【正文】 He of t en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had l ef 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。Could I have those two ti cket s pl ease ?39。You must gi ve up fi shi ng! 39。50 and I f elt ver y upset .39。 he said. He star ted to pl ain about t his wi cked wor l d but was i nter upted by a knock at he door . A gi rl came in and put an envel ope on hi s desk. It contained amp。 leson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engl ish? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ri ved in London at l ast . The rail way stati on was big, black and dar k. I di d not know the way t o my hot el , so I asked a port er . I not only spoke Engli sh ver y car efull y, 1 年加工生產(chǎn) 可 行 性 研 究 報 告 2020年 4月 Per cy Butt ons. He cal s at every house in t he st r et once a m onth and al ways asks for a m eal and a gl ass of beer. Leson 7 Too lat e 為時太晚 The pl ane was l at e and det ect ives wer e wai ti ng at he air por t al m or ni ng. They wer e expecti ng a valuabl e parcel of di am ond fr om Sout h Afr i ca. A f ew hour s earl i er , som eone had t ol d t he poli ce that thi eves would t r y to st eal t he di am onds. When t he pl ane ar ri ved, som e of t he det ecti ves wer e wait i ng i nsi de t he m ai n buil ding whi le ot her s were wai ti ng on t he ai rf iel d. Two m en t ook t he par cel of f t he pl ane and car ri ed it i nto t he Cust om s House. Whi l e t wo det ecti ves were keepi ng guar d at t he door, t wo ot her s opened the par cel. To t hei r sur pri se, t he pr eci ous par cel was f ul l of st ones and sand! Leson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has the m ost beauti f ul gar den i n our t own. Near l y ever ybody enter s for 39。s t wo mi nutes past t wel ve! The cl ock has stopped! 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風 Our nci ghbour , Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wil l sai l fr om Por tsm outh t om orr ow. We shal m et him at t he har bour earl y i n t he m orni ng. He wi l be i n his sm al boat, Topsai l. Tapsai l is a famous l it tl e boat . It has sai led across the At lanti c many ti m es. Capt ai n Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。t i nt er upt ,39。 I sa id i n a weak voi ce. 39。 Har r y sai d, 39。 tim e. Fi ft een m i nut es passed and t hen, at f i ve t o t wel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nute hand di d not m ove. We wai ted and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shouted, 39。 I sai d to the manager , 39。Everyone39。m not real y i nt erest ed in fi shi ng. I am onl y int er est ed in si t ing i n a boat and doing nothi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes ar e slowl y dri vi ng me m ad. I l ive near an ai rport and pasing pl anes can be hear d night and day. The air por t was bui lt duri ng the war , but f or some reason i t coul d not be used then. Last year , however, it came i nto use. Over a hundred peopl e must have been dri ven away f r om t hei r homes by t he noi se. I am one of t he few people l eft . Som et imes I t hink t hi s house wi l be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been of f er ed a lar ge sum of money to go away, but I am det ermi ned to st ay her e. Everybody says I must be mad and they ar e probabl y r ight. Leson22 A gl ass envelope 玻璃信封 My daught er , Jane, never dreamed of recei ving a l et er f rom a gi r l of her own age i n Holl and. Last year, we wer e tr avel li ng acr oss t he Channel and Jane put a piece of paper wit h her name and address on it i nt o a bott le. She thr ew t he bot tl e into the sea. She never t hought of it agai n, but ten m ont hs later , she r eceived a l et ter f rom a gir l in Hol land. Bot h gir l s wri te t o each ot her r egul arl y now. However , they have decided to use t he post off ice. Leter s wi l cost a l it 1e mor e, but they wi l cert ai nly t ravel f ast er. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et ter f rom my sister yest erday. She l ives in Nigeri a. I n her let er, she sai d that she woul d e to Engl and next year . If she es, she wi l l get a surpr ise. We are now l ivi ng in a beauti ful new house in t he countr y. Wor k on it had begun bef or e my si ster left . The house was pleted f ive m ont hs ago. I n my l eter , I told her t hat she coul d st ay wi th us. The house has many large r ooms and there is a l ovel y gar den. I t is a very moder n house, so it l ooks str ange t o some peopl e. I t must be t he onl y modern house in the dist ri ct . Lesson24 It could be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I ent ered t he hot el manager39。I m ight as wel l have t hem ,39。Cer t ai nly,39。I 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。but I can39。 If you r eceive a request li ke this, you cannot fail t o obey it ! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er is an actr ess. She must be at least t hi rt yf ive years old. I n spi te of t his, she of ten appears on the stage as a young gi rl . Jennif er wi l have to take par t in a new play soon. This time, she wi l be a gir l of sevent een. I n the pl ay, she must appear i n a bri ght r ed dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a br ight, orangecoloured dr ess. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she al ways answers, 39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was English hi msel f! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secret ar y t old m e that Mr . Har mswor th woul d see m e. I f el t ver y nervous when. I went int o his of fi ce. He di d not l ook up f rom hi s desk when I enter ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d that business was ver y bad. He tol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af for d to pay such lar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had alr eady l ef t. I knew t hat my turn had e. 39。 2. To my surpr ise, he gave me t he money imm edi ately. 39。s. Bi l wor ks har der than Joe and gr ows more fl ower s and vegetables, but Joe39。 she said. 39。s not t her e now.39。 But t hey don39。but t hey ar