【正文】 Wel ,39。 The manager was sym pat heti c, but he coul d do nothi ng. 39。t r eali ze one i m port ant t hing. I39。s perf orm ance. 39。 he asked. 39。 XX′ XX″N， XX176。 is a sm al l Swiss aer oplane cal led a 39。s al ri ght,39。 she asked. 39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。Wel l,39。 The manager was sympat het ic, but he could do nothi ng. 39。t r eali ze one impor tant thing. I39。s per for mance. 39。 he asked. 39。Pi lat us Port er39。 she sai d, 39。 I39。 he sai d. I wonder . I n Engl and, each m an speaks a dif fer ent l anguage. The Engli sh underst and each ot her, but I don39。 I sai d t o t he m anager, 39。Ever yone39。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 si ti ng i n a boat and doing not hi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes ar e slowl y dri vi ng m e 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 por t was bui lt duri ng t he war , but f or some r eason i t coul d not be used then. Last year, however, it came i nt o use. Over a hundred peopl e m ust have been dri ven away f r om t hei r hom es by t he noi se. I am one of t he f ew peopl e l eft . Som et im es I t hink t hi s house wil be knocked down by a pasing pl ane. I have been off ered a l ar ge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am determ ined t o st ay her e. Ever ybody says I m ust be m ad and t hey ar e pr obably r i ght. Lesson22 A glass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daughter, Jane, never dr eam ed of r ecei vi ng a l et ter fr om a gi rl of her own age i n Hol l and. Last year , we wer e tr avel i ng acr oss t he Channel and J ane put a pi ece of paper wi t h her name and address on it i nt o a bott le. She thr ew t he bot l e int o the sea. She never t hought of i t agai n, but ten m ont hs l ater, she r ecei ved a l et t er f rom a gir l in Hol l and. Bot h gi rl s wri t e t o each ot her regul arl y now. However , they have deci ded t o use t he post of fi ce. Let er s wi l cost a l it t1e m or e, but t hey wi l cert ai nl y t r avel faster. Lesson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et t er f r om my si st er yest er day. She l i ves i n Ni ger ia. I n her l et ter, she sai d t hat she would e t o Engl and next year. I f she es, she wi l get a sur pri se. We are now l i vi ng i n a beauti f ul new house in t he count ry. Wor k on i t had begun befor e m y sist er l ef t. The house was pl et ed f ive m ont hs ago. I n m y l et ter, I t old her t hat she coul d st ay wit h us. The house has m any lar ge rooms and t her e is a l ovel y gar den. It i s a ver y m oder n house, so i t l ooks st r ange t o som e peopl e. I t m ust be t he onl y m oder n house i n t he di st ri ct . Lesson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I enter ed t he hotel m anager39。I m i ght as wel have them ,39。Cer t ai nly,39。 t he gi rl said. 39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 O ne man i n a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is m y f avouri te sport . I of t en f i sh f or hour s wit hout catchi ng anyt hi ng. But t hi s does not worr y m e. Some f isher m en ar e unl ucky. I nst ead of cat chi ng f ish, t hey cat ch ol d boots and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ng not even old boots. Af ter havi ng spent whol e m or nings on t he r i ver, I al ways go hom e wit h an empt y bag. 39。s off ice and sat down. I had just lost amp。s l osi ng m oney t hese days, 39。t her e i s st il some honest y i n t hi s worl d !39。t under stand t hem ! Do t hey speak Engl ish ? l eson26 The best art cri ti cs 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an ar t st udent and I pai nt a lot of pict ur es. Many peopl e pret end t hat t hey underst and m oder n ar t. They al ways t el l you what a pi ct ur e is 39。m hangi ng t hi s pict ur e on t he wal l, 39。but i sn39。. Thi s wonder f ul pl ane can car y seven passenger s. The m ost sur pr isi ng t hing about i t, however, i s t hat i t can land anywher e: on snow, wat er , or even on a pl oughed f iel d. Capt ai n Fawcet t39。Cer tai nl y,39。I m ight as wel l have t hem ,39。m not real y i nt erested i n fi shi ng. I am onl y int erest ed in si t ing i n a boat and doing not hi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aeroplanes ar e slowl y dri ving me mad. I l ive near an ai rport and pasing pl anes can be hear d night and day. The ai r por t was built dur ing t he war , but f or som e reason i t coul d not be used then. Last year , however, i t came i nto use. Over a hundred people must have been dri ven away fr om t hei r hom es by the noise. 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 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 dreamed of receiving a let er f r 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 ew t he bot tl e int o t he sea. She never t hought of it agai n, but t en months lat er , she r ecei ved a let er f rom a gir l in Holl and. Both gi rl s wr it e to each other regularl y now. However , they have decided t o use the post of fi ce. Let ers wi l cost a l it t1e mor e, but t hey wi l cert ainly tr avel faster. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et ter fr om m y sister yest er day. She l ives in Ni geri a. I n her let er , she said that she would e to Engl and next year . I f she es, she wi l get a sur pri se. We ar e now l iving in a beauti ful new house i n the countr y. Work on it had begun befor e my si st er l eft . The house was pleted f ive mont hs ago. In my l et ter , I t old her that she could st ay wit h us. The house has m any l arge r oom s and there i s a lovely gar den. It i s a very m oder n house, so it looks str ange t o som e people. I t must be t