【導(dǎo)讀】dinner!你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.AfterIhadleftasmalvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatal.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,'DoyouspeakEnglish?year!Leson17Alwaysyoung青年常駐MyauntJenniferisanactres.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwilhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewilbeagirlofseventen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddresandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddres.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,'Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!他經(jīng)常干這。種事！'heasked.'Yes,thankyou,'Ianswered,'butIcan'tpaythebil.Ihaven'tgotmybag.'Th

　　

【正文】 ir l. Jennif er wi l have t o take part in a new pl ay soon. Thi s t ime, she wi l be a gir l of sevent en. I n t he pl ay, she m ust appear i n a br ight r ed dres and l ong black st ocki ngs. Last year i n another play, she had t o wear short socks and a bri ght, orangecol our ed dres. If anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answers, 39。My dear, it must be t er ri bl e to be gr own up!39。 l esson18 H e of ten does this! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vil lage i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had left it on a chai r besi de t he door and now it wasn39。t ther e ! As I was l ooki ng f or it, t he i n keeper cam e i n. 39。Di d 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 m y bag.39。 The inn keeper smil ed and immedi at el y went out. I n a f ew m inut es he r et ur ned wit h m y bag and gave it back to me. 39。I 39。m ver y sorr y,39。 he said 39。 My dog had t aken it into t he gar den. He oft en does t hi s.39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。The play m ay begi n at any mom ent, 39。 I sai d. 39。I t m ay have begun alr eady, 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。I hurr ied to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。May I have t wo t ickets please ?39。 I asked. 39。I 39。m sorr y, we39。ve sold out ,39。 the gi rl said. 39。What a pit y!39。 Susan excl aim ed. Just t hen, a man hur ied to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。Can I retur n t hese t wo ti cket s?39。 he asked. 39。Cer tainl y,39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。Coul d I have t hose t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。 I asked. 39。Cert ai nl y, 39。t he girl sai d, 39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。s perf or mance. 39。I mi ght as wel l have t hem,39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One m an in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishi ng i s m y favourit e sport. I of ten fi sh f or hour s wi thout catchi ng anyt hi ng. But t his does not worr y m e. Some f ishermen ar e unl ucky. I nst ead of catchi ng f ish, t hey catch ol d boots and r ubbish. I am even les l ucky. I never catch anythingnot even ol d boots. Af ter havi ng spent whol e m or ni ngs on t he r iver , I al ways go hom e wi th an em pt y bag. 39。You m ust gi ve up fi s hi ng!39。 m y fr iends say.39。 It39。s a wast e of t ime.39。 But they don39。t r eali ze one impor tant t hi ng. I39。m not real ly i nt er est ed i n fi shi ng. I am onl y interest ed i n sit ti ng i n a boat and doing not hi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes are sl owl y dri vi ng me mad. I li ve near an air port and pasing pl anes can be hear d ni ght and day. The air port was built dur i ng t he war , but for som e reas on i t coul d not be used t hen. Last year, however, it cam e i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e m ust have been dr iven away f r om t heir hom es by the noise. I am one of t he few peopl e left. Som et imes I t hi nk t hi s house wil l be knocked down by a passi ng plane. I have been off er ed a l ar ge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am det ermi ned t o stay her e. Ever ybody says I must be mad and t hey ar e pr obabl y ri ght. Lesson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of r eceiving a leter fr om a gi rl of her own age i n Hol and. Last year, we were tr avel li ng a cross t he Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wit h her nam e and addres on it i nt o a botl e. She t hr ew the bot le i nt o t he sea. She never t hought of i t agai n, but t en mont hs l at er , she received a l et ter f rom a gir l i n Hol land. Bot h gi rl s wr it e t o each ot her regul arl y now. However , t hey have decided t o use t he post of fi ce. Let er s wi l cost a l it 1e m or e, but they wi l cert ai nl y tr avel f aster. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a let er fr om m y si st er yesterday. She li ves in Ni geri a. I n her l et ter, she sai d t hat she woul d e to Engl and next ye ar . If she es, she wil l get a surpri se. We ar e now li vi ng i n a beauti f ul new house in t he countr y. Work on it had begun bef or e m y si st er left. The house was pl et ed f ive m ont hs ago. In my l et er , I t ol d her that she coul d st ay wit h us. The house has m any lar ge r om s and there is a l ovel y gar den. It i s a very moder n house, so it looks str ange t o som e peopl e. It m ust be the onl y m oder n house i n the di st ri ct. Lesson24 It could be worse 不幸中之萬(wàn)幸 I ent er ed t he hot el manager 39。s offi ce and sat down. I had j ust l ost amp。 50 and I f el t very upset.39。 I left the m oney in my r oom,39。 I said, 39。and it 39。s not t here now.39。 The m anager was sympat heti c, but he could do not hi ng. 39。Everyone39。s losi ng m oney t hese days,39。 he sai d. He start ed t o pl ai n about t hi s wi cked wor ld but was i nt er r upted by a knock at t he door. A gi rl cam e in and put an envelope on his desk. It cont ai ned amp。 5o. 39。I found t hi s outside this gentl eman39。s room39。 she sai d. 39。Wel ,39。 I said t o t he manager , 39。t her e is st il l som e honesty i n t hi s wor ld !39。 leson25 Do t he Engl ish speak Engl ish? 英國(guó)人講的是英語(yǔ)嗎？ I ar ived i n London at last. The rail way st at ion was bi g, bl ack and dar k. I did not know t he way t o m y hotel, so I asked a port er. I not onl y spoke Engl ish very car ef ull y, but ver y cl earl y as wel l. The port er, however , coul d not under st and me。 I r epeated my quest ion sever al tim es and at last he under st ood. He answer ed m e, but he spoke neit her sl owl y nor cl earl y. 39。I am a f or ei gner,39。 I said. Then he spoke sl owl y, but I could not understand him. My t eacher never spoke Engl ish l i ke that ! The por ter and I looked at each ot her and smi led. Then he said somet hi ng and I understood i t. 39。You39。l l soon l ear n English!39。 he sai d. I wonder . I n Engl and, each m an speaks a dif ferent l anguage. The Engli sh under st and each ot her, but I don39。t under st and them ! Do t hey speak Engli sh ? l eson26 The best art crit ics 最佳美術(shù)評(píng)論家 I am an art st udent and I pai nt a l ot of pictures. Many peopl e pr et end that t hey under st an