【正文】 k your car in t he wr ong pl ace, a t raf i c pol icem an wil l soon f i nd i t. You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he l ets you go wi t hout a t i cket. However, t hi s does not al ways happen. Traf i c pol ice ar e someti mes very poli t e. Dur ing a holi day i n Sweden, I found 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 stay here i f you pay at tenti on t o our str eet si gns. Thi s not e i s onl y a r em inder.39。 I f you recei ve a r equest l i ke 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 thir t y fi ve year s ol d. I n spit e of t hi s, she oft en appear s on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wi l have t o t ake part i n a new pl ay soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gi rl of sevent en. In t he play, she m ust appear i n a br i ght r ed dr es and l ong bl ack st ocki ngs. Last year i n anot her pl a y, she had to wear shor t socks and a bri ght , or ange col our ed dr ess. 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 ble t o be gr own up! 39。 l eson18 He of ten does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vil lage i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had lef t i t on a chai r besi de t he door and now i t wasn39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng f or it , the 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 nnkeeper sm il ed and imm edi atel y went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he r et ur ned wit h m y bag and gave it back t o m e. 39。I 39。m ver y sor r y,39。 he sai d 39。 My dog had taken it i nt o t he gar den. He of t en does t hi s.39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。The pl ay m ay begi n at any m om ent ,39。 I sai d. 39。I t m ay have begun alr eady,39。 Susan answered. 39。I hurr ied t o t he t icket of fi ce. 39。May I have t wo ti ckets pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。I 39。m sor r 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。 t he 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 ol d boot s and r ubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anyt hi ng not even ol d boots. Aft er havi ng spent whol e m or ni ngs on t he r i ver, I al ways go home wit h an em pty bag. 39。You m ust give up f is hing!39。 m y fr iends say.39。 I t39。s a wast e of tim e. 39。 But t hey don39。t real i ze one im port ant t hi ng. I 39。m not r eal l y int er est ed i n f ishi ng . I am onl y i nter est ed i n sit ti ng in a boat and doi ng nothi ng at al ! Lesson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes ar e sl owly dr i vi ng m e m ad. I li ve near an air por t and passi ng pl anes can be hear d ni ght and day. The ai r port was buil t duri ng the war, but f or some r eason it could not be used t hen. Last year, however , it cam e i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e m ust have been dr i ven away f rom t heir 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 wi 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 stay her e. Everybody says I m ust be m ad and they 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 vi ng a l et t er f r om a gi rl of her own age in Hol l and. Last year , we wer e tr avel i ng acr oss t he Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wi t h her name and addr ess on i t i nt o a bott le. She thr ew t he bott l e i nt o t he sea. She never t hought of i t agai n, but ten m ont hs l ater, she r eceived a l et t er f rom a gir l in Hol land. Bot h gir l s wri te t o each ot her r egul arl y now. However , t hey have decided t o use t he post of fi ce. Let er s wi l cost a l it t1e m or e, but t hey wi l cert ai nly t r avel faster. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et er f r om m y si st er yester day. She li ves i n Ni ger ia. I n her l et ter, she sai d t hat she woul d e t o England next year. I f she es, she wi l get a sur pr i se. We ar e now li ving i n a beaut if ul new house i n t he count r y. Work on i t had begun bef or e my si st er l eft. The house was pl eted f ive m ont hs ago. In m y l et ter, I t ol d her t hat she coul d st ay wit h us. The house has m any l arge r oom s and there i s a l ovel y gar den. It 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 elt ver y upset .39。 I lef t the money in my r oom ,39。 I sai d, 39。and i t39。s not t her e now.39。 The manager was sympathetic, but he could do not hing. 39。Everyone39。s los ing m oney t hese days, 39。 he said. He star ted to pl ain about t his wi cked wor l d but was i nter upted by a knock at he door . A gi rl came in and put an envel ope on hi s desk. It contained amp。5o. 39。I f ound this outsi de this gentl em an39。s room39。 she said. 39。Wel ,39。 I sai d to the manager , 39。there is sti l some honesty in t his wor ld ! 39。 leson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engl ish? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ri ved in London at l ast . The rail way stati on was big, black and dar k. I di d no