stopped. The bi g mi nut e hand di d not move. We wait ed and waited, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shout ed, 39。s. Bi l wor ks har der than Joe and gr ows more fl ower s and vegetables, but Joe39。 each year, but Joe wi ns ever y t ime. 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 m y door . He asked m e f or a m eal and a gl ass of ber. I n r et ur n f or t hi s, t he beggar st ood on hi s head and sang s ongs. I gave him a m eal. He at e t he f ood and drank t he beer. Then he put a pi ece of cheese i n his pocket and went away. Later a nei ghbour t ol d m e about hi m. Ever ybody 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 reet once a m ont h and al ways asks f or a m eal and a gl ass of beer . Lesson 7 Too l at e 為時太晚 The pl ane was late and detecti ves wer e wait i ng at t he ai rport al m orni ng. They were expect ing a val uabl e par cel of diamond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear li er , som eone had t ol d t he poli ce t hat t hi eves woul d t r y t o st eal t he di am onds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, som e of t he det ect i ves wer e wait ing i nsi de the 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 t he door , t wo ot her s opened the par cel. To their sur pri se, t he pr eci ous par cel was f ull 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 garden in our t own. Near ly everybody enters f or 39。t her e i s st i l l som e honest y i n t hi s wor l d ! 39。Wel l , 39。s r oom 39。 5o. 39。s l osi ng m oney t hese days, 39。 The m anager was sym pat het i c, but he coul d do not hi ng. 39。a nd i t 39。 I l ef t t he m oney i n m y r oom , 39。s of f i ce and sat down. I had j ust l ost amp。t reali ze one impor tant t hing. I39。s a was te of ti me.39。 my f ri ends say. 39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 O ne 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 worr y me. Some f isher men are unl ucky. Instead of cat chi ng fi sh, t hey cat ch ol d boots and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess l ucky. I never cat ch anythi ng not even old boot s. Af ter havi ng s pent whole m ornings on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wit h an empt y bag. 39。s perf ormance. 39。the gi rl said, 39。 I asked. 39。 t he gi rl said. 39。 he asked. 39。 Susan exclaim ed. Just then, a man hurr ied t o t he ticket off ice. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。m sor r y, we39。 I asked. 39。I hurr ied t o the t icket off ice. 39。I t may have begun alr eady, 39。The play may begin at any moment, 39。 My dog had t aken i t int o the garden. He oft en does t his.39。m very sor ry,39。 The innkeeper smi led and im medi ately went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he retur ned wit h my bag and gave it back to m e. 39。t pay t he bil l. I haven39。 I answer ed, 39。 he asked. 39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng f or it , the i nn keeper cam e i n. 39。My dear, it m ust be t er ri bl e t o be gr own up! 39。 Sir , we wel e you t o our ci t y. This i s a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wi l enj oy your st ay here i f you pay at tenti on to our str eet signs. Thi s not e i s onl y a r em inder.39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and t ol d me I woul d r eceive an extr a amp。Don39。Mr . Harm swor th, 39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of tim e. We shal l se hi s boat and t hen we shal say good bye t o him . He wil l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e very pr oud of him . He wi l take part i n an im por tant race acr oss t he At lanti c. Leson 13 The Grenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popular si nger s. At pr esent, t hey ar e visit ing al par