【正文】 garden is larger than Joe39。It39。s office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back. Harry saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me amp。so now you can pay for my dinner!39。Do you speak English?39。Don39。 Sir, we wele you to our city. This is a No Parking area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder.39。t there ! As I was looking for it, the innkeeper came in. 39。 I answered, 39。 The innkeeper smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. 39。 My dog had taken it into the garden. He often does this.39。It may have begun already,39。 I asked. 39。 the girl said. 39。 he asked. 39。 I asked. 39。s performance. 39。 my friends say.39。t realize one important thing. I39。 I left the money in my room,39。 The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. 39。5o. 39。Well,39。 I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. 39。ll soon learn English!39。. Of course, many pictures arc not 39。 she asked. 39。It39。s all right,39。 I looked at it again. She was right! It was! Lesson27 A wet night 雨夜 Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field. As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an open fire. They were all hungry and the food smelt good. After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the camp fire. But some time later it began to rain. The boys felt tired so they pet out the fire and crept into their tent. Their sleepingbags were warm and fortable, so they all slept soundly. In the middle of the night, two boys woke up and began shouting. The tent was full of water! They all leapt out of their sleepingbags and hurried outside. It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field. The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent! Lesson28 No parking 禁止停車 Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths. He has just bought a new house in the city, but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with motorists. when he returns home at night, he always finds that someone has parked a car outside his gate. Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once. Jasper has put up39。 is a small Swiss aeroplane called a 39。s. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe39。s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!39。2. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our ncighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We shall meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat, is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o39。 As I soon learnt, he was English himself! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when. I went into his office. He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. He told me that the firm could not affo rd to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had e. 39。t interrupt,39。 If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirtyfive years old. In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orangecoloured dress. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, 39。Did you have a good meal ?39。but I can39。I39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。 Susan answered. 39。I39。What a pity!39。Certainly,39。Certainly, 39。I might as well have them,39。 It39。m not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all ! Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built during the war, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right. Lesson22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封 My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the postoffice. Letters will cost a litt1e more, but they will certainly travel faster. Lesson23 A new house 新居 I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she would e to England next year. If she es, she will get a surprise. We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before my sister left. The house was pleted five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district. Lesson24 It could be worse 不幸中之萬(wàn)幸 I entered the hotel