【正文】 wor k i n a smal shop. It was hi s job t o r epair bi cycles and at that tim e he used t o wor k four teen hour s a day. He saved money for years and in 1938 he bought a smal l work shop of his own. Dur ing t he war Frank used t o make spar e part s for aeroplanes. At t hat ti me he had t wo helpers. By t he end of t he war, the smal l wor kshop had bee a large f act ory whi ch employed seven hundr ed and t went y eight people. Frank smi led when he r em em ber ed his hard ear ly years and t he long road t o succes. He was sti l smi ling when the door opened and hi s wi fe came i n. She wanted hi m t o r epai r t heir son39。 is a smal l Swi ss aer opl ane cal led a 39。 I l ooked at it agai n. She was ri ght ! It was! Lesson27 A wet night 雨夜 Late in t he aft er noon, the boys put up their t ent i n the m iddle of a f ield. As soon as thi s was done, they cooked a meal over an open f ir e. They were al l hungr y and the f ood smel t good. Af ter a wonder ful meal, t hey t old st or ies and sang songs by the camp f ir e. But some t ime later it began to r ain. The boys f elt t ir ed so t hey pet out the f ir e and cr ept i nto t heir tent. Their sleepingbags were war m and f ort abl e, so t hey al l sl ept soundl y. I n t he middl e of t he night, t wo boys woke up and began shout ing. The tent was f ull of water ! They al l leapt out of their sleepingbags and hur ri ed out side. I t was rai ni ng heavi ly and t hey f ound t hat a str eam had f or med i n the f iel d. The str eam wound i ts way across the f iel d and then fl owed r ight under their t ent ! Lesson28 No parki ng 禁止停車 Jasper White is one of those rar e people who bel ieves in ancient myths. He has just bought a new house i n the 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 eturns home at night , he al ways f inds t hat someone has parked a car out si de his gate. Because of this, he has not been abl e to get his own car int o his garage even once. Jasper has put up39。s al r ight, 39。I t39。 she asked. 39。. Of cour se, m any pi ct ures arc not 39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。 I r epeated my questi on several ti mes and at l ast he under st ood. He answered m e, but he spoke neit her slowl y nor cl ear ly. 39。I am a for ei gner ,39。 he sai d. I wonder. I n England, each man speaks a dif f er ent l anguage. The Engli sh underst and each other, but I don39。about39。 I 39。s a new one. Do you li ke i t ?39。 she sai d, 39。 No Par ki ng39。Pi lat us Por t er 39。s bi cycl e! Lesson32 Shopping m ade easy 購(gòu)物 變得很方便 People ar e not so honest as they once were. The tempt at ion t o steal is gr eater t han ever bef ore especial ly i n lar ge shops. A det ect ive r ecentl y wat ched a wel l dresed woman who al ways went i nto a large stor e on Monday mor nings. One Monday, there wer e f ewer people i n the shop than usual when t he woman cam e in, so it was easi er for the detecti ve to wat ch her . The woman f ir st bought a f ew smal l ar ti cl es. Af ter a l it tle ti me, she chose one of the m ost expensive dresses i n the shop and handed i t o an assi st ant who wr apped it up f or her as qui ckl y as possibl e. Then t he woman simpl y took t he par cel and walked out of the shop wit hout payi ng. When she was ar rested, the detective f ound out t hat t he shopassi stant was her daught er . The gi r l39。clock in the mor ning. Erna i s onl y f our teen year s old and she hopes l o set up a new worl d r ecord. She is a st rong swi mmer and many peopl e feel that she i s sur e to succed. Erna39。 ti me. As a great many people wil l be vi sit ing t he countr y, t he gover nm ent wi l be buil ding new hot el s, an i mmense st adi um, and a fi ne new swim ming pool. 39。s operati on had been successf ul and t he doct or told hi m that i t had been. He then a sked when Mr Gi lbert would be al lowed t o go home and t he doctor t old hi m t hat he would have t o stay i n hospit al for anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mil li ngt on asked the cal er if he was a r el ati ve of t he pat ient. 39。 Lesson40 Food and t alk 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a dinner par ty, the hostes asked me t o sit next t o Mr s Rumbold. Mr s Rumbold was a lar ge, unsm il ing l ady i n a t ight black dress. She did not even look up when I t ook m y seat besi de her . Her eyes were fi xed on her plat e and i n a short t ime, she was busy eati ng. I tr ied t o make conver sat ion. 39。 39。 I asked. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answer ed,39。 I sai d to m y wi fe. 39。 We mustn39。You needn39。 39。The Reveal er 39。 she answered. Ten mi nut es l ater we wal ked out of the shop together. My wif e was weari ng a hat t hat l ooked l i ke a l i ght house ! Lesson42 Not very m usi cal 并非很懂音樂(lè) As we had had a l ong wal k t hr ough one of t he m ar ket s of Ol d Del hi , we st opped at a squar e t o have a r est . Af t er a t i m e, we no t i ced a snake char m er wi t h t wo l ar ge basket s at t he ot her si de of t he squar e, so we went t o have a l ook at hi m . As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a l ong pi pe whi ch was cove r ed wi t h coi ns and but ver y clearl y as wel . The por ter, however , coul d not understand me。You39。about 39。 What ar e you doi ng ?39。 I answer ed. 39。 It 39。t it upsi de down ?39。t axi39。s fi rst passenger was a doct or who fl ew f r om Bir mi ngham to a lonel y vil l age i n t he Welsh m ountai ns. Sinc e t hen, Capt ai n Fawcet t has fl own passengers t o m any unusual places. Once he landed on the r oof of a bl ock of f lat s and on anot her occasi on, he l anded i n a deser ted car par k. Capt ai n Fawcet t has j ust r ef used a st r ange r equest f r om a busi nessm an. The m an wa nt ed t o fl y t o Rockal , a lonel y i sl and in t he Atl ant i c Ocean, but Capt ai n Fawcet t di d not take him because t he tr i p was too danger ous. Leson30 Foot bal l or polo? 足球還是水球？ The Way