【正文】 ught m e a f ew words of I tali an. 39。 t ime. Fif teen mi nutes passed and then, at fi ve to twelve, the cl ock stopped. The bi g mi nut e hand di d not move. We wait ed and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shout ed, 39。 Har y sai d, 39。 I sai d in a weak voi ce. 39。 lesson18 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 my 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。Could I have t hose t wo ti cket s please ?39。You must gi ve up f ishi ng!39。t hear a wor d! 39。 I t hought. 39。 39。 I r epeat ed. 39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send me a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Postcar ds al ways spoil m y hol idays. Last summ er , I went t o It aly. I visit ed m useums and sat i n publi c gar dens. A f ri endl y wait er taught m e a f ew wor ds of I tali an. 39。 I 39。 she said. 39。. Leson 2 Breakf ast or l unch? 早餐還是午餐？ I t was Sunday. I never get up earl y on Sundays. I som et im es st ay i n bed unt il l unch t im e. Last Sunday I got up ver y l ate. I l ooked out of t he window. It was dar k out si de. 39。m not r eal ly i nterested i n f ishing. I am only i nterested i n sit ing i n a boat and doi ng not hing at a l ! Leson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aeroplanes are slowl y dr iving m e mad. I l ive near an ai rpor t and passi ng planes can be hear d ni ght and day. The air port was buil t dur ing t he war, but for som e reason it coul d not be used t hen. Last year , however , i t cam e into use. Over a hundr ed people must have been dr iven away fr om t hei r homes by the noise. I am one of the f ew peopl e lef t. Someti me s I think t his house wil l be knocked down by a pasing pl ane. I have been off ered a l arge sum of money t o go away, but I am determined t o st ay her e. Ever ybody says I must be mad and t hey ar e probably r ight . Lesson22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封 My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of r eceivi ng a let er fr om a gi rl of her own age in Hol land. Last year , we were t r avel ing a cross the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper wi th her name and addr es on i t i nt o a bot tl e. She t hr ew t he bot tl e int o the sea. She never t hought of it agai n, but ten m ont hs later , she r eceived a l et er f rom a gir l in Holland. Both gi rl s wr ite to each other regularl y now. However , they have decided t o use t he post of fi ce. Let er s wi l cost a l it t1e mor e, but they wi l cert ai nly t ravel faster. Leson23 A new house 新居 I 北京元泰國際 大廈 項目 節(jié)能專篇 申請 單位： 北京 特爾特置業(yè) 有限公司 編制單位： 北京方恒基業(yè)工程咨詢有限公司 二 ○○ 八 年 十 月 Lesson 1 A pri vate conversati on 私人談話 Last week I went t o t he t heat re. I had a ver y good seat. The pl ay was ver y int er est ing. I di d not enj oy it . A young m an and a young wom an were sit ti ng behi nd me. They were t al ki ng l oudl y. I got very angr y. I coul d not hear t he act or s. I t ur ned r ound. I l ooked at t he m an and the wom an angri l y. They did not pay any at tenti on. I n t he end, I coul d not bear it. I t ur ned r ound again. 39。I might as wel have them,39。Cert ai nly,39。I 39。 Leson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。but I can39。 If you r eceive a r equest li ke this, you cannot fail t o obey it! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act ress. She must be at l east thi rt yf ive year s old. I n spi te of t hi s, she oft en appears on t he stage as a young gi rl . Jenni fer wi l have to t ake par t in a new play soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gir l of sevent en. In the play, she must appear in a bri 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 Engli sh himself ! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr etary told me t hat Mr . Harm swor th woul d see me. I felt very ner vous when. I went i nto hi s off ice. He did not look up f rom his desk when I ent ered. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness was very bad. He t ol d me that he fi r m could not af ord t o pay such l arge salari es. Twenty people had alr eady l eft . I knew t hat m y tur n had e. 39。 2. To m y surpri se, he gave me t he m oney imm edi at ely. 39。s. Bil l works harder than Joe and grows m or e f lowers and veget abl es, but Joe39。s one o39。What are you doi ng ?39。ve j ust a r ived by t rai n, 39。This i s a pri vate conver sat ion!39。t r eal iz e one im por t ant t hi ng. I39。s perf orm ance. 39。 he asked. 39。May I have t wo t i ckets pl ease ?39。 he said 39。Yes, t hank you, 39。 100 a year ! Leson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you park your car i n t he wr ong pl ace, a tr af ic poli cem an wil l soon f i nd i t. You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he l ets you go wi t hout a ti cket . However , t his does not al ways happen. Tr af fi c poli ce ar e som etim es ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day i n Sweden, I f ound t hi s not e on m y car :39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be st ayi ng f or fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e, t hey wil l give f ive perf orm ances. As usual , the poli ce wil l have a di f icult t im e. They wil l be tr ying t o keep or der. It i s al ways t he same on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會講英語嗎 ？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year. Aft er I had l eft a smal vi l age i n t he sout h of Fr ance, I drove on t o the next t own. On t he way, a young man waved t o m e. I st opped and he asked m e f or a l if t. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car, I sai d good m or ni ng t o him i n French and he repli ed in t he sam e language. Apar t fr om a few words, I do not know any Fr ench at al l. Nei ther of us spoke dur i ng t he j our ney. I had near ly r eached t he t own, when the young m an suddenly sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。s. Lesson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I w