【正文】 strings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my father39。s office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back. Harry saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me amp。I have never borrowed any money from you,39。so now you can pay for my dinner!39。clock so we shall have plenty of time. We shall see his boat and then we shall say goodbye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys are a group of popular singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be ing by train and most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers39。Do you speak English?39。Mr. Harmsworth,39。Don39。 he Said. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra amp。 Sir, we wele you to our city. This is a No Parking area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder.39。My dear, it must be terrible to be grown up!39。t there ! As I was looking for it, the innkeeper came in. 39。 he asked. 39。 I answered, 39。t pay the bill. I haven39。 The innkeeper smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. 39。m very sorry,39。 My dog had taken it into the garden. He often does this.39。The play may begin at any moment,39。It may have begun already,39。I hurried to the ticketoffice. 39。 I asked. 39。m sorry, we39。 the girl said. 39。 Susan exclaimed. Just then, a man hurried to the ticketoffice. 39。 he asked. 39。 the girl said. 39。 I asked. 39。the girl said, 39。s performance. 39。 I said sadly. Lesson20 One man in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anythingnot even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. 39。 my friends say.39。s a waste of time.39。t realize one important thing. I39。s office and sat down. I had just lost amp。 I left the money in my room,39。and it39。 The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. 39。s losing money these days,39。5o. 39。s room39。Well,39。there is still some honesty in this world !39。 I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. 39。 I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. 39。ll soon learn English!39。t understand them ! Do they speak English ? lesson26 The best art critics 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures. Many people pretend that they understand modern art. They always tell you what a picture is 39。. Of course, many pictures arc not 39。 anything. They are just pretty patterns. We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material. I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. They notice more. My sister isLesson 1 A private conversation 私人談話 Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. 39。t hear a word!39。 It39。 the young man said rudely. 39。.Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. 39。 I thought. 39。s raining again.39。 I39。 she said. 39。m ing to see you.39。But I39。 I said.39。 she asked. 39。m having breakfast,39。Dear me,39。Do you always get up so late ? It39。clock!39。Lesson 3 Please send me a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. 39。巴頓斯 I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer. Lesson 7 Too late 為時(shí)太晚 The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamond from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, 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 the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for 39。 each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith39。s. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe39。 time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We w