【正文】 l poli ce. I n t he l et er he was asked to cal at t he st at ion. Ted wonder ed why he was want ed by t he pol ice, but he went to t he st ati on yest er day and now he is not worr i ed any m or e. At he stati on, he was t ol d by a smi li ng poli cem an t hat hi s bi cycl e had been f ound. Fi ve days ago, t he pol icem an t ol d him, t he bicycl e was pi cked up i n a sm al vil lage f our hundr ed mi les away. I t is now bei ng sent t o hi s hom e by t rai n. Ted was m ost sur pri sed when he hear d t he news. He was am used t oo, because he never expected t he bi cycl e t o be f ound. I t was st ol en t went y year s ago when Ted was a boy of fi ft een ! Lesson35 St op t hi ef ! 捉賊！ Rov Tr enton used to dr ive a t axi . A short whil e ago, however, he became a bus dr i ver and he was not r egr et ed i t. He is f indi ng hi s new wor k f ar m or e exci ti ng. When he was dr i vi ng al ong Catf ord St r et recent ly, he saw t wo t hi eves r ush out of a shop and r un towar ds a wai ti ng car . One of t hem was car ryi ng a bag full of m oney. Roy act ed qui ckl y and drove t he bus str aight at t he thi eves. The one wi th t he money got such a f ri ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he t hieves wer e t ryi ng t o get away in t hei r car , Roy dr ove his bus i nt o t he back of it . Whi le t he bat ter ed car was movi ng away, Roy stopped hi s bus and t elephoned t he pol ice. The t hi eves39。s fi rst pasenger was a doct or who fl ew f r om Bi rmi ngham t o a l onely vi l age i n t he Welsh m ount ai ns. Si nce t hen, Capt ain Fawcet ha s fl own pasenger s to m any unusual pl aces. Once he l anded on t he r oof of a bl ock of f l at s and on anot her occasi on, he landed in a deser t ed car par k. Capt ai n Fawcet has just r ef used a st r ange r equest f r om a busi nesman. The m an wanted t o fl y t o Rockal , a l onel y i sland i n the At lanti c Ocean, but Capt ai n Fawcet t did not t ake him because t he t ri p was t oo dangerous. Lesson30 Football or pol o? 足球還是水球？ The Wayl e is a sm al l ri ver t hat cuts across the par k near my hom e. I li ke si t i ng by t he Wayl e on fi ne aft er noons. It was warm l ast Sunday, so I went and sat on the r iver bank as usual. Som e chi ldr en wer e pl ayi ng gam es on t he bank and t her e wer e som e peopl e r owi ng on the r iver. Suddenl y, one of t he chil dren ki cked a bal ver y har d and it went towar ds a passi ng boat . Som e peopl e on t he bank cal l ed out t o the m an i n t he boat, but he did not hear t hem. The bal str uck him so har d t hat he near l y fel i nt o t he water. I t urned t o look at the chil dr en, but t her e weren39。t axi39。t it upsi de down ?39。 It39。 I answered. 39。 What ar e you doi ng ?39。about 39。You39。 lesson25 Do t he Engl ish speak Engl ish? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ived i n London at l ast. The r ai l way st at i on was bi g, bl ack and dar k. I di d not know t he way t o my hot el , so I asked a por t er . I not onl y spoke Engli sh ver y car efull y, but ver y cl ear l y as wel l. The port er, however , coul d not under stand me。sai d. 39。t her e is sti l som e honest y i n t his wor l d !39。 I said. Then he spoke slowl y, but I coul d not under st and him . My t eacher never spoke Engli sh li ke that! The port er and I l ooked at each ot her and smi led. Then he sai d somet hi ng and I under st ood i t. 39。t under st and t hem ! Do they speak Engli sh ? lesson26 The best art crit ics 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an art st udent and I pai nt a l ot of pi ct ures. Many peopl e pr etend t hat t hey under stand modern ar t. They al ways t el l you what a pi ct ure i s 39。 anyt hing. They ar e j ust pret y pat er ns. We li ke t hem i n t he sam e way t hat we l i ke pr et t y cur tai n m ateri al. I t hi nk t hat young chil dren of ten appreciate m oder n pict ur es bet ter t han anyone el se. They not i ce m or e. My si st er i s onl y seven, but she al ways t el ls m e whether m y pi ct ures are good or not. She cam e i nt o my r oom yester day. 39。m hangi ng t hi s pict ur e on t he wal l, 39。 She l ooked at it cri ti cal ly f or a m om ent. 39。but i sn39。 si gns outside hi s gat e, but t hese have not had any ef fect. Now he has put an ugly st one head over t he gat e. I t is one of t he ugl iest f aces I have ever seen. I asked him what it was and he t ol d m e t hat i t was Medusa, t he Gor gon. Jasper hopes t hat she wil l t ur n m ot or i st s to st one. But none of t hem has been t ur ned to st one yet! Lesson29 Taxi! 出租汽車！ Capt ai n Ben Fawcet has bought an unusual t axi and has begun a new ser vi ce. The 39。. This wonderf ul pl ane can car y seven passenger s. The m ost sur pri si ng t hi ng about it , however, i s t hat it can land anywher e: on snow, wat er, or even on a pl oughed fi el d. Capt ai n Fawcet t39。 gave39。s f ather wil l set out wit h her in a smal l boat. Mr Hart has tr ai ned hi s daught er f or years. Tomorr ow he wi l l be wat chi ng her anxiously as she swim s the long di st ance t o England. Er na sai d. 39。 lesson25 Do the Engl ish speak English? 英國 人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ived in London at last. The r ai lway st at ion was bi g, bl ack and dark. I did not know t he way to m y hotel, so I asked a por ter. I not onl y spoke Engl ish ver y caref ul ly, but ver y clearl y as wel . The por ter, however , coul d not understand me。You39。about39。 What ar e you doing ?39。 I answer ed. 39。 I t39。t it upsidedown ?39。t axi 39。s fi rst passenger was a doct or who fl ew f r om Bir mi ngham to a l onel y vil l age i n t he Wel sh mountai ns. Since t hen, Capt ai n Fawcet t has f l own passengers t o m any unusual places. Once he landed on the r oof of a bl ock of f lat s and on anot her occasi on, he l anded i n a deser ted car par k. Capt ai n Fawcet t has j ust r ef used a st range r equest f rom a busi nessm an. The m an want ed to f l y to Rockal, a lonel y i sl and i n t he Atl ant i c