Lesson 12

　　Goodbye and good luck再见，一路顺风

　　First listen and then answer the question.听录音，然后回答以下问题。

　　Where is Captain Alison going and how？

　　Our neighbour， Captain Charles Alison， will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We'll meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat， Topsail. Topsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock， so we'll have plenty of time. We'll see his boat and then we'll say goodbye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.

　　New words and expressions 生词和短语

　　luck  n. 运气，幸运captain  n. 船长sail  v. 航行harbour  n. 港口proud  adj. 自豪important  adj. 重要的

　　参考译文

　　我们的邻居查尔斯。艾利森船长明天就要从朴次茅斯启航了。明天一大早我们将在码头为他送行。他将乘坐他的“涛波赛”号小艇。“涛波赛”号是艘有名的小艇，它已经多次横渡大西洋。艾利森船长将于8点钟启航，因此我们有充裕的时间。我们将参观他的船，然后和他告别。他要离开两个月，我们真为他感到自豪，他将参加一次重大的横渡大西洋的比赛。

(责任编辑：泰雅)