【正文】 No Par ki ng39。 she sai d, 39。s a new one. Do you like i t ?39。 I 39。about39。 he sai d. I wonder. I n England, each man speaks a dif f er ent l anguage. The Engli sh underst and each other, but I don39。I am a for eigner ,39。 I sai d t o the m anager , 39。I f ound thi s out si de thi s gentl eman39。Everyone39。 I sai d, 39。m not realy inter est ed in f ishing. I am only inter est ed i n sit ti ng in a boat and doi ng nothing at al ! Leson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes are sl owly dr ivi ng me mad. I li ve near an air por t and passing planes can be heard ni ght and day. The ai rport was bui lt duri ng the war , but for some r eason it could not be used t hen. Last year, however , it came int o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e must have been dr iven away f rom their homes by t he noi se. I am one of t he few people left . Som et im es I t hink t his house wi l l be knocked down by a passing pl ane. I have been off er ed a l ar ge sum of money to go away, but I am determ ined to st ay her e. Ever ybody says I m ust be mad and t hey ar e probably r ight. Lesson22 A gl ass envelope 玻璃信封 My daught er, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a let er f r om a gi rl of her own age i n Hol land. Last year, we were t ravel ing across the Channel a nd Jane put a piece of paper wi th her nam e and addr ess on i t i nto a bot tl e. She t hr ew t he bottl e i nt o t he sea. She never t hought of it agai n, but t en months lat er , she r ecei ved a let er f r om a gi rl in Holl and. Both gi rl s wr it e to each other regularl y now. However , they have decided t o use the post of fi ce. Let ers wi l cost a l it t1e m or e, but t hey wi l cert ainly tr avel faster . Lesson23 A new house 新居 I had a let er f rom my si st er yesterday. She li ves i n Ni ger ia. In her l et ter, she sai d t hat she woul d e t o England next ye ar. If she es, she wil l get a surpr 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 before my sister l ef t. The house was pl et ed fi ve months ago. I n my let er, I tol d her that she coul d stay wi th us. The house has many l ar ge rooms and t her e is a lovel y garden. It is a ver y modern house, so i t looks st range to some people. It must be the only moder n house i n t he di str ict. Leson24 It could be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I enter ed the hotel manager 39。 I t39。I mi ght as wel have them, 39。Cer t ainly, 39。Cer t ai nly,39。What a pit y!39。I 39。 Susan answered. 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。I 39。but I can39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。 I f you receive a r equest like t his, you cannot f ail t o obey i t! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act ress. She must be at l east thi rt y f ive year s old. In spi te of t hi 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 in a new pl ay soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gir l of sevent en. In the play, she m ust appear in a bri ght r ed dre ss and l ong black st ocki ngs. Last year in another pl ay, she had to wear shor t socks and a bri ght, orange col oured dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answers, 39。t i nt er r upt ,39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engli sh hi msel f! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ary t old m e that Mr . Harmswor th woul d se m e. I f elt very nervous 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 ver y 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 ar i es. Twenty peopl e had alr eady l ef t. I knew t hat my tur n had e. 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our ncighbour, Captain Char les Al ison, wi l l sail f rom Port sm out h tomor row. We shal l meet hi m at the harbour ear ly in t he mor ni ng. He wil l be in hi s sm al l boat , Topsail. Tapsail i s a famous l it tl e boat . I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant ic many ti mes. Captain Ali son wil l set out at eight o39。 2. To m y sur pri se, he gave m e t he m oney i mm edi at el y. 39。s two minutes past t welve! The cl ock has st opped!39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and grows m ore f lower s and vegetables, but Joe39。Pi lat us Por ter39。 No Par ki ng39。 she sai d, 39。s a new one. Do you like i t ?39。 I 39。about39。 he sai d. I wonder. I n England, each man speaks a dif f er ent l anguage. The Engli sh underst and each other, but I don39。I am a for eigner ,39。 I sai d t o the m anager , 39。I f ound thi s out si de thi s gentl eman39。Everyone39。 I sai d, 39。m not realy inter est ed in f ishing. I am only inte r est ed i n sit ti ng in a boat and doi ng nothing at al ! Leson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes are sl owly dr ivi ng me mad. I li ve near an air por t and passing planes can be heard ni ght and day. The ai rport was bui lt duri ng the war , but for some r eason it could not be used t hen. Last year, however , it came int o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e must have been dr iven away f rom their homes by t he noi se. I am one of t he few people left . Som et im es I t hink t his house wi l l be knocked down by a passing pl ane. I have been off er ed a l ar ge sum of money to go away, but I am determ ined to st ay her e. Ever ybody says I m ust be mad and t hey ar e probably r ight. Lesson22 A gl ass envelope 玻璃信封 My daught er, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a let er f r om a gi rl of her own age i n Hol land. Las t 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 i nto a bot tl e. She t hr ew t he bottl e i nt o t he sea. She never t hought of it agai n, but t en months lat er , she r ecei ved a let er f r om a gi rl in Hol and. Both gi rl s wr it e to each other regularl y now. However , they have decided t o use the post of fi ce. Let ers wi l cost a l it t1e m or e, but t hey wi l cert ainly