【正文】 I f you receive a request li ke t hi s, you cannot f ai l t o obey it! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer i s an act res. She must be at least thirt y fi ve year s old. In spi te of this, she oft en appear s on t he stage as ayoung gir l. Jenni fer wil have to t ake part i n a new play soon. Thi s time, she wil be a gi rl of sevent en. I n the pl ay, she must appear i n a br ight r ed dress and long black st ocki ngs. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a br ight , orangecolour ed dress. If anyone。100 a year! Lesson 16 A polit e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n the wrong place, a tr af fic policeman wi l soon f ind it . You wil l be ver y lucky if he lets you go wit hout a t icket. However , t hi s does not always happen. Traf ic pol ice ar e somet imes very polit e. Duri ng a hol iday i n Sweden, I found this note on my car: 39。t i nt er rupt,39。 I sai d in a weak voice. 39。 As I soon l earnt, he was Engli sh himself! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ar y told me t hat Mr. Har mswor th woul d see me. I felt ver y nervous when. I went i nt o hi s of fi ce. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I entered. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d that business was ver y bad. He t ol d me that the f irm could not af or d to pay such large sal ar ies. Twenty people had alr eady lef t. I knew that my t ur n had e. 39。 I looked at it again. She was r ight ! I t was! Leson27 A wet night 雨夜 Lat e in the afternoon, the boys put up t heir tent i n the middle of a f ield. As soon as t hi s was done, t hey cooked a meal over an open f ir e. They wer e al l hungr y and the food smelt good. Af ter a wonderf ul meal , t hey told stori es and sang songs by t he camp f ir e. But some t ime late r it began t o rain. The boys feltt he pol ice wil have a di f icul t ime. They wi l be t rying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions. Leson 14 Do you speak English? 你會(huì)講英語嗎？ I had an amusing experience l ast year. Aft er I had l ef t a smal l vi lage i n the south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lif t. As soon as he had got into t he car , I sai d good morning to him i n French and he repl ied in t he same l anguage. Apart fr om a few words, I do not know any French at al . Neit her of us spoke during the journey. I had nea rly r eached the town, when t he young man suddenly said, very slowly, 39。but isn39。s al r ight ,39。 She looked at i t cri ti caly f or a moment .39。It 39。m hangi ng t hi s pi ct ur e on t he wal l, 39。 she asked. 39。 anything. They are j ust pr et y pat erns. We li ke t hem i n the sam e way t hat we li ke pret y curt ai n m at eri al . I t hi nk t hat young chil dr en oft en appr eciate moder n pi ct ur es bet ter t han anyone else. They not ice m or e. My sister i s onl y seven, but she al ways t el s m e whet her m y pi ct ur es are good or not. She cam e i nt o m y room yesterday. 39。. Of course, many pi ct ur es arc not 39。t under st and them ! Do t hey speak Engli sh ? l eson26 The best art crit ics 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an art st udent and I pai nt a l ot of pictures. Many peopl e pr et end that t hey under st and moder n art . They al ways tel you what a pi ct ure is 39。l l soon l ear n Engl ish! 39。 I sai d. Then he spoke slowly, but I coul d not under st and him . My teacher never spoke Engli sh li ke t hat! The port er and I l ooked at each other and smil ed. Then he said something and I underst ood it . 39。 I repeat ed my questi on several t imes and at l ast he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neit her slowly nor clearl y. 39。t her e i s sti l some honest y i n t his worl d !39。Wel l,39。s r om 39。5o. 39。s l osing m oney these days, 39。 The manager was ym pathet ic, but he coul d do not hi ng. 39。and i t39。 I l eft t he money i n m y room, 39。s off ice and sat down. I had j ust lost amp。t r eali ze one im port ant thing. I39。s a wast e of tim e.39。 m y f ri ends say.39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 O ne man in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishi ng i s m y favouri te sport. I oft en fi sh f or hour s wit hout cat ching anything. But t his does not wor ry me. Som e fi sherm en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of cat chi ng fi sh, they cat ch ol d boot s and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess lucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ng not even ol d boot s. Aft er havi ng spent whole mornings on t he ri ver, I always go home wit h an empty bag. 39。s perf ormance. 39。t he girl sai d, 39。 I asked. 39。 t he girl sai d. 39。 he asked. 39。 Susan excl aimed. Just t hen, a man hur ri ed t o t he t icket of fi ce. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。m sor y, we39。 I asked. 39。I hur ied to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。I t m ay have begun al ready, 39。The play m ay begi n at any moment, 39。 My dog had taken it int o t he garden. He oft en does t hi s.39。m ver y sorr y,39。 The inn keeper smi led and immediat el y went out. I n a few m i nutes he r et ur ned wit h m y bag and gave it back to me. 39。t pay t he bil . I haven39。 I answered, 39。 he asked. 39。t ther e ! As I was looki ng f or it , t he i nn keeper cam e i n. 39。My dear , i t m ust be t er ri bl e t o be gr own up! 39。 Si r, we wel e you t o our ci t y. Thi s i s a No Par ki ng area. You wil enj oy your stay her e i f you pay at enti on t o our st reet si gns. This not e is onl y a rem inder.39。 he Sai d. Then he smi led and t ol d m e I woul d recei ve an extr a amp。Don39。Mr . Harm swort h,39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。t i t upsi dedown ?39。 she said, 39。 It 39。s a new one. Do you l ike it ?39。 I answer ed. 39。 I39。 What are you doing ?39。about39。about 39。 he said. I wonder. In England, each man speaks a di f er ent language. The English understand each other , but I don39。You39。I am a f or ei gner,39。 l esson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engli sh? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ari ved in London at l ast. The r ai lway stati on was bi g, black and dark. I did not know the way t o my hotel, so I asked a port er . I not only spoke English