【正文】 le car d ! Lesson 4 An excit i ng t ri p 激動(dòng)人心的旅行 I have just r ecei ved a let er fr om m y brot her, Ti m. He i s i n Aust r ali a. He has been t her e f or si x m onths. Ti m is an engi neer . He i s wor ki ng for a bi g fi rm 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 Al ice Spri ngs, a smal t own i n the cent r e of Aust rali a. He wil l soon vi si t Dar wi n. Fr om t he re, he wil l fl y t o Per t h. My br ot her has never been abr oad bef or e, so he i s fi ndi ng t hi s tr i p ver y exci ti ng. Leson 5 No wrong num bers 無錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞 Mr James Scot t has a gar age i n Si lbur y and now he has j ust bought another gar age i n Pi nhur st . Pinhurst is onl y fi ve m il es fr om Si lbur y, but Mr Scott cannot get a t elephone f or his new gar age, so he has j ust bought t wel ve pi geons. Yester day, a pigeon 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 thr e m inutes. Up t o now, Mr Scot t has sent a great m any request s for spar e par t s and ot her ur gent messages fr om one garage t o the ot her . I n t his way, he has begun his own pr i vat e tel ephone ser vi ce. Leson 6 Percy But ons 珀西cl ock!39。Do you al ways get up so l at e ? It 39。Dear m e,39。m havi ng br eakfast,39。 she asked. 39。 I sai d.39。But I 39。m ing t o see you.39。 she sai d. 39。 I39。s r ai ni ng agai n.39。 I t hought. 39。. Lesson 2 Breakf ast or l unch? 早餐還是午餐？ I t was Sunday. I never get up earl y on Sundays. I someti mes stay i n bed unt il l unch t im e. Last Sunday I got up very l ate. I looked out of t he window. It was dar k out si de. 39。 the young m an sai d r udel y. 39。 It39。t hear a wor d!39。Lesson 1 A pri vate conversati on 私人談話 Last week I went t o t he t heat re. I had a ver y good seat. The pl ay was ver y i nt er est ing. I di d not enj oy it . A young m an and a young wom an wer e si t ing behind m e. They wer e t al ki ng loudly. I got ver y angr y. I could not hear t he act or s . I t ur ned r ound. I l ooked at he man and t he wom an angr il y. They di d not pay any at ent i on. I n t he end, I could not bear i t. I t ur ned round agai n. 39。I can39。 I said angri l y. 39。s none of your busi ness, 39。Thi s is a pr i vat e conversati on! 39。What a day!39。I t39。 Just t hen, the t el ephone r ang. It was m y aunt Lucy. 39。ve j ust ar ri ved by t r ai n, 39。I 39。 39。m st il l havi ng breakf ast ,39。What ar e you doi ng ?39。 I39。 I r epeat ed.39。 she sai d. 39。s one o39。Lesson 3 Please send m e a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Postcar ds al ways spoil m y hol idays. Last summ er , I went t o It aly. I visit 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。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 as of beer . I n ret ur n f or t his, the beggar st ood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal. He at e t he f ood and drank t he beer. Then he put a pi ece of cheese i n his pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour t ol d m e about him . Ever ybody knows him . His name i s Percy But ons. He cal s at ever y house i n t he str eet once a m ont h and al ways asks f or a m eal and a gl ass of beer . Lesson 7 Too l at e 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was lat e and det ecti ves wer e wait i ng at t he ai r por t al l m or ni ng. They wer e expect i ng a val uabl e par cel of di am ond f r om South Afr ica. A f ew hours earl ier, som eone had t old t he poli ce t hat t hieves woul d t ry t o steal the di am onds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, som e of the detecti ves wer e wait i ng i nsi de t he m ai n buildi ng whil e ot her s were wai ti ng on t he ai rf iel d. Two m en t ook t he par cel of f t he plane and car ri ed it i nto t he Cust om s House. W hil e t wo det ect ives were keepi ng guard at t he door, t wo ot her s opened t he par cel. To t hei r sur pri 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 Sanders has t he m ost beaut if ul gar den i n our t own. Nearl y ever ybody ent er s f or 39。 each year , but Joe wi ns ever y tim e. Bil l Fr it h39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and gr ows mor e fl ower s and veget abl es, but Joe39。 tim e. Fi ft een mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve t o t welve, t he clock stopped. The bi g m i nut e hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wai t ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shout ed, 39。s t wo m i nut es past wel ve! The clock has st opped!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 r y St eel e cam e i n. Har r y worked i n a l awyer39。 2. To m y surpri se, he gave me t he money imm edi atel y. 39。 Har r y sai d, 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 sail f rom Por t sm out h t om or r ow. We shal l m eet him at t he har bour earl y i n the m or ning. He wi l be i n his sm al boat, Topsai l. Tapsail i s a fam ous li t l e boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he At lanti c many ti mes. Capt ai n Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。 Club. The Greenwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng for f ive days. Dur ing t his t ime, they wi l gi ve fi ve per for mances. As usual, Lesson 1 A privat e conversat ion 私人談話 Last week I went to t he theat r e. I had a very good seat . The pl ay was ver y i nt eresting. I did not enjoy i t. A young man and a young woman wer e si t ing behind m e. They were talki ng loudly. I got very angr y. I could not hear t he act or s . I t urned r ound. I looked at he man and the wom an angr il y. They did not pay any at ent ion. In t he end, I coul d not bear it . I turned r ound again. 39。t hear a wor d!39。 I t39。 t he young m an said rudely. 39。. Leson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sun