【正文】 On t he way, a young m an 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 nto t he car , I sai d good m or ni ng to him i n Fr ench and he r epli ed i n the sam e l anguage. Apart f rom a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Nei t her of us spoke duri ng the j our ney. I had near l y reached t he town, when t he young man suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owly, 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，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 hi m at t he har bour earl y i n t he m or ni ng. He wi l be i n his smal boat, Topsail . Tapsai l is a f amous li t le boat. It has sai l ed acr oss t he Atl anti c m any t im es. Capt ain Al i son wi l set out at ei ght o39。 Har r y sai d, 39。 2. To m y sur pr i se, he gave me the m oney i mm edi at el y. 39。s. Lesson 11 One 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 i n. Har ry wor ked i n a lawyer39。s t wo m inutes past t wel ve! The cl ock has st opped! 39。 t im e. Fi ft en mi nutes pased and then, at f ive t o t wel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nute 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 just m oved t o a house i n Bri dge St r et. Yester day a beggar knocked at m y door . He asked m e f or a m eal and a gl ass of ber. I n r et ur n for 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 m e about hi m. Ever ybody knows hi m. Hi s nam e is Per cy But t ons. He cal l s at ever y house in t he st r et once a m ont h and al ways asks for a m eal and a gl ass of bee r. Leson 7 Too lat e 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was l at e and det ect i ves wer e wai ti ng at the air port al m or ning. They wer e expecti ng a val uable par cel of di am ond fr om Sout h Af ri ca. A few 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 di am onds. When t he plane ar i ved, some of t he det ect ives wer e wai ti ng i nsi de t he mai n bui ldi ng whil e ot hers wer e wait i ng on t he a ir fi el d. Two m en t ook t he par cel off t he pl ane and car ri ed i t i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi le t wo detecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at he door, t wo others opened t he par cel . To t hei r sur pr i se, the 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 Sanders has t he m ost beauti f ul gar den i n our town. Nearl y ever ybody enter s for 39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send me a card 請(qǐng)給我寄一張明信片 Post car ds al ways spoil m y hol i days. Last summ er , I went t o I tal y. I visit ed 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 al ian. 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 ea kf ast,39。 39。I 39。ve just ar ri ved by tr ai n,39。 Just t hen, the t el ephone r ang. It was m y aunt Lucy. 39。I t39。What a day!39。i vat e conver sat ion!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 wi ndow. It was dark out si de. 39。 I t hought. 39。s r ai ni ng agai n.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 me,39。Do you al ways get up so l ate ? I t39。cl ock! 39。Then he lent m e a book. I r ead a f ew li nes, but I di d not underst and a word. Ever y day I t hought about post car ds. M y hol idays passed qui ckl y, but I di d not send any car ds t o m y fr iends. On the l ast day I m ade a bi g decisi on. I got up ear ly and bought t hi rt y seven car ds. I spent t he whol e day i n my r oom, but I di d not wr it e a si ngl e car d ! Leson 4 An exci ti ng t ri p 激動(dòng)人心的旅行 I have j ust r eceived a l et ter f rom m y br ot her , Tim. He is i n Austr al i a. He has been t here f or si x m ont hs. Tim is an engi neer. He i s wor ki ng f or a bi g fi rm and he has al r eady visit ed a gr eat num ber of dif f er ent pl aces i n Aust rali a. He has j ust bought an Austr ali an car and has gone t o Al ic e Spri ngs, a sm al t own i n t he cent r e 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 garage i n Pinhurst. Pi nhur st i s onl y fi ve mi les f rom Sil bur y, but Mr Scott cannot ge t a tel ephone for his new gar age, so he has j ust bought t welve pi geons. Yester day, a pigeon car ri ed t he f ir st m essage f r om Pi nhur st t o Sil bur y. The bi r d cover ed t he distance in t hree mi nut es. Up to now, Mr Scott has sent a gr eat m any r equest s f or spare part s and other ur gent messages f rom one gar age t o t he ot her . I n t his way, he has begun hi s own pri vat e tel ephone ser vi ce. Leson 6 Percy But t ons 珀西The Ni cest Gar den Com pet it on39。s gar den is l arger than Joe39。s gar den i s m or e i nt er est i ng. He has made neat paths and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool. I li ke gar dens t oo, but I do not li ke har d wor k. Ever y year I ent er for t he gar den peti ti on t oo, and I al ways wi n a li t le pr ize f or t he wor st garden i n the t own! Lesson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o t he Town Hal . It was t he last day of t he year and a lar ge cr owd of peopl e had gat her ed under t he Town Hal