【正文】 she of ten appear s on the stage as a young gir l. Jennif er wil l have t o take part i n a new play soon. Thi s ti me, she wi l be a gi rl of seventeen. I n t he pl ay, she must appear i n a br ight red dr ess and long bl ack stockings. Last year in anot her play, she had t o wear shor t socks and a br ight , or angecolour ed dres. If anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she al ways answer s, 39。100 a year! Lesson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you park your car i n t he wrong pl ace, a tr af ic pol i cem an wi l soon fi nd it . You wi l be very l ucky if he let s you go wit hout a t icket. However , thi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic pol ice are someti mes ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day in Sweden, I f ound this not e on my car: 39。t int er r upt ,39。 I said i n a weak voice. 39。 As I soon learnt , he was Engl ish him sel f! Le son 15 G ood news 佳音 The secretar y tol d me t hat Mr. Har mswort h would see me. I fel t ver y ner vous when. I went into his off ice. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I entered. Af ter I had sat down, he said t hat busines was ver y bad. He t old m e that the f ir m could not af ford to pay such large salar ies. Twent y people had al ready lef t. I knew that my t urn had e. 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng for f ive days. Dur ing t hi s ti me, they wi l give f ive perf orm ances. As usual, the poli ce wil l have a di f icult t im e. They wi l be tr ying t o keep or de r. It i s always the same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l ef t a smal vil lage in t he sout h of Fr ance, I dr ove on to the next t own. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got into the car, I sai d good mor ni ng to hi m in Fr ench and he r epl ied i n the same l anguage. Apart f rom a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Neit her of us spoke duri ng the j our ney. I had near ly reached t he town, when the young man suddenly said, very sl owl y, 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Charl es Al i son, wil l sai l f r om Port smout h t omorr ow. We shal meet hi m at t he har bour earl y in t he m or ning. He wi l be i n his smal l boat, Topsai l is a famous li t le boat. I t has sai led across the At l ant ic many t im es. Capt ain Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。 Har r y sai d, 39。 2. To my surpri se, he gave me t he money imm edi at ely. 39。s. Lesson 11 One good t urn deserves another 禮尚往來 I was having di nner at a r estaur ant when Har y St el e cam e in. Har y wor ked in a l awyer 39。Pil atus Port er 39。taxi 39。 No Parking39。t it upsi de down ?39。 she sai d, 39。 It39。s a new one. Do you l ike i t ?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 dif f er ent l anguage. The Engli sh underst and each other, but I don39。You39。I am a f or eigner,39。 l esson25 Do t he Engl ish speak Engl i sh? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ri ved i n London at last. The r ai l way st at ion was bi g, bl ack and dark. I did not know t he way to m y hotel, so I asked a por ter. I not onl y spoke Engli sh ver y car ef ul l y, but ver y clearl y as wel. The por ter, however , coul d not underst and m e。 I sai d 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 st ar ted t o plai n about thi s wicked worl d but was int er rupt ed by a knock at the door. A gi rl came i n and put an envel ope on his desk. I t cont ai ned amp。Ever yone39。s not t here now.39。 I sai d, 39。 50 and I f elt very upset .39。m not r eal l y int er est ed i n f ishi ng. I am onl y int er est ed i n sit ti ng i n a boat and doi ng not hi ng at al ! Lesson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes ar e sl owl y dri vi ng me m ad. I l ive near an ai rport and pasi ng pl anes can be hear d ni ght and day. The air por t was built dur ing t he war, but for som e r eason it coul d not be used t hen. Last year, however , i t cam e i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e m ust have been dr i ven away f r om t heir homes by t he noi se. I am one of t he few people l eft . Som et im es I t hink t hi s house wi l be knocked down by a pasing pl ane. I have been off ered a l ar ge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am determ i ned t o st ay here. Ever ybody says I must be m ad and they are pr obabl y ri ght . Lesson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daught er, Jane, never dr eamed of r ecei vi ng a l et ter fr om a gi rl of her own age i n Holl and. Last year, we wer e t ravel li ng acr oss t he Channel and Jane put a piece of paper wi th her nam e and addr es on i t i nt o a bott le. She thr ew t he bott l e i nt o the sea. She never t hought of i t agai n, but t en m ont hs lat er , she r ecei ved a let er f r om a gi rl i n Holl and. Bot h gir ls wr it e 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 er s wi l cost a l it t1e m or e, but t hey wi l cert ainl y tr avel f aster. Lesson23 A new house 新居 I had a let er fr om m y si ster yest er day. She li ves in Nigeri a. I n her let er, she sai d t hat she woul d e t o Engl and next year . If she c om es, she wil l get a sur pr i se. We ar e now li vi ng i n a beaut if ul new house i n t he countr y. Wor k on it had begun bef ore m y si ster left . The house was pl et ed fi ve m onths ago. I n m y let er, I t ol d her that she could st ay wit h us. The house has m any l ar ge r oom s and t her e i s a l ovel y gar den. I t is a ver y m odern house, so i t l ooks st range t o som e people. It m ust be t he onl y m odern house i n t he di st ri ct. Leson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I enter ed t he hotel manager39。 But t hey don39。 It 39。You must gi ve up fi s hi ng!39。I m i ght as wel have them ,39。but t hey are f or next Wednesday39。Cer t ai nl