【正文】 begun a new ser vi ce. The 39。 I l ooked at i t agai n. She was r ight! I t was! Lesson27 A wet night 雨夜 Late i n t he af t er noon, t he boys put up t heir t ent i n the mi ddle of a f iel d. As soon as t hi s was done, t hey cooked a m eal over an open f ir e. They wer e al hungr y and t he food sm elt good. Af t er a wonderf ul m eal , t hey t ol d stor ies and sang songs by t he cam p f ir e. But som e ti me l ater it began t o r ain. The boys f elt ti r ed so t hey pet out t he f ir e and crept i nt o their t ent. Thei r sl eepi ng bags wer e warm and f or table, so they al slept soundly. I n t he mi ddl e of t he ni ght , t wo boys woke up and began shouti ng. The t ent was f ul l of water! They al l eapt out of t hei r sleepi ngbags and hur ri ed out si de. I t was r ai ni ng heavil y and t hey f ound that a st ream had f orm ed i n t he fi el d. The st ream wound i ts way acr oss t he fi el d and t hen f lowed r ight under t heir t ent ! Leson28 No parki ng 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 m oved i n, he has had tr oubl e wi t h m otori st s. when he ret ur ns hom e at ni ght , he al ways fi nds t hat som eone has par ked a car out si de his gat e. Because of thi s, he has not been abl e t o get his own car i nt o hi s gar age even once. Jasper has put up39。but isn39。s al r i ght, 39。 She l ooked at it cr it ical l y f or a m om ent .39。I t39。m hangi ng t his pi ct ure on t he wal ,39。 she asked. 39。 anyt hi ng. They ar e j ust pret y pat er ns. We li ke t hem i n t he same way t hat we li ke pret y curt ai n m at er i al . I t hi nk t hat young chi l dr en oft en appr eci at e m odern pi ct ur es bet er t han anyone else. They noti ce m or e. My si st er is onl y seven, but she al ways tel s me whet her m y pi ctur es ar e good or not. She came i nt o m y r oom yest er day. 39。. Of cour se, m any pi ct ures ar c not 39。t underst and t hem ! Do t hey speak Engli sh ? l esson26 The best art cri ti cs 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 m oder n art . They al ways tel you what a pi ct ur e i s 39。l l soon learn Engli sh! 39。 I said. Then he spoke slowl y, but I coul d not underst and him . My t eacher never spoke Engli sh li ke that! The port er and I l ooked at each ot her and smil ed. Then he said somet hi ng and I underst ood i t. 39。 I r epeat ed my quest i on sever al tim es and at l ast he under st ood. He answered m e, but he spoke neit her sl owl y nor cl ear l y. 39。t her e is sti l som e honest y i n t his wor l d !39。Wel, 39。Ol ympic Cit y39。 t ime. As a gr eat many peopl e wi l be visit ing the count ry, the government wil l be bui ldi ng new hotels, an imm ense stadium, and a f ine new swi mmi ng pool . 39。s school f ri ends wi l be wait i ng for her on t he Engli sh coast . Am ong t hem wi l be Er na39。cl ock i n t he m or ni ng. Er na is onl y fourt een years ol d and she hopes l o set up a new wor l d recor d. She i s a str ong swimm er and m any peopl e f eel t hat she is sure t o succeed. Er na39。 her m ot her a f r e dr ess once a week ! l esson33 O ut of t he darknes 沖出黑暗 Nearl y a week pased bef or e t he gir l was abl e t o expl ai n what had happened t o her. One aft ernoon she set out f r om t he coast i n a smal boat and was caught i n a st orm . Towards eveni ng, t he boat st r uck a rock and t he gi rl j um ped i nto t he sea. Then she swam to t he shor e aft er spendi ng t he whol e ni ght i n t he water. Dur i ng t hat t im e she covered a di st ance of eight m il es. Earl y next m orni ng, she saw a li ght ahead. She knew she was near t he shore because t he l i ght was hi gh up on t he cli f s. On ar r ivi ng at t he shor e, t he gi rl str uggl ed up t he cli f f t owar ds t he li ght she had seen. That was al she remem ber ed. When she woke up a day lat er, she f ound her self i n hospi tal. Lesson34 Q ui ck work 破案“神速” Ted Robi nson has been wor ri ed al l t he wek. Last Tuesday he r eceived a l et t er fr om t he l ocal pol ice. In t he let er he was asked t o cal at t he st at ion. Ted wonder ed why he was want ed by t he pol ice, but he went to t he st ati on yest er day and now he i s not worr ied any m or e. At t he st ati on, he was t ol d by a smi li ng pol i ceman t hat his bi cycl e had been f ound. Five days ago, t he poli cem an tol d hi m, t he bi cycl e was picked up in a sm al l vi l age four hundr ed m il es away. It i s now bei ng sent t o hi s hom e by tr ai n. Ted was m ost sur pr ised when he hear d t he news. He was am used t oo, because he never expect ed t he bicycl e t o be f ound. It was stol en t wenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fi f teen ! Leson35 St op t hi ef! 捉賊！ Rov Tr ent on used t o dri ve a t axi. A shor t whil e ago, however , he becam e a bus dri ver and he was not r egr et ted i t. He i s fi ndi ng his new work f ar m or e excit ing. When he was dri vi ng al ong Cat f or d Str eet r ecentl y, he saw t wo t hieves r ush out of a shop and r un t owards a wait i ng car. One of t hem was car ying a bag f ul l of m oney. Roy acted quickl y and dr ove the bus st r ai ght at t he t hi eves. The one wit h t he m oney got such a f ri ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he thi eves wer e t r yi ng t o get away i n their car, Roy dr ove hi s bus i nt o t he back of i t. Whi l e the bat er ed car was m ovi ng away, Roy st opped his bus and t el ephoned the poli ce. The t hi eves39。s bicycle! Lesson32 Shoppi ng m ade easy 購物變得很方便 Peopl e are not so honest as t hey once wer e. The tempt at ion t o st eal i s gr eat er t han ever bef ore especial y i n l ar ge shops. A det ect i ve r ecentl y wat ched a wel l dressed wom an who al ways went int o a l ar ge st ore on Monday m orni ngs. One Monday, t her e were