【正文】 y r oom yest er day. 39。 She l ooked at it cri ti cal ly f or a moment. 39。 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 cooked a meal 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 sang songs by the camp f ir e. But some t ime late r 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 wate r ! 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 ormed 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 。I t39。. Of course, m any pi ct ures arc not 39。 I r epeated my questi on several ti mes and at l ast he under stood. He answered m e, but he spoke neit her slowl y nor cl ear ly. 39。5o. 39。 I l eft t he money i n my room, 39。s bi cycl e! Lesson32 Shoppi ng m ade easy 購物變得很方便 Peopl e ar e not so honest as t hey once wer e. The t em pt ati on t o st eal i s gr eat er than ever bef or eespeci al l y in l arge shops. A det ecti ve r ecent l y watched a wel dr esed woman who al ways went i nt o a l ar ge stor e on Monday mor ni ngs. One Monday, t here wer e f ewer peopl e i n t he shop t han usual when t he wom an cam e i n, so it was easi er f or t he det ecti ve t o watch her. The wom an f ir st bought a f ew sm al l arti cles. Aft er a l it tl e ti me, she chose one of t he m ost expensi ve dr eses i n t he shop and handed i t to an assi st ant who wr apped it up f or her as quickly as possi bl e. Then t he woman sim pl y t ook t he parcel and wal ked out of t he shop wit hout payi ng. When she was ar est ed, t he det ecti ve f ound out that the shop asist ant was her daught er. The gir l39。 No Par ki ng39。s a new one. Do you l ike i t ?39。about 39。I am a f or ei gner,39。I found t hi s out si de t hi s gentl eman39。 I sai d, 39。 I l ef t the m oney i n my r oom ,39。 5o. 39。 I r epeated m y questi on sever al ti mes and at l ast he under stood. He answer ed m e, but he spoke neit her sl owl y nor cl earl y. 39。. Of cour se, m any pi ct ures arc not 39。I t 39。 I l ooked at it agai n. She was r i ght ! It was! Lesson27 A wet ni ght 雨夜 Lat e in t he aft er noon, t he boys put up t heir t ent i n t he m iddle of a f i el d. As soon as t hi s was done, t hey cooked a m eal over an open f ir e. They wer e al hungr y and t he food sm elt good. Aft er a wonderf ul m eal , t hey t ol d stori es and sang songs by t he cam p fi r e. But som e ti me l at e r it began t o r ai n. The boys f el t t ir ed so t hey pet out t he fi re and cr ept i nt o t heir t ent . Thei r sl eepi ng bags wer e warm and f or t abl e, so t hey al sl ept soundl y. I n the mi ddl e of t he ni ght , t wo boys woke up and began shouti ng. The t ent was f ul l of wat e r! They al l eapt out of t hei r sl eepi ng bags and hurr ied outsi de. It was r aini ng heavil y and they f ound t hat a str eam had f or med i n t he f i el d. The str eam wound it s way acr oss t he f i el d and then fl owed ri ght under their t ent ! Lesson28 No parki ng 禁止停車 Jasper Whi t e is one of those rar e peopl e who bel i eves in ancient m yt hs. He has j ust bought a new house i n t he cit y, but ever si nce he m oved i n, he has had tr oubl e wit h m ot ori st s. when he r etur ns hom e at ni ght, he al ways f i nds t hat som eone has parked a car out si de his gate. Because of this, he has not been abl e t o get his own car i nt o his gar age even once. Jasper has put up39。t any i n si ght : t hey had al r un away! The m an l aughed when he r eal ized what had happened. He cal l ed out t o the chil dren and t hr ew t he bal l back t o t he bank. Lesson31 Success story 成功者的故事 Yest erday aft er noon Frank Hawki ns was t eli ng m e about hi s exper iences as a young man. Frank i s now t he head of a ver y l ar ge busi ness pany, but as a boy he used t o wor k in a sm al l shop. It was his j ob t o repai r bicycles and at t hat t im e he used t o wor k f ourt een hour s a day. He saved m oney for year s and in 1938 he bought a sm al work shop of his own. Duri ng t he war Fr ank used t o m ake spar e part s f or aeroplanes. At t hat ti me he had t wo hel pers. By t he end of t he war, t he sm al l wor k shop had be e a l ar ge factor y whi ch em pl oyed seven hundr ed and t went y ei ght peopl e. Fr ank sm il ed when he remem ber ed hi s har d earl y year s and t he l ong road t o succes. He was stil l sm il i ng when t he door opened and hi s wif e cam e i n. She want ed hi m t o r epai r t heir son39。50 and I fel t ver y upset. 39。 he sai d. He st art ed to plai n about thi s wicked wor ld but was int er rupt ed by a knock at the door. A gir l came in and put an envelope on his desk. I t cont ai ned amp。 lesson25 Do the Engl ish speak English? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ived in London at last. The r ai lway 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 ver y caref ul ly, but ver y clearl y as wel . The por ter, however , coul d not understand me。about 39。 I answered. 39。t i t upside down ?39。 I t39。 What are you doing ?39。You39。 she sai d. 39。s not there now. 39。 car was badl y dam