【正文】 ow the way t o m y hotel, so I asked a port er . I not onl y spoke Engl ish ver y carefull y, but ver y cl earl y as wel. The port er , however , coul d not underst and me。 she said. 39。 he sai d. He st ar ted to plai n about this wicked worl d but was i nt er upt ed by a knock at the door. A girl cam e i n and put an envel ope on hi s desk. I t cont ai ned amp。s not t her e now.39。 50 and I f elt ver y upset .39。 But t hey don39。You m ust give up fishi ng!39。but t hey ar e for next Wednesday39。Coul d I have t hose t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。Can I return t hese t wo ti cket s?39。ve sol d out, 39。May I have t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。 I sai d. 39。 he sai d 39。t pay t he bil l. I haven39。 he asked. 39。My dear, it m ust be t er ible t o be gr own up! 39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and tol d me I woul d recei ve an extr a amp。Mr. Harm swort h, 39。t he poli ce wil l have a dif fi cult tim e. They wil l be tr yi ng to keep order . I t i s al ways the sam e on t hese occasions. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l ef t a sm al l vil lage i n the south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to t he next town. On t he way, ayoung m an waved t o m e. I st opped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got i nt o the car, I sai d good m or ni ng t o him i n Fr ench and he r epli ed i n t he same l anguage. Apart fr om a few words, I do not know any French at al . Neit her of us spoke duri ng t he j our ney. I had nearl y reached t he t own, when the young m an suddenly sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。 I sai d in a we ak voi ce. 39。 100 a year! Lesson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you park your car in t he wr ong place, a t raf ic pol iceman wil soon fi nd it. You wil be ver y l ucky if he l et s you go wi thout ati cket . However, t hi s does not al ways happen. Trafi c poli ce ar e som etim es very pol it e. Dur ing a holi day i n Sweden, I f ound this not e on my car :39。 lesson18 He oft en does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vil lage i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had l eft it on a chair beside the door and now i t wasn39。Yes, t hank you,39。t got m y bag.39。 My dog had t aken i t i nt o the gar den. He oft en does this.39。I t may have begun alr eady,39。 I asked. 39。 t he gir l said. 39。 he asked. 39。 I asked. 39。s perf or mance. 39。 m y f ri ends say.39。t real ize one im port ant t hi ng. I39。 I l ef t he m oney i n m y r om ,39。 The manager was sym pat heti c, but he coul d do nothing. 39。5o. 39。Wel l,39。 I r epeat ed my quest i on sever al tim es and at last he under st ood. He answer ed m e, but he spoke neit her sl owl y nor cl earl y. 39。l l soon lear n Engli sh!39。. Of cour se, m any pictures ar c not 39。 she asked. 39。It 39。s al l ri ght,39。 I l ooked at i t agai n. She was ri ght! It was! Lesson27 A wet night 雨夜 Lat e i n the af t er noon, the boys put up t heir tent i n the middl e of a f ield. As soon as t hi s was done, t hey cooked a meal over an open f ire. They wer e al l hungry and the food smelt good. Aft er a wonderf ul meal , t hey told stori es and sang songs by t he camp f ir e. But some t ime later it began t o rain. The boys felt t he pol ice wil have a di f icul t ime. They wi l be t rying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions. Leson 14 Do you speak English? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusing experience l ast year . Aft er I had l ef t a smal l vi lage i n the south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lif t. As soon as he had got into t he car , I sai d good morning to him i n French and he repl ied in t he same l anguage. Apart fr om a few words, I do not know any French at al . Neit he r of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly r eached the town, when t he young man suddenly said, very slowly, 39。 I said in a weak voice. 39。100 a year ! Leson 16 A polit e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n the wrong pl ace, a tr af fi c poli ceman wi l soon find it . You wil l be ver y lucky i f he lets you go wit hout a t icket. However, this does not al ways happen. Tr af fic police ar e sometimes ver y poli te. Duri ng a holiday in Sweden, I found t hi s note on my car: 39。 lesson18 He of ten does this! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at avi l age inn, I looked for my bag. I had l ef t it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn39。Yes, thank you,39。t got my bag.39。 he sai d 39。 I said. 39。May I have t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。ve sol d out, 39。Can I r eturn these two t ickets?39。Could I have those two t ickets please ?39。but they ar e f or next Wednesday39。You must gi ve up fi shing!39。 But t hey don39。50 and I felt very upset. 39。s not there now. 39。 he said. He started to pl ai n about this wi cked wor ld but was i nt er rupted by a knock at the door. A gir l came in and put an envel ope on hi s desk. It contained amp。 she said. 39。 l esson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engli sh? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ari ved in London at l ast. The r ai lway stati on was bi g, black and dark. I did not know the way t o my hotel, so I asked a port er . I not only spoke English ver y carefull y, but ver y cl earl y as wel. The port er , however, could not understand me。You39。about 39。 What are you doing ?39。 I answer ed. 39。 It 39。t i t upsi dedown ?39。Mr . Harm swort h,39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and t ol d m e I woul d recei ve an extr a amp。My dear , i t m ust be t er ri bl e t o be gr own up! 39。 he asked. 39。t pay t he bil . I haven39。m ver y sorr y,39。The play m ay begi n at any moment, 39。I hur ied to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。m sor y, we39。 Susan excl aimed. Just t hen, a man hur ri ed t o t he t icket of fi ce. 39。 t he girl sai d. 39。t he girl sai d, 39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 O ne man in a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fishi ng i s m y favouri te sport. I oft en fi sh f or hour s wit hout cat ching anything. But t his does not wor ry me. Som e fi sherm en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of cat chi ng fi sh, they cat ch ol