【正文】 I looked at i t again. She was r ight! I t was! Lesson27 A wet ni ght 雨夜 Late i n the af ternoon, the boys put up t hei r tent in t he mi ddl e of a f i el d. As soon as this was done, t hey cooked a meal over an open fi re. They were al l hungry and t he food smel t good. Aft er a wonder ful meal, they t old stor ies and sang songs by the camp f ir e. But some ti me l ater it began t o r ain. The boys f el。but isn39。s al l ri ght ,39。 She looked at i t cr it ical y f or a moment.39。It 39。m hangi ng thi s pictur e on the wal l, 39。 she asked. 39。 anythi ng. They are j ust pr et ty pat terns. We l ike t hem i n the same way t hat we like pr et y cur tai n mater ial. I t hi nk that young chil dren of ten appreciate m oder n pictur es bet ter than a nyone else. They not ice mor e. My sister is onl y seven, but she al ways tel s me whet her my pictur es ar e good or not . She came i nt o my room yester day. 39。. Of cour se, many pict ur es arc not 39。t under st and them ! Do they speak Engl ish ? lesson26 The best art crit ics 最佳美術(shù)評(píng)論家 I am an art student and I paint a l ot of pict ur es. Many people pr et end that they under st and moder n art . They al ways tel you what a pictur e is 39。l l soon l ear n Engli sh! 39。 I said. Then he spoke slowl y, but I coul d not underst and hi m. My teacher never spoke Engli sh li ke that! The port er and I l ooked at each ot her and smil ed. Then he s ai d something and I understood i t. 39。 I repeat ed my quest ion sever al t im es and at last he understood. He answer ed me, but he spoke nei ther sl owly nor clearl y. 39。t here is sti l som e honesty i n t hi s wor ld ! 39。Wel ,39。s room39。5o. 39。s l osi ng money these days, 39。 The manager was sympatheti c, but he coul d do nothi ng. 39。and it 39。 I l ef t the money i n my room,39。s off ice and sat down. I had just lost amp。t reali ze one i mport ant t hi ng. I 39。s a wast e of ti me.39。 my fr iends say.39。 I said sadly. Lesson20 One man i n a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishi ng i s my f avouri te sport . I oft en fi sh f or hour s wi thout catching anythi ng. But thi s does not worr y m e. Some f ishermen ar e unl ucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, t hey cat ch ol d boots and r ubbi sh. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything not even old boots. Af ter havi ng spent whol e mor nings on the r iver , I al ways go home wit h an empty bag. 39。s perf orm ance. 39。t he gir l said, 39。 I asked. 39。 t he gir l said. 39。 he asked. 39。 Susan exclai med. Just t hen, a man hur ri ed to t he ti cket off i ce. 39。 t he gi rl said. 39。m sorr y, we39。 I asked. 39。I hur ri ed to t he ti cket off ice. 39。I t m ay 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 n keeper sm il ed and i mmediat el y went out . In a few minutes 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 bl e t o be grown up! 39。 Sir , we wele you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Parking ar ea. You wi l enjoy your st ay her e i f you pay at ention to our str et signs. This not e is only a remi nder .39。 he Sai d. Then he smil ed and told me I would receive an extr a amp。Don39。Mr . Har mswort h,39。Do you speak English?39。clock so we shal l have pl ent y of ti me. We shal l see hi s boat and then we shal say good bye t o him . He wi l be away for t wo months. We ar e very pr oud of hi m. He wi l t ake par t i n an i mport ant r ace across the At lanti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr enwood Boys are a gr oup of popular singers. At present , t hey ar e visi ti ng al l par ts of t he countr y. They wi l be ar ri ving here t omorr ow. They wil l be i ng by t rain and m ost of the young peopl e in t he town wil l be meet ing t hem at the stat ion. Tom or r ow eveni ng they wi l be singing at the Workers39。so now you can pay f or m y dinner! 39。I have never borr owed any m oney f r om you, 39。s of f ice year s ago, but he is now wor king at a bank. He get s a good salar y, but he always borr ows money fr om hi s fr iends and never pays i t back. Har y saw me and came and sat at the same t abl e. He has never bor rowed money f rom me. Whil e he was eati ng, I asked him t o lend me amp。 I l ooked at my wa t ch. I t was tr ue. The big cl ock refused to wel e the New Year. At t hat moment ever ybody began to l augh and si ng. Leson 10 Not f or jazz 不適于演奏 爵 士樂 We have an ol d musical inst rum ent . I t is cal ed a clavichord(翼琴 ). I t was made in Ger many i n 1681. Our clavichord i s kept i n the l ivi ng room. I t has belong t o our fami ly f or a long t ime. The instr ument was bought by my gr andf at her m any years ago. Recentl y it wa s damaged by a visit or. She tr ied t o play j az on it ! She st ruck the keys too har d and two of t he st ri ngs were br oken. My f ather was shocked. Now we are not al owed to touch it . I t is being r epai red by a fr iend of my f ather39。I t 39。s gar den is m or e i nt eresting. He has made neat paths and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool. I li ke gar dens t oo, but I do not l ike hard work. Every year I ent er f or the garden peti tion too, and I always wi n a l it tl e pri ze for the wor st gar den i n t he town! Leson 9 A cold wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hal l. I t was t he last day of t he year and a lar ge cr owd of peopl e had gat her ed unde r t he Town Hal clock. It would st ri ke twel ve in t wenty m inutes39。s garden i s lar ger t han Joe39。The Ni cest Gar den Compet it ion39。. Thi s wonder ful plane can car ry seven passengers. The most surpr ising t hi ng about i t , however , i s t hat i t can l and anywher e: on snow, wat er , or even on a pl o ughed f i el d. Capt ai n Fawcet t 39。 is a smal Swi ss aer opl ane cal ed a 39。