【正文】 se in the city, but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with motorists. when he returns home at night, he always finds that someone has parked a car outside his gate. Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once. Jasper has put up39。我問他那是什么？他告訴我那是蛇發(fā)女怪美杜莎。這輛 “出租汽車 ”是一架小型瑞士飛機(jī)，叫 “皮勒特斯 .波特 “號(hào)。 Lesson30 Football or polo? 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。球重重地打在他身上，使他差點(diǎn)兒落入水中。 20 多歲的時(shí)候，弗蘭克曾生產(chǎn)飛機(jī)零配件。 her mother a free dress once a week ! 人們不再像以前那樣誠(chéng)實(shí)了。她被逮捕后。到達(dá)岸邊后，姑娘朝著她看到的燈光方向掙扎著往峭壁上爬去。丹聽到這個(gè)消息后，驚奇萬分，但又感到非常好笑，因?yàn)樗麖奈粗竿禽v自行車還能找到。拿錢的那個(gè)小偷嚇得把提包都扔了。在警察局里，一位面帶笑容的警察告訴他，他的自行車找到了。在那段時(shí)間里，她游了 8 英里。那售貨員以最快的速度為她包好了衣服。 Lesson32 Shopping made easy 購(gòu)物變得很方便 People are not so honest as they once were. The temptation to steal is greater than ever beforeespecially in large shops. A detective recently watched a welldressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday mornings. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch her. The woman first bought a few small articles. After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible. Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying. When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shopassistant was her daughter. The girl39。他那時(shí)的工作是修理自行車，并且通常是一天工作 14 個(gè)小時(shí)。突然，一個(gè)孩子狠狠地踢了一腳球，球便向著一只劃過來的小船飛去。弗西特機(jī)長(zhǎng)剛剛拒絕了一位商人的奇怪要求。. This wonderful plane can carry seven passengers. The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field. Captain Fawcett39。賈斯珀曾把幾塊 “禁止停車 ”的牌子掛在大門外邊，但沒有任何效果。雨下得很大，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)地上已經(jīng)形成了一條小溪。這件事 剛剛做完，他們就在篝火上燒起了飯。 I looked at it again. She was right! It was! 我是個(gè)學(xué)藝術(shù)的學(xué)生，畫了很多畫。It39。. Of course, many pictures arc not 39。于是他說得慢了，可我還是聽不懂?；疖囌?很大，又黑又暗。 “是啊， ”我對(duì)那位經(jīng)理說， “這世界上還是有誠(chéng)實(shí)可言的！ ” Lesson25 Do the English speak English? 英國(guó)人講的是英語嗎？ I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however, could not understand me。我剛剛丟了 50 英鎊，感到非常煩惱。s losing money these days,39。 Lesson24 It could be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I entered the hotel manager39。在信中她說她明年將到英國(guó)來。 Lesson22 A 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 postoffice. Letters will cost a litt1e more, but they will certainly travel faster. 我的女兒簡(jiǎn)從未想過會(huì)接到荷蘭一位同齡姑娘的來信。 ”然而他們沒有認(rèn)識(shí)到重要的一點(diǎn)，我并不是真的對(duì)釣魚有興趣，我感興趣的只是獨(dú)坐孤舟，無所事事！ Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built during the war, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered 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. 飛機(jī)正在逐漸把我逼瘋。t realize one important thing. I39。 “我可以買那兩張票嗎？ ”我問。 “也許已經(jīng)開演了呢， ”蘇珊回答說。Could I have those two tickets please ?39。ve sold out,39。 I said. 39。我曾把它放在門邊的椅子上，可這會(huì)兒不見了！當(dāng)我正在尋找時(shí)，酒店老板走了進(jìn)來。t pay the bill. I haven39。去年在演另一個(gè)劇時(shí)，她不得不穿短襪和一件鮮艷的橘紅色的衣服。謹(jǐn)此提請(qǐng)注意。 Lesson 16 A polite request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car:39。我走進(jìn)他的辦公室，感到非常緊張。除了個(gè)別幾個(gè)單詞外，我根本不會(huì)法語。每逢這種場(chǎng)合，情況都是這樣。 Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys are a group of popular singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be ing by train and most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers39。 is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o39。 我正在一家飯館吃飯，托尼 .斯蒂爾走了進(jìn)來。她在擊琴鍵時(shí)用力過猛，損壞了兩根琴弦。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。It39。s. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe39。數(shù)小時(shí)以前，有人向警方報(bào)告，說有人企圖偷走這些鉆石。我給了他一頓飯。昨天，一只鴿子把第一封信從平赫特帶到錫爾伯里。然而竟連一張明信片也沒寫成！ Lesson 4 An exciting trip 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 brot