【正文】 on21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes ar e sl owl y dri vi ng me m ad. I l ive near an ai rport and pasi ng pl anes 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 it coul d not be us ed t hen. Last year, however , it cam e i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e must have been dr i 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 hi nk t hi s house wi l be knocked down by a passi ng pl ane. I have been of f er ed a l ar ge sum of m oney to go away, but I am det ermi ned 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 dream ed of r eceivi ng a let er f r om a gi rl of her own age i n Hol land. Last year, we were t r aveli ng across the Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wit h her nam e and addr ess on i t i nt o a bot tl e. She t hrew t he bottl e i nt o t he sea. She never thought of it again, but t en m onths l at er , she recei 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 of fi ce. Let ers wil 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 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. If 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 t he count r y. Wor k on i t had begun bef or e m y sist er l ef t. The house was pl et ed fi ve months 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 is a l ovel 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. Leson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I ent er ed the hotel manager39。 I sai d t o t he m anager , 39。 I39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve to t welve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wai ted, but nothi ng happened. Suddenly someone shout ed, 39。 I said in a weak voi ce. 39。t got my bag.39。ve sol d out, 39。You m ust give up f is hing! 39。 he said. He star ted t o plain about this wi cked worl d but was i nter rupted by a knock at the door. A gi rl came i n and put an envel ope on his desk. I t contai ned amp。about 39。t it upsi de down ?39。 It 39。You39。s not t her e now.39。but they ar e for next Wednesday39。May I have t wo t icket s please ?39。Yes, t hank you,39。 Club. The Gr enwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days. Dur ing this t im e, t hey wi l l gi ve fi ve per for mances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t ti me. They wi l be t ryi ng to keep order . I t is al ways t he sam e on these occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語嗎？ I had an amusing exper ience last year. Af ter I had left a smal l vi l age i n t he south of Fr ance, I drove on t o the next town. On t he way, a young man waved to me. I st opped and he asked me for a l if t. As soon as he had got int o the car, I said good mor ning t o him in French and he r eplied i n t he same l anguage. Apar t fr om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al l. Neit her of us spoke dur ing t he journey. I had nearl y reached t he town, when the young man suddenl y sai d, very sl owly, 39。 No Par king39。about 39。I found t hi s out si de t hi s gentl eman39。 I t39。What a pi t y!39。I 39。t i nter upt,39。s t wo m i nut es past t wel ve! The cl ock has st opped!39。I have never bor rowed any m oney fr om you,39。My dear, i t m ust be t er ri bl e t o be gr own up!39。The play m ay begi n at any m om ent, 39。 t he gir l sai d. 39。s off i ce and sat down. I had just l ost amp。t her e is sti l som e honest y in t his wor l d !39。m hangi ng t hi s pict ur e on t he wal l,39。I t39。Don39。 The innkeeper smi led and immediately went out. I n a f ew mi nutes he ret ur ned wit h my bag and gave it back to me. 39。 t he gir l said. 39。 my fr iends say. 39。 5o. 39。. Of cour se, many pi ct ures arc not 39。 I l ooked at it again. She was ri ght ! It was! Lesson27 A wet ni ght 雨夜 Lat e in the aft er noon, t he boys put up their t ent i n the m iddle of a f iel d. As soon as thi s was done, they cooked a meal over an open f ir e. They wer e al hungr y and the f ood sm el t good. Af ter a wonder f ul m eal , t hey told st ori es and sang songs by the camp fi re. But some t im e later i t began to rain. The boys felt t ir ed so they pet out the f ir e and crept into their t ent . Thei r sl eping bags wer e warm and for table, so they al slept soundl y. In t he mi ddl e of the night , t wo boys woke up and began s hout ing. The tent was ful l of wat er ! They al l leapt out of their sleepingbags and hur ri ed outside. It was r ai ning heavi ly and t hey found that a str eam had for med in the f ield. The str eam wound it s way acr oss t he fi eld and t hen f l owed ri ght under t hei r tent! Lesson28 No parking 禁止停車 Jasper Whi te i s one of t hose r are peopl e who beli eves i n anci ent m yt hs. He has j ust bought a new house in t he city, but ever since he moved in, he has had t rouble wi t h motor ists. when he ret ur ns home at ni ght, he always fi nds that someone has par ked a car outside hi s gat e. Because of t hi s, he has not been able t o get hi s own car into hi s gar age even once. Jasper has put up39。 She l ooked at it cr it ical ly for a mom ent .39。 I sai d. Then he spoke sl owl y, but I could not under st and him. My teacher never spoke Engl ish li ke that! The por ter and I looked at each ot her and smi led. Then he said some thi ng and I underst ood i t. 39。and it 39。t he gir l said, 39。I hur ri ed to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。 he asked. 39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of t im e. We shal