【正文】 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our ncighbour , Captain Char les Al ison, wi l sail f rom Por tsmouth tomor row. We shal l m et him at the harbour ear ly i n t he morni ng. He wi l l be i n his smal l boat, Topsai l. Tapsail is a famous li t le boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant ic m any t im es. Captain Ali son wi l l set out at eight o39。 Club. The Greenwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng f or f ive days. Dur i ng thi s ti me, they wi l give f ive perf orm ances. As usual , the poli ce wil l have a di f icult t ime. They wil l be tr ying t o keep or der . It i s always the same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an am using experi ence l ast year . Af t er I had l ef t a smal vil lage in the sout h of France, I dr ove on to t he next town. On the way, a young m an waved t o m e. I stopped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got i nto t he car , I sai d good morni ng to hi m i n Fr ench and he repli ed in the sam e language. Apart f rom a few words, I do not know any Fr ench at al. Nei ther of us spoke dur ing the jour ney. I had near ly r eached the t own, when t he young man suddenly said, ver y slowl y, 39。 As I soon learnt, he was Engli sh himself ! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr etary told me t hat Mr. Harmswor th would see me. I felt very ner vous when. I went i nto hi s off ice. He did not look up f r om his desk when I ent ered. Aft er I had sat down, he said t hat busi ness was very bad. He t ol d me that the f ir m c ould not af ord t o pay such l arge salari es. Twenty peopl e had al ready lef t. I knew t hat my turn had e. 39。 I said in a weak voi ce. 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 i nd 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. Tr af fi c poli ce ar e som et im es ver y pol it e. Dur i ng a hol ida y i n Sweden, I f ound t his note on m y car :39。 If you r eceive a r equest li ke this, you cannot fail t o obey it ! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act ress. She must be at least thi rt yf ive year s old. I n spi te of t his, she oft en appears on the stage as a young gi rl . Jennif er wi l have to take par t in a new play soon. This t ime, she wi l be a gir l of sevent een. I n the pl ay, she must appear i n a bri ght r ed dress and long black stocki ngs. Last year in another play, she had to wear shor t socks and a br ight, or angecolour ed dr es. If anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she al ways answer s, 39。 l esson18 H e oft en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vil age inn, I looked for my bag. I had l eft i t on a chair beside t he door and now i t 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 said 39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。 I sai d. 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。May I have t wo t icket s please ?39。I 39。ve sol d out, 39。What a pi ty! 39。. Lesson 2 Breakf ast or l unch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up ear ly on Sundays. I som et im es st ay i n bed unti l unch tim e. Last Sunday I got up ver y lat e. I l ooked out of t he wi ndow. It was dar k out si de. 39。 I t hought. 39。s r ai ning agai n.39。 I39。 she said. 39。 39。m st il l havi ng br eakf ast ,39。What ar e you doi ng ?39。 I 39。 I r epeat ed. 39。 she sai d. 39。s one o39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send m e a card 請(qǐng)給我寄一張明信片 Postcar ds al ways spoi l my holi days. Last sum mer, I went t o It al y. I vi si t ed m useums and sat i n publ i c gar dens. A f ri endl y wait er t aught m e a few words of It al i an. 39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Br i dge St reet. Yest er day a beggar knocked at m y door. He asked m e f or a m eal and a gl ass of beer . In r etur n f or t hi s, t he beggar st ood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal . He ate 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. Lat er a nei ghbour t ol d me about hi m. Everybody knows hi m. Hi s nam e is Per cy But t ons. He cal ls at ever y house i n t he st reet once a m ont h a nd al ways asks f or a meal and a gl as of beer . Leson 7 Too l ate 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was lat e and det ecti ves were wai ti ng at t he ai r por t al l m or ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a val uabl e par cel of di am ond f r om South Afr ica. A f ew hours earl ier, someone had t ol d t he poli ce t hat t hieves woul d t ry t o steal the di am onds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, som e of the detecti ves wer e wait ing i nsi de the m ai n bui l di ng whil e ot her s wer e wait i ng on the air fi eld. 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 det ecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, t wo ot hers opened t he parcel . To t hei r sur pr i se, the pr eci ous par cel was f ul l of st ones and sand! Leson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has t he m ost beaut if ul gar den i n our t own. Nearl y ever ybody ent er s f or 39。 each year , but Joe wi ns ever y tim e. Bil l Fr it h39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and gr ows m or e fl ower s and veget abl es, but Joe39。 t im e. Fi ft een m i nut es passed and t hen, at f i ve t o t wel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The big m inut e hand di d not m ove. We wai t ed and wai ted, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shout ed, 39。s t wo m i nut es past t wel ve! The clock has st opped!39。s. Leson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) I was havi ng dinner at a r est aur ant when Har r y Steel e cam e i n. Har r y worked i n a l awyer39。 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。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Char les Al ison, wi l sail f r om Port sm out h t om or r ow. We shal l m eet him at