【正文】 s f ir st passenger was a doctor who f lew fr om Birmi ngham to a l onel y vi l age in t he Wel sh mount ai ns. Si nce t hen, Captain Fawcet t has fl own passengers t o m any unusual pl aces. Onc e he l anded on the roof of a bl ock of f lats and on anot her occasi on, he l anded i n a desert ed car park. Capt ai n Fawcet t has j ust refused a st range r equest f rom a busi nesm an. The man want ed t o f ly t o Rockal , a l onely island i n t he Atl anti c Ocean, but Captain Fawcet di d not take him because t he t ri p was t oo danger ous. Lesson30 Foot bal or pol o? 足球還是水球？ The Wayl e i s a smal ri ver that cut s across t he par k near m y home. I li ke sit ti ng by the Wayl e on f ine af ternoons. It was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on the ri ver bank as usual . Some chil dren wer e pl aying games on t he bank and t her e wer e som e peopl e r owi ng on t he r iver . Suddenl y, one of the chil dren ki cked a bal ver y hard and i t went t owar ds a passi ng boat . Som e peopl e on t he bank cal led out to t he man in t he boat, but he di d not hear t hem . The bal str uck him so har d t hat he near ly f el l i nt o the wat er . I t ur ned t o l ook at he chil dr en, but t her e wer en39。Pi l at us Por ter39。t axi39。 No Parking39。t it upside down ?39。 she sai d, 39。 It 39。s a new one. Do you l ike it ?39。 I answered. 39。 I39。 What are you doing ?39。about39。about39。 he sai d. I wonder . In Engl and, each man speaks a dif f er ent l anguage. The Engl ish under st and each ot her, but I don39。You39。I am a foreigner, 39。 l esson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engli sh? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ri ved i n London at l ast. The r ail way stati on was bi g, black and dar k. I di d not know the way t o m y hot el, so I asked a por ter. I not only spoke Engli sh ver y car ef ul y, but very clear ly as wel . The port er , however , coul d not underst and me。 I sai d t o the m anager, 39。 she said. 39。I f ound this out si de t hi s gent lem an39。 he sai d. He st art ed t o plain about t hi s wicked worl d but was inter upt ed by a knock at he door. A girl cam e i n and put an envel ope on hi s desk. I t cont ai ned amp。Ever yone39。s not t her e now. 39。 I sai d, 39。50 and I felt ver y upset.39。m not r eal y i nt er est ed i n f ishi ng. I am only i nt er ested in si t ing in a boat and doi ng nothing at al ! Leson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes are slowly dri vi ng m e mad. I li ve near an ai rpor t and passi ng planes can be hear d ni ght and day. The air port was buil t duri ng t he war, but for som e reason it could not be used t hen. Last year, however, i t cam e i nt o use. Over a hundr ed people m ust have been dr iven away f r om t heir hom es by the noise. I am one of t he f ew peopl e left. Som eti mes I t hi nk t hi s house wil l be knocked down by a pasing pl ane. I have been of f er ed a lar ge sum of money t o go away, but I am determi ned to stay here. Everybody says I must be m ad and they ar e pr obabl y r ight . Leson22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封 My daught er, Jane, never dr eam ed of r ecei vi ng a l et er f rom a gir l of her own age in Holl and. Last year, we wer e t ravel i ng acr oss the Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wi th her nam e and addres on it into a bot tl e. She t hr ew the bott le i nt o t he sea. She never t hought of i t agai n, but t en mont hs l at er, she r eceived a l et er f rom a gir l i n Hol land. Bot h gi rl s wr it e t o each ot her regul arl y now. However , t hey have decided t o use t he post of fi ce. Let er s wi l cost a l it 1e m or e, but t hey wi l cer tainly tr avel f aster. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a let er fr om my si st er yester day. She l ives i n Ni geri a. I n her let er, she sai d that she woul d e t o England next year. If she es, she wi l get asur pr ise. We are now l iving in a beautif ul new house i n t he count ry. Wor k on i t had begun before my sist er l ef t. The house was pl et ed fi ve m onths ago. I n m y l et ter, I told her t hat she coul d st ay wi th us. The house has many l ar ge r ooms and t here i s a l ovely gar den. I t i s a ver y m oder n house, so it l ooks str ange to some people. I t m ust be t he onl y m odern house in t he dist ri ct . Leson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I ent er ed t he hotel m anager39。 But t hey don39。 It 39。You m ust gi ve up fi shing! 39。I m i ght as wel have t hem, 39。but t hey ar e for next Wednesday39。Cer tainly, 39。Coul d I have t hose t wo t icket s pl ease ?39。Cer tainly,39。Can I return t hese t wo ticket s?39。What a pi ty!39。ve sol d out, 39。I 39。May I have t wo ti ckets pl ease ?39。 Susan answer ed. 39。 I sai d. 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。 he sai d 39。I 39。t got my bag.39。but I can39。Yes, t hank you,39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 l esson18 H e of ten does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vil age i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had left it on a chai r besi de t he door and now it wasn39。 I f you recei ve ar equest li ke t hi s, you cannot f ai l t o obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er is an actr ess. She m ust be at l east t hir tyf ive years old. I n spit e of t hi s, she oft en appear s on t he stage as a young gir l. Jenni fer wi l have to t ake part i n a new play soon. Thi s tim e, she wil be a gi rl of sevent een. I n t he pl ay, she must appear in a bri ght red dr es and l ong bl ack stocki ngs. Last year i n anot her play, she had t o wear shor t socks and a bri ght, orange col our ed dres. If anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answer s, 39。 100 a year ! Leson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you par k your car in t he wr ong pl ace, a t raf ic pol iceman wil soon fi nd it. You wil be ver y l ucky if he l et s you go wit hout a ti cket. However , t hi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic pol ice ar e sometim es ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day in Sweden, I found t hi s note on m y car :39。t i nt er r upt,39。 I sai d in a weak voice. 39。 As I soon