【正文】 y sur pr i se, he gave m e t he m oney im m edi at el y. 39。s. Lesson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) I was havi ng di nner at a r estaur ant when Har y St eel e cam e in. Har y wor ked in a l awyer39。s t wo mi nutes past t wel ve! The cl ock has st opped! 39。 t im e. Fi ft en m inutes pased and then, at f ive t o t wel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nut e hand did not m ove. We wai ted and wait ed, but not hing happened. Suddenl y som eone shouted, 39。s. Bil l wor ks har der t han Joe and grows m or e f lower s a nd veget abl es, but Joe39。 each year , but Joe wi ns ever y t im e. Bi l Fr it h39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Br idge Str eet . Yest erday a beggar knocked at m y door. He asked me f or a m eal and a gl as of beer . In 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 ate t he f ood and dr ank t he be er . 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 But tons. 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. Leson 7 Too lat e 為時(shí)太晚 The plane was l at e and det ect ives were wai ti ng at t he air por t al l mor ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a val uabl e parcel of di am ond fr om Sout h Afr ica. A f ew hours earl ier, someone had t ol d t he poli ce t hat t hieves woul d t ry t o steal the di am onds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, som e of t he det ect i ves wer e wait ing i nsi de t he m ai n bui l di ng whil e others wer e wait i ng on t he air fi el d. Two m en t ook t he par cel off t he pl ane and car i ed i t i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whil e t wo detect i ves wer e keepi ng guar d at t he door , t wo ot her s opened t he par cel . To t heir sur pr ise, t he precious par cel was f ull 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 beaut if ul gar den i n our town. Nearl y ever ybody ent er s f or 39。Lesson 3 Please send m e 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 museum s and sat in publi c gardens. A fr iendly wai ter t aught m e a f ew wor ds of I tali an. 39。s one o39。 she sai d. 39。 I r epeated.39。 I 39。What ar e you doi ng ?39。m sti l havi ng br eakf ast, 39。m i ng t o see you. 39。 she sai d. 39。 I39。s r ai ni ng again.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 looked 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。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 angry. 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 t 39。 Just t hen, t he t el ephone r ang. I t was m y aunt Lucy.39。ve j ust ar r ived by tr ai n,39。I 39。 But I39。 I sai d. 39。 she asked. 39。m havi ng breakfast ,39。Dear m e,39。Do you al ways get up so l at e ? It 39。cl ock!39。Then he l ent m e a book. I r ead a few 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 hol i days pased qui ckl y, but I di d not send any 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(dòng)人心的旅行 I have j ust r ecei ved a l et t er f r om my br other, Tim . He i s in Austr ali a. He has been t her e for six m ont hs. Tim i s an engi neer. He is wor king f or a big f ir m and he has alr eady vi si ted 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 l soon vi sit Dar win. Fr om t her e, he wi l f ly t o Pert h. My br ot her has never been abr oad bef or e, so he i s fi nding t hi s t ri p ver y exci ti ng. Lesson 5 No wrong num bers 無(wú)錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞 Mr Jam es Scott has a garage i n Si l bur y and now he has just bought anot her garage i n Pi nhur st. Pi nhurst is onl y fi ve mil es fr om Si l bur y, but Mr Scott cannot get a t elephone f or his new gar age, so he has j ust bought t wel ve pi geons. Yest er day, a pi geon car ri ed the 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 m any r equest s f or spare part s and other ur gent m essages 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. Lesson 6 Percy But tons 珀西The Nicest Gar den Com pet it ion39。s gar den is l arger than Joe39。s gar den i s mor e int er est ing. He has m ade neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool. I l ike 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 on t oo, and I al ways wi n a li t l e pr i ze f or the wor st gar den i n t he t own! Lesson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to t he Town Hal . It was t he last 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 in t wenty m inutes39。I t 39。 I looked at m y watch. It was tr ue. The bi g cl ock r ef used t o wel e t he New Year . At t hat m oment ever ybody began t o l augh and sing. Lesson 10 Not f or jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂(lè) We have an ol d musical i nst r um ent . I t is cal ed a c