【正文】 whet her m y pi ct ur es are good or not. She cam e i nt o m y room yesterday. 39。 I sai d. Then he spoke slowly, but I coul d not under st and him . My teacher never spoke Engli sh li ke t hat! The port er and I l ooked at each other and smil ed. Then he said something and I underst ood it . 39。s r om 39。and i t39。s a wast e of tim e.39。t he girl sai d, 39。 Susan excl aimed. Just t hen, a man hur ri ed t o t he t icket of fi ce. 39。I hur ied to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。m ver y sorr y,39。 he asked. 39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and t ol d m e I woul d recei ve an extr a amp。t i t upsi dedown ?39。 I answer ed. 39。about 39。 l esson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engli sh? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ari ved in London at l ast. The r ai lway stati on was bi g, black and dark. I did not know the way t o my hotel, so I asked a port er . I not only spoke English ver y carefull y, but ver y cl earl y as wel. The port er , however, could not understand me。 he said. He started to pl ai n about this wi cked wor ld but was i nt er rupted by a knock at the door. A gir l came in and put an envel ope on hi s desk. It contained amp。50 and I felt very upset. 39。You must gi ve up fi shing!39。Could I have those two t ickets please ?39。ve sol d out, 39。 I said. 39。t got my bag.39。 lesson18 He of ten does this! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at avi l age inn, I looked for my bag. I had l ef t it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn39。 I said in a weak voice. 39。s al l ri ght,39。 she asked. 39。l l soon lear n Engli sh!39。Wel l,39。 The manager was sym pat heti c, but he coul d do nothing. 39。t real ize one im port ant t hi ng. I39。s perf or mance. 39。 he asked. 39。 I asked. 39。 My dog had t aken i t i nt o the gar den. He oft en does this.39。Yes, t hank you,39。 100 a year! Lesson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you park your car in t he wr ong place, a t raf ic pol iceman wil soon fi nd it. You wil be ver y l ucky if he l et s you go wi thout ati cket . However, t hi s does not al ways happen. Trafi c poli ce ar e som etim es very pol it e. Dur ing a holi day i n Sweden, I f ound this not e on my car :39。t he poli ce wil l have a dif fi cult tim e. They wil l be tr yi ng to keep order . I t i s al ways the sam e on t hese occasions. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l ef t a sm al l vil lage i n the south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to t he next town. On t he way, ayoung m an waved t o m e. I st opped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got i nt o the car, I sai d good m or ni ng t o him i n Fr ench and he r epli ed i n t he same l anguage. Apart fr om a few words, I do not know any French at al . Neit her of us spoke duri ng t he j our ney. I had nearl y reached t he t own, when the young m an suddenly sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and tol d me I woul d recei ve an extr a amp。 he asked. 39。 he sai d 39。May I have t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。Can I return t hese t wo ti cket s?39。but t hey ar e for next Wednesday39。 But t hey don39。s not t her e now.39。 she said. 39。You39。 What are you doing ?39。 It 39。Mr . Harmswor th,39。My dear , i t must be t er ri bl e to be gr own up!39。t pay the bi l. I haven39。The pl ay may begin at any moment,39。m sor ry, we39。 t he gir l said. 39。 I said sadly. Leson20 One man i n a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fi shing is my f avour ite spor t. I of ten fish for hours wit hout catchi ng anyt hi ng. But this does not worr y me. Some f ishermen are unl ucky. Inst ead of catchi ng f ish, they catch ol d boots and r ubbish. I am even les lucky. I never catch anything not even ol d boots. Af ter havi ng spent whole mornings on t he r iver , I always go home wit h an empty bag. 39。s off ice and sat down. I had j ust lost amp。s losi ng money t hese days,39。t her e i s st il some honest y in this worl d !39。t understand t hem ! Do they speak Engl ish ? lesson26 The best art crit cs 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an ar t student and I paint a l ot of pi ct ur es. Many people pr etend t hat hey understand moder n ar t. They al ways tel you what a picture i s 39。m hangi ng t hi s pi ctur e on t he wal, 39。but isn39。t inter upt, 39。Di d you have agood m eal ?39。I 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。What a pit y!39。Cert ai nl y, 39。 I t39。 I sai d, 39。I f ound this out si de t hi s gent lem an39。I am a foreigner, 39。about39。s a new one. Do you l ike it ?39。Do you speak English?39。 Sir , we wele you to our cit y. Thi s is a No Parking area. You wil l enj oy your stay here i f you pay atention t o our st reet si gns. This not e is onl y a r eminder. 39。Don39。 she said, 39。 I39。 he sai d. I wonder . I n England, each m an speaks a dif ferent l anguage. The Engli sh under stand each ot her, but I don39。 I sai d t o the m anager, 39。Ever yone39。m not r eal y interest ed i n fishi ng. I am onl y i nt er ested i n sit i ng i n a boat and doi ng nothi ng at al ! Leson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aeropl anes ar e sl owl y dri ving m e m ad. I l ive near an ai r port and passi ng pl anes can be hear d ni ght and day. The ai rpor t was bui lt duri ng the war, but f or som e r eason it coul d not be used t hen. Last year , however, it came i nt o use. Over a hundred peopl e m ust have been dri ven away fr om t heir homes by t he noi se. I am one of t he f ew peopl e l ef t. Sometimes I thi nk t his house wil be knocked down by a pasing pl ane. I have been of f er ed a lar ge sum of money t o go away, but I am det er mi ned to st ay here. Ever ybody says I must be m ad and t hey are probably ri ght . Leson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daughter, Jane, never dream ed of receiving a let er fr om a gi rl of her own age i n Hol and. Last year, we were tr aveli ng across t he Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wit h her nam e and addres on it i nt o a bottl e. She t hr ew the bot le i nt o t he sea. She never t hought of i t agai n, but t en mont hs l at er, she r eceived a l et er f rom a gir l i n Hol land. Bot h gi rls wr it e t o ea ch ot her regul