【導(dǎo)讀】Theclockhasstopped!

　　

【正文】 sam e on these occasions. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會(huì)講英語嗎？ I had an amusing exper i ence last year . Af ter I had lef t a sm al l vil lage in t he sout h of France, I drove on t o t he next town. On t he way, a young m an waved t o me. I st opped and he asked m e for a l if t. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I said good m or ning t o him i n French and he repli ed in t he sam e la nguage. Apar t fr om a few words, I do not know any French at al l. Nei ther of us spoke dur ing t he journey. I had near l y r eached the t own, when the young man suddenly said, ver y slowl y, 39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。 As I soon learnt , he was Engl ish him self ! Leson 15 Good news 佳音 The secretar y tol d me t hat Mr. Har mswort h would see me. I fel t ver y ner vous when. I went into hi s off ice. He did not l ook up fr om his desk when I entered. Af ter I had sat down, he said t hat busines was very bad. He t old m e that the f ir m could not af ord to pay such large salari es. Twenty people had al ready left . I knew that my t ur n had e. 39。Mr . Harmswor th,39。 I said i n a weak voice. 39。Don39。t int er rupt ,39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and tol d me I woul d r eceive an extr a amp。100 a year! Lesson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you park your car i n t he wrong pl ace, a tr af ic poli ceman wil l soon f ind i t. You wi l be very lucky if he l et s you go wi thout a ti cket. However, t hi s does not always happen. Traf ic pol ice are somet imes very pol it e. Dur ing a hol iday in Sweden, I found thi s not e on my car :39。 Sir , we wele you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Parki ng ar ea. You wi l l enjoy your stay here i f you pay at tenti on to our str eet signs. Thi s not e i s onl y a r eminder. 39。 I f you receive a r equest l ike t his, you cannot f ail to obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer i s an act ress. She must be at l east thir ty fi ve year s old. In spit e of thi s, she oft en appears on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wi l have to t ake par t i n a new pl ay soon. This t ime, she wil l be a gir l of sevent en. In t he play, she m ust appear in a br i ght r ed dr es and l ong bl ack st ocki ngs. Last year i n anot he r pl ay, she had to wear shor t socks and a bri ght , or ange col our ed dress. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she always answer s, 39。My dear, i t m ust be t er ri ble t o be grown up! 39。 l eson18 He of ten does thi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vil lage inn, I looked for m y bag. I had lef t i t on a chai r beside t he door and now i t wasn39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng for i t, the i nnkeeper cam e in. 39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。 he asked. 39。Yes, t hank you,39。 I answer ed, 39。but I can39。t pay t he bi l . I haven39。t got m y bag. 39。 The i nn keeper smil ed and imm edi at ely went out. In a few mi nut es he r etur ned wi t h my bag and gave it back t o me. 39。I 39。m ver y sorr y,39。 he sai d 39。 My dog had t aken i t into the garden. He oft en does thi s. 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。The pl ay may begi n at any moment,39。 I sai d. 39。I t may have begun alr eady,39。 Susan answered. 39。I hur r ied to the t icket of fi ce. 39。May I have t wo t ickets please ?39。 I asked. 39。I 39。m sor ry, we39。ve sold out, 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。What a pity! 39。 Susan excl ai med. Just then, a man hur r ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。Can I retur n these two ti ckets?39。 he asked. 39。Cer tainl y,39。 the gir l sai d. 39。Coul d I have those two ti ckets pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。Cer tainl y, 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。but t hey ar e for next Wednesday39。s per for mance. 39。I m ight as wel l have t hem ,39。 I said sadly. Leson20 One m an in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishing i s my f avour it e spor t. I oft en fi sh for hours wi thout cat chi ng anyt hing. But t his does not wor ry me. Some fi sherm en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, they catch old boot s and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ngnot even old boot s. Af ter having spent whole m ornings on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wi th an empt y bag. 39。You must gi ve up fi shi ng! 39。 my f ri ends say. 39。 It 39。s a waste of t ime.39。 But they don39。t r eali ze one impor tant thing. I39。m not real y i nt erested in fi shi ng. I am onl y int er est ed in si t ing i n a boat and doing not hi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aeroplanes are slowl y dri ving m e mad. I l ive near an ai rpor t and passi ng planes can be hear d ni ght and day. The air port was buil t dur ing t he war, but for som e reason it coul d not be used t hen. Last year , however, i t came into use. Over a hundred people m ust have been dri ven away fr om t hei r hom es by the noise. I am one of the f ew peopl e left . Someti mes I think t his house wil l be knocked down by a pa sing pl ane. I have been off ered a l ar ge sum of money to go away, but I am determ ined to st ay her e. Ever ybody says I must be mad and t hey ar e probably r ight. Lesson22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封 My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of r eceivi ng a let er fr om a gi rl of her own age in Hol land. Last year , we were t ravel ing across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper wi th her nam e and addr ess on i t into a bot tl e. She t hrew t he bott le i nt o t he sea. She never thought of it again, but t en months lat er , she r ecei ved a let er fr om a gi rl i n Holl and. Both gi rl s wr it e to each other regular ly now. However, they have deci ded t o use the post of fi ce. Let ers wi l cost a lit t1e mor e, but t hey wi l l cert ainly tr avel faster . Lesson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et ter fr om my sister yest er day. She l ives in Ni geri a. I n her let er , she said that she would e to Engl and next year . I f she es, she wi l get a sur pri se. We ar e now l ivi ng in a beauti ful new house i n t he countr y. Work on it had begun befor e my si st