【正文】 sh himself ! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr etary tol d me t hat Mr. Harm swor 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 entered. Aft er I ha d sat down, he said t hat busines was very bad. He t old me that the f ir m could not af ord to pay such large salari es. Twenty people had alr eady left . I knew that my t ur n had e. 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be staying for fi ve days. Duri ng thi s ti me, they wil l give f ive perf ormances. 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 al ways 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 south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to t he next t own. On the way, a young man waved to m e. I stopped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got i nto t he car , I sai d good morni ng to hi m i n Fr ench and he r epl ied in the same language. Apart f rom a few words, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Nei ther of us spoke dur i ng the jour ney. I had near ly r eached the t own, when the young man suddenly said, ver y slowl y, 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風 Our nci ghbour, Captai n Charl es Al i son, wil l sai l f r om Port smout h t omorr ow. We shal meet hi m at t he har bour earl y in the mor ning. He wi l be in hi s smal boat , Topsail .Tapsai l i s a f amous l it tl e boat . I t 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 r y sai d, 39。 2. To m y surpri se, he gave me t he money imm edi at ely. 39。s. Lesson 11 One good t urn deserves another 禮尚往來 I was having di nner at a restaurant when Har y St el e came in. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。s t wo mi nutes past twel ve! The cl ock has stopped! 39。 ti me. Fi ft een minutes pa sed and then, at f ive t o twel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The big m inute hand did not move. We wai ted and wait ed, but not hing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 39。s. Bil l works harder than Joe and gr ows mor e f lowers and veget abl es, but Joe39。 each year , but Joe wins every t im e. Bi l Fr it h39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Br idge Str eet . Yest erday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me f or a meal and a gl ass of beer . In r etur n for t hi s, t he beggar st ood on his head and sang songs. I gave hi m a m eal . He ate 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. Ever ybody knows him. Hi s name i s Per cy Butt ons . He cal s at every house in t he str et once a month and always asks for a meal and a gl as of beer. Leson 7 Too late 為時太晚 The plane was lat e and det ect ives were wai ti ng at t he air 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 earl ier, someone had t ol d t he pol ice that thi eves would tr y to st eal the di amonds. When t he pl ane ar r ived, 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 ai rf ield. Two m en took t he pa r cel off t he plane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi le t wo detecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door , two others ope ned t he par cel . To their surpr ise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has the m ost beaut if ul gar den i n our town. Nearl y ever ybody enter s for 39。t her e i s st i l l som e honest y i n t hi s wor l d ! 39。Wel l , 39。s r oom 39。 5o. 39。s l osing money these days, 39。 The manager was sympatheti c, but he coul d do nothi ng. 39。and it 39。 I l ef t the money i n my r oom,39。s off ice and sat down. I had just lost amp。t r eal ize one i mport ant thi ng. I 39。s a wast e of tim e.39。 my fr iends say.39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 O ne man i n a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is m y favouri te sport . I of ten f ish f or hour s wit hout catching anything. But thi s does not worr y me. Some f isher men are unl ucky. Instead of cat chi ng fi sh, t hey catch ol d boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything not even ol d boots. Aft er having spent whol e mor ni ngs on the r iver, I always go home wi th an em pty bag. 39。s perf orm ance. 39。t he gi rl said, 39。 I asked. 39。 t he gi r l said. 39。 he asked. 39。 Susan exclaimed. Just then, a man hurr ied t o the t icket off ice. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。m sor ry, we39。 I asked. 39。I hurr ied t o the t icket of f ice. 39。I t may have begun alr eady,39。The pl ay may begin at any moment, 39。 My dog had t aken i t into the garden. He oft en does t hi s.39。m very sorr y,39。 The i nnkeeper smil ed and imm edi ately went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he retur ned wit h my bag and gave it back to m e. 39。t pay t he bil . I haven39。 I answer ed, 39。 he asked. 39。t there ! As I was looki ng f or i t, t he innkeeper came i n. 39。My dear, i t must be t er r ible t o 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 l enjoy your stay here i f you pay at tenti on to our str eet signs. Thi s not e i s onl y a r em inder. 39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and tol d m e I woul d r eceive an extr a amp。Don39。Mr . Harmswor th,39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。clock so we shal have pl enty of ti me. We shal se hi s boat and t hen we shal say good bye to hi m. He wi l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We are very pr oud of him. He wil l take par t in an i mport ant r ace acr oss t he Atl ant ic. Lesson 13 The G reenwood 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 r iving here tomor row. They wi l be ing by t rai n and most of t he young peopl e in the t own wi l be meeti ng them at t