【正文】 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 into the car, I sai d good morni ng to hi m in Fr ench and he r epl ied i n the same l anguage. Apart f rom a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Nei ther of us spoke duri ng the j our ney. I had near ly r eached t he town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowl y, 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Charl es Al i son, wil l sai l f r om Port sm out h t om orr 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 am ous l it 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 eight o39。 Har r y sai d, 39。 2. To m y sur pri se, he gave me t he money imm edi at ely. 39。s. Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 禮尚往來 I was having di nner at a restaurant when Har y St ele came in. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。s t wo minutes past t welve! The cl ock has st opped! 39。 ti me. Fi f teen minut es passed and t hen, at f ive t o t welve, t he clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We wai ted and wai ted, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 39。s. Bil l works harder than Joe and grows mor e f lowers and veget abl es, but Joe39。 each year , but Joe wins every tim e. Bi l Fr it h39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Br i dge St reet . Yest erday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me f or a meal and a gl as of beer . In r etur n f or t hi s, t he beggar st ood on his head and sang songs. I gave hi m a meal . He ate t he food and dr ank t he beer . Then he put a piece of cheese in hi s pocket and went a way. Lat er a nei ghbour told me about hi m. Ever ybody knows him . His name i s Percy Butt ons. He cal s at every house in the str e et once a month and al ways asks for a meal and a glass of beer. Leson 7 Too lat e 為時太晚 The plane was l at e and det ect ives were wai ti ng at he air por t al mor ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a val uabl e parcel of di am ond f r om South Af r ica. A f ew hours earl ier, someone had t old t he police 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 wait ng inside t he main bui lding whil e others wer e wait ing on t he air fi el d. Two men t ook the parcel of f the pl ane and car ied i t into the Customs House. Whil e two det ect ives were keeping guard at the door, t wo ot her s opened the parcel. To t hei r sur pri se, the pr eci ous par cel was f ul l of st ones and sand! Leson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和 最 差的 Joe Sanders has t he most beaut if ul gar den i n our town. Nearl y ever ybody enter s for 39。Lesson 3 Please send m e a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Post car ds al ways spoi l m y holi days. Last summ er, I went to I t al y. I vi si ted m useum s and sat i n publi c gar dens. A fr i endl y wai t er t aught m e a f ew wor ds of I t ali an. 39。s one o39。 she sai d. 39。 I repeat ed.39。 I39。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。t reali ze one impor tant t hing. I39。s a waste of ti me.39。 m y f ri ends say. 39。 I said sadl y. Lesson20 O ne m an i n a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fi shi ng i s m y f avouri t e sport . I oft en fi sh f or hour s wi thout cat chi ng anyt hi ng. But t hi s does not worr y m e. Some f isherm en ar e unl ucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, t hey cat ch ol d boots and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess l ucky. I never cat ch anythi ng not even old boot s. Af ter havi ng spent whole m or nings on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wit h an empty bag. 39。s perf orm ance. 39。t he gi rl sai d, 39。 I asked. 39。 t he gi r l sai d. 39。 he asked. 39。 Susan exclaim ed. Just t hen, a m an hur ri ed t o t he ti cket off i ce. 39。 t he gi rl said. 39。m sorr y, we39。 I asked. 39。I hurr i ed t o t he ti cket off ice. 39。I t m ay have begun al ready,39。The play m ay begi n at any m om ent, 39。 My dog had t aken i t i nt o t he gar den. He oft en does t his.39。m ver y sor ry,39。 The i nn keeper sm il ed and imm edi atel y went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he ret ur ned wit h m y bag and gave it back to m e. 39。t pay the bil l. I haven39。 I answered, 39。 he asked. 39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng f or it , t he i nn keeper came i n. 39。My dear, it m ust be t er ri ble t o be gr own up! 39。 Sir , we wel e you t o our ci t y. Thi s i s a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wil l enj oy your st ay her e if you pay at tenti on t o our str eet si gns. Thi s not e i s onl y a r em inder.39。 he Sai d. Then he sm il ed and t ol d me I woul d r eceive an extr a amp。Don39。Mr. Harm swort h, 39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of tim e. We shal l se hi s boat and t hen we shal say good bye t o him . He wil l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e ver y pr oud of hi m. He wil t ake par t in an i mport ant r ace acr oss t he Atl ant ic. Leson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popul ar si nger s. At pr esent , t hey ar e vi sit ng al part s of the count r y. They wi l l be ar ri vi ng her e tom or row. They wi l be i ng by t r ai n and m ost of t he young people i n t he town wil be m eet ing t hem at the stati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng t hey wi l be si ngi ng at t he Wor ker s39。so now you can pay f or m y di nner! 39。I have never bor r owed any m oney f r om you,39。s off ice year s ago, but he is now worki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he al ways bor rows m oney f r om his f ri ends and never pays it back. Har ry saw m e and came and sat at t he same t abl e. He has never bor r owed m oney f r om m e. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked hi m t o l end m e amp。 I l ooked at m y wat ch. It was t r ue. Th