【正文】 e. Dur ing a holi day in Sweden, I f ound thi s not e on my car :39。t inter rupt, 39。 I sai d i n a weak voice. 39。 As I soon learnt, he was Engli sh himself ! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr etary told me t hat Mr. Harmswor th would see me. I felt very ner vous when. I went i nto hi s off ice. He did not look up f r om his desk when I ent ered. Aft er I had sat down, he said t hat busi ness was very bad. He t ol d me that the f ir m could not af ord t o pay such l arge salari es. Twenty people had alr eady left . I knew that my t ur n had e. 39。 Club. The Gr enwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days. Dur i ng this t im e, t hey wil l gi ve fi ve per for mances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t ti me. They wi l l be t ryi ng to keep order . I t is al ways t he sam e on these occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusing exper ience last year. Af ter I had lef t a sm al l vi l age in t he south of Fr ance, I drove on t o the next town. On t he way, a young man waved t o me. I st opped and he asked m e for a l if t. As soon as he had got int o the car, I said good mor ning t o him in French and he r epli ed in t he same language. Apar t f r om a few words, I do not know any Fr ench at al. Nei ther of us spoke dur ing the jour ney. I had near ly r eached the t own, whe n t he young man suddenly said, ver y slowl y, 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Al i son, wil l sail f r om Port sm out h t om orr ow. We shal l meet him at t he har bour earl y i n t he m or ni ng. He wil l be i n hi s sm al boat , Topsail . Tapsail i s a f amous l it tl e boat . It has sail ed acr oss t he At lanti c many ti mes. Capt ai n Al ison wil l set out at ei ght o39。 Har y sai d, 39。 2. To my sur pr ise, he gave me t he money imm edi atel y. 39。s. Leson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng dinner at a r est aur ant when Har r y St eel e cam e i n. Har ry wor ked i n a lawyer39。s two mi nut es past twel ve! The c lock has st opped!39。 t ime. Fif teen mi nutes passed and then, at fi ve to twelve, the cl ock stopped. The bi g mi nut e hand di d not move. We wait ed and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shout ed, 39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and grows more f lower s and vegetables, but Joe39。 each year , but Joe wi ns every ti me. Bil l Fr it h39。巴頓斯 I have just 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 meal and a gl as of beer . I n ret ur n f or t his, t he beggar stood 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 in hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour tol d m e about him . Ever ybody knows him. His name i s Percy Butt ons. He cal s at ever y house i n the str eet once a mont h and al ways asks for a m eal and a gl as of beer . Leson 7 Too l ate 為時太晚 The plane was lat e and det ect ives were wai ti ng at t he ai r por t al l morni ng. They wer e expecting a val uabl e par cel of diamond f rom South Af r ica. A f ew hour s ear l ier, someone had t old t he pol ice t hat t hi eves woul d tr y t o st eal t he diamonds. When t he plane ar ived, some of t he det ect ives were wai ti ng inside t he main bui lding whi le ot her s were wait ng on t he ai rf iel d. Two men took t he par cel of f the plane and car r ied it i nto t he Cust oms House. While two det ect ives were keepi ng guar d at the door, t wo others opened the parcel. To t hei r sur pri se, the pr eci ous parcel was ful l of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has t he most beautif ul gar den in our town. Nearl y ever ybody ent er s f or 39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send me a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Postcards always spoil my hol idays. Last summer , I went to It al y. I vi sited m useums and sat i n publ ic gar dens. A f ri endl y wait er t aught me a few words of It al ian. 39。s one o39。 she sai d. 39。What a pi ty!39。ve sol d out,39。I 39。May I have two ti cket s please ?39。 Susan answer ed. 39。 I sai d. 39。 Leson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。 he said 39。 The i nn keeper smi l ed and im m edi at el y went out . In a few mi nut es he r et ur ned wi th m y bag and gave i t back to me. 39。t pay t he bil l. I haven39。 I answered, 39。 he asked. 39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng for it , the i nn keeper cam e in. 39。My dear, i t m ust be t er ibl 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 king area. You wil l enj oy your st ay her e if you pay at enti on t o our st reet si gns. This note i s only a r emi nder. 39。 he Sai d. Then he sm il ed and tol d m e I woul d r ecei ve an ext r a amp。Don39。Mr. Har mswort h,39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。cl ock so we shal have pl ent y of ti me. We shal see hi s boat and t hen we shal l say goodbye t o hi m. He wil l be away for t wo mont hs. We ar e ver y pr oud of him . He wi l t ake part i n an im port ant r ace acr oss t he At l anti c. Lesson 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 si ti ng al part s of t he count ry. They wil l be ar ivi ng her e t om or r ow. They wi l be i ng by tr ai n and m ost of t he young people i n t he t own wi l be m eeti ng t hem at he stati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng t hey wil l be si nging at t he Wor kers39。so now you can pay for m y di nner !39。I have never borr owed any m oney fr om you,39。s of fi ce year s ago, but he is now wor ki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he al ways borr ows money fr om hi s fr i ends and never pays i t back. Har y saw me and cam e and sat at t he sam e t abl e. He has never bor rowed m oney f rom m e. Whil e he was eat i ng, I asked him t o lend m e amp。 I l ooked at m y wat ch. I t was tr ue. The bi g cl ock ref used t o wel e t he New Year. At t hat m om ent eve