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She want ed hi m to r epai r their son39。. Thi s wonder ful plane can ca r ry seven passengers. The m ost sur pr isi ng t hing about i t, however , is t hat it can l and anywhere: on snow, wat er , or even on a pl oughed fi el d. Captai n Fawcet 39。 i s a sm al Swi s aer opl ane cal ed a 39。 si gns out si de his gate, but t hese have not had any ef ect . Now he has put an ugl y st one head over the gate. It i s one of t he ugl ies t faces I have ever seen. I asked hi m what i t was and he t old m e t hat it was Medusa, t he Gor gon. Jasper hopes t hat she wi l t ur n m ot ori st s to st one. But none of t hem has been t ur ned to st one yet! Lesson29 Taxi! 出租汽車！ Capt ai n Ben Fawcet t has bought an unusual t axi and has begun a new servi ce. The 39。 I l ooked at it again. She was ri ght ! It was! Leson27 A wet ni ght 雨夜 Lat e in the aft ernoon, t he boys put up their t ent i n the m iddle of a f iel d. As soon as thi s was done, they cooked a meal over an open f ir e. They wer e al hungr y and the f ood sm elt good. Af ter a wonderf ul meal , t hey told st ori es and sang songs by t he camp fi re. But some t ime lat er i t began to rain. The boys f el t t ir ed so they pet out the f ir e and crept into their t ent . Their sl eping bags wer e warm and for table, so t hey al l sl ept soundl y. In t he mi ddl e of the night, t wo boys woke up and began shout ing. The tent was full of wat er ! They al l leapt out of their sleepingbags and hur ri ed outside. It was rai ning heavi ly and t hey found that a str eam had for med in t he f ield. The st r eam wound it s way acr oss t he fi eld and t hen f lowed r i ght under t hei r tent! Lesson28 No parking 禁止停車 Jasper Whi te i s one of t hose r are peopl e who beli eves i n anci ent myt hs. He has j ust bought a new house in t he city, but ever since he moved in, he has had t rouble wi t h motor ists. when he ret ur ns home at ni ght, he always fi nds that someone has par ked a car outside hi s gat e. Because of t hi s, he has not been able t o get hi s own car into hi s gar age even once. Jasper has put up39。but isn39。s al r ight, 39。 She l ooked at it cr it icaly for a m om ent .39。I t39。m hangi ng this pi cture on the wal ,39。 she asked. 39。 anything. They ar e j ust pret ty pat er ns. We l ike them in t he sam e way that we l ike pr et ty cur tain m ateri al . I think that young chil dr en oft e n apr eci at e modern pi ctures bet er t han anyone else. They noti ce more. My si st er is only seven, but she al ways t el s me whether my pi ct ures are good or not. She cam e int o my r oom yesterday. 39。. Of course, many pictur es ar c not 39。t under stand them ! Do t hey speak Engl ish ? l esson26 The best art crit ics 最佳美術評論家 I am an art student and I paint a l ot of pi ct ures. Many peopl e pr et end t hat t hey underst and m oder n art . They always t el you what a pi cture is 39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。 I sai d. Then he spoke sl owly, but I could not under st and him. My teacher never spoke Engl ish l ike that! The por ter and I looked at each other and smi led. Then he said somet hi ng and I under st ood it. 39。 I r epeated my questi on several ti mes and at l ast he under st ood. He answered m e, but he spoke neither slowl y nor cl ear ly. 39。t her e is st il some honest y in this wor ld !39。Wel ,39。s r oom 39。 5o. 39。s l osing money these days, 39。 The m anager was sympatheti c, but he coul d do nothi ng. 39。and it 39。 I l ef t the m oney i n my r oom,39。s off ice and sat down. I had just lost amp。t r eal ize one i mpor t ant thi ng. I 39。s a wast e of tim e. 39。 my fr iends say.39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 O ne man i n a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is m y favouri te sport . I of ten f ish f or hour s wit hout catching anything. But this does not worr y me. Some f isher men a re unl ucky. Instead of cat chi ng fi sh, t hey catch ol d boot s and rubbish. I am even les lucky. I ne ver catch anythingnot even ol d boots. Aft er having spent whol e mor ni ngs on the r iver, I always go home wi th an em pty bag. 39。s perf ormance. 39。t he gi rl said, 39。 I asked. 39。 t he gi rl said. 39。 he asked. 39。 Susan excl aim ed. Just t hen, a man hurr ied t o t he ti cket off ice. 39。 t he gir l said. 39。m sorr y, we39。 I asked. 39。I hur ri ed to t he ti cket off i ce. 39。It m ay have begun al ready,39。The play m ay begi n at any m om ent ,39。 My dog had taken it i nt o t he gar den. He of ten does this.39。m ver y sor r y, 39。 The inn keeper smi led and i mmediatel y went out . In a few m inutes he r et urned wi th m y bag and gave i t back t o me. 39。t pay the bil l. I haven39。 I answered, 39。 he asked. 39。t ther e ! As I was looking for it , the i n keeper came in. 39。My dear , it must be ter ibl e to be gr own up!39。clock i n the m or ning. Erna i s only f our teen ye ars old and she hopes l o set up a new worl d r ecor d. She i s a st r ong swi mmer and many peopl e feel that she i s