【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ing. But t his does not wor ry me. Som e fi sher men are unlucky. Instead of catchi ng fi sh, they catch old boot s and rubbish. I am even l es l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hingnot even ol d boot s. Af t er havi ng spent whole m ornings on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wit h an empt y bag. 39。You must gi ve up fi shi ng! 39。 my f ri ends say. 39。 I t39。s a wa ste of ti me.39。 But they don39。t reali ze one impor tant t hing. I39。m not real y int erest ed in fi shi ng. I am onl y int er est ed in si t ing i n a boat and doing nothi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes ar e slowl y dri vi ng me m ad. I l ive near an ai rport and pasing pl anes can be hear d night and day. The air por t was bui lt duri ng the war , but f or some reason i t coul d not be used then. Last year , however, it came i nto use. Over a hundred peopl e must have been dri ven away f rom thei r homes by t he noi se. I am one of t he few people l eft . Som et imes I t hink t hi s house wi l be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been of f er ed a lar ge sum of money to go away, but I am det ermi ned to st ay her e. Everybody says I must be mad and they ar e probabl y r ight. Leson22 A gl ass envelope 玻璃信封 My daught er , Jane, never dreamed of recei ving a l et er f rom a gir l of her own age i n Holl and. Last year, we wer e t ravel li ng acr oss t he Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wi th her nam e and addr ess on i t i nto a bot tl e. She t hr ew t he bot tl e int o t he sea. She never t hought of it agai n, but t en months lat er , she r ecei ved a let er f rom a gir l in Holl and. Both gi rl s wr it e to each other regularl y now. However , they have decided t o use the post of fi ce. Let ers wi l cost a l it t1e m or e, but t hey wi l cert ainly tr avel faster. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a let er f rom my si st er yesterday. She li ves i n Ni ger ia. In 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 surpr ise. We ar e now li ving i n a beaut if ul new house in the count ry. Wor k on i t had begun bef ore m y sister lef t. The house was pl et ed fi ve months ago. I n my let er , I tol d her t hat she coul d stay wi th us. The house has many lar ge rooms and t her e is a lovel y garden. I t is a ver y modern house, so i t l ooks st range to some people. It must be the only moder n house i n the di st ri ct. Leson24 It could be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I enter ed the hotel manager39。s off ice and sat down. I had just l ost amp。50 and I f elt very upset .39。 I lef t the money in my r oom,39。 I sai d, 39。a nd i t 39。s not there now. 39。 The manager was sym pat het ic, but he could do nothi ng. 39。Ever yone39。s l osi ng money these days,39。 he sai d. He st art ed to plai n about thi s wicked wor ld but was int er rupt ed by a knock at the door. A gir l came in and put an envelope on his desk. I t cont ai ned amp。5o. 39。I found t hi s outside t hi s gent leman39。s r oom 39。 she said. 39。Wel l, 39。 I said t o t he manager, 39。t her e i s st il l some honest y i n thi s worl d ! 39。 l esson25 Do the Engl ish speak Engli sh? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ived i n London at last. The r ai lway st at ion was bi g, bl ack and dark. I did not know t he way to my hotel, so I asked a por ter . I not only spoke Engl ish very caref ull y, but ver y clearl y as wel . The por ter , however, coul d not underst and m e。 I r epeated m y questi on several ti mes and at last he under stood. He answer ed me, but he spoke neit her slowl y nor clear ly. 39。I am a f or eigner, 39。 I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I coul d not understand him . My t eacher never spoke English l ike t hat ! The por ter and I looked at each other and smil ed. Then he sai d somet hing and I under st ood it . 39。You39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。 he sai d. I wonder . I n Engl and, each m an speaks a di f f er ent l anguage. The Engl i sh under st and each ot her , but I don39。t under st and t hem ! Do t hey speak Engl i sh ? l esson26 The best art cri t i cs 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an ar t st udent and I pai nt a l ot of pi ct ur es. Many peopl e pr et end t hat t hey under st and m oder n ar t . They al ways t el l you what a pi ct ur e i s 39。about 39。. Of cour se, m any pi ct ur es ar c not 39。about 39。 anyt hi ng. They ar e j ust pr et t y pat t er ns. We l i ke t hem i n t he sam e way t hat we l i ke pr et t y cur t ai n m at er i al . I t hi nk t hat young chi l dr en of t en appr eci at e m oder n pi ct ur es bet t er t han anyone el s e. They not i ce m or e. My si st er i s Lesson 1 A privat e conversat ion 私人談話 Last week I went to t he theat r e. I had a very good seat . The pl ay was ver y i nt eresting. I did not enjoy i t. A young man and a young woman wer e si t ing behind m e. They were talki ng loudly. I got very angr y. I could not hear t he act or s. I t urned r ound. I looked at he man and the wom an angr il y. They did not pay any at ent ion. In t he end, I coul d not bear it . I turned r ound again. 39。I can39。t hear a wor d!39。 I sai d angr il y. 39。 I t39。s none of your bus ines, 39。 t he young m an said rudely. 39。This i s a pri vate conver sat ion!39。. Leson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up ear ly on Sundays. I som et im es stay i n bed unti l unch tim Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of t he window. It was dark out si de. 39。What a day! 39。 I t hought. 39。I t 39。s r ai ning agai n.39。 Just then, the tel ephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. 39。 I39。ve j ust ar ived by t rai n, 39。 she said. 39。I 39。m i ng to see you.39。 39。But I 39。m st il l having br eakf ast ,39。 I sai d. 39。What are you doi ng ?39。 she asked. 39。 I 39。m havi ng br eakf ast ,39。 I repeat ed. 39。Dear me,39。 she sai d. 39。Do you always get up so l ate ? I t39。s one o39。cl ock! 39。Lesson 3 Pl ease send m e a card 請給我寄一張明信片 Postcards al ways spoi l my holi days. Last sum mer,