【正文】 an car and has gone to Al ice Spr ings, a smal l t own i n the centr e of Aust ral ia. He wi l soon vi si t Darwi n. From t her e, he wi l f ly t o Pert h. My brot her has never been abr oad bef ore, so he is f inding t his t ri p ver y excit 5 No wrong numbers 無(wú)錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞 Mr James Scott has a gar age in Si lbur y and now he has j ust bought another gar age in Pi nhur st . Pinhurst is only fi ve mil es fr om Si lbury, but Mr Scott cannot get a t elephone f or hi s new garage, so he has just bought twel ve pi geons. Yest er day, a pi geon car ied t he fi rst message f rom Pinhurst to Si lbury. The bir d cover ed the di st ance i n thr ee minut es. Up t o now, Mr Scott has sent a great many request s for spar e par ts and ot her ur gent messages fr om one garage to the other. I n t hi s way, he has begun his own pr ivate t elephone servi 6 Percy But t ons 珀西cl ock! 39。Do you always get up so l ate ? I t39。Dear m e, 39。m havi ng br eakf ast ,39。 she asked. 39。 I sai d. 39。But I 39。m i ng to see you.39。 she said. 39。 I39。s r ai ning agai n.39。 I t hought. 39。. Leson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐還是午餐？ It was Sunday. I never get up ear ly on Sundays. I som et im es stay i n bed unti l unch tim Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of t he window. It was dark out si de. 39。 t he young m an said rudely. 39。 I t39。t hear a wor d!39。 lesson25 Do the Engl ish speak English? 英國(guó)人講的是英語(yǔ)嗎？ I ar ived in London at last. The r ai lway 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 Engl ish ver y caref ul ly, Lesson 1 A privat e conversat ion 私人談話 Last week I went to t he theat r e. I had a very good seat . The pl ay was ver y i nt eresting. I did not enjoy i t. A young man and a young woman wer e si t ing behind m e. They were talki ng loudly. I got very angr y. I could not hear t he act or s . I t urned r ound. I looked at he man and the wom an angr il y. They did not pay any at ent ion. In t he end, I coul d not bea r it . I turned r ound again. 39。 I said t o the m anager, 39。 she sai d. 39。I f ound t his outsi de t his gent l em an39。 he sai d. He st art ed to pl ai n about t hi s wi cked wor ld but was i nt er r upt ed by a knock at t he door. A gir l cam e in and put an envel ope on hi s desk. It cont ained amp。Ever yone39。s not t her e now. 39。 I sai d, 39。 50 and I f elt ver y upset.39。m not r eal ly i nter ested i n fi shi ng. I am onl y i nt er ested i n si t i ng i n a boat and doi ng not hing at al l ! Leson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes are sl owl y dr ivi ng m e mad. I li ve near an ai r por t and passi ng planes can be heard ni ght and day. The ai r port was buil t duri ng the war , but f or some r eason it coul d not be used then. Last year, however , it cam e i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e must have been dri ven away f r om t heir hom es 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 passing pl ane. I have been off er ed a l ar ge sum of money t o 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 obably r i ght. Lesson22 A glass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daught er, Jane, never dr eamed of r ecei vi ng a let er fr om a gi rl of her own age in Hol l and. Last year , we wer e tr avel i ng acr oss t he Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wi t h 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 t he sea. She never t hought of i t agai n, but ten m ont hs l ater, she r eceived a l et ter f rom a gir l i n Hol land. Bot h gir l s wri te t o each ot her r egul arl y now. However , t hey have decided t o use t he post off i ce. Let t er s wil l cost a l it 1e m or e, but t hey wi l cert ai nly t r avel fast er. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et er f r om m y si st er yester day. She li ves i n Ni ger ia. I n her l et ter, she sai d t hat she woul d e t o England next year. I f she es, she wil l get a sur pr ise. We ar e now li ving i n a beaut if ul new house i n the count r y. Wor k on i t had begun befor e m y sist er l ef t. The house was pl et ed fi ve mont hs 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 ovely gar den. It i s a ver y m oder n house, so i t looks st r ange t o som e peopl e. It m ust be t he onl y modern house in t he distr ict. Lesson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬(wàn)幸 I ent er ed t he hot el m anager 39。 But t hey don39。 It39。You must gi ve up fi s hi ng! 39。I mi ght as wel have t hem,39。but t hey ar e for next Wednesday39。Cer t ainl y, 39。Coul d I have t hose t wo t icket s pl ease ?39。Cert ainl y,39。Can I r et ur n t hese t wo t icket s?39。What a pit y!39。ve sol d out ,39。 I asked. 39。I hur ri ed t o the ti cket of fi ce. 39。I t m ay have begun al r eady,39。The play m ay begi n at any m om ent ,39。 My dog had t aken i t i nt o t he gar den. He oft en does t his.39。m very sorr y,39。 The i nn keeper smi l ed and im mediat el y went out . In a few m i nut es he r etur ned wi t h m y bag and gave i t back t o m e. 39。t pay t he bil l. I haven39。 I answer ed, 39。 he asked. 39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng f or i t, t he i nnkeeper cam e i n. 39。My dear, it m ust be t er ri ble t o be gr own up! 39。 Si r, we wel e you t o our cit y. Thi s i s a No Parki ng ar ea. You wi l enjoy your st ay her e i f you pay at ent i on t o our st r et si gns. Thi s not e is onl y a r emi nder .39。 he Sa i d. Then he sm il ed and t old m e I woul d r ecei ve an ext ra amp。Don39。Mr. Harm swort h, 39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。cl ock so we shal l have pl ent y of tim e. We shal l se hi s boat and t hen we shal say good bye t o him . He wil l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e very pr oud of hi m. He wi l t ake par t i n an im port ant r ace acr oss t he At l anti c. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys a