【正文】 a amp。 100 a year! Lesson 16 A poli t e request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you par k your car in t he wr ong pl ace, a tr af i c pol icem an wil l soon f i nd it. You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he lets you go wit hout a t icket . However , this does not al ways happen. Tr af ic poli ce are som etim es ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day in Sweden, I f ound thi s not e on m y car: 39。 Sir , we wel e you t o our ci t y. This i s a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wil l enj oy your stay her e i f you pay at t enti on t o our st reet si gns. Thi s note i s only a remi nder. 39。 If you r ecei ve a request li ke thi s, you cannot f ail t o obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er is an actr es. She m ust be at l east t hir ty fi ve year s ol d. In spit e of thi s, she of t en appear s on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wi l have t o t ake par t i n a new pl ay soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gir l of sevent een. I n t he pl ay, she m ust appear i n a bri ght r ed dr ess and long black stocki ngs. Last year in anot her play, she had t o wear short socks and a br ight, or angecolour ed dr es. If anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she al ways answers, 39。My dear , i t m ust be t er i bl e t o be gr own up!39。 l esson18 H e oft en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af t er I had had lunch at a vi l age inn, I l ooked for my bag. I had l eft it on a chair beside t he door and now i t wasn39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng for it , t he i nn keeper cam e in. 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 he asked. 39。Yes, t hank you, 39。 I answer ed, 39。but I can39。t pay t he bi l . I haven39。t got m y bag.39。 The i nn keeper sm il ed and i mm edi at el y went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he r et ur ned wit h my bag and gave it back t o m e. 39。I 39。m very sorr y,39。 he sai d 39。 My dog had t aken i t int o the gar den. He oft en does t hi s. 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。The pl ay may begin at any moment,39。 I sai d. 39。I t may have begun alr eady,39。 Susan answer ed. 39。I hurr i ed t o t he t i cket off ice. 39。May I have t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。I 39。m sorr y, we39。ve sol d out ,39。 t he gi rl said. 39。What a pit y!39。 Susan excl aim ed. Just t hen, a m an hur ri ed to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。Can I r et ur n these t wo t i ckets?39。 he asked. 39。Cer tai nl y, 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。Coul d I have those t wo t i ckets pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。Cer tai nl y, 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。s per f or mance. 39。I m ight as wel l have t hem ,39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 O ne m an i n a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is m y f avouri te sport . I of t en f i sh f or hour s wit hout catchi ng anyt hi ng. But t hi s does not worr y m e. Some f isherm en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, they cat ch old boot s and r ubbi sh. I am even l es l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ngnot even ol d boot s. Aft er having spent whol e m or ni ngs on t he ri ver, I al ways go home wi t h an em pt y bag. 39。You m ust give up f ishing!39。 m y fr iends say.39。 I t39。s a wast e of tim e.39。 But they don39。t reali ze one i mport ant t hi ng. I39。m not real y i nt er est ed i n fi shi ng. I am onl y i nt er est ed i n si ti ng i n a boat and doi ng not hi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aeroplanes ar e sl owl y dri ving m e m ad. I l i ve near an ai r por t and passi ng planes can be heard ni ght and day. The air port was buil t dur i ng t he war, but f or som e r eason it coul d not be used t hen. Last year, however , i t cam e i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e m ust have been dr iven away f rom their homes by t he noi se. I am one of t he f ew peopl e l ef t. Someti mes I t hi nk t hi s house wil l be knocked down by a passi ng plane. I have been of fer ed a lar ge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am det er mi ned t o st ay her e. Everybody says I m ust be m ad and t hey ar e pr obabl y ri ght . Leson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daught er , Jane, never dr eam ed of recei ving a l et er f r om a gir l of her own age i n Holl and. Last year, we wer e t ravel li ng a cr oss t he Channel and Jane put a piece of paper wit h her nam e and addr ess on it i nto a bot tl e. She t hr ew t he bot tl e i nt o t he sea. She never t hought of it agai n, but t en m ont hs l at er , she r ecei ved a l et er f r om a gi rl i n Holl and. Bot h gi rl s wr it e t o ea ch ot her r egularl y now. However, t hey have deci ded t o use the post of fi ce. Let ers wi l cost a l it t 1e m ore, but t hey wil l cert ai nl y tr avel f ast er . Lesson23 A new house 新居 I had a let er fr om m y si st er yest er day. She li ves i n Ni ger i a. I n her l et t er , she said t hat she woul d e t o Engl and next year. I f she es, she wi l get a sur pri se. We ar e now l ivi ng i n a beaut if ul new house i n t he countr y. Wor k on it had begun bef or e m y si st er l eft . The house was pl eted f i ve m ont hs ago. I n m y l et ter, I t old her t hat she coul d st ay wit h us. The house has m any l ar ge r oom s and there i s a l ovel y gar den. I t i s a ver y m oder n house, so it l ooks str ange t o som e peopl e. I t m ust be t he onl y m oder n house i n t he di st ri ct . Lesson24 It could be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I ent ered t he hot el m anager39。s of fi ce and sat down. I had j ust l ost amp。 50 and I f el t ver y upset .39。 I l ef t he m oney i n m y r oom ,39。 I sai d, 39。and i t39。s not t her e now.39。 The m anager was sym patheti c, but he coul d do not hi ng. 39。Ever yone39。s l osi ng m oney t hese days,39。 he said. He st ar ted t o pl ain about t his wicked worl d but was i nter rupted by a knock at he door. A gi rl came i n and put an envel ope on his desk. I t cont ai ned amp。 5o. 39。I found t hi s out si de t hi s gent leman39。s r oom39。 she sai d. 39。Wel ,39。 I sai d t o t he m anager, 39。t her e i s st il l some honest y i n t hi s worl d !39。 l esson25 Do t he Engl ish speak Engli sh? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar i ved i n London at l ast. The r