【正文】 t i t upsidedown ?39。 she sai d, 39。 I t39。s a new one. Do you li ke it ?39。 I answer ed. 39。 I 39。 What ar e you doi ng ?39。about39。about39。 he said. I wonder . In England, each man speaks a di f erent language. The Engl ish under st and each other , but I don39。You39。I am a f oreigner, 39。 l esson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engli sh? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ived i n London at l ast . The r ail way st ati on was bi g, bl ack and dar k. I di d not know t he way t o my hotel , so I asked a por ter . I not only spoke Engl ish very car ef ull y, but ver y clear ly as wel . The por ter , however, could not under st and me。 I said to t he manager, 39。 she said. 39。I f ound t his outside t his gentlem an39。 he sai d. He st art ed to pl ai n a bout t hi s wi cked wor ld but was i nt er upt ed by a knock at t he door . A gir l cam e in and put an envelope on hi s desk. It cont ained amp。Ever yone39。s not ther e now. 39。 I said, 39。50 and I f el t ver y upset . 39。m not r eal l y int er est ed in f ishi ng. I am onl y i nt er est ed i n sit ti ng i n a boat and doi ng nothi ng at al ! Lesson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes ar e sl owly dr i vi ng m e m ad. I li ve near an air por t and passi ng pl anes can be hear d ni ght and day. The ai r port was buil t dur i ng the war, but f or some r eason it could not be used t hen. Last year, however , it cam e i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e m ust have been dr i ven away f rom their homes by t he noi se. I am one of t he f ew peopl e l ef t. Someti mes I t hi nk t hi s house wi l be knocked down by a passi ng plane. I have been of fer ed a lar ge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am det er mi ned t o stay her e. Everybody says I must be m ad and they are pr obabl y ri ght . Lesson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daught er , Jane, never dr eam ed of r ecei vi ng a l et ter f rom a gir l of her own age i n Holl and. Last year , we wer e tr avel li ng acr oss t he Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wit h her name and address on it i nt o a bott le. She t hr ew t he bot tl e int o the sea. She never t hought of it agai n, but ten m ont hs later , she r eceived a l eter f rom a gir l in Hol land. Both gi rl s wri te t o each ot her e gul arl y now. However , they have decided to use t he post of fi ce. Let er s wi l cost a l it t1e mor e, but they wi l cert ai nly t ravel fast er. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et ter f rom my sist er yest erday. She l ives in Nigeri a. I n her let er, she sai d that she woul d e to Engl and next ye ar . If she es, she wil l get a surpr ise. We are now livi ng in a beauti ful new house in t he countr y. Wor k on it had begun bef ore m y si ster left . The house was pleted f ive m ont hs ago. I n my l et er , I told her t hat she coul d st ay wi th us. The house has many large r ooms and there is a l ovel y gar den. I t is a very moder n house, so it l ooks str ange t o some peopl e. I t must be t he only m oder n house i n the di st ri ct . Lesson24 It could be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I entered t he hot el m anager39。 But they don39。 It 39。You must gi ve up fi shi ng! 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 pity! 39。ve sold out, 39。I 39。May I have t wo t ickets please ?39。 Susan answered. 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 meal ?39。 leson18 He of ten 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 lef t it on a chai r besi de the door and now it wasn39。 I f you recei ve a r equest l ike t hi s, you cannot f ai l to obey i t! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer is an actr es. She must be at least hir ty fi ve year s ol d. In spi te of t hi s, she oft en appears on t he st age as a young gir l . Jenni fer wi l have to t ake par t in a new play soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gir l of sevent en. In the play, she m ust appear in a bri ght r ed dress and l ong black st ocki ngs. Last year in another pl ay, she had to wear shor t socks and a bri ght, orange col oured dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she always answer s, 39。100 a year ! Leson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n the wr ong place, a tr af fi c poli ceman wi l l soon f ind i t. 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 very poli te. Dur ing a holi day in Sweden, I f ound thi s not e on my car :39。t inter rupt, 39。 I sai d i n a weak voice. 39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was English hi msel f! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ar y t old me that Mr . Har mswor th woul d se me. I f elt ver y nervous when. I went int o his of fi ce. He di d not look up f rom hi s desk when I ent ered. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness was very bad. He t ol d me that the f ir m could not af ord t o pay such l arge salari es. Twenty people had alr eady l eft . I knew that m y tur n had e. 39。 Club. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days. Duri ng this t im e, t hey wil l gi ve fi ve per f or mances. As usual , t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t ti me. They wi l l be t ryi ng to keep or der . I t is al ways t he sam e on these occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusing exper ience last year. Af ter I had lef t a sm al l vi l age in t he sout h of Fr ance, I drove on t o the next town. On t he way, a young man waved t o me. I st opped and he asked m e for a l if t. As soon as he had got int o the car , I said good mor ning t o him in French and he repli ed in t he same language. Apar t fr om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at a l l. Neit her of us spoke dur ing t he journey. I had nearl y reached t he to