【正文】 y tr ai n and most of t he young people i n t he town wi l be m et ing t hem at he stati on. Tomor row evening t hey wil l be si ngi ng at the Wor kers39。 Club. The Greenwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng for f ive days. Dur ing t his t ime, they wi l give f ive per for mances. As usual, the pol ice wi l have a di f icul t im e. They wi l be tr ying t o keep order. I t i s always t he same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l eft a smal vi lage i n the south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to the next t own. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got into the car, I sai d good morni ng to hi m in Fr ench and he r epl ied i n the same l anguage. Apart f rom a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Nei ther of us spoke duri ng the j our ney. I had near ly r eached t he t own, when the young man suddenly said, very slowl y, 39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。 As I soon learnt , he was Engl ish him self ! Leson 15 Good news 佳音 The secretar y tol d me t hat Mr. Har mswort h would see me. I fel t ver y ner vous when. I went into hi s off ice. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I entered. Af ter I had sat down, he said t hat busines was ver y bad. He t old m e that the f ir m could not af ord to pay such large salar ie s. Twenty people had al ready left . I knew that my t urn had e. 39。Mr . Harm swor th, 39。 I said i n a weak voice. 39。Don39。t int er rupt ,39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and t ol d me I woul d r eceive an extr a amp。100 a year! Lesson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you park your car i n t he wrong pl ace, a tr af ic poli ceman wil l soon f ind i t. You wi l be very lucky if he l et s you go wi thout a ti cket. However, t hi s does not always happen. Traf fi c pol ice are somet imes very pol it e. Dur ing a hol iday in Sweden, I f ound t hi 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 wi l enj oy your st ay here i f you pay at tenti on to our str eet signs. Thi s not e i s onl y a r em inder.39。 I f you recei ve a r equest l ike t hi s, you cannot f ai l t o obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni f er i s an act ress. She must be at l east hir t y fi ve year s ol d. In spit e of t hi s, she oft en appear s on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wil l have t o t ake part i n a new pl ay soon. Thi s ti me, she wil l be a gi rl of sevent en. In t he play, she m ust appear in a br i ght r ed dr es and l ong bl ack st ocki ngs. Last year i n anot her pl ay, she had t o wear shor t socks and a bri ght , or ange col our ed dress. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she i s, she al ways answer s, 39。My dear, it m ust be t er ri bl e t o be gr own up! 39。 l eson18 H e of ten does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af t er I had had lunch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had l eft it on a chair beside t he door and now it wasn39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng f or it , the i nn keeper cam e i n. 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 bil l. I haven39。t got m y bag. 39。 The innkeeper smi led and im medi ately went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he retur ned wit h my bag and gave it back to m e. 39。I 39。m very sor ry,39。 he sai d 39。 My dog had t aken i t int o the garden. He oft en does t his.39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。The play may begin at any moment, 39。 I said. 39。I t may have begun alr eady, 39。 Susan answered. 39。I hurr ied t o the t icket off ice. 39。May I have two ti ckets pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。I 39。m sor r y, we39。ve sold out ,39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。What a pit y!39。 Susan exclaim ed. Just then, a man hurr ied t o t he ticket off ice. 39。Can I ret ur n t hese t wo ti cket s?39。 he asked. 39。Cer t ai nly,39。 t he gi rl said. 39。Could I have t hose t wo ti cket s please ?39。 I asked. 39。Cer t ai nly, 39。the gi rl said, 39。but they are f or next Wednesday39。s perf ormance. 39。I might as wel have them,39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 O ne man i n a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is m y favouri te sport . I of ten f ish f or hour s wit hout catching anything. But this does not worr y me. Some f isher men are unl ucky. Instead of cat chi ng fi sh, t hey cat ch ol d boots and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess l ucky. I never cat ch anythi ng not even old boot s. Af ter havi ng s pent whole m ornings on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wit h an empt y bag. 39。You must gi ve up fi shi ng! 39。 my f ri ends say. 39。 I t39。s a was te of ti me.39。 But they don39。t reali ze one impor tant t hing. I39。m not real y i nt erest ed in fi shi ng. I am onl y int er est ed in si t ing i n a boat and doing nothi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes ar e slowl y dri vi ng me m ad. I l ive near an ai rport and pasing pl anes can be hear d night and day. The air por t was bui lt duri ng the war , but f or some reason i t coul d not be used then. Last year , however, it came i nto use. Over a hundred peopl e must have been dri ven away f r om t hei r homes by t he noi se. I am one of t he few people l eft . Som et im es I t hink t hi s house wi l be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been of f er ed a lar ge sum of money to go away, but I am det ermi ned to st ay her e. Everybody says I m ust be mad and they ar e probabl y r ight. Leson22 A gl ass envelope 玻璃信封 My daughter , Jane, never dr eam ed of r ecei vi ng a l et ter f rom a gir l of her own age in Holl and. Last year , we wer e tr avel ling acr oss t he Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wi th her name and addr es on it int o a bott le. She threw the bott le into the sea. She never thought of i t again, but ten months l ater, she received a let ter fr om a gi r l i n Hol land. Bot h gir ls wr i te t o each ot her r egul ar ly now. However, t hey have deci ded to use