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Our clavichord is kept i n t he livi ng r oom . I t has belong t o our fami ly f or a long t im e. The i nst rument was bought by my gr andf at her m any years ago. Recentl y i t wa s damaged by a visi tor. She t ri ed to pl ay jazz on it ! She st ruck t he keys too har d and two of t he str ings were br oken. My father was shocked. Now we ar e not al owed to touch it . It is bei ng repai red by a fr iend of my f ather39。s off ice year s ago, but he is now working at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he always borr ows money fr om hi s fr i ends and never pays i t back. Har y saw me and came and sat at the same t abl e. He has never bor rowed money f rom me. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked hi m t o lend m e amp。I have never borr owed any money fr om you,39。so now you can pay for 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 proud of him . 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 wil l be i ng by tr ain and m ost of the young peopl e in t he town wil l be meet ing t hem at the stati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng they wi l be singing at the Workers39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。Mr. Har mswort h, 39。Don39。 he Said. Then he sm il ed and t old m e 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 stay 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 貴州省赫章縣 2020年配套荒山荒地營造林作業(yè)設(shè)計 畢節(jié)地區(qū)林業(yè)調(diào)查規(guī)劃設(shè)計院 二 O 一 O 年 八 月 退耕還林工程 Lesson 1 A pri vate conversati on 私人談話 Last week I went t o t he t heat r e. I had a very good seat . The pl ay was ver y i nt erest i ng. I di d not enjoy i t. A young m an and a young wom an wer e sit ti ng behi nd m e. They wer e t al king l oudl y. I got ver y angr y. I coul d not hear t he act or s. I t urned r ound. I looked at t he man and t he wom an angr il y. They di d not pay any at ent ion. I n t he end, I could not bear i t. I t ur ned r ound agai n. 39。t hear a wor d! 39。 It 39。 t he young m an sai d rudel y. 39。. Lesson 2 Breakf ast or l unch? 早餐還是午餐? It was Sunday. I never get up ear l y on Sundays. I som etim es st ay i n bed unt il l unch t im e. Last Sunday I got up very l at e. I l ooked out of t he window. It was dar k out si de. 39。 I t hought. 39。s r ai ning agai n.39。 I39。 she sai d. 39。m i ng to see you. 39。m sti l having br eakf ast, 39。What are you doi ng ?39。 I39。 I r epeated.39。 she sai d. 39。s one o39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send m e a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Post car ds al ways spoil m y hol idays. Last summ er , I went t o It aly. I visit ed m useums and sat i n publi c gar dens. A f ri endl y wait er taught m e a f ew wor ds of It ali an. 39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Bri dge Str eet . 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 piece of cheese i n hi s pocke t and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour tol d m e about him . Ever ybody knows him . His name i s Percy But ons. He cal s at ever y house i n t he str eet once a m ont h and al ways asks f or a m eal and a gl ass of beer. Lesson 7 Too l at e 為時太晚 The pl ane was l at e and det ect i ves wer e wait ing at t he air port al m or ning. They wer e expecti ng a val uable par cel of di am ond fr om Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear li er , som eone had t ol d t he poli ce t hat t hi eves woul d t r y t o st eal t he di am onds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, som e of t he det ecti ves wer e wait i ng i nsi de t he m ai n buil ding whi le ot her s were wai ti ng on t he ai rf iel d. Two m en t ook t he par cel of f t he plane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi l e t wo det ecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, t wo ot her s opened t he parcel. To t hei r sur pri se, t he 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 most beauti ful gar den i n our t own. Nearl y everybody ent ers f or 39。 each year, but Joe wi ns ever y ti me. Bil l Frit 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。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve to t wel ve , the cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nut e hand di d not m ove. 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 stopped!39。s. Lesson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was having di nner at a restaurant when Har y St el e cam e i n. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。2. To m y sur pr i se, he gave m e t he m oney im mediat 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, Capt ai n Charl es Al i son, wil l sail f r om Port sm out h t om orr ow. We shal l meet hi m at t he har bour earl y i n t he m or ning. He wi l be i n his smal boat, Topsail . Tapsai l is a f am ous li tl e boat. It has sai l ed acr oss t he At l anti c m any t im es. Capt ain Al i son wi l set out at ei ght o39。 Cl ub. The Gr enwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng f or f i ve days. Dur i ng t his t im e, t hey wil gi ve fi ve per f or mances. As usual, t he pol i ce wi l have a dif fi cul t tim e. They wil be t r yi ng t o keep or der . I t is al ways t he sam e on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎? I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year. Af t er I had l ef t a sm al l vil lage i n t he sout h of Fr ance, I dr ove on t o t he ne