【正文】 , or even on a pl oughed f iel d. Captai n Fawcet 39。 I t39。 I sai d, 39。I f ound this out si de thi s gentl eman39。I am a for ei gner ,39。about39。s a new one. Do you li ke it ?39。 No Par ki ng39。s bi cycl e! Lesson32 Shopping made easy 購物變得很方便 People ar e not so honest as they once were. The tempt at ion t o steal i s greater t han ever bef ore especial y i n lar ge shops. A det ect ive r ecentl y watched a wel l dr esed woman who al ways went i nto a l arge stor e on Monday mor ni ngs. One Monday, there wer e f ewer peopl e i n the shop than usual when the wom an cam e in, so it was easi er f or the detecti ve to wat ch her . The woman f ir st bought a f ew smal ar ticl es. Af ter a li t le t im e, she chose one of the most expensi ve dresses i n the shop and handed it t o an asist ant who wr apped i t up for her as qui ckl y as possibl e. Then the woman si mply took t he par cel and walked out of t he shop wi t hout payi ng. When she was ar rested, t he det ect ive f ound out t hat t he shopassi st ant was her daughter . The gi rl 39。t r eal ize one im por tant t hi ng. I39。 The m anager was sym pat heti c, but he coul d do not hi ng. 39。Wel, 39。l l soon l ear n Engl ish!39。 she asked. 39。s al l ri ght ,39。 i s a smal Swi ss aer opl ane cal ed a 39。 signs out s ide his gat e, but these have not had any ef ect . Now he has put an ugl y stone head over t he gat e. It i s one of t he ugli est f aces I have eve r seen. I asked hi m what i t was and he t old m e t hat it was Medusa, t he Gon. Jasper hopes t hat she wi l t ur n m ot or i st s to s t one. But none of t hem has been t ur ned to st one yet! Lesson29 Taxi! 出租汽車！ Capt ai n Ben Fawcet t has bought an unusual t axi and has begun a new ser vi ce. The 39。 She l ooked at i t crit i cal y f or a m oment.39。 anyt hi ng. They ar e just pr et y pat t er ns. We li ke them i n t he same way that we li ke pret y curt ai n m at er i al. I t hink t hat young chi l dr en oft en appr eci at e mode rn pi ct ures bet er t han anyone el se. They noti ce m ore. My si st er i s only seven, but she al ways t el l s m e whet her my pi ct ures a r e good or not. She cam e i nt o m y room yester day. 39。 I said. Then he spoke slowl y, but I coul d not underst and him . My t eacher never spoke Engli sh l i ke t hat ! The por ter and I l ooked at each other and smi l ed. Then he sai d som et hing and I under st ood it . 39。s room39。and it 39。s a waste of t im e.39。s f ir st passenger was a doctor who fl ew fr om Bir mingham t o a l onel y vil lage in the Wel sh mount ains. Si nce then, Captai n Fawcet t has f lown passenger s t o many unusual pl aces. Once he l anded on t he roof of a block of fl ats and on anot her occasi on, he l anded in a desert ed car park. Captain Fawcet has just ref used a str ange request fr om a businessm an. The man wanted t o f ly t o Rockal l, a l onel y island i n the At l ant ic Ocean, but Captain Fawcet did not t ake hi m because t he tr ip was t oo dangerous. Lesson30 Footbal l or pol o? 足球還是水球？ The Wayle i s a sm al ri ver t hat cuts across the par k near my hom e. I l ike sit ti ng by the Wayl e on f ine aft ernoons. It was war m last Sunday, so I went and sat on the r iver bank as usual . Som e chi ldr en were pl ayi ng gam es on the bank and there wer e some peopl e rowi ng on the r iver . Suddenl y, one of t he chi ldren ki cked a bal very har d and it went towar ds a passing boat. Some peopl e on the bank cal l ed out to t he man i n the boat, but he di d not hear them. The bal str uck hi m so hard that he nearl y f el l int o the wat er . I tur ned t o l ook at t he chi ldren, but t her e wer en39。t it upsi de down ?39。 I answer ed. 39。about39。 lesson25 Do the Engl ish speak Engl ish? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ri ved in London at last. The rai lway stat ion was big, black and dar k. I did not know the way to my hot el, so I asked a port er. I not onl y spoke Engli sh ver y careful ly, but ver y cl ear ly as wel l. The port er, however , could not under stand me。 he said. He star ted t o plain about this wi cked worl d but was inter rupted by a knock at the door. A gi rl came i n and put an envel ope on his desk. I t contai ned amp。50 and I f elt ver y upset .39。You must give up fi shing! 39。 i s a sm al l Swiss aeroplane cal l ed a 39。s al l ri ght ,39。 she asked. 39。l l soon l ear n Engli sh!39。Wel l, 39。 The manager was sym pat het i c, but he coul d do not hi ng. 39。t r eal i ze one im port ant t hi ng. I 39。You must gi ve up fi shi ng!39。 50 and I f elt ver y upset. 39。 he sai d. He st art ed to pl ai n about t hi s wi cked wor l d but was i nt er upt ed by a knock at t he door . A gir l cam e i n and put an envel ope on hi s desk. It cont ained amp。 l eson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engli sh? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar i ved i n London at l ast. The r ail way st ati on was bi g, bl ack and dar k. I di d not know t he way t o my hot el , so I asked a por t er . I not onl y spoke Engl i sh ver y car ef ull y, but very cl ear ly as wel . The por t er , however, could not under st and m e。about 39。 I answer ed. 39。t it upside down ?39。s f ir st passenger was a doct or who f l ew fr om Birm i ngham t o a l onel y vil lage i n t he Wel sh m ount ains. Si nce then, Capt ai n Fawcet t has f l own passengers t o many unusual pl aces. Once he landed on t he r oof of a bl ock of f lats 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 efused 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 l onely i sl and i n t he At lanti c Ocean, but Capt ai n Fawcet t di d not take him because t he t ri p was t oo dangerous. Lesson30 Football or pol o? 足球還是水球？ The Wayl e is a sm al l ri ver t hat cuts acr oss t he par k near my hom e. I li ke si t i ng by the Wayl e on fi ne aft er noons. It was war m l ast Sunday, so I went and sat on t he r i ver bank as usual .