【正文】 I l ooked at it agai n. She was r ight ! It was! Lesson27 A wet night 雨夜 Late in t he af ter noon, the boys put up their t ent in the mi ddle of a f ield. As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an open fi re. They were al l hungr y and the f ood smel t good. Aft er a wonder ful meal, t hey t old st or ies and sang songs by the camp f ir e. But some t ime later it be gan to r ain. The boys f elt t i r ed so t hey pet out the f ir e and cr ept i nto t hei r tent. Their sleepingbags were war m and f ort abl e, so t hey al l sl ept soundl y. I n t he middle of t he night, t wo boys woke up and began shout ing. The tent was f ull of water ! The y al l leapt out of their sleepi ngbags and hur ri ed out si de. I t was rai ni ng heavil y and they f ound that a st ream had f ormed in t he fi eld. The st ream wound i ts way acr oss t he fi el d and then f lowed r ight under t hei r tent! Leson28 No parking 禁止停車 Jasper Whit e is one of t hose r ar e peopl e who beli eves i n anci ent myt hs. He has just bought a new house i n t he ci ty, but ever si nce he moved in, he has had t rouble wi th motor ists. when he retur ns ho。but i sn39。s al ri ght,39。 She l ooked at it cri ti cal ly f or a moment. 39。I t39。m hanging t his pict ure on t he wal ,39。 she asked. 39。 anyt hing. They ar e just pr et y pat ter ns. We li ke them i n t he same way that we li ke pret y curt ai n mat er ial . I t hink t hat young chi ldr en of ten appreciat e moder n pi ct ures bet ter t han anyone el se. They notice m ore. My sist er i s only seven, but she always t el ls m e whet he r m y pict ur es ar e good or not . She came into my r oom yest er day. 39。. Of course, m any pi ct ures arc not 39。t understand t hem ! Do t hey spe ak Engl ish ? l esson26 The best art cri ti cs 最佳美術評論家 I am an ar t st udent and I pai nt a l ot of pi ct ures. Many people pr etend t hat t hey under stand modern ar t. They always tel l you what a pi ct 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 t eacher never spoke Engl ish l ike t hat ! The por ter a nd I looked at each other and smi led. Then he said somet hing and I under st ood it . 39。 I r epe ated my questi on several ti mes and at l ast he under stood. He answered m e, but he spoke neit her slowl y nor cl ear ly. 39。t her e i s st il l some honest y in this 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 nothi ng. 39。and it 39。 I l eft t he money i n my room, 39。s of fi ce and sat down. I had just lost amp。t r eali ze one impor tant thing. I39。s a waste of t ime.39。 my f ri ends say. 39。 I said sadly. Leson20 One m an in a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fishing i s my f avour it e spor t. I oft en fi sh for hours wi thout cat chi ng anyt hing. But t his does not wor ry me. Som e fi sherm en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, they catch old boot s and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ngnot even old boot s. Af ter having spent whole mornings on t he ri ver , I al ways go home wi th an empt y bag. 39。s per for mance. 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。 I asked. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。 he asked. 39。 Susan excl ai m ed. Just then, a man hur r ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。m sor ry, we39。 I asked. 39。I hurr ied t o the t icket off ice. 39。I t may have begun alr eady, 39。The play may begin at any moment, 39。 My dog had t aken i t into the garden. He oft en does t his.39。m very sor ry,39。 The innkeeper smi led and im medi ately went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he retur ned wit h my bag and gave it back to m e. 39。t pay t he bil . I haven39。 I answer ed, 39。 he asked. 39。t there ! As I was looking f or i t, t he innkeeper came i n. 39。My dear, i t must be t er r ible t o be gr own up!39。 Sir , we wele you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Parki ng ar ea. You wi l enjoy your st ay here i f you pay at tenti on to our str et signs. Thi s not e is onl y a r em inder .39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and tol d me I woul d receive an extr a amp。Don39。Mr . Har mswor th,39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of tim e. We shal l se hi s boat and t hen we shal say good bye t o him . He wil l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e very pr oud of him . He wi l t ake part i n an im port ant r ace acr oss t he At l anti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys are a gr oup of popul ar si ngers. At present, t hey ar e vi sit i ng al l par ts of t he countr y. They wi l be ar ri vi ng here t om orr ow. They wil l be i ng by t rai n and m ost of t he young peopl e in t he t own wil l be m eet i ng t hem at the st ati on. Tom or r ow eveni ng they wi l be singi ng at t he Wor ker s39。so now you can pay f or my di nner !39。I have never bor rowed any money f rom you, 39。s of fi ce years ago, but he i s now wor ki ng at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he al ways bor rows m oney f rom his f ri ends and never pays it back. Har ry saw m e and came and sat at t he same table. He has never bor r owed money fr om m e. Whi le he was eat ing, I asked hi m to l end me amp。 I looked at m y watch. It was t rue. The bi g clock r efused to wel e the New Year . At that moment everybody began t o l augh and sing. Lesson 10 Not f or jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d musical i nst r um ent. I t i s cal led a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ) . It was m ade i n Germ any in 1681. Our cl avi chor d is kept in t he li vingr oom. It has bel ong to our f am il y for a l ong ti me. The inst rum ent was bought by my grandfather many year s ago. Recent ly i t was dam aged by a vi si tor . She t ri ed to pl ay jazz on i t! She str uck t he keys t oo har d and t wo of the str ings wer e broken. My f at her was shocked. Now we ar e not al lowed t o touch i t. It i s bei ng repair ed by a f ri end of m y fat her 39。I t39。s gar den i s mor e int er est ing. He has made nea