【正文】 d of a ver y l ar ge busi ness pany, but as a boy he used to wor k i n a smal shop. I t was hi s job t o r epai r bi cycl es and at that ti me he used to wor k f our teen hours a day. He saved money f or years and i n 1938 he bought a smal wor k shop of hi s own. Dur ing t he war Frank used to m ake spare part s for aeroplanes. At t hat t ime he had t wo helper s. By t he end of t he war, t he sm al l work shop had bee a lar ge factory which empl oyed seven hundred and t went yeight peopl e. Fr ank smi led when he r emembered his har d ear ly years and t he long r oad to success. He was st il smi li ng when the door opened and his wi fe came i n. She want ed him to r epai r t hei r son39。 i s a smal Swi s aeroplane cal ed a 39。 I looked at it agai n. She was r ight! I t was! Lesson27 A wet night 雨夜 Late i n t he af ter noon, the boys put up t hei r tent in the mi ddl e of a f ield. As soon as this was done, t hey cooked a meal over an open fi re. They were al l hungry and t he food smelt good. Aft er a wonder ful meal, they t old stor ies and sang songs by the camp f ir e. But some ti me l ater it began t o r ai n. The boys f el t ti red so t hey pet out t he fi re and cr ept i nto t hei r tent. Their sleepi ngbags were war m and f ort abl e, so t hey al l sl ept soundly. I n the middle of t he night, two boys woke up and began shouti ng. The t ent was f ull of water! They al l eapt out of t hei r sl eepi ng bags and hurr ied out si de. I t was r ai ni ng heavi ly and t hey found that a str eam had for med in the f ield. The str eam wound it s way acr oss t he fi eld and t hen f l owed ri ght under t hei r tent! Lesson28 No parking 禁止停車 Jasper Whi te i s one of t hose r are people who beli eves i n anci ent m yt hs. He has j ust bought a new house in t he city, but ever since he moved in, he has had t rouble wi t h motor ists. when he ret ur ns home at night, he always f inds that someone has par ked a car outside hi s gat e. Because of t hi s, he has not been able t o get hi s own car into hi s garage even once. Jasper has put up39。s al l ri ght ,39。I t39。 she asked. 39。. Of cour s e, 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 neither slowl y nor cl ear ly. 39。Wel l, 39。5o. 39。 The manager was sym pat het ic, but he could do not hing. 39。 I left t he money in m y r oom, 39。ai r por t was built dur ing t he war , but f or som e reason i t coul d not be used then. Last year , however, i t ca me i nto use. Over a hundred people must have been dri ven away fr om t hei r hom es by the noise. I am one of t he few people left . Som et im es I t hink t his house wi l l be knocked down by a passing pl ane. I have been off er ed a l ar ge sum of money to go away, but I am determ ined to st ay her e. Ever ybody says I m ust be mad and t hey ar e probabl y r ight. Lesson22 A gl ass envelope 玻璃信封 My daught er, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a let er f r om a gi rl of her own age i n Hol land. Last year, we were t ravel ing a cross the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper wi th her nam e and addr ess on i t i nto a bot tl e. She t hr ew t he bot tl e int o t he sea. She neve r t hought of it agai n, but t en months lat er , she r ecei ved a let er f rom a gir l in Holl and. Both gi rl s wr it e to each other regularl y now. However , they have decided t o use the post of fi ce. Let ers wi l cost a l it t1e m or e, but t hey wi l cert ainly tr avel faster. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a let er f rom my si st er yesterday. She li ves i n Ni ger ia. In her l et ter, she sai d that she woul d e to Engl and next year . If she es, she wi l l get a surpri se. We are now l ivi ng in a beauti ful new house i n t he countr y. Wor k on it had begun bef or e my si st er left . The house was pleted f ive m ont hs ago. I n my l eter , I told her t hat she coul d st ay wi th us. The house has m any large r ooms and there is a l ovel y gar den. I t is a very moder n house, so it l ooks str ange t o some peopl e. I t must be t he onl y modern house in the dist ri ct . Lesson24 It could be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I ent ered t he hot el m anager39。 I said, 39。Ever yone39。I f ound t his outside t his gentl em an39。 I said to t he manager , 39。I am a for ei gner ,39。 he sai d. I wonder. I n England, each man speaks a dif fer ent l anguage. The Engli sh understand each other, but I don39。about39。 I39。s a new one. Do you l ike i t ?39。 she sai d, 39。 No Parking39。Pil atus Port er 39。s bi cycl e! Leson32 Shoppi ng made easy 購物變得很方便 People ar e not so honest as they once were. The tempt at ion t o steal i s greater than ever bef ore especial y in large shops. A det ect ive r ecentl y watched a wel dr esed woman who al ways went i nt o a l arge stor e on Monday mor ni ngs. One Monday, there wer e fewe r peopl e in the shop than usual when the wom an cam e in, so it was easi er f or the detecti ve to wat ch her . The woman f ir st bought a f ew smal ar ticl es. Af ter a li t le t im e, she chose one of the most expensi ve dresses i n the shop and handed it t o an as ist ant who wr apped i t up for her as qui ckl y as possible. Then the wom an si mply took the par cel and walked out of t he shop wi thout payi ng. When she was ar rested, t he det ect ive f ound out t hat the shopassi st ant was her daughter . The gi rl 39。cl ock i n t he m orni ng. Er na i s only f ourt een years ol d and she hopes l o set up a new wor l d r ecor d. She i s a st r ong swi m m er and m any peopl e f eel t hat she i s sur e t o succe ed. Er na39。 I left t he money in m y r oom, 39。 The manager was sym pat het ic, but he could do not hing. 39。5o. 39。Wel l, 39。 I r epeated my questi on se veral ti mes and at l ast he under st ood. He answered m e, but he spoke neither slowl y nor cl ear ly. 39。l l s