【正文】 ng happened. Suddenl y someone shouted, 39。s. Bil l works harder than Joe and gr ows mor e fl owers and veget abl es, but Joe39。 each year , but Joe wi ns every time. Bi l Fr it h39。巴頓斯 I have just moved to a house in Bri dge Str et. Yester day a beggar knocked at m y door . He asked m e for a meal and a glass of beer. I n ret ur n f or this, the beggar stood on hi s head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He at e the f ood and dr ank the beer . Then he put a pi ece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Lat er a nei ghbour tol d me about hi m. Everybody knows hi m . Hi s nam e is Per cy Butt ons. He cals at ever y house in t he st reet once a m ont h and always asks f or a meal and a gl ass of beer . Lesson 7 Too l ate 為時太晚 The plane was late and detecti ves wer e wait ing at t he ai rpor t al l morning. They were expect ing a val uable par cel of diamond f rom Sout h Af ri ca. A few hour s ear li er, som eone had t ol d t he pol ice that thi eves would tr y to st eal t he di amonds. When t he plane ar r ived, some of the det ecti ves wer e wai ti ng inside the m ai n buil ding whi le ot her s were wai ti ng on the ai rf ield. Two men took t he par cel off t he plane and car ri ed it i nt o t he Cust om s House. Whi le t wo detecti ves wer e keepi ng guar d at the door, two others opened t he par cel . To thei r sur pr ise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand! Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sanders has t he most beaut if ul gar den i n our town. Nearl y ever ybody enter s for 39。. Thi s wonder ful plane can car ry seven passengers. The most sur pr isi ng thing about it, however , is t hat i t can l and anywhere: on snow, wat er, or even on a pl oughed f ield. Captain Fawcet t39。 i s a smal Swi s aeropl ane cal ed a 39。 signs out side his gate, but t hese have not had any ef ect . Now he has put an ugl y stone head over the gate. It i s one of t he ugliest faces I have ever seen. I asked hi m what it was and he t ol d me that it was Medusa, t he Gon. Jasper hopes t hat she wi l tur n mot or ist s to stone. But none of them has been tur ned to stone yet! Lesson29 Taxi! 出租汽車！ Capt ai n Ben Fawcet has bought an unusual t axi and has begun a new servi ce. The 39。 I l ooked at it agai n. She was r ight ! It was! Lesson27 A wet night 雨夜 Late in t he aft er noon, the boys put up their t ent in the mi ddle of a f ield. As soon as this was done, they cooked a m eal over an open f ir e. They were al l hungr y and the f ood smel t good. Af ter a wonder ful meal, t hey t old st or ies and sang songs by the camp f ir e. But some t ime late r it began to r ain. The boys f elt ti r ed so t hey pet out the f ir e and cr ept i nt o their t ent . Thei r sl eping bags wer e warm and for table, so they al slept soundly. In t he mi ddl e of the ni ght , t wo boys woke up and began shout ing. The tent was ful l of wat er ! They al leapt out of their sleepingbags and hur r ied 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 the f ield and t hen fl owed ri ght under t hei r tent! Lesson28 No parki ng 禁止停車 Jasper Whi te i s one of t hose r are people who bel ieves i n anci ent m yt hs. He has j ust bought a new house in t he cit y, but ever since he moved in, he has had t rouble wit h mot or ists. when he r et urns home at night, he always f inds that som eone has par ked a car outs ide hi s gat e. Because of t his, he has not been able t o get hi s own car into hi s garage even once. Jasper has put up39。but i sn39。s al r ight, 39。 She l ooked at it cri ti cal ly f or a moment. 39。I t39。m hanging t his pi ct ure on t he wal ,39。 she asked. 39。 anyt hing. They ar e just pret y pater ns. We li ke them i n t he same way that we li ke pret y curt ai n mat er ial . I t hink t hat young chi ldr en oft en appreciat e moder n pi ct ures beter t han anyone el se. They noti ce m ore. My si st er i s only seven, but she always t el ls m e whether my pict ur es are good or not . She came into my r oom yest erday. 39。. Of course, m any pi ctures arc not 39。t understand t hem ! Do t hey speak Engl ish ? l esson26 The best art cri ti cs 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an ar t st udent and I pai nt a l ot of pi ct ures. Many people pr etend t hat they understand modern ar t. They al ways t el l you what a pi ct ure i s 39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。 I sai d. Then he spoke sl owly, but I could not under stand him . My t eacher never spoke Engl ish l ike t hat ! The por ter and I looked at each other and smi led. Then he said somet hing and I under st ood it . 39。 I r epeated my questi on several ti mes and at l ast he under stood. He answered m e, but he spoke neit her slowl y nor cl ear ly. 39。t her e i s st il l some honest y in this worl d !39。Wel l,39。s r oom 39。5o. 39。s l osi ng money these days,39。 The m anager was sympatheti c, but he coul d do nothi ng. 39。and it 39。 I l ef t the m oney i n my room, 39。s off i ce and sat down. I had just lost amp。t reali ze one i mport ant t hing. I39。s a wast e of ti me.39。 m y fr i ends 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 cat chi ng anyt hi ng. But t hi s does not wor ry m e. Some f isherm en ar 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 t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wit h an empty bag. 39。s per for mance. 39。t he gir l said, 39。 I asked. 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。 he asked. 39。 Susan exclaim ed. Just then, a man hurr ied t o t he t i cket of fi ce. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。m sor ry, we39。 I asked. 39。I hurr ied t o the t icket off ice. 39。I t may have begun alr eady, 39。The play may begin at any moment, 39。 My dog had t aken i t into the gar