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1、Lesson 1 A private conversation 私 人 谈 话 Last week I went to the theatre.I had a very good seat.Theplay was very interesting.I did not enjoy it.A young man anda young woman were sitting behind me.They were talkingloudly.I got very angry.I could not hear the actors.I turnedround.I looked at the man an

2、d the woman angrily.They didnot pay any attention.In the end,I could not bear it.I turnedround again.4I cant hear a word!I said angrily.Its none of your business,the young man said rudely.Thisis a private conversationLesson 2 Breakfast or lu n c h?早 餐 还 是 午 餐？It was Sunday.I never get up early on Su

3、ndays.I sometimesstay in bed until lunchtime.Last Sunday I got up very late.Ilooked out of the window.It was dark outside.What a day!I thought.Its raining again.Just then,the telephone rang.It was my aunt Lucy.Ive just arrived by train,she said.Fm coming to see y o u.But Im still having breakfast,I

4、said.What are you doing?she asked.Im having breakfast,I repeated.Dear me,she said.Do you always get up so late?It*sone oclock!?Lesson 3 Please send me a card 寄 张 明 信 片 Postcards always spoil my holidays.Last summer,I went toItaly.I visited museums and sat in public gardens.A friendlywaiter taught me

5、 a few words of Italian.Then he lent me abook.I read a few lines,but I did not understand a word.Every day I thought about postcards.My holidays passedquickly,but I did not send cards to my friends.On the last dayI made a big decision.I got up early and bought thirty-sevencards.I spent the whole day

6、 in my room,but I did not write asingle card!Lesson 4 An exciting trip 激 动 人 心 的 旅 行 I have just received a letter from my brother,Tim.He is inAustralia.He has been there for six months.Tim is anengineer.He is working for a big firm and he has alreadyvisited a great number of different places in Aus

7、tralia.He hasjust bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs,asmall town in the centre of Australia.He will soon visitDarwin From there,he will fly to Perth.My brother has neverbeen abroad before,so he is finding this trip very exciting.Lesson 5 No wrong numbers 无 错 号 之 虞 Mr.James Scott

8、has a garage in Silbury and now he has justbought another garage in Pinhurst.Pinhurst is only five milesfrom Silbury,but Mr.Scott cannot get a telephone for his newgarage,so he has just bought twelve pigeons.Yesterday,apigeon carried the first message from Pinburst to Silbury.Thebird covered the dis

9、tance the first three minutes.Up to now,Mr.Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts andother urgent messages from one garage to the other.In thisway,he has begun his own private f telephone,service.Lesson 6 Percy Buttons 珀 西 巴 顿 斯 I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street.Yesterday a

10、beggar knocked at my door.He asked me for a meal and aglass of beer.In return for this,the beggar stood on his headand sang songs.I gave him a meal.He ate the food and drankthe beer.Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and wentaway.Later a neighbour told me about him.Everybody knowshim.His na

11、me is Percy Buttons.He calls at every house in thestreet once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass ofbeer.Lesson 7 Too late 为 时 太 晚 The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airportall morning.They were expecting a valuable parcel ofdiamonds from South Africa.A few hours earlie

12、r,someonehad told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.When the plane arrived,some of the detectives were waitinginside the main building while others were waiting on theairfield.Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried itinto the Customs House.While two detectives were k

13、eepingguard at the door,two others opened the parcel.To theirsurprise,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.Nearlyeverybody enters for The Nicest Garden Competition?eachyear,but Joe wins eve

14、ry time.Bill Frith*s garden is larger thanJoes.Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers andvegetables,but Joes garden is more interesting.He has madeneat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool.I likegardens too,but I do not like hard work.Every year I enter forthe garden competitio

15、n too,and I always win a little prize forthe worst garden in the town!Lesson 9 A cold welcome 冷 遇 On Wednesday evening,we went to the Town Hall.It was thelast day of the year and a large crowd of people had gatheredunder the Town Hall clock.It would strike twelve in twentyminutes time.Fifteen minute

16、s passed and then,at five totwelve,the clock stopped.The big minute hand did not move.We waited and waited,but nothing happened.Suddenlysomeone shouted,Its two minutes past twelve!The clockhas stopped!?I looked at my watch.It was true.The big clockrefused to welcome the New Year.At that moment,every

17、bodybegan to laugh and sing.Lesson 10 Not for j a z z不 适 于 演 奏 爵 士 乐 We have an old musical instrument.It is called a clavichord.Itwas made in Germany in 1681.Our clavichord is kept in theliving room.It has belonged to our family for a long time.The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years

18、ago.Recently it was damaged by a visitor.She tried to playjazz on it!She struck the keys too hard and two of the stringswere broken.My father was shocked.Now we are not allowedto touch i t.It is being repaired by a friend of my fathers.Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 礼 尚 往 来 I was having di

19、nner at a restaurant when Tony Steele came in.Tony worked in a lawyers office years ago,but he is nowworking at a bank.He gets a good salary,but he alwaysborrows money from his friends and never pays it back.Tonysaw me and came and sat at the same table.He has neverborrowed money from me.While he wa

20、s eating,I asked himto lend me twenty pounds.To my surprise,he gave me themoney immediately.I have never borrowed any money fromyou,Tony said,so now you can pay for my dinner!Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再 见，一 路 顺 风 Our neighbour,Captain Charles Alison,will sail fromPortsmouth tomorrow.Well meet

21、him at the harbour early inthe morning.He will be in his small boat,Topsail.Topsail is afamous little boat.It has sailed across the Atlantic many times.Captain Alison will set out at eight oclock,so well haveplenty of time.Well see his boat and then well say goodbye tohim.He will be away for two mon

22、ths.We are very proud ofhim.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 pop singers.At present,they are visiting all parts of the country.They will be arrivinghere tomorrow.They will be coming by train and most of

23、theyoung 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.Duringthis time,they will give five performances.As usual,thepolice will have a difficult time.They will be trying to keeporder.I

24、t is always the same on these occasions.Lesson 14 Do you speak E n g lish?你 会 讲 英 语 吗？I had an amusing experience last year.After I had left a smallvillage in the south of France,I drove on to the next town.Onthe way,a young man waved to me.I stopped and he askedme for a lift.As soon as he had got i

25、nto the car,I said goodmorning to him in French and he replied in the samelanguage.Apart from a few words,I do not know any Frenchat all.Neither of us spoke during the journey.I had nearlyreached the town,when the young man suddenly said,veryslowly,Do you speak English?As I soon learnt,he wasEnglish

26、 himself!Lesson 15 Good news 佳 音 The secretary told me that Mr.Harmsworth would see me.Ifelt very nervous when I went into his office.He did not lookup from his desk when I entered.After I had sat down,he saidthat business was very bad.He told me that the firm could notafford to pay such large salar

27、ies.Twenty people had alreadyleft.I knew that my turn had come.Mr.Harmsworth,I said in a weak voice.Dont interrupt,he said.Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousandpounds 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 policemanwil

28、l soon find it.You will be very lucky if he lets you gowithout a ticket.However,this does not always happen.Traffic police are sometimes very polite.During a holiday inSweden,I found this note on my car:Sir,we welcome you toour city.This is a“No Parking area.You will enjoy your stayhere if you pay a

29、ttention to our street signs.This note is only areminder.If you receive a request like this,you cannot fail toobey it!Lesson 17 Always young 青 春 常 驻 My aunt Jennifer is an actress.She must be at least thirty-fiveyears old.In spite of this,she often appears on the stage as ayoung girl.Jennifer will h

30、ave to take part in a new play soon.This time,she will be a girl of seventeen.In the play,she mustappear in a bright red dress and long black stockings.Lastyear in another play,she had to wear short socks and a bright,orange-coloured dress.If anyone ever asks her how old she is,she always answers,Da

31、rling,it must be terrible to be grownup!Lesson 18 He often does t h is!他 经 常 干 这 种 事！After I had had lunch at a village pub,I looked for my bag.Ihad left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasnt there!As I was looking for it,the landlord came in.Did you have a good meal?he asked.Yes,thank you,

32、I answered,but 1 can*t pay the bill.Ihavent got my b a g.The landlord smiled and immediately went out.In a fewminutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me.Em very sorry,he said.My dog had taken it into thegarden.He often does this!Lesson 19 Sold out 票 已 售 完 The play may begin at any moment

33、,I said.It may have begun already,Susan answered.I hurried to the ticket office.May I have two tickets please?I asked.Im sorry,we*ve 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.I went

34、back to the ticket office at once.Could I have those two tickets please?J I asked.Certainly,the girl said,but theyre for nextWednesdays performance.Do you still want Ihem?I might as well have them,I said sadly.Lesson 20 One man in a boat 独 坐 孤 舟 Fishing is my favourite sport.I often fish for hours w

35、ithoutcatching anything.But this does not worry me.Somefishermen are unlucky.Instead of catching fish,they catch oldboots and rubbish.I am even less lucky.I never catch anything not even old boots.After having spent whole mornings onthe river,I always go home with an empty bag.You mustgive up fishin

36、g!my friends say.Its a waste of time.Butthey dont realize one important thing.Tm not really interestedin fishing.I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doingnothing at all!Lesson 21 Mad or n o t?是 不 是 疯 了？Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad.I live near an airportand passing planes can be hea

37、rd night and day.The airportwas built years ago,but for some reason it could not be usedthen.Last year,however,it came into use.Over a hundredpeople must have been driven away from their homes by thenoise.I am one of the few people left.Sometimes I think thishouse will be knocked down by a passing p

38、lane.I have beenoffered a large sum of money to go away,but I am determinedto stay here.Everybody says I must be mad and they areprobably right.Lesson 22 A glass envelope 玻 璃 信 封 My daughter,Jane,never dreamed of receiving a letter from agirl of her own age in Holland.Last year,we were travellingacr

39、oss the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with hername and address on it into a bottle.She threw the bottle intothe sea.She never thought of it again,but ten months later,shereceived a letter from a girl in Holland.Both girls write toeach other regularly now.However,they have decided to usethe p

40、ost office.Letters will cost a little more,but they willcertainly travel faster.Lesson 23 A new house 新 居 I had a letter from my sister yesterday.She lives in Nigeria.Inher letter,she said that she would come to England next year.If she comes,she will get a surprise.We are now living in abeautiful n

41、ew house in the country.Work on it had begunbefore my sister left.The house was completed five monthsago.In my letter,I told her that she could stay with us.Thehouse has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden.It isa very modern house,so it looks strange to some people.Itmust be the only moder

42、n house in the district.Lesson 24 It could be worse 不 幸 中 之 万 幸 I entered the hotel managers office and sat down.I had justlost 5 0 and I felt very upset.I left the money in myroom,I said,and it*s not there now.The manager wassympathetic,but he could do nothing.Everyones losingmoney these days,he sa

43、id.He started to complain aboutthis wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door.A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk.It contained50.I found this outside this gentlemans room,she said.Well,I said to the manager,there is still some honestyin this world!Lesson 25 Do the English sp

44、eak English?讲 的 是 英 语 吗？I arrived in London at last.The railway station was big,blackand dark.I did not know the way to my hotel,so I asked aporter.I not only spoke English very carefully,but very clearlyas well.The porter,however,could not understand me.Irepeated my question several times and at la

45、st he understood.He answered me,but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly.Iam a foreigner,I said.Then he spoke slowly,but I couldnot understand him.My teacher never spoke English like that!The porter and I looked at each other and smiled.Then he saidsomething and I understood it.Youll soon learn Engli

46、sh!he said.I wonder.In England,each person speaks a differentlanguage.The English understand each other,but I don*tunderstand them!Do they speak English?Lesson 26 The best art critics 最 佳 艺 术 评 论 家 I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures.Many peoplepretend that they understand modern art.T

47、hey always tell youwhat a picture is aboutJ.Of course,many pictures are notabout anything.They are just pretty patterns.We likethem in the same way that we like pretty curtain material.Ithink that young children often appreciate modem picturesbetter than anyone else.They notice more.My sister is onl

48、yseven,but she always tells me whether my pictures are goodor not.She came into my room yesterday.*What are youdoing?she asked.Fm hanging this picture on the w a ll,I answered.Its a new one.Do you like it?She looked at itcritically for a moment.*It*s all right,she said,but isntit upside down?I looke

49、d at it again.She was right!It was!Lesson 27 A wet night 雨 夜 Late in the afternoon,the boys put up their tent in the middleof a field.As soon as this was done,they cooked a meal overan open fire.They were all hungry and the food smelled good.After a wonderful meal,they told stories and sang songs by

50、the campfire.But some time later it began to rain.The boysfelt tired so they put out the fire and crept into their tent.Theirsleeping bags were warm and comfortable,so they all sleptsoundly.In the middle of the night,two boys woke up andbegan shouting.The tent was full of water!They all leapt outof