【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 in French and he replied in t he same l anguage. Apar t f rom a f ew words, I do not know any Fr ench at al l. Nei ther of us spoke duri ng t he j ourney. I had nearl y reached t he town, when the young man suddenly sai d, ver y slowly, 39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。 As I soon l earnt, he was Engl ish hi mself ! Less on 15 Good news 佳音 The secretary told me t hat Mr. Harmswor th woul d see me. I felt ver y nervous when. I went i nto his of fi ce. He did not look up fr om his desk when I entered. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d that busines was very bad. He told me that he f ir m could not af or d to pay such l ar ge sal ar ies. Twenty people had alr eady left. I knew t hat my turn had e. 39。Mr . Harmsworth,39。 I said i n a weak voice. 39。Don39。t inter upt, 39。 he Said. Then he smil ed and told me I would r eceive an ext ra amp。100 a year ! Lesson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you park your car in t he wr ong place, a traf ic pol iceman wil l soon f ind it . You wil l be ver y lucky if he lets you go without a ti cket. However , t hi s does not always happen. Traf ic pol ice ar e somet imes very polit e. During a hol iday i n Sweden, I f ound this not e on my car:39。 Sir , we wele you to our city. Thi s i s a No Par king area. You wil enj oy your stay here i f you pay atention to our str et si gns. This not e i s only a r emi nder.39。 If you receive a request li ke t hi s, you cannot fail to obey i t! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act res. She must be at least hi rt y fi ve years old. In spi te of t hi s, she oft en appear s on t he stage as a young gir l. Jenni fer wi l have to take part in a new play soon. Thi s t ime, she wil be a gi rl of sevent en. In t he play, she must appear i n a br ight r ed dres and long black stocki ngs. Last year i n another play, she had t o wear short socks and a bri ght, orangecol our ed dres. If anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she always answers, 39。My dear, it must be t er ri bl e to be gr own up!39。 l esson18 He of ten does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vil lage i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had left it on a chai r besi de t he door and now it wasn39。t ther e ! As I was l ooki ng f or it, t he i n 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 bil . I haven39。t got m y bag.39。 The inn keeper smil ed and immedi at el y went out. I n a f ew m inut es he r et ur ned wit h m y bag and gave it back to me. 39。I 39。m ver y s orr y,39。 he said 39。 My dog had t aken it into t he gar den. He oft en does t hi s.39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。The play m ay begi n at any mom ent, 39。 I sai d. 39。I t m ay have begun alr eady, 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。I hurr ied to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。May I have t wo t ickets please ?39。 I asked. 39。I 39。m sorr y, we39。ve sold out ,39。 the gi rl said. 39。What a pit y!39。 Susan excl aim ed. Just t hen, a man hur ied to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。Can I retur n t hese t wo ti cket s?39。 he asked. 39。Cer tainl y,39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。Coul d I have t hose t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。Cert ai nl y, 39。t he girl sai d, 39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。s perf or mance. 39。I mi ght as wel l have t hem,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 of ten fi sh f or hour s wi thout cat chi ng anything. But t hi s does not wor ry me. Some fi sher men are unlucky. I nstead of catching fi sh, t hey cat ch old boot s and rubbi sh. I am even less l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ngnot even old boot s. Aft er having spent whol e mor ni ngs on the river, I al ways go home with an empt y bag. 39。You must give up f ishi ng!39。 my fr iends say.39。 It 39。s a waste of t ime.39。 But they don39。t real ize one impor tant t hi ng. I39。m not real ly inter ested in fi shing. I am onl y interest ed i n si ti ng i n a boat and doing not hi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aeroplanes ar e sl owl y dr iving me mad. I live near an air port and pasing pl anes can be heard ni ght and day. The ai rport was bui lt dur ing the war , but f or some r eason i t coul d not be used then. Last year , however, it came into use. Over ahundr ed people must have been dri ven away fr om thei r homes by the noi se. I am one of the few people l ef t. Sometimes I think this house wi l be knocked down by a passing 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 her e. Ever ybody says I must be mad and they ar e pr obabl y ri ght. Lesson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻 璃信封 My daught er , Jane, never dr eamed of recei vi ng a l et er f rom a gir l of her own age in Holland. Last year , we were t ravel ing across t he Channel and Jane put a piece of paper wit h her name and addr ess on i t i nt o a bott le. She threw the bot tle i nt o the sea. She never thought of it agai n, but t en months l at er , she received a l et ter f rom 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 the post of fice. Leters wi l cost a l it 1e more, but they wi l cert ai nl y tr avel f aster. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et ter from my sister yest er day. She li ves in Nigeria. In her l et er , she said t hat she would e t o England next year . I f she es, she wil get a sur pr ise. We are now l iving in a beautif ul new house i n the countr y. Wor k on i t had begun bef ore my sist er l ef t. The house was pleted fi ve months ago. In my l et ter, I told her that she coul d st ay wi th us. The house has many l ar ge r ooms and there is a l ovely gar den. I t i s a very moder n house, so it looks str ange t o some people. I t must be the only moder n house i n the di st ric t. Lesson24 It could be worse 不幸中之萬(wàn)幸 I entered the hotel manager39。s off ice and sat down. I had just lost amp。50 and I felt ver y upset. 39。 I lef t he money i n my room, 39。 I sai