【正文】 har d work. Ever y year I ent er f or the garden pet it i on t oo, and I al ways wi n a l it tl e pri ze for t he wor st gar den i n t he 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 cl ock. It woul d st ri ke t wel ve i n t went y mi nutes39。s garden i s l ar ger t han Joe39。The Ni cest Gar den Com pet it i on39。Then he lent m e a book. I r ead a f ew l i nes, but I di d not under st and a wor d. Ever y day I t hought about post car ds. My holi days pased qui ckly, but I di d not send a ny car ds t o m y fr i ends. On the l ast day I m ade a big decisi on. I got up earl y and bought t hi rt yseven car ds. I spent the whol e day i n m y r oom, but I di d not wri t e a si ngl e card ! Lesson 4 An exci ti ng t ri p 激動人心的旅行 I have j ust r ecei ved a l et t er f rom my br ot her, Tim . He is i n Austr ali a. He has been there f or si x m ont hs. Tim i s an engi neer. He i s wor ki ng f or a bi g f irm and he has al r eady vi sit ed a gr eat num ber of di f er ent pl aces i n Aust r ali a. He has just bought an Aust rali an car and has gone t o Al ice Spri ngs, a smal t own i n the cent r e of Aust rali a. He wil l soon vi si t Dar wi n. Fr om t here, he wil l fl y t o Per t h. My br ot her has never been abr oad befor e, so he i s fi ndi ng t hi s tr ip ver y excit i ng. Lesson 5 No wrong num bers 無錯號之虞 Mr Jam es Scot t has a gar age i n Sil bury and now he has j ust bought anot her gar age i n Pi nhurst. Pi nhur st i s onl y f i ve mi l es f r om Sil bur y, but Mr Scot t cannot get a t el ephone f or his new gar age, so he has j ust bought t wel ve 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 covered t he di stance in t hree mi nut es. Up to now, Mr Scott has sent a gr eat many r equest s f or spare part s and ot her ur gent m es sages f rom 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 ons 珀西cl ock!39。Do you al ways get up so lat e ? It 39。Dear m e,39。m havi ng breakfast ,39。 she asked. 39。 I sai d. 39。But I39。m i ng t o se you.39。 she said. 39。 I 39。s rai ni ng 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 unti l l unch ti me. Last Sunday I got up ver y l at e. I l ooked out of the wi ndow. I t was dar k outsi de. 39。 t he young m an sai d r udely. 39。 I t39。t hear a wor d!39。t he wom an angri l y. They did not pay any at tenti on. I n t he end, I coul d not bear it . I t ur ned r ound agai n. 39。I can39。 I sai d angr il y. 39。s none of your busi ness,39。Thi s i s a pr ivate conver sat ion!39。What a day!39。I t39。 Just then, t he tel ephone rang. It was m y aunt Lucy.39。ve j ust ar i ved by t r ai n, 39。I 39。 39。m st il l havi ng br eakf ast ,39。What ar e you doi ng ?39。 I 39。 I r epeated.39。 she sai d. 39。s one o39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send m e a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Post car ds al ways spoil m y holi days. Last summ er, I went to I t al y. I vi si ted m useum s and sat i n publ ic gar dens. A fr i endl y wai t er t aught me a f ew wor ds of It al ian. 39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Br idge Str eet . Yest er day a beggar knocked at m y door. He asked m e f or a m eal and a gl ass of beer . I n r et ur n f or t hi s, t he beggar st ood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal. He at e t he food and drank t he beer. Then he put a piece of cheese i n hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour t old m e about him. Ever ybody knows him. Hi s nam e i s Per cy But ons. He cal s at every house i n t he st r eet once a m onth and al ways asks for a m eal and a gl as of beer. Leson 7 Too l at e 為時太晚 The plane was l at e and det ecti ves were wai ti ng at t he ai r por t al l mor ni ng. They wer e expecti ng 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 di am onds. When t he pl ane ar r ived, some of t he det ecti ves were wai ti ng inside 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 wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, t wo ot hers opened t he parcel . To t hei r sur pr i se, the pr eci ous par cel was f ul of st ones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has t he m ost beaut if ul gar den in our t own. Nearl y ever ybody ent er s f or 39。 each year , but Joe wi ns ever y tim e. Bil Fr it h39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and gr ows m ore f l ower s and vegetables, but Joe39。 t im e. Fif t en mi nutes pased and t hen, at fi ve t o t wel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nut e hand di d not move. We wait ed and wait ed, but not hing happened. Suddenl y som eone shouted, 39。s t wo mi nut es past t wel ve! The cl ock has stopped!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 r y worked i n a lawyer39。 2. To my sur pr ise, he gave m e t he m oney imm edi atel y. 39。 Har y said, 39。 Lesson 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 sail f r om Port sm out h t om orr ow. We shal l meet hi m 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 sail ed across the 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 st ayi ng f or fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e, t hey wil l give f ive perf orm ances. As usual , the poli ce wil l have a di f icult t im e. They wil l be tr ying t o keep or der. It i s