Lesson 6 Percy Buttons 珀西巴頓斯

1、Lesson 6 Percy Buttons 珀西巴頓斯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

2、 cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour 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. 我剛剛搬進了大橋街的一所房子. 昨天一個乞丐來敲我的門, 問我要一頓飯和一杯啤酒. 作為回報, 那乞丐頭頂?shù)氐沽⑵饋? 嘴里還唱著歌. 我給了他一頓飯. 他把

3、食物吃完, 又喝了酒. 然后把一塊乳酪裝進衣袋里走了. 后來, 一位鄰居告訴了我他的情況. 大家都認(rèn)識他, 他叫珀西.巴頓斯. 他每月對這條街上的每戶人家光顧一次, 總是請求給他一頓飯和一杯啤酒.Lesson 7 Too late 為時太晚The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had tol

4、d the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the

5、door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!參考譯文 飛機誤點了, 偵探們在機場等了整整一上午. 他們正期待從南非來的一個裝著鉆石的貴重包裹. 數(shù)小時以前, 有人向警方報告, 說有人企圖偷走這些鉆石. 當(dāng)飛機到達時, 一些偵探等候在主樓內(nèi), 另一些偵探則守候在停機坪上. 有兩個人把包裹拿下飛機, 進了海關(guān). 這時兩個偵探把住門口, 另外兩個偵探打開了包裹. 令他們吃驚的是, 那珍貴的包裹里面裝的全是石頭和沙子!Lesson 8 The

6、 best and the worst 最好的和最差的Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for The Nicest Garden Competition each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Friths garden is larger than Joes. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joes garden is

7、 more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!喬.桑德斯擁有我們鎮(zhèn)上最漂亮的花園。幾乎每個人都參加每年舉辦的“最佳花園競賽”，而每次都是喬獲勝。比

8、爾.弗里斯的花園比喬的花園大，他比喬也更為勤奮，種植的花卉和蔬菜也更多，但喬的花園更富有情趣。他修筑了一條條整潔的小路，并在一個池塘上架了一座小木橋。我也喜歡花園，但我卻不愿意辛勤勞動。每年的花園競賽我也參加，但總因是鎮(zhèn)上最劣的花園而獲得一個小獎！Lesson 9 A cold welcome 冷遇On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It

9、 would strike twelve in twenty minutes time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted. Its two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped! I looked at my watch. It was

10、 true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.星期三的晚上，我們?nèi)チ耸姓d。那是一年的最后一天，一大群人聚集在市政廳的大鐘下面。再過20分鐘，大鐘將敲響12下。15分鐘過去了，而就在11點55分時，大鐘停了。那根巨大的分針不動了。我們等啊等啊，可情況沒有變化。突然有人喊道：“已經(jīng)12點零2分了！那鐘已經(jīng)停了！”我看了一下我的手表，果真如此。那座大鐘不愿意迎接新年。此時，大家已經(jīng)笑了起來，同時唱起了歌。Lesson 10 Not for

11、 jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living room. It has belonged to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is bei