【正文】 staurant when Har ry St eele cam e in. Har y wor ked in a lawyer 39。s t wo m inutes past t welve! The clock has st opped! 39。 t im e. Fif t een m inut es passed and t hen, at f ive to t welve, t he clock st oped. The big m inut e hand did not m ove. We wait ed and wait ed, but not hing happened. Sudenly someone shout ed, 39。s. Bil wor ks har der t han J oe and gr ows mor e f lowers and vegetables, but J oe39。 each year , but J oe wins every t im e. Bil Fr it h39。巴頓斯 I have just moved t o a house in Br idge St r eet. Yest erday a beggar knocked at my door . He asked me f or a m eal and a glass of beer. I n r et urn f or t his, t he beggar st ood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal. He at e t he f ood and dr ank the beer . Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour t old m e about him . Ever ybody knows him . His nam e is Per cy But tons. He cals at ever y house in t he st r eet once a m ont h and always asks f or a m eal and a glass of beer . Lesson 7 Too lat e 為時太晚 The plane was lat e and det ectives wer e wait ing at t he air por t al m or ning. They wer e expecting a valuable par cel of diam ond f r om South Af r ica. A f ew hour s earlier , someone had t old t he police t hat thieves would t r y t o st eal t he diamonds. When t he plane ar r ived, some of t he det ectives wer e wait ing inside t he m ain building while ot her s wer e wait ing on t he air f ield. Two m en t ook t he par cel of f t he plane and car r ied it int o t he Cust oms House. While t wo det ect ives wer e keeping guard at t he door , t wo ot her s opened t he par cel. To t heir surpr ise, t he pr ecious parcel was f ul of st ones and s and! Lesson 8 The best and t he wor st 最好的和最差的 J oe Sanders has the m ost beautif ul gar den in our t own. Near ly everybody ent er s f or 39。Lesson 3 Please send m e a car d 請給我寄一張明信片 Post cards always spoil m y holidays. Last sum mer, Iwent t o I taly. I visit ed m useum s and sat in public gar dens. A f r iendly wait er t aught me a f ew wor ds of I t alian. 39。s one o39。 she s aid. 39。 I r epeat ed.39。I 39。What ar e you doing ?39。m stil having br eakf ast ,39。m ing t o see you. 39。 she said. 39。 I 39。s r aining again. 39。 I t hought . 39。. Lesson 2 Br eakf ast or lunch? 早餐還是午餐？ I t was Sunday. I never get up ear ly on Sundays. I somet im es st ay in bed unt il unch t im e. Last Sunday I got up very lat e. I looked out of t he window. I t was dark out side. 39。 t he young m an said r udely. 39。I t 39。t hear a wor d!39。m not r ealy int er est ed in f ishing. I am only int er est ed in sit t ing in a boat and doing not hing at al ! Lesson21 M ad or not ? 是 不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes ar e slowly dr iving m e m ad. I live near an air port and passing planes can be heard night and day. The Lesson 1 A pr ivat e conver sat ion 私人談話 Last week Iwent t o t he t heat re. I had a ver y good seat . The play was ver y int er est ing. I did not enjoy it . A young m an and a young wom an wer e sit t ing behind m e. They wer e t alking loudly. I got ver y angry. I could not hear t he act or s . I t urned r ound. Ilooked at t he m an and t he wom an angr ily. They did not pay any at tent ion. I n t he end, I could not bear it . It ur ned r ound again. 39。 But t hey don39。 I t 39。You m ust give up f ishing!39。I m ight as well have t hem ,39。but t hey are f or next Wednesday39。Cer t ainly, 39。Could I have t hose t wo t icket s please ?39。Cer t ainly, 39。Can I r et urn t hese t wo t ickets?39。What a pit y! 39。ve sold out , 39。I 39。M ay I have t wo t ickets please ?39。 Susan answer ed. 39。 I said. 39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。 he said 39。I 39。t got m y bag. 39。but I can39。Yes, t hank you, 39。Did you have a good m eal ?39。 lesson18 He of t en does t his! 他經常干這種事！ Af t er I had had lunch at a vilage inn, I looked f or m y bag. I had lef t it on a chair beside t he door and now it wasn39。 I f you r eceive a r equest like t his, you cannot f ail t o obey it ! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 M y aunt J ennif er is an act r ess. She m ust be at least t hir t y five year s old. I n spit e of t his, she of t en appears on t he st age as a young gir l. J ennif er wil have t o t ake par t in a new play soon. This t im e, she wil be a g ir l of sevent een. I n t he play, she m ust appear in a br ight r ed dr ess and long black st ockings. Last year in anot her play, she had t o wear short socks and a br ight, or ange col ur ed dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, 39。100 a year ! Lesson 16 A polit e r equest 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you park your car in t he wr ong place, a t r af ic policem an wil soon f ind it . You wil be ver y lucky if he let s you go wit hout a t icket . However, t his does not always happen. Traf fic police ar e som et im es ver y polit e. Dur ing a holiday in Sweden, I f ound t his not e on my car :39。t int er r upt, 39。 I said in a weak voice. 39。 As I soon lear nt , he was English him self ! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ary t old m e t hat M r. Harm swor t h would see m e. I felt ver y ner vous when. I went int o his of f ice. He did not look up f r om his desk when I enter ed. Af ter Ihad sat down, he said t hat business was very bad. He t old m e t hat the f ir m could not af for d t o pay such lar ge sal r ies. Twent y people had alr eady lef t . I knew t hat m y t ur n had e. 39。 Club. The Gr eenwood Boys wil be st aying f or f ive days. Dur ing t his t ime, t hey wil give f ive per f or m ances. As usual, t he police wil have a dif f icult t im e. They wil be t r ying t o keep or der . I t is always t he sam e on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你 會講英語嗎？ I had an amusing experience last year . Af t er I had lef t a sm al vilage in t he sout h of Fr ance, I drove on t o t he next t own. On t he way, a young m an waved to m e. I st oped and he asked m e f or a