【正文】 t hey wi l 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 be t ryi ng to keep order . I t is al ways t he same on these occ asi 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 left a smal l vi l age i n t he south of Fr ance, I drove on t o the next town. On t he way, a young man waved to me. I st opped and he asked me for a l if t. As soon as he had got int o the car, I said good mor ning t o him in Fr ench and he r eplied i n t he same l anguage. Apar t fr om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al l. Neit her of us spoke duri ng the j ourney. I had nearl y reached t he town, when the young man suddenl y sai d, very sl owly, 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風 Our ncighbour , Capt ain Char les Al ison, wi l sail fr om Por tsmouth tomor row. We shal m et him at the harbour ear ly i n t he morni ng. He wi l l be i n his smal l boat, Topsai l. Tapsail is a famous li t le boat. I t has sailed acr oss t he Atl ant ic m any t im es. Captain Al i son wi l set out at ei ght o39。 Har y said, 39。2. To my sur pr ise, he gave me the money im mediately. 39。s. Leson 11 O ne good turn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng dinner at a r est aur ant when Har r y Steele came i n. Har ry worked in a lawyer39。s two mi nut es past twelve! The clock has st opped!39。 t ime. Fif teen mi nutes passed and t hen, 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 t han Joe and grows more f lower s and vegetables, but Joe39。 each year, but Joe wi ns ever y ti me. Bil l Fr it h39。巴頓斯 I have j ust moved to a house i n Bri dge Str et . Yester day a beggar knocked at m y door . He asked m e for a m eal and a glass of beer. I n r et urn f or thi s, the beggar st ood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He at e the f ood and dr ank the beer. Then he put a pi ece of cheese i n his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour t ol d me about him. Everybody knows hi m. Hi s nam e is Per cy But tons. He cal ls at ever y house i n t he st reet once a m ont h and always asks f or a meal 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 ing at the ai rport al mor ning. They were expect ing a valuable par cel of diamond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear l ier, someone had t old t he pol ice t hat t hieves woul d tr y t o steal t he diamonds. When the 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 wer e wait ing on t he ai rf iel d. Two men t ook t he par cel of f the pl ane and car ied i t i nto t he Cust oms House. Whil e two det ect ives were keeping guar d at the door, t wo other s opened the parcel. To t hei r sur pri se, the pr eci ous par cel was ful l of st ones and sand! Leson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has t he most beauti ful gar den in our t own. Near ly everybody ent er s f or 39。Lesson 3 Please send m e a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Post car ds al ways spoil m y hol idays. Last summ er , I went t o It aly. I visit 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。 I 39。What are you doi ng ?39。m st il l having br eakf ast ,39。 39。I 39。ve j ust ar ived by t rai n, 39。 Just then, the tel ephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. 39。I t 39。What a day! 39。This i s a pri vate conver sat ion!39。s none of your busines, 39。 I sai d angr il y. 39。I can39。 If you r ecei ve a request li ke thi s, you cannot f ail t o obey it ! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er is an actr es. She m ust be at least t hir tyf i ve years ol d. I n spit e of t his, she of t en appear s on t he st age as a young gir l. Jennif er wil l have t o t ake part i n a new pl ay soon. Thi s ti me, she wil l be a gi r l of sevent een. I n the pl ay, she must appear i n a bri ght r ed dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had t o wear short socks and a br ight, orange coloured dr es. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she al ways answers, 39。 100 a year ! Leson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n t he wr ong place, a t r af fi c poli cem an wi l soon fi nd it . You wi l be ver y l ucky if he l et s you go wit hout a t i cket. However, t hi s does not al ways happen. Traf i c pol ice ar e som eti mes ver y pol it e. Dur ing a holi day i n Sweden, I f ound t hi s not e on m y car :39。t i nt er upt ,39。 I sai d in a weak voi ce. 39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engli sh hi msel f ! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ar y t ol d m e t hat Mr . Harm swor t h woul d see m e. I felt ver y ner vous when. I went i nto hi s off ice. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I enter ed. Aft er I had sat down, he said t hat busines was ver y bad. He t ol d m e t hat t he f ir m coul d not af for d t o pay such lar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had al r eady l ef t. I knew t hat m y t ur n had e. 39。 Cl ub. The Gr enwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng f or f i ve days. Dur i ng t his t im e, t hey wil gi ve fi ve per f or mances. As usual, t he pol i ce wi l have a dif fi cul t tim e. They wil be t r yi ng t o keep or der . I t is al ways t he sam e on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year. Af t er I had l ef t a sm al l vil lage i n t he sout h of Fr ance, I dr ove on t o t he next t own. On the way, a young m an waved t o m e. I st opped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got int o the car, I sai d good mor ni ng t o hi m in 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 ourney.