【正文】 I looked at i t again. She was r ight! I t was! Leson27 A wet ni ght 雨夜 Late i n the af ternoon, the boys put up t hei r tent in t he middl e of a fi el d. As soon as t his was done, t hey cooked a meal over an open f i re. They wer e al hungry and t he food smelt good. Af t er a wonderf ul meal , they tol d stori es and sang songs by t he cam p fi re. But som e ti me l at er i t began t o rai n. The boys fel t tir ed so they pet out t he fi re and crept int o their t ent . Thei r sl eepi ng bags wer e warm and for table, so they al slept soundly. In the mi ddl e of the ni ght , two boys woke up and began shouti ng. The tent was ful l of wat er! They al l eapt out of t hei r sl eping bags and hurr ied outside. It was r aining heavily and they found t hat a str eam had for med i n the f ield. The str eam wound it s way across the f ield and t hen fl owed ri ght under their tent ! Lesson28 No parki ng 禁止停車 Jasper Whi te i s one of those rare people who bel ieves in ancient m yths. He has j ust bought a new house in the cit y, but ever since he moved in, he has had tr oubl e wit h mot ori st s. when he r et urns home at night, he always f inds that som eone has par k。but isn39。s al l ri ght ,39。 She looked at i t cr it ical y f or a m oment .39。I t 39。m hangi ng thi s pictur e on the wal l, 39。 she asked. 39。 anythi ng. They are j ust pr et ty pat terns. We l ike t hem in the same way t hat we l ike pr ety cur tain mater ial. I thi nk that young chil dren of ten appr eci ate m oder n pictur es bet ter than anyone else. They not ice mor e. My sister is onl y seven, but she al ways tel s me whet her my pi ctur es ar e good or not. She came i nt o my room yester day. 39。. Of cour se, many pict ur es ar c not 39。t under st and them ! Do they speak Engli sh ? lesson26 The best art crit ics 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictur es. Many people pr et end that they under st and moder n art . They al ways tel you what a pictur e is 39。l l soon l ear n Engl ish!39。 I said. Then he spoke slowl y, but I coul d not understand him . My t eacher never spoke Engli sh l ike t hat ! The port er and I looked at each other and sm il ed. Then he sai d som et hing and I under stood it . 39。 I r epeated m y questi on sever al t imes and at last he understood. He answer ed me, but he spoke neit her slowl y nor clearl y. 39。t here i s st il l som e honesty i n thi s worl d ! 39。Wel l, 39。s r oom39。5o. 39。s l osi ng money these days,39。 The manager was sym pat het ic, but he could do not hi ng. 39。and i t39。 I left t he money in m y room, 39。s of fi ce and sat down. I had j ust lost amp。t reali ze one i mport ant t hi ng. I 39。s a wast e of ti me.39。 m y fr iends say.39。 I said sadly. Lesson20 One man i n a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fishi ng is my f avouri te sport . I of ten f i sh f or hour s wi thout catching anythi ng. But thi s does not worr y me. Some f isher men a r e unl ucky. I nstead of cat ching f ish, t hey cat ch ol d boots and r ubbi sh. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything not even old boots. Af ter havi ng spent whol e mor nings on the r iver, I always go home wit h an empty bag. 39。s perf orm ance. 39。t he gir l said, 39。 I asked. 39。 t he gi rl said. 39。 he asked. 39。 Susan exclaim ed. Just t hen, a man hurr ied t o t he ti cket off ice. 39。 the gi rl said. 39。m sor r y, we39。 I asked. 39。I hurr ied t o t he ticket off ice. 39。I t may have begun al ready, 39。The play may begin at any moment, 39。 My dog had t aken i t int o the garden. He oft en does t his.39。m very sor ry,39。 The innkeeper smi led and im mediately went out. I n a f ew mi nutes he ret ur ned wit h my bag and gave it back to me. 39。t pay t he bil l. I haven39。 I answer ed, 39。 he asked. 39。t there ! As I was looking f or it, t he innkeeper came i n. 39。My dear , i t must be t er ible to be gr own up!39。 Si r, we wele you to our ci ty. This i s a No Parking area. You wi l enjoy your st ay her e if you pay at ent ion t o our st reet si gns. This not e is only a remi nder .39。 he Said. Then he smil ed and told me I would recei ve an ext ra amp。Don39。Mr. Har mswort h,39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。cl ock so we shal l have plent y of ti me. We shal l see hi s boat and then we shal say goodbye t o him. He wil l be away for two months. We ar e ver y pr oud of hi m. He wi l t ake part i n an impor tant race across the At lanti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr enwood Boys are a gr oup of popular singers. At pr esent, t hey ar e visit ing al l par ts of the countr y. They wi l be ar i vi ng her e t om orr ow. They wi l l be i ng by tr ain and most of the young people in t he town wi l l be m et ing t hem at the stati on. Tomor row evening they wi l be singing at the Workers39。so now you can pay for m y dinner ! 39。I have never borr owed any money fr om you,39。s off ice year s ago, but he is now worki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he always borr ows money f rom his f ri ends and never pays it back. Har y saw me and came and sat a t t he same t abl e. He has never bor rowed m oney f rom me. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked hi m t o l end m e amp。 I l ooked at my wat ch. I t was tr ue. The bi g cl ock ref used t o wele t he New Year. At t hat m om ent everybody began to laugh and si ng. Lesson 10 Not for j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an old m usi cal instr ument. I t i s cal led a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ) . It was m ade i n Germ any in 1681. Our cl avi chor d is kept in t he li vingr oom. It has bel ong to our f am il y for a l ong ti me. The inst rum ent was bought by my grandfather many year s ago. Recent ly i t wa s dam aged by a vi si tor . She t ri ed to pl ay jazz on i t! She str uck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of the str ings wer e broken. My f at her was shocked. Now we ar e not al lowed t o t ouch it . It is bei ng repair ed by a fr iend of my father39。It 39。s garden i s more inter esti ng. He has made neat pat h