【正文】 gave39。t any in si ght : they had al r un away! The man l aughed when he r eal ized what had happened. He cal led out to the childr en and thr ew the bal back to the bank. Leson31 Suces st ory 成功者的故事 Yester day af ter noon Fr ank Hawkins was tel li ng me about hi s experi ences as a young m an. Fr ank i s now t he head of a very large busines pany, but as a boy he used t o wor k in a smal l shop. It was his j ob to repair bicycles and at t hat t ime he used t o work fourt een hour s a day. He saved money for year s and in 1938 he bought a smal l wor kshop of his own. Duri ng the war Fr ank used t o make spar e par ts f or aer opl anes. At t hat t i me he had t wo helpers. By the end of t he war , the smal wor kshop had bee a l arge f act ory whi ch employed seven hundr ed and twenty eight people. Frank smi led when he r em em ber ed his hard ear ly years and the l ong road t o succes. He was sti l smil ing when t he door opened and hi s wif e came i n. She wanted hi m t o r epair t hei r son39。. Thi s wonder f ul pl ane can car r y seven pasenger s. The most sur pri si ng thi ng about it , however, i s that it can land anywher e: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed f iel d. Capt ai n Fawcet t39。 is a smal l Swi ss aer opl ane cal led a 39。 signs outside his gate, but these have not had any ef fect. Now he has put an ugl y stone head over the gate. I t i s one of the ugli est faces I have ever seen. I asked hi m what i t was and he t old m e that it was Medusa, t he Gon. Jasper hopes t hat she wi l tur n mot or i st s to st one. But none of them has been tur ned to stone yet! Lesson29 Taxi! 出租汽車！ Capt ain Ben Fawcet has bought an unusual t axi and has begun a new ser vi ce. The 39。 I looked at i t 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 t he middle of a fi el d. As soon as t hi s was done, they cooked a me al over an open f ir e. They wer e al hungr y and the f ood smelt good. Af ter a wonderf ul meal , they tol d st ori es and sang songs by t he camp fi re. But some time lat er i t began t o rai n. The boys fel t ir ed so they pet out the f i re and crept int o their t ent . Thei r sl epi ng bags wer e warm and for table, so they al slept soundly. In the mi ddl e of the ni ght , two boys woke up and began shout ing. The tent was ful l of wat er! They al leapt out of thei r sl eping bags and hurr ied outside. It was r aining heavi ly and t hey found t hat a str eam had for med i n the f ield. The str eam wound it s way across the f ield and t hen fl owed ri ght under their tent! Lesson28 No parki ng 禁止停車 Jasper Whi te i s one of those r are people who bel ieves in ancient m yths. He has j ust bought a new house in the cit y, but ever since he moved in, he has had tr oubl e wit h mot or i st s. when he r et urns home at night, he always f inds that som eone has par ked a car out si de hi s gate. Because of t his, he has not been able to get his own car int o his garage even once. Jasper has put up39。but isn39。s al r ight, 39。 She looked at i t cr it ical y for a m om ent .39。I t 39。m hangi ng thi s pi cture on the wal l,39。 she asked. 39。 anyt hi ng. They ar e just pr et y pat ter ns. We li ke them i n t he sam e way that we l ike pr et ty cur tain materi al. I thi nk that young chil dr en oft en appr eci ate modern pi ctur es bet er than anyone else. They noti ce more. My si ster is only seven, but she al ways t el s me whether my pi ct ures are good or not. She came int o my room yesterday. 39。. Of cour se, m any pi ct ures arc not 39。t understand them ! Do t hey speak Engl ish ? l esson26 The best art crit i cs 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an ar t st udent and I paint a l ot of pi ct ures. Many people pr etend that they under stand modern ar t. They always tel l you what a pict ure i s 39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。 I sai d. Then he spoke sl owly, but I could not under stand him. My teacher ne ver spoke Engl ish l ike t hat ! 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 neit her slowl y nor cl ear ly. 39。ther e is sti l some honesty in t his wor ld !39。Wel ,39。s room39。 5o. 39。s losing m oney t hese days, 39。 The mana ger was sympatheti c, but he coul d do nothing. 39。and it39。 I lef t the money i n my r oom,39。s off ice and s at down. I had just l ost amp。t r eal ize one im por tant thing. I 39。s a waste of t ime. 39。 my f ri ends say.39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One m an in a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fi shing is my favour it e spor t. I of ten f ish f or hours wi t hout cat chi ng anyt hing. But t his does not wor ry me. Som e fi sher men are unlucky. Instead of cat chi ng fi sh, they catch old boot s and rubbish. I am even l es l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hingnot even ol d boot s. Af t er having spent whole morni ngs on t he ri ver , I always go home wi th an empt y bag. 39。s per f or 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 man hur r ied to the t icket of fi ce. 39。 t he gir l sai d. 39。m sor ry, we39。 I asked. 39。I hur ri ed to the t icket of fi ce. 39。I t may have begun alr eady,39。The pl ay may begi n at any m oment ,39。 My dog had taken it i nto t he gar den. He of ten does thi s. 39。m ver y sorr y,39。 The i nn keeper sm il ed and i mmedi at el y went out . In a few minut es he r eturned wi th my bag and gave i t back t o me. 39。t pay the bi l . I haven39。 I answered, 39。 he asked. 39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng for i t, the i nn keeper cam e in. 39。My dear, it m ust be ter ri ble t o be grown up! 39。 Si r, we wele you to our ci ty. This i s a No Parking area. You wi l enjoy your st ay her e i f you pay at ent ion t o our st reet si gns. This not e is only a remi nder .39。 her