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she 1 Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人談話 Last week I went to the th。I f ound t hi s out si de t hi s gent l em an39。 he said. He st ar ted t o plain about this wicked worl d but was 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 ea l 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 dr iving me mad. I l ive near an ai rpor t and passi ng planes can be hear d ni ght and day. The air por t was built dur ing t he war, but f or som e reason it coul d not be used then. Last year , however, i t came into use. Over a hundred people must have been dri ven away fr om t hei r hom es by the noise. I am one of t he few people left . Som et im es I t hink t his house wi l l be knocked down by a passing pl ane. I have been off er ed a l ar ge sum of money to go away, but I am determ ined to st ay her e. Ever ybody says I m ust be mad and t hey ar e probably r ight. Lesson22 A gl ass envelope 玻璃信封 My daught er, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a let er fr om a gi rl of her own age i n Hol land. Last year, we were t ravel ing a cross the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper wi th her nam e and addr ess on i t i nto a bot tl e. She t hr ew t he bottl e i nt o t he sea. She never thought of it agai n, but t en months lat er , she r ecei ved a let er f r om a gi rl in Holl and. Both gi rl s wr it e to each other regularl y now. However , they have decided t o use the post of fi ce. Let ers wi l cost a l it 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 a nd 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 ishi ng!39。I might as wel have t hem ,39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。Cer tai nl y, 39。Could I have t hose two ti cket s pl ease ?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 t ickets pl ease ?39。 Susan answered. 39。 I said. 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。 l eson18 He of ten does thi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事! Aft er I had had l unch at a vil lage i nn, I looked for m y bag. I had lef t i t on a chai r besi de t he door and now it wasn39。 I f you r ecei ve a request l ike thi s, you cannot f ai l to 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 m ust appear in a bri ght r ed dr es and l ong black st ocki ngs. Last year i n another pl ay, she had to wear shor t socks and a bri ght , orange col oured dress. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she always answer s, 39。100 a year ! Leson 16 A pol it 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 i f he let s you go wit hout a t icket. However , thi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic poli ce 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 l ear nt, he was Engli sh hi mself ! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ary t old me that Mr . Harmswor th woul d se me. I f elt very ner vous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not look up f rom his desk when I ent er ed. Af t er I had sat down, he sai d that busi ness was very bad. He tol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af f or d t o pay such l ar ge sal ari es. Twenty people had alr eady l eft . I knew t hat m y tur n had e. 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng for f ive days. Dur ing t hi s ti me, they wi l give f i ve per f or m ances. As usual , the poli ce wi l l have a dif f icult ti me. They wil l be tr yi ng to keep or der . It i s al ways the sam e on these occasions. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎? I had an amusing exper i ence last year . Af ter I had lef t a sm al l vil lage in t he sout h of France, I drove on t o t he next town. On t he way, a young m an waved t o me. I st opped and he asked m e for a l if t. As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I said good m or ning t o him i n French and he repli ed in t he sam e language. Apar t fr om a few wor ds, I do not know any French at al l. Nei ther of us spoke dur ing t he journey. I had nearl y r eached the t own, when t he young man suddenl y sai d, ver y slowl y, 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good luck 再見,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 ear ly 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 lant ic many t imes. Capt ain Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。 Har r y sai d, 39。 2. To m y surpri se, he gave me t he money immedi at ely. 39。s. Lesson 11 One good t urn deserves another 禮尚往來(lái) I was having di nner at a restaurant when Har y St el e came in. Har y wor ked i