2024年4月10日发(作者：奚豆)

Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话

Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat。 The play was very interesting。 I did not

enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me。 They were talking loudly。 I got

very angry。 I could not hear the actors。 I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily。

They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. ’I can’t hear a

word！’ I said angrily。 ’ It’s none of your business，' the young man said rudely. ’This is a private

conversation!’.

Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐还是午餐？

It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time.

Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside。

’What a day!’ I thought. ’It's raining again.’ Just then， the telephone rang. It was my aunt

Lucy.’ I’ve just arrived by train,’ she said. ’I’m coming to see you.' 'But I’m still having

breakfast，' I said。

'What are you doing ？' she asked。 ' I’m having breakfast,’ I repeated.

’Dear me,’ she said。 ’Do you always get up so late ？ It’s one o'clock!

Lesson 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 and sat in

public gardens。 A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian。 ’Then 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 any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision。 I

got up early and bought thirty-seven cards。 I spent the whole day in my room， but I did not write

a single 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 in Australia。 He has been there for six

months。 Tim is an engineer。 He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number

of different places in Australia。 He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs，

a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth.

My brother has never been abroad before， so he is finding this trip very exciting。

Lesson 5 No wrong numbers 无错号之虞

Mr James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst.

Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury， but Mr Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so

he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to

Silbury. The bird covered the distance 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 telephone service.

Lesson 6 Percy Buttons 珀西·巴顿斯

I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked 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 songs。

I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and

went away。 Later a neighbour told me about him。 Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons。

2024年4月10日发(作者：奚豆)

Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话

Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat。 The play was very interesting。 I did not

enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me。 They were talking loudly。 I got

very angry。 I could not hear the actors。 I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily。

They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. ’I can’t hear a

word！’ I said angrily。 ’ It’s none of your business，' the young man said rudely. ’This is a private

conversation!’.

Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐还是午餐？

It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time.

Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside。

’What a day!’ I thought. ’It's raining again.’ Just then， the telephone rang. It was my aunt

Lucy.’ I’ve just arrived by train,’ she said. ’I’m coming to see you.' 'But I’m still having

breakfast，' I said。

'What are you doing ？' she asked。 ' I’m having breakfast,’ I repeated.

’Dear me,’ she said。 ’Do you always get up so late ？ It’s one o'clock!

Lesson 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 and sat in

public gardens。 A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian。 ’Then 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 any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision。 I

got up early and bought thirty-seven cards。 I spent the whole day in my room， but I did not write

a single 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 in Australia。 He has been there for six

months。 Tim is an engineer。 He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number

of different places in Australia。 He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs，

a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth.

My brother has never been abroad before， so he is finding this trip very exciting。

Lesson 5 No wrong numbers 无错号之虞

Mr James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst.

Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury， but Mr Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so

he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to

Silbury. The bird covered the distance 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 telephone service.

Lesson 6 Percy Buttons 珀西·巴顿斯

I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked 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 songs。

I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and

went away。 Later a neighbour told me about him。 Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons。