【正文】 as buil t duri ng the war , but f or some r eason it coul d not be used then. Last year, however , it cam e i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e must have been dri ven away f r om t heir hom es by t he noi se. I am one of t he few people l eft . Som et im es I t hink t hi s house wi l be knocked down by a passing pl ane. I have been off er ed a l ar ge sum of money t o go away, but I am det erm ined t o st ay her e. Ever ybody says I m ust be m ad and t hey ar e pr obably r i ght. Lesson22 A glass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daught er, Jane, never dr eamed of r ecei vi ng a let er fr om a gi rl of her own age in Hol l and. Last year , we wer e tr avel i ng acr oss t he Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wi t h her nam e and addr es on i t i nt o a bott le. She thr ew t he bott l e i nt o t he sea. She never t hought of i t agai n, but ten m ont hs l ater, she r eceived a l et ter f rom a gir l i n Hol land. Bot h gir l s wri te t o each ot her r egul arl y now. However , t hey have decided t o use t he post off i ce. Let t er s wil l cost a l it 1e m or e, but t hey wi l cert ai nly t r avel fast er. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et er f r om m y si st er yester day. She li ves i n Ni ger ia. I n her l et ter, she sai d t hat she woul d e t o England next year. I f she es, she wil l get a sur pr ise. We ar e now li ving i n a beaut if ul new house i n the count r y. Wor k on i t had begun befor e m y sist er l ef t. The house was pl et ed fi ve mont hs ago. I n m y let er, I t ol d her that she could st ay wit h us. The house has m any l ar ge r oom s and t her e i s a l ovely gar den. It i s a ver y m oder n house, so i t looks st r ange t o som e peopl e. It m ust be t he onl y modern house in t he distr ict. Lesson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I ent er ed t he hot el m anager 39。Ever yone39。 I said t o the m anager, 39。 t he young m an said rudely. 39。 I39。 I sai d. 39。Do you always get up so l ate ? I t39。s gar den i s l arger than Joe39。s of fi ce years ago, but he i s now wor ki ng at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he al ways bor rows m oney f rom his f ri ends and never pays it back. Har ry saw m e and came and sat at t he same table. He has never bor r owed money fr om m e. Whi le he was eat ing, I asked hi m to l end me amp。Do you speak Engl ish?39。 Sir , we wele you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Parki ng ar ea. You wi l enjoy your st ay here i f you pay at tenti on to our str et signs. Thi s not e is onl y a r eminder .39。 I answer ed, 39。 Leson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。I 39。Cer tai nl y,39。I m ight as wel l have t hem ,39。m not real y i nt erested i n fi shi ng. I am onl y int erest ed in si t ing i n a boat and doing not hi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aeroplanes ar e slowl y dri ving me mad. I l ive near an ai rport and pasing pl anes can be hear d night and day. The ai r por t was built dur ing t he war , but f or som e reason i t coul d not be used then. Last year , however, i t came i nto use. Over a hundred people must have been dri ven away fr om t hei r hom es by the noise. I am one of t he few people left . Som et im es I t hink t his house wi l l be knocked down by a passing pl ane. I have been off er ed a l ar ge sum of money to go away, but I am determ ined to st ay her e. Ever ybody says I m ust be mad and t hey ar e probabl y r ight. Lesson22 A gl ass envelope 玻璃信封 My daught er, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a let er f r om a gi rl of her own age i n Hol land. Last year, we were t ravel ing a cross the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper wi th her nam e and addr ess on i t i nto a bot tl e. She t hr ew t he bot tl e int o t he sea. She never t hought of it agai n, but t en months la t er , she r ecei ved a let er f rom a gir l in Holl and. Both gi rl s wr it e to each other regularl y now. However , they have decided t o use the post of fi ce. Let ers wi l cost a l it t1e mor e, but t hey wi l cert ainly tr avel faster. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et 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 year . I f she es, she wi l get a sur pri se. We ar e now l iving in a beauti ful new house i n the countr y. Work on it had begun befor e my si st er l eft . The house was pleted f ive mont hs ago. In my l et ter , I t old her that she could st ay wit h us. The house has m any l arge r oom s and there i s a lovely gar den. It i s a very m oder n house, so it looks str ange t o som e people. I t。You must gi ve up fi shi ng! 39。Coul d I have those two ti ckets pl ease ?39。ve sol d out,39。 I sai d. 39。t pay the bil l. I haven39。My dear , it must be ter ibl e to be gr own up!39。Mr . Har mswor th,39。I have never bor rowed any money f rom you, 39。s gar den i s mor e int er est ing. He has made neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool . I like gar dens too, but I do not l ike hard wor k. Ever y year I enter f or t he gar den pet it ion t oo, and I always wi n a l it le pr ize f or the wor st garden i n the t own! Lesson 9 A col d wele 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to t he Town Hal . It was t he last day of the year and a large cr owd of people had gather ed under the Town Hal clock. I t would str ike t welve i n twent y mi nut es39。cl ock! 39。 she asked. 39。 she said. 39。. Leson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up ear ly on Sundays. I som et im es stay i n bed unti l unch tim Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of t he window. It was dark out si de. 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, Lesson 1 A privat e conversat ion 私人談話 Last week I went to t he theat r e. I had a very good seat . The pl ay was ver y i nt eresting. I did not en