【正文】 100 a year ! Lesson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮。t i nt er r upt, 39。 I sai d i n a weak voice. 39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engli sh hi msel f! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ar y t ol d m e t hat Mr . Harm swor t h woul d see me. I felt ver y ner vous when. I went int o hi s of fi ce. He di d not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I ent er ed. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi nes was ver y bad. He t ol d m e t hat the f ir m coul d not af for d t o pay such l ar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had al r eady l ef t. I knew t hat m y t ur n had e. 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be st ayi ng for fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e, they wil l give f i ve perf orm ances. As usual , t he poli ce wil l have a di f i cult t im e. They wi l be tr yi ng t o keep or der. It i s al ways t he same on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year. Aft er I had l eft a smal vi l age i n t he sout h of Fr ance, I dr ove on to t he next t own. On t he way, a young man waved t o m e. I st opped and he asked m e f or a l if t. As soon as he had got i nto t he car , I sai d good m or ni ng to him i n Fr ench and he r epl ied i n t he same l anguage. Apart f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al l. Neit her of us spoke dur i ng t he j our ney. I had near ly r eached t he t own, when the young man suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owly, 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見(jiàn)，一路順 風(fēng) Our nci ghbour , Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wi l sai l fr om Por tsmout h t omorr ow. We shal m et him at he harbour earl y i n t he m or ni ng. He wil l be i n hi s sm al boat , Topsail . Tapsail i s a f am ous l it tl e boat . It has sai led across the At lanti c many ti mes. Capt ai n Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。 Har y sai d, 39。 2. To m y sur pr ise, he gave me t he money imm edi atel y. 39。s. Lesson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) I was havi ng di nner at a r estaur ant when Har y St el e cam e in. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。Pil atus Port er 39。taxi 39。 No Parking39。t i t upsi de down ?39。 she sai d, 39。 I t39。s a new one. Do you l ike i t ?39。 I answered. 39。 I 39。 What are you doing ?39。about39。about 39。 he sai d. I wonder. I n England, each man speaks a di f er ent l anguage. The Engli sh under st and each other, but I don39。You39。I am a for eigner ,39。 l esson25 Do the Engl ish speak Engli sh? 英國(guó)人講的是英語(yǔ)嗎？ I ar ived in London at last. The r ai lway st at ion was bi g, bl ack and dark. I did not know t he way to my hotel, so I asked a por ter. I not onl y spoke Engl ish very caref ully, but ver y clearl y as wel . The por ter, however , coul d not understand me。 I said t o t he manager, 39。 she said. 39。I found t hi s outside t hi s gent leman39。 he sai d. He st art ed to plai n about thi s wicked wor ld but was int er rupt ed by a knock at the door. A gir l came in and put an envelope on his desk. I t cont ai ned amp。Ever yone39。s not there now. 39。 I said, 39。50 and I fel t ver y upset. 39。m not real y int er est ed in fi shi ng. I am onl y int er est ed in si ti ng in a boat and doing nothi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes ar e sl owly dr ivi ng me m ad. I li ve near an air port and passing pl anes can be hear d night and day. The ai rpor t was bui lt duri ng the war , but f or some r eason i t could not be used then. Last year, however, it came i nt 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 l ef t . Somet imes I t hi nk thi s house wi l be knocked down by a passi ng plane. I have been of fer ed a lar ge sum of money to go away, but I am det er mi ned to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are pr obabl y ri ght. Leson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daughter , Jane, never dr eam ed of r ecei vi ng a l et ter f rom a gir l of her own age in Holl and. Last year , we wer e tr avel li ng acr oss t he Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wi th her name and addres on it int o a bott le. She thr ew the bott le into the sea. She never thought of i t again, but ten months l ater, she received a let ter fr om a gir l i n Hol land. Bot h gir ls wr i te t o each ot her r egul ar ly now. However, t hey have deci ded to use t he post off ice. Let ter s wil l cost a li t 1e more, but they wil l cer tai nl y t ravel f ast er . Lesson23 A new house 新居 I had a let ter fr om m y sister yest er day. She l ives in Ni geri a. I n her let er , she said that she would e to Engl and next ye ar. I f she es, she wi l get a sur pri se. We ar e now l iving in a beautif ul new house i n the countr y. Work on it had begun befor e my si st er l eft . The house was pl eted f ive mont hs ago. In my l et ter, I t old her that she could st ay wit h us. The house has m any l arge r oom s and there i s a lovely gar den. It i s a very m oder n house, so i t looks str ange t o som e people. I t m ust be t he onl y modern house in t he di st r i ct . Lesson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬(wàn)幸 I ent er ed the hot el manager 39。 But they don39。 I t39。You must give up fi shing! 39。I m ight as wel l have t hem ,39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。Cer tainl y, 39。Coul d I have those two ti ckets pl ease ?39。Cer tai nl y,39。Can I retur n these two ti ckets?39。What a pit y! 39。ve sold out, 39。I 39。May I have t wo t ickets please ?39。 Susan answered. 39。 I said. 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。 he sai d 39。I 39。t got m y bag. 39。but I can39。Yes, t hank you,39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。 l esson18 He oft en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vi l age inn, I looked f or my bag. I had l ef t i t on a chai r beside t he door and now i t wasn39。 I f you r ecei ve a request l ike thi s, you cannot f ai l to obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer is an actr es. She must be at least t hir ty fi ve years ol d. I n spit e of this,