【正文】 i ng boat . Som e peopl e on the bank cal led out to the man i n the boat, but he did not hear t hem. The bal str uck hi m so har d that he near ly f el int o t he wat er. I tur ned to l ook at he chi ldr en, but there wer en39。 I t39。 I sai d, 39。I f ound t hi s out side t hi s gent lem an39。I am a f orei gner, 39。about39。s a new one. Do you li ke it ?39。 No Par ki ng39。but t hey ar e for next Wednesday39。 But they don39。You must gi ve up fi shi ng! 39。Pi lat us Por ter39。 she sai d, 39。 I39。 he sai d. I wonder. I n England, each m an speaks a di f erent language. The Engl ish understand each ot her , but I don39。 I said t o t he m anager, 39。Ever yone39。m not r eal y i nt erest ed i n fi shi ng. I am onl y i nt erest ed i n si t i ng i n a boat and doi ng not hi ng at al l ! Leson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes are sl owl y dr ivi ng m e mad. I li ve near an air por t and passi ng planes can be hear d ni ght and day. The ai r port was buil t duri ng the war , but f or some r eason i t coul d not be used then. Last year, however, it came i nto use. Over a hundred peopl e m ust have been dri ven away fr om t hei r hom es by the noise. I am one of t he f ew peopl e left . Som etim es I thi nk t his house wil l be knocked down by a passi ng pl ane. I have been of fer ed a l ar ge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am det erm i ned t o stay here. Ever ybody says I must be m ad and they are pr obabl y ri ght . Leson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daught er , Jane, never dr eam ed of recei vi ng a l et t er f r om a gir l of her own age i n Holl and. Last year, we wer e t ravel li ng acr oss t he Channel and Jane put a piece of paper wit h her nam e and addr ess on it i nto a bot tl e. She t hr ew t he bot tl e i nt o t he sea. She never t hought of it agai n, but t en m onths l at er , she r ecei ved a let er fr om a gi rl i n Holl and. Bot h gi rl s wr it e t o each ot her r egul ar ly now. However, t hey have deci ded t o use t he post off ice. Let ters wil l cost a li t 1e m ore, but t hey wil l cer tai nl y tr avel f ast er . Lesson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et ter fr om m y sister yest er day. She l ives in Nigeri a. I n her let er , she sai d that she woul d e t o Engl and next ye ar . If she es, she wil l get a surpri se. We are now l i vi ng i n a beauti f ul new house in t he countr y. Wor k on it had begun bef ore m y si ster l ef t. The house was pl et ed fi ve m onths ago. I n m y let er , I t ol d her t hat she coul d stay wi t h us. The house has many l ar ge r ooms and t her e i s a lovel y gar den. It i s a ver y m oder n house, so i t l ooks st range t o some people. It m ust be t he onl y m oder n house i n t he di st ri ct. Lesson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I ent er ed the hotel manager39。I mi ght as wel have t hem,39。t axi39。 I t39。 What are you doing ?39。You39。 she said. 39。s not ther e now. 39。 But they don39。but t hey ar e for next Wednesday39。 No Par ki ng39。s a new one. Do you li ke it ?39。about39。I am a f orei gner, 39。I f ound t hi s out side t hi s gent lem an39。 I sai d, 39。 I t39。he gi rl said, 39。s a wast e of ti me.39。and it39。s r oom 39。 I sai d. Then he spoke sl owl y, but I coul d not underst and him . My t eacher never spoke Engli sh li ke t hat! The por ter and I l ooked at each ot her and sm il ed. Then he sai d som e thi ng and I underst ood i t. 39。 anyt hing. They ar e j ust pr et ty pat erns. We l i ke t hem i n t he sam e way t hat we li ke pret y curt ai n m at er i al . I thi nk t hat young chil dr en oft en appr eci at e m oder n pict ur es bet er t han anyone el se. They not i ce m or e. My si st er i s onl y seven, but she al ways t el s m e whet her m y pi ctur es ar e good or not. She came i nto m y r oom yest er day. 39。 She l ooked at i t cr it i cal y f or a m oment.39。 signs out side hi s gat e, but these have not had any ef fect . Now he has put an ugl y stone head over t he gat e. It i s one of the ugli est f aces I have ever seen. I asked hi m what i t was and he t old m e t hat it was Medusa, t he Gor gon. Jasper hopes t hat she wi l t ur n m ot ori st s t o st one. But none of t hem has been t ur ned to st one yet! Lesson29 Taxi! 出租汽車 ！ Capt ai n Ben Fawcet has bought an unusual t axi and has begun a new ser vi ce. The 39。s per for mance. 39。t reali ze one impor tant t hing. I39。 The manager was sym pat het ic, but he could do not hi ng. 39。Wel l, 39。l l soon learn Engl ish! 39。 she asked. 39。s al l ri ght ,39。 is a sm al l Swiss aer oplane cal led a 39。 I said sadly. Leson20 O ne m an i n a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fishing i s m y f avour it e spor t. I oft en fi sh f or hours wi t hout cat chi ng anyt hi ng. But t his does not wor r y m e. Som e fi sherm en a re unl ucky. I nst ead of cat chi ng fi sh, t hey catch ol d boot s and rubbish. I am even l es l ucky. I never catch anyt hi ng not even ol d boots. Aft er havi ng spent whol e m or ni ngs on t he r i ver, I al ways go hom e wit h an em pt y bag. 39。s off i ce and sat down. I had just l ost amp。s l osi ng m oney these days, 39。t her e i s st il l som e honest y i n t hi s worl d !39。t under stand t hem ! Do t hey speak Engl i sh ? l eson26 The best art cri ti cs 最佳美術評論家 I am an art st udent and I pai nt a l ot of pi ct ures. Many peopl e pret end t hat t hey underst and m oder n art. They al ways t el you what a pict ur e i s 39。m hangi ng t hi s pict ur e on t he wal l, 39。but i sn39。. Thi s wonder f ul pl ane can car r y seven pasenger s. The m ost sur pri si ng t hi ng about it , however, i s that i t can land anywher e: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed f i el d. Capt ai n Fawcet t39。 m y f ri ends say. 39。s a waste of ti me.39。t any i n sight: t hey had al l run away! The man laughed when he reali zed what had happened. He cal ed out t o the chi ldren and t hr ew t he bal l back t o the bank. Lesson31 Success stor he gi r l sai d, 39。 I l ooked at i t ag