【正文】 e Wayl e is a sm al l ri ver t hat cuts acr oss t he par k near my hom e. I li ke si t i ng by the Wayl e on fi ne aft er noons. It was war m l ast Sunday, so I went and sat on t he r i ver bank as usual . Som e chi l dr en were pl ayi ng gam es on the bank and there wer e som e peopl e r owi ng on t he ri ver . Suddenl y, one of t he chi l dr en ki cked a bal l ver y hard and i t went t owar ds a pasi ng boat. Some people on t he bank cal ed out t o t he m an in t he boat , but he di d not hear t hem . The bal l st ruck him so har d t hat he nearl y f el i nto t he wa ter. I t ur ned t o l ook at t he chil dren, but t her e wer en39。t axi39。t it upside down ?39。 I t39。 I answer ed. 39。 What ar e you doi ng ?39。about 39。You39。 l eson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engli sh? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar i ved i n London at l ast. The r ail way st ati on was bi g, bl ack and dar k. I di d not know t he way t o my hot el , so I asked a por t er . I not onl y spoke Engl i sh ver y car ef ull y, but very cl ear ly as wel . The por t er , however, could not under st and m e。 she said. 39。 he sai d. He st art ed to pl ai n about t hi s wi cked wor l d but was i nt er upt ed by a knock at t he door . A gir l cam e i n and put an envel ope on hi s desk. It cont ained amp。s not t her e now.39。 50 and I f elt ver y upset. 39。 But t hey don39。You must gi ve up fi shi ng!39。 my f ri ends sa y.39。t r eal i ze one im port ant t hi ng. I 39。 I l eft t he m oney in m y r oom, 39。 The manager was sym pat het i c, but he coul d do not hi ng. 39。 5o. 39。Wel l, 39。 I r epeat ed m y quest ion sever al t im es and at last he underst ood. He answer ed me, but he spoke neit her sl owly nor clearl y. 39。l l soon l ear n Engli sh!39。. Of course, m any pi ctur es ar c not 39。 she asked. 39。I t39。s al l ri ght ,39。 I l ooked at i t agai n. She was r i ght! I t was! Lesson27 A wet night 雨夜 Lat e i n t he af t er noon, t he boys put up their t ent i n the mi ddle of a f iel d. As soon as t hi s was done, t hey cooked a m eal over an open f ir e. They wer e al hungr y and t he f ood sm elt good. Af t er a wonderf ul m eal , they t ol d stori es and sang songs by t he cam p fi r e. But som e ti me l at e r it began t o r ai n. The boys f el t ti red so t hey pet out t he fi r e and cr ept i nto t hei r t ent. Their sl eping bags wer e warm and f or t abl e, so t hey al sl ept soundl y. I n t he m iddle of t he ni ght , t wo boys woke up and began shouti ng. The t ent was f ul l of wate r! They al l eapt out of t hei r sl eepi ng bags and hurr i ed out si de. I t was r ai ni ng heavil y and t hey f ound t hat a st ream had f or m ed i n t he f i el d. The st ream wound i ts way acr oss t he f i el d and then fl owed ri ght under t heir t ent ! Leson28 No parki ng 禁止停車 Jasper Whit e is one of t hose r ar e peopl e who bel i eves i n ancient m yt hs. He has just bought a new house i n t he cit y, but ever si nce he m oved i n, he has had tr oubl e wi th m ot ori st s. when he r etur ns hom e at ni ght, he al ways f i nds t hat som eone has par ked a car out si de his gate. Because of this, he has not been abl e t o get his own car i nt o his gar age even once. Jasper has put up39。 i s a sm al l Swiss aeroplane cal l ed a 39。t any i n si ght : they had al r un away! The m an l aughed when he r eali zed what had happened. He cal led out t o t he chi l dr en and thr ew t he bal back t o t he bank. Leson31 Sucess st ory 成功者的故事 Yest er day af t er noon Fr ank Hawkins was t el li ng m e about hi s experi ences as a young m an. Fr ank i s now t he head of a ver y lar ge business pany, but as a boy he used t o wor k i n a sm al l shop. It was hi s job t o r epair bi cycles and at hat t im e he used t o wor k f our teen hour s a day. He saved money f or years and i n 1938 he bought a sm al l wor k shop of his own. Dur ing t he war Frank used t o m ake spar e part s f or aeroplanes. At t hat ti me he had t wo helpers. By t he end of t he war, t he sm al l work shop had be e a lar ge f act or y whi ch empl oyed seven hundred and t went y ei ght peopl e. Fr ank smi led when he r em em ber ed his har d ear l y years and t he long r oad t o success. He was sti l smi li ng when the door opened and hi s wi f e came i n. She want ed hi m to r epai r their son39。You must give up fi shing! 39。 But they don39。50 and I f elt ver y upset .39。s not t her e now.39。 he said. He star ted t o plain about this wi cked worl d but was inter rupted by a knock at the door. A gi rl came i n and put an envel ope on his desk. I t contai ned amp。 she sai d. 39。 lesson25 Do the Engl ish speak Engl ish? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ri ved in London at last. The rai lway stat ion was big, black and dar k. I did not know the way to my hot el, so I asked a port er. I not onl y spoke Engli sh ver y careful ly, but ver y cl ear ly as wel l. The port er, however , could not under stand me。You39。about39。 What are you doi ng ?39。 I answer ed. 39。 It 39。t it upsi de down ?39。t axi 39。s f ir st passenger was a doctor who fl ew fr om Bir mingham t o a l onel y vil lage in the Wel sh mount ains. Si nce then, Captai n Fawcet t has f lown passenger s t o many unusual pl aces. Once he l anded on t he roof of a block of fl ats and on anot her occasi on, he l anded in a desert ed car park. Captain Fawcet has just ref used a str ange request fr om a businessm an. The man wanted t o f ly t o Rockal l, a l onel y island i n the At l ant ic Ocean, but Captain Fawcet did not t ake hi m because t he tr ip was t oo dangerous. Lesson30 Footbal l or pol o? 足球還是水球？ The Wayle i s a sm al ri ver t hat cuts across the par k near my hom e. I l ike sit ti ng by the Wayl e on f ine aft ernoons. It was war m last Sunday, so I went and sat on the r iver bank as usual . Som e chi ldr en were pl ayi ng gam es on the bank and there wer e some peopl e rowi ng on the r iver . Suddenl y, one of t he chi ldren ki cked a bal