【正文】 t he r i ver bank as usual . Som e chi l dr en were pl ayi ng gam es on the bank and t here wer e som e peopl e r owi ng on t he r i ver. Suddenl y, o ne of t he chi ldr en ki cked a bal l ver y har d and it went t owar ds a pasi ng boat. Some peopl e on t he bank cal ed out t o t he m an i n t he boat , but he di d not hear them . The bal l st r uck him so har d that he nearl y f el l int o t he wat er . I tur ned t o l ook at t he chi ldr en, but t her e wer en39。t axi39。t it upsi de down ?39。 It39。 I answered. 39。 What ar e you doing ?39。about39。You39。 l esson25 Do t he Engl ish 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 the way t o m y hot el , so I asked a port er. I not onl y spoke Engli sh ver y caref ul l y, but ver y clearl y as wel. The por ter, however , coul d not underst and m e。 she sai d. 39。 he sai d. He st ar t ed t o pl ai n about t hi s wi cked wor ld but was i nt er upt ed by a knock at t he door . A gi rl cam e i n and put an envel ope on his desk. I t cont ai ned amp。s not t her e now.39。 50 and I felt ver y upset.39。 But t hey don39。You m ust gi ve up f i shi ng!39。but they are f or next Wednesday39。Coul d I have t hose t wo ti cket s please ?39。Can I r et ur n t hese t wo ti cket s?39。 he asked. 39。 I asked. 39。s perf orm ance. 39。 m y f ri ends say.39。t r eali ze one i m port ant t hing. I39。 I l eft t he m oney i n m y r oom, 39。 The manager was sym pat heti c, but he coul d do nothi ng. 39。 5o. 39。Wel ,39。 I r epeat ed m y questi on sever al t im es and at last he underst ood. He answer ed me, but he spoke nei ther sl owl y nor cl earl y. 39。l l soon l ear n Engli sh!39。. Of cour se, m any pict ur es ar c not 39。 she asked. 39。I t 39。s al r ight,39。 I l ooked at it agai n. She was ri ght ! It was! Leson27 A wet ni ght 雨夜 Lat e i n t he af ter noon, the boys put up t hei r tent in t he mi ddl e of a fi eld. As soon as this was done, t hey cooked a m eal over an open fi r e. They wer e al l hungr y and t he f ood sm el t good. Af ter a wonderf ul m eal , t hey t ol d st ori es and sang songs by t he cam p fi r e. But som e tim e l at er i t began t o rai n. The boys felt t ir ed so they pet out t he f i re and cr ept i nt o t heir t ent . Thei r sl eepi ng bags wer e warm and f or table, so they al slept soundly. I n the mi ddl e of t he ni ght , t wo boys woke up and began shouti ng. The t ent was f ul l of wat er! 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 orm ed i n t he fi el d. The st ream wound i ts way acr oss t he fi el d and t hen f lowed r i ght under t hei r t ent ! Leson28 No parki ng 禁止停車 Jasper Whit e is one of t hose r ar e peopl e who beli eves i n anci ent m yt hs. He has j ust bought a new house i n t he ci t y, but ever si nce he m oved in, he has had t r ouble wit h mot or ists. when he r et urns hom e at ni ght, he al ways fi nds t hat som eone has par ked a car out si de hi s gat e. Because of t hi s, he has not been abl e t o get hi s own car i nt o his garage even once. Jasper has put up39。 i s a sm al l Swi s aer opl ane cal ed a 39。t any i n sight: t hey had al r un away! The m an laughed when he real i zed what had happened. He cal ed out t o t he chil dr en and t hr ew t he bal l back t o t he bank. Lesson31 Success st ory 成功者的故事 Yest er day aft ernoon Fr ank Hawki ns was tel ing m e about his exper i ences as a young m an. Frank i s now t he head of a very l arge busi nes pany, but as a boy he used t o wor k i n a sm al l shop. I t was his j ob t o r epai r bi cycl es and at t hat ti me he used t o wor k fourt een hour s a day. He saved m oney f or year s a nd i n 1938 he bought a sm al l wor k shop of hi s own. Dur i ng t he war Fr ank used to m ake spare part s f or aer opl anes. At that im e he had t wo hel per s. By t he end of t he war , t he smal wor kshop had bee a lar ge f act or y which empl oyed seven hundred and t went yei ght peopl e. Fr ank smi l ed when he remembered hi s har d earl y year s and the l ong road t o succes. He was stil l sm il i ng when t he door opened and hi s wi fe came i n. She want ed hi m to r epai r t heir son39。Can I retur n these two ti ckets?39。Coul d I have those two ti ckets pl ease ?39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。You must gi ve up fi shi ng! 39。 But they don39。50 and I fel t ver y upset. 39。s not there now. 39。 he sai d. He st art ed to plai n about thi s wicked wor ld but was int er rupt ed by a knock at the door. A gir l came in and put an envelope on his desk. I t cont ai ned amp。 she sai d. 39。 lesson25 Do the Engl ish speak English? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ived in London at last. The r ai lway st at ion was bi g, bl ack and dark. I did not know t he way to m y hotel, so I asked a por ter. I not onl y spoke Engl ish ver y caref ul ly, but ver y clearl y as wel . The por ter, however , coul d not understand me。You39。about 39。 What are you doing ?39。 I answered. 39。 I t39。t i t upside down ?39。t axi39。s fi rst pasenger was a doctor who f lew f r om Bi rm ingham to a lonely vi l age i n t he Welsh mountai ns. Sinc e t hen, Capt ain Fawcet has fl own pasenger s to many unusual places. Once he landed on the r oof of a bl ock of f lat s and on anot her occasion, he landed in a deser ted car par k. Capt ain Fawcet has just r efused a str ange r equest f rom a busi nessman. The man wa nted to fl y to Rockal , a lonely i sland in the At lanti c Ocean, but Capt ai n Fawcet t did not take him because the t ri p was too danger ous. Leson30 Foot ball or polo? 足球 還 是水球？ The Wayle i s a smal ri ver t hat cuts acr oss t he par k near my hom e. I l ike sit ti ng by the Wayl e on f ine aft ernoons. I t was war m last Sunday, so I went and sat on the r iver bank as usual . Som e childr en were pl ayi ng gam es on the bank and there wer