【正文】 se his boat and t hen we shal l say good bye to him. He wil l be away f or t wo m onths. We are ver y pr oud of him . He wil l take par t in an i mpor tant r ace across t he At lant ic. Lesson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popular si nger s. At pr esent, t hey ar e vi si ti ng al part s of t he countr y. They wil l be ari vi ng here t omorr ow. They wil l be i ng by t rain and m ost of the young people i n t he t own wi l be m eti ng t hem at he stati on. Tomorr ow eveni ng t hey wil be si ngi ng at he Wor kers39。so now you can pay f or my di nner !39。I have never borrowed any money fr om you,39。s of fi ce years ago, but he i s now working at a bank. He gets agood salary, but he always borr ows money fr om his fr iends and never pays i t back. Har y saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never borr owed money fr om me. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked him t o lend me amp。 I looked at my watch. It was t rue. The bi g cl ock refused to wele the New Year. At hat moment ever ybody began to l augh and si ng. Leson 10 Not for jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an old musical i nst r ument . I t is cal ed a clavi chord(翼琴 ). It was made in Germany i n 1681. Our cl avichor d is kept i n the livi ngr oom. It has bel ong to our f amily f or a l ong ti me. The i nstr ument was bought by my gr andfather many year s ago. Recent ly it was damaged by a visit or . She tr ied t o play j azz on it! She str uck the keys too har d and two of the str ings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we ar e not al lowed t o touch it . I t i s being repai red by a f riend of my f at her39。I t39。s garden is mor e interest ing. He has made neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool. I li ke gardens too, but I do not like har d wor k. Ever y year I ent er for the gar den pet it on too, and I always win a l it le prize for the wor st gar den in t he t own! Lesson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went to the Town Hal . I t was the last day of the year and a large cr owd of peopl e had gathered under the Town Hal clock. It woul d str ike twelve in twenty minutes39。gar den is l ar ger than Joe39。s. Bi l wor ks harder t han Joe and grows mor e fl owers and vegetables, but Joe39。 ti me. Fift en minutes pased and then, at fi ve t o twelve, the clock stopped. The big mi nut e hand did not move. We wait ed and wa it ed, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 39。s t wo minut es past twelve! The clock has st opped!39。s. Leson 11 One good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was having dinner at a r estaur ant when Har ry Steele came in. Har ry worked in a lawyer39。2. To my surpri se, he gave me the money immedi at el y. 39。 Har ry sai d, 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, wi l sail fr om Por tsm out h t om or row. We shal l m et him at t he har bour earl y i n the m or ni ng. He wil be in his sm al l boat, Topsai l. Tapsail is a f amous l it le boat. It has ai led acr oss t he At lant ic many t imes. Capt ai n Al ison wil l set out at ei ght o39。 Cl ub. The Gr enwood Boys wil be st ayi ng f or fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e, they wi l gi ve f i ve per formances. As usual, t he pol ice wil have a di f icul t ime. They wi l be t rying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions. Leson 14 Do you speak English? 你會(huì)講英語嗎？ I had an amusing experience l ast year . Aft er I had l ef t a smal l vi lage i n the south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lif t. As soon as he had got into t he car , I sai d good morning to him i n French and he repl ied in t he same l anguage. Apart fr om a few words, I do not know any French at al . Neit her of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly r eached the town, when t he young man suddenly said, very slowly, 39。 As I soon l earnt, he was Engli sh himself! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ar y told me t hat Mr. Har mswor th woul d see me. I felt ver y nervous when. I went i nt o hi s of fi ce. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I entered. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d that business was ver y bad. He t ol d me that the f irm could not af or d to pay such la rge sal ar ies. Twent y people had al ready left . I knew t hat my turn had e. 39。 I said i n a weak voice. 39。t inter upt, 39。100 a year ! Leson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you park your car in the wrong pl ace, a t rafi c poli ceman wil soon fi nd i t. You wi l be very l ucky i f he l et s you go wi thout a ticket . However, this does not always happen. Tr af fi c poli ce are someti mes ver y pol ite. Dur ing a holi day in Sweden, I found t hi s note on my car :39。 If you r ecei ve a r equest l ike this, you cannot fail to obey it ! Leson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er is an actr ess. She must be at l east thir tyf ive years old. I n spit e of this, she of ten appears on the st age as a young girl . Jennif er wil l have t o take part in a new pl ay soon. This ti me, she wi l be a gir l of seventeen. In the play, she must appear i n a bri ght red dres and l ong black stockings. Last year in anot her pl ay, she had to wear shor t socks and a bright, or ange coloured dr es. I f anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she always answers, 39。 lesson18 He oft en does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vil lage i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had left it on a chair beside t he door and now it wasn39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。Yes, t hank you,39。but I can39。t got my bag. 39。Im ver y sorr y, 39。 My dog had take n it into t he garden. He of ten does t hi s. 39。The play may begi n at any moment ,39。I t may have begun al ready,39。I hurr ied to t he t icket of fi ce. 39。 I asked. 39。m sorr y, we39。 the gi rl said. 39。 Susan excl ai med. Just then, a man hur ri ed t o the ticket off ice. 39。 he asked. 39。 t he gir l said. 39。 I asked. 39。t he gir l said