【正文】 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。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l l be stayi ng for f ive days. Duri ng thi s ti me, they wi l give f ive perf orm ances. As usual , the poli ce wil l have a di f icult t ime. They wil l be tr ying t o keep or der . It i s always the same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎 ？ I had an amusing experi ence l ast year . Af t er I had l ef t a smal vil lage in the sout h of France, I dr ove on t o t he next town. On the way, a young m an waved t o me. I stopped and he asked me f or a lif t. As soon as he had got i nto t he car , I said good m orning to hi m i n French and he repli ed in the sam e language. Apar t fr om a few words, I do not know any Fr ench at al l. Nei ther of us spoke dur ing t he jour ney. I had nearl y r eached the t own, when t he young m an suddenl y said, ver y slowl y, 39。 Leson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour , Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wil l sai l fr om Por tsmouth t omorr ow. We shal meet hi m at t he har bour earl y i n the m or ning. He wi l be i n his smal boat, Topsail .Tapsai l is a f amous li tl e boat . It has sai led across the At lanti c many t imes. 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 imm edi ately. 39。s. Lesson 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 i n 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 gr ows more fl ower s and vegetables, but Joe39。 each year, but Joe wi ns ever y ti me. Bil l Fri th39。巴頓斯 I have just moved t o a house in Br i dge St reet. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door . He asked me f or a meal and a gl as of beer . In retur n f or t his, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave hi m a meal . He ate t he f ood and drank the beer. Then he put a pi ece of cheese i n his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour t old m e about him. Everybody knows him. Hi s nam e is Per cy Butt ons. He cals at ever y house in 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 ate 為時太晚 The pl ane was late and detecti ves wer e wait ing at t he ai rport al l m orning. They were expect ing a valuable par cel of diamond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear li er , som eone had tol d the pol ice that thi eves would tr y to st eal the di am onds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, some of the detecti ves wer e wai ting insi de the m ai n buil ding whi le ot her s were wai ti ng on the air f ield. Two m en took t he par cel off t he plane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust oms House. Whi le t wo detecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at he door , two others opened t he par cel . To their surpr ise, t he precious parcel was f ull of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has the most beaut if ul gar den i n our t own. Near ly everybody ent ers f or 39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send me a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Postcards always spoi l my hol idays. Last summer , I went to It al y. I vi si ted m useums and sat i n publ ic gar dens. A f ri endl y wait er t aught me a few wor ds of It al ian. 39。s one o39。 she sai d. 39。s r oom39。5o. 39。s l osi ng money these days,39。 The manager was sympathet ic, but he coul d do nothi ng. 39。and it 39。 I l eft the money i n my room, 39。s of fi ce and sat down. I had just lost amp。t reali ze one impor tant t hing. I39。s a waste of t ime.39。 my f ri ends say. 39。 I said sadly. Leson20 One m an in a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fishing i s my f avour it e spor t. I oft en fi sh for hours wi thout cat chi ng anyt hing. But t his does not wor ry me. Some fi sherm en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, they catch old boots and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ng not even old boot s. Af ter havi ng spent whole m ornings on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wi th an empt y bag. 39。s per for mance. 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。 I asked. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。 he asked. 39。 Susan excl ai m ed. Just then, a man hur r ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。 the gi rl said. 39。m sorr y, we39。 I asked. 39。I hurr ied t o t he ti cket off ice. 39。I t may have begun al ready, 39。The play may begin at any moment, 39。 My dog had taken it int o the garden. He oft en does t his.39。m very sor ry, 39。 The innkeeper smi led and im mediately went out . I n a f ew m inutes he ret ur ned wi th m y bag and gave it back to me. 39。t pay t he bil l. I haven39。 I answer ed, 39。 he asked. 39。t there ! As I was looking f or it , t he inn keeper came i n. 39。My dear , it must be ter ibl e to be gr own up!39。 Sir , we wele you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Parki ng ar ea. You wi l enjoy your st ay her e i f you pay at tention to our str et signs. Thi s not e is onl y a reminder .39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and tol d me I woul d receive an extr a amp。Don39。Mr . Har mswor th,39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of ti me. We shal l se hi s boat and t hen we shal say good bye t o him . He wi l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e ver y pr oud of hi m. He wi l t ake par t 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 gr oup of popul ar si ngers. At present , t hey are vi si ti ng al l par ts of t he countr y. They wil be ar ri vi ng here t om orr ow. They wil l be i ng by t rai n and m ost of t he young peopl e i n t he t