【正文】 nswered m e, but he spoke neit her slowl y nor cl ear ly. 39。. Of course, m any pi ct ures arc not 39。I t39。 I l ooked at it agai n. She was r ight ! It was! Lesson27 A wet night 雨夜 Late in t he af ter noon, the boys put up their t ent in the mi ddle of a f ield. As soon as this was done, they c ooked a m eal over an open fi re. They were al l hungr y and the f ood smel t good. Aft er a wonder ful meal, t hey t old st or ies and s ang songs by the camp f ir e. But some t ime later it began to r ain. The boys f elt t i r ed so t hey pet out the f ir e and cr ept i nto t hei r tent. Their sleepingbags were war m and f ort abl e, so t hey al l sl ept soundl y. I n t he middle of t he night, t wo boys woke up and began shout ing. The tent was f ull of water ! They al l leapt out of their sleepi ngbags and hur ri ed out si de. I t was rai ni ng heavil y and they f ound that a st ream had f orm ed in t he fi eld. The st ream wound i ts way acr oss t he fi el d and then f lowed r ight under t hei r tent! Leson28 No parking 禁止停車 Jasper Whit e is one of t hose r ar e peopl e who beli eves i n anci ent myt hs. He has just bought a new house i n t he ci ty, but ever si nce he moved in, he has had t rouble wi th motor ists. when he retur ns home at ni ght , he al ways fi nds t hat someone has parked a car outside his gat e. Because of thi s, he has not been abl e t o get hi s own car i nto hi s gar age even once. Jasper has put up39。t any i n si ght: they had al r un away! The m an laughed when he r eal ized what had happened. He c al led out to the chil dr en and thr ew the bal l back to the bank. Leson31 Sucess st ory 成功者的故事 Yest er day af ter noon Fr ank Hawkins was t el li ng me about hi s experi ences as a young man. Fr ank is now t he head of a very large busines pany, but as a boy he used t o wor k in a sm al l shop. It was hi s job t o repair bicycles and at hat t ime he used t o wor k f our t een hour s a day. He saved money f or years and i n 1938 he bought a sm al l work shop of his own. Dur ing t he war Frank used t o make spar e part s for aeroplanes. At t hat t ime he had t wo helpers. By t he end of t he war, t he smal l work shop had bee a large f act ory which employed seven hundred and twent y eight people. Fr ank smi led when he r emember ed his hard ear ly years and t he long r oad t o succes. He was sti l smi li ng when the door opened and hi s wi fe came i n. She want ed hi m to r epai r their son39。s mot her , who swam t he Channel her sel f when she was a gi rl . Lesson37 The Olym pic Gam es 奧林匹克運動會 The Ol ympic Games wi l be held in our count ry i n f our years39。 I sai d, 39。I f ound t his outsi de t his gent l em an39。I am a f orei gner, 39。about 39。s a new one. Do you l i ke i t ?39。t it upsi de down ?39。 I answer ed. 39。about39。 lesson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engl ish? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ri ved in London at last . The r ai l way 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 very car ef ul l y, but ver y clearl y as wel . The por ter, however, coul d not under st and m e。 he sai d. He st art ed to pl ai n about t hi s wi cked wor ld but was i nt er r upt ed by a knock at t he door. A gir l cam e in and put an envel ope on hi s desk. It cont ained amp。 50 and I f elt ver y upset.39。s f ather wil l set out wi t h her i n a smal boat. Mr Har t has t rai ned hi s daughter f or years. Tomorr ow he wi l be wat chi ng her anxiously as she swi ms t he long di st ance t o England. Er na i nt ends t o take shor t rests every t wo hours. She wi l have somethi ng to dr ink but she wil l not eat any soli d f ood. Most of Erna39。. Thi s wonder f ul pl ane can car y seven pasenger s. The m ost sur pri si ng t hi ng about it , however, i s that it can land anywher e: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed fi el d. Capt ai n Fawcet t39。but i sn39。m hanging t his pict ure on t he wal ,39。t understand t hem ! Do t hey speak Engl ish ? l esson26 The best art cri ti cs 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an ar t st udent and I pai nt a l ot of pi ct ures. Many people pr etend t hat t hey under stand modern ar t. They always tel l you what a pi ct ure i s 39。t her e i s st il l some honest y in this worl d !39。s l osi ng money these days,39。s of fi ce and sat down. I had just lost amp。cl ock in t he mor ni ng. Er na is onl y f our teen year s old and she hopes l o set up a new worl d r ecor d. She i s a st r ong swim mer and many peopl e f el that she i s sur e t o succeed. Er na39。Pi l at us Por ter39。 she sai d, 39。 I39。 he sai d. I wonder. I n England, each man speaks a dif f er ent l anguage. The Engli sh under st and each ot her, but I don39。 I sai d t o t he m anager , 39。Ever yone39。had a l et er f r om m y si st er yester day. She li ves i n Ni ger ia. I n her l et ter, she sai d t hat she woul d e t o England ne xt year. I f she es, she wil l get a sur pr ise. We ar e now li ving i n a beaut if ul new house i n the count r y. Wor k on i t had begun befor e m y sist er l ef t. The house was pl et ed fi ve mont hs ago. I n m y let er, I t ol d her that she could st ay wit h us. The house has m any l ar ge r oom s and t her e i s a l ovely gar den. It i s a ver y m oder n house, so i t looks st r ange t o som e peopl e. It m ust be t he onl y modern house in t he distr ict. Lesson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I ent er ed t he hot el m anager 39。 The m anager was sym pat het ic, but he could do not hi ng. 39。Wel, 39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。 she asked. 39。s al r ight,39。 is a sm al l Swiss aer opl ane cal led a 39。 car was badl y dam aged and easy t o r ecognize. Short l y af t er war ds, the poli ce st opped t he car and both m en were ar rest ed. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Har t is goi ng to swim acr oss t he Engl ish Channel t om or r ow. She i s going t o set out fr om t he Fr ench coast at f i