【導讀】'.Lesson2Breakfastorlunch?早餐還是午餐？ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.Isometimesstayinbeduntilunchtime.LastSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Itwasdarkoutside.'Whataday!'sheasked.'I'mhavingbreakfast,'I. It'soneo'clock!

　　

【正文】 had got int o t he car , I said good m orning t o him in Fr ench and he r eplied in t he sam e language. Apart f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al. Neit her of us spoke dur ing t he jour ney. I had nearly r eached t he t own, when t he young man suddenly said, ver y slowly, 39。Do you speak English?39。 As I soon lear nt, he was English him self ! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr etar y t old m e t hat M r . Har mswor th would see m e. I f elt very ner vous when. I went int o his of f ice. He did not look up f r om his desk when I ent ered. Af t er I had sat down, he said t hat business was ver y bad. He t old me t hat t he f ir m could not af f or d t o pay such lar ge salaries. Twenty people had alr eady lef t . I knew t hat m y t urn had e. 39。M r. Har mswort h,39。 I said in a weak voice. 39。Don39。t int er r upt, 39。 he Said. Then he smiled and t old m e I would r eceive an extr a amp。100 a y ear! Lesson 16 A polit e r equest 彬彬有禮的要求 If you park your car in t he wr ong place, a t r af ic policem an wil soon f ind it . You wil be ver y lucky if he let s you go wit hout a t icket . However , t his does not always happen. Tr af ic police ar e sometim es ver y polit e. Dur ing a holiday in Sweden, I f ound t his note on m y car: 39。 Sir , we wel e you t o our cit y. This is a No Par king ar ea. You wil enjoy your st ay her e if you pay at t ent ion t o our str eet signs. This not e is only a r em inder. 39。 I f you r eceive a r equest like t his, you cannot f ail t o obey it ! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 M y aunt Jennif er is an act r ess. She must be at least hir t y five year s old. I n spit e of t his, she of t en appear s on t he st age as a young gir l. Jennif er wil have t o t ake par t in a new play soon. This t ime, she wil be a gir l of sevent een. I n t he play, she m ust appear in a br ight r ed dr ess and long black st ockings. Last year in anot her play, she had t o wear short socks and a br ight, or angecolour ed dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, 39。M y dear , it m ust be t er rible t o be gr own up! 39。 lesson18 He of t en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af t er I had had lunch at a vilage inn, I looked f or m y bag. I had lef t it on a chair beside t he door and now it wasn39。t t her e ! As I was looking f or it , t he inn keeper came in. 39。Did 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 my bag.39。 The inn keeper sm iled and im m ediat ely went out. I n a f ew m inut es he r et urned wit h m y bag and gave it back t o me. 39。I 39。m very sor y,39。 he said 39。M y dog had t aken it int o t he gar den. He of ten does t his. 39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。The play m ay begin at any moment ,39。 I said. 39。I t m ay have begun alr eady,39。 Susan answer ed. 39。I hur r ied t o the t icket of ice. 39。M ay I have t wo t ickets please ?39。 I asked. 39。I 39。m sor r y, we39。ve sold out , 39。 t he gir l said. 39。What a pit y!39。 Susan exclaimed. Just then, a m an hur ried t o t he t icket of fice. 39。Can I r etur n these t wo t icket s?39。 he asked. 39。Cer t ainly, 39。 t he gir l said. 39。Could I have t hose t wo t icket s please ?39。 I asked. 39。Cer t ainly, 39。t he gir l said, 39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。s perf orm ance. 39。I m ight as well have t hem, 39。 I said sadly. Lesson20 One m an in a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fishing is m y f avourit e sport . I of ten f ish f or hour s wit hout cat ching anyt hing. But t his does not wor ry m e. Som e f isher men are unlucky. I nstead of cat ching f ish, t hey catch old boot s and r ubish. Iam even less luc ky. I never catch anything not even old boot s. Af ter having spent whole m ornings on t he r iver , I always go hom e wit h an em pt y bag. 39。You m ust give up f ishing! 39。 m y fr iends say. 39。 I t39。s a wast e of t ime. 39。 But t hey don39。t r ealize one im port ant t hing. I 39。m not r ealy int er ested in f ishing. I am only int er est ed in sit t ing in a boat and doing not hing at al ! Lesson21 M ad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes ar e slowly dr iving me mad. I live near an air por t and passing planes can be heard night and day. The air port was built dur ing t he war , but f or some r eason it could not be used t hen. Last year, however , it cam e int o use. Over a hundred people m ust have been dr iven away f rom their hom es by t he noise. I am one of t he f ew people lef t. Somet imes I t hink t his house wil be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been of fer ed a lar ge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am deter mined t o stay her e. Everybody say s Im ust be m ad and they ar e probably r ight. Lesson22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封 M y daught er , J ane, never dr eamed of r eceiving a let t er f r om a gir l of her own age in Holand. Last year, we wer e t r avelling acr oss t he Channel and J ane put a piece of paper wit h her nam e and addr ess on it int o a bot t le. She t hr ew t he bot t le int o t he sea. She never t hought of it again, but t en m onths lat er , she r eceived a let t er f r om a gir l in Holand. Bot h gir ls wr it e t o each ot her r egular ly now. However , t hey have decided t o use t he post of ice. Let ter s wil cost a lit t 1e m or e, but t hey wil cer t ainly t r avel f ast er . Lesson23 A new house 新居 I had a let t er f r om m y sist er yester day. She lives in Niger ia. I n her let ter , she said t hat she would e to England next year . I f she es, she wil get a sur pr ise. We are now living in a beaut if ul new house in t he count r y. Wor k on it had begun befor e m y sist er lef t . The house was pleted f ive m ont hs ago. I n m y let t er , I t old her t hat she could stay wit h us. The house has m any lar ge r oom s and t her e is a lovely gar den. I t is a ver y m oder n house, so it looks str ange t o some people. It m