【正文】 but isn39。 She looked at i t cr it ical y f or a moment.39。m hangi ng thi s pictur e on the wal l, 39。 anythi ng. They are j ust pr et ty pat terns. We l ike t hem i n the same way t hat we like pr et y cur tai n mater ial. I t hi nk that young chil dren of ten appreciate moder n pictur es bet ter than anyone els e. They not ice mor e. My sister is onl y seven, but she al ways tel s me whet her my pictur es ar e good or not . She came i nt o my room yester day. 39。t under st and them ! Do they speak Engl ish ? lesson26 The best art crit ics 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an art student and I paint a l ot of pict ur es. Many people pr et end that they under st and moder n art . They al ways tel you wha t a pictur e is 39。 I sai d. Then he spoke sl owly, but I could not under st and him. My teacher never spoke Engl ish l ike that! The por ter and I looked at each other and smi led. Then he said somet hi ng and I underst ood it. 39。t her e is st il some honest y in this wor ld !39。s r oom 39。s l osing money t hese days, 39。and i t39。s off ice and sat down. I had j ust l ost amp。s a wa ste of t ime.39。 I said sadly. Leson20 One m an in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishing i s my f avour it e spor t. I oft en fi sh for hours wi thout cat chi ng anyt hi ng. But t his does not wor ry m e. Some fi sherm en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, they cat ch old boots and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess lucky. I never cat ch anythi ng not even old boot s. Af ter havi ng spent whol e m or nings on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wi th an empt y bag. 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。 Susan excl ai med. Just then, a m an hur ri ed to the t icket of fi ce. 39。Im sor ry, we39。 Susan answer ed. 39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。I 39。but I can39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。 If you r eceive a r equest 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 ress. She m ust be at least thi rt yf ive year s 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 ime, 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。t i nt er upt ,39。 As I soon learnt , he was Engl ish him sel f! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secretar y tol d me t hat Mr. Har mswort h would see me. I f el t ver y nervous when. I went int o his of fi ce. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I e nter ed. Af ter I had sat down, he said that busines was ver y bad. He told me that the f ir m coul d not af for d to pay such lar ge salar ies. Twent y peopl e had al ready lef t. I knew that my t urn had e. 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our ncighbour , Capt ain Char les Ali son, wi l sai l fr om Por tsmouth tomor row. We shal m et him at the harbour ear ly i n the morning. He wi l be i n his smal l boat, Topsai l. Tapsail is a famous l i t t l e boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant ic m any t im es. Captain Ali son wi l l set out at eight o39。2. To my surpr ise, he gave me t he money im mediately. 39。s t wo mi nutes past twel ve! The cl ock has stopped! 39。s. Bil l works harder than Joe and grows m or e f lowers and veget abl es, but Joe39。s fi rst passenger was a doct or who fl ew f rom Bir mi ngham to a lonel y vil lage i n the Welsh mountains. Since then, Capt ai n Fawcet t has f lown passengers t o many unusual places. Once he landed on the r oof of a bl ock of f lats and on another occasi on, he l anded i n a deser ted car par k. Capt ai n Fawcet t has j ust r ef used a st range request f r om a busi nessm an. The m an want ed t o f l y t o Rockal l , a l onel y i sl and i n t he At l ant i c Ocean, but Capt ai n Fawcet t di d not t ake hi m beca use t he t r i p was t oo danger ous. Lesson30 Foot bal l or pol o? 足 Lat er a neighbour t old m e about him. Everybody knows him. Hi s nam e is Per cy Butt ons. He cals at ever y house in t he st reet once a m ont h and always asks f or a meal and a gl ass of beer . Lesson 7 Too l ate 為時太晚 The pl ane was late and detecti ves wer e wait ing at t he ai rpor t al l m orning. They were expect ing a val uable par cel of diamond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear li er, som eone had t ol d t he pol ice that thi eves would tr y to st eal t he di amonds. When t he plane ar r ived, some of the detecti ves wer e wai ti ng inside the m ai n buil ding whi le ot her s were wai ti ng on the ai rf ield. Two m en took t he par cel off t he plane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi le t wo detecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, two others opened t he par cel . To thei r sur pr ise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has t he most beaut if ul gar den i n our town. Nearl y ever ybody enter s for 39。t axi39。t it upsidedown ?39。 I t39。 I answered. 39。 What ar e you doing ?39。about39。You39。 lesson25 Do the Engl ish speak Engl ish? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar r ived in London at last. The rai lway stat ion was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to m y hotel, so I asked a port er. I not onl y spoke Engli sh ver y careful ly, but ver y clearl y as wel. The por ter, however , coul d not unde rstand me。 she sai d. 39。 he said. He star ted t o plain about this wicked worl d but was inter rupted by a knock at the door. A gi rl came i n and put an envel ope on his desk. I t contai ned amp。s not t her e now.39。50 and I f elt ver y upset .39。 But they don39。You must gi ve up fi shi ng! 39。but t hey ar e for next Wednesday39。Coul d I have those two tickets pl ease ?39。Can I r etur n these two ti ckets?39。ve sol d out, 39。I hur ri ed to the ti cket of fi ce. 39。The pl ay may begi n at