【正文】 pent whole m or nings on the r iver , I al ways go hom e wit h an empty bag. 39。 ti m e. As a gr eat m any peopl e wi l be vi sit i ng t he count r y, t he governm ent wil l be bui l di ng new hotels, an imm ense st adi um, and a f i ne new swi m m i ng pool . 39。cl ock in t he mor ni ng. Er na is onl y f our teen year s ol d and she hopes l o set up a new worl d r ecor d. She is a st r ong swim mer and m any peopl e feel t hat she i s sur e t o succed. Er na39。s bi cycl e! Lesson32 Shoppi ng m ade easy 購物變得很方便 Peopl e ar e not so honest as t hey once wer e. The t em pt at i on t o st eal is gr eat er t han ever bef or eespeci al ly i n l ar ge shops. A detect i ve r ecentl y wat ched a wel l dressed wom an who al ways went i nt o a lar ge st or e on Monday m or nings. One Monday, t her e were f ewer people i n t he shop t han usual when t he woman cam e i n, so it was easi er f or t he det ecti ve t o watch her. The wom an f ir st bought a few sm al l ar ti cl es. Af t er a l it tl e tim e, she chose one of t he m ost expensi ve dr eses i n t he shop and handed i t to an assi st ant who wr apped it up f or her a s quickly as possi bl e. Then t he woman sim pl y t ook t he parcel and wal ked out of t he shop wit hout payi ng. When she was ar est ed, t he det ecti ve f ound out that he shop asist ant was her daught er. The gir l39。Pi l at us Port er 39。 No Par ki ng39。 she sai d, 39。s a new one. Do you li ke i t ?39。 I39。about 39。 he sai d. I wonder. I n Engl and, each man speaks a dif f er ent l anguage. The Engli sh under st and each ot her, but I don39。I am a f or eigner,39。 I said t o t he m anager, 39。I f ound t hi s out side t hi s gent leman39。Ever yone39。 I sai d, 39。m not r eal ly i nter ested i n fi shi ng. I am onl y i nt erested i n si t i ng i n a boat and doi ng not hing at al l ! Leson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes are sl owl y dr ivi ng m e mad. I li ve near an air por t and passi ng planes can be hear d ni ght and day. The ai r port was buil t duri ng the war, but f or some r eason it coul d not be used t hen. Last year, however , it cam e i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e must have been dri ven away f r om t heir hom es by t he noi se. I am one of t he few peopl e l eft . Som et im es I t hink t hi s house wi l be knocked down by a pasi ng pl ane. I have been off ered a l arge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am det erm i ned t o stay here. Ever ybody says I must be m ad and they are pr obabl y ri ght . Leson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daught er , Jane, never dr eam ed of recei ving a l et t er f r om a gir l of her own age i n Holl and. Last year, we wer e t ravel li ng across the Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wit h her nam e and addr es on i t int o a bot tl e. She t hrew t he bott le i nt o t he sea. She never t hought of i t agai n, but t e n m ont hs l at er, she recei ved a l et ter fr om a gi rl i n Hol land. Bot h gir ls wri te t o each ot her r egul arl y now. However, t hey have dec ided t o use t he post off i ce. Let er s wil l cost a l it 1e m or e, but t hey wi l cert ai nly t r avel faster. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et er f r om m y si st er yester day. She li ves i n Ni ger ia. I n her l et ter, she sai d t hat she would e t o England next year. I f she es, she wi l get a sur pri se. We ar e now l ivi ng i n a beaut if ul new house i n t he countr y. Wor k on it had begun bef or e m y si st er l eft . The house was plet ed f i ve m ont hs ago. I n m y l et er , I tol d her t hat she coul d stay wi th us. The house has m any lar ge rooms and t her e is a l ovel y garden. I t is a ver y modern house, so it l ooks st range to some peopl e. It m ust be the onl y m oder n house i n t he di st ri ct. Leson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I enter ed t he hotel manager39。 It39。m i ght as wel have t hem ,39。 m y f ri ends say. 39。t r eal ize one im por tant thi ng. I39。 I l ef t the m oney i n my r oom ,39。 The m anager was sym pat heti c, but he coul d do not hi ng. 39。 5o. 39。Wel l,39。 I r epeat ed my quest i on sever al tim es and at l ast he under st ood. He answered m e, but he spoke neit her sl owl y nor cl ear l y. 39。l l soon l earn Engli sh! 39。. Of cour se, m any pi ct ures arc not 39。 she asked. 39。I t39。s al r ight, 39。 I l ooked at it again. She was ri ght ! It was! Leson27 A wet ni ght 雨夜 Lat e i n the aft er noon, t he boys put up t hei r tent i n t he m i ddl e of a fi el d. As soon as t his was done, t hey cooked a meal over an open fi re. They were al hungr y and t he f ood smelt good. Aft er a wonder ful meal, t hey t ol d st or ies and sang songs by the cam p f ir e. But som e t im e l ater it began to r ain. The boys f elt ti r ed so t hey pet out t he f ir e and crept i nt o t heir t ent. Their sl epi ng bags wer e warm and fort abl e, so t hey al l sl ept soundl y. In t he mi ddl e of the ni ght, t wo boys woke up and began shout i 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 ied outsi de. It was r aini ng heavil y and they f ound t hat a str eam had f or med i n t he f i 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 heir t ent ! Leson28 No parking 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 ty, but ever si nce he m oved i n, he has had t roubl e wi t h m otori sts. when he ret ur ns hom e at ni ght , he al ways fi nds t hat someone has par ked a car out side hi s gat e. Because of t hi s, he has not been abl e t o get hi s own car i nto hi s gar age even once. Jasper has put up39。 i s a sm al l Swi s aer opl ane cal l 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 dren and t hr ew t he bal l back t o t he bank. Lesson31 Success story