【正文】 e 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。It39。 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. Lesson 10 Not for jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 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。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。I have never borrowed any money from you,39。so now you can pay for my dinner!39。clock 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 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 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 young people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers39。Do you speak English?39。Mr. Harmsworth,39。Don39。 he Said. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra amp。 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。My dear, it must be terrible to be grown up!39。t there ! As I was looking for it, the innkeeper came in. 39。 he asked. 39。 I answered, 39。t pay the bill. I haven39。 The innkeeper smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. 39。m very sorry,39。 My dog had taken it into the garden. He often does this.39。The play may begin at any moment,39。It may have begun already,39。I hurried to the ticketoffice. 39。 I asked. 39。m sorry, we39。 the girl said. 39。 Susan exclaimed. Just then, a man hurried to the ticketoffice. 39。 he asked. 39。 the girl said. 39。 I asked. 39。the girl said, 39。s performance. 39。 I said sadly. Lesson20 One man in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anythingnot even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. 39。 my friends say.39。s a waste of time.39。t realize one important thing. I39。I can39。 I said angrily. 39。s none of your business,39。This is a private conversation!39。What a day!39。It39。 Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy.39。ve just arrived by train,39。I39。 39。m still having breakfast,39。What are you doing ?39。 I39。 I repeated.39。 she said. 39。s one o39。39。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(dòng)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. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very 5 No wrong numbers 無錯(cuò)號(hào)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The Nicest Garden Competition39。s garden is larger than Joe39。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! Lesson 9 A cold wele 冷遇 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。It39。 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. Lesson 10 Not for jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 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。s office years ago, but he is now working at a b