【正文】 san excl aim ed. Just t hen, a m an hur ri ed to t he ti cket off i ce. 39。 t he gi rl said. 39。m sorr y, we39。 I asked. 39。I hur ri ed t o t he ti cket off i ce. 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 taken it i nt o t he gar den. He oft en does t his.39。m ver y sor r y,39。 The i n keeper smi led and im mediat el y went out. I n a f ew mi nutes he r et urned wit h m y bag and gave it back t o m e. 39。t pay t he bil l. I haven39。 I answer ed, 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 bl e t o be gr own up! 39。 Sir , we wel e you t o our cit y. Thi s is a No Par ki ng area. You wil l enj oy your st ay her e if you pay at ent ion t o our st r et si gns. This not e is onl y a r emi nder .39。 he Sai d. Then he sm il ed and tol d m e I woul d recei ve an ext r a amp。Don39。Mr . Harm swor t h,39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of t im e. We shal l se hi s boat and then we shal l say good bye t o him. He wil l be away for t wo m ont hs. We ar e ver y pr oud of him . He wi l t ake part i n an im por t ant r ace across the At lanti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr enwood Boys are a gr oup of popul ar singers. At present, t hey ar e visit i ng al l par ts of t he countr y. They wi l be ar ri vi ng her e t om or ow. They wil be i ng by tr ain and m ost of the young peopl e i n t he town wil l be m eet ing t hem at the stati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng they wil l be si nging at t he Wor kers39。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 of fi ce year s ago, but he i s now wor king at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he al ways borr ows money fr om hi s fr i ends and never pays i t back. Har y saw me and came and sat at t he same t abl e. He has never bor r owed m oney f r om me. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked hi m t o l end m e amp。 I l ooke d at m y wat ch. It was t r ue. The bi g cl ock r efused to wel e t he New Year. At t hat mom ent ever ybody began to l augh and si ng. Leson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d m usi cal i nstr um ent . It i s cal led a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ) . It was m ade i n Germ any in 1681. Our cl avi chor d i s kept i n the li vi ng room. It has bel ong t o our f am il y f or a long ti me. The i nstr um ent was bought by m y gr andf at her m any years ago. Recentl y it was damaged by a visit or. She tr i ed t o pl ay j azz on it ! She st ruck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of t he str ings wer e br oken. My fat her was shocked. Now we ar e not al lowed t o t ouch it . It i s bei ng r epair ed by a f ri end of m y f at her39。I t39。s gar den i s m or e i nter 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 li ke hard wor k. Ever y year I ent er f or t he garden 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 t own! Leson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o t he Town Hal l. It was t he l ast day of t he year and a l ar ge crowd of peopl e had gat hered under t he Town Hal cl ock. It woul d st ri ke t wel ve i n t we nt y m i nut es39。gar den i s l ar ger t han Joe39。s. Bil l works harder t han Joe and gr ows m or e fl owers and veget abl es, but Joe39。 t im 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 big m inute hand di d not m ove. We wai t ed and wait ed, but nothi ng happened. Suddenly someone shout ed, 39。s t wo m inut es past t welve! The cl ock has st opped!39。s. Lesson 11 O ne good t urn deserves another 禮尚往來 I was havi ng di nner at a r estaur ant when Har y St eel e cam e in. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。 2. To m y sur pri se, he gave m e t he m oney i mm edi at el y. 39。 Har r y sai d, 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Char les Al ison, 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 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 li t l e boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant ic m any t im es. Captai n Ali son wil l set out at eight o39。 Cl ub. The Gr enwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng f or f i ve days. Dur i ng t his t im e, t hey wi l gi ve fi ve per f orm ances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t tim e. They wi l be t r yi ng to keep or der. I t i s al ways the sam e on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l ef t a smal vil l age i n t he south of Fr ance, I dr ove on t o the next t own. On t he way, a young man waved t o m e. I st opped and he asked m e f or a l if t. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I sai d good m orni ng t o him i n Fr ench and he r epli ed i n the sam e l anguage. Apart f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Neit her of us spoke duri ng t he j ourney. I had near l y r eached t he t own, when t he young m an suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engli sh hi mself ! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr etar y tol d m e t hat Mr. Harm swor t h would see me. I f elt ver y ner vous when. I went int o hi s off i ce. He di d not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I ent er ed. Af t er I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness was ver y bad. He t ol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af ord t o pay such l arge sal ari es. Twent y people had alr eady left . I knew that m y t ur n had e. 39。 I said i n a weak voi ce. 39。t i nter upt,39。100 a year ! Leson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要 求 If you park your car i n t he wr ong pl ace, a tr af ic poli cem an wil l soon f i nd i t. You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he lets you go wit hout a ti cket . However , this does not al ways happen. Tr af ic poli ce are sometim es ver y poli t e. Duri ng a