【正文】 hi s, you cannot f ai l t o obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer is an actr es. She m ust be at l east t hir tyfive years ol d. I n spit e of this, she of t en appear s on t he st age as a young gir l. Jennif er wil l have t o t ake part i n a new pl ay soon. Thi s ti me, she wi l be a gi rl of sevent en. I n t he pl ay, she m ust appear in a br i ght r ed dr es and l ong bl ack st ocki ngs . Last year i n anot her pl ay, she had t o wear shor t socks and a bri ght , or ange col our ed dress. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she i s, she al ways answer s, 39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engli sh hi msel f! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ar y t ol d m e t hat Mr . Harm swor t h woul d see me. I felt ver y ner vous when. I went int o hi s of fi ce. He di d not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I ent er ed. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi nes was ver y bad. He t ol d m e t hat the f ir m coul d not af for d t o pay such l ar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had al r eady l ef t. I knew t hat m y t ur n had e. 39。 2. To m y sur pr ise, he gave me t he money imm edi atel y. 39。I have never borr owed any m oney f r om you, 39。Mr. Har mswort h,39。My dear, it m ust be t er ri ble t o be gr own up! 39。t pay t he bil l. I haven39。 I sai d. 39。ve sol d out,39。Coul d I have t hose t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。You must gi ve up fi s hi ng!39。 50 and I f elt very upset .39。 he sai d. He st ar ted t o plai n about thi s wicked worl d but was int er rupt ed by a knock at the door. A gi rl came i n and put an envel ope on his desk. I t cont ai ned amp。 l esson25 Do t he Engl ish speak Engl i sh? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ri ved i n London at last. The r ai l way 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 Engli sh ver y car ef ul l y, but ver y clearl y as wel. The por ter, however , coul d not underst and m e。about 39。 I answer ed. 39。t it upsi de down ?39。s. Lesson 11 One good t urn deserves another 禮尚往來 I was having di nner at a r estaur ant when Har y St el e cam e in. Har y wor ked in a l awyer 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng for f ive days. Dur ing t hi s ti me, they wi l give f ive perf orm ances. As usual, the poli ce wil l have a di f icult t im e. They wi l be tr ying t o keep or de r. It i s always the same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l ef t a smal vil lage in t he sout h of Fr ance, I dr ove on to the next t own. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got into the car, I sai d good mor ni 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 . Neit her 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。100 a year! Lesson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you park your car i n t he wrong pl ace, a tr af ic pol i cem an wi l soon fi nd it . You wi l be very l ucky if he let s you go wit hout a t icket. However , thi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic pol ice are someti mes ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day in Sweden, I f ound this not e on my car: 39。Yes, t hank you,39。 he sai d 39。May I have t wo t ickets please ?39。Can I retur n these two ti ckets?39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。 But they don39。s not there now. 39。 she said. 39。You39。 What are you doing ?39。 I t39。taxi 39。 Har y sai d, 39。 I sai d i n a weak voice. 39。t i nt er r upt, 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順 風(fēng) Our nci ghbour , Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wi l sai l fr om Por tsmout h t omorr ow. We shal m et him at he harbour earl y i n t he m or ni ng. He wil l be i n hi s sm al boat , Topsail . Tapsail i s a f am ous l it tl e boat . It has sai led across the At lanti c many ti mes. Capt ai n Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。Pil atus Port er 39。 she sai d, 39。 I 39。 he sai d. I wonder. I n England, each man speaks a di f er ent l anguage. The Engli sh under st and each other, but I don39。 I said t o t he manager, 39。Ever yone39。m not real y int er est ed in fi shi ng. I am onl y int er est ed in si ti ng in a boat and doing nothi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes ar e sl owly dr ivi ng me m ad. I li ve near an air port and passing pl anes can be hear d night and day. The ai rpor t was bui lt duri ng the war , but f or some r eason i t could not be used then. Last year, however, it came i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e must have been dr iven away f rom their homes by t he noi se. I am one of t he few people l ef t . Somet imes I t hi nk thi s house wi l be knocked down by a passi ng plane. I have been of fer ed a lar ge sum of money to go away, but I am det er mi ned to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are pr obabl y ri ght. Leson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daughter , Jane, never dr eam ed of r ecei vi ng a l et ter f rom a gir l of her own age in Holl and. Last year , we wer e tr avel li ng acr oss t he Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wi th her name and addres on it int o a bott le. She thr ew the bott le into the sea. She never thought of i t again, but ten months l ater, she received a let ter fr om a gir l i n Hol land. Bot h gir ls wr i te t o each ot her r egul ar ly now. However, t hey have deci ded to use t he post off ice. Let ter s wil l cost a li t 1e more, but they wil l cer tai nl y t ravel f ast er . Lesson23 A new house 新居 I had a let ter fr om m y sister yest er day. She l ives in Ni geri a. I n her let er , she said that she would e to Engl and next ye ar. I f she es, she wi l get a sur pri se. We ar e now l iving in a beautif ul new house i n the countr y. Work on it had begun befor e my si st er l eft . The house was pl eted f ive mont hs ago. In my l