Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys
The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be coming by train and most of the young 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. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.
Lesson 14 Do you speak English?
I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, ' Do you speakEnglish？' As I soon learnt, he was English himself!
Lesson 15 Good news
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 when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had come.'Mr. Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice. 'Don't interrupt,' he said. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!
任务配置：L0、L4
performance /pərˈfɔrməns / 演出、表演
occasion /əˈkeɪʒən/ 场合，时机
keep order 维持秩序
amuse /əmˈjuz/ (使)娱乐；逗乐；
drive on 继续开车；煽动，鼓励；撞在…上
lift n.电梯；升降机；免费搭车；搭便车；较好的心情；更大的信心；
apart from 除了
journey /ˈʤɜrni/
secretary /ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri /
afford /əˈfɔrd/ v. 买得起；(有时间)做，能做；承担得起(后果)；提供；给予
今天重点纠正了occasion、 secretary两个单词的发音。注意sion在这个里发音是/ʒən/，不是/ʃən/。今天3篇文章1个小时读完，效率比较高，继续努力。
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