【正文】 I had nearl y r eached t he t own, when t he young m an suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見(jiàn)，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 hi m at t he har bour earl y i n t he m or ning. He wi l be i n his smal boat, Topsail . Tapsai l is a f am ous li tl e boat. It has sai l ed acr oss t he At l 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 m e t he m oney im mediat el y. 39。s. Lesson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) I was having di nner at a restaurant when Har y St el e cam e i n. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。s t wo mi nut es past t wel ve! The cl ock has stopped!39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve to t wel ve , the cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nut e hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shout ed, 39。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。 each year, but Joe wi ns ever y ti me. Bil l Frit h39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Bri dge 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 . In r etur n f or 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 piece of cheese i n hi s pocke t and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour tol d m e about him . Ever ybody knows him . His name i s Percy But ons. He cal s at ever y house i n t he str eet once a m ont h and al ways asks f or 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 at e and det ect i ves wer e wait ing at t he 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 poli ce t hat t hi eves woul d t r 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 wait i ng i nsi de t he m ai n buil ding whi le ot her s were 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 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。Lesson 3 Pl ease send m e a card 請(qǐng)給我寄一張明信片 Post car ds al ways spoil m y hol idays. Last summ er , I went t o It aly. I visit ed m useums and sat i n publi c gar dens. A f ri endl y wait er taught m e a f ew wor ds of It ali an. 39。s one o39。 she sai d. 39。 I r epeated.39。 I39。What are you doi ng ?39。m sti l having br eakf ast, 39。m i ng to see you. 39。 she sai d. 39。 I39。s r ai ning 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 unt il l unch t im e. Last Sunday I got up very l at e. I l ooked out of t he window. It was dar k out si de. 39。 t he young m an sai d rudel y. 39。 It 39。t hear a wor d! 39。Lesson 1 A pri vate conversati on 私人談話 Last week I went t o t he t heat r e. I had a very good seat . The pl ay was ver y i nt erest i ng. I di d not enjoy i t. A young m an and a young wom an wer e sit ti ng behi nd m e. They wer e t al king l oudl y. I got ver y angr y. I coul d not hear t he act or s. I t urned r ound. I looked at t he man and t he wom an angr il y. They di d not pay any at ent ion. I n t he end, I could not bear i t. I t ur ned r ound agai n. 39。I can39。 I sai d angr il y. 39。s none of your busi nes,39。Thi s i s a pri vat e conver sati on!39。What a day!39。I t39。 Just t hen, t he t el ephone r ang. It was m y aunt Lucy.39。ve j ust ar ri ved by tr ain,39。I 39。 But I39。 I sai d.39。 she asked. 39。m havi ng breakf ast ,39。Dear m e,39。Do you al ways get up so lat e ? It 39。cl ock!39。Then he l ent me a book. I read a f ew li nes, but I di d not under st and a word. Ever y day I t hought about post car ds. My hol idays passed qui ckl y, but I di d not send any cards t o my f ri ends. On t he last day I m ade a bi g deci si on. I got up ear l y and bought t hir t y 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 excit i ng t ri p 激動(dòng)人心的旅行 I have just r ecei ved a let er f r om m y brot her, Ti m. He i s i n Aust rali a. He has been t her e f or 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 alr eady vi si t ed a gr eat number of di f erent pl aces i n Austr al i a. He has j ust bought an Aust r al ian car and has gone to Ali ce Spr i ngs, a sm al l t own i n t he centr e of Aust r al ia. He wi ll soon vi si t Dar win. Fr om t her e, he wil l fl y t o Pert h. My brot her has never been abr oad bef or e, so he i s fi ndi ng t hi s tr i p ver y exci ti ng. Leson 5 No wrong num bers 無(wú)錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞 Mr James Scot t has a gar age i n Si lbur y and now he has j ust bought anot her gar age i n Pi nhur st . Pi nhur st i s only f i ve m il es f r om Sil bur y, but Mr Scot t cannot get a t el ephone f or hi s new garage, so he has j ust bought t wel ve pi geons. Yest er day, a pi geon car i ed t he fi r st message f rom Pinhurst to Si l bur y. The bir d cover ed t he di st ance i n t hr ee mi nut es. Up t o now, Mr Scott has sent a gr eat many r equest s f or spar e part s and ot her ur gent m essages fr om one gar age t o t he ot her . In t his way, he has begun his own pr i vat e tel ephone ser vi ce. Leson 6 Percy But ons 珀西The Ni cest Gar den Com peti i on39。s gar den i s lar ger t han Joe39。s gar den is m or 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. Ev