1、Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人談話Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good . The play was very. But I did notit. A young man and a young woman were sitting me. They were talk ing. I got very an gry. Because I could not hear the. I tur ned. I looked at the man and the woma n. They did not

2、pay any.In the en d, I could notit. I tur ned round. 'I can't hear a!' I said a. ' It's none of your bus in ess,'the young man said. 'This is acon versati on!'.Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch?早 餐還是午餐？It was Sun day. I get up early on. I sometimesin bedlunch time.Last Sun

3、day I got up very. I lookedof the win dow. It wasoutside.'What a day!' I. 'It's raining aga in.' Just, the telephone. It was myaunt Lucy.'vearrived by trai n,' she said. 'I'm coming toyou.' 'But rmhav ing breakfast,' I said.'What are you doing ?

4、9; she asked. ' rm hav ing breakfast,' I.'Dear me,' she said. 'Do youget up so late ? It'so'clock!Lesson 3 Please send me a car請給我寄一張明信片Postcardsspoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to . I visitedmuseums andin public garde ns. A waiter taught me a few wordsof. 'The

5、n heme a book. I read a few, but I did not un dersta nd aword. Every day I thought about . My holidaysquickly, but I did notsendcards to my frien ds. On theday I made adecisi on. I got upand bought thirty-seve n cards. I spe nt theday in my room, but I did not write acard !Lesson 4 An exciting trip激

6、動人心的旅行I have just received a lettermy brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has bee nfor six mon ths. Tim is an engin eer. He is worki ng for a big and he has already visited a great nu mber of differe ntin Australia. He hasboughtan Australian car and hasto Alice Springs, a small town in theofAustral

7、ia. He willvisit Darwin. From there, he willto Perth.My brother hasbee n abroad before,he is finding this tripexcit ing.Lesson 5 No wrong numbers無 錯號之虞Mr James Scott has ain Silbury and now he has just boughtgarage inPi nhurst. Pin hurst is five miles from Silbury, but Mr Scott cannot get afor his n

8、ew garage, so he hasbought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pige onthe first from Pin hurst to Silbury. The bird thedistanee in three. Up to, Mr Scott has sent a great many forparts and othermessages from one garage to the other.this way, he hashis own private telepho ne.Lesson 6 Percy Buttons珀西 巴頓斯I ha

9、ve justto a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggarat my door.He asked me for aand a glass of beer. I nfor this, the beggar stoodhishead and sang son gs. I gave him a. He ate the food andthe beer.he put a piece of cheese in hisand went. Later a n eighbourmeabout him. Everybodyhim. His n ame is Pe

10、rcy Butt ons. He callseveryhouse in the streeta month and alwaysfor a meal and a glass of.Lesson 7 Too late 為時太晚The pla ne was late andwere wait ing at theall morni ng. They werea valuableof diamond from South Africa. A few hours, some one had told the police thatwould try tothe diam on ds. When the

11、plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting the main building whileothers were waiting on the. Two men took the parcelthe plane andcarried itthe Customs House. While two detectives were keeping at thedoor, two others the parcel. Tosurprise, theparcel was full ofstones and!Lesson 8 The best an

12、d the wors最好的和最差的Joe San ders has the most beautifulin our.everybody en ters for'The Nicest Garden' each year, but Joeevery time. Bill Frith'sgarde n istha n Joe's. Bill works harder tha n Joe andmore flowers and, but Joe's garde n is more. He has made neatand has built a bridge

13、over a. I like garde ns too, but I do nothard work. Every year Ithe garde n competiti on too, and I alwaysa little prizefor thegarde n in the tow n!Lesson 9 A cold welcome冷遇Wedn esday eve ning, we went to the Town Hall. It was theday of the year and a largeof people hadunder the Town Hall clock. It

14、wouldtwelve in twenty minu tes' time. Fiftee n mi nu tesand the n, at five twelve, the clock. The big minutedid not move. Weand waited, but nothing. Sudde nly some one, 'It's two mi nu testwelve! The clock has stopped!' I looked at my. It was true. The big clocktothe New Year. At tha

15、t mome nt everybody bega n toand sing.Lesson 10 Not for jazz不適于演奏爵士樂We have an oldin strume nt. It isa clavichord（翼琴）.It was made inin 1681. Our clavichord isin the livi ng-room. It hasto our family for atime. Thewas bought by my gran dfather many yearsago. Rece ntly it wasby a visitor. She tried to

16、 playon it! Shethe keys too hard and two of thewere. My father was. Nowwe are notto touch it. It is beingby a frie nd of my father's.Lesson 11 One good turn deserves anothe禮 尚往來I wasdinner at a restaura ntHarry Steele came in. Harry worked in aoffice years ago, but he is nowat a bank. He gets as

17、alary, but he alwaysmoney from his frie nds and n ever pays it. Harry sawme and came and at the same table. He has never borrowed moneyme. While he was, I asked him to lend me &2. To my, he gave me the money. 'I have n ever borrowedmoney from you,'Harry said, 'so now you can paymy di

18、nn er!'Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luc再 見，一路順風Our ncighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will from Portsmouth tomorrow. Weshallhim at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small, Topsail.Tapsail is a famousboat. It has sailedthe Atla ntic many times. Capta in Alis on willat eight o'

19、clock so we shall have ple nty oftime. Wesee his boat and then we shall sayto him. He will beaway for two mon ths. We are veryof him. He will take part in an importa ntthe Atla ntic.Lesson 13 The Greenwood BoySS 林少年The Gree nwood Boys are a group ofsin gers. At, they are visit ingall of the country.

20、 They will arriving here tomorrow. They will beby train and most of the young people in the tow n will bethem at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers'. TheGreenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performa nces. As, the polic

21、e will have atime. They will beto keep. It is always the same on these.Lesson 14 Do you speak English你會講英語嗎？I had anexperienee last year. After I hada small village in thesouth of Fran ce, I droveto the n ext tow n. On the way, a young mantome. I stopped and heme for a. As soon as he had gotthe car,

22、 Isaid goodto him in French and hein the same Ian guage. Aparta few words, I do not knowFrench at all.of us spoke duri ng the journ ey. I hadreached the tow n, whe n the young mansaid, very, 'Do you speak?' As I soon, he was En glish!Lesson 15 Good news佳音Thetold me that Mr. Harmsworth see me

23、. I felt very whe n. I went into his office. He did not lookfrom his desk whe n I.After I had sat dow n, he said thatwas very bad. He told me that thecould notto pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already. Iknew that myhad come. 'Mr. Harmsworth,' I said in avoice. 'Don'tin te

24、rrupt,' he Said. The n heand told me I would receive an& 100a year!Lesson 16 A polite reques彬彬有禮的要求If youyour car in theplace, a traffic policema n willfind it.You will be veryif he lets you goa ticket. However, this does notalways. Traffic police arevery polite. During a holiday inSwede n,

25、I found thison my car:' Sir, weyou to our city. This is a"No Parki ng". You will enjoy yourhere if you paytoour street. This n ote is only a.' If you receive alike this,you cannottoit!Lesson 17 Always young青年常駐My aunt Jennifer is an. She mustat least thirty-five years old. Inof thi

26、s, she oftenon the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have topartin a new play. This time, she will be aof seventeen. In the play, shemustin a brightdress and long black. Last year inplay, she had toshort socks and a bright,dress. If anyoneasked her how old she is, shean swers, 'My dear, it mu

27、st be terrible to begrow n!'Lesson18 He often does this 他經常干這種事！After I hadlunch at a village, I looked for my. I had left it on a chairthe door andit was n't there ! As I was look ingit, the inn-keeper came in. 'Did you have ameal ?' he asked. 'Yes, tha nk you,' I an swered,

28、 'but Ican't pay the bill. I have n't got my bag.' The inn-keeperandwent out. In a few minu tes hewith my bag and gave itto me. 'I'mvery,' he said ' My dog had take ninto the garde n. Hedoesthis.'Lesson佃Sold out票已售完'The play may beg in at any,' I said. 

29、9;It may havealready,' Susa nan swered.'Ito the-office. 'May Itwo tickets please ?' I asked.' I'm sorry,we've sold,' the girl said.'What a!' Susa n.Just, a manto the ticket-office.'Ca n Ithese two tickets?' he asked.',' the girl said.'Could

30、 Ithose two tickets please ?' I asked.'Certa inly, 'the girl said,'but they are for n ext Wedn esday's.'I mightwell have,'I said.Lesson20 One man in a boat獨 坐孤舟Fishi ng is mysport. I ofte n fish for hours withoutanything. Butthis does notme. Some fisherme n are.In stead o

31、ffish, they catch boots and rubbish. I am less lucky. I never anything-not old boots. After having spent mornings on the river, I always go home with anbag. 'You must give up!' my frie nds say.' It's aof time.' But they don'tone importa nt thing. I'm notin terested in fis

32、hi ng. I amin terested inin a boat and doingat all !Lesson21 Mad or not?是不是瘋了？Aeroplanes aredriving me. I live near an airport and passingpla nes can beni ght and day. The airport was built duri ng the, butfor someit could not bethen. Last year, it cameinto . Over a hun dred people must have bee naw

33、ay from theirhomes by the. I am one of the few people. Sometimes I thi nk thishouse will bedow n by apla ne. I have bee na largesum of money to go, but I amto stay here. Everybody says Imust beand they areright.Lesson22 A glass envelop玻 璃信圭寸My daughter, Jane,dreamed ofa letter from a girl of herage

34、in Holla nd. Last year, we were travelli ngthe Channel and Jane a piece of paper with her name andon it into a bottle. She threw the bottlethe sea. She n everof it aga in, but tenlater, she received afrom a girl in Holla nd. Both girls writeeachothernow. However, they haveto use the post-office. Let

35、terswilla litt1e, but they willtravel faster.Lesson23 A new hous新居I had afrom my sister yesterday. Shein Nigeria. In her,she said that shecome ton ext year. If she, she will geta. We are now livi ng in anew house in the coun try. Work on ithadbefore my sister left. The house wasfive mon ths ago. I n

36、my letter, I told her that shestay with us. The house has many largeand there is agarde n. It is a veryhouse, so it looksto somepeople. It must be themoder n house in the.Lesson24 It could be worse不幸中之萬幸Ithe hotel man ager's office anddow n. I had just&50 andI felt very.' Ithe money in m

37、y room,' I said, 'and it's not therenow.' The manager was , but he could do. 'Everyone'smoney these days,' he said. Heto compla in this world but wasby a knock at the door. A girl came in and put anon his desk. It&5o. 'I found this outside thisroom' she said.

38、'Well,' I said to the man ager, 'there issomein thisworld !'Lesson25 Do the English speak English英國人講的是英語嗎？Iin London at last. The railway stati on was big, black andI didnot know the way to my hotel, so I asked a. I not only spoke En glish very, but veryas well. The porter, could no

39、t un dersta nd me; Imy questi on several times and at last he un derstood. Heme, but he spokeslowly nor. 'I am a,' I said. Then hespoke, but I could nothim. My teacher n ever spoke En glishthat! The porter andlooked at each other and. Then he saidand I understood it. 'You'll soonEngl

40、ish!' he said. I.In En gla nd, each man speaks aIan guage. The En glish each other, but I don't un dersta nd! Do they speak?Lesson26 The best art critics最 佳美術評論家I am anstude nt and I paint a lot of. Many peoplethatthey understandart. They always you what a picture is''. Of course, ma

41、ny pictures arc not ' anything. They are justpatterns. We like them in theway that we like pretty material. I thi nk that young childre nappreciate moder n picturesthan anyone. They no tice. My sister is only, but shealways tells memy pictures areor not. She camemyroom yesterday. ' What are

42、you doing ?' she asked. ' rmthis picture on thewall,' I answered. 'It's aone. Do you like it ?' She looked itcritically for a mome nt.' It's all,' she said, 'but isn't it upside-dow n ?' I lookedat it again. She was right! It was!Lesson27 A wet night雨夜

43、in the after noon, the boys puttheir tent in the middle of a. As soon as this was, theya meal over anfire. Theywere all and the food good. After a meal, theystories and sangby thefire. But some time later it to rain. The boys feltso theyout the fire and into their tent. Their -bags were warm and, so

44、 they all slept.In the of the ni ght, two boys woke and bega n . The tent was of water! They all out of their sleep in g-bags and. It was raining and theythat a stream hadin the field. The streamits way across theand the nright un der their!Lesson28 No parking 禁止停車Jasper White is one of thosepeople who believesancientmyths. He hasbought a new house in the, but everhemoved in, he has hadwith motorists. whe n he retur ns home at, healwaysthat some one hasa car outside his. Because of, he has not beento get his car into his garage on ce. Jasper has put' No Park ing' outside his gate