【正文】 Joe and gr ows mor e fl ower s and veget abl es, but Joe39。 t im e. Fi ft een m inutes pased and then, at fi ve t o t wel ve, t he cl ock st oppe d. The bi g mi nut e hand did not move. We wait ed and wait 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 I was havi ng di nner at a r est aur ant when Har r y St eel e cam e i n. Har ry wor ked i n a lawyer39。 2. To m y sur pri se, he gave m e t he m oney i mm edi at el y. 39。 Har r y sai d, 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風 Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wil l sai l fr om Port sm outh t om orr ow. We shal m et hi m at t he har bour earl y i n t he m orni ng. He wi l be i n his sm al boat, Topsai l. Tapsai l is a famous li t le boat. I t has sai l ed acr oss t he Atl ant ic m any t im es. Captai n Ali son wil set out at eight o39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be st ayi ng f or f ive days. Dur ing t hi s ti me, t hey wi l gi ve fi ve per f orm ances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t ti me. They wil l be tr yi ng t o keep or der . It i s al ways t he sam e on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng exper ience last year. Af ter I had left a sm al l vi l age in t he sout h of France, I dr ove on t o t he next t own. On t he way, a young m an waved t o m e. 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 or ni ng to him i n Fr ench and he r epl ie d i n t he same l anguage. Apart f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al l. Neit her of us spoke dur i ng t he j our ney. I ha d near ly r eached t he t own, when t he young man suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engl ish him sel f! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr et ar y t ol d m e that Mr. Har mswort h woul d se m e. I f el t ver y 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 t o pay such l ar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had al r eady l ef t. I knew t hat m y tur n had e. 39。 I sai d i n a weak voi ce. 39。t i nter rupt,39。100 a year! Lesson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you par k your car i n t he wr ong pl ace, a tr af ic poli cem an wil l soon f i nd i t. You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he lets you go wit hout a ti cket . However , this does not al ways happen. Tr af ic poli ce are som etim es ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day in Sweden, I f ound t hi s not e on m y car :39。 I f you recei ve a r equest l i ke t hi s, you cannot f ai l 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 must be at l east thir t y fi ve year s ol d. I n spit e of t hi s, she oft en appear s on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wi l have t o t ake part i n a new pl ay soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gi rl of sevent en. In t he play, she m ust appear i n a br i ght r ed dr es and l ong bl ack st ocki ngs. La st year i n anot her pl ay, she had to wear shor t socks and a bri ght , or ange 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 H e of ten does t hi s! 他經常干這種事！ Af t er I had had lunch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had l eft it on a chair besi de t he door and now it wasn39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。Yes, thank 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 ti cket s pl ease ?39。I 39。ve sol d out ,39。What a pit y!39。Can I r et ur n t hese t wo t icket s?39。Cer t ai nl y,39。Coul d I have t hose t wo t icket s please ?39。Cer t ai nl y, 39。but t hey ar e for next Wednesday39。I mi ght as wel have t hem,39。You must give up fi shi ng! 39。 I t39。 But they don39。m not re al y int er est ed in fi shi ng. I am onl y int er est ed in si t ing i n a boat and doing nothi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes ar e slowly dri vi ng me m ad. I l ive near an air port and pasing pl anes can be hear d night and day. The 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 m e,39。Do you al ways get up so l at e ? I t39。cl ock!39。Then he l ent m e a book. I r ead a few l i nes, but I di d not under st and a wor d. Ever y day I t hought about post car ds. My holi days pased qui ckl y, but I di d not send any car ds t o m y fr i ends. On the l ast day I m ade a big dec isi on. I got up earl y and bought t hi rt yseven car ds. I spent the whol e day i n m y room, but I di d not wri te a si ngl e car d ! Leson 4 An exci ti ng t ri p 激動人心的旅行 I have j ust r eceived a l et ter fr om m y br ot her , Tim. He is i n Austr al i a. He has been t here f or si x m ont hs. Tim is an engi neer. He i s wor ki ng f or a bi g fi rm and he has al r eady visit ed a gr eat num ber of dif f er ent pl aces in Aust rali a. He has j ust bought an Austr ali an car and has gone t o Al i ce Spr