【正文】 ge 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 m e. I st opped and he asked m e f or a l if t. As soon as he had got i nto t he car , I sai d good m or ni ng to him i n Fr ench and he r epl ied i n t he sam e l anguage. Apart f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Neit her of us spoke duri ng t he j ourney. I had near l y reached t he t own, when t he young m an suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engl i sh hi msel f ! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ary t old m e that Mr . Harmswor th woul d se me. I f elt very ner vous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not look up f rom his desk when I ent er ed. Af t er I had sat down, he sai d that busi ness was very bad. He tol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af f or d t o pay such l ar ge sal ari es. t he wom an angr il y. They did not pay any at ent ion. In t he end, I coul d not bear it . I tur ned r ound again. 39。t hear a wor d!39。 I t39。 t he young m an said rudely. 39。. Leson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up ear ly on Sundays. I som et im es st ay i n bed unti l unch ti Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of t he window. It was dark out si de. 39。 I t hought . 39。s r ai ning agai n.39。 I39。 she said. 39。m ing t o see you.39。But I 39。 I sai d. 39。 she asked. 39。m havi ng breakf ast ,39。Dear me,39。Do you always get up so l ate ? I t39。cl ock! 39。Then he lent me a book. I r ead a few li nes, but I di d not understand a wor d. Ever y day I thought about postcards. My holi days passed quickly, but I di d not send any car ds to my f ri ends. On the l ast day I made a big decisi on. I got up ear ly and bought t hir tyseven car ds. I spent t he whol e day i n m y room, but I di d not wri te a si ngl e car d ! Leson 4 An exci ti ng t ri p 激動(dòng)人心的旅行 I have j ust r eceived a l et ter fr om m y br ot her , Tim. He is i n Austr al i a. He has been t her e f or si x mont hs. Tim is an engi neer. He i s wor ki ng f or a bi g fi rm and he has al r eady visit ed a great num ber of dif f er ent pl aces in Aust rali a. He has j ust bought an Austr ali an car and has gone t o Ali ce Spri ngs, a sm al t own in t he cent re of Austr ali a. He wil l soon visit Dar wi n. Fr om t her e, he wi l f l y to Pert h. My br ot her has never been abr oad bef ore, so he is f i ndi ng t his t ri p very excit ing. Lesson 5 No wrong num bers 無(wú)錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞 Mr Jam es Scott has a garage i n Si l bur y and now he has just bought anot her garage i n Pi nhur st. Pi nhurst is onl y fi ve mil es fr om Si l bur y, but Mr Scott cannot get a t elephone f or his new gar age, so he has j ust bought t wel ve pigeons. Yest er day, a pi geon car ri ed the f ir st m essage f r om Pi nhurst t o Si l bur y. The bi rd covered t he di st ance i n t hr ee mi nut es. Up t o now, Mr Scott has sent a gr eat many r equest s f or spar e part s and ot her ur gent m essages fr om one gar age t o t he ot her . In t his way, he has begun his own pr i vat e t elephone ser vi c e. Leson 6 Percy But ons 珀西The Nicest Gar den Com pet it ion39。s gar den i s l arger than Joe39。s gar den i s mor e int er est ing. He has made neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool . I like gar dens too, but I do not l ike hard wor k. Ever y year I enter f or t he gar den pet it ion t oo, and I always wi n a l it le pr ize f or the wor st garden i n the t own! Lesson 9 A col d wele 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to t he Town Hal . It was t he last day of the year and a large cr owd of people had gather ed unde r the Town Hal clock. I t would str ike t welve i n twent y mi nut es39。I t39。 I looked at m y watch. It was t rue. The bi g clock r efused to wel e the New Year . At that moment everybody began t o l augh and sing. Lesson 10 Not f or jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂(lè) We have an ol d musical i nst rum ent . I t is cal ed a clavichord(翼琴 ). I t was made in Ger many in 1681. Our clavichord i s kept i n the l ivi ng room. I t has belong t o our f ami ly f or a long t ime. The instr ument was bought by my gr andf at her many years ago. Recentl y it was dam aged by a visit or . She tr ied t o play j azz on i t! She str uck the keys too hard and t wo of the st ri ngs wer e broken. My f at her was shocked. Now we are not alowed t o t ouch i t. I t i s being r epair ed by a f ri end of m y f at her 39。s of fi ce years ago, but he i s now wor king at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he al ways bor rows money fr om his fr iends and never pays it back. Har ry saw me and cam e and sat at the sam e table. He has never borr owed money fr om m e. Whil e he was eat ing, I asked him to lend me amp。I have never bor rowed any money f rom you, 39。so now you can pay f or my di nner !39。clock so we shal have plenty of t ime. We shal see his boat and t hen we shal say good bye to hi m. He wi l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e ver y pr oud of hi m. He wi l t ake par t i n an i mport ant r ace across the At lanti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr enwood Boys are a gr oup of popular singers. At present , t hey ar e visi ting al l par ts of t he countr y. They wi l be ar ri vi ng here t omorr ow. They wil l be i ng by tr ain and m ost of the young people in t he town wil l be meet ing t hem at the stati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng they wi l be singing at the Workers39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。I can39。 I sai d angr il y. 39。s none of your busi nes,39。Thi s i s a pri vat e conver sati on!39。What a day! 39。I t 39。 Just t hen, the t el ephone r ang. It was m y aunt Lucy. 39。ve just ar ri ved by tr ai n,39。I 39。 39。m st il l havi ng breakfast ,39。What ar e you doi ng ?39。 I39。 I r epeat ed.39。 she sai d. 39。s one o39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send m e a card 請(qǐng)給我寄一張明信片 Post car ds al ways spoil m y hol i days. Last summ er , I went t o I tal y. I vi sit ed m useum s and sat i n publi c gar dens. A fr i endly wai t er t aught