【正文】 he Said. Then he smiled and t ol d me I would r ecei ve an extr a amp。t i t upsi dedown ?39。 I answer ed. 39。about39。 l esson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engli sh? 英國(guó)人講的是英語(yǔ)嗎？ I ar ri ved i n London at l ast. The r ail way st ati on was bi g, black and dar k. I di d not know the way t o m y hot el, so I asked a por ter. I not only spoke Engli sh ver y car ef ul y, but very clearl y as wel . The port er, however, could not understand m e。 he sai d. He st art ed t o plain about t hi s wicked worl d but was inter upt ed by a knock at the door. A girl cam e i n and put an envel ope on hi s desk. I t cont ai ned amp。50 and I felt ver y upset. 39。You m ust gi ve up fi shing! 39。Coul d I have t hose t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。ve sold out ,39。 I sai d. 39。t got m y bag. 39。 l esson18 He oft en does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vil lage i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had left it on a chair besi de t he door and now it wasn39。 I sai d i n a weak voi ce. 39。s al l r ight ,39。 she asked. 39。l soon learn Engl ish! 39。Wel, 39。 The manager was sympat heti c, but he could do nothing. 39。t r ealize one i mport ant thing. I 39。s perfor mance. 39。 he asked. 39。 I asked. 39。 My dog had taken i t i nt o the garden. He often does this.39。 I answer ed, 39。 Sir , we wele you to our cit y. This is a No Parking area. You wil l enjoy your stay her e if you pay at enti on t o our st reet signs. This not e is onl y a reminder. 39。Do you speak English?39。s a new one. Do you l ike it ?39。about 39。I am a f or ei gner,39。I f ound this out si de t hi s gent lem an39。 I sai d, 39。 It 39。Cert ai nl y, 39。What a pi ty!39。 Susan answered. 39。 The i nkeeper sm il ed and imm ediately went out . In a f ew mi nut es he r et ur ned wit h m y bag and gave i t back t o m e. 39。t t here ! As I was looki ng f or it , t he i nn keeper cam e in. 39。Don39。 As I soon lear nt , he was Engl ish him self ! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr et ar y t ol d m e that Mr . Harm swort h would se me. I f el t very ner vous when. I went i nt o hi s of fi ce. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I ent ered. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d that busi nes was very bad. He told me t hat he f irm could not affor d t o pay such l ar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had al ready left . I knew t hat m y tur n had e. 39。 If you r ecei ve a r equest li ke t his, you cannot fail to obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an actr es. She m ust be at l east t hi rt yf i ve years old. I n spit e of t hi s, she often appear s on t he st age as a young girl . Jennif er wil l have t o take part in a new pl ay soon. This ti me, she wi l be a gir l of seventeen. I n t he play, she m ust appear i n a bri ght r ed dres and l ong black stocki ngs. Last year i n anot her play, she had t o wear shor t socks and a bri ght, orangecol our ed dres. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answers, 39。but I can39。The pl ay may begin at any m om ent,39。m sorr y, we39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One m an in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishi ng i s m y favouri te sport. I oft en fi sh f or hour s wit hout cat ching anything. But t hi s does not wor ry me. Som e fi sherm en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of cat ching fi sh, t hey cat ch ol d boot s and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ng not even ol d boot s. Aft er havi ng spent whol e m ornings on the ri ver, I al ways go hom e wit h an em pt y bag. 39。s of fi ce and sat down. I had just l ost amp。s l osi ng money t hese days, 39。t here i s sti l some honest y i n this worl d !39。t underst and t hem ! Do they speak Engli sh ? leson26 The best art cri ti cs 最佳美術(shù)評(píng)論家 I am an art student and I paint a l ot of pi ct ur es. Many people pretend t hat they understand m oder n ar t. They al ways t el you what a pi ct ur e i s 39。m hangi ng t hi s pi ct ur e on t he wal, 39。but i sn39。t i nt er rupt,39。Did you have a good meal ?39。I 39。 Susan answered. 39。What a pi ty!39。Cer tainly, 39。 I t39。 I said, 39。I found this outsi de t hi s gentleman39。I am a f or ei gner,39。about39。s a new one. Do you l ike it ?39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。 Si r, we wel e you t o our ci t y. Thi s i s a No Par ki ng area. You wil enj oy your stay her e i f you pay at enti on t o our st reet si gns. This not e is onl y a rem inder.39。 I answered, 39。 My dog had taken it int o t he garden. He oft en does t hi s.39。 I asked. 39。 he asked. 39。s perf ormance. 39。t r eali ze one im port ant thing. I39。 The manager was ym pathet ic, but he coul d do not hi ng. 39。Wel l,39。l l soon l ear n Engl ish! 39。 she asked. 39。s al r ight ,39。 I sai d in a weak voice. 39。 I f you receive a request li ke t hi s, you cannot f ai l t o obey it! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer i s an act res. She must be at least thirt y fi ve year s old. In spi te of this, she oft en appear s on t he stage as ayoung gir l. Jenni fer wil have to t ake part i n a new play soon. Thi s time, she wil be a gi rl of sevent en. I n the pl ay, she must appear i n a br ight r ed dress and long black st ocki ngs. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a br ight , orangecolour ed dress. If anyone。 As I soon l earnt, he was Engli sh himself! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ar y told me t hat Mr. Har mswor th woul d see me. I felt ver y nervous when. I went i nt o hi s of fi ce. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I entered. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d that business was ver y bad. He t ol d me that the f irm could not af or d to pay such large sal ar ies. Twenty people had alr eady lef t. I knew that my t ur n had e. 39。 She looked at i t cri ti caly f or a moment .39。 anything. They are j ust pr et y pat erns. We li ke t hem i n the sam e way t hat we li ke pret y curt ai n m at eri al . I t hi nk t hat young chil dr en oft en appr eciate moder n pi ct ur es bet ter t han anyone else. They not ice m or e. My sister i s onl y seven, but she al ways t el s m e