【正文】 ir port al m or ning. They wer e expecti ng a val uable par cel of di am ond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear li er , som eone had t ol d t he pol ice t hat t hi eves woul d tr y t o st eal t he diamonds. When t he pl ane ar i ved, som e of t he det ect i ves wer e wait ng i nsi de t he mai n bui l di ng whil e others wer e wait i ng on the air fi eld. Two m e n t ook t he par cel off t he plane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi l e t wo det ecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at t he door, t wo ot he r s opened the parcel. To t hei r sur pri se, t he pr eci ous par cel was f ul l of st ones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has t he m ost beaut if ul gar den i n our t own. Nearl y ever ybody ent er s f or 39。I t 39。so now you can pay f or m y di nner! 39。Don39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng for it , t he i nn keeper cam e in. 39。 The i nn keeper sm il ed and i mm edi at el y went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he r et ur ned wit h my bag and gave it back t o m e. 39。I t may have begun alr eady,39。 t he gi rl said. 39。 I asked. 39。 m y fr iends say.39。 I l ef t he m oney i n m y r oom ,39。 5o. 39。 I repeat ed m y quest ion sever al t im es and at l ast he underst ood. He answer ed me, but he spoke nei ther sl owl y nor cl earl y. 39。. Of cour se, many pi ct ur es arc not 39。I t 39。 I l ooked at it again. She was ri ght ! It was! Leson27 A wet ni ght 雨夜 Lat e i n the aft ernoon, t he boys put up t hei r t ent i n t he m i ddl e of a fi el d. As soon as t his was done, t hey cooked a meal over an open fi re. They were al hungr y and t he f ood sm elt good. Aft er a wonder f ul m eal, t hey t old st or i es and sang songs by t he camp f ir e. But some t im e later it began to r ain. The boys f elt ti r ed so t hey pet out the f ir e and cr ept i nto t hei r t ent. Their sl eping bags wer e war m and f ort abl e, so t hey al l sl ept soundl y. I n t he m i ddl e of t he ni ght, t wo boys woke up and began shout ing. The t ent was f ull of wat er ! They al l leapt out of their sleepi ngbags and hur ri ed out si de. I t was r ai ni ng heavil y and t hey f ound that a st r eam had f orm ed in t he fi el d. The st r eam wound i t s way acr oss t he fi el d and t hen f l owed r i ght under t hei r t ent! Leson28 No parki ng 禁止停車 Jasper Whit e i s one of t hose r ar e peopl e who beli eves i n anci ent m yt hs. He has j ust bought a new house i n t he ci t y, but ever si nce he m oved i n, he has had t rouble wi t h m ot or ists. when he ret ur ns hom e at ni ght , he al ways fi nds t hat someone has par ked a car outsi de hi s gat e. Because of t hi s, he has not been abl e t o get hi s own car i nto hi s gar age even once. Jasper has put up39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve to t welve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wai ted, but nothi ng happened. Suddenly someone shout ed, 39。 Har ry sai d, 39。 I sai d i n a weak voice. 39。 leson18 He of ten does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had l unch at a vi lage i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had lef t it on a chair besi de the door and now it wasn39。t got m y bag. 39。 I said. 39。ve sold out ,39。Coul d I have those two ti ckets pl ease ?39。You must gi ve up fi shi ng! 39。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。 But they don39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。Can I retur n these two ti ckets?39。May I have two ti ckets pl ease ?39。 he sai d 39。Yes, t hank you,39。100 a year ! Le son 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you park your car i n the wr ong place, a tr af fi c poli ceman wi l l soon f ind i t. You wi l be very lucky if he l et s you go wit hout a t icket. However, thi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic pol ice are someti mes very poli te. Dur ing a holi day in Sweden, I f ound thi s not e on my car :39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days. Dur i ng t his t im e, t hey wil l gi ve fi ve per f or mances. As usual, t he pol i ce wi l have a di f fi cul t im e. They wi l be t rying t o keep order. I t is always t he same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusi ng exper ience l ast year . Aft er I had l eft a smal vi lage i n the south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to the next t own. On the way, a young man waved to m e. I stopped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got into the car, I sai d good morni ng to hi m in Fr ench and he r epl ied i n the same l anguage. Apart f rom a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Neither of us spoke duri ng the j our ney. I had near ly reached t he town, when the young man suddenly said, very sl owl y, 39。s. Lesson 11 One good turn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was having di nner at a restaurant when Har y Steele came in. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。 each year , but Joe wi ns every tim e. Bi l Fr it h39。s al ri ght,39。 she asked. 39。l l soon lear n Engl ish!39。Wel ,39。 The m anager was sym patheti c, but he coul d do not hi ng. 39。t reali ze one i mport ant t hi ng. I39。s per f or mance. 39。 he asked. 39。 I asked. 39。 My dog had t aken i t int o the gar den. He oft en does t hi s. 39。 I answer ed, 39。 Sir , we wel e you t o our ci t y. This i s a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wil l enj oy your stay her e i f you pay at t enti on t o our st reet si gns. Thi s note i s on