【正文】 about i t, however , i s that it can l and anywher e: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed fi el d. Capt ai n Fawcet t39。 i s a sm al l Swiss aeroplane cal led a 39。 si gns out si de his gate, but t hese have not had any e f ect . Now he has put an ugly st one head over t he gat e. It is one of t he ugl iest f aces I have ever sen. I asked him what it was and he tol d me t hat i t was Medusa, the Gor gon. Jasper hopes that she wil l turn motor ists t o stone. But none of them has been turned t o stone yet ! Leson29 Taxi ! 出租汽車！ Captain Ben Fawcet t has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new ser vice. The 39。 I l ooked at it again. She was ri ght ! It was! Lesson27 A wet ni ght 雨夜 Lat e in the aft ernoon, t he boys put up their t ent i n the m iddle of a f iel d. As soon as thi s was done, they cooked a meal over an open f ir e. They wer e al hungr y and the f ood sm el t good. Af ter a wonderf ul m eal , t hey told st ori es and sang songs by t he camp fi re. But some t im e later i t began to rain. The boys felt t ir ed so they pet out the f ir e and crept into their t ent . Thei r sl eping bags wer e warm and for table, so they al slept soundl y. In t he mi ddl e of the night , t wo boys woke up and began shout ing. The tent was ful l of wat er ! They al l leapt out of their sleepingbags and hur ri ed outside. It was r ai ning heavi ly and t hey found that a str eam had for med in the f ield. The str eam wound it s way acr oss t he fi eld and t hen f l owed r ight under t hei r tent! Leson28 No parking 禁止停車 Jasper Whit e is one of t hose r ar e peopl e who beli eves i n anci ent myt hs. He has just bought a new house i n t he ci ty, but ever si nce he moved in, he has had t rouble wi th motor ists. when he retur ns hom e at ni ght , he al ways fi nds that someone has par ked a car outside his gat e. Because of thi s, he has not been abl e t o get hi s own car i nto hi s gar age even once. Jasper has put up39。but isn39。s al r ight, 39。 She l ooked at it cr it ical ly for a mom ent .39。I t39。m hangi ng this pi ct ure on the wal ,39。 she asked. 39。 anythi ng. They are j ust pr et ty pat terns. We l ike t hem in the same way t hat we l ike pr et ty cur tain materi al. I thi nk that young chil dren of ten appr eci ate moder n pictur es bet ter than anyone els e. They not ice mor e. My sister is onl y seven, but she al ways tel s me whet her m y pi ct ures are good or not. She cam e int o my r oom yesterday. 39。. Of cour se, many pictur es ar c not 39。t under st and them ! Do they speak Engli sh ? lesson26 The best art crit ics 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictur es. Many people pr et end that they under st and moder n art . They al ways tel you wha t 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 under st 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 said somethi ng and I understood i t. 39。 I repeat ed my quest ion sever al t im es and at last he underst ood. He answer ed me, but he spoke nei ther sl owly nor clearl y. 39。t here i s sti l some honesty i n t hi s wor ld ! 39。Wel, 39。s room39。5o. 39。s losing money t hese days,39。 The manager was sym pat het ic, but he could do not hing. 39。and i t39。 I left t he money in m y r oom ,39。s of fi ce and sat down. I had j ust l ost amp。t reali ze one i mport ant t hing. I39。s a wast e of ti me.39。 my fr iends say. 39。 I said sadly. Leson20 One man in a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fishing i s my f avour it e spor t. I oft en fi sh for hour s wi thout catchi ng anythi ng. But t hi s does not wor ry m e. Some f ishermen a r e unlucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, they cat ch old boots and r ubbi sh. I am even less lucky. I never catch anythi ng not even old boots. Af ter havi ng spent whole m or nings on the r iver , I al ways go hom e wit h an empty bag. 39。s per for mance. 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。 I asked. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。 he asked. 39。 Susan excl aimed. Just then, a man hurr ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。m sor ry, we39。 I asked. 39。I hur r ied to the t icket of fi ce. 39。I t may have begun alr eady,39。The pl ay may begi n at any moment,39。 My dog had t aken i t i nto t he gar den. He of ten does thi s. 39。m ver y sorr y,39。 The i nn keeper sm il ed and i mm edi at ely went out. In a few minut es he r etur ned wi t h my bag and gave it 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 nnkeeper cam e in. 39。My dear, i t must be t er r i ble t o be grown up! 39。 Sir , we wele you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Parki ng ar ea. You wi l l enjoy your stay here i f you pay at tenti on to our s tr eet signs. Thi s note i s onl y a r em inder. 39。 he Said. Then he smiled and t old me I would r ecei ve an ext ra amp。Don39。Mr. Harmswor th, 39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。clock so we shal have pl ent y of ti me. We shal se hi s boat and then we shal say good bye to hi m. He wi l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e very pr oud of hi m. He wi l l t ake par t in an i mport ant r ace across the At l ant ic. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys are a group of popul ar singers. At present , they are vi si ti ng al par ts of t he countr y. They wil l be ar ri ving here tomor row. They wil l be ing by t rain and most of the young peopl e in the t own wil l be meeti ng them at the st at ion. Tomorr ow eveni ng they wi l be singing at t he Wor ker s39。so now you can pay for my di nner !39。I have never borr owed any money fr om you,39。s off ice year s ago, but he is now working at a bank. He get s a good sal ar 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. Whi le he was eati ng,