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1、Less on 1 A private con versati on 私人谈话Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very in teresting. But I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. Because I could not hear the actors. I turned roun

2、d. I looked at the man and the woma n angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the en d, I could not bear it. I tur ned round again. I cant hear a word! I said angrily. It s none of your bus in ess, the young man said rudely. This is a private conversation!.Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch 早餐还是午餐It wa

3、s Sun day. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time.Last Sun day I got up very late. I looked out of the win dow. It was dark outside.What a day! I thought. Its raining agai n. Just then, the teleph one rang. It was my auntLucy. Ive just arrived by train, she said. I

4、m coming to see you. But Im still having breakfast, I said.What are you doing she asked.rteakfaslhav ingbated.Dear me, she said. Do you always get up so late Its one oclock!Less on 3 Please send me a card 请给我寄一张明信片Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums an

5、d sat in public garde ns. A frien dly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. The n he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send anycards to my friends. On the lastday I made a big decisi

6、on. I got up early and bought thirty-seve n cards. I spe nt the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!Lesson 4 An excit ing trip激动人心的旅行I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has bee n there for sixmon ths. Tim is an engin eer. He is work ing for

7、a big firm and he has already visited a greatnu mber of differe nt places i n Australia. He has jusLbought an Australia n car and has gone toAlice Sprin gs, a small tow n in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwi n. From there,he will flyto Perth. My brother has n ever bee n abroad before

8、, so he is finding this trip veryexcit ing.Less on 5 No wrong nu mbers 无错号之虞Mr. James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage inPin hurst. Pin hurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has 辿st bought twelve p

9、igeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pin hurst to Silbury. The bird covered the dista nee in three minutes. Up to now,Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private telep

10、h one service.Lesson 6 Percy Buttons珀西 巴顿斯I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knoeked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on_his head and sang son gs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and dra nk the beer. Then h

11、e put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a n eighbor 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 wai

12、ting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diam ond from South Africa. A few hours earlier, some one had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diam on ds. Whe n the pla ne arrived, some of the detectives were waiti ng in side the main buildi ng while othe

13、rs were wait ing on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off_the pla ne and carried it in to 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!Less on 8 The best and the worst 最好的和

14、最差的Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for TheNicest Garde n Competition each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Friths garde n is largerthan Joes. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joes garde n is more interesting. He h

15、as made n eat paths a nd has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like garde ns too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I en ter for the garde n competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!Less on 9 A cold welcome 冷遇On Wedn esday eve ning, we went to the To

16、wn Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered u nder the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty mi nu tes time. Fiftee n mi nu tes passed a nd the n, at five to_twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothi

17、ng happened. Suddenly some one shouted, Its two mi nu tes past twelve! The clock 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 call

18、ed a clavichord（翼琴）.It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the liv in g-room. It has belonged to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my gran dfather many years ago. Recen tly it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too ha

19、rd 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 frie nd of my fathers.Less on 11 One good tur n deserves ano ther 礼尚往来I was having dinner at a restaura nt when Harry Steele came in. Harry worked in a lawyers office years ago

20、, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his frie nds and n ever pays it back. Harry saw me and came and sat _at the same table. He has n ever borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me twenty poun ds. To my surprise, he gave

21、 me the money immediately. I have n ever borrowed any money from you, Harry said, so now you can pay for my dinn er!Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再见，一路顺风Our neighbor, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We shall meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in hi

22、s small boat; 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 ple nty of time. We shall see his boat and the n we shall say good-bye to him. He will be away for two mon ths. We are very proud of him. He will take par

23、t in an importa nt race across the Atlantic.Lesson 13 The Gree nwood Boys绿林少年The Gree nwood Boys are a group of popular s in gers. At present, they are visit ing all parts of the coun try. They will be_arrivi ng here tomorrow. They will be coming by train and most of the young people in the town wil

24、l be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers Club. The Gree nwood Boys will be stay ing for five days. During this time, they will give five performa nces. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the s

25、ame on these occasions.Lesson 14 Do you speak En glish你会讲英语吗I had an amusing experienee last year. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove onto the n ext tow n. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he askedme for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I sa

26、id good morning to him in French and he replied in the same Ianguage. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke duri ng the jour ney. I had n early reached the tow n, whe n the young man suddenly said, very slowly, Do you speak English As I soon learnt, he was Engl

27、ish himself!Less on 15 Good n ews 佳音The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when. I went into his office. He did not look up_from his desk whe n I entered. After I had sat dow n, he saidthat business was very bad. He told me that the firm could not afford to pay s

28、uch large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had come. Mr. Harmsworth, I said in a weak voice. Dont in terrupt, he said. The n he smiled a nd told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!Lesson 16 A polite request 彬彬有礼的要求If you park your car in the wrong place,

29、a traffic policema n will soon find it. You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this 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 Park ing area. You

30、 will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder. If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!Less on 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 appear

31、s on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon. This time, she will be a girl of seve ntee n. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in ano ther play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress.

32、If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, My dear, it must be terrible to be grow n up!Lesso n18 He ofte n 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 was nt there! As I was look ing for it, the

33、inn-keeper came in. Did you have a good meal he asked. Yes, tha nk you, I an swered, but I cant pay the bill. I have nt got my bag. The inn-keeper smiled and immediately we nt out. I n a few minu tes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. Im very sorry, he said My dog had taken it_into the

34、garden. He often does this.Lesso n19 Sold out 票已售完The play may begi n at any moment, 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, weve sold out, the girl said.What a pity! Susa n exclaimed.Just then, a man hurried to

35、 the ticket-office.Can I return these two tickets he asked.Certainly, the girl said.Could I have those two tickets please I asked.Certa inly, the girl said, but they are for n ext Wedn esdays performance.I might as well have them, I said sadly.Lesso n20 One man in a boat 独坐孤舟Fishing is my favorite s

36、port. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fisherme n are uni ucky. In stead of catchi ng fish, they catch oJd. boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I n ever catch any thi ng-not eve n old boots. After hav ing spe nt whole mornings on the river, I al

37、ways go home with an empty bag. You must give up fishing! my friends say. Its a waste of time. But they dont realize one important thing. Im not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!Lesso n21 Mad or not 是不是疯了Aeropla nes are slowly driv ing

38、me mad. I live n ear an airport and pass ing pla nes can be heard ni ght and day. The airport was built duri ng the 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 th

39、e few people left_Sometimes I think this house will be kno eked dow n by a passing pla ne. I have bee n offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.Less on22 A glass en velope玻璃信圭寸My daughter, Jane, n ever dreame

40、d of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holla nd. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She n ever thought of it aga in, but ten months later, she received a lette

41、r from a girl in Holla nd. Both girls write to_each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the post-office. Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.Less on23 A new house 新居I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she

42、 said that she would come to England n ext year. If she comes, she will get a surprise. We are now liv ing in a beautiful new house in the coun try. Work on it had begun before my sister left. The house was completed five mon ths ago .In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house h

43、as many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district.Less on24 It could be worse 不幸中之万幸I en tered the hotel man agers office and sat dow n. I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset. I left t

44、he money in my room, I said, and its not there no w. The man ager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. Everyones losing money these days, he said. He started to complain about this wickedworld but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. It contain

45、ed $5o. I found this outside this gentlemans room she said. Well, I said to the man ager, there is still some honesty in this world! Lesso n25 Do the En glish speak En glisl英 国人讲的是英语吗I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I as

46、ked a porter. I not only spoke En glish very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however, could not un dersta nd me; I repeated my questi on several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. I am a foreigner, I said. Then he spoke slowly,

47、but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and _I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. Youll soon learn English! he said. I wonder. In England, each man speaks a different Ian guage. The En glish un dersta nd each othe

48、r, but I dont un dersta nd them! Do they speak Englishlesso n26 The best art critics 最佳美术评论家I am an art_ stude nt and I paint a lot of pictures. Ma ny people pretend that they un dersta nd moder n art. They always tell you what a picture is about. Of course, many pictures arc not about any thi ng. T

49、hey are just pretty patter ns. We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material. I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures betterthan anyone else. They notice more. My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not. She came into

50、 my room yesterday. What are you doing she asked. rm hanging this picture on the wall, I answered. Its a new one. Do you like it She looked at it critically for a moment. Its all right, she said, but isnt it upside-down I looked at it again. She was right! It was!Lesso n27 A wet night 雨夜Late in the

51、after noon, the boys put up_their tent in the middle of a field. As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an open fire. They were all hungry a nd the food smelt good. After a wonderful meal, they toldstories and sang songs by the camp fire. But some time later it began to rain. The boys fel

52、t tired so they pet out the fire and crept into their tent. Their sleeping-bags were warm and comfortable, so they all slept soundly. In the middle of the night, two boys woke up and began shouting. The tent was full of water! They all leaptout of their sleep in g-bags and hurried outside. It was ra

53、ining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field. The stream wound its way across the field and the n flowedright un der their tent!Lesso n28 No park ing 禁止停车Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in_ ancient myths. He has just bought a new house in the city, but eve

54、r since he moved in, he has had trouble with motorists. whe n he returns home at n ight, he always finds that some one has parked a car outside his gat Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once. Jasper has put No Parking signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect. Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate. It is one of the uglies