【正文】 a vi si tor. 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 are not al l owed t o t ouch i t. I t is being r epai red by a f ri end of m y f at her39。s. Leson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng di nner at a r est aur ant when Har r y Steele came i n. Har r y wor ked i n a l awyer39。s off i ce years ago, but he i s now wor ki ng at a bank. He gets a good sal ar y, but he al ways bor r ows m oney f r om hi s f r iends and never pays it back. Har r y saw m e and cam e and sat at the sam e t abl e. He has never borr owed m oney f rom m e. Whil e he was eati ng, I asked him t o l end m e amp。2. To m y sur pr i se, he gave m e the m oney im mediat el y. 39。I have never bor rowe d any m oney f rom you,39。 Har r y sai d, 39。so now you can pay f or m y di nner! 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Ali 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 the m or ning. He wi l be i n hi s sm al boat , Topsail . Tapsai l i s a f am ous l it tl e boat . It has sai led across the At lanti c many ti mes. Capt ai n Al ison wil l set out at ei ght o39。cl ock so we shal have pl ent y of ti me. We shal see hi s boat and t hen we shal say good bye to him . He wi l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We are ver y pr oud of him. He wil l t ake par t i n an i m port ant r ace acr oss t he Atl ant ic. Leson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popul ar si nger s. At pr esent , t hey ar e vi si ti ng al part s of t he count ry. They wil l be ar ri vi ng her e tom or row. They wil l be ing by t r ai n and m ost of t he young peopl e i n the t own wi l be meeti 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。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be st ayi ng for fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e, t hey wil l give f ive perf orm ances. As usual , the poli ce wil l have a di f icult ti me. They wi l l be t r yi ng t o keep or der . It i s 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 exper i ence l ast year. Af t er I had l ef t a sm al l vi l age in t he sout h of France, I dr ove on t o t he next t own. On t he way, a young m an waved t o me. I st opped and he asked m e f or a l if t. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I sai d good m or ni ng t o him i n French and he repli ed in t he sam e language. Apar t fr om a few words, I do not know any Fr ench at al l. Neit her of us spoke dur ing t he jour ney. I had nearl y r eached the t own, when t he young m an suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engli sh hi msel f ! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr et ary t old m e t hat Mr . Harm swor th woul d see m e. I f elt very ner vous when. I went i nt o hi s of fi ce. He di d not look up f r om his desk when I ent er ed. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness was very bad. He t ol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af f or d t o pay such l ar ge sal ari es. Twent y peopl e had alr eady l ef t. I knew t hat m y t ur n had e. 39。Mr. Harm swort h, 39。 I sai d i n a weak voi ce. 39。Don39。t i nter upt,39。 he Sai d. Then he sm il ed and tol d m e I woul d recei ve an ext r a amp。 100 a year ! Leson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you park your car i n t he wr ong pl ace, a tr af ic poli cem an wil l soon f i nd i t. You wil be ver y l ucky if he l ets you go wi t hout a ti cket. However, t his does not al ways happen. Tr af fi c poli ce ar e som et im es ver y polit e. Duri ng a hol i day i n Sweden, I f ound t his not e on m y car: 39。 Si r, we wel e you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wi l enj oy your st a y here i f you pay at tenti on to our str eet si gns. Thi s not e i s onl y a r em i nder.39。 I f you r eceive a r equest l i ke t his, you cannot f ail t o obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act r ess. She m ust be at least t hi rt yf i ve years ol d. I n spi t e of t his, she of ten appear s on t he st age as a young gi rl . Jennif er wil l have t o t ake part i n a new pl ay soon. Thi s ti me, she wil l be a gi rl of sevent en. In t he play, she m ust appear i n a bri ght r ed dress and l ong black st ocki ngs. Last year i n another pl ay, she had to wear shor t socks and a bri ght , orange col oured dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answers, 39。My dear, i t m ust be t er ibl e to be gr own up!39。 lesson18 H e of t en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had l eft it on a chair beside t he door and now i t wasn39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng for it , t he i nn keeper cam e in. 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 he asked. 39。Yes, t hank you, 39。 I answer ed, 39。but I can39。t pay t he bi l . I haven39。t got m y bag.39。 The i nnkeeper sm il ed and imm edi at ely went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he ret ur ned wit h m y bag and gave it back to m e. 39。I 39。m ver y sor ry,39。 he sai d 39。 My dog had t aken i t i nt o t he gar den. He oft en does t his.39。 Leson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。The play m ay begi n at any m om ent, 39。 I sai d. 39。I t m ay have begun al r eady, 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。I hur ri ed to t he ti cket off i ce. 39。May I have t wo ti cket s please ?39。 I as ked. 39。I 39。m sorr y, we39。ve sol d out,39。 t he gir l sai d. 39。What a pi t y!39。 Susan excl ai med. Just hen, a m an hur ri ed t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。Can I ret ur n t hese t wo t i ckets?39。 he asked. 39。Cer tai nl y, 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。Coul d I have those t wo t i ckets pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。Cer tai nl y, 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。s per f or mance. 39。I mi ght as wel l have t hem, 39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson