【正文】 s a new one. Do you l ike i t ?39。I am a f oreigner, 39。 I said, 39。Cert ainly, 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good l uck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our ncighbour, Captain Char les Al ison, wi l l sail f rom Port sm out h tom or row. We shal l meet hi m at the harbour ear ly in t he mor ni ng. He wil l be in hi s sm al l boat , Topsail. Tapsail i s a famous l it tl e boat . I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant ic many ti mes. Captain Ali son wil l set out at eight o39。s f i r st passenger was a doct or who f l ew f r om Bi r m i ngham t o a l onel y vi l l age i n t he Wel sh m ount ai ns. Si nce t hen, Capt ai n Fawcet t has f l own passenger s t o m any unusual pl aces. Once he l anded on t he r oof of a bl ock of f l at s and on anot her occasi on, he l anded i n a deser t ed car par k. Capt ai n Fawcet t has j ust r ef used a st r ange r equest f r om a busi nessm an. Th e m an want ed t o f l y t o Rockal l , a l onel y i sl and i n t he At l ant i c Ocean, but Capt ai n Fawcet t di d not t ake hi m because t he t r i p was t o o danger ous. Lesson30 Foot bal l or pol o? 足 Lat er a neighbour t old m e about him. Everybody knows him. Hi s nam e is Per cy Butt ons. He cals at ever y house in t he st reet once a m ont h and always asks f or a meal and a gl ass of beer . Lesson 7 Too l ate 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was late and detecti ves wer e wait ing at t he ai rpor t al l m orning. They were expect ing a val uable pa r cel of diamond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear li er, som eone had t ol d t he pol ice that thi eves would tr y to st eal t he di amonds. When t he plane ar r ived, some of the detecti ves wer e wai ti ng inside the m ai n buil ding whi le ot her s were wai ti ng on the ai rf ield. Two m en took t he par cel off t he plane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust oms House. Whi le t wo detecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, two others opened t he par cel . To thei r sur pr ise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has t he most beaut if ul gar den i n our town. Nearl y ever ybody enter s for 39。 I answer ed. 39。 lesson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engl ish? 英國(guó)人講的是英 語(yǔ)嗎？ I ar ri ved in London at last . The rai lway stati on was big, black and dar k. I di d not know t he way t o m y hotel, so I asked a por ter. I not onl y spoke Engli sh ver y caref ul ly, but ver y clearl y as wel. The por ter, howe ver , coul d not understand me。 50 and I f elt very upset .39。Coul d I have those two t ickets pl ease ?39。The pl ay may begi n at any m om ent ,39。My dear , it must be ter ri bl e to be grown up! 39。I have never bor rowed any money fr om you,39。 each year , but Joe wi ns every time. Bi l Fr it h39。 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 ormances. As usual, the poli ce wil l have a di f icult t ime. They wi l be tr ying t o keep or der. I t i s always the same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an amusing experi ence l ast year . Af t er I had l ef t a sm al vil lage in the sout h of France, I dr ove on t o t he next town. On the way, a young m an waved t o me. I stopped and he asked me f or a l if t. As soon as he had got i nto t he car , I said good m orning t o him i n French and he repli ed in the sam e language. Apar t fr om a few words, I do not know any Fr ench at al l. Nei ther of us spoke dur ing t he jour ney. I had nearl y r eached the t own, when t he young m an suddenl y sai d, ver y slowl y, 39。Yes, thank you, 39。May I have t wo t icket s please ?39。s perf orm ance. 39。 The manager was sympatheti c, but he coul d do nothing. 39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。s al r ight,39。s gar den is m or e i nt eresting. He has made neat paths and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool. I li ke gar dens t oo, but I do not l ike hard work. Every year I ent er f or the garden peti tion too, and I always wi n a l it tl e pri ze for the wor st gar den i n t he town! Leson 9 A cold wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hal l. I t was t he last day of t he year and a lar ge cr owd of peopl e had gat her ed unde r t he Town Hal clock. It would st ri ke twel ve in t wenty m inutes39。Mr . Har mswort h,39。t pay the bi l . I haven39。m sorr y, we39。 I said sadly. Lesson20 One man i n a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishi ng i s my f avouri te sport . I oft en fi sh f or hour s wi thout catching anythi ng. But thi s does not worr y m e. Some f ishermen ar e unl ucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, t hey cat ch ol d boots and r ubbi sh. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything not even old boots. Af ter havi ng spent whol e mor nings on the r iver , I al ways go home wit h an empty bag. 39。s l osi ng money these days, 39。t under st and them ! Do they speak Engl ish ? lesson26 The best art crit ics 最佳美術(shù)評(píng)論家 I am an art student and I paint a l ot of pict ur es. Many people pr et end that they under st and moder n art . They al ways tel you what a pictur e is 39。but isn39。 she asked. 39。Wel ,39。t reali ze one i mport ant t hi ng. I 39。 he asked. 39。 My dog had taken it i nto t he gar den. He of ten does thi s. 39。 Sir , we wele you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Parking ar ea. You wi l enjoy your st ay her e i f you pay at ention to our str et signs. This not e is only a remi nder .39。s of f ice year s ago, but he is now wor king at a bank. He get s a good salar y, but he always borr ows money fr om hi s fr iends and never pays i t back. Har y saw me and came and sat at the same t abl e. He has never bor rowed money f rom me. Whil e he was eati ng, I asked him t o lend me amp。 si gns out si de his gate, but t hese have not had any ef ect . Now he has put an ugl y st one head over the gate. It i s one of t he ugl i est faces I have ever seen. I asked him what it was and he t ol d m e t hat