【正文】 ws him. His name i s Percy Butt ons. He cal s at every house in the str eet once a month and al ways asks f or a meal and a gl ass of beer . Lesson 7 Too l ate 為時(shí)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. Bil l works harder than Joe and grows m or e f lowers and veget abl es, but Joe39。 tim e. Fi ft en m inutes pased and then, at f ive t o twel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nute hand did not move. We wai ted and wait ed, but not hing happened. Suddenl y someone shouted, 39。s t wo mi nutes past twel ve! The cl ock has stopped! 39。s. Lesson 11 One good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) I was havi ng di nner at a r estaur ant when Har y St el e cam e in. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。 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 luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Char l es Al ison, wil l sail f r om Port sm out h t om or r ow. We shal l m eet him at t he har bour earl y i n t he m or ni ng. He wil l be i n hi s sm al l boat , Topsail. Tapsail i s a f am ous l it tl e boat . It has sail ed acr oss t he At lanti c m any tim es. Capt ai n Al i son wi l l set out at eight o39。 Club. The Gr enwood Boys wil l be st aying f or f ive days. Dur ing t his t ime, t hey wi l gi ve fi ve per for mances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t ti me. They wi l be t ryi ng to keep order. I t is always t he same on these occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英 語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an amusi ng exper ience last year. Af ter I had left a smal l vi l age i n t he south of Fr ance, I drove on to the next t own. On t he way, a young man waved to me. I st opped and he asked me for a l i f t . As soon as he had got int o the car, I said good mor ning t o him in Fr ench and he r eplied i n t he same l anguage. Apar t fr om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al l. Neit her of us spoke duri ng the j ourney. I had nearl y reached t he town, when the young man suddenl y sai d, very sl owly, 39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engl ish hi msel f! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secret ar y t ol d m e that Mr . Har mswort h woul d 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 enter ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d that business was ver y bad. He told me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af for d to pay such lar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had al ready l ef t. I knew t hat my turn had e. 39。 I said in a weak voi ce. 39。t i nter 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 the wr ong pl ace, a t raf ic pol iceman wi l soon fi nd it . You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he lets you go wi thout a ti cket . However , t his does not al ways happen. Tr af fi c pol ice are somet imes very pol it e. Dur ing a hol iday in Sweden, I found thi s not e on my car :39。 I f you receive a r equest l ike t his, you cannot f ail to obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer i s an act ress. She must be at l east thir ty fi ve year s old. In spi te of thi s, she oft en appears on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wi l have to t ake par t i n a new pl ay soon. This t ime, she wil l be a gir l of sevent en. In the play, she m ust appear in 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 dress. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she always answer s, 39。 l eson18 He of ten does thi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vil lage inn, I looked for my bag. I had lef t i t on a chai r beside t he door and now i t wasn39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。Yes, t hank you,39。but I can39。t got my bag. 39。I 39。 he sai d 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。 I said. 39。 Susan answered. 39。May I have t wo t ickets please ?39。I 39。ve sold out, 39。What a pit y! 39。Can I retur n these two ti ckets?39。Cer tai nl y,39。Coul d I have those two ti ckets pl ease ?39。Cer tainl y, 39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。I m ight as wel l have t hem ,39。You m ust give up f ishing!39。 I t39。 But they don39。m not realy inter est ed in f ishing. I am only inter ested i n sit ti ng in a boat and doi ng nothing at al ! Leson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes are sl owly dr ivi ng me mad. I li ve near an air por t and passing planes can be heard ni ght and day. The ai rport was buil t duri ng the war , but for some r eason it could not be used t hen. Last year, however , it came int o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e must have been dr iven away f rom their homes by t he noi se. I am one of the f ew peopl e l ef t. Someti mes I thi nk thi s house wi l be knocked down by a passi ng plane. I have been of fer ed a large sum of m oney t o go away, but I am det er mi ned t o stay here. Ever ybody says I must be mad and they are pr obably ri ght . Lesson22 A glass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daughter , Jane, never dr eam ed of r ecei vi ng a l et ter f rom a gir l of her own age i n Holl and. Last year, we wer e tr avel li ng acr oss t he Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wi t h her