【正文】 ey. I had near ly r eached t he t own, when t he young m an suddenly said, ver y sl owl y, 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wil l sai l fr om Port sm outh t om orr ow. We shal m et him at t he har bour earl y i n t he m orni ng. He wi l be i n his smal boat, Topsai l. Tapsai l is a famous li t le boat. I t has sai l ed acr oss t he Atl ant ic m any t im es. Capt ain Ali son wi l set out at ei ght o39。 Har r y sai d, 39。 2. To m y sur pri se, he gave m e t he m oney i mm edi at el y. 39。s. Lesson 11 One good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) I was havi ng di nner at a r est aur ant when Har y St eel e cam e in. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。s t wo mi nut es pas t t wel ve! The cl ock has st opped!39。 tim e. Fi ft een m i nut es passed and t hen, at f i ve t o t wel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nut e hand did not move. We wait ed and wait ed, but not hing happened. Suddenl y som eone shout ed, 39。s. Bil l wor ks har der t han Joe and gr ows m or e fl owers and veget abl es, but Joe39。 each year, but Joe wi ns every t im e. Bi l Fri t h39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Br i dge 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, t he beggar st ood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He at e t he f ood and dr ank t he beer. Then he put a pi ece of cheese i n his pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour t old m e about him. Ever ybody knows him. His nam e i s Per cy Butt ons. He cal s at ever y house i n the 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 l ate and detecti ves wer e wait ing at t he ai rport al m or ni ng. They were expect ing a val uabl e par cel of diamond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A f ew hour s ear li er, som eone had t ol d t he pol ice t hat t hi eves woul d tr y t o st eal t he diamonds. When t he pla ne ar i ved, som e of t he det ecti ves were wai ti ng inside t he m ain buil di ng whi le ot her s wer e wai ti ng on t he ai rf i el d. Two m en t ook t he par cel of f the pl ane and car ied it i nto t he Cust oms House. Whil 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 ul l 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 Post car ds al ways spoil m y holi days. Last summ er , I went t o I tal y. I visit ed museum s and sat in publi c gar dens. A fr iendl y wai ter taught m e a f ew wor ds of It ali an. 39。s one o39。 she sai d. 39。 I r epeat ed. 39。 I39。What are you doi ng ?39。m sti l having br eakf ast, 39。m i ng to see you. 39。 she sai d. 39。 I39。s r ai ning agai n.39。 I t hought. 39。. Lesson 2 Breakf ast or l unch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up ear l y on Sundays. I som etim es st ay i n bed unt il l unch ti m e. Last Sunday I got up ver y l at e. I l ooked out of t he window. It was dar k out si de. 39。 t he young m an sai d rudel y. 39。 It 39。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 r e. I had a very good seat . The pl ay was ver y i nt erest i ng. I di d not enjoy i t. A young m an and a young wom an wer e sit ti ng behi nd m e. They wer e t al king l oudl y. I got ver y angr y. I coul d not hear t he act or s. I t urned r ound. I looked at t he man and t he wom an angr il y. They di d not pay any at ent ion. I n t he end, I could not bear i t. I t ur ned r ound agai n. 39。I can39。 I sai d angr il y. 39。s none of your busi nes,39。Thi s i s a pri vat e conver sati on!39。What a day!39。I t39。 Just t hen, t he t el ephone r ang. It was m y aunt Lucy.39。ve j ust ar ri ved by tr ain,39。I 39。 But I39。 I sai d.39。 she asked. 39。m havi ng breakf ast ,39。Dear m e,39。Do you al ways get up so lat e ? It39。cl ock!39。Then he l ent m e a book. I r ead a f ew l ines, but I did not under st and a wor d. Every day I t hought about post car ds. My hol i days passed qui ckl y, but I di d not send any car ds t o m y f r iends. On t he l ast day I m a de a bi g deci si on. I got up earl y and bought thir t y seven cards. I spent t he whole day i n my r oom , but I di d not writ 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 just recei 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 ont hs. Ti m i s an engi neer . He i s worki ng f or a bi g fi rm and he has alr eady vi si t ed a gr eat num ber of di f fer ent places i n Austr al i a. He has j ust bought an Aust r al ian car and has gone t o Ali ce Spr i ngs, a sm al l town i n t he centr e of Aust r al ia. He wi l soon vi sit Dar win. Fr om t he r e, he wi l fl y t o Pert h. My br ot her has never been abr oad bef or e, so he i s fi nding t hi s tr i p ver y exci ti ng. Leson 5 No wrong numbers 無(wú)錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞 Mr James Scott has a gar age in Si lbur y and now he has j ust bought another gar age i n Pi nhur st . Pi nhur st i s onl y f i ve m il es fr om Sil bur y, but Mr Scot t cannot get a t el ephone f or hi s new gar age, so he has just bought t wel ve pi geons. Yest er day, a pi geon car ied t he fi rst message fr om Pi nhur st o Si lbur y. The bir d cover ed t he di st ance i n t hr ee m i nut es. Up t o now, Mr Scott has s ent a gr eat m any r equest s f or spar e part s and ot her ur gent m essages fr om one gar age t o t he ot her . I n t his way, he has begun his own pri vat e tel ephone ser vi ce. Leson 6 Percy But tons 珀西The Ni cest Gar den Com peti ti on39。s gar den is l ar ger t han Joe39。s gar den i s mor e int er esti ng. He has m ade neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br i dge over a pool . I l i ke gar dens t oo, but I do not l ike har d work. Ever y year I ent er f or t he gard