【正文】 upsi de down ?39。 It 39。 I answer ed. 39。 What ar e you doi ng ?39。about39。You39。 l eson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engli sh? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ived 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 hotel , so I asked a por ter . I not only spoke Engl ish very car ef ull y, but very cl ear ly as wel . The por ter , however, could not under st and me。 she said. 39。 he sai d. He start ed to 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 gir l cam e in and put an envelope on hi s desk. It cont ained amp。s not ther e now. 39。50 and I f el t ver y upset .39。 But they don39。You m ust give up f is hing! 39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。Could I have those two ti ckets pl ease ?39。Can I retur n these two ti ckets?39。ve sold out, 39。May I have t wo t ickets please ?39。 I said. 39。 he sai d 39。t got m y bag. 39。Yes, t hank you,39。 l eson18 H e of ten does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af t er I had had lunch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had l eft it on a chai r beside t he door and now i t wasn39。100 a year ! Lesson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car in t he wr ong pl ace, a tr af f ic poli cem an wil l soon f ind i t. You wi l be ver y lucky if he l et s you go wi thout a ti cket. However, t hi s does not al ways happen. Traf i c pol ice ar e som eti mes ver y pol it e. Dur ing a holi day i n Sweden, I found t hi s not e on m y car :39。 I said in a weak voi ce. 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be s taying for fi ve days. Duri ng thi s ti me, they wi l give f ive perf orm ances. As usual , the poli ce wil l have a di f icult t ime. They wil l be tr ying t o keep or der . It i s al ways the same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng exper ience last year. Af ter I had left a smal l vi l age i n t he south of Fr ance, I drove on t o the next town. On t he way, a young man waved to me. I st opped and he asked me for a l if t. As soon as he had got int o the car, I said good mor ning t o him in Fr ench and he r eplied i n t he same l anguage. Apar t f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al l. Neit her of us spoke duri ng the j ourney. I had near l y reached t he town, when the young man suddenly sai d, very sl owly, 39。 Har ry sai d, 39。s. Lesson 11 One good turn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was having di nner at a restaurant when Har y Steele came in. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。s of fi ce years ago, but he i s now wor ki ng at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he al ways bor rows m oney f rom his f ri ends and never pays it back. Har ry saw m e and came and sat at t he same table. He has never bor r owed money fr om m e. Whi le he was eat ing, I asked hi m to l end me amp。so now you can pay f or m y dinner! 39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。Don39。 Sir , we wel e you t o our ci t y. This i s a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wil enj oy your stay here i f you pay at tenti on t o our str eet si gns. Thi s not e i s onl y a r em inder.39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng for i t, the i nnkeeper cam e in. 39。 I answer ed, 39。 The i nn keeper smil ed and imm edi at ely went out. In a few mi nut es he r etur ned wi t h my bag and gave it back t o me. 39。 My dog had t aken i t i nto t he garden. He oft en does thi s. 39。I t may have begun alr eady,39。 I asked. 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。 he asked. 39。 I asked. 39。s per for mance. 39。 m y fr iends say.39。t reali ze one i mport ant t hi ng. I 39。 I left t he money in m y room, 39。 The manager was sym pat het ic, but he could do not hing. 39。5o. 39。Wel l, 39。 I r epeated m y quest ion sever al t imes and at last he understood. He answer ed me, but he spoke neit her sl owl y nor clearl y. 39。l l soon l ear n Engl i sh! 39。. Of cour se, many pictur es ar c not 39。 she asked. 39。I t 39。s al r ight ,39。 I looked at i t again. She was ri ght! I t was! Leson27 A wet ni ght 雨夜 Lat e in the aft ernoon, t he boys put up thei r t ent i n t he middle of a fi el d. As soon as t hi s was done, they cooked a m eal over an open f i r e. They wer e al l hungr y and t he f ood sm el t good. Af t er a wonder f ul m eal , t hey t ol d st or i es and sang song s by t he cam p f i r e. But som e t i m e l at er i t began t o r ai n. The boys f el t i nst r um ent. I t i s cal led a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ) . It was m ade i n Germ any in 1681. Our cl avi chor d is kept in t he li vingr oom. It has bel ong to our f am il y for a l ong ti me. The inst rum ent was bought by my grandfather many year s ago. Recent ly i t was dam aged by a vi si tor . She t ri ed to pl ay jazz on i t! She str uck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of the str ings wer e broken. My f at her was shocked. Now we ar e not al lowed t o touch i t. It i s bei ng repair ed by a f ri end of m y fat her 39。I have never bor rowed any money f rom you, 39。clock so we shal have plenty of t ime. We shal see his boat and t hen we shal say good bye to hi m. He wi l be away f or two m ont hs. We are very proud of him. He wil l take par t in an import ant r ace acr oss t he Atl ant ic. Leson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a group of popul ar si nger s. At pr esent, they are vi sit ng al part s of the count ry. They wil l be ar r iving her e tomor row. They wi l be ing by t rai n and most of t he young peopl e i n the t own wi l be meeti ng them at t he st at ion. Tomorr ow evening t hey wi l l be singi ng at t he Wor ker s39。Mr. Har mswort h, 39。 he Said. Then he sm il ed and t old me I would r ecei ve an ext ra amp。My dear, it m ust be t er ri ble t o be gr own up! 39。 he asked. 39。t pay t he bi l . I haven39。m ver y sorr y,39。The pl ay may begi n at any moment,39。I hur r ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。m sor ry, we39。 Susan excl aimed. Just then, a man hurr ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。 I sai d sadly. Leson20 On