【正文】 g dinner at a r est aur ant when Har r y Steel e cam e i n. Har r y worked i n a l awyer39。 2. To m y sur pri se, he gave m e t he m oney i mm edi at el y. 39。 Har r y sai d, 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風 Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Char les Al ison, wi l sail f r om Port sm out h t om or r ow. We shal l m eet him at t he har bour earl y i n t he m or ni ng. He wi l be i n hi s sm al boat , Topsail . Tapsai l i s 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 ain Al i son wi l set out at ei ght o39。 Cl ub. The Greenwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng f or f i ve days. Dur ing t his t im e, t hey wi l gi ve fi ve per f orm ances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t tim e. They wil be t r yi ng t o keep or der . It i s al ways t he sam e on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year. Af ter I had left a sm al l vi l age in 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. Apar t fr om a few wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al l. Nei ther of us spoke dur i ng t he j our ney. I had nearl y r eached t he t own, when t he young m an suddenly said, ver y sl owl y, 39。 As I soon lear nt, he was Engli s h him self ! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secret ar y t ol d me t hat Mr. Harm swort h woul d see m e. I f el t ver y ner vous when. I went int o hi s off i ce. He di d not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I enter ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d that busi ness was ver y bad. He tol d m e t hat t he f ir m coul d not af f or d t o pay such l ar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had al r eady l ef t. I knew t hat m y t ur n had e. 39。 I sai d in a weak voi ce. 39。t i nter upt ,39。 100 a year ! Leson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n the wr ong place, a t r af fi c pol i ceman wi l soon fi nd i t. You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he l ets you go wi t hout a ti cket. However, t his does not al ways happen. Tr af fi c poli ce ar e som et im es ver y pol it e. Dur i ng a hol i day i n Sweden, I f ound t hi s note on m y car :39。 If you r ecei ve a r equest li ke t his, you cannot fail t o obey i t ! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act r ess. She m ust be at l east t hi rt yf ive year s ol d. I n spi te of t hi s, she oft en appears on t he st age as a young gi rl. Jenni f er wi l have t o t ake par t in a new play soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gir l of sevent een. I n t he pl ay, she m ust appear i n a bri ght r ed dress and l ong black st ocki ngs. Last year in another pl ay, she had t o wear short socks and a bri ght, or ange coloured dr ess. If anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answers, 39。 lesson18 H e of t en does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vil lage i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had left i t on a chai r besi de t he door and now i t wasn39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。Yes, t hank you,39。but I can39。t got m y bag. 39。I 39。 he sai d 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。 I said. 39。 Susan answered. 39。May I have two t ickets please ?39。I 39。ve sold out ,39。What a pit y! 39。.Lesson 2 Breakf ast or l unch? 早餐還是午餐？ I t was Sunday. I never get up earl y on Sundays. I someti mes st ay in bed unt il lunch t Sunday I got up ver y l at e. I l ooked out of the wi ndow. I t was dar k outside. 39。 I thought. 39。s r aini ng again. 39。 I 39。 she sai d. 39。m ing to see you. 39。m sti l havi ng breakfast, 39。What ar e you doing ?39。 I39。 I r epeated.39。 she s aid. 39。s one o39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send me a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Post car ds al ways spoil m y hol idays. Last summer , I went t o I taly. I visit ed museums and sat in publi c gar dens. A fr iendly wai ter taught me a f ew wor ds of I tali an. 39。巴頓斯 I have just m oved t o a house in Br idge St reet. Yest erday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me f or a meal and a gl ass of beer . In retur n for t his, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave hi m a meal . He ate t he food and drank t he beer . Then he put a piece of cheese in hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a neighbour told me a bout him . Ever ybody knows him . His name i s Per cy Butt ons. He cal s at every house in the str et once a month and always asks for a meal and a glas of beer. Leson 7 Too late 為時太晚 The plane was lat e and det ect ives were wai ti ng at he air por t al l morni ng. The y wer e expecti ng a val uabl e par cel of diamond f r om South Af r ica. A f ew hours earl ier, someone had t old t he police t hat t hieves woul d tr y t o steal t he diamonds. When the plane ar ived, some of t he det ect ives were wai ti ng inside t he main bui lding whi le ot her s wer e wait ing on t he ai rf iel d. Two men t ook t he par cel of f the pl ane and car ied i t i nto t he Customs House. Whil e two det ect ives were keeping guar d at the door, t wo other s opened the parcel. To t hei r sur pr ise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has t he most beaut if ul gar den i n our town. Nearl y ever ybody enter s for 39。 each year , but Joe wins every tim e. Bi l Fr it h39。s. Bil l works harder than Joe and grows mor e f lowers and veget abl es, but Joe39。 ti me. Fi f teen minut es passed and t hen, at f ive t o t welve, t he clock stopped. The big m inute hand did not move. We wai ted and wai ted, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 39。s t wo minutes past t welve! The cl ock ha s stopped! 39。s. Leson 11 O ne good turn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng dinner at a r est aur ant when Har ry Steele came i n. Har ry worked in a lawyer39。2. To m y sur pr ise, he gave me the money i mmediatel y. 39。 Har ry said, 39。