【正文】 r eam had form ed i n t he fi el d. The st r eam wound it s way acr oss t he fi eld and t hen f l owed ri ght under t hei r tent! Lesson28 No parki ng 禁止停車 Jasper Whit e i s one of t hose r are peopl e who beli eves i n anci ent m yt hs. He has j ust bought a new house in t he ci t y, but ever since he moved in, he has had t r oubl e wit h mot or ists. when he r et ur ns hom e at ni ght, he al ways fi nds that som eone has par ked a car outsi de hi s gat e. Because of t hi s, he has not been able t o get hi s own car i nt o hi s gar age even once. Jasper has put up39。s al r ight,39。I t39。 she asked. 39。. Of cour se, many pi ct ures arc not 39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。 I r epeated my questi on several ti mes and at l ast he under st ood. He answered m e, but he spoke neither slowl y nor cl ear ly. 39。Wel ,39。 5o. 39。 The manager was sympatheti c, but he coul d do nothing. 39。 I lef t the money i n my r oom,39。t reali ze one i mport ant t hi ng. I 39。 m y fr iends say.39。s perf orm ance. 39。 I asked. 39。 he asked. 39。 t he gir l said. 39。May I have t wo t icket s please ?39。 I sai d. 39。 he said 39。t got my bag.39。Yes, thank you, 39。 l esson18 He oft en does this! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af t er I had had lunch at a vil lage inn, I looked for my bag. I had left i t on a chai r beside t he door and now i t wasn39。100 a year! Lesson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you park your car in t he wrong pl ace, a tr af ic pol icem an wil l soon f ind i t. You wi l l be ver y lucky if he l ets you go wi thout a ti cket. However, t his does not always happen. Traf fi c pol ice ar e som et imes very pol it e. Dur ing a hol iday in Sweden, I found t hi s note on m y car :39。 I sai d in a weak voi ce. 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng for f ive days. Dur ing t hi s ti me, they wi l give f ive perf ormances. As usual, the poli ce wil l have a di f icult t ime. They wi l be tr ying t o keep or der. I t i s always the same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an amusing experi ence l ast year . Af t er I had l ef t a sm al vil lage in the sout h of France, I dr ove on t o t he next town. On the way, a young m an waved t o me. I stopped and he asked me f or a l if t. As soon as he had got i nto t he car , I said good m orning t o him i n French and he repli ed in the sam e language. Apar t fr om a few words, I do not know any Fr ench at al l. Nei ther of us spoke dur ing t he jour ney. I had nearl y r eached the t own, when t he young m an suddenl y sai d, ver y slowl y, 39。 Har ry said, 39。s. Lesson 11 O ne good turn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) I was having dinner at a restaurant when Har y Steele came i n. Har ry worked i n a lawyer 39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve to t welve, t he clock stopped. The big minute hand di d not m ove. We waited and wai ted, but nothi ng happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 39。 each year , but Joe wi ns every time. Bi l Fr it h39。The Ni cest Gar den Com pet it ion39。s gar den i s mor e inter est ing. He has made neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool . I l ike gardens too, but I do not l ike hard wor k. Ever y year I enter f or t he gar den pet it ion t oo, and I always wi n a li t le pr ize f or the wor st garden i n the t own! Lesson 9 A col d wele 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o t he Town Hal . It was t he last day of the year and a large cr owd of people had gather ed under the Town Hal l clock. I t would str ike t welve i n twent y mi nut es39。 I looked at m y watch. It was t rue. The bi g clock r ef used t o wel e the New Year . At that moment everybody began t o l augh and sing. Lesson 10 Not for j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂(lè) We have an ol d musical i nst rument . I t is cal ed a clavichor d(翼琴 ). I t was m ade i n Germ any i n 1681. Our clavichord is kept i n t he li vi ngr oom . I t has bel ong t o our fami ly for a l ong t im e. The i nst rument was bought by my gr andf ather many year s ago. Recent ly i t was damaged by a vi si tor . She t ri ed to pl ay jazz on it ! She st ruc k t he keys t oo har d and two of the str ings were br oken. My father was shocked. Now we ar e not al lowed t o touch it . It i s bei ng repair ed by a fr iend of my father39。I have never bor rowed any money fr om you,39。cl ock so we shal have plenty of t ime. We shal see his boat and t hen we shal l say goodbye to hi m. He wi l l be away f or two months. We are ver y proud of him . He wil l take part in an impor tant race acr oss t he Atl antic. Leson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popular si nger s. At pr esent, they ar e visit ing al part s of the count ry. They wi l be ar ivi ng her e tomor row. They wi l be ing by tr ai n and most of t he young people i n the t own wi l be meeti ng them at t he st ati on. Tomor row evening t hey wil l be si ngi ng at the Wor ker s39。Mr . Har mswort h,39。 he Said. Then he smi led and t ol d me I woul d r eceive an extr a amp。My dear , it must be ter ri bl e to be grown up! 39。 he asked. 39。t pay the bi l. I haven39。m ver y sorr y, 39。The pl ay may begi n at any m om ent ,39。I hur ri ed to the ti cket of fi ce. 39。ve sol d out, 39。Can I r etur n these two tickets?39。Coul d I have those two t ickets pl ease ?39。but they are for next Wednesday39。You m ust give up f ishing!39。 But they don39。 50 and I f elt very upset .39。s not t her e now.39。 he said. He star ted t o plain about this wi cked worl d but was i nter rupted by a knock at the door . A gi rl came i n and put an envel ope on his desk. I t contained amp。 she sai d. 39。 lesson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engl ish? 英國(guó)人講的是英 語(yǔ)嗎？ I ar ri ved in London at last . The rai lway stati on was big, black and dar k. I di d not know t he way t o m y hotel, so I asked a por ter. I not onl y spoke Engli sh ver y caref ul ly, but ver y clearl y as wel. The por ter, howe ver , coul d not understand me。You39。about 39。 What ar e