【正文】 I sai d t o t。 she sai d. 39。I found thi s out si de thi s gent leman39。 he said. He st ar ted t o plain about this wicked worl d but wa s inter rupted by a knock at the door. A gi r l came i n and put an envelope on his desk. I t contai ned amp。Everyone39。s not there now. 39。 I sai d, 39。 50 and I felt very upset.39。m not r eal ly i nterested i n f ishing. I am only i nterested i n sit ing i n a boat and doi ng not hing at al ! Leson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aeroplanes are slowl y dri ving m e mad. I l ive near an ai rpor t and passi ng planes can be hear d ni ght and day. The air port was buil t dur ing t he war, but for som e reason it coul d not be used t hen. Last year , however, i t came into use. Over a hundred people m ust have been dri ven away fr om t hei r hom es by the noise. I am one of the f ew peopl e left . Someti mes I think t his house wil l be knocked down by a pasing pl ane. I have been off ered a l ar ge sum of money to go away, but I am determ ined to st ay her e. Ever ybody says I must be mad and t hey ar e probably r ight. Lesson22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封 My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of r eceivi ng a let er fr om a gi rl of her own age in Hol land. Last year , we were t ravel ing across the Channel and Jane put a pie ce of paper wi th her nam e and addr ess on i t into a bot tl e. She t hrew t he bott le i nt o t he sea. She never thought of it again, but t en months lat er , she r ecei ved a let er fr om a gi rl i n Holl and. Both gi rl s wr it e to each other regular ly now. However, they ha ve deci ded t o use the post of fi ce. Let ers wi l cost a lit t1e m or e, but t hey wi l l cer t ai nl y t r avel f ast er . Lesson23 A new house 新居 I had a let er fr om m y si ster yester day. She li ves i n Ni ger ia. In her l et ter , she said t hat she would e t o England next ye ar. I f she es, she wi l get a sur pr ise. We ar e now li ving i n a beaut if ul new house in the count ry. Wor k on i t had begun befor e my sister l ef t. The house was pl et ed fi ve months ago. I n m y let er, I t ol d her that she could stay wi t h us. The house has many l ar ge rooms and t her e is a lovely garden. It i s a ver y modern house, so i t looks st range to some people. It m ust be the only moder n house in t he distr ict. Leson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬(wàn)幸 I enter ed the hotel manager 39。 But t hey don39。 It 39。You must gi ve up f is hing!39。I might as wel have t hem,39。but t hey are f or next Wednesday39。Cer tai nly, 39。Could I have t hose two ti cket s please ?39。Cer t ai nly,39。Can I ret ur n t hese t wo ti cket s?39。What a pit y!39。ve sold out ,39。I 39。May I have two ti ckets pl ease ?39。 Susan answered. 39。 I said. 39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票 已售完 39。 he said 39。I 39。t got my bag.39。but I can39。Yes, thank you, 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 l esson18 H e oft en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vil age inn, I looked for my bag. I had l eft i t on a chair beside t he door and now i t wasn39。 I f you r ec ei ve a request l ike thi s, you cannot f ai l t o 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, she of ten appear s on the stage as a young gir l. Jennif er wil l have t o take part i n a new play soon. Thi s ti me, she wi l be a gi rl of seventeen. I n t he pl ay, she must appear i n a br ight red dr ess and long bl ack stockings. Last year i n anot her play, she had t o wear shor t socks and a br ight , or angecolour ed dres. If anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she always answer s, 39。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 pol ice are someti mes ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day in Sweden, I f ound this not e on my car: 39。t inter rupt, 39。 I sai d in a weak voi ce. 39。 As I soon lear nt, he was Engli sh hi mself ! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr etary told me that Mr . Harm swor th woul d se me. I f elt very ner vous when. I went i nto hi s of f ice. He did not look up f rom his desk when I ent ered. Af t er I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness wa s very bad. He t ol d me that he fi rm could not af ord t o pay such l arge sal ari es. Twenty people had alr eady l eft . I knew t hat m y tur n had e. 39。 Club. The Greenwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng for f ive days. Dur ing t his t ime, they wi l gi ve fi ve per for mances. As usual, the pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t im e. They wi l be t rying 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 l ast year. Af ter I had l eft a smal vi l age i n the south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to the next t own. On the way, a young man waved to m e. I stopped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got into the car, I sai d good mor ni ng to hi m in Fr ench and he r epl ied i n the same l anguage. Apart f rom a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Neither of us spoke duri ng the j our ney. I had near ly reached t he town, when the young man suddenly said, very sl owl y, 39。 Leson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our ncighbour , Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wi l sai l fr om Por tsmouth t omorr ow. We shal meet him at he har bour earl y i n the m orning. He wi l be i n his smal boat, Topsai l is a f amous li t le boat. It has sai led across the At lanti c many t imes. Capt ain Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。 Har y sai d, 39。2. To my surpr ise, he gave me t he money im medi ately. 39。s. Leson 11 O ne good t urn deserves another 禮尚往來(lái) I was havi ng dinner at a r est aur ant when Har ry St eel e cam e in. Har ry wor ked in a lawyer39。s two m inutes past t welve! The cl ock has stopped!39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut