【正文】 to wel e the New Year . At that moment ever ybody began t o l augh and sing. Lesson 10 Not f or jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d musical i nst rument . I t is cal ed a clavichord( 翼 琴 ). I t was made in Ger many in 1681. Our clavichord i s kept i n the l ivi ng room. I t has belong t o our fami ly f or a long t ime. The instr ument was bought by my gr andf at her many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visit or . She tr ied t o play j azz on i t! She str uck the keys too hard and t wo of t he st ri ngs wer e broken. My f ather was shocked. Now we are not al owed to t ouch i t. I t is being r epai red by a f ri end of my f at her 39。s of fi ce year s ago, but he i s now wor king at a bank. He gets a good salar y, but he al ways bor r ows money fr om hi s fr iends and never pays i t back. Har ry saw me and cam e and sat at the sam e table. He has never borr owed money fr om m e. Whil e he was eat ing, I asked him to lend me amp。I have never bor r owed any m oney f rom you,39。so now you can pay f or my di nner !39。cl ock so we shal l have plenty of t im e. We shal l see his boat and then we shal l say goodbye t o him. He wil l be away for two months. We ar e ver y pr oud of hi m. He wi l take part i n an im por tant race acr oss the At lanti c. Lesson 13 The Grenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popular singer s. At pr esent, t hey ar e visit ing al l par ts of the countr y. They wi l be ar ivi ng her e t om orr ow. They wi l be i ng by tr ain and most of the young people i n t he town wi l l be m et ing t hem at the stati on. Tomor row evening they wil l be si nging at the Workers39。Do you speak English?39。Mr. Har mswort h, 39。Don39。 he Said. Then he smil ed and t old me I would r ecei ve an ext ra amp。 Si r, we wel e you to our cit y. Thi s is a No Par king area. You wil l enj oy your st ay her e if you pay at ent ion t o our st reet si gns. This note i s only a remi nder .39。My dear , i t must be t er ible to be gr own up!39。t there ! As I was looking f or i t , t he innkeeper came i n. 39。 he asked. 39。 I answer ed, 39。t pay t he bi l . I haven39。 The i nnkeeper smil ed and imm edi ately went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he retur ned wit h my bag and gave it back to m e. 39。m very sorr y,39。 My dog had t aken i t into the garden. He oft en does t hi s.39。The pl ay may begin at any moment, 39。I t may have begun alr eady,39。I hurr ied t o the t icket of f ice. 39。 I asked. 39。m sor ry, we39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。 Susan exclaimed. Just then, a man hurr ied t o the t icket off ice. 39。 he asked. 39。 the gi rl said. 39。 I asked. 39。the gi rl sai d, 39。s per f or mance. 39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One m an i n a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is my favour it e spor t. I of ten f ish f or hours wi t hout cat ching anyt hing. But this does not wor r y me. Som e fi sher men a re unl ucky. Instead of cat chi ng fi sh, they cat ch ol d boots and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess l ucky. I never cat ch anythi ng not even old boot s. Af ter havi ng spent whole m ornings on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wit h an empt y bag. 39。 my f ri ends say. 39。s a waste of ti me.39。t reali ze one impor tant t hing. I39。s of fi ce and sat down. I had j ust l ost amp。 I lef t the money in my r oom ,39。and i t39。 The manager was sympathetic, but he could do not hing. 39。s losing m oney t hese days, 39。5o. 39。s room39。Wel ,39。there is sti l some honesty in t his wor ld ! 39。The Ni cest Gar den Com peti ti on39。s gar den is l ar ger t han Joe39。s gar den i s mor e int er est ing. He has m ade neat pat hs and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool. I li ke gardens too, but I do not li ke har d wor k. Ever y year I ent er f or t he gar den peti ti on t oo, and I al ways wi n a li tl e pri ze f or t he worst gar den i n t he t own! Lesson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o t he Town Hal l. I t was t he l ast day of t he year and a l ar ge cr owd of people had gathered under t he Town Hal l cl ock. It woul d str ike t wel ve i n t went y m i nut es39。I t 39。 I l ooked at m y wat ch. I t was tr ue. The bi g clock r ef used t o wel e t he New Year. At hat m om ent everybody began t o l augh and si ng. Lesson 10 Not f or j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d m usi cal i nst rument. I t i s cal l ed a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ). It was m ade i n Germ any in 1681. Our cl avi chor d i s kept i n the li vi ng room . It has bel ong t o our f am il y f or a l ong ti me. The instr um ent was bought by m y gr andf ather m any year s ago. Recent ly i t was dam aged by a vi si t or. She t ri ed t o pl ay j azz on it ! She st r uck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of t he str i ngs wer e br oken. My f at her was shocked. Now we ar e not al l owed t o t ouch i t. I t i s being r epair ed by a f ri end of m y f at her 39。s of fi ce year s ago, but he is now worki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he al ways borr ows m oney f rom hi s f ri ends and never pays i t back. Har y saw m e and came and sat at t he same t abl e. He has never bor r owed m oney f r om m e. Whi l e he was eati ng, I asked hi m to l end m e amp。I have never bor r owed any m oney f r om you, 39。so now you can pay f or m y di nner !39。cl ock so we shal have plenty of t im e. We shal see his boat and t hen we shal l say goodbye t o hi m. He wil l be away f or t wo m onths. We ar e ver y pr oud of him . He wi l t ake part i n an im por t ant r ace across the At lanti c. Lesson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr enwood Boys are a gr oup of popul ar singers. At present, t hey ar e vi sit i ng al l par ts of t he countr y. They wi l be ar ri vi ng here t om orr ow. They wil l be i ng by t rai n and m ost of t he young peopl e i n t he t own wil l be meet i ng them at t he st at i on. Tom orr ow eveni ng t hey wi l be si ngi ng at t he Wor ker s39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。Mr. Harm swor t h,39。Don39。 he Said. Then he smi l ed and t ol d m e I woul d r ecei ve an ext ra