【導(dǎo)讀】'.Leson2Breakfastorlunch?早餐還是午餐？ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.IsometimesstayinbeduntilunchtimSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Itwasdarkoutside.'Whataday!'Ithought.'It'srainingagain.'Justthen,thetelephonerang.ItwasmyauntLucy.'I'vejustarivedbytrain,'shesaid.'I'mingtoseeyou.''ButI'mstillhavingbreakfast,'Isaid.'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.'I'mhavingbreakfast,'Irepeated.'Dearme,'shesaid.'Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?It'soneo'clock!

　　

【正文】 ent ered. Af t er I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness wa s very bad. He t ol d me that he fi rm could not af ord t o pay such l arge sal ari es. Twenty people had alr eady l eft . 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 inter rupt, 39。 he Sai d. Then he smil ed and told me I would receive an extr a amp。100 a year ! Leson 16 A polit e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n the wr ong place, a t raf fi c poli ceman wi l soon fi nd it . You wi l be very l ucky if he let s you go wit hout a t icket. However , thi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic pol ice are someti mes ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day in Sweden, I f ound this not e on my car: 39。 Sir , we wele you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Parking ar ea. You wi l enjoy your st ay her e i f you pay at ention to our str et signs. This not e is only a remi nder .39。 I f you r ec ei ve a request l ike thi s, you cannot f ai l t o obey it! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer is an actr es. She must be at least t hir ty fi ve years ol d. I n spit e of this, she of ten appear s on the stage as a young gir l. Jennif er wil l have t o take part i n a new play soon. Thi s ti me, she wi l be a gi rl of seventeen. I n t he pl ay, she must appear i n a br ight red dr ess and long bl ack stockings. Last year i n anot her play, she had t o wear shor t socks and a br ight , or angecolour ed dres. If anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she always answer s, 39。My dear , it must be ter i bl e to be grown up! 39。 l esson18 H e oft en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vil age inn, I looked for my bag. I had l eft i t on a chair beside t he door and now i t wasn39。t t her e ! As I was l ooking for it , the i n keeper came in. 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 he asked. 39。Yes, thank you, 39。 I answered, 39。but I can39。t pay the bi l. I haven39。t got my bag.39。 The inn keeper sm iled and i mmediat el y went out . In a few m inutes he r et urned wi th my bag and gave i t back t o me. 39。I 39。m ver y sor r y, 39。 he said 39。 My dog had taken it i nt o t he gar den. He of ten does this. 39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票 已售完 39。The play may begi n at any m om ent, 39。 I said. 39。I t may have begun alr eady, 39。 Susan answered. 39。I hurr ied t o the t icket off ice. 39。May I have two ti ckets pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。I 39。m sor ry, we39。ve sold out ,39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。What a pit y!39。 Susan exclaim ed. Just then, a man hurr ied t o t he ticket off ice. 39。Can I ret ur n t hese t wo ti cket s?39。 he asked. 39。Cer t ai nly,39。 t he gi rl said. 39。Could I have t hose two ti cket s please ?39。 I asked. 39。Cer tai nly, 39。the gi rl said, 39。but t hey are f or next Wednesday39。s perf ormance. 39。I might as wel have t hem,39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One man i n 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. Som e fi sher men a re 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 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 pasing 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 pie ce 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 ha ve deci ded t o use the post of fi ce. Let ers wi l cost a lit t1e m or e, but t hey wi l l cer t ai nl y t r avel f ast er . Lesson23 A new house 新居 I had a let er fr om m y si ster yester day. She li ves i n Ni ger ia. In her l et ter , she said t hat she would e t o England next ye ar. I f she es, she wi l get a sur pr ise. We ar e now li ving i n a beaut if ul new house in the count ry. Wor k on i t had begun befor e my sister l ef t. The house was pl et ed fi ve months ago. I n m y let er, I t ol d her that she could stay wi t h us. The house has many l ar ge rooms and t her e is a lovely garden. It i s a ver y modern house, so i t looks st range to some people. It m ust be the only moder n house in t he distr ict. Leson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I enter ed the hotel manager 39。s off ice and sat down. I had just lost amp。 50 and I felt very upset.39。 I l ef t the m oney i n my r oom,39。 I sai d, 39。and it 39。s not there now. 39。 The m anager was sympatheti c, but he coul d do nothi ng. 39。Everyone39。s l osing money these days, 39。 he said. He st ar ted t o plain about this wicked worl d but wa s inter rupted by a knock at the door. A gi r l came i n and put an envelope on his desk. I t contai ned amp。 5o. 39。I found thi s out si de thi s gent leman39。s r oom 39。 she sai d. 39。Wel ,39。 I sai d t