【正文】 have a dif fi cult ti me. They wi l l be t ryi ng to keep or der . I t is al ways the sam e on these occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusing exper ience last year. Af ter I had lef t a sm al l vi l age in t he sout h of France, I drove on t o the next town. On t he way, a young man waved t o me. I st opped and he asked m e for a l if t. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I said good m or ni ng t o him in Fr ench and he r epl ied i n t he same l anguage. Apar t f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al . Neit her of us spoke duri ng the j ourney. I had near ly reached t he town, when the young man suddenly sa i d, very sl owly, 39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engl ish hi msel f! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secret ar y t ol d me that Mr . Har mswort h would see m e. I f el t ver y nervous when. I went int o his of fi ce. He di d not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I e nter ed. Af ter I had sat down, he said that business was ver y bad. He told me t hat the f ir m coul d not af for d to pay such lar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had al ready lef t. I knew that my t urn had e. 39。 I said in a weak voice. 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 in t he wr ong pl ace, a t raf ic pol iceman wi l soon f ind it . You wil l be ver y lucky i f he lets you go wi thout a ti cket . However , t his does not always happen. Traf fi c poli ce ar e som et im es ver y pol it e. Dur i ng a hol iday i n Sweden, I f ound t hi s not e on m y car :39。 I f you r ecei ve a r equest l i ke t his, you cannot f ail t o obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni f er i s an act ress. She m ust be at l east thir t y fi ve year s old. I n spit e of t hi s, she oft en appears on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wi l have t o t ake par t i n a new pl ay soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gir l of sevent en. I n t he play, she m ust appear i n a bri ght r ed dr es and l ong bl ack st ocki ngs. Last year i n anot her pl ay, she had to wear shor t socks and a bri ght , orange col our ed dr ess. I f 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 vil lage i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had left i t on a chai r besi de t he door and now i t wasn39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。Yes, t hank you, 39。but I can39。t got m y bag. 39。I 39。 he sai d 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。 I sai d. 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。May I have t wo t i cket s pl ease ?39。I 39。ve sol d out , 39。What a pi t y! 39。 she said. 39。s one o39。Lesson 3 Please send me a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Post car ds al ways spoil m y holidays. Last summ er , I went t o I taly. I visit ed museum s and sat in publi c gardens. A fr iendly wai te r taught m e a f ew wor ds of I tali an. 39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house in Bri dge St r et. Yester day a beggar knocked at m y door . He asked m e for a m eal and a gl as of beer. I n ret ur n f or t his, the beggar stood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave hi m a m eal . He at e t he f ood and dr ank t he beer . Then he put a pi ece of cheese i n hi s pocket and went away. Later a nei ghbour t ol d me about hi m. Everybody knows hi m. Hi s nam e is Per cy But tons. He cal ls at ever y house i n 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 at e 為時太晚 The pl ane was late and detecti ves wer e wait ing at the ai rport al m or ning. They were expect ing a valuable par cel of diamond fr om Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear li er , someone had tol d the poli ce that thi eves would t ry to st eal the di am onds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, some of the detecti ves wer e wait ing i nsi de the m ai n buil di ng whil e other s were wai ti ng on the air f ield. Two m en took the par cel off t he plane and car ri ed it int o the Custom s House. Whi le t wo detecti ves wer e keeping guar d at he door , two ot hers opened t he par cel . To their surpr ise, t he precious par cel was f ull of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has the most beaut if ul garden i n our town. Near l y ever ybody enter s for 39。 each year , but Joe wins every t i m e. Bil l Fri th39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and gr ows more fl ower s and vegetables, but Joe39。 t ime. Fif teen mi nutes passed and then, at fi ve to twelve, the cl ock stopped. The bi g mi nut e hand di d not move. We wait ed and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shout ed, 39。s two mi nut es past twel ve! The clock has st opped!39。s. Leson 11 O ne good turn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng dinner at a r est aur ant when Har r y Steele came i n. Har ry worked i n a lawyer39。2. To my sur pr ise, he gave me the money i mmediatel y. 39。 Har ry said, 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Char les Al ison, wi l sail f rom Por t 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 set out at eight o39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng f or f i ve days. Dur i ng t his t im e, t hey wil gi ve f i ve per f ormances. As usual , the poli ce wi l l have a dif f icult ti me. They wil l be tr yi ng to keep or der . It i s al ways the sam e on these occasions. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusing exper i ence last year . Af ter I had lef t a sm al l vil lage in t he sout h of France, I drove on t o t he next town. On t he way, a young m an waved t o me. I st opped and he asked m e for a l if t. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I said good m or ning t o him i n French and he repli ed in t he sam e language. Apar t fr om a few wor