【正文】 e sai d. I wonder . I n Engl and, each m an speaks a di f fer ent language. The Engl is h under stand each ot her , but I don39。You39。I am a f orei gner, 39。 l eson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engli sh? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar i ved i n London at l ast. The r ail way st ati on was bi g, bl ack and dar k. I di d not know t he way t o my hot el , so I asked a por t er . I not onl y spoke Engl i sh ver y car ef ull y, but ve ry cl ear ly as wel . The port er , however, could not under st and m e。 I sai d to t he manager, 39。 she said. 39。I f ound t hi s outsi de t his gent l em an39。 he sai d. He st art ed to pl ai n about t hi s wi cked wor l d but was i nt er upt ed by a knock at t he door . A gir l cam e i n and put an envel ope on hi s desk. It cont ained amp。Ever yone39。s not t her e now. 39。 I sai d, 39。50 and I f el t ver y upset. 39。m not r eal l y i nt er est ed i n f ishing. I am onl y i nter est ed i n sit ti ng in a boat and doi ng nothi ng at al ! Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes ar e sl owl y dr i vi ng me m ad. I li ve near an air port and pas ing pl anes can be hear d night and day. The ai r por t was bui lt duri ng t he war , but f or som e reason i t coul d 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 dri ven away fr om t hei r hom es by t he noise. I am one of the f ew peopl e l ef t. Sometim es I t hi nk thi s house wil l be knocked down by a passi ng pl ane. I have been of fer ed a lar ge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am det er mi ned to st ay her e. Ever ybody says I m ust be mad and t hey ar e probabl y r ight. Leson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daught er , Jane, never dream ed of r ecei vi ng a l et er f r om a gi rl of her own age i n Hol land. Last year, we were t r avel ing a cross the Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wi th her nam e and addr es on i t int o a bot tl e. She t hrew the bott le i nto t he sea. She never t hought of i t agai n, but t en m ont hs l at er, she recei ved a l et ter fr om a gi rl i n Hol land. Bot h gir ls wri te t o each ot her r egul ar l y now. However, t hey have deci ded t o use t he post off i ce. Let t er s wil l cost a li t 1e mor e, but they wi l cert ai nl y t ravel fast er. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et t er f r om my si st er yest er day. She l i ves i n Ni geri a. In her l et ter, she sai d t hat she woul d e t o Engl and next ye ar . If she es, she wil l get a sur pr ise. We ar e now li ving i n a beaut if ul new house i n the count r y. Wor k on i t had begun befor e m y sist er l ef t. The house was pl et ed fi ve m ont hs ago. In m y l et ter, I t ol d her t hat she could st ay wit h us. The house has m any l arge r oom s and t here i s a l ovel y gar den. It i s a ver y m oder n house, so it l ooks str ange t o som e peopl e. I t m ust be t he onl y m oder n house i n the distr i ct . Lesson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I ent ered t he hot el m anager39。 But t hey don39。 It 39。You must gi ve up fi s hi ng!39。 her m ot her a f r e dr es once a week ! lesson33 O ut of t he darkness 沖出黑暗 Nearl y a wek passed befor e t he gi rl was able t o expl ain what had happened to her. One af t er noon she set out f rom the coast i n a sm al l boat and was caught i n a st orm . Towar ds eveni ng, t he boat st r uck a r ock and the gir l j um ped i nto t he sea. Then she swam to t he shor e aft er spendi ng t he whol e night in t he wat er . Duri ng that tim e she cover ed a di st ance of ei ght mi les. Ear l y next mor ni ng, she saw a l ight ahead. She knew she was near t he shor e because the l ight was hi gh up on t he cl if f s. On ar ri ving at t he shore, t he gi rl str uggl ed up t he cli f f t owar ds t he li ght she had sen. That was al she r em em ber ed. When she woke up a day l at er, she f ound hersel f i n hospit al . Leson34 Q ui ck work 破案“神速” Ted Robi nson has been wor ri ed al l the week. Last Tuesday he received a let ter fr om t he local pol ice. I n t he let er he was asked to cal at the stat ion. Ted wonder ed why he was want ed by the pol ice, but he went to t he st ation yester day and now he i s not worr ied any mor e. At t he st ation, he was tol d by a smi li ng pol iceman that his bi cycle had been found. Five days ago, the poli cem an told hi m, the bi cycle was pi cked up in a smal l vi l age m i ght as wel have t hem ,39。s bi cycl e! Leson32 Shoppi ng m ade easy 購物變得很方便 People ar e not so honest as t hey once were. The tem pt at ion t o steal i s gr eat er t han ever bef ore especial y i n lar ge shops. A det ect i ve r ecentl y wat ched a wel l dr essed wom an who al ways went i nto a l ar ge st or e on Monday m or ni ngs. One Monday, t her e were f ewer people i n t he shop t han usual when t he woman cam e i n, so it was easier f or t he det ecti ve t o watch her. The wom an f ir st bought a f ew sm al l arti cles. Aft er a l it tl e ti me, she chose one of t he most expensi ve dresses i n the shop and handed it t o an asi st ant who wrapped i t up f or her as qui ckl y as possi bl e. Then t he wom an sim pl y t ook t he par cel and wal ked out of t he shop wi thout payi ng. When she was ar est ed, t he det ecti ve f ound out t hat t he shop assi st ant was her daughter. The gi rl39。s fi r st pasenger was a doctor who f l ew fr om Bi rm i ngham t o a l onel y vi l age in t he Wel sh m ount ains. Si nce t hen, Capt ai n Fawcet t has f l own passengers t o many unusual pl aces. Once he landed on the r oof of a bl ock of f lat s and on anot her occasion, he landed i n a deser t ed car par k. Capt ai n Fawcet has just r ef used a str ange r equest f r om a businesman. The m an wanted t o fl y t o Rockal l, a l onel y island i n the At l anti c Ocean, but Ca pt ai n Fawcet t did not t ake him because t he t ri p was t oo dangerous. Lesson30 Foot ball or pol o? 足球還是水球？ The Wayl e i s a sm al l ri ver t hat cuts acr oss t he par k n