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Justthen,thetelephonerang.ItwasmyauntLucy.'

I'

vejustarrivedbytrain,'

shesaid.'

mcomingtoseeyou.'

ButI'

mstillhavingbreakfast,'

Isaid.

　　'

Whatareyoudoing?

sheasked.

mhavingbreakfast,'

Irepeated.

Dearme,'

shesaid.'

Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?

It'

soneo'

clock!

3Pleasesendmeacard请给我寄一张明信片

　　Postcardsalwaysspoilmyholidays.Lastsummer,IwenttoItaly.Ivisitedmuseumsandsatinpublicgardens.AfriendlywaitertaughtmeafewwordsofItalian.Thenhelentmeabook.Ireadafewlines,butIdidnotunderstandaword.EverydayIthoughtaboutpostcards.Myholidayspassedquickly,butIdidnotsendcardstomyfriends.OnthelastdayImadeabigdecision.Igotupearlyandboughtthirty-sevencards.Ispentthewholedayinmyroom,butIdidnotwriteasinglecard!

　　4Anexcitingtrip激动人心的旅行

　　Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.HeisinAustralia.Hehasbeenthereforsixmonths.Timisanengineer.HeisworkingforabigfirmandhehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesinAustralia.HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAlicesprings,asmalltowninthecentreofAustralia.HewillsoonvisitDarwin.Fromthere,hewillflytoPerth.Mybrotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfendingthistripveryexciting.

　　5Nowrongnumbers无错号之虞

　　Mr.JamesScotthasagarageinSilburyandnowhehasjustboughtanothergarageinPinhurst.PinhurstisonlyfivemilesfromSilbury,butMr.Scottcannotgetatelephoneforhisnewgarage,sohehasjustboughttwelvepigeons.Yesterday,apigeoncarriedthefirstmessagefromPinhursttoSilbury.Thebirdcoveredthedistanceinthreeminutes.Upto

now,Mr.Scotthassentagreatmanyrequestsforsparepartsandotherurgentmessages

fromonegaragetotheother.Inthisway,hehasbegunhisownprivate'

telephone'

service.

　　6PercyButtons珀西.巴顿斯

　　IhavejustmovedtoahouseinBridgeStreet.Yesterdayabeggarknockedatmydoor.

　　Heaskedmeforamealandaglassofbeer.Inreturnforthis,thebeggarstoodonhishead

　　andsangsongs.Igavehimameal.Heatethefoodanddrankthebeer.Thenheputapiece

　　ofcheeseinhispocketandwentaway.Lateraneighbourtoldmeabouthim.Everybodyknowshim.HisnameisPercyButtons.Hecallsateveryhouseinthestreetonceamonth

　　andalwaysasksforamealandaglassofbeer.

　　7Toolate为时太晚

　　Theplanewaslateanddetectiveswerewaitingattheairportallmorning.Theywere

　　expectingavaluableparcelofdiamondsfromSouthAfrica.Afewhoursearlier,someone

　　hadtoldthepolicethatthieveswouldtrytostealthediamonds.Whentheplanearrived,

　　someofthedetectiveswerewaitinginsidethemainbuildingwhileotherswerewaitingon

　　theairfield.TwomentooktheparcelofftheplaneandcarrieditintotheCustomsHouse.

　　Whiletwodetectiveswerekeepingguardatthedoor,twoothersopenedtheparcel.To

　　theirsurprise,thepreciousparcelwasfullofstonesandsand!

　　8Thebestandtheworst最好的和最差的

　　JoeSandershasthemostbeautifulgardeninourtown.Nearlyeverybodyentersfor

TheNicestGardenCompetition'

eachyear,butJoewinseverytime.BillFrith'

sgardenis

　　largerthanJoe'

s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,but

　　Joe'

sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridge

　　overapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegarden

　　competitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!

　　9Acoldwelcome冷遇

　　OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.Itwasthelastdayoftheyearand

　　alargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelvein

　　twentyminutes'

time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.

　　Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenly

　　someoneshouted.'

stwominutespasttwelve!

Theclockhasstopped!

Ilookedatmy

　　watch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmoment,

　　everybodybegantolaughandsing.

　　10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐

　　Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord.ItwasmadeinGermany

　　in1681.Ourclavichordiskeptinthelivingroom.Ithasbelongedtoourfamilyforalong

　　time.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwas

　　damagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!

Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoof

　　thestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itis

　　beingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather'

s.

　　11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来

　　IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenTonySteelecamein.Tonyworkedina

　　lawyer'

sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthe

　　alwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Tonysawmeandcameand

　　satatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,I

　　askedhimtolendmetwentypounds.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately.

Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,'

Tonysaid,'

sonowyoucanpayformy

　　dinner!

　　12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风

　　Ourneighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.We'

llmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Topsailisa

　　famouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetout

　　ateighto'

clock,sowe'

llhaveplentyoftime.We'

llseehisboatandthenwe'

llsaygoodbye

　　tohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.Hewilltakepartinan

　　importantraceacrosstheAtlantic.

　　13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年

　　TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallparts

　　ofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmost

　　oftheyoungpeopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.Tomorrowevening

　　theywillbesingingattheWorkers'

Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.

　　Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficult

　　time.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.

　　14DoyouspeakEnglish?

你会讲英语吗？

　　Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthof

　　France,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedand

　　heaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,Isaidgoodmorningtohimin

　　Frenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,Idonotknowany

　　Frenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,when

　　theyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"

DoyouspeakEnglish?

AsIsoonlearnt,hewas

　　Englishhimself!

　　15Goodnews佳音

　　ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.IfeltverynervouswhenI

　　wentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,

　　hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuch

　　largesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome.

Mr.Harmsworth,'

Isaidinaweakvoice.

Don'

tinterrupt,'

hesaid.

　　ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextrathousandpoundsayear!

　　16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求

　　Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbe

　　veryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Traffic

　　policearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:

sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"

NoParking"

area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhere

　　ifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder.'

Ifyoureceivea

　　requestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!

　　17Alwaysyoung青春常驻

　　MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,

　　sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplay

　　soon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightred

　　dressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksand

　　abright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeverasksherhowoldsheis,shealways

　　answers,'

Darling,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!

　　18Heoftendoesthis他经常干这种事！

　　AfterIhadhadlunchatavillagepub,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbeside

　　thedoorandnowitwasn'

tthere!

AsIwaslookingforit,thelandlordcamein.

Didyouhaveagoodmeal?

"

heasked.

Yes,thankyou,'

Ianswered,'

butIcan'

tpaythebill.Ihaven'

tgot