【正文】 s bicycl e! Lesson32 Shopping m ade easy 購物變得很方便 Peopl e ar e not so honest as t hey once were. The t em pt ati on to steal is gr eat er t han ever bef oreespecial ly i n l ar ge shops. A detective r ecent ly wat ched a wel l dressed wom an who always went into a large st or e on Monday mor nings. One Monday, there were f ewer people i n the shop t han usual when t he woman came in, so it was easi er for the det ecti ve to watch her. The woman f ir st bought a few smal l ar ti cles. Af ter a l it tl e ti me, she chose one of t he m ost expensive dr esses i n t he shop and handed i t to an assi st ant who wrapped it up f or her as quickly as possi bl e. Then t he woman simpl y took t he par cel and walked out of the shop wit hout paying. When she was ar rested, the detecti ve found out t hat t he shopassistant was her daught er . The gir l39。 No Parking39。s a new one. Do you li ke it ?39。about39。I am a for ei gner ,39。I found thi s out si de thi s gent leman39。 I sai d, 39。 I t39。Cer t ai nly, 39。What a pi ty! 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。I 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 gave39。 si gns out si de hi s gate, but t hese have not had any ef f ect . 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 sen. I asked him what it was and he t old m e t hat it was Medusa, t he Gor gon. Jasper hopes t hat she wi l t ur n m ot ori 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 ain Ben Fawcet has bought an unusual t axi and has begun a new ser vi ce. The 39。 She l ooked at it cri ti cal ly f or a moment. 39。 anyt hing. They ar e just pr et y pat ter ns. We li ke them i n t he same way that we li ke pret y curt ai n mat er ial . I t hink t hat young chi ldr en of ten appreciat e moder n pi ct ures bet ter t han anyone el se. They notice m ore. My sist er i s only seven, but she always t el ls m e whet her m y pict ur es ar e good or not . She came into my r oom yest er day. 39。 I sai d. Then he spoke sl owly, but I could not under stand him. My t eacher never spoke Engl ish l ike t hat ! The por ter and I looked at each other and smi led. Then he said somet hing and I under st ood it . 39。s r oom39。and it 39。s a waste of t ime.39。t he gir l sai d, 39。 Susan excl ai m ed. Just then, a man hur r ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。I hurr ied t o the t icket off ice. 39。m very sor ry,39。 he asked. 39。 leson18 He of ten does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had l unch at a vi lage i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had lef t it on a chair besi de the door and now it was n39。t got m y bag. 39。 I said. 39。ve sold out ,39。Coul d I have those two ti ckets pl ease ?39。You must gi ve up fi shi ng! 39。50 and I fel t ver y upset. 39。 he sai d. He st art ed to plai n about thi s wicked wor ld but was int er rupt ed by a knock at the door. A gir l came in and put an envelope on his desk. I t cont ai ned amp。 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。about 39。 I answered. 39。t i t upside down ?39。s fi rst passenger was a doct or who fl ew f r om Bir mi ngha m to a lonel y vil l age i n t he Welsh m ountai ns. Since t hen, Capt ai n Fawcet t has f l own passengers t o m any unusual places. Once he lande d 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 r ange r equest f r om a busi nessm an. The m an want ed t o fl y t o Rockal , a lonel y i sl and in t he Atl ant i c Ocean, but Capt ai n Fawcet t di d not t ake him because t he tr i p was too danger ous. Leson30 Foot bal l or polo? 足球還 是 水球？ The Wayle is a smal r iver that cut s acr oss t he par k near my home. I li ke si t ing by t he Wayle on f ine af ter noons. I t was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on t he ri ver bank as usual. Some chil dren wer e playing games on the bank and there were some peopl e r owi ng on t he ri ver . Suddenly, one of t he childr en kicked a bal l ver y hard and i t went t owards a pasing boat. Some people on t he bank cal ed out t o t he man in the boat , but he di d not hear them. The bal l st ruck hi m so hard that he nearl y f el l into the wat er . I turned t o look at the chi ldren, but t her e wer en39。My dear , it must be ter ibl e to be gr own up!39。t pay the bil l. I haven39。The play m ay begi n at any m om ent ,39。m sorr y, we39。 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 favouri te sport . I of ten f ish f or hour s wit hout catching anything. But this does not worr y me. Some f isher men a re unl ucky. Instead of cat chi ng fi sh, t hey catch ol d boot s and rubbish. I am even les lucky. I ne ver catch anythingnot even ol d boots. Aft er having spent whol e mor ni ngs on the r iver, I always go home wi th an em pty bag. 39。s off ice and sat down. I had just lost amp。s l osing money these days, 39。t her e is st il some honest y in this wor ld !39。t under stand them ! Do t hey speak Engl ish ? l esson26 The best art crit ics 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an art student and I paint a l ot of pi ct ures. Many peopl e pr et end t hat t hey underst and m oder n art . They always t el you what a pi cture is 39。m hangi ng this pi cture on the wal ,39。but isn39。. Thi s wonder ful plane can ca r ry seven passengers. The m ost sur pr isi ng t hing about i t, however , is t hat it can l and anywhere: on snow, wat er , or even on a pl oughed fi el d. Captai n Fawcet 39。 。 i s a sm al Swi s aer opl ane cal ed a 39。s al r ight, 39。 she asked. 39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。Wel ,39。 The m anager was sympatheti c, but he coul d do nothi ng. 39。t r eal ize one i mp