【正文】 s t wo m inut es past t welve! The cl ock has st opped!39。s. Bil l works harder t han Joe and gr ows m or e fl owers and veget abl es, but Joe39。t it upsidedown ?39。 I t39。 I answered. 39。 What ar e you doing ?39。about39。You39。 l eson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engli sh? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ri ved i n London at l ast . The rail way stati on was big, black and dar k. I di d not know the way t o my hot el , so I asked a port er . I not only spoke English ver y car efull y, but very cl ear ly as wel l. The port er , however, could not under st and me。 she said. 39。 he said. He st ar t ed to pl ai n about t his wi cked wor ld but was i nter upt ed by a knock at t he door . A gi rl cam e in and put an envel ope on hi s des k. It contained amp。s not there now. 39。 50 and I felt very upset. 39。 But t hey don39。You must gi ve up f ishi ng!39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。Could I have those two ti cket s pl ease ?39。Can I ret ur n t hese two ti cket s?39。ve sold out ,39。May I have two ti ckets pl ease ?39。 I sai d. 39。 he said 39。t got m y bag.39。Yes, t hank you,39。 l esson18 H e oft en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had l unch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had l ef t it on a chair besi de t he door and now it wasn39。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 poli ce are someti mes ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day in Sweden, I f ound this not e on my car: 39。 I sai d in a weak voi ce. 39。 Club. The Gr enwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng f or f i ve days. Dur i ng thi s ti me, they wi l give f ive perf orm ances. As usual , the poli ce wil l have a di f icult t ime. They wil l be tr ying t o keep or der . It i s always the same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會(huì)講英語嗎？ I had an am using experi ence l ast year . Af t er I had l ef t a smal vil lage in the sout h of France, I dr ove on to t he next town. On the way, a young m an waved t o m e. I stopped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got i nto t he car , I sai d good morni ng to hi m i n Fr ench and he repli ed in the sam e language. Apart f rom a few words, I do not know a ny Fr ench at al. Nei ther of us spoke dur ing the jour ney. I had near ly r eached the t own, when t he young man suddenly said, ver y slowl y, 39。 Har r y sai d, 39。s. Leson 11 O ne good turn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng dinner at a r est aur ant when Har r y Steele came i n. Har ry worked i n a lawyer39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve to t welve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wai ted, but nothi ng happened. Suddenly someone shout ed, 39。 No Par king39。 she sai d, 39。s a new one. Do you l i ke i t ?39。 I 39。about 39。 he sai d. I wonder . I n Engl and, each m an speaks a di f erent language. The Engl ish under st and each ot her , but I don39。I am a f or ei gner ,39。 I sai d t o t he m a nager , 39。I f ound t hi s out si de t hi s gentl em an39。Ever yone39。 I sai d, 39。m not real l y int er est ed in f ishi ng. I am onl y int er est ed in sit ti ng i n a boat and doing not hi ng at al ! Lesson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes ar e slowl y dri vi ng m e m ad. I l ive near an ai r port and passi ng pl anes can be hear d ni ght and day. The air port was buil t dur i ng t he war, but f or som e r eason it coul d not be used t hen. Last year, however , it cam e i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e must have been dr i ven away f r om t hei r hom es by t he noise. I am one of t he f ew peopl e left . Som et im es I t hi nk t his house wil l be knocked down by a pasi ng pl ane. I have been off ered a l ar ge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am det erm i ned t o stay here. Ever ybody says I must be m ad and they are pr oba bl y ri ght . Leson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daught er , Jane, never dr eam ed of recei ving a l et t er f r om a gir l of her own age i n Holl and. Last year, we wer e t ravel li ng a cross the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper wit h her nam e and addr es on i t i nt o a bot tl e. She t hrew t he bott le i nt o t he sea. She never t hought of it agai n, but t en m ont hs l at er, she recei ved a l et ter fr om a gi rl i n Hol land. Bot h gir ls wri te t o each ot her r egul ar l y now. However, t hey have deci ded t o use t he post off i ce. Let t er s wil l cost a l it 1e m or e, but t hey wi l cert ai nly t r avel fast er. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et er f r om my si st er yester day. She l i ves i n Ni ger ia. I n her l et ter, she sai d t hat she woul d e t o England next ye ar. I f she es, she wi l get a sur pri se. We ar e now li vi ng i n a beauti ful new house i n t he countr y. Wor k on it had begun bef or e m y si st er left . The house was plet ed f i ve m ont hs ago. I n m y l et t er , I t ol d her t hat she coul d st ay wit h us. The house has m any lar ge r oom s and t her e i s a l ovel y gar den. I t is a ver y m oder n house, so it l ooks str ange t o som e peopl e. I t must be t he onl y m oder n house i n t he di st ri ct . Leson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I enter ed t he hot el m anager39。 It 39。I m ight as wel l have t hem ,39。Cer tai nl y, 39。Cer t ainl y,39。What a pit y!39。I 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。 Leson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。I 39。but I can39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 I f you recei ve a r equest l ike t hi s, you cannot f ai l t o obey i t! Le sson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni f er i s an act ress. She m ust be at l east t hi rt yf ive year s ol d. I n spi te of t hi s, she oft en appear s on the stage as a young gi rl . Jennif er wil l have t o t ake part i n a new pl ay soon. Thi s ti me, she wil l be a gi rl of sevent en. I n t he play, she m ust appear i n a bri ght r ed dress and l ong bl