【正文】 telephone. When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Millington. When the doctor answered the phone, Mr Gilbert said he was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr John Gilbert. He asked if Mr Gilbert39。他多年來的幻想從此破滅。因?yàn)榧词鼓菚r(shí)仍為夏季，但雨總是下個(gè)不停，而且常常冷得厲害。我的老朋友哈里森在回到英國(guó)以前曾多年居住在地中海地區(qū)。工人們將在今年年底前把新路鋪好；到明年年底，他們將把新體育場(chǎng)建成。4年以后，奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)將在我們國(guó)家舉行。 time. As a great many people will be visiting the country, the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium, and a fine new swimming pool. 39。黛比計(jì)劃每?jī)尚r(shí)休息一下。黛比只有11歲，她希望創(chuàng)一項(xiàng)新的世界紀(jì)錄。s father will set out with her in a small boat. Mr Hart has trained his daughter for years. Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England. Erna intends to take short rests every two hours. She will have something to drink but she will not eat any solid food. Most of Erna39。小偷的車損壞嚴(yán)重，很容易辨認(rèn)。羅伊行動(dòng)迅速，開車直沖竊賊而去。 car was badly damaged and easy to recognize. Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.那位警察對(duì)他說，那輛自行車是5天前在400英里外的一個(gè)小村里發(fā)現(xiàn)的，現(xiàn)在正用火車給他運(yùn)回家來。amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen!第二天她醒來時(shí)，發(fā)現(xiàn)自己躺在醫(yī)院里。在那段時(shí)間里，她游了8英里。幾乎過了一個(gè)星期，那姑娘才能講述自己的遭遇。然后，那婦女拿過包就走出了商場(chǎng)，根本沒有付錢。有一個(gè)星期一，當(dāng)這位婦女走進(jìn)這家商場(chǎng)時(shí)，里面的人比往常少，因此，偵探比較容易監(jiān)視她。 her mother a free dress once a week !他正笑著的時(shí)候門開了，他的妻子走了進(jìn)來。20多歲的時(shí)候，弗蘭克曾生產(chǎn)飛機(jī)零配件。s bicycle!球重重地打在他身上，使他差點(diǎn)兒落入水中。于是我和往常一樣，又去河邊坐著。t any in sight: they had all run away! The man laughed when he realized what had happened. He called out to the children and threw the ball back to the bank.弗西特機(jī)長(zhǎng)剛剛拒絕了一位商人的奇怪要求。然而，最令人驚奇的是它能夠在任何地方降落：雪地上，水面上，甚至剛耕過的田里。s first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains. Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places. Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park. Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman. The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.taxi39?，F(xiàn)在他把一個(gè)丑陋的石雕頭像放在了大門上邊，這是我見過的最丑陋的頭像之一。他剛在城里買下一所新房子，但自從搬進(jìn)去后，就和汽車及車主們發(fā)生了磨擦。那小溪彎彎曲曲穿過田野，然后正好從他們的帳篷底下流過去。睡袋既暖和又舒服，所以，他們都睡得很香。他們?nèi)拣I了，飯菜散發(fā)出陣陣香味。昨天她到我房里來了。當(dāng)然，有很多畫是什么“意思”也沒有的。t it upsidedown ?39。 It39。 I answered. 39。 What are you doing ?39。about39?！澳鷷?huì)很快學(xué)會(huì)英語的！”他說?！拔沂莻€(gè)外國(guó)人，”我說。然而搬運(yùn)工卻不明白我的話。我終于到了倫敦。You39?！笆前?，”我對(duì)那位經(jīng)理說，“這世界上還是有誠(chéng)實(shí)可言的！”Lesson25 Do the English speak English? 英國(guó)人講的是英語嗎？I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however, could not understand me。他開始抱怨起這個(gè)邪惡的世道來，卻被一陣敲門聲打斷了。我剛剛丟了50英鎊，感到非常煩惱。Well,39。 he said. He started to plain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. It contained $5o. 39。s not there now.39。s office and sat down. I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset.39。這棟房子里有許多房間，還有一個(gè)漂亮的花園。如果她來了，她會(huì)感到非常驚奇了。Lesson23 A new house 新居I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she would e to England next year. If she es, she will get a surprise. We are now但10個(gè)月以后，她收到了荷蘭一位姑娘的來信。Lesson22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the postoffice. Letters will cost a litt1e more, but they will certainly travel faster.有100多人肯定是被噪音逼得已經(jīng)棄家遠(yuǎn)去，我是少數(shù)留下來的人中的一個(gè)。飛機(jī)正在逐漸把我逼瘋。我什么東西也未釣到過 就連舊靴子也沒有。釣魚是我特別喜愛的一項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)。s a waste of time.39。Lesson20 One man in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟Fishing is my favorite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anythingnot even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. 39。 “當(dāng)然可以，”那姑娘說?！蹦俏还媚镎f。I might as well have them,39。Certainly, 39。Certainly,39。What a pity!39。I39。 Susan answered.39。 “實(shí)在抱歉，”他說，“我的狗把它弄到花園里去了，他常干這種事！”Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完39。 “很好，謝謝。I39。but I can39。Did you have a good meal?39。演出時(shí)她必須穿一條鮮紅色的裙子和黑色的長(zhǎng)筒襪。我的姑姑詹妮弗是位演員，她至少也有35歲了。謹(jǐn)此提請(qǐng)注意。然而，情況并不都是這樣，交通警有時(shí)也很客氣。 Sir, we wele you to our city. This is a No Parking area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder.39。 I said ___ a weak voice. 39。 After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me ____ a lift. As soon as he had ____ into the car, I _____ good morning to him __ French and he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know ____ French at all. Neither of us spoke _______ the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, 39。Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng)Our neighbor, Captain Charles Alison, _________(sail) from Portsmouth tomorrow. We shall meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat。I have never borrowed _____ money from you,39。s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!39。s garden is larger ____ Joe39。巴頓斯I have just_____ to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked ___ my door. He asked me ____ a meal and a glass of beer. ____ return for this, the beggar stood on his head and ______ songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and _____ the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went ______. Later a neighbor told me _____ him. Everybody knows