【正文】 g had taken it into the garden. He often does this.39。m very sorry,39。 The innkeeper smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. 39。t pay the bill. I haven39。 I answered, 39。 he asked. 39。t there ! As I was looking for it, the innkeeper came in. 39。lesson18 He often does this! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！My dear, it must be terrible to be grown up!39。Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 Sir, we wele you to our city. This is a No Parking area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder.39。Lesson 16 A polite request 彬彬有禮的要求 he Said. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra amp。Don39。Mr. Harmsworth,39。Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 Do you speak English?39。I had an amusing experience last year. Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.The Greenwood Boys are a group of popular singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be ing by train and most of the youngclock so we shall have plenty of time. We shall see his boat and then we shall say goodbye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風so now you can pay for my dinner!39。I have never borrowed any money from you,39。s office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back. Harry saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me amp。Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 禮尚往來We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord(翼琴). It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the livingroom. It has belong to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my father39。 I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to wele the New Year. At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing.It39。On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes39。s garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden petition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!s garden is larger than Joe39。The Nicest Garden Competition39。Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamond from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened巴頓斯I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirtyseven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card !Lesson 4 An exciting trip 激動人心的旅行I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. Lesson 3 Please send me a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words ofclock!39。Do you always get up so late ? It39。me,39。 she said. 39。s one o39。39。 Italian. 39。My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very 5 No wrong numbers 無錯號之虞 Mr James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private telephone 6 Percy Buttons 珀西Lesson 7 Too late 為時太晚 the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for 39。 each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith39。s. Bill works harder