【正文】 oke during the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, ‘Do you speak English?’As I soon learnt, he was English himself!Lesson 15 He often does this!m sorry, we39。m not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!Lesson 21 不幸中之萬幸I entered the hotel manager39。ll soon learn English!’ he said. I wonder. In England, each person speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I don39。 A wet night 足球還是水球？The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home. I like sitting by the Wayle on fine afternoons. It was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on the river bank as usual. Some children were playing games on the bank and there were some people rowing on the river. Suddenly, one of the children kicked a ball very hard and it went towards a passing boat. Some people on the bank called out to the man in the boat, but he did not hear them. The ball struck him so hard that he nearly fell into the water. I turned to look at the children, but there weren39。 Out of the darkness 橫渡海峽Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow. She is going to set out from the French coast at five o39。 Everything except the weather 你把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎？‘Do you call that a hat?’I said to my wife. ‘You needn39。 并非很懂音樂As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of Old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest. After a time, we noticed a snake charmer with two large baskets at the other side of the square, so we went to have a look at him. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets. When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake. It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe. We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz and modern pop songs. The snake, however, continued to ‘dance’slowly. It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!Lesson 43 away. ‘The strap needs mending,’ said Mrs. Sterling later, ‘but they did not steal anything.’Lesson 45 money was paid back in this way. T。 Through the forestt have too many hats，’she answered. Ten minutes later we walked out of the shop together. My wife was wearing a hat that looked like a lighthouse! Lesson 42 進(jìn)餐與交談Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to . Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress. She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her. Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating. I tried to make conversation.‘A new play is ing to“The Globe”soon,’I said. ‘Will you be seeing it?’‘No,’she answered.‘Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year?’I asked.‘NO,’she answered.‘Will you be staying in England?’I asked.“No,’she answered.In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner. ‘Young man, ’she answered,‘if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!’Lesson 41 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years39。 car was badly damaged and easy to recognize. Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.Lesson 36 Shopping made easys first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains. Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places. Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park. Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman. The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.Lesson 30s all right, ’ she said, ‘but isn39。 Do the English speak English? 新居I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she would e to England next year. If she es, she will get a surprise. We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before my sister left. The house was pleted five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district.Lesson 24s a waste of time. ’ But they don39。 Sold out Always young Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.Lesson 14 再見，一路順風(fēng)Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We39。s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!’ I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to wele the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.Lesson 10 The best and the worst 激動(dòng)人心的旅行I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.Lesson 5m still having breakfast, ’ I said.‘What are you doing?’ she asked.‘I39。Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人談話Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the e