【正文】 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 wa ys t he sam e on these occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an amusi ng exper ience last year. Af ter I had left a sm al l vi l age i n t he sout h of France, I dr ove on t o t he next town. On t he way, a young m an waved t o me. I st opped and he asked m e f or a l if t. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I sai d good m orni ng t o him i n Fr ench and he r epli ed i n t he sam e l anguage. Apart f rom a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al l. Nei the r of us spoke dur i ng t he j our ney. I had near ly r eached t he t own, when the young m an suddenly sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good l uck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Char l 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 the m or ning. He wi l be i n hi s smal boat , Topsail . Tapsai l is a f am ous lit tl e boat . It has sai led acr oss t he At l anti c m any t im es. Capt ai n Al ison 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 the 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 havi ng di nner at a rest aurant when Har y St ele came i n. Har r y wor ked i n a l awyer39。s t wo m inutes past t wel ve! The cl ock has st opped! 39。 t im e. Fi ft een m inutes pased and then, at f ive t o t wel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nute hand did not m ove. We wai ted and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 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 tim e. Bil l Fr it h39。Lat er a nei ghbour t ol d me about hi m. Everybody knows hi m. Hi s nam e is Per cy But t ons. He cal ls at ever y house i n t he st r et once a m ont h and al ways asks f or a m eal and a gl as of beer. Leson 7 Too lat e 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was l at e and det ect i ves wer e wai ti ng at the air port al m or ning. They wer e expecti ng a val uable par cel of di am ond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few 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 diamonds. When t he pl ane ar i ved, som e of t he det ect i ves wer e wait ng i nsi de t he mai n bui l di ng whil e others wer e wait i ng on the air fi eld. Two m e n t ook t he par cel off 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 t he door, t wo ot he r s opened the parcel. To t hei r sur pri se, t he pr eci ous par cel was f ul l 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 t own. Nearl y ever ybody ent er s f or 39。The Nicest Gar den Com pet it i on39。s gar den i s lar ger t han Joe39。s gar den is m or e i nt eresti ng. He has m ade neat pat hs and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool. I li ke gardens too, but I do not li ke har d wor k. Ever y year I enter f or t he gar den peti ti on t oo, and I al ways wi n a li t le pr ize f or 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 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 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 j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂(lè) We have an ol d m usi cal instr um ent . It i s cal led a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ) . It was m ade i n Germ any i n 1681. Our cl avi chor d is kept in t he li vi ngr oom . It has bel ong to our f am il y f or a l ong tim e. The i nst r 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 too har d and t wo of t he st ri ngs wer e br oken. My f ather was shocked. Now we ar e not al owed t o t ouch it. I t is bei ng repai r ed by a fr iend of my f at her39。s off i ce years ago, but he i s now wor ki ng at a bank. He gets a good salar y, but he al ways bor r ows m oney fr om hi s fr iends and never pays it back. Har r y saw m e and cam e and sat at the sam e t abl e. He has never borr owed m oney f rom m e. Whil e he was eati ng, I asked him t o l end m e amp。I have never bor rowed any m oney fr om you,39。so now you can pay f or m y di nner! 39。cl ock so we shal have plent y of t im e. We shal l see his boat and t hen we shal l say good bye t o him. He wil l be away for t wo mont hs. We ar e ver y pr oud of him . He wi l t ake part i n an im port ant r ace acr oss t he At l anti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a group of popul ar si ngers. At pr esent , they are vi si ti ng al l par t s of t he count ry. They wil l be ar ri vi ng her e tom or row. They wil l be i ng by t r ai n and m ost of t he young peopl e i n t he t own wi l be m eti ng t hem at t he st at i on. Tomor row evening t hey wil l be si ngi ng at he Wor kers39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。Mr. Har mswort h,39。Don39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and t ol d me I woul d r ecei ve an extr a amp。 Sir , we wel e you t o our ci t y. This i s a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wil l enj oy your stay her e i f you pay at t enti on t o our st reet si gns. Thi s note i s only a remi nder. 39。My dear , i t m ust be t er i bl e t o be gr own up!39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng for it , t he i nn keeper cam e in. 39。 he asked. 39。 I answer ed, 39。t pay t he bi l . I haven39。 The i nn keeper sm il ed and i mm edi at el y went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he r et ur ned wit h my bag and gave it back t o m e. 39。m very sorr y,39。 My dog had t aken i t int o the gar den. He oft en does t hi s. 39。The pl ay may begin at any moment,39。I t may h