【正文】 。about39。You39。 lesson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engl ish? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ri ved in London at last . The r ail way st ati on was bi g, bl ack and dark. I di d not know t he way to m y hot el, so I asked a port er. I not onl y spoke Engli sh ver y caref ul l y, but ver y clearl y as wel. The por ter, however , coul d not underst and m e。 she sai d. 39。 he sai d. He st ar ted t o plai n about thi s wicked worl d but was i nt er rupt ed by a knock at the door. A gi rl came i n and put an envel ope on his desk. I t cont ai ned amp。s not t here now.39。 50 and I f elt ver y upset .39。 But t hey don39。You m ust gi ve up fi shi ng!39。but t hey ar e for next Wednesday39。Coul d I have t hose t wo t icket s please ?39。Can I r et ur n t hese t wo t icket s?39。ve sol d out,39。May I have t wo ti cket s please ?39。 I sai d. 39。 he sai d 39。t got m y bag.39。Yes, t hank you, 39。 lesson18 He of t en does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had l unch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had l ef t it on a chair besi de t he door and now it wasn39。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 ati on t o st eal i s gr eat er than ever bef or eespeci al l y in l arge shops. A det ecti ve r ecent l y watched a wel dr esed woman who al ways went i nt o a l ar ge stor e on Monday mor ni ngs. One Monday, t here wer e f ewer peopl e i n t he shop t han usual when t he wom an 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 f ew sm al l arti cles. Aft er a l it tl e ti me, she chose one of t he m ost expensi ve dresses in the shop and handed it t o an asistant who wr apped i t up for her as qui ckl y as possible. Then the wom an si mply t ook the parcel and walked out of t he shop wi thout payi ng. When she was ar est ed, t he det ect ive f ound out that the shop asi st ant was her daughter. The gi rl 39。Pi lat us Por ter39。 No Par ki ng39。 she sai d, 39。s a new one. Do you l ike i t ?39。 I39。about 39。 he sai d. I wonder . I n Engl and, each m an speaks a dif fer ent l anguage. The Engl i sh understand each ot her , but I don39。I am a f or ei gner,39。 I sai d t o t he m anager , 39。I found t hi s out si de t hi s gentl eman39。Ever yone39。 I sai d, 39。m not r eal y i nt er est ed i n fi shi ng. I am onl y i nt er est ed i n sit ti ng i n a boat and doing not hi ng at al ! Lesson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes ar e sl owl y dri vi ng me m ad. I l ive near an ai rport and pasi ng pl anes 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 dr i ven away f r om t heir hom es by t he noi se. I am one of t he few people l eft. Som et im es I t hi nk t hi s house wi l be knocked down by a passi ng pl ane . I have been of f er ed a l ar ge sum of m oney to go away, but I am det ermi ned to st ay her e. Ever ybody says I m ust be mad and t hey ar e probabl y r ight. Lesson22 A gl ass envelope 玻璃信封 My daught er, Jane, never dream ed of r eceivi ng a let er f r om a gi rl of her own age i n Hol land. Last year, we were t r aveli ng a cross the Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wit h her nam e and addr ess on i t i nt o a bot tl e. She t hrew t he bottl e i nt o t he sea. She never thought of it again, but t en m onths l at er , she recei ved a let er fr om a gi rl i n Holl and. Bot h gi rl s wr it e t o each ot her r egul ar ly now. However, t hey have deci ded t o use t he post of fi ce. Let ers wil cost a li t 1e m ore, but t hey wil l cer tai nl y tr avel f ast er . Lesson23 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 woul d e t o England next year. If she es, she wil l get a sur pr ise. We ar e now li ving i n a beaut if ul new house i n t he count r y. Wor k on i t had begun bef or e m y sist er l ef t. The house was pl et ed fi ve months ago. I n m y let er, I t ol d her t hat she coul d stay wi t h us. The house has many l ar ge r ooms and t her e is a l ovel y gar de n. It i s a ver y m oder n house, so i t l ooks st range t o some people. It m ust be t he 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 ent er ed the hotel manager39。 I t39。I mi ght as wel have t hem,39。Cer t ai nl y, 39。Cer t ainl y,39。What a pi t y!39。I 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。 Leson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。I 39。but I can39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。i n a br i ght r ed dr es and l ong bl ack st ocki ngs. Last year i n anot her pl ay, she had t o wear shor t socks and a bri ght , or ange col our ed dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answer s, 39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng for it , the i nn keeper cam e in. 39。 I answer ed, 39。 The i nn keeper sm il ed and i mm edi at ely went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he ret ur ned wit h m y bag and gave it back to m e. 39。 My dog had t aken i t i nt o t he gar den. He oft en does t his.39。I t m ay have begun al ready, 39。 I asked. 39。 t he gir l sai d. 39。 he asked. 39。 I asked. 39。s perf orm ance. 39。 m y f ri ends say.39。t r eali ze one i m port ant t hing. I39。 I l ef t the m oney i n my r oom ,39。 The m anager was sympat heti c, but he coul d do nothi ng. 39。 5o. 39。Wel, 39。 I r epeated m y questi on sever al ti mes and at l ast he under stood. He answer ed m e, but he spoke neit her sl owl y nor cl earl y. 39。l l soon l ear n Engli sh!39。. Of cour se, m any pi ct ures arc not 39。 she asked. 39。I t 39。s al l ri ght ,39。 I l ooked at it agai n. She was r i ght ! It was! Lesson27 A wet ni ght 雨夜 Lat e in t he aft er noon, t he boys put up t heir t ent i n t he m iddle of a f i el d. As soon as t hi s was done, t hey cooked a m eal over an open f ir e. They wer e al hungr y and t he food sm elt good.