【正文】 en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of catchi ng f ish, they cat ch old boot s and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ng not even ol d boot s. Af ter havi ng spent whole m orni ngs on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wit h an em pt 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 st il l some honest y i n thi s worl d ! 39。t understand t hem ! Do t hey speak Engli sh ? l eson26 The best art cri ti cs 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an art student and I paint a l ot of pi ct ures. Many people pr etend that they under stand modern ar t. They always tel l you wh at a pict ur e i s 39。m hanging t hi s pict ur e on t he wal, 39。but i sn39。. Thi s wonder ful plane can car ry seven passengers. The most sur pr isi ng thing about it, however , is t hat i t can l and anywhere: on snow, wat er, or even on a pl oughed f ield. Captain Fawcet t39。s off ice years ago, but he is now worki ng at a bank. He gets a good sal ary, but he always bor rows money f rom his f ri ends and never pays it back. Har y saw m e and came and sat at t he same t abl e. He has never bor rowed m oney f rom me. Whi le he was eati ng, I as ked hi m t o l end m e amp。Do you speak Engli sh?39。 Sir , we wel e you to our cit y. Thi s is a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wil l enj oy your stay here if you pay at tenti on to our str eet signs. Thi s note i s onl y a r eminder. 39。 I answer ed, 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。I 39。Cer tai nl y, 39。I mi ght as wel l have t hem, 39。m not real y int 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 rom thei 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 gir l of her own age i n Holl and. Last year, we wer e t ravel li ng a cr oss t he Channel and Jane put a piece of paper wit h her name and address on it i nto a bot tle. She thr 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 Hol land. Both gi rl s wri te to each other regularl y now. Howe ver , 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 had a l eter f rom my si st er yesterday. She l ives in Niger ia. In her let ter, she sai d that she woul d e t o Engl and next ye ar . If she es, she wil l get a surpr ise. We are now li vi ng in a beauti ful new house in t he count ry. Wor k on it had begun bef ore m y sister lef t. The house was plet ed fi ve months ago. I n my l et er , I told her t hat she coul d stay wi th us. The house has many lar ge rooms and ther e is a l ovel y garden. I t is a ver y modern house, so it l ooks str ange to some peopl e. I t must be the 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 manager39。Everyone39。 I said t o t he manager, 39。 he sai d. I wonder . I n England, each man speaks a di f er ent l angua ge. The Engli sh under st and each other, but I don39。 I39。 she sai d, 39。Pi latus Port er39。t axi 39。 I t39。 What are you doing ?39。You39。 she said. 39。s not t her e now.39。 But they don39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。Can I r etur n t hese t wo t i ckets?39。May I have t wo t icket s please ?39。 he sai d 39。 he asked. 39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and tol d me I woul d receive an extr a amp。clock so we shal have pl ent y of ti me. We shal se hi s boat and then we shal say good bye to hi m. He wi l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e very pr oud of hi m. He wi l l t ake par t in an i mport ant r ace across the At l ant ic. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys are a group of popul ar singers. At present , they are vi si ti ng al par ts of t he count ry. They wil l be ar ri ving here tomor row. They wil l be ing by t rain and most of the young peopl e in the t own wil l be meeti ng them at the st at ion. Tomorr ow eveni ng they wi l be singing at t he Wor ker s39。 I looked at my wat ch. It was t rue. The big cl ock r efused to wel e the New Year. At that moment ever ybody began to l augh and sing. Leson 10 Not f or jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d musical instr um ent . It is cal ed a clavichord( 翼琴 ) . I t was made in Ger many i n 1681. Our clavichord i s kept i n the l ivi ng room. I t has belong t o our fami ly f or a long t im e. The i nstr ument was bought by m y gr andf ather many year s ago. Recent ly i t was damaged by a vi si tor . She t ri ed to pl ay jazz on it ! She st ruck t he keys t oo har d and two of the str ings were br oken. My fat her was shocked. Now we ar e not al lowed t o touch it . It i s bei ng repair ed by a fr iend of my father39。 i s a smal Swi s aeropl ane cal ed a 39。s al l ri ght ,39。 she asked. 39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。Wel l, 39。 The manager was sympat hetic, but he could do not hing. 39。t reali ze one impor tant t hing. I39。s per f orm ance. 39。 he asked. 39。 I asked. 39。 My dog had t aken it i nt o t he gar den. He of ten does thi s.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 park 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 lucky if he l et s you go wit hout a t icket. However, th