【正文】 ase ?39。 I sai d. 39。 l esson18 He oft en does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vil age i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had left it on a chai r besi de t he door and now it wasn39。t axi39。What ar e you doing ?39。 she said. 39。 But t hey don39。Can Ir et ur n t hese t wo tickets?39。 he said 39。100 a year! Lesson 16 A polit e r equest 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car in t he wr ong place, a t r af fic policem an wil soon f ind it . You wil be ver y lucky if he let s you go wit hout a t icket. However, t his does not always hapen. Tr af fic police are som etim es very polit e. Dur ing a holiday in Sweden, If ound t his not e on my car :39。 he Said. Then he smiled and t old me I would r eceive an extr a amp。m ver y sor y, 39。 Susan exclaimed. J ust hen, a m an hur ied t o t he t icket of fice. 39。s a waste of t im e.39。s r oom39。 anyt hing. They ar e just pr et y pat terns. We like t hem in t he same way t hat we like pr et ty cur tain material. I t hink t hat young childr en of t en appr eciat e m oder n pict ures bett er t han anyone else. They not ice m ore. M y sister is only seven, but she always t els m e whet her my pictures ar e good or not. She cam e int o m y r oom yester day. 39。 signs out side his gat e, but t hese have not had any eff ect. Now he has put an ugly st one head over t he gat e. I t is one of t he ugliest f aces Ihave ever seen. I asked him what i was and he t old m e t hat i was Medusa, t he Gon. J asper hopes t hat she wil t ur n m ot orists t o st one. But none of t hem has been t ur ned t o st one yet ! Lesson29 Taxi! 出租汽車！ Capt ain Ben Fawcet t has bought an unusual t axi and has begun a new ser vice. The 39。My dear, it m ust be t er ri bl e t o be gr own up! 39。The pl ay m ay begi n at any m om ent,39。 the gi rl said. 39。s of fi ce and sat down. I had just l ost amp。there is stil l some honesty i n this wor ld ! 39。m hanging this picture on the wal l,39。. This wonder ful pl ane can c ar ry seven pasenger s. The most surprising thing about i t, however, is t hat it can land anywhere: on snow, water , or even on a ploughed f ield. Captain Fawcet t39。 he asked. 39。I hur ried t o t he t icket ofice. 39。t he gir l said, 39。and it 39。t her e is stil som e honest y in t his world ! 39。s of ice and sat down. I had just lost amp。 t he gir l said. 39。The play may begin at any m om ent, 39。M y dear , it m ust be t er rible t o be gr own up!39。 si gns outside his gate, but these have not had any ef ect. Now he has put an ugly st one head over the gate. I t is one of the ugli est faces I have ever sen. I asked hi m what it was and he t ol d me that it was Medusa, t he Gon. Jasper hopes that she wi l turn motor ist s to stone. But none of t hem has been t ur ned to stone yet! Lesson29 Taxi ! 出租汽車！ Captain Ben Fawcet t has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new ser vice. The 39。 anyt hi ng. The y are just pret y pat er ns. We like them in t he sam e way that we l ike pr et ty cur tain material. I think that young chi ldren of ten appreci at e moder n pictures beter than anyone el se. They noti ce more. My si ster is onl y seven, but she al ways tels me whet her my pi ct ur es are good or not. She came into my r oom yesterday. 39。s room39。s a wast e of t ime.39。 Susan excl ai med. Just t hen, a man hurr ied to t he t icket of fi ce. 39。m very sor ry,39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and told me I woul d receive an extra amp。but isn39。t under st and t hem !Do t hey speak English ? lesson26 The best ar t crit ics 最佳美術(shù)評論家 Iam an art st udent and I paint a lot of pict ur es. M any people pr et end t hat hey understand m odern art . They always t el you what a pict ur e is 39。s losing m oney t hese days,39。 I said sadly. Lesson20 One man in a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fishing is my f avour it e spor t. I of ten f ish f or hour s wit hout cat ching anything. But t his does not wor ry me. Som e f isherm en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of cat ching fish, t hey catch old boots and r ubish. Iam even less lucky. I never catch anything not even old boot s. Af t er having spent whole m or ni gs on t he r iver, Ialways go hom e wit h an em pt y bag. 39。m sor ry, we39。t pay t he bil. I haven39。M r. Harmswor t h,39。 lesson18 He oft en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er Ihad had lunch at a vilage inn, Ilooked f or m y bag. Ihad lef t i on a chair beside t he door and now it wasn39。 I said. 39。Could Ihave t hose t wo t icket s please ?39。50 and If elt ver y upset .39。 lesson25 Do t he English speak English? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ Iar rived in London at last . The r ailway st ation was big, black and dark. Idid not know t he way t o m y hotel, so I asked a port er . I not only spoke English very car ef uly, but ver y clear ly as well. The por ter, however , could not under st and m e。 I answered. 39。s f ir st passenger was a doct or who f lew f rom Birm ingham t o a lonely vilage in t he Welsh mount ains. Since t hen, Captain Fawcett has flown pasenger s t o many unusual places. Once he landed on t he r oof of a block of f lats and on anot her occasion, he landed in a deser t ed car par k. Capt ain Fawcett has just r efused ast r ange r equest f r om a businessm an. The m an wanted t o f ly t o Rockal, a lonely island in t he Atlantic Ocean, but Capt ain Fawcet t did not ake him because t he t rip was too danger ous. Lesson30 Foot ball or polo? 足 t he pol ice wil have a di f icul t ime. They wi l be t rying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions. Leson 14 Do you speak English? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusing experience l ast year . Aft er I had l ef t a smal l vi lage i n the south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lif t. As soon as he had got into t he car , I sai d good morning to him i n French and he repl ied in t he same l anguage. Apart fr om a few words, I do not know any French at al . Neit her of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly r eached the town, when t he young man suddenly