【正文】 on25 Do t he Engl ish 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 the way t o m y hot el , so I asked a port er. I not onl y spoke Engli sh ver y caref ul l y, but ver y clearl y as wel. The por ter, however , coul d not underst and m e。about39。 I answered. 39。t it upsi de down ?39。s fi rst passenger was a doct or who f lew fr om Bi rm ingham t o a l onel y vil lage i n the Wel sh m ountai ns. Since t hen, Capt ain Fawcet has fl own passenger s t o m any unusual pl aces. Once he landed on the r oof of a bl ock of fl at s and on anot her occasi on, he l anded i n a deser ted car par k. Capt ai n Fawcet has j ust ref used a str ange request fr om a busi nessm an. The m an want ed t o fl y t o Rockal , a l onel y isl and i n t he Atl ant ic Ocean, but Capt ai n Fawcet t di d not take him because t he t ri p was t oo dangerous. Lesson30 Foot ball 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 m y 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 . Som e chi l dr en were pl ayi ng gam es on the bank and t here wer e som e peopl e r owi ng on t he r i ver. Suddenl y, one of t he chi ldr en ki cked a bal l ver y har d and it went t owar ds a pasi ng boat. Some peopl e on t he bank cal ed out t o t he m an i n t he boat , but he di d not hear them . The bal l st r uck him so har d that he nearl y f el l int o t he wat er . I tur ned t o l ook at t he chi ldr en, but t her e wer en39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve to t welve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wai ted, but nothi ng happened. Suddenly someone shout ed, 39。 Har ry sai d, 39。 I sai d i n a weak voice. 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 wasn39。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。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 a cross the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper wi th her name and addr ess on i 。I m ight as wel l have t hem ,39。Cer tai nl y,39。I 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。but I can39。 I f you recei ve a r equest l ike t hi s, you cannot f ai l to obey i t! 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 year s ol d. In spit e of this, she of ten appear s on the st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer 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 i n a br i ght r ed dress and l ong black stocki ngs. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bri ght, orange coloured dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answers, 39。 As I soon learnt , he was Engl ish him self ! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secretar y tol d me t hat Mr. Har mswort h would see me. I fel t ver y ner vous when. I went into hi s off ice. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I entered. Af ter I had sat down, he said t hat busines was ver y bad. He t old me that the f ir m could not af ford to pay such large salar ies. Twent y peopl e had alr eady left . I knew that m y tur n had e. 39。2. To my sur pri se, he gave me the money i mmediat el y. 39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and grows m ore f lower s and vegetables, but Joe39。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 real y i nt er est ed in f i shi ng. I am onl y i nt er est ed in sit 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 r port and passi 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 som e reason i t coul d not be used t hen. Last year , however, i t cam e i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e m ust have been dr i ven away f rom t heir homes by t he noi se. I am one of t he few people l eft . Som et im es I t hink t hi s house wi l be knocked down by a pasi ng pl ane. I have been off ered a l arge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am det erm i ned t o stay her e. Everybody says I m ust be m ad and t hey ar e pr obabl y ri ght. Leson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daught er , Jane, never dream ed of r eceivi ng a let er fr om a gi rl of her own age i n Hol land. Last year , we wer e tr avel i ng acr oss t he Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wit h her name and address on it i nt o a bott l e. She t hr ew t he bot tl e i nt o t he sea. She never t hought of it agai n, but t en m onths l at er , she r ecei ved a let er fr om a gi rl i n Holl and. Bot h gir ls wr it e t o each ot her r