【正文】 but Joe39。 each year, but Joe wi ns every t im e. Bi l Fri t h39。Per cy Butt ons. He cal s at every house in t he st r et once a m onth and al ways asks for a m eal and a gl ass of beer. Leson 7 Too lat e 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was l at e and det ect ives wer e wai ti ng at he air por t al m or ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a valuabl 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 that thi eves would t r y to st eal t he di am onds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, som e of t he det ecti ves wer e wait i ng i nsi de t he m ai n buil ding whi le ot her s were wai ti ng on t he ai rf iel d. Two m en t ook t he par cel of f t he pl ane and car ri ed it i nto t he Cust om s House. Whi l e t wo det ecti ves were keepi ng guar d at t he door, t wo ot her s opened the par cel. To t hei r sur pri se, t he pr eci ous par cel was f ul l of st ones and sand! Leson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has the m ost beauti f ul gar den i n our t own. Near l y ever ybody enter s for 39。The Ni cest Gar den Com peti ti on39。s gar den is l ar ger t han Joe39。s gar den i s mor e int er est ing. He has m ade neat pat hs and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool. I li ke gardens too, but I do not li ke har d wor k. Ever y year I ent er f or t he gar den peti ti on t oo, and I al ways wi n a li tl e pri ze f or t he worst gar den i n t he t own! Lesson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o t he Town Hal l. I t was t he l ast day of t he year and a l ar ge cr owd of people had gathered under t he Town Hal l cl ock. It woul d str ike t wel ve i n t went y m i nut es39。I t 39。 I l ooked at m y wat ch. I t was tr ue. The bi g clock r ef used t o wel e t he New Year. At hat m om ent everybody began t o l augh and si ng. Lesson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d m usi cal i nst rument. I t i s cal l ed a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ). It was m ade i n Germ any in 1681. Our cl avi chor d i s kept i n the li vi ng room . It has bel ong t o our f am il y f or a l ong ti me. The instr um ent was bought by m y gr andf ather m any year s ago. Recent ly i t was dam aged by a vi si t or. She t ri ed t o pl ay j azz on it ! She st r uck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of t he str i ngs wer e br oken. My f at her was shocked. Now we ar e not al l owed 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 year s ago, but he is now worki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he al ways borr ows m oney f rom hi s f ri ends and never pays i t back. Har y saw m e and came and sat at t he same t abl e. He has never bor r owed m oney f r om m e. Whi l e he was eati ng, I asked hi m to l end m e amp。I have never bor r owed any m oney f r om you, 39。so now you can pay f or m y di nner !39。cl ock so we shal have plenty of t im e. We shal see his boat and t hen we shal l say goodbye t o hi m. He wil l be away f or t wo m onths. We ar e ver y pr oud of him . He wi l t ake part i n an im por t ant r ace across the At lanti c. Lesson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr enwood Boys are a gr oup of popul ar singers. At present, t hey ar e vi sit i ng al l par ts of t he countr y. They wi l be ar ri vi ng here t om orr ow. They wil l be i ng by t rai n and m ost of t he young peopl e i n t he t own wil l be meet i ng them at t he st at i on. Tom orr ow eveni ng t hey wi l be si ngi ng at t he Wor ker s39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。Mr. Harm swor t h,39。Don39。 he Said. Then he smi l ed and t ol d m e I woul d r ecei ve an ext ra amp。 Sir , we wel e you t o our ci t y. This i s a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wi l enj oy your stay here i f you pay at tenti on t o our str eet si gns. Thi s not e i s onl y a r em inder.39。My dear, it m ust be t er ri ble t o be gr own up! 39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng f or it , the i nn keeper cam e in. 39。 he asked. 39。 I answer ed, 39。t pay t he bi l . I haven39。 The i nnkeeper sm il ed and imm edi atel y went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he r et ur ned wit h m y bag and gave it back t o m e. 39。m ver y sor r y,39。 My dog had taken it i nt o t he gar den. He of t en does t hi s.39。The pl ay m ay begi n at any m om ent ,39。I t m ay have begun alr eady,39。I hurr ied t o t he t icket of fi ce. 39。 I asked. 39。m sor r y, we39。 t he gi rl said. 39。 Susan excl aim ed. Just t hen, a m an hur ri ed to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。 he asked. 39。 t he gir l sai d. 39。 I asked. 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。s per f or mance. 39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 O ne m an i n a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is m y f avouri te sport . I of t en f i sh f or hour s wit hout catchi ng anyt hi ng. But t hi s does not worr y m e. Some f isherm en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, they cat ch ol d boot s and r ubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anyt hi ng not even ol d boots. Aft er havi ng spent whol e m or ni ngs on t he r i ver, I al ways go home wit h an em pty bag. 39。 m y fr iends say.39。s a wast e of tim e. 39。t real i ze one im port ant t hi ng. I 39。s of fi ce and sat down. I had j ust l ost amp。 I lef t the money in my r oom ,39。and i t39。 The manager was sympathetic, but he could do not hing. 39。s los ing m oney t hese days, 39。5o. 39。s room39。Wel ,39。there is sti l some honesty in t his wor ld ! 39。The Ni cest Garden Competi ti on39。s garden i s lar ger t han Joe39。s gar den is mor e i nt eresting. He has m ade neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool . I like gar dens t oo, 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 gat her 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