【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 長筒襪。去年在演另一個劇時，她不得不穿短襪和光明，紅色的連衣裙。如果有人問起她有多大年紀，她總是回答說，“親愛的，那一定是可怕的是長大了！”18 He often does this他經(jīng)常干這種事！After I had had lunch at a village pub, I looked for my bag. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn39。t there! As I was looking for it, the landlord came in. 39。Did you have a good meal? he asked. 39。Yes, thank you,39。 I answered, 39。but I can39。t pay the bill. I haven39。t got my bag.39。 The landlord smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. 39。I39。m very sorry,39。 he said. 39。My dog had taken in into the garden. He often does this!39。 我在一家鄉(xiāng)村小酒店吃過午飯后，就找我的提包。我把它放在門邊的椅子上，現(xiàn)在不在那里！當我正在尋找時，酒店老板走了進來?！蹦愠缘煤脝?？”他問?！笔堑?，謝謝你，”我回答，“但我不能付賬單。我沒有得到我的包?！本频昀习逍α诵?，馬上走了出去。幾分鐘后，他拿著我的包回來了，把它還給了我?！蔽液鼙?，”他說?！蔽业墓钒阉交▓@。他經(jīng)常干這種事！”19 Sold out 票已售完39。The play may begin at any moment,39。 I said. 39。It may have begun already,39。 Susan answered. I hurried to the ticket office. 39。May I have two tickets please?39。 I asked. 39。I39。m sorry, we39。ve sold out,39。 the girl said. 39。What a pity!39。 Susan exclaimed. Just then, a man hurried to the ticket office. 39。Can I return these two tickets?39。 he asked. 39。Certainly,39。 the girl said. I went back to the ticket office at once. 39。Could I have those two tickets please?39。 I asked. 39。Certainly,39。 the girl said, 39。but they39。re for next Wednesday39。s performance. Do you still want them?39。 39。I might as well have them,39。 I said sadly. “也許已經(jīng)開演了，”我說。”也許已經(jīng)開演了，”蘇珊回答說。我匆忙趕到辦公室?！蔽铱梢再I兩張票嗎？”我問。”對不起，我們已經(jīng)賣完了，”姑娘說?！闭孢z憾！”蘇珊大聲地說。就在這時，一個男子匆匆奔向售票處。”我可以退掉這兩張票嗎？”他問。”當然，”那女孩說。我又回到售票處?！边@兩張票給我行不行。我問。”當然可以，”那姑娘說，“但這是下星期三的演出。你還想要嗎？”我還不如他們，”我沮喪地說。20 One man in a boat獨坐孤舟Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. 39。You must give up fishing!39。 my friends say. 39。It39。s a waste of time.39。 But they don39。t realize one important thing. I39。m not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all! 釣魚是我最喜歡的運動。我經(jīng)常一釣數(shù)小時卻一無所獲。但這并不使我煩惱。有些垂釣者就是不走運。他們往往魚釣不到，卻釣上來舊靴子和垃圾。我甚至不幸運。我什么東西也未釣到過——就連舊靴子也沒有。在河上呆上整整一上午，然后空著袋子回家?！蹦惚仨毞艞夅烎~！”我的朋友說?！边@是浪費時間?！比欢麄儧]有認識到重要的一點。我并不是真的對釣魚有興趣。我感興趣的只是坐在船上什么都沒做！21 Mad or not?是不是瘋了Airplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right. 飛機正在慢慢地把我逼瘋了。我住在一個機場附近，過往飛機日夜不絕于耳。機場是許多年前建的，但由于某種原因當時沒有能夠使用。去年，然而，它開始使用。超過一百的人肯定是被噪音逼得離家遠去。我是少數(shù)留下來的人中的一個。有時我覺得這房子就要被一架飛過的飛機撞倒。有人曾向我提供一大筆錢走了，但我決定留在這兒。大家都說我肯定是瘋了，也許他們說的是對的。22 A glass envelope玻璃信封My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the post office. Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster. 我的女兒，簡，從來沒有想過會收到一封來自荷蘭同齡女孩。去年，當我們橫渡英吉利海峽時，簡把一張寫有姓名和地址的紙放進一個瓶子。她把瓶子扔到海里。她再也沒有想過它，但是十個月后，她收到了一封來自荷蘭的女孩?，F(xiàn)在兩個女孩經(jīng)常給對方寫信。然而，他們還是決定利用郵局。這樣會稍微多花點錢，但肯定是快得。23 A new house新居I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she would e to England next year. If she es, she will get a surprise. We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before my sister left. The house was pleted five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district. 我收到我妹妹的一封信昨天。她住在尼日利亞。在她的信中，她說她明年將到英國來。如果她來，她會大吃一驚。我們的國家現(xiàn)在是生活在一個美麗的新房子。這棟房子在我姐姐離開之前。房子是五個月前完工。在我的信中，我告訴她，她可以和我們住在一起。這棟房子里有許多房間，還有一個漂亮的花園。這是一個非?，F(xiàn)代化的住宅，因此在有些人看來很古怪。它必須是這個地區(qū)唯一的一棟現(xiàn)代化住宅。24 If could be worse不幸中之萬幸I entered the hotel manager39。s office and sat down. I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset. 39。I left the money in my room,39。 I said, 39。and it39。s not there now.39。 The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. 39。Everyone39。s losing money these days,39。 he said. He started to plain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. It contained $50. 39。I found this outside this gentleman39。s room,39。 she said. 39。Well,39。 I said to the manager, 39。there is still some honesty in this world!39。 我走進飯店經(jīng)理的辦公室，坐了下來。我剛剛丟了50英鎊，感到非常煩惱?！蔽野彦X放在房間里，”我說，“可現(xiàn)在沒有了?！苯?jīng)理深表同情，但卻無能為力?！爆F(xiàn)在大家都在丟錢，”他說。他開始抱怨起這個邪惡的世界，但卻被敲門聲打斷了。一個姑娘走了進來，把一個信封放在了他桌上。它包含了50美元?！蔽蚁壬姆块T外發(fā)現(xiàn)了，”她說?！焙冒桑蔽覍δ俏唤?jīng)理說，“這世界上還是有誠實可言的！”25 Do the English speak English?英國人講的是英語嗎？I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. he answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. 39。I am a foreigner,39。 I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The