【正文】 Ger many i n 1681. Our clavichor d i s kept i n t he l i vi ng r oom. I t has bel ong t o our fami ly f or a l ong t im e. The i nst rument was bought by my gr andf at her m any years ago. Recentl y it was damaged by a visit or. She t ri ed t o pl ay j azz on it ! She st ruc k t he keys t oo har d and t wo of t he st ri ngs were br oken. My fat her was shocked. Now we ar e not al owed t o touch it . I t is bei ng repai r ed by a fr iend of my f ather39。s off ice year s ago, but he is now wor ki 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 me. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked him t o l end m e amp。I have never bor rowed any m oney fr om 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 tim e. We shal l se hi s boat and t hen we shal 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 him . He wi l t ake part i n an im port ant r ace acr oss t he At l anti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys are a gr oup of popul ar si ngers. 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 in t he t own wil l be m eet i ng t hem at the st ati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng they wi l be singi ng at t he Wor ker s39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。Mr. Harm swort h, 39。Don39。 he Sai d. Then he sm il ed and tol d m e I woul d recei ve an ext r a amp。 Sir , we wel e you to our cit y. Thi s is a No Par king area. You wil l e nj oy your st ay her e if you pay at ent ion t o our st reet si gns. This not e i s onl y a remi nder .39。My dear, i t m ust be t er ri bl e t o be gr own up!39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng for 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 nn keeper sm il ed and i mm edi at ely went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he ret ur ned wit h m y bag and gave it back to m e. 39。m ver y sor ry,39。 My dog had t aken i t i nt o t he gar den. He oft en does t his.39。The play m ay begi n at any m om ent, 39。I t m ay have begun al ready, 39。I hur ri ed to t he ti cket off i ce. 39。 I asked. 39。m sorr y, we39。 t he gir l sai 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 gi rl sai d, 39。s perf orm ance. 39。 I said sadly. Leson20 O ne m an i n a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fishi ng i s m y f avouri t e sport . I oft en fi sh f or hour s wi thout cat chi ng anyt hi ng. But t hi s does not worr y m e. Some f isherm en ar e unl ucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, t hey cat ch ol d boots and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ng not even ol d boot s. Af ter havi ng spent whole m or ni ngs on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wit h an empt y bag. 39。 m y f ri ends say.39。s a wast e of ti me.39。t r eali ze one i m port ant t hing. I39。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 repeat ed. 39。 she sai d. 39。s one o39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send me a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Postcards always spoil my hol idays. Last summer , I went to It al y. I vi sited m useums and sat i n publ ic gar dens. A f ri endl y wait er t aught me a few words of It al ian. 39。巴頓斯 I have just moved to a house in Br i dge St reet. Yester day a beggar knocked at my door . He asked me for a meal and a glas of beer. I n ret ur n f or this, the beggar stood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave hi m a meal. He ate the f ood and dr ank the beer . Then he put a pi ece of cheese in hi s pocket and went away. Lat er a neighbour t old m e about him. Everybody knows him. Hi s nam e is Per cy Butt ons. He cals at ever y house in t he st reet once a m ont h and always asks f or a meal and a gl ass of beer . Lesson 7 Too l ate 為時太晚 The pl ane was late and detecti ves wer e wait ing at t he ai rpor t al l m orning. They were expect ing a val uable par cel of diamond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear li er, som eone had t ol d t he pol ice that thi eves would tr y to st eal t he di amonds. When t he plane ar r ived, some of the detecti ves wer e wai ti ng inside the m ai n buil ding whi le ot her s were wai ti ng on the ai rf ield. Two m en took t he par cel off t he plane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi le t wo detecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, two others opened t he par cel . To thei 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 wi ns every tim e. Bi l Fr it h39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and grows m ore f lower s and vegetables, but Joe39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve to t welve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wai ted, but nothi ng happened. Suddenly someone shout ed, 39。s two minutes past t welve! The cl ock has st opped!39。s. Lesson 11 One good turn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was having di nner at a restaurant when Har y Steele came in. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。2. To my sur pri se, he gave me the money i mmediat el y. 39。 Har ry sai d, 39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Char les Al ison, wil 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, Topsai l. Tapsail i s a f am ous l it l e boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant i c m any tim es. Captai n Ali son wil l s