【正文】 ger was sym pat hetic, but he could do not hing. 39。 I lef t t he m oney in m y r oom, 39。t r ealize one im por tant hing. I39。 m y f riends say. 39。s per f orm ance. 39。 I asked. 39。 he asked. 39。 t he gir l said. 39。 I asked. 39。I t m ay have begun alr eady,39。M y dog had t aken it int o t he gar den. He of t en does t his. 39。 The inn keeper sm iled and im m ediat ely went out . I n a f ew minut es he r et ur ned wit h m y bag and gave it back t o m e. 39。 I answered, 39。t t her e ! As I was looking f or it , t he inn keeper cam e in. 39。 Sir , we wel e you t o our cit y. This is a No Par king ar ea. You wil enjoy your st ay her e if you pay at t ent ion t o our st r eet signs. This not e is only a r em inder .39。Don39。Do you speak English?39。 As I soon lear nt, he was English him self ! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ar y t old m e t hat M r . Har mswor t h would see m e. I f elt ver y ner vous when. I went int o his of f ice. He did not look up f r om his desk when I ent er ed. Af t er I had sat down, he said t hat business was ver y bad. He t old m e t hat he f ir m could not af fo r d t o pay such lar ge salar ies. Twent y people had alr eady lef t. I knew t hat m y t ur n had e. 39。t int er r upt ,39。 I f you r eceive a r equest like t his, you cannot f ail t o obey it ! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 M y aunt J ennif er is an act r ess. She m ust be at least t hir t y five year s old. I n spit e of t his, she of t en appear s on t he st age as a young ir l. J ennif er wil have t o t ake par t in a new play soon. This t im e, she wil be a gir l of sevent een. I n t he play, she m ust appear in a br ight r ed dr ess and long black st ockings. Last year in anot her play, she had t o wear short socks and a br ight, or ange col ur ed dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, 39。Did you have a good m eal ?39。but I can39。I 39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。I 39。What a pit y!39。Cer t ainly, 39。Cer t ainly, 39。I m ight as well have t hem ,39。 I t39。m not r ealy int er est ed in f ishing. I am only int er est ed in sit t ing in a boat and doing not hing at al ! Lesson21 M ad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes ar e slowly dr iving m e m ad. I live near an air por t and passing planes can be hear d night and day. The air por t was built dur ing t he war , but f or som e r eason it could not be used t hen. Last year, however , it cam e int o use. Over a hundr ed people m ust have been dr iven away f r om t heir hom es by t he noise. Iam one of t he f ew people lef t . Som etim es I t hink t his house wil be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been of f ered a lar ge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am det erm ined t o st ay her e. Everybody says I m ust be m ad and t hey ar e pr obably r ight . Lesson22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封 M y daught er, J ane, never dr eam ed of r eceiving a let t er f r om a gir l of her own age in Holand. Last year, we wer e t r avelling acr oss t he Channel and J ane put a piece of paper wit h her nam e and addr ess on it int o a bot t le. She t hr ew t he bot tle int o t he sea. She never t hought of it again, but t en m ont hs lat er , she r eceived a let t er f r om a gir l in Ho land. Bot h gir ls wr it e t o each ot her r egular ly now. However, t hey have decided t o use t he post of ice. Let t er s wil l cost a lit t 1e m or e, but t hey wil cer t ainly t r avel f aster. Lesson23 A new house 新居 Ihad a let t er f r om m y sist er yest er day. She lives in Niger ia. I n her let t er , she said t hat she would e t o England next year. I f she es, she wil get a sur prise. We ar e now l iving in a beaut if ul new house in t he count r y. Work on it had begun bef ore m y sist er lef t . The house was plet ed f ive m ont hs ago. I n m y let t er , I t old her t hat she could st ay wit h us. The house has m any lar ge r ooms and t here is a lovely gar den. It is a ver y m oder n house, so it looks st range t o som e people. I t m ust be t he only m oder n house in t he dist r ict . Lesson24 I t could be wor se 不幸中之萬幸 I ent ered t he hot el m anager 39。 I said, 39。Ever yone39。I f ound t his out side t his gent lem an39。 I said t o t he m anager, 39。I am a f or eigner ,39。 he said. I wonder. I n England, each m an speaks a dif f er ent language. The English under st and each ot her, but I don39。about 39。I 39。s a new one. Do you like it ?39。 she said, 39。 No Par king39。Pilat us Por t er39。 As I soon learnt , he was Engl ish him self ! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secretar y tol d me t hat Mr. Har mswort h would see me. I fel t ver y ner vous when. I went into hi s off ice. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I entered. Af ter I had sat down, he said t hat busines was ver y bad. He t old me that the f ir m coul d not af f or d t o pay such l ar ge sal ar i es. Twenty peopl e had alr eady l ef t. I knew t hat my tur n had e. 39。t i nter upt, 39。 If you r ecei ve a request li ke thi s, you cannot fai l t o obey it ! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er is an actr ess. She must be at least t hir tyf ive years ol d. I n spite of t his, she of ten appear s on the stage as a young gi rl . Jennif er wil l have t o take part in a new play soon. Thi s ti me, she wi l be a gi rl of sevent een. I n t he play, she m ust appear i n a bri ght r ed dress and l ong bl ack st ocki ngs. Last year i n anot her pl ay, she had to wear shor t socks and a bri ght , orange col oured dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answer s, 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。but I can39。I 39。 Leson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。I 39。What a pi ty! 39。Cer tainl y, 39。Cert ainly, 39。I mi ght as wel have them, 39。 I t39。m not real y int er est ed in f ishing. I am only inter est ed in sit ti ng in a boat and doing nothi ng at al ! Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes ar e sl owly dr ivi ng me m