【正文】 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 l age i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had l ef t it on a chair besi de t he door and now it wasn39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng f or it , t he 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 bi l . I haven39。t got m y bag. 39。 The inn keeper smi led and imm edi atel y went out. I n a f ew mi nutes he r et urned wi th m y bag and gave i t back t o me. 39。I 39。m ver y sor r y, 39。 he sai d 39。 My dog had t aken it i nto 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 oment,39。 I said. 39。I t m ay have begun alr eady,39。 Susan answered. 39。I hurr ied t o t he t i cket off ice. 39。May I have t wo ti ckets 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。 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 ish f or hour s wit hout catchi ng anyt hi ng. But t hi s does not worr y m e. Some f ishermen ar e unl ucky. I nst ead of catching f i sh, t hey catch ol d boot s and rubbi 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 hom e wi t h an em pt y bag. 39。You must gi ve up fi s hi ng!39。 my f ri ends say.39。 It 39。s a wast e of t im e.39。 But t hey don39。t r eal ize one im por t ant t hi ng. I39。m not r eal ly i nter est ed i n f ishi ng. I am only i nter ested i n si t i ng i n a boat and doi ng not hing at al ! Leson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes are sl owl y dr ivi ng m e mad. I li ve near an ai r por t and passi ng planes can be heard ni ght and day. The ai rport was buil t dur i ng t he war, but f or som e 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 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 wi l be knocked down by a passi ng plane. I have been of f er 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. Ever ybody 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 dreamed 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 tr avel li ng acr oss t he Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wi t h her name and address on it i nt o a bott le. She thr ew the bot tl e into the sea. She never t hought of i t agai n, but ten m ont hs later, she r eceived a l et ter f rom a gir l in Hol land. Bot h gir ls wr i te t o each ot her r egul arl y now. However , t hey have decided to use t he post off ice. Let ter s wil l cost a li t 1e mor e, but they wi l cer tai nl y t ravel f ast er. Lesson23 A new house 新居 Igar den i s l arger than Joe39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and grows m ore f lower s and vegetables, but Joe39。s gar den i s mor e int er est ing. He has made neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool . I like gar dens too, but I do not l ike hard wor k. Ever y year I enter f or t he gar den pet it ion t oo, and I always wi n a l it le pr ize f or the wor st garden i n the t own! Lesson 9 A col d wele 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to t he Town Hal . It was t he last day of the year and a large cr owd of people had gather ed under the Town Hal clock. I t would str ike t welve i n twent y mi nut es39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es pa ssed and t hen, at fi ve to t welve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wai ted, but nothi ng happened. Suddenly someone shout ed, 39。I t39。s two minutes past t welve! The cl ock has st opped!39。 I looked at m y watch. It was t rue. The bi g c lock r efused to wel e the New Year . At that moment everybody began t o l augh and sing. Lesson 10 Not f or jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d musical i nst rum ent . I t is cal ed a clavichord(翼琴 ). I t was made in Ger many in 1681. Our cl avi chor d i s kept i n the l ivi ng room. I t has belong t o our fami ly f or a long t ime. The i nstr ument was bought by my gr andf at her m any years ago. Recentl y it wa s damaged by a visit or. She tr ied t o play j az on it ! She st ruck the keys too har d and two of t he st ri ngs were br oken. My father was shocked. Now we are not al owed to touch it . I t is being r epai red by a fr iend of my f ather39。s. Leson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng dinner at a r est aur ant when Har ry Steele came i n. Har ry wor ked in a lawyer39。s of f ice year s ago, but he is now wor king at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he always borr ows money fr om hi s fr iends and never pays i t back. Har y saw me and came and sat at the same t abl e. He has never bor rowed money f rom me. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked him t o lend m e amp。2. To my surpr ise, he gave me the money im mediately. 39。I have never borr owed any money fr om you,39。 Har y said, 39。so now you can pay for my di nner !39。 Leson 12 Goodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our ncighbour , Capt ain Char les Ali son, wi l sai l fr om Por tsmouth tomor row. We shal met him at t he harbour ear ly i n t he morni ng. He wi l l be i n his smal l boat, Topsai l. Tapsail is a famous li t le boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant ic m any t im