【正文】 sh, they catch old boot s and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ngnot even old boot s. Af ter having spent whole m ornings on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wi th an empt y bag. 39。t r eali ze one impor tant thing. I39。s per for mance. 39。 he asked. 39。 I asked. 39。 My dog had t aken i t i nt o t he gar den. He oft en does t his.39。 I answer ed, 39。 Sir , we wele you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Parking ar ea . You wi l enjoy your st ay her e i f you pay at ent ion t o our st r et signs. This not e is only a remi nder .39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。s off i ce years ago, but he i s now wor ki ng at a bank. He gets a good sal ary, but he al ways bor rows m oney f rom his f ri ends and never pays it back. Har ry saw m e and came and sat at t he same table. He has never bor r owed money fr om me. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked hi m to l end me amp。s gar den is l arger than J oe39。Do you al ways get up so l at e ? I t39。 I said. 39。 Just then, t he tel ephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. 39。s none of your busines,39。about 39。 l eson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engli sh? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar r i ved i n London at l ast. The r ailway st at ion was bi g, bl ack and dark. I did not know t he way to my hotel , so I asked a por ter . I not only spoke Engl ish very caref ull y, but ver y clearl y as wel . The por ter , however, coul d not underst and m e。 he said. He start ed to pl ai n about t his wi cked wor ld but was i nt er upt ed by a knock at t he door . A gi rl cam e in and put an envel ope on hi s desk. It contained amp。50 and I f el t ver y upset .39。You must gi ve up fi shi ng! 39。Coul d I have those two ti ckets pl ease ?39。ve sol d out ,39。 I sai d. 39。t got m y bag. 39。 l esson18 H e oft en does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had l unch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had l ef t it on a chair besi de t he door and now it wasn39。 I sai d i n a weak voi ce. 39。 Har ry said, 39。 ti me. Fi ft een minut es passed and t hen, at f ive t o t welve, t he clock st opped. The big m inute hand did not move. We wai ted and wai ted, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 39。Lesson 3 Please send m e a card 請(qǐng)給我寄一張明信片 Post car ds always spoi l my holi days. Last sum mer, I went to I tal y. I vi si ted museum s and sat in publ ic gardens. A fr iendly wai ter t aught me a f ew wor ds of I tal ian. 39。 I 39。 she sai d. 39。. Leson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up earl y on Sundays. I somet imes stay i n bed until l unch t im e. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the wi ndow. It was dark out si de. 39。Lesson 1 A privat e conversat ion 私人談話 Last week I went to t he theat re. I had a very good seat . The pl ay was ver y i nt erest ing. I did not enjoy i t. A young man and a young woman wer e si t ing behind m e. They were talki ng loudly. I got very angr y. I could not hear t he act or s. I t urned r ound. I looked at t he man and the wom an angr il y. They did not pay any atenti on. I n t he end, I coul d not bear it . I turned r ound again. 39。This i s a pri vat e conver sati on!39。ve j ust ar ived by t rai n, 39。 she asked. 39。cl ock! 39。s garden i s more inter est ing. He has m ade neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool . I l ike gardens too, but I do not li ke har d wor k. Ever y year I enter for t he gar den pet it ion t oo, and I always wi n a li t le pr ize f or the wor st garden in the t own! Lesson 9 A col d wele 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o t he Town Hal . It was the l ast day of the year and a l arge cr owd of people had gathered unde r the Town Hal l cl ock. I t woul d str ike t welve i n twent y mi nut es39。I have never bor rowed any money f rom you, 39。Mr . Harmswor th,39。My dear , it m ust be ter i bl e t o be gr own up!39。t pay t he bil l. I haven39。The play m ay begi n at any m om ent, 39。m sorr y, we39。 t he gi rl sai d. 39。 I sai d sadly. Leson20 One m an in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishing i s my f avour it e spor t. I oft en fi sh for hours wi thout cat chi ng anyt hing. But t his does not wor ry me. Som e fi sherm en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, they catch old boot s and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ngnot even old boot s. Af ter having spent whole m ornings on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wi th an empt y bag. 39。s of f ice and sat down. I had j ust l ost amp。s losing money t hese days,39。t here i s sti l some honesty i n t hi s wor ld ! 39。t understand t hem ! Do t hey speak English ? l eson26 The best art cri ti cs 最佳美術(shù)評(píng)論家 I am an ar t st udent and I pai nt a l ot of pi ctures. Many peopl e pretend t hat t hey understand modern ar t. They always t el l you what a pi ct ure i s 39。 I t39。s rai ni ng agai n.39。m st il l having br eakf ast, 39。 she said. 39。 each year , but Joe wi ns every tim e. Bi l Fr it h39。s. Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 禮尚往來 I was having di nner at a restaurant when Har y Steele came i n. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l l be st ayi ng for f ive days. Dur ing t hi s ti me, they wi l give f ive perf orm ances. As usual , the poli ce wil l have a di f icult t ime. They wi l be tr ying t o keep or der . It i s al ways t he same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l eft a smal vil lage i n the south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to t he next t own. On the way, a young man waved to m e. I stopped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got into the car , I sai d good morni ng to hi m i n Fr ench and he r epl ied i n the same l anguage. Apart f rom a f ew words, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Nei ther of us spoke duri ng the j our ney. I had near ly r eached the t own, when the young man suddenly said, ver y slowl y, 39。100 a year ! Leson 16 A polit e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n the