【導讀】Theclockhasstopped!你會講英語嗎？

　　

【正文】 em in t he sam e way that we l ike pret ty cur tain m at eri al . I think that young chil dr en oft en appr eci at e modern pi ctures bet er t han anyone else. They noti ce more. My si st er is only seven, but she always t els me whether my pi ct ures are good or not. She c am e int o my r oom yesterday. 39。 What ar e you doi ng ?39。 she asked. 39。 I 39。m hangi ng this pi ct ure on the wal ,39。 I answer ed. 39。I t39。s a new one. Do you li ke it ?39。 She l ooked at it cr it ical ly for a mom ent .39。 It 39。s al r ight, 39。 she said, 39。but i sn39。t it upsi de down ?39。 I l ooked at it again. She was ri ght ! It was! Lesson27 A wet ni ght 雨夜 Lat e in the aft er noon, t he boys put up their t ent i n the m iddle of a f iel d. As soon as thi s was done, they cooked a m eal over an open f ir e. They wer e al hungr y and the f ood smel t good. Af ter a wonder f ul meal , t hey told st ori es and sang songs by the camp f i r e. But som e ti me l at er it began t o r ai n. The boys f el t ti red so t hey pet out t he fi re and cr ept i nt o t hei r tent. Their sleepi ngbags wer e war m and f or t abl e, so they al slept soundly. I n the m iddle of t he ni ght, two boys woke up and began shouti ng. The t ent was f ull of water! They al l eapt out of t hei r sl eepi ng bags and hurr ied out si de. I t was r aini ng heavil y and they f ound t hat a st ream had f or med i n the f i el d. The str eam wound i ts way across the f iel d and then f lowed r ight under their t ent ! Lesson28 No parki ng 禁止停車 Jasper Whit e is one of those rar e people who bel ieves in ancient myths. He has just bought a new house i n the ci ty, but ever si nce he moved i n, he has had tr oubl e wi th mot ori st s. when he r etur ns home at night , he al ways f inds t hat someone has parked a car out si de his gate. Because of this, he has not been abl e to get his own car i nt o his gar age even once. Jasper has put up39。 No Par ki ng39。 signs outside hi s gat e, but these have not had any ef fect. Now he has put an ugly stone head over t he gat e. I t is one of t he ugl i est f aces I have ever sen. I asked him what it was 陜西湑水生物開發(fā)有限公司 人工馴養(yǎng)繁殖大鯢經營利用可行性研究報告 陜西省水產研究所 二 00 九年 六 月十一日 編寫人員：杜 漢斌 楊元昊 王綠洲 戴銘恒 garden is larger than Joe39。s. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe39。s garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden petition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town! Lesson 9 A cold wele 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes39。 time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 39。It39。s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!39。 I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to wele the New Year. At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing. Lesson 10 Not for jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord(翼琴 ). It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the livingroom. It has belong to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my father39。s. Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 禮尚往來 I was having dinner at a restaurant when Harry Steele came in. Harry worked in a lawyer39。s office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back. Harry saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me amp。2. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. 39。I have never borrowed any money from you,39。 Harry said, 39。so now you can pay for my dinner!39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風 Our ncighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We shall meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat, is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o39。clock so we shall have plenty of time. We shall see his boat and then we shall say goodbye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Greenwood Boys are a group of popular singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be ing by train and most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers39。 Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, 39。Do you speak English?39。 As I soon learnt, he was Engl