【正文】 rybody began t o laugh and si ng. Lesson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d m usi cal i nst rum ent. I t is cal ed a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ). I t was m ade in Ger many i n 1681. Our clavichord i s kept i n t he l i vi ng r oom. I t has bel ong t o our fami ly f or a l ong t im e. The i nst rument was bought by my gr andf at her m any year s ago. Recentl y i t was damaged by a vi si t or. She t ri ed t o pl ay j azz on it ! She str uck t he keys t oo hard and t wo of t he st ri ngs were br oken. My f ather was shocked. Now we ar e not al owed to t ouch i t. I t is bei ng r epai red by a fr iend of m y f at her39。I t39。s gar den is mor e i nt erest i ng. He has made neat pat hs 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 enter f or t he gar den pet it ion t oo, and I al ways wi n a l it l e pr i 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. I t was t he l ast day of t he year and a l ar ge crowd of peopl e had gathered under t he Town Hal l cl ock. It woul d str ike t wel ve i n t went y m i nut es39。s gar den i s lar ger t han Joe39。The Ni cest Gar den Competi i on39。Then he lent m e a book. I r ead a f ew li nes, but I di d not underst and a wor d. Ever y day I t hought about post car ds. My 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 r 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 exci ti ng tri p 激動(dòng)人心的旅行 I have j ust r ecei ved a l et ter fr om m y br ot her , Tim. He is i n Austr ali a. He has been ther e for si x m ont hs. Tim i s an engi neer. He is wor ki ng f or a big f ir m and he has al ready vi si t ed a great num ber of dif fer ent places in Austr ali 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 t he cent r e of Aust r ali a. He wi l soon vi si t Dar win. Fr om t her e, he wi l fl y t o Pert h. My br ot her has never been abr oad bef ore, so he is f i ndi ng t hi s tr ip ver y excit i ng. Lesson 5 No wrong num bers 無錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞 Mr Jam es Scot t has a gar age i n Sil bur y and now he has j ust bought anot her gar age i n Pi nhurst. Pi nhur st i s onl y f ive mi l es f r om 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 distance in t hre e mi nutes. Up to now, Mr Scot has sent a gr eat m any r equest s f or spare part s and other urgent m esages f rom one gar age t o t he ot her . I n this way, he has begun hi s own pri vat e t el ephone ser vi ce. Leson 6 Percy But tons 珀西cl ock! 39。Do you al ways get up so l at e ? I t39。m e, 39。 she sai d. 39。s one o39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send m e a card 請(qǐng)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 museum s and sat in publi c gardens. A fr iendly wai ter t aught m e a f ew wor ds of I t ali an. 39。巴頓斯 I have just 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 meal and a gl as of beer . I n ret ur n f or t his, t he beggar stood 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 in hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour tol d m e about him . Ever ybody knows him. His name i s Percy Butt ons. He cal s at ever y house i n the str eet once a mont h and al ways asks for 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 i ng at t he ai rport al m or ni ng. They were expect ing a val uable par cel of di amond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear li er , som eone had t ol d t he poli ce t hat t hi eves woul d tr y t o st eal t he di am onds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, som e of t he det ecti ves wer e wai ti ng insi 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 t he plane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi l e t wo det ecti ves were keepi ng guar d at the door, t wo ot her s opened t he parcel. To t hei r sur pri se, t he pr eci ous par cel was f ul l of st ones and sand! Leson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has t he most beauti ful gar den i n our t own. Nearl y everybody ent ers f or 39。 each year, but Joe wi ns ever y ti me. Bil l Fri th39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and gr ows m or e fl ower s and veget abl es, but Joe39。 tim e. Fi ft een m i nut es passed and t hen, at f i ve t o t wel ve, t he clock stopped. The bi g m i nut e hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wai ted, 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. Leson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng dinner at a r est aur ant when Har r y St eel e cam e i n. Har ry wor ked i n a lawyer39。 2. To my sur pr ise, he ga ve me t he money imm edi atel y. 39。 Har y sai d, 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Al i son, wil l sail f r om Port sm out h t om orr ow. We shal l meet him at t he har bour earl y i n t he m or ni ng. He wil l be i n hi s sm al boat , Topsail . Tapsail i s a f amous l it tl e boat . It has sail ed acr oss t he At lanti c many ti mes. Capt ai n Al ison wil l set out at ei ght o39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days. Duri ng thi s t im e, t hey wil l gi ve fi ve perf or mances. As usual , t he poli ce wil l have a di f ic ult ti me. They wil l be tr yi ng t o keep or der . It i s al ways t he sam e on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語嗎？ I h