【正文】 you doi ng ?39。 I answer ed. 39。 It39。t i t upsi de down ?39。t axi 39。s f i r st passenger was a doct or who f l ew f r om Bi r m i ngham t o a l onel y vi l l age i n t he Wel sh m ount ai ns. Si nce t hen, Capt ai n Fawcet t has f l own passenger s t o 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 l anded i n a deser t ed car par k. Capt ai n Fawcet t has j ust r ef used a st r ange r equest f r om a busi nessm an. Th e m an want ed t o f l y t o Rockal l , a l onel y i sl and i n t he At l ant i c Ocean, but Capt ai n Fawcet t di d not t ake hi m because t he t r i p was t o o danger ous. Lesson30 Foot bal l or pol o? 足 Lat er a neighbour t old m e about him. Everybody knows him. Hi s nam e is Per cy Butt ons. He cals at ever y house in t he st reet once a m ont h and always asks f or a meal and a gl ass of beer . Lesson 7 Too l ate 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was late and detecti ves wer e wait ing at t he ai rpor t al l m orning. They were expect ing a val uable pa r cel of diamond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear li er, som eone had t ol d t he pol ice that thi eves would tr y to st eal t he di amonds. When t he plane ar r ived, some of the detecti ves wer e wai ti ng inside the m ai n buil ding whi le ot her s were wai ti ng on the ai rf ield. Two m en took t he par cel off t he plane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust oms House. Whi le t wo detecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, two others opened t he par cel . To thei r sur pr ise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has t he most beaut if ul gar den i n our town. Nearl y ever ybody enter s for 39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and gr ows more fl ower s and vegetables, but Joe39。s two mi nut es past twel ve! The clock has st opped!39。2. To my surpr ise, he gave me the money im mediately. 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good l uck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our ncighbour, Captain Char les Al ison, wi l l sail f rom Port sm out h tom or row. We shal l meet hi m at the harbour ear ly in t he mor ni ng. He wil l be in hi s sm al l boat , Topsail. Tapsail i s a famous l it tl e boat . I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant ic many ti mes. Captain Ali son wil l set out at eight o39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was English hi msel f! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ar y t old me that Mr . Har mswor th woul d see me. I f elt ver y nervous when. I went int o his of fi ce. He di d not look up f rom hi s desk when I ent er ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness was very bad. He t ol d me that he fi rm could not af ord t o pay such l arge sal ari es. Twenty people had alr e ady l eft . I knew t hat m y tur n had e. 39。t inter rupt, 39。 I f you r ecei ve a request l ike thi s, you cannot f ai l to obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer is an actr es. She must be at least hir ty fi ve years ol d. I n spit e of this, she of ten appear s on the stage as a young gir l. Jenni f er wil l have t o t ake part i n a new pl ay soon. Thi s ti me, she wi l l be a gi rl of seventeen. I n t he play, she must appear in a br ight red dr es and l ong bl ack st ockings. Last year i n anot her pl ay, she had t o wear shor t socks and a br i ght , or ange col our ed dress. I f anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she always answer s, 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。but I can39。I 39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。I 39。What a pi ty! 39。Cert ainly, 39。Cert ainly, 39。I mi ght as wel have them, 39。 I t39。m not real y int er est ed in f ishing. I am only inter est ed in sit ti ng in a boat and doi ng nothing at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aeroplanes ar e slowl y dri ving m e mad. I l ive near an ai rport and pasi ng pl anes can be hear d night and day. The air por t was built dur ing t he war, but f or som e reason it coul d not be used then. Last year , however, i t came into use. Over a hundred people m ust have been dri ven away fr om t hei r hom es by the nois e. I am one of t he few people left . Som et im es I t hink t his house wi l l be knocked down by a passing pl ane. I have been off er ed a l ar ge sum of money to go away, but I am determ ined to st ay her e. Ever ybody says I must be mad and t hey ar e probably r ight. Lesson22 A gl ass envelope 玻璃信封 My daught er, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a let er fr om a gi rl of her own age i n Hol land. Last year, we were t ravel ing across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper wi th her name and addr ess on i t i nto a bot tl e. She t hr e w t he bottl e i nt o t he sea. She never thought of it agai n, but t en months lat er , she r ecei ved a let er f r om a gi rl in Holl and. Both gi rl s wr it e t o each other r egular ly now. However, t hey have deci ded to use the post off ice. Let ters wi l l cost a li t 1e more, but t hey wil l cer tainl y tr avel f aster . Lesson23 A new house 新居 I had a let er fr om m y si ster yester day. She li ves i n Ni ger ia. I n her l eter , she said t hat she would e to England next year. I f she es, she wi l get a sur pri se. We ar e now l iving i n a beaut if ul new house i n the count r y. Work on i t had begun befor e my sist er l ef t. The house was pl eted f ive months ago. In m y let ter, I t ol d her that she could stay wi t h us. The house has many l ar ge r ooms and t her e i s a lovely gar den. It i s a ver y m odern house, so i t looks st range to some people. It m ust be the onl y moder n house in t he distr ict. Lesson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬(wàn)幸 I ent er ed the hotel manager 39。 I said, 39。Ever yone39。I f ound t his outside t his gentl em an39。 I said to t he manager , 39。I am a f oreigner, 39。 he said. I wonder . In Engl and, each m an speaks a di f erent l anguage. The English understand each ot her , but I don39。about 39。 I39。s a new one. Do you l ike i t ?39。 she said,