【導(dǎo)讀】'.Lesson2Breakfastorlunch?早餐還是午餐？It'soneo'clock!

　　

【正文】 for a l if t. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I said good mor ning t o him i n French and he repli ed in t he same language. Apar t fr om a few wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al l. Nei ther of us spoke dur ing t he journey. I had nearl y r eached the t own, when t he young m an suddenl y sai d, ver y slowl y, 39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engli sh hi mself ! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ary t old m e that Mr . Harmswor th woul d se me. I f elt very ner vous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not look up f rom his desk when I ent er ed. Af t er I had sat down, he sai d that busi ness was very bad. He tol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af f or d t o pay such l ar ge sal ari es. Twenty peopl e had alr eady l ef t. I knew t hat m y tur n had e. 39。Mr. Har mswort h,39。 I sai d in a weak voi ce. 39。Don39。t i nter upt, 39。 he Said. Then he smil ed and told me I would recei ve an ext ra amp。100 a year ! Lesson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮 的要求 I f you par k your car in the wr ong place, a t raf fi c pol iceman wi l soon fi nd it . You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he lets you go wi t hout a t icket . However , this does not al ways happen. Tr af f ic poli ce ar e som et i m es ver y poli te. Duri ng a holiday i n Sweden, I f ound t his note on my car: 39。 Si r, we wel e you to our cit y. Thi s is a No Par king area. You wil l enj oy your st ay her e if you pay at ent ion t o our st reet si gns. This note is only a remi nder .39。 If you r eceive a request li ke this, you cannot fail t o obey it ! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act r ess. She m ust be at least thi rt yf ive years old. I n spi te of t his, she of ten appears on the stage as a young gi rl . Jennif er wi l have to take par t in a new play soon. This t im e, she wi l be a gir l of sevent een. I n the pl ay, she must appear i n a bri ght r ed dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a br ight, orangecoloured dr ess. If anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answers, 39。My dear , i t mus t be t er ible to be gr own up!39。 lesson18 He of ten does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had l unch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had l ef t it 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 sm il 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 i nto t he gar den. He of ten does thi s. 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。The pl ay may begi n at any moment,39。 I said. 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 aimed. 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 gi rl 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 man in a boat 獨(dú) 坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is m y favouri te sport . I of ten f ish f or hour s wit hout catching anything. But this does not wor r y me. Some f isher men are unl ucky. Instead of cat chi ng fi sh, t hey catch ol d boot s and rubbish. I am even les l ucky. I never catch anyt hingnot even ol d boots. Af t er having spent whol e morni ngs on the r iver, I always go home wi th an em pt y bag. 39。You must gi ve up f is hing!39。 my f r iends say.39。 It 39。s a waste of t im e. 39。 But t hey don39。t r eal ize one im por tant thi ng. I 39。m not r eal ly i nterested i n f ishing. I am only i nterested i n sit ing i n a boat and doi ng not hing at al ! Leson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aeroplanes are slowl y dr iving 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 some reason it coul d not be used t hen. Last year , however , i t came into use. Over a hundred people must have been dr iven away fr om t hei r homes by the noise. I am one of the f ew peopl e lef t. Someti mes I t hi nk t hi s house wi l be knocked down by a passi ng plane. I have been of fer ed a large sum of m oney t o go away, but I am det er mi ned t o stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are pr obably ri ght . Lesson22 A glass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daughter , Jane, never dr eam ed of r ecei vi ng a l et ter f rom a gir l of her own age in Holl and. Last year , we wer e tr avel li ng acr oss t he Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wi th her name and addres on it int o a bott le. She thr ew the bott le into the sea. She never thought of i t again, but ten months l ater, she received a let ter fr om a gir l i n Hol land. Bot h gir ls wr i te t o each ot her r egul ar ly now. However, t hey have deci ded to use t he post off ice. Let ter s wil l cost a li t 1e more, but they wil l cer tai nl y t ravel f ast er . Lesson23 A new house 新居 I had a let ter fr om m y 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 ye ar. I f she es, she wi l get a sur pri se. We ar e now l iving i n a beauti ful new house in t he count ry. Wor k on i t had begun bef ore m y sister lef t. The house was plet 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 ther e is a l ovel y garden. I t is a ver y modern house, so it l ooks str ange to some peopl e. I t must be the only m