【正文】 s and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool . I l ike gar dens t oo, but I do not li ke har d wor k. Every year I ent er for the gar den peti ti on too, and I al ways win a li t le pr ize for t he worst gar den in t he town! Lesson 9 A cold wele 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o the Town Hal l. I t was the l ast day of the year and a l ar ge crowd of people had gathe red under t he Town Hal l cl ock. It woul d str ike twel ve in twenty minutes39。s gar den is l arger than Joe39。The Ni cest Gar den Com pet it ion39。 No Parki ng39。t i t upsi de down ?39。 she sai d, 39。 I t39。s a new one. Do you li ke it ?39。 I answer ed. 39。 I 39。 What ar e you doi ng ?39。about39。about 39。 he sai d. I wonder. I n Engl and, each m an speaks a di f erent language. The Engl ish under st and each ot her , but I don39。You39。I am a f orei gner,39。 l eson25 Do t he Engl i sh speak Engli sh? 英國(guó)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 big, black and dar k. I di d not know the way t o m y hot el , so I asked a port er. I not onl y spoke Engli sh ver y caref ul ly, but ver y cl earl y as wel l. The port er, however , coul d not underst and m e。 I said t o t he m anager, 39。 she sai d. 39。I found t hi s out si de t hi s gent leman39。 he sai d. He start ed t o pl ai n about t his wi cked worl d but was i nter upted by a knock at he door . A gi rl cam e i n and put an envel ope on his 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 erested i n fi shi ng. I am onl y i nt erest ed i n si t ing i n a boat and doi ng not hi ng at al l ! Leson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes are sl owl y dri vi ng m e mad. I l i ve near an ai r por t and passi ng planes can be heard ni ght and day. The air port was buil t dur i ng t he war, but f or som e r eason it could not be used t hen. Last year, however , it cam e i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e m ust have been dr i ven away f rom t heir homes by t he noi se. I am one of t he f ew people l ef t. Som eti m es I t hi nk t hi s house wi l be knocked down by a passi ng plane. I have been of f er ed a l ar ge sum of m oney to go away, but I am det erm ined t o st ay her e. Ever ybody says I m ust be m ad and t hey ar e pr obabl y r i ght. Lesson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daught er, Jane, never dr eamed of r eceivi ng a let er fr om a gi rl of her own age i n Hol land. Last year, we were t r avel ing acr oss t he 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 t he bottl e i nt o t he sea. She never thought of it again, but t en months l at er, she recei ved a let er fr om a gi rl i n Hol and. Bot h gi rl s wr it e t o each ot her r egul ar ly now. However, t hey have deci ded t o use t he post of fi ce. Let ers wil cost a lit t 1e m ore, but t hey wil l cer tai nl y tr avel f ast er . Lesson23 A new house 新居 I had a let er fr om m y si ster yest er day. She li ves i n Ni ger i a. I n her l et t er , she said t hat she woul d e t o Engl and next year. I f she es, she wi l get a sur pri se. We ar e now l ivi ng i n a beaut if ul new house i n t he count r y. Work on i t had begun bef or e my si st er l eft. The house was pl eted f ive m ont hs ago. I n m y l et ter, I t ol d her t hat she coul d 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 very m oder n house, so i t l ooks st r ange t o som e peopl e. I t m ust be t he onl y m oder n house i n t he distr i ct. Lesson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I ent er ed the hotel manager39。 But t hey don39。 I t39。You m ust gi ve up fi shi ng! 39。I m i ght as wel l have t hem ,39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。Cer t ai nl y, 39。Coul d I have those t wo t i ckets pl ease ?39。Cer t ainl y,39。Can I r et urn t hese t wo t icket s?39。What a pit y! 39。ve sol d out,39。I 39。May I have t wo ti cket s 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 m y bag. 39。but I can39。Yes, thank you, 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 l esson18 H e oft en does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vil l age i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had l ef t it on a chair beside t he door and now i t wasn39。 If you r ecei ve a r equest li ke this, you cannot fail t o obey it ! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act r ess. She m ust be at least t hi rt yf i ve years ol d. I n spi t e of t his, she of ten appear s on t he st age as a young gi rl . Jennif er wil l have t o t ake part i n a new pl ay soon. Thi s tim e, she wi l be a gi rl of se venteen. I n t he play, she m ust appear i n a bri ght r ed dress and l ong black stocki ngs. Last year i n anot her pl ay, she had t o wear s hor t socks and a bri ght , or ange col our ed dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answers, 39。 100 a year ! Leson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n t he wrong pl ace, a t r af fi c poli cem an wil soon fi nd it . You wi l be ver y l ucky if he l et s you go wit hout a t i cket. However, t hi s does not al ways happen. Traf i c pol ice ar e som eti m es ver y pol it e. Dur ing a hol iday i n Sweden, I f ound t hi s not e on m y car :39。t i nter rupt,39。 I sai d i n a weak voi ce. 39。 As I soon learnt, he was Engli sh him self ! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr etar y t ol d me t hat Mr. Harm swort h would see m e. I f el t ver y nervous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I ent er ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d that busi ness was ver y bad. He tol d m e t hat t he fi rm coul d not af f or d t o pay such l ar ge sal ar i es. Twent y peopl e had alr eady l ef t. I knew t hat m y tur n had e. 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days. Duri ng this t im e, t hey wil l gi ve f