【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 i ng f or i t , t he i nn keeper cam e i n. 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 he asked. 39。Yes, t hank you, 39。 I answer ed, 39。but I can39。t pay t he bi l l . I haven39。t got m y bag. 39。 The i nn keeper sm i l ed and i m m edi at el y went out . I n a f ew m i nut es he r et ur ned wi t h m y bag and gave i t back t o m e. 39。I 39。m ver y sor r y, 39。 he sai d 39。 My dog had t aken i t i nt o t he gar den. He of t en does t hi s. 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。The pl ay m ay begi n at any m om ent , 39。 I sai d. 39。I t m ay have begun al r eady, 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。I hur r i ed t o t he t i cket of f i ce. 39。May I have t wo t i cket s pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。I 39。m sor r y, we39。ve sol d out , 39。 t he gi r l sai d. 39。What a pi t y! 39。 Susan excl ai m ed. Just t hen, a m an hur r i ed t o t he t i cket of f i ce. 39。Can I r et ur n t hes e t wo t i cket s?39。 he asked. 39。Cer t ai nl y, 39。 t he gi r l sai d. 39。Coul d I have t hose t wo t i cket s pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。Cer t ai nl y, 39。t he gi r l sai d, 39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。s per f or m ance. 39。I m i ght as wel l have t hem , 39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 O ne m an i n a boat 獨(dú)坐孤 舟 Fi shi ng i s m y f avour i t e spor t . I of t en f i sh f or hour s wi t hout cat chi ng anyt hi ng. But t hi s does not wor r y m e. Som e f i sher m en ar e unl ucky. I nst ead of cat chi ng f i sh, t hey cat ch ol d boot s and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ng not even ol d boot s. Af t er havi ng spent whol e m or ni ngs on t he r i ver , I al ways go hom e wi t h an em pt y bag. 39。You m ust gi ve up f i shi ng! 39。 m y f r i ends say. 39。 I t 39。s a wast e of t i m e. 39。 But t hey don39。t r eal i ze one i m por t ant t hi ng. I 39。m not r eal l y i nt er est ed i n f i shi ng. I am onl y i nt er est ed i n si t t i ng i n a boat and doi ng not hi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes ar e sl owl y dr i vi ng m e m ad. I l i ve near an ai r por t and passi ng pl anes can be hear d ni ght and day. The ai r por t was b ui l t dur i ng t he war , but f or som e r eason i t coul d not be used t hen. Last year , however , i t cam e i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e m ust have been dr i ven away f r om t hei r hom es by t he noi se. I am one of t he f ew peopl e l ef t . Som et i m es I t hi nk t hi s house wi l l be kn ocked down by a passi ng pl ane. I have been of f er ed a l ar ge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am det er m i ned t o st ay her e. Ever ybody says I m ust be m ad and t hey ar e pr obabl y r i ght . Lesson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daught er , Jane, never dr eam ed of r ecei vi ng a l et t er f r om a gi r l of her own age i n Hol l and. Last year , we wer e t r avel l i ng acr oss t he Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wi t h her nam e and addr ess on i t i nt o a bot t l e. She t hr ew t he bot t l e i nt o t he sea. She never t hought of i t agai n, but t en m ont hs l at er , she r ecei ved a l et t er f r om a gi r l i n Hol l and. Bot h gi r l s wr i t e t o each ot her r egul ar l y now. However , t hey have deci ded t o use t he post of f i ce. Let t er s wi l l cost a l i t t 1e m or e, but t hey wi l l cer t ai nl y t r avel f ast er . Lesson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et t er f r om m y si st er yest er day. She l i ves i n Ni ger i a. I n her l et t er , she sai d t hat she woul d e t o Engl and next year . I f she es, she wi l l get a sur pr i se. We ar e now l i vi ng i n a beaut i f ul new house i n t he count r y. Wor k on i t had begun bef or e m y si st er l ef t . The house was pl et ed f i ve m ont hs ago. I n m y l et t er , I t ol d her t hat she coul d st ay wi t h us. The house has m any l ar ge r oom s and t her e i s a l ovel y gar den. I t i s a ver y m oder n house, so i t l ooks st r ange t o som e peopl e. I t m ust be t he onl y m oder n house i n t he di st r i ct . Lesson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I ent er ed t he hot el m anager 39。s of f i ce and sat down. I had j ust l ost amp。 50 and I f el t ver y upset . 39。 I l ef t t he m oney i n m y r oom , 39。 I sai d, 39。and i t 39。s not t her e now. 39。 The m anager was s ym pat het i c, but he coul d do not hi ng. 39。Ever yone39。s l osi ng m oney t hese days, 39。 he sai d. He st ar t ed t o pl ai n about t hi s wi cked wor l d but was i nt er r upt ed by a knock at t he door . A gi r l cam e i n and put an envel ope on hi s desk. I t cont ai ned amp。 5o. 39。I f ound t hi s out si de t hi s gent l em an39。s r oom 39。 she Lesson 1 A pri vat e conversat i on 私人談話 Last week I went t o t he t heat r e. I had a ver y good seat . The pl ay was ver y i nt er est i ng. I di d not enj oy i t . A young m an and a young wom an wer e si t t i ng behi nd m e. They wer e t al ki ng l oudl y. I got ver y angr y. I coul d not hear t he act or s . I t ur ned r ound. I l ooked at t he m an and t he wom an angr i l y. They di d not pay any at t ent i on. I n t he end, I coul d not bear i t . I t ur ned r ound agai n. 39。I can39。t hear a wor d! 39。 I sai d angr i l y. 39。 I t 39。s none of your busi ness, 39。 t he young m an sai d r udel y. 39。Thi s i s a pr i va t e conver sat i on! 39。. Lesson 2 Breakf ast or l unch? 早餐還是午餐？ I t was Sunday. I never get up ear l y on Sundays. I som et i m es st ay i n bed unt i l l unch t i m e. Last Sunday I got up ver y l at e. I l o oked out of t he wi ndow. I t was dar k out si de. 39。What a day! 39。 I t hought . 39。I t 39。s r ai ni ng agai n. 39。 Just t hen, t he t el ephone r ang. I t was m y aunt Lucy. 39。 I 39。ve j ust ar r i ved by t r ai n, 39。 she sai d. 39。I 39。m i ng t o se e you. 39。 39。But I 39。m st i l l havi ng br eakf ast , 39。 I sai d. 39。What ar e yo