【正文】 sm al l vil lage in t he sout h of France, I drove on t o t he next town. On t he way, a young m an waved t o me. I st opped and he asked m e for a l if t. As s oon as he had got i nt o t he car , I said good m or ning t o him i n French and he repli ed in t he same language. Apar t fr om a few words, I do not know any French at al l. Nei ther of us spoke dur ing t he journey. I had nearl y r eached the t own, when t he young man suddenl y sai d, ver y slowl y, 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good luck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour , Capt ai n Charl es Al i son, wil l sai l f r om Port smouth t omorr ow. We shal meet hi m at t he har bour earl y in the mor ning. He wi l be in his smal boat, Topsail .Tapsai l is a f amous lit tl e boat . It has sai led across the At lanti c many ti mes. Capt ai n Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。 Har y sai d, 39。2. To my surpr ise, he gave me t he money immedi ately. 39。s. Leson 11 One good t urn deserves another 禮尚往來(lái) I was havi ng dinner at a r est aur ant when Har ry St eel e came in. Har ry wor ked in a lawyer39。s two minut es past welve! The clock has st opped!39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve to t welve, the clock stopped. The big minut e hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wai ted, but nothi ng happened. Suddenly someone shout ed, 39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and grows m ore 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 j ust moved t o a house i n Br idge Str eet . Yest er day a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me f or a meal and a gl ass of ber . I n r eturn for thi s, t he beggar st ood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal . He at e t he food and drank t he beer. Then he put a piece of cheese i n his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour t old m e about him. Everybody knows him. Hi s name is Per cy Butt ons. He cal s at every house in t he st reet once a month and always asks f or a m eal and a gl as of beer . Leson 7 Too l ate 為時(shí)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。m not r eal ly i nter est ed i n f ishing. I am onl y i nt erested i n sit ting in a boat and doi ng not hing at al ! Leson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aeropl anes are slowl y dr iving m e mad. I li ve near an air por t and passi ng planes can be heard ni ght and day. The ght m e a f ew wor ds of I tali an. 39。 But t hey don39。 It39。You m ust gi ve up fi s hi ng! 39。I m i ght as wel have them ,39。but t hey are f or next Wednesday39。Cer t ai nl y, 39。Coul d I have t hose t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。Cer tai nl y, 39。Can I r etur n t hese t wo ti ckets?39。What a pi ty!39。ve sol d out ,39。I 39。May I have t wo ti ckets pl ease ?39。 Susan answered. 39。 I sai d. 39。 Leson19 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。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 lesson18 H e of t en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had l unch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had l ef t it on a chair besi de t he door and now it wasn39。 I f you r eceive a r equest li ke t his, you cannot fail t o obey it ! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er is an actr ess. She m ust be at least t hi rt yf i ve years ol d. I n spit e of this, she of t en appear s on t he st age as a young gir l. Jennif er wi l have t o take par t i n a new play soon. Thi s t im e, she wi l be a gir l of sevent een. I n t he pl ay, she m ust appear i n a bri ght r ed dr ess and long black stocki ngs. Last year in anot her play, she had t o wear short socks and a br ight, or angecolour ed dr es. If anyone ever asked her how ol d 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 wrong pl ace, a tr af fi c poli cem an wil l soon f ind i t. You wi l be ver y lucky if he l et s you go wi t hout a ti cket. However, t his does not al ways happen. Tr af fi c poli ce ar e som et im es ver y pol it e. Duri ng a hol i day i n Sweden, I f ound t his not e on m y car: 39。t i nt er upt ,39。 I sai d i n a weak voi ce. 39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engl ish him sel f! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr et ar y t ol d m e t hat Mr. Har mswort h woul d se m e. I f el t ver y nervous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I ent er ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d that busi ness was ver y bad. He t ol d m e that the f irm coul d not af or d t o pay such lar ge salari es. Twent y peopl e had al ready left . I knew t hat my t ur n had e. 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be stayi ng f or fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e, t hey wil l give f i ve per f orm ances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a di f fi cul t im e. They wi l be t ryi ng t o keep order. I t is al ways t he sam e on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an am usi ng exper ience l ast year. Aft er I had l eft a smal vi l age i n t he sout h of Fr ance, I dr ove on t o the next t own. On t he way, a young man waved t o m e. I st opped and he asked m e f or a li ft . As soon as he had got i nt o t he car, I sai d good m or ni ng t o hi m in Fr ench and he