【正文】 open f ire. They wer e al l hungry and the food smelt good. Aft er a wonderf ul meal , t hey told stori es and sang songs by t he camp f ir e. But some t ime later it began t o rain. The boys felt 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 he r of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly r eached the town, when t he young man suddenly said, very slowly, 39。. Of cour se, m any pictures ar c not 39。5o. 39。 m y f ri ends say.39。 t he gir l said. 39。t got m y bag.39。 I sai d in a we ak voi ce. 39。My dear, it m ust be t er ible t o be gr own up! 39。 I sai d. 39。Coul d I have t hose t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。 50 and I f elt ver y upset .39。 l esson25 Do t he English speak Engli sh? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ri ved in London at l ast . The r ail way stati on was bi g, black and dark. I di d not know the way t o m y hotel, so I asked a port er . I not onl y spoke Engl ish ver y carefull y, but ver y cl earl y as wel. The port er , however , coul d not underst and me。 I answer ed. 39。 he Said. Then he smil ed and t ol d me I would r ecei ve an ext ra amp。m very sor ry,39。 Susan exclaimed. Just then, a man hurri ed t o the ti cket off ice. 39。s a wast e of ti me. 39。s r oom39。 anything. They are j ust pr et ty pat terns. We l ike them in the same way t hat we like prety curt ai n mat er ial. I t hi nk t hat young childr en oft en appr eciate modern pictur es bet ter t han anyone else. They not ice mor e. My siste r i s only seven, but she always tel s me whether my pictures ar e good or not. She came int o my room yest er day. 39。 As I soon lear nt , he was Engli sh himsel f! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr et ar y told me t hat Mr. Harm swort h woul d see m e. I felt ver y nervous when. I went i nt o hi s of fi ce. He di d not look up fr om his desk when I enter ed. Af ter I had sat down, he said t hat busi ness was ver y bad. He t ol d m e t hat the fi rm coul d not affor d t o pay such l ar ge sal ari es. Twenty people had alr eady left. I knew t hat m y t urn had e. 39。but I can39。I 39。I mi ght as wel have them,39。Ever yone39。 he sai d. I wonder . I n England, each m an speaks a dif ferent l anguage. The Engli sh under stand each ot her, but I don39。 she said, 39。 Sir , we wele you to our cit y. Thi s is a No Parking area. You wil l enj oy your stay here i f you pay atention t o our st reet si gns. This not e is onl y a r eminder. 39。s a new one. Do you l ike it ?39。I am a foreigner, 39。 I sai d, 39。Cert ai nl y, 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。Di d you have agood m eal ?39。but isn39。t understand t hem ! Do they speak Engl ish ? lesson26 The best art crit cs 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an ar t student and I paint a l ot of pi ct ur es. Many people pr etend t hat hey understand moder n ar t. They al ways tel you what a picture i s 39。s losi ng money t hese days,39。 I said sadly. Leson20 One man i n a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fi shing is my f avour ite spor t. I of ten fish for hours wit hout catchi ng anyt hi ng. But this does not worr y me. Some f ishermen are unl ucky. Inst ead of catchi ng f ish, they catch ol d boots and r ubbish. I am even les lucky. I never catch anything not even ol d boots. Af ter havi ng spent whole mornings on t he r iver , I always go home wit h an empty bag. 39。m sor ry, we39。t pay the bi l. I haven39。Mr . Harmswor th,39。 What are you doing ?39。 she said. 39。 But t hey don39。Can I return t hese t wo ti cket s?39。 he sai d 39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and tol d me I woul d recei ve an extr a amp。 100 a year! Lesson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you park your car in t he wr ong place, a t raf ic pol iceman wil soon fi nd it. You wil be ver y l ucky if he l et s you go wi thout ati cket . However, t hi s does not al ways happen. Trafi c poli ce ar e som etim es very pol it e. Dur ing a holi day i n Sweden, I f ound this not e on my car :39。 My dog had t aken i t i nt o the gar den. He oft en does this.39。 he asked. 39。t real ize one im port ant t hi ng. I39。Wel l,39。 she asked. 39。 I said in a weak voice. 39。t got my bag.39。ve sol d out, 39。You must gi ve up fi shing!39。 he said. He started to pl ai n about this wi cked wor ld but was i nt er rupted by a knock at the door. A gir l came in and put an envel ope on hi s desk. It contained amp。about 39。t i t upsi dedown ?39。 he asked. 39。I hur ied to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。t he girl sai d, 39。and i t39。 I sai d. Then he spoke slowly, but I coul d not under st and him . My teacher never spoke Engli sh li ke t hat! The port er and I l ooked at each other and smil ed. Then he said something and I underst ood it . 39。 She looked at i t cri ti caly f or a moment .39。 I f you receive a request li ke t hi s, you cannot f ai l t o obey it! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer i s an act res. She must be at least thirt y fi ve year s old. In spi te of this, she oft en appear s on t he stage as ayoung gir l. Jenni fer wil have to t ake part i n a new play soon. Thi s time, she wil be a gi rl of sevent en. I n the pl ay, she must appear i n a br ight r ed dress and long black st ocki ngs. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a br ight , orangecolour ed dress. If anyone。s al r ight ,39。l l soon l ear n Engl ish! 39。 The manager was ym pathet ic, but he coul d do not hi ng. 39。s perf ormance. 39。 I asked. 39。 I answered, 39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。about39。I found this outsi de t hi s gentleman39。 I t39。What a pi ty!39。I 39。t i nt er rupt,39。m hangi ng t hi s pi ct ur e on t he wal, 39。t here i s sti l some hone