【正文】 ed a lar ge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am det er mi ned t o stay her e. Everybody says I must be m ad and they are pr obabl y ri ght . Lesson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daught er , Jane, never dr eam ed of r ecei vi ng a l et ter f rom a gir 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 pi ece of paper wit h her name and address on it i nt o a bott le. 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 eter f rom a gir l in Hol land. Both gi rl s wri te t o each ot her e gul arl y now. However , they have decided to 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 fast er. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et ter f rom my sist er 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 ye ar . If she es, she wil l get a surpr ise. We are now livi ng in a beauti ful new house in t he countr y. Wor k on it had begun bef ore m y si ster left . The house was pleted f ive m ont hs ago. I n my l et er , 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 only m oder n house i n the di st ri ct . Lesson24 It could be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I entered t he hot el m anager39。Ever yone39。 I said to t he manager, 39。 he said. I wonder . In England, each man speaks a di f erent language. The Engl ish under st and each other , but I don39。 I 39。 she sai d, 39。 I t39。 What ar e you doi ng ?39。You39。 she said. 39。s not ther e now. 39。 But they don39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。Can I retur n these two ti ckets?39。May I have t wo t ickets please ?39。 he sai d 39。Yes, t hank you,39。100 a year ! Leson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n the wr ong place, a tr af fi c poli ceman wi l l soon f ind i t. You wi l be very l ucky if he let s you go wit hout a t icket. However, thi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic pol ice are someti mes very poli te. Dur ing a holi day in Sweden, I f ound thi s not e on my car :39。 Club. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days. Duri ng this t im e, t hey wil l gi ve fi ve per f or mances. As usual , t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t ti me. They wi l l be t ryi ng to keep or der . I t is al ways t he sam e on these occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusing exper ience last year. Af ter I had lef t a sm al l vi l age in t he sout h of Fr ance, I drove on t o the next town. On t he way, a young man waved t o me. I st opped and he asked m e for a l if t. As soon as he had got int o the car , I said good mor ning t o him in French and he repli ed in t he same language. Apar t fr om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at a l l. Neit her of us spoke dur ing t he journey. I had nearl y reached t he town, when t he young man suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owly, 39。s. Lesson 11 One good t urn deserves another 禮尚往來 I was having di nner at a restaurant when Har y St el e came in. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。 each year, but Joe wi ns ever y t ime. Bil l Fri th39。 I looked at i t agai n. She was r ight! I t was! Lesson27 A wet night 雨夜 Late i n the af ternoon, the boys put up t hei r tent in t he mi ddl e of a fi eld. As soon as t his was done, t hey cooked a meal over an open fi re. They were al hungry and t he food smelt good. Af t er a wonderf ul meal, they t ol d stor ies and sang songs by t he cam p fi r e. But som e ti me l at er it began t o r ai n. The boys f el t ti red so they pet out t he fi re and cr ept i nt o t hei r t ent . Thei r sl eepi ng bags were war m and f ort abl e, so t hey al l sl ept soundly. I n the m iddle of t he ni ght, two boys woke up and began shouti ng. The t ent was f ull of water! They al l eapt out of t hei r sl eepi ng bags and hurr ied out si de. I t was raini ng heavil y and they f ound t hat a st ream had f ormed i n t he fi el d. The st ream wound i ts way across the f iel d and then f lowed r ight under their t ent ! Lesson28 No parki ng 禁止停車 Jasper Whit e is one of those rar e people who believes in ancient myths. He has just bought a new house i n the ci ty, but ever si nce he m oved i n, he has had tr oubl e wi th m ot ori st s. when he r etur ns home at night , he al ways f i nds t hat someone has parked a car out si de his gate. Because of this, he has not been abl e to get his own car i nt o his gar age even once. Jasper has put up39。It 39。. Of cour se, many pict ur es arc not 39。 I r epeated m y questi on sever al t imes and at last he understood. He answer ed me, but he spoke neit her sl owl y nor clearl y. 39。5o. 39。 I lef t the money in my r oom ,39。 my f ri ends say. 39。 I asked. 39。 t he gi rl said. 39。I t may have begun al ready, 39。t got my bag.39。 lesson18 H e oft en does t his! 他經常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had l eft it on a chair besi de the door and now it wasn39。 I said in a weak voice. 39。 Har ry said, 39。 ti me. Fi ft een minut es passed and then, at f ive t o t wel ve, 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。The Ni cest Garden Competi ti on39。 I looked at my watch. It was tr ue. The bi g clock r ef used t o wele t he New Year . At that moment everybody began t o laugh and sing. Lesson 10 Not for j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an old musi cal i nst rument. I t is cal ed a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ). I t was m ade i n Ger many in 1681. Our clavichord is kept i n t he li vi ng r oom . I t has belong t o our fami ly for a l ong t im e. The i nst rument was bought by my gr andf ather many year s ago. Recentl y i t was damaged by a visi tor. She t ri ed to pl ay jazz on it ! She st ruck t he keys t oo har d and