【正文】 aluabl e parcel of di am ond fr om Sout h Afr i ca. A f ew hour s earl i er , som eone had t ol d t he poli ce t hat thi eves would t r y t o st eal t he di am onds. When t he pl a ne ar ri ved, som e of t he det ecti ves were wai ti ng inside t he m ain buil di ng whi le ot her s wer e wai ti ng on t he ai rf i el d. Two men t ook t he parcel of f t he pl ane and car ied i t int o the Customs House. Whil e t wo det ect i ves wer e keepi ng guar d at t he door , t wo ot her s opened t he par cel . To t heir sur pr ise, t he precious parcel was f ull of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has t he m ost beaut if ul gar den in our t own. Nearl y everybody ent er s f or 39。 each year, but Joe wi ns ever y ti me. Bil l Fri th39。s. Bil l works har der t han Joe and gr ows m or e fl owers and veget abl es, but Joe39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve to t wel ve, the cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nut e hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wai t ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shout ed, 39。s t wo mi nut es past t wel ve! The cl ock has st opped!39。s. Lesson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) I was having di nner at a restaurant when Har y St el e came i n. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer39。 2. To m y surpri se, he gave me t he m oney imm edi at ely. 39。 Har y sai d, 39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Char l es Al ison, wil 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 ear l y in t he mor ni ng. He wil l be in hi s sm al l boat , Topsail. Tapsail i s a f am ous l it tl e boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant i c m any tim es. Capt ai n Ali son wil l set out at ei ght o39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days. Duri ng thi s t im e, t hey wil l gi ve fi ve per f or mances. As usual, t he poli ce wil l have a di f icult ti me. They wil l be tr ying 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 i sh? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l eft a smal vi l age i n t he sout h of Fr ance, I drove on t o the next t own. On t he way, a young man 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 the sam e l anguage. Apart f rom a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Nei t her of us spoke duri ng the j our ney. I had near l y reached t he town, when t he young man suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owly, 39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engl i sh him sel f! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr et ar y t old m e t hat Mr . Harmswor th woul d see m e. I f elt very ner vous when. I went i nt o hi s of fi ce. He di d not l ook up f r om his desk when I ent ered. Aft er I had sat down, he said t hat busi nes was ver y bad. He t old m e t hat t he f ir m coul d not af for d to pay such lar 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 nt er upt ,39。 100 a year ! Lesson 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 raf fi c pol i ceman wi l soon fi nd it . You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he let s you go wit hout a t icket . However , thi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic poli ce ar e som etim es ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day i n Sweden, I f ound t his not e on m y car: 39。 I f you r ecei ve a r equest li ke t hi s, you cannot f ai l to obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer is an actr es. She m ust be at l east t hir ty fi ve year s ol d. In spit e of thi s, she of t en appear s on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wil l have t o t ake part i n a new pl ay soon. Thi s ti me, she wil be a gi rl of sevent en. In t he play, she m ust appear in a bri ght r ed dress and l ong black st ocki ngs. Last year in anot her play, she had t o wear short socks and a br ight, or ange col our ed dr es. If anyone ever asked her how ol d she i s, she al ways answer s, 39。 l eson18 He of ten does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had l ef t it on a chair 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 my bag.39。I 39。 he sai d 39。 Leson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。 I sai d. 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。May I have t wo t i ckets pl ease ?39。Im sor r y, we39。 t he gi rl s ai d. 39。 Susan excl aim ed. Just t hen, a m an hur ri ed to t he ti cket off i ce. 39。 he asked. 39。 t he gir l sai d. 39。 I asked. 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。s per form ance. 39。 I sai d sadly. Leson20 O ne m an in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishing i s my f avour it e spor t. I oft en fi sh for hours wi t hout cat chi ng anyt hi ng. But t hi s does not wor ry m e. Som e fi sherm en ar e unl ucky. I nst ead of catchi ng f i sh, they cat ch ol d boot s and r ubbi sh. I am even l es l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ngnot even ol d boot s. Af t er havi ng spent whol e m orni ngs on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wi th an em pt y bag. 39。 m y f ri ends say. 39。s a waste of t im e.39。t r eal ize one im por tant t hi ng. I39。s of fi ce and sat down. I had j ust l ost amp。 I l eft t he m oney i n m y r oom,39。and it 39。 The m anager was sym pat het ic, but he could do not hi ng. 39。s l osi ng money t hese days,39。5o. 39。s r oom 39。Wel l,39。t her e i s st il l some honest y in this worl d !39。I can39。 I sai d angr il y. 39。s none of your busines, 39。This i s a pri vate conver sat ion!39。What a day! 39。I t 39。 Just then, the tel ephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. 39。ve j ust ar ived by t rai n, 39。I 39。 39。m st il l having br eakf ast ,39。What are you doi ng ?39。 I 39。 I repe at ed. 39。 she sai d. 39。s one o39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send me a card 請(qǐng)給我寄一張明信片 Postcards always spoil my hol idays. Last summer , I went to It al y. I vi sited m useu