Lesson 1 A private conversation文档格式.docx
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Lesson2Breakfastorlunch?
ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.I
sometimesstayinbeduntillunchtime.LastSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Itwasdark
outside.‘Whataday!
’Ithought.‘It'
srainingagain.’Justthen,thetelephonerang.ItwasmyauntLucy.‘I'
vejustarrivedbytrain,’shesaid.‘I'
mcomingtoseeyou.’
‘ButI'
mstillhavingbreakfast,’Isaid.
‘Whatareyoudoing?
’sheasked.
‘I'
mhavingbreakfast,’Irepeated.
‘Dearme,’shesaid.‘Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?
It'
soneo'
clock!
’
Lesson3Pleasesendmeacard
Postcardsalwaysspoilmyholidays.Lastsummer,Iwent
toItaly.Ivisitedmuseumsandsatinpublicgardens.A
friendlywaitertaughtmeafewwordsofItalian.Thenhelentmeabook.Ireadafewlines,butIdidnot
understandaword.EverydayIthoughtaboutpostcards.Myholidayspassedquickly,butIdidnotsendcardsto
myfriends.OnthelastdayImadeabigdecision.Igotupearlyandboughtthirty-sevencards.Ispentthewholedayinmyroom,butIdidnotwriteasinglecard!
Lesson4Anexcitingtrip
Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.Heis
inAustralia.Hehasbeenthereforsixmonths.Timisanengineer.HeisworkingforabigfirmandhehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesinAustralia.HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAliceSprings,asmalltowninthecentreofAustralia.Hewill
soonvisitDarwinFromthere,hewillflytoPerth.My
brotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfindingthistripveryexciting.
Lesson5Nowrongnumber
Mr.JamesScotthasagarageinSilburyandnowhehas
justboughtanothergarageinPinhurst.Pinhurstisonly
fivemilesfromSilbury,butMr.Scottcannotgeta
telephoneforhisnewgarage,sohehasjustboughttwelvepigeons.Yesterday,apigeoncarriedthefirstmessage
fromPinbursttoSilbury.Thebirdcoveredthedistancethefirstthreeminutes.Uptonow,Mr.Scotthassentagreatmanyrequestsforsparepartsandotherurgentmessages
fromonegaragetotheother.Inthisway,hehasbegun
hisownprivate‘telephone’service.
Lesson6PercyButtons
IhavejustmovedtoahouseinBridgeStreet.Yesterdayabeggarknockedatmydoor.Heaskedmeforameal
andaglassofbeer.Inreturnforthis,thebeggarstoodonhisheadandsangsongs.Igavehimameal.Heatethe
foodanddrankthebeer.Thenheputapieceofcheese
inhispocketandwentaway.Lateraneighbourtoldme
abouthim.Everybodyknowshim.HisnameisPercy
Buttons.Hecallsateveryhouseinthestreetonce
amonthandalwaysasksforamealandaglassofbeer.
Lesson7Toolate
Theplanewaslateanddetectiveswerewaitingatthe
airportallmorning.TheywereexpectingavaluableparcelofdiamondsfromSouthAfrica.Afewhoursearlier,someonehadtoldthepolicethatthieveswouldtrytostealthediamonds.Whentheplanearrived,someofthedetectiveswerewaitinginsidethemainbuildingwhileotherswere
waitingontheairfield.Twomentooktheparceloffthe
planeandcarrieditintotheCustomsHouse.Whiletwo
detectiveswerekeepingguardatthedoor,twoothersopenedtheparcel.Totheirsurprise,thepreciousparcelwas
fullofstonesandsand!
Lesson8Thebestandtheworst
JoeSandershasthemostbeautifulgardeninourtown.
Nearlyeverybodyentersfor'
TheNicestGarden
Competition'
eachyear,butJoewinseverytime.Bill
Frith'
sgardenislargerthanJoe'
s.Billworksharderthan
Joeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe'
s
gardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsand
hasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthe
gardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!
Lesson9Acoldwelcome
OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes'
time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,
atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminute
handdidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothing
happened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,‘It'
stwominutes
pasttwelve!
Theclockhasstopped!
*Ilookedatmy
watch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmoment,everybodybegantolaughandsing.
Lesson10NotForJazz
Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalleda
clavichord.ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Our
clavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongedto
ourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasbroughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!
Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.My
fatherwasshocked.Nowwewerenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather'
s.
Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother
IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteele
camein.Harryworkedinalawyer'
sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpays
itback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewas
eating,Iaskedhimtolendme&
2.Tomysurprise,he
gavemethemoneyimmediately.'
Ihaveneverborrowed
anymoneyfromyou,'
Harrysaid,'
sonowyoucanpay
formydinner!
'
Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck
Ourneighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfrom
Portsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbour
earlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlantic
manytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto'
clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatand
thenweshallsaygoodbyetohim.Hewillbeawayfor
twomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.Hewilltakepart
inanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.
Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys
TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.At
present,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.They
willbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingby
trainandmostoftheyoungpeopleinthetownwillbe
meetingthematthestation.Tomorroweveningtheywill
besingingattheWorkers'
Club.TheGreenwoodBoys
willbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywill
givefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhavea
difficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itis
alwaysthesameontheseoccasions.
Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?
Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.AfterIhadlefta
smallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothe
nexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgot
intothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,I
donotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whenthe
youngmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,'
Doyouspeak
English?
AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!
Lesson15
ThesecretarytoldmethatMrHarmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.Hedid
notlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldme
thatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.
Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome.'
MrHarmsworth,'
Isaidinaweakvoice.'
Don'
t
interrupt,'
heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwould
receiveanextra&
100ayear!
Lesson16
Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifhelets
yougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalways
happen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.During
aholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:
Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"
NoParking"
area.
Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder.'
Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcan-notfailtoobeyit!
Lesson17
Alwaysyoung
MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthe
stageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.
Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadto
wearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.If
anyoneeverasksherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,'
Darling,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!
Lesson18:
Heoftendoesthis!
AfterIhadhadlunchatavillagepub,Ilookedformy
bag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowit
wasn'
tthere!
AsIwaslookingforit,thelandlordcamein.
Didyouhaveagoodmeal?
"
heasked.
Yes,thankyou,'
Ianswered,'
butIcan'
tpaythebill.I
haven'
tgotmybag.'
Thelandlordsmiledandimmediatelywentout.Ina
fewminuteshereturnedwi
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