【正文】 t understand t hem ! Do t hey speak Engli sh ? l eson26 The best art cri ti cs 最佳美術(shù)評(píng)論家 I am an ar t st udent and I pai nt a lot of pi ctur es. M。l l soon l ear n Engl is h!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 l ooked 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 some 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 sympat het ic, but he could do not hi ng. 39。and i t39。 I l eft t he money in my room, 39。s of fi ce and sat down. I had j us t lost amp。t reali ze one impor tant t hing. I39。s a waste of ti me.39。 my f ri ends say. 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 l ucky. I never cat ch anythi ng not even old boot s. Af ter havi ng spent whole m ornings on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wit h an empt y bag. 39。s per for mance. 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。 I asked. 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。 he asked. 39。 Susan excl ai med. Just then, a m an hur r ied to the t icket of fi ce. 39。 t he gir l said. 39。Im sor ry, we39。May I have t wo t icket s please ?39。 Susan answer ed. 39。 I sai d. 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 m eal ?39。 lesson18 He of t en does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vil lage i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had left i t on a chai r besi de t he door and now i t wasn39。 If you r ecei ve a request li ke thi s, you cannot fai l to obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act r ess. 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 appears on t he st age as a young gi rl. Jenni f er wi l have t o t ake par t in a new pl ay soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gir l of sevent een. I n the pl ay, she m ust appear i n a bri ght r ed dress and l ong black st ocki ngs. Last year in another pl ay, she had t o wear short socks and a bri ght, orange col oured dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answers, 39。100 a year ! Lesson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car in the wr ong place, a t raf fi c policeman wi l soon fi nd it . You wi l be ver y l ucky i f he let s you go wit hout a t icket . However , this does not al ways happen. Tr af ic poli ce ar e someti mes ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day i n Sweden, I f ound this not e on my car: 39。t i nter rupt, 39。 I sai d in a weak voi ce. 39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engli sh hi mself ! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ary t old m e that Mr . Harmswor th woul d se me. I f elt very ner vous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not look up f rom his desk when I ent er ed. Af t er I had sat down, he sai d that busi ness was very bad. He tol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af f or d t o pay such l ar ge sal ari es. Twenty people had alr eady l ef t . I knew t hat m y tur n had e. 39。 Club. The Gr enwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng f or f ive days. Dur ing t his t ime, t hey wi l gi ve fi ve per for mances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t ti me. They wi l be t ryi ng to keep order. I t is always t he same on these occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an amusi ng exper ience last year. Af ter I had left a smal l vi l age i n t he south of Fr ance, I drove on to the next t own. On t he way, a young man waved to me. I st opped and he asked me for a l if t. As soon as he had got int o the car, I sai d good mor ni ng to him in Fr e nch and he r epl ied i n t he same l anguage. Apar t f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al . Neit her of us spoke duri ng the j ourney. I had near ly reached t he town, when the young man suddenly sai d, ver y slowl y, 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Charl es Al ison, wil l sail f rom Port sm out h t om orr ow. We shal l meet hi m at t he har bour earl y in the mor ning. He wi l be in hi s smal boat , Topsail .Tapsai l i s a f am ous l it tl e boat . It has sai led acr oss the At lanti c many ti mes. Captai n Al ison wil l set out at eight o39。 Har ry sai d, 39。2. To m y sur pri se, he gave me t he money i mm edi at ely. 39。s. Lesson 11 One good t urn deserves another 禮尚往來(lái) I was having di nner at a restaurant when Har y St ele came in. Har y wor ked i n a l awyer 39。s t wo mi nut es past twel ve! The clock has stopped! 39。 t im e. Fi ft en m inutes pased and then, at f ive to twel ve, the cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nut e hand did not move. We wai ted and wait ed, but not hing happened. Suddenl y someone shouted, 39。s. Bil l wor ks har der than Joe and gr ows mor e fl ower s and veget abl es, but Joe39。 each year, but Joe wi ns ever y t ime. Bil l Fri th39。巴頓斯 I have j ust m oved t o a house i n Br i dge St reet . Yest erday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me f or a meal and a gl as of beer . I n r et ur n f or t hi s, t he beggar st ood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a m eal . He ate t he f ood and dr ank t he beer. Then he put a piece of cheese i n hi s pocket and we nt away. Lat er a nei ghbour t ol d m e about him . Ever ybody knows him. His name i s Per cy Butt ons. He cal s at ever y house i n t he str eet once a m onth and al ways asks for a m eal and a gl as of beer. Leson 7 Too l at e 為時(shí)太晚 The pl ane was l ate and detect ives wer e wait ing at the air port al mor ning. They wer e expecti ng a valuable parcel of di am