【正文】 ti ng them at t he st ation. Tomorr ow evening t hey wi l l be si ngi ng at the Workers39。 Club. The Gr enwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days. Dur ing this t im e, t hey wi l l gi ve fi ve per for mances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t ti me. They wi l l be t ryi ng to keep order . I t is al ways t he sam e on these occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語嗎？ I had an amusing exper ience last year. Af ter I had left a smal l vi l age in t he south of Fr ance, I drove on t o the next town. On t he way, a young man waved t o me. I st opped and he asked m e for a l if t. As soon as he had got int o the car, I said good mor ning t o him in French and he r eplied i n t he same l anguage. Apar t fr om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al l. Neit her of us spoke dur ing t he journey. I had nearl y reached t he town, when t he young man suddenl y sai d, very sl owly, 39。Do you speak English?39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engl ish hi msel f! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secret ar y t old me that Mr . Har mswort h woul d see me. I f el t ver y nervous when. I went int o his of fi ce. He di d not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I enter ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d that business was ver y bad. He told m e t hat t he fi rm could not af or d t o pay such l ar ge sal ari es. Twenty people had alr eady l eft . I knew t hat m y tur n had e. 39。Mr . Har mswort h,39。 I sai d in a we ak voi ce. 39。Don39。t inter rupt, 39。 he Said. Then he smil ed and told me I would recei ve an ext ra amp。100 a year ! Leson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n the wr ong place, a t raf fi c policeman wi l soon fi nd it . You wi l be very l ucky i f he let s you go wit hout a t icket. However , thi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic poli ce are someti mes ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day in Sweden, I f ound this not e on my car: 39。 Si r, we wele you to our ci ty. This i s a No Parking area. You wi l enjoy your st ay her e i f you pay at ent ion t o our st reet si gns. This not e is only a remi nder .39。 I f you r ecei ve a request li ke thi s, you cannot f ai l to obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer is an actr es. She must be at least t hir tyf i ve years ol d. I n spit e of this, she of ten appear s on the stage as a young gir l. Jennif er wil l have t o take part i n a new play soon. Thi s ti me, she wi l be a gi rl of seventeen. I n t he pl ay, she must appear i n a br ight red dr ess and l ong black stockings. Last year in anot her play, she had t o wear short socks and a br ight, or ange colour ed dr es. If anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she al ways answers, 39。My dear , it must be ter ibl e to be gr own up!39。 lesson18 H e oft en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vi l age inn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had l eft it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn39。t ther e ! As I was looking f or it , the inn keeper came i n. 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 he asked. 39。Yes, thank you, 39。 I answered, 39。but I can39。t pay the bil l. I haven39。t got my bag.39。 The inn keeper smi led and i mmediatel y went out . I n a f ew m inutes he r et urned wi th m y bag and gave i t back t o me. 39。Im ver y sor ry, 39。 he said 39。 My dog had taken it i nt o t he gar den. He of ten does this.39。 Leson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。The play m ay begin at any mom ent ,39。 I sai d. 39。It m ay have begun al ready, 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。I hur ri ed to t he ti cket off ice. 39。May I have t wo ti cket s please ?39。 I asked. 39。I 39。m sorr y, we39。ve sol d out,39。 t he gi r l said. 39。What a pi ty! 39。 Susan exclai med. Just t hen, a man hur ri ed to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。Can I r et urn these t wo t i cket s?39。 he asked. 39。Cer t ainly, 39。 t he gir l said. 39。Could I have t hose t wo t icket s please ?39。 I asked. 39。Cert ai nly, 39。t he gi rl said, 39。but they are f or next Wednesday39。s perf orm ance. 39。I might as wel have them,39。 I said sadl y. Lesson20 O ne man i n a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is m y f avouri te sport . I of ten f ish f or hour s wit hout catching anythi ng. But thi s does not worr y me. Some f isher men a r e unl ucky. Instead of cat chi ng f ish, t hey cat ch ol d boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything not even old boots. Aft er having spent whol e mor ni ngs on the r iver, I always go home wi t h an empty bag. 39。You must give up f is hing!39。 my fr iends say.39。 I t39。s a wast e of ti me.39。 But they don39。t r ealize one i mport ant t hi ng. I 39。m not r eal ly inter est ed in f ishing. I am only inter ested i n sit ti ng in a boat and doi ng nothing at al ! Leson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes are sl owl y dr ivi ng me mad. I li ve near an air por t and passi ng planes can be heard ni ght and day. The ai rport was buil t dur ing the war, but for some r eason it could not be used t hen. Last year, however , it came int o use. Over a hundr ed people must have been dr iven away f r om t heir homes by the noi se. I am one of the f ew peopl e l ef t. Someti mes I thi nk this house wi l be knocked down by a pasi ng plane. I have been of fered a large sum of m oney t o go away, but I am deter mi ned t o stay here. Ever ybody says I must be m ad and they are pr obably ri ght . Lesson22 A glass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daughter , Jane, never dr eam ed of r ecei vi ng a l et ter fr om a gir l of her own age in Holland. 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 i nto t he sea. She never thought of i t again, but ten months l ater, she received a let ter fr om a gi rl 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 the post off ice. Let ter s wil l cost a li t 1e more, but t hey wil l cer tainl y