【正文】 e is f indi ng hi s new wor k f ar m or e exci ti ng. When he was dri vi ng along Catf ord St reet re cent ly, he saw t wo thi eves r ush out of a shop and r un towar ds a wait ing car. One of them was car ryi ng a bag ful l of m oney. Roy act ed qui ckl y and drove t he bus st raight at he thi eves. The one wi th the money got such a f ri ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he thieves were t ryi ng to get away in their car , Roy drove hi s bus i nto t he back of i t. Whi le t he bat ter ed car was movi ng away, Roy stopped his bus a nd telephoned t he police. The thi eves39。t axi39。 I t39。 What ar e you doi ng ?39。You39。sai d. 39。 I sai d. Then he spoke sl owly, but I could not under stand him. My t eacher never spoke Engl ish l ike t hat ! The por ter and I looked at each other and smi led. Then he said somet hing and I under st ood it . 39。 anythi ng. They are j ust pr et ty pat erns. We l ike t hem i n t he sam e way t hat we l i ke pr et t y cur tai n m ateri al. I t hi nk that young chil dren oft en appr eci at e m oder n pi ctur es bet er than anyone else. They noti ce mor e. My si ster is onl y seven, but she al ways t el s me whet her m y pi ctur es ar e good or not. She cam e i nt o m y room yester day. 39。 She looked at i t cr it i cal y f or a m om ent .39。 si gns out si de hi s gat e, but t hese have not had any ef f ect. Now he has put an ugl y st one head over t he gat e. I t is one of t he ugli est f aces I have ever seen. I asked him what it was and he t ol d me t hat i t was Medusa, the Gor gon. Jasper hopes t ha t she wil t ur n m otori sts t o st one. But none of t hem has been t ur ned t o st one yet ! Leson29 Taxi ! 出租汽車！ Capt ai n Ben Fawcet t has bought an unusual t axi and has begun a new ser vi ce. The 39。 gave39。They wil l al so be bui ldi ng new roads and a special rai lwayl ine. The Games wil l be hel d j ust outside t he capit al and t he whole ar ea wi l l be cal ed 39。 A new play i s i ng to The Gl obe soon,39。 she answer ed. 39。 l esson41 Do you cal l that a hat ? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？ 39。t need, 39。 I sai d. 39。 I sai d. Then he spoke sl owly, but I could not under stand him. My t eacher never spoke Engl ish l ike t hat ! The por ter and I looked at each other and smi led. Then he said somet hing and I under st ood it . 39。 anythi ng. They are j ust pr et ty pat erns. We l ike t hem i n t he sam e way t hat we l i ke pr et t y cur tai n m ateri al. I t hi nk that young chil dren oft en appr eci at e m oder n pi ctur es bet er than anyone else. They noti ce mor e. My si ster is onl y seven, but she al ways t e l s me whet her m y pi ctur es ar e good or not. She cam e i nt o m y room yester day. 39。 She looked at i t cr it i cal y f or a m om ent .39。 si gns out si de hi s gat e, but t hese have not had any ef f ect. Now he has put an ugl y st one head over t he gat e. I t is one of t he ugli est f aces I have ever seen. I asked him what it was and he t ol d me t hat i t was Medusa, the Gor gon. Jasper hopes t hat she wil t ur n m otori sts t o st one. But none of t hem has been t ur ned t o st one yet ! Leson29 Taxi ! 出租汽車！ Capt ai n Ben Fawcet t has bought an unusual t axi and has begun a new ser vi ce. The 39。 gave39。They wil l al so be bui ldi ng new roads and a special rai lwayl ine. The Games wil l be hel d j ust outside t he capit al and t he whole ar ea wi l l be cal ed 39。 A new play i s i ng to The Gl obe soon,39。 she answer ed. 39。 l esson41 Do you cal l that a hat ? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？ 39。t need,39。 I said. 39。 my wif e answer ed. 39。t be so r ude about it, 39。 she answer ed. I n despair , I asked her whet her she was enj oying her di nner . 39。 she answer ed. 39。 No,39。s f ather wil l set out wi t h her i n a sm al boat . Mr Har t has t rained his daughter for year s. Tom or r ow he wi l be watching her anxi ousl y as she swi ms the l ong distance to Engl and. Erna i ntends to t ake short r est s ever y two hour s. She wi l have som et hing t o dri nk but she wi l not eat any sol id f ood. Most of Erna39。. Thi s wonder f ul pl ane can car ry seven passengers. The most sur pr isi ng thing about it, however , is t hat i t can l and anywhere: on snow, wat er, or even on a pl oughed f ield. Captain Fawcet t39。but isn39。m hangi ng t hi s pi ct ur e on t he wal l,39。t understand t hem ! Do t hey speak Engl ish ? l esson26 The best art cri ti cs 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an ar t st udent and I pai nt a l ot of pi ct ures. Many people pr etend t hat they under stand modern ar t. They always tel l you what a pi ct ure i s 39。t her e i s st il l some honest y in this worl d !39。 m y wi f e answer ed. 39。t be so r ude about i t , 39。 she answer ed. I n despair , I asked her whet her she was enj oying her di nner . 39。 she answer ed. 39。 No,39。s f ather wil l set out wi t h her i n a sm al boat . Mr Har t has t rained his daughter for year s. Tom or r ow he wi l be watching her anxi ousl y as she swi ms the l ong distance to Engl and. Erna i ntends to t ake short r est s ever y two hour s. She wi l have som et hing t o dri nk but she wi l not eat any sol id f ood. Most of Erna39。. Thi s wonder f ul pl ane can car ry seven passengers. The most sur pr isi ng thing about it, however , is t hat i t can l and anywhere: on snow, wat er, or even on a pl oughed f ield. Captain Fawcet t39。but isn39。m hangi ng t hi s pi ct ur e on t he wal l,39。t understand t hem ! Do t hey speak Engl ish ? l esson26 The best art cri ti cs 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an ar t st udent and I pai nt a l ot of pi ct ures. Many people pr etend t hat they under stand modern ar t. They always tel l you what a pi ct ure i s 39。t her e i s st il l some honest y in this worl d !39。 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,