【正文】 er y year I ent er for t he gar den peti ti on too, and I al ways win a lit tl e pri ze f or t he worst gar den in 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 the year and a l arge cr owd of people had gat her ed under the Town Hal l cl ock. I t woul d str i ke t wel ve i n t went y mi nut es39。I t39。 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 that m om ent ever ybody began t o l augh and sing. Lesson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d musical i nst r um ent. I t is cal ed a clavichor d(翼琴 ). I t was made i n Germ any i n 1681. Our cl avi chor d is kept i n t he li vi ngr oom. I t has bel ong t o our f ami l y for a l ong tim e. The i nst r um ent was bought by m y grandfat her many year s ago. Recent l y i t wa s dam aged by a vi si t or . She tr ied t o play j az on i t! She str uck the keys too har d and t wo of t he st ri ngs wer e br oken. My f ather was shocked. Now we ar e not al owed t o t ouch it. I t is bei ng repai r ed by a fr iend of m y fat her39。s of fi ce year s ago, but he i s now wor ki ng at a bank. He gets a good salar y, but he al ways bor r ows m oney fr om hi s fr iends and never pays i t back. Har r y saw me and cam e and sat at t he sam e t abl e. He has never bor rowed m oney f r om me. Whil e he was eati ng, I asked him t o l end m e amp。I have never bor rowed any m oney f rom you,39。so now you can pay f or m y di nner! 39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of t im e. We shal l see hi s boat and then we s hal l say good bye t o him. He wil l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e very pr oud of hi m. He wi l t ake par t i n an im port ant r ace acr oss t he Atl ant ic. Lesson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popul ar si nger s. At pr esent , t hey ar e vi si ti ng al part s of t he count r y. They wil l be ar ivi ng her e t om or r ow. They wi l be i ng by tr ai n and m ost of t he young people i n t he t own wi l be m eeti ng t hem at t he st ati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng t hey wil l be si ngi ng at the Workers39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。Mr. Harm swort h, 39。Don39。 he Sai d. Then he sm il ed and t ol d m e I woul d re cei ve an ext r a amp。 Sir , we wel e you t o our cit y. Thi s is a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wil l enj oy your st ay her e if you pay at enti on t o our st reet si gns. This note i s only a remi nder. 39。My dear , i t must be Lesson 1 A privat e conversat ion 私人談話 Last week I went to t he theat r e. I had a very good seat . The pl ay was ver y i nt eresting. I did not enjoy i t. A young man and a young woman wer e si t ing behind m e. They were talki ng loudly. I got very angr y. I could not hear t he act or s . I t urned r ound. I looked at he man and the wom an angr il y. They did not pay any at ent ion. In t he end, I coul d not bear it . I turned 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 stay i n bed unti l unch tim 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 i ng to see you.39。But I 39。 I sai d. 39。 she asked. 39。m havi ng br eakf ast ,39。Dear me,39。Do you always get up so l a te ? I t39。cl ock! 39。Then he l ent me a book. I read a f ew li nes, but I di d not under st and a word. Ever y day I t hought about post car ds. My hol idays passed qui ckl y, but I di d not send any cards t o my f ri ends. On t he last day I m ade a bi g deci si on. I got up ear l y and bought t hir t y seven car ds. I spent t he whol e day i n m y r oom , but I di d not wr it e a si ngl e car d ! Lesson 4 An excit i ng t ri p 激動(dòng)人心的旅行 I have just r ecei ved a let er f r om m y brot her, Ti m. He i s i n Aust rali a. He has been t her e f or si x m ont hs. Tim i s an engi neer . He is wor ki ng f or a big f ir m and he has alr eady vi si t ed a gr eat number of di f erent pl aces i n Austr al i a. He has j ust bought an Aust r al ian car and has gone to Ali ce Spr i ngs, a sm al l t own i n t he centr e of Aust r al ia. He wi l soon vi si t Dar win. Fr om t her e, he wil l fl y t o Pert h. My brot her has never been abr oad bef or e, so he i s fi ndi ng t hi s tr i p ver y exci ti ng. Leson 5 No wrong num bers 無錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞 Mr James Scot t has a gar age i n Si lbur y and now he has j ust bought anot her gar age i n Pi nhur st . Pi nhur st is onl y fi ve mi les fr om Si lbur y, but Mr Scott cannot get a telephone for his new gar age, so he has j ust bought t wel ve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon car ri ed the f ir st m essage f rom Pinhurst to Silbur y. The bi rd covered t he di stance i n t hree mi nut es. Up to now, Mr Scott has sent a gr eat many r equest s for spar e part s a nd ot her ur gent messages fr om one garage t o the ot her . In t his way, he has begun his own pr ivate telephone servi ce. Leson 6 Percy But ons 珀西The Nicest Gar den Competi ion39。s garden i s larger than Joe39。s gar den is mor e int er est ing. He has made neat paths and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool . I li ke gar dens t oo, but I do not l ike hard work. Ever y year I ent er f or the garden pet it ion t oo, and I always wi n a l it tl e pri ze f or the wor st gar den i n t he t own! Lesson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to t he Town Hal l. It was t he last day of t he year and a lar ge cr owd of peopl e had gat her ed under t he Town Hal clock. It would st ri ke twel ve in t went y mi nutes39。I t39。 I l ooked at my wat ch. I t was t rue. The big cl ock r efused to wel e the New Year. At t hat moment ever ybody began to l augh and sing. Leson 10 Not f or jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d musical instr um ent . It i s cal led a clavichord(翼琴 ) . I t was made in Germany i n 1681.