【正文】 perf or mance. 39。 XX′ XX″N， XX176。s al ri ght, 39。l soon lear n Engli sh!39。 The manager was sympathet ic, but he could do not hi ng. 39。s per formance. 39。Pil at us Port er39。 I39。 I sai d t o t he m anager, 39。m not real ly i nt er ested in fi shi ng. I am onl y interest ed i n si ti ng i n a boat and doi ng not hi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes are sl owl y dri vi ng me mad. I li ve near an air port and pasing pl anes can be hear d ni ght and day. The ai rpor t was bui lt dur ing the war, but f or som e r eason it coul d not be used t hen. Last year , however, it came i nt o use. Over a hundred peopl e m ust have been dri ven away fr om t heir homes by t he noi se. I am one of t he f ew peopl e l ef t. Sometim es I think t his house wil be knocked down by a pasing pl ane. I have been off er ed a lar ge sum of money t o go away, but I am det ermi ned to st ay here. Everybody says I must be m ad and t hey are probably r ight . Leson22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封 My daughter, Jane, never dream ed of receiving a let er fr om a gi rl of her own age i n Hol land. Last year, we were tr aveli ng across t he Channel and J ane put api ece of paper wit h her nam e and addr ess on it i nt o a bottl e. She t hrew t he bot tle i nt o the sea. She never thought of i t agai n, but t en mont hs l at er , she received a l et ter f r om a gir l i n Hol land. Bot h gi rl s wr it e to each ot her regul ar ly now. However , t hey have decided t o use t he post of fi ce. Let er s wi l cost a l it 1e m or e, but they wi l cert ai nl y tr avel f aster. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et ter fr om m y si ter yest er day. She li ves in Ni geri a. In her l et ter, she sai d t hat she woul d e to Engl and next year. If she es, she wi l get a sur pri se. We ar e now li vi ng i n a beaut if ul new house i n t he countr y. Wor k on i t had begun before my sist er 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 wit h us. The house has m any large r om s and ther e is a l ovel y gar den. It i s a very moder n house, so it l ooks str ange t o some people. I t m ust be t he onl y m odern house in t he distri ct . Leson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I entered the hotel m anager39。Cer tainly,39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One m an in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishi ng i s m y favourit e sport. I often fi sh f or hour s wi thout cat ching anything. But t hi s does not wor y me. Som e fi sherm en are unlucky. I nstead of cat ching fi sh, t hey cat ch old boot s and rubbi sh. I am even less l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ng not even old boot s. Aft er having spent whol e m or ni ngs on the ri ver, I al ways go hom e wit h an em pt y bag. 39。s l osi ng m oney these days,39。t underst and t hem ! Do t hey speak Engli sh ? l esson26 The best art crit cs 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an ar t st udent and I pai nt a lot of pi ct ures. Many peopl e pr et end t hat hey understand m oder n ar t. They al ways t el you what a pict ur e i s 39。but isn39。Cert ai nl y, 39。m not realy i nt er ested in f ishi ng. I am only interested in si t ing in a boat and doing not hi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes are slowly driving me mad. I li ve near an air por t and pasing planes can be hear d ni ght and day. The ai r por t was built dur ing the war , but for some reason i t coul d not be used t hen. Last year, however, it came i nt o use. Over a hundred peopl e must have been dri ven away f rom their homes by t he noise. I am one of t he f ew people l ef t. Someti mes I think this house wil be knocked down by a pasing pl ane. I have been of fered a large sum of money to go away, but I am det er mined t o st ay here. Ever ybody says I must be mad and t hey are probably ri ght. Lesson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of r eceiving a leter fr om a gi rl of her own age in Holl and. Last year, we wer e tr avel ling acr oss the Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wi th her name and addres on it into a bot tle. She thr ew t he bottl e into t he sea. She never t hought of it again, but ten months later, she recei ved a let er fr om a gi rl in Holl and. Both gir ls wri te to each other r egularly now. However, they have deci ded to use t he post offi ce. Let er s wil cost a lit t1e mor e, but they wil cer tainly tr avel f aster. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et ter f rom my sister yest er day. She l ives i n Niger ia. I n her let er , she sai d that she would e t o England next year. If she es, she wi l get a surpri se. We ar e now li vi ng in a beaut if ul new house in t he countr y. Work on it had begun bef or e my si st er left . The house was pleted f ive mont hs ago. In my l et ter, I t ol d her that she coul d stay wit h us. The house has many large rooms and ther e is a lovel y garden. It is a ver y modern house, so it looks st range t o some peopl e. It must be the only moder n house in t he dis tr ict. Leson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I entered the hot el manager39。 I sai d to t he manager , 39。 I39。Pi latus Por ter39。Cer tainly,39。m not real ly i nt er ested in fi shi ng. I am onl y interest ed i n si ti ng i n a boat and doi ng not hi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes are sl owl y dri vi ng me mad. I li ve near an air port and pasing pl anes can be hear d ni ght and day. The ai rpor t was bui lt dur ing the war, but f or som e r eason it coul d not be used t hen. Last year , however, it came i nt o use. Over a hundred peopl e m ust have been dri ven away fr om t heir homes by t he noi se. I am one of t he f ew peopl e l ef t. Sometim es I think t his house wil be knocked down by a pasing pl ane. I have been off er ed a lar ge sum of money t o go away, but I am det ermi ned to st ay here. Everybody says I must be m ad and t hey are probably r ight . Leson22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封 My daughter, Jane, never dream ed of receiving a le