1、Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer. Lesson 7 Too late 为时太晚 The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expectin
2、g a valuable parcel of diamond from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off
3、 the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, 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 the most beautiful garden in our town. Near
4、ly everybody enters for The Nicest Garden Competition each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Friths garden is larger than Joes. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joes garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I
5、 like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town! Lesson 9 A cold welcome 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people
6、had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, Its two minutes past twelve! The clock
7、 has stopped! I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing. Lesson 10 Not for jazz 不适于演奏爵士乐 We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord(翼琴). It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept i
8、n the living-room. It has belong to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allow
9、ed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my fathers. Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 礼尚往来 I was having dinner at a restaurant when Harry Steele came in. Harry worked in a lawyers office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money
10、 from his friends and never pays it back. Harry saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me &2. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. I have never borrowed any money from you, Harry said, so now you can pay f
11、or my dinner! Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再见，一路顺风 Our ncighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We shall meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat, Topsail.Tapsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times.
12、 Captain Alison will set out at eight oclock so we shall have plenty of time. We shall see his boat and then we shall say good-bye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 绿林少年 The Green
13、wood Boys are a group of popular singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be coming by train and most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers Club.
14、 The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你会讲英语吗？ I had an amusing experience las
15、t year. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language. Apart from a few word
16、s, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, Do you speak English? As I soon learnt, he was English himself! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I f
17、elt very nervous when. I went into his office. He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had come. Mr. Harmsworth
18、, I said in a weak voice. Dont interrupt, he Said. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra &100 a year! Lesson 16 A polite request 彬彬有礼的要求 If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, t
19、his does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car: Sir, we welcome you to our city. This is a “No Parking“ area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder. If you re
20、ceive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常驻 My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five years old. In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon. This time, she will be
21、a girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, My dear, it must be terrible to be grown up! less
22、on18 He often does this! 他经常干这种事！ After I had had lunch at a village inn, I looked for my bag. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasnt there ! As I was looking for it, the inn-keeper came in. Did you have a good meal ? he asked. Yes, thank you, I answered, but I cant pay the bill.
23、I havent got my bag. The inn-keeper smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. Im very sorry, he said My dog had taken it into the garden. He often does this. Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 The play may begin at any moment, I said. It may have begun alr
24、eady, Susan answered. I hurried to the ticket-office. May I have two tickets please ? I asked. Im sorry, weve sold out, the girl said. What a pity! Susan exclaimed. Just then, a man hurried to the ticket-office. Can I return these two tickets? he asked. Certainly, the girl said. Could I have those t
25、wo tickets please ? I asked. Certainly, the girl said, but they are for next Wednesdays performance. I might as well have them, I said sadly. Lesson20 One man in a boat 独坐孤舟 Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen ar
26、e unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything-not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. You must give up fishing! my friends say. Its a waste of time. But they dont rea
27、lize one important thing. Im not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all ! Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是疯了？ Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built during the
28、 war, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered a larg
29、e sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right. Lesson22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封 My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jan
30、e put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the post-office.
31、 Letters will cost a litt1e more, but they will certainly travel faster. Lesson23 A new house 新居 I 审婶甚肾慎渗声生甥牲升绳省盛剩胜圣师失狮施湿诗尸虱十石拾时什食蚀实识史矢使屎驶始式示士世柿事拭誓逝势是嗜噬适仕侍释饰氏市恃室视试收手首守寿授售受瘦兽蔬枢梳殊抒输叔舒淑疏书赎孰熟薯暑曙署蜀黍鼠属术述树束戍竖墅庶数漱恕刷耍摔衰甩帅栓拴霜双爽谁水睡税吮瞬顺舜说硕朔烁斯撕嘶思私司丝死肆寺嗣四伺似饲巳松耸怂颂送宋讼诵搜艘擞嗽苏酥俗素速粟僳塑溯宿诉肃酸蒜算虽隋随绥髓碎岁穗遂隧祟孙损笋蓑梭唆缩琐索锁所塌他它她塔獭
32、挞蹋踏胎苔抬台泰酞太态汰坍摊贪瘫滩坛檀痰潭谭谈坦毯袒碳探叹炭汤塘搪堂棠膛唐糖倘躺淌趟烫掏涛滔绦萄桃逃淘陶讨套特藤腾疼誊梯剔踢锑提题蹄啼体替嚏惕涕剃屉天添填田甜恬舔腆挑条迢眺跳贴铁帖厅听烃汀廷停亭庭挺艇通桐酮瞳同铜彤童桶捅筒统痛偷投头透凸秃突图徒途涂屠土吐兔湍团推颓腿蜕褪退吞屯臀拖托脱鸵陀驮驼椭妥拓唾挖哇蛙洼娃瓦袜歪外豌弯湾玩顽丸烷完碗挽晚皖惋宛婉万腕汪王亡枉网往旺望忘妄威巍微危韦违桅围唯惟为潍维苇萎委伟伪尾纬未蔚味畏胃喂魏位渭谓尉慰卫瘟温蚊文闻纹吻稳紊问嗡翁瓮挝蜗涡窝我斡卧握沃巫呜钨乌污诬屋无芜梧吾吴毋武五捂午舞伍侮坞戊雾晤物勿务悟误昔熙析西硒矽晰嘻吸锡牺稀息希悉膝夕惜熄烯溪汐犀檄袭席习媳喜铣
33、洗系隙戏细瞎虾匣霞辖暇峡侠狭下厦夏吓掀锨先仙鲜纤咸贤衔舷闲涎弦嫌显险现献县腺馅羡宪陷限线相厢镶香箱襄湘乡翔祥详想响享项巷橡像向象萧硝霄削哮嚣销消宵淆晓小孝校肖啸笑效楔些歇蝎鞋协挟携邪斜胁谐写械卸蟹懈泄泻谢屑薪芯锌欣辛新忻心信衅星腥猩惺兴刑型形邢行醒幸杏性姓兄凶胸匈汹雄熊休修羞朽嗅锈秀袖绣墟戌需虚嘘须徐许蓄酗叙旭序畜恤絮婿绪续轩喧宣悬旋玄选癣眩绚靴薛学穴雪血勋熏循旬询寻驯巡殉汛训讯逊迅压押鸦鸭呀丫芽牙蚜崖衙涯雅哑亚讶焉咽阉烟淹盐严研蜒岩延言颜阎炎沿奄掩眼衍演艳堰燕厌砚雁唁彦焰宴谚验殃央鸯秧杨扬佯疡羊洋阳氧仰痒养样漾邀腰妖瑶摇尧遥窑谣姚咬舀药要耀椰噎耶爷野冶也页掖业叶曳腋夜液一壹医揖铱依伊衣颐夷遗
34、移仪胰疑沂宜姨彝椅蚁倚已乙矣以艺抑易邑屹亿役臆逸肄疫亦裔意毅忆义益溢诣议谊译异翼翌绎茵荫因殷音阴姻吟银淫寅饮尹引隐印英樱婴鹰应缨莹萤营荧蝇迎赢盈影颖硬映哟拥佣臃痈庸雍踊蛹咏泳涌永恿勇用幽优悠忧尤由邮铀犹油游酉有友右佑釉诱又幼迂淤于盂榆虞愚舆余俞逾鱼愉渝渔隅予娱雨与屿禹宇语羽玉域芋郁吁遇喻峪御愈欲狱育誉浴寓裕预豫驭鸳渊冤元垣袁原援辕园员圆猿源缘远苑愿怨院曰约越跃钥岳粤月悦阅耘云郧匀陨允运蕴酝晕韵孕匝砸杂栽哉灾宰载再在咱攒暂赞赃脏葬遭糟凿藻枣早澡蚤躁噪造皂灶燥责择则泽贼怎增憎曾赠扎喳渣札轧铡闸眨栅榨咋乍炸诈摘斋宅窄债寨瞻毡詹粘沾盏斩辗崭展蘸栈占战站湛绽樟章彰漳张掌涨杖丈帐账仗胀瘴障招昭找沼赵照罩兆
35、肇召遮折哲蛰辙者锗蔗这浙珍斟真甄砧臻贞针侦枕疹诊震振镇阵蒸挣睁征狰争怔整拯正政帧症郑证芝枝支吱蜘知肢脂汁之织职直植殖执值侄址指止趾只旨纸志挚掷至致置帜峙制智秩稚质炙痔滞治窒中盅忠钟衷终种肿重仲众舟周州洲诌粥轴肘帚咒皱宙昼骤珠株蛛朱猪诸诛逐竹烛煮拄瞩嘱主著柱助蛀贮铸筑住注祝驻抓爪拽专砖转撰赚篆桩庄装妆撞壮状椎锥追赘坠缀谆准捉拙卓桌琢茁酌啄着灼浊兹咨资姿滋淄孜紫仔籽滓子自渍字鬃棕踪宗综总纵邹走奏揍租足卒族祖Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at
36、every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer. Lesson 7 Too late 为时太晚 The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamond from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the polic
37、e that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the
38、door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, 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 the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for The Nicest Garden Competition each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Fr
39、iths garden is larger than Joes. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joes garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too
40、, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town! Lesson 9 A cold welcome 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes time. Fifteen mi
41、nutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, Its two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped! I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. A
42、t that moment everybody began to laugh and sing. Lesson 10 Not for jazz 不适于演奏爵士乐 We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord(翼琴). It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living-room. It has belong to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my g
43、randfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my fathers. Lesson 11 One good turn deserves
44、another 礼尚往来 I was having dinner at a restaurant when Harry Steele came in. Harry worked in a lawyers office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back. Harry saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has
45、 never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me &2. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. I have never borrowed any money from you, Harry said, so now you can pay for my dinner! Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再见，一路顺风 Our ncighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will
46、 sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We shall meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat, Topsail.Tapsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight oclock so we shall have plenty of time. We shall see his bo
47、at and then we shall say good-bye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 绿林少年 The Greenwood Boys are a group of popular singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country.
48、 They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be coming by train and most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performa
49、nces. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你会讲英语吗？ I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in
