【正文】 t hey wil l give f ive perf orm ances. As usual , the poli ce wil l have a di f i cult t im e. They wi l be tr yi ng t o keep order. I t i s al ways t he same on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng exper ience last year. Af ter I had left a sm al l vi l age i n t he sout h of France, I dr ove on t o t he next t own. On t he way, a young m an 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 i n Fr ench and he r epl ied i n t he same l anguage. Apart f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al . Neit her of us spoke duri ng t he j our ney. I had nearl y r eached t he t own, when t he young m an suddenl y sai d, ver y slowl y, 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our ncighbour , Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wi l sai l fr om Por tsm out h tom or row. We shal m eet him at the har bour ear l y i n t he m or ni ng. He wil l be i n hi s sm al l boat, Topsai l. Tapsail i s a f am ous l it tl e boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant i c m any tim es. Capt ai n Ali son wil l set out at ei ght o39。 Har y sai d, 39。 2. To m y sur pri se, he gave m e t he m oney imm edi at ely. 39。s. Lesson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng di nner at a r est aur ant when Har ry St eel e cam e in. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。s t wo m inutes past t welve! The cl ock has st opped!39。 t im e. Fif t en mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve t o t wel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nut e hand did not m ove. We wai ted and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenly someone shout ed, 39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and gr ows m ore f l ower s and vegetables, but Joe39。 each year , but Joe wi ns ever y t im 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 er day a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me f or a m eal and a gl ass of beer . In r etur n f or t hi s, t he beggar st ood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal . He ate t he f ood and dr ank t he beer . Then he put a pi ece of cheese i n hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour t ol d me about hi m. Everybody knows hi m. Hi s nam e is Per cy But t ons. He cal ls at ever y house i n t he st r et once a m ont h and al ways asks f or a meal and a gl as of beer . Leson 7 Too l at e 為時(shí)太晚 The plane was l at e and det ect ives were wai ti ng at t he air por t al l mor ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a val uabl e parcel of di am ond fr om Sout h Afr i ca. A f ew hours earl i er , som eone had tol d the poli ce that thi eves would t r y to st eal t he di am onds. When t he pl a ne ar ri ved, som e of t he det ecti ves wer e wait i ng i nsi de t he m ai n buil ding whi le ot her s wer e wai ti ng on t he ai rf iel d. Two m en t ook t he par cel of f the pl ane and car ri ed it i nto t he Cust oms House. Whil e t wo det ect ives were keeping guard at t he door, t wo ot her s opened t he par cel. To t hei r surpri se, t he pr eci ous par cel was f ull of st ones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has the m ost beauti f ul gar den i n our t own. Near l y ever ybody enter s for 39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send m e a card 請(qǐng)給我寄一張明信片 Postcar ds al ways spoi l my holi days. Last sum mer, I went t o It al y. I vi sit ed m useums and sat i n publi c gar dens. A f ri endl y wait er taught m e a f ew wor ds of It ali an. 39。s one o39。 she sai d. 39。 I repeat ed.39。 I39。What are you doi ng ?39。m sti l havi ng br eakf ast,39。 39。I 39。ve j ust ar ri ved by tr ain,39。hone r ang. It was m y aunt Lucy.39。 I39。 she sai d. 39。m i ng t o see you.39。But I39。 I said.39。 she asked. 39。m havi ng br eakf ast, 39。Dear m e,39。Do you al ways get up so l at e ? I t39。cl ock! 39。Then he l ent m e a book. I r ead a f ew l i nes, but I did not under st and a wor d. Ever y day I t hought about post car ds. My holi days pased quickly, but I di d not send any car ds to m y f ri ends. On t he l ast day I ma de a bi g deci si on. I got up ear l y and bought t hir ty seven car ds. I spent t he whol e day i n m y r oom , but I di d not wr it e a si ngl e car d ! Lesson 4 An excit i ng tri p 激動(dòng)人心的旅行 I have j ust recei ved a l et ter fr om m y br ot her , Tim. He is i n Austr al ia. He has been t here f or si x m ont hs. Tim i s an engi neer. He i s wor ki ng f or a bi g f irm and he has al ready visit ed a great num ber of dif f er ent pl aces in Aust rali a. He has j ust bought an Austr ali an car and has gone t o Ali ce Spri ngs, a sm al t own i n t he cent re of Austr ali a. He wil l soon vi sit Dar wi n. Fr om t her e, he wil f l y to Per th. My br ot her has never been abr oad bef or e, so he is f i ndi ng this t ri p ver y excit i ng. Lesson 5 No wrong num bers 無錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞 Mr Jam es Scot has a gar age i n Sil bur y and now he has j ust bought anot her gar age i n Pinhurst. Pi nhur st i s onl y f ive mi les f rom Sil bur y, but Mr Scott cannot get a tel ephone f or his new gar age, so he has j ust bought t welve pi geons. Yester day, a pi geon car ri ed t he f ir st m esage fr om Pi nhur st t o Sil bur y. The bi r d cover ed t he dist ance i n t hr e mi nutes. Up t o now, Mr Scot t has s ent a gr eat m any r equests f or spar e par ts and ot her urgent m esages f r om one gar age t o t he ot her. I n t hi s way, he has begun hi s own pri vat e t el ephone ser vice. Lesson 6 Percy But t ons 珀西The Ni cest Gar den Com peti ti on39。s gar den is l arger than Joe39。s gar den is m or e i nt erest i ng. He has made neat pat hs and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool. I l ike gar dens too, but I do not li ke har d wor k. Ever y year I enter f or t he gar den pet it ion t oo, and I al ways wi n a l it tl e pri ze f or t he wor st gar den i n t he town! Leson 9 A cold wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o t he Town Hal l. I t was t he l ast day of the year and a l ar ge cr owd of