【正文】 a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right. New words and expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)mad adj. 發(fā)瘋reason n. 原因sum n. 量determined adj. 堅(jiān)定的，下決心的參考譯文飛機(jī)正在逐漸把我逼瘋。Lesson 22A glass envelope玻璃信封My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the post office. Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.New words and expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)dream v. 做夢(mèng)，夢(mèng)想age n. 年齡channel n. 海峽throw v. 扔，拋參考譯文我的女兒簡(jiǎn)從未想過(guò)會(huì)接到荷蘭一位同齡姑娘的來(lái)信。在信中她說(shuō)她明年將到英國(guó)來(lái)。Lesson 24If could be worse不幸中之萬(wàn)幸I entered the hotel manager39。s losing money these days,39。New words and expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)manager n. 經(jīng)理upset adj. 不安sympathetic adj. 表示同情的plain v. 抱怨wicked adj. 很壞的，邪惡的contain v. 包含，內(nèi)裝honesty n. 誠(chéng)實(shí)參考譯文我走進(jìn)飯店經(jīng)理的辦公室，坐了下來(lái)?！斑@是我在這位先生的房門(mén)外撿到的，”她說(shuō)?；疖?chē)站很大，又黑又暗。于是他說(shuō)得慢了，可我還是聽(tīng)不懂。. Of course, many pictures are not 39。It39。 I looked at it again. She was right! It was!New words and expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)art n. 藝術(shù)critic n. 評(píng)論家paint v. 畫(huà)pretend v. 假裝pattern n. 圖案curtain n. 窗簾，幕布material n. 材料appreciate v. 鑒賞notice v. 注意到whether conj. 是否hang v. 懸掛，吊critically adv. 批評(píng)地upside down 上下顛倒地參考譯文我是個(gè)學(xué)藝術(shù)的學(xué)生，畫(huà)了很多畫(huà)?！拔艺龑⑦@幅畫(huà)掛在墻上。畫(huà)掛反了。午夜前后，有兩個(gè)孩子醒了，大聲叫了起來(lái)。當(dāng)他夜里回到家時(shí)，總是發(fā)現(xiàn)有人把車(chē)停在他家大門(mén)外。 is a small Swiss aeroplane called a 39。從那時(shí)開(kāi)始，弗西特機(jī)長(zhǎng)已經(jīng)載送乘客到過(guò)許多不尋常的地方。于是我和往常一樣，又去河邊坐著。他大聲叫著那些孩子，把球扔回到岸上。我喜歡在天氣晴朗的下午到河邊坐坐。然而，最令人驚奇的是它能夠在任何地方降落：雪地上，水面上，甚至剛耕過(guò)的田里。但到目前為止還沒(méi)有一個(gè)變成石頭呢！Lesson 29Taxi!出租汽車(chē)Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service. The 39。 signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect. Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate. It is one of the ugliest faces I have ever seen. I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon. Jasper hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone. But none of them has been turned to stone yet!New words and expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)rare adj. 罕見(jiàn)的ancient adj. 古代的，古老的myth n. 神話故事trouble n. 麻煩effect n. 結(jié)果，效果Medusa n. 美杜莎（古希臘神話中3位蛇發(fā)女怪這一）Gorgon n. （古希臘神話中的）3位蛇發(fā)女怪這一（凡見(jiàn)其貌者都會(huì)變成石頭）參考譯文。天下起雨來(lái)，于是他們撲滅了篝火，鉆進(jìn)了帳篷?！暗?，是不是掛反了？”我再看了看。昨天她到我房里來(lái)了。but isn39。m hanging this picture on the wall,39。英國(guó)人之間相互聽(tīng)得懂，可我卻不懂他們的話！他們說(shuō)的是英語(yǔ)嗎？Lesson 26The best art critics最佳藝術(shù)評(píng)論家I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures. Many people pretend that they understand modern art. They always tell you what a picture is 39。他回答了，但他講得既不慢也不清楚。 he said. I wonder. In England, each person speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I don39。一個(gè)姑娘走了進(jìn)來(lái)，把一個(gè)信封放在了他桌上。 I said to the manager, 39。 The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. 39。它是一棟非?，F(xiàn)代化的住宅，因此在有些人看來(lái)很古怪。這樣會(huì)稍微多花點(diǎn)錢(qián)，但肯定是快得多了。他們?cè)蛭姨峁┮淮蠊P錢(qián)讓我搬走，但我決定留在這兒。我總是在河上呆上整整一上午，然后空著袋子回家。s a waste of time.39?！爱?dāng)然可以，”那姑娘說(shuō)。I might as well have them,39。Could I have those two tickets please?39。ve sold out,39。The play may begin at any moment,39。New words and expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)pub n. 小酒店landlord n. 店主bill n. 帳單參考譯文我在一家鄉(xiāng)村小酒店吃過(guò)午飯后，就找我的提包。but I can39。這一次，她將扮演一個(gè)17歲的少女。此處是‘禁止停車(chē)’區(qū)。“不要打斷我的話，”他說(shuō)。t interrupt,39。我把車(chē)停下，他向我提出要求搭車(chē)。在此期間，他們將演出5場(chǎng)。我們將參觀他的船，然后和他告別。clock, so we39。托尼曾在一家律師事務(wù)所工作，而現(xiàn)在正在一家銀行上班。我父親大為吃驚，不許我們?cè)賱?dòng)它。那座大鐘不愿意迎接新年。s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!39。s garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden petition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!New words and expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)petition n. 比賽，競(jìng)賽neat adj. 整齊的，整潔的path n. 小路，小徑wooden adj. 木頭的pool n. 水池參考譯文。當(dāng)飛機(jī)到達(dá)時(shí)，一些偵探等候在主樓內(nèi)，另一些偵探則守候在停機(jī)坪上。他把食物吃完，又喝了酒。昨天，一只鴿子把第一封信從平赫特帶到錫爾伯里。蒂姆是個(gè)工程師，正在一家大公司工作，并且已經(jīng)去過(guò)澳大利亞的不少地方了。我讀了幾行，但一個(gè)字也不懂?！拔覄傁禄疖?chē)，”她說(shuō)，“我這就來(lái)看你。s one o39。What are you doing?39。ve just arrived by train,39。我回過(guò)頭去怒視著那一男一女，他們卻毫不理會(huì)。It39。 I said angrily. 39。我非常生氣，因?yàn)槲衣?tīng)不見(jiàn)演員在說(shuō)什么。I39。 I said.39。Do you always get up so late? It39。是我姑母露西打來(lái)的。一位好客的服務(wù)員教了我?guī)拙湟獯罄Z(yǔ)，之后還借給我一本書(shū)。他在那兒已經(jīng)住了6個(gè)月了。平赫特離錫爾伯里只有5英里，所以他買(mǎi)了只鴿子。我給了他一頓飯。數(shù)小時(shí)以前，有人向警方報(bào)告，說(shuō)有人企圖偷走這些鉆石。s. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe39。It39。突然有人喊道：“已經(jīng)12點(diǎn)零2分了！那鐘已經(jīng)停了！”我看了一下我的手表，果真如此。她在擊琴鍵時(shí)用力過(guò)猛，損壞了兩根琴弦。New words and expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)turn n. 行為，舉止deserve v. 應(yīng)得到，值得lawyer n. 律師bank n. 銀行salary n. 工資immediately adv. 立刻參考譯文我正在一家飯館吃飯。ll meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat, Topsail. Topsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o39。艾利森船長(zhǎng)將于8點(diǎn)鐘啟航，因此我們有充裕的時(shí)間?！熬G林少年”準(zhǔn)備在此逗留5天。途中，一個(gè)青年人向我招手。Don39。“哈姆斯沃斯先生，”我無(wú)力地說(shuō)。有一次在瑞典度假，我發(fā)現(xiàn)我的車(chē)上有這樣一個(gè)字條：“先生，歡迎您光臨我們的城市。詹妮弗很快又要參加一個(gè)新劇的演出。 I answered, 39。My dog had taken in into the garden. He often does this!39?！皩?shí)在抱歉，”他說(shuō)，“我的狗把它弄到花園里去了，他常干這種事！”Lesson 19Sold out票已售完39。m sorry, we39。 the girl said. I went back to the ticket office at once.39。 39?！拔铱梢酝说暨@兩張票嗎？”他問(wèn)。It39。我什么東西也未釣到過(guò) 就連舊靴子也沒(méi)有。有時(shí)我覺(jué)得這房子就要被一架飛過(guò)的飛機(jī)撞倒。然而她們還是決定利用郵局。這棟房子里有許多房間，還有一個(gè)漂亮的花園。s not there now.39。Well,39。他開(kāi)始抱怨起這個(gè)邪惡的世道來(lái)，卻被一陣敲門(mén)聲打斷了。ll soon learn English!39。他終于聽(tīng)懂了。在英國(guó)，人們各自說(shuō)著一種不同的語(yǔ)言。I39。 she said, 39。我的妹妹只有7歲，但她總能說(shuō)出我的畫(huà)是好還是壞?！彼f(shuō)。但過(guò)了一陣子。No Parking39。賈斯珀希望她把汽車(chē)和車(chē)主們都變成石頭。這架奇妙的飛機(jī)可以載7名乘客。t any in sight: they had all run away! The man laughed when he realized what had happened. He called out to the children and threw