【正文】 e t own wi l be m eeti ng t hem at he st ati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng t hey wil l be si ngi ng at the Workers39。so now you can pay f or m y di nner !39。I have never borr owed any money fr om you,39。s of fi ce year s ago, but he i s now wor ki ng 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 cam e and sat at t he sam e t abl e. He has never bor rowed m oney f r om me. Whil e he was eati ng, I asked him t o l end m e amp。 I looked at m y watch. It was t rue. The bi g cl ock r ef used t o wel e the New Year . At t hat moment ever ybody began t o l augh and si ng. Leson 10 Not f or jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d m usical inst r um ent . It i s cal ed a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ). I t was made i n Germany i n 1681. Our cl avi chor d i s kept i n t he li vingr oom . It has bel ong t o our f am il y f or a l ong ti me. The instr um ent was bought by m y grandfat her many year s ago. Recent l y it was dam aged by a vi sit or . She tr ied t o play j az on i t! She str uck the keys t oo har d and t wo of t he st ri ngs wer e br oken. My f at her was shocked. Now we are not al owed t o t ouch i t. I t is being r epai red by a f ri end of m y f at her 39。I t 39。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 ha rd wor k. Ever y year I ent er 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 evening, we went to t he Town Hal l. It was t he l ast day of t he year and a l ar ge cr owd of peopl e had gat her ed under t he Town Hal cl ock. It woul d st ri ke t wel ve i n t wenty m inut 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 inutes pased and t he n, at f ive t o t wel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nute hand di d not m ove. We wai ted and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 39。s t wo m inutes past t wel ve! The cl ock has st opped! 39。s. Leson 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 ry wor ked i n a lawyer39。 2. To m y sur pr ise, he gave m e the m oney im mediat el y. 39。 Har ry said, 39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風 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 earl y i n the m or ning. He wi l be i n hi s sm al boat , Topsail . Tapsai l i s a f am ous l it tl e boat . It has sai led across the At lanti c many ti mes. Capt ai n Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。 Club. 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 im e. They wi l be t r yi ng to keep or der. I t is al ways t he sam e on these occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng exper ience last year. Af ter I had left a smal l vi l age i n t he sout h of Fr ance, I dr ove on t o t he next t own. On the way, a young m an waved t o m e. I stopped and he asked m e f or a li ft . As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I sai d good m or ni ng t o hi m i n Fr ench and he r epl ied i n t he sam e l anguage. Apart f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Nei t her of us spoke duri ng t he 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。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engl ish him sel f! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr et ar y t ol d m e that Mr . Har mswort h woul d se m e. I f el t ver y ner vous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not look up f rom his desk when I ent er ed. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness was very bad. He t ol d m e t hat t he fi rm coul d not afford t o pay such l arge sal ari es. Twenty people had alr eady l eft . I knew t hat m y t ur n had e. 39。 I sai d i n a we ak voice. 39。t int er r upt, 39。 100 a year! Lesson 16 A poli t e request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you par k your car i n t he wr ong pl ace, a tr af ic poli ceman wil l soon f i nd i t. You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he let s you go wit hout a t icket . However , thi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic poli ce are sometim es ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day in Sweden, I f ound thi s not e on m y car: 39。 I f you r eceive a r equest l i ke t his, you cannot fail t o obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act r ess. She m ust be at l east t hi rt yf ive years ol d. I n spi t e of t his, she oft en appear s on the stage as a young gi rl . Jennif er wil l have t o take part i n a new pl ay soon. Thi s tim e, she wi l be a gi rl of seventeen. I n t he pl ay, she m ust appear i n a br i ght r ed dr es and l ong bl ack st ocki ngs. Last year i n anot her pl ay, she had t o wear shor t socks and a bri ght , or ange col our ed dress. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she i s, she al ways answer s, 39。 l eson18 He of ten does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vil l age i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had l ef t it on a chair besi de t he door and now it wasn39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。Yes, t hank you,39。but I can39。t got m y bag. 39。I 39。 he sai d 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。 I said. 39。 Susan answered. 39。May I have t wo ti ckets pl ease ?39。I 39。ve sol d out ,39。What a pit y!39。Can I r et ur n these t wo t i ckets?39。Cer tai nl y, 39。Coul d I have those t wo t i ckets pl ease ?39。Cer tai nl y, 39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。I m ight as wel l have t hem ,39。You must gi ve up fi s hi ng!39。 It 39。 But t hey don39。m not r eal ly i nter est ed i n f ishi ng. I am only i nter ested i n si t i ng i n a boat and doi ng not hing at