【正文】 t l east t hi rty five years old. I n spit e of t hi s, she often appear s on the stage as a young gir l. Jennif er wi l have to take part in a new pl ay soon. This t ime, she wi l be a gir l of seventeen. In t he play, she must appear i n a br ight red dres and l ong black stockings. Last year i n another play, she had t o wear shor t socks and a bri ght, orangecol oured dres. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she always answers, 39。 l esson18 He oft en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ After I had had lunch at a vi l l age inn, I looked f or my bag. I had left it on a chai r besi de t he door and now it wasn39。Did you have a good meal ?39。Yes, thank you, 39。but I can39。t got my bag.39。I 39。 he said 39。 Leson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。 I said. 39。 Susan answered. 39。May I have two ti ckets pl ease ?39。I 39。ve sol d out, 39。What api ty!39。 she said. 39。s one o39。Lesson 3 Please send me a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Post cards al ways spoi l m y holi days. Last summ er , I went t o I taly. I visit ed museum s and sat in publi c gar dens. A fr iendl y wait er t aught m e a few words of It ali an. 39。巴頓斯 I have j ust moved to a house i n Bridge St reet . Yest er day a beggar knocked at my door . He asked me for a meal and a gl ass of ber. In r et ur n for this, t he beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He at e the food and dr ank the beer. Then he put a pi ece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour told me about him. Ever ybody knows him. His name i s Percy But tons. He cals at ever y house i n t he st reet once a mont h and always asks for a meal and a gl ass of beer. Lesson 7 Too l at e 為時太晚 The plane was late and det ecti ves wer e wai ting at he air port al morning. They were expect ing a valuable parcel of diamond f rom Sout h Afr ica. A f ew hour s earl ier, someone had t ol d the poli ce that hi eves would t ry to steal t he diamonds. When the pl ane ar ri ved, some of the detectives were wait ing insi de t he main bui lding while others wer e wai ting on the ai rf ield. Two men took t he parcel off the pl ane and car ri ed i t i nt o the Customs House. While t wo detectives were keeping guard at the door , two other s opened t he parcel . To their surpr ise, the pr ecious parcel was full of stones and sand! Leson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has t he most beauti ful garden i n our town. Near ly everybody ent er s for 39。 each year, but Joe wi ns every t ime. Bi l Frit h39。s. Bil l works har der than Joe and gr ows more f lower s and veget ables, but Joe39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nutes passed and then, at f ive to twelve, t he clock stopped. The bi g minut e hand di d not move. We wait ed and wai ted, but not hi ng happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 39。s t wo minutes past twelve! The cl ock has st opped! 39。s. Lesson 11 One good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng dinner at a r estaurant when Har y St ele came i n. Hary wor ked in a lawyer 39。2. To my surpr ise, he gave me the money immediately. 39。 Hary said, 39。 Leson 12 Goodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our ncighbour, Captain Char les Alison, wi l l sail from Port smouth tomorr ow. We shal meet him at the harbour ear ly in t he mor ni ng. He wi l be i n hi s smal boat, Tops ai l is a famous li tl e boat. It has sail ed across the Atl anti c many ti mes. Captain Ali son wil l set out at eight o39。 Club. The Greenwood Boys wi l be staying for five days. During t hi s t ime, t hey wil l gi ve f ive perf or mances. As usual, the poli ce wi l have a di fi cult ti me. They wi l be t rying to keep order . I t is al ways the same on these occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusi ng experi ence l ast year . Af ter I had l ef t a smal vi lage in the south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for ali ft. As soon as he had got into t he car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in t he same l anguage. Apart f rom a few words, I do not know any French at al l. Nei ther of us spoke duri ng t he j ourney. I had nearl y reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, ver y slowly, 39。 As I soon l earnt, he was Engl ish him self! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secretary told me t hat Mr. Harmswor th woul d see me. I felt ver y nervous when. I went i nt o hi s of fi ce. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I entered. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d that busines was very bad. He told me that he f irm could not af or d to pay such l ar ge sal ar ies. Twenty people had alr eady left. I knew that my t ur n had e. 39。 I said in a weak voi ce. 39。t inter upt ,39。100 a year! Lesson 16 A pol ite request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you park your car in t he wr ong place, a t raf ic pol iceman wil l soon f ind it. You wil be very l ucky if he l et s you go without a ti cket. However , t hi s does not always happen. Traf ic pol ice are somet imes very pol it e. Dur ing a hol iday i n Sweden, I f ound this not e on my car :39。 If you r eceive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey i t! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act res. She must be at l east hi rty five years old. I n spit e of t hi s, she often appear s on the stage as a young gir l. Jenni fer wi l have to take part in a new pl ay soon. This t ime, she wi l be a gir l of seventeen. In t he play, she must appear i n a br ight red dres and l ong black stocki ngs. Last year i n another play, she had t o wear shor t socks and a bri ght, orangecol our ed dres. If anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she always answers, 39。 l esson18 He oft en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ After I had had lunch at a vi lage inn, I looked for my bag. I had l ef t i t on a chair beside the door and now i t wasn39。Did you have a good meal ?39。Yes, thank you,39。but I can39。t got my bag.39。I 39。 he sai d 39。 Leson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。 I said. 39。 Susan answered. 39。M