【正文】 nd again. 39。 I looked at i t agai n. She was r ight! I t was! Lesson27 A wet night 雨夜 Late i n the af ter noon, the boys put up t hei r tent in t he mi dl e of a fi eld. As soon as t his was done, t hey cooked a m eal over an open f ir e. They wer e al l hungr y and the f ood sm el t good. Af ter a wonder ful meal, t hey told st ori es and sang songs by the camp f ir e. But some t im e later i t began to r ain. The boys f elt t ir ed so t hey pet out the f ir e and crept into their tent . Their sleepingbags were warm and f ort abl e, so t hey al l sl ept soundl y. I n t he middl e of the night, t wo boys woke up and began shout ing. The tent was full of water ! They al l leapt out of their sleepingbags and hur ri ed out side. I t was rai ni ng heavi ly and t hey f ound that a st ream had f orm ed in t he fi eld. The st ream wound it s way acr oss t he fi eld and t hen f lowed r ight under t hei r tent! Leson28 No parking 禁止停車 Jasper Whit e i s 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 in t he ci ty, but ever since he moved in, he has had t rouble wi th motor ists. when he ret ur ns hom e at ni ght, he always fi nds that someone has par ked a car outside hi s gat e. Because of thi s, he has not been able t o get hi s own car i nto hi s gar age even once. Jasper has put up39。but isn39。s al l ri ght ,39。 She looked at i t cri tical y f or a moment. 39。It 39。m hanging t hi s pictur e on t he wal l, 39。 she asked. 39。 anythi ng. They are just pr ety pat terns. We like t hem i n the same way t hat we li ke pr et y cur tai n mater ial. I t hi nk that young chi ldren of ten appreciate m oder n pictur e s bet ter than anyone el se. They not ice mor e. My sister i s onl y seven, but she always tel s me whet her m y pictur es ar e good or not . She came i nto m y room yester day. 39。. Of cour se, many pict ures arc not 39。t under stand them ! Do they speak Engl ish ? lesson26 The best art crit ics 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an art student and I paint a l ot of pict ur es. Many people pr etend that they under st and moder n ar t. They al ways tel you what a pict ur e i s 39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。 I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I coul d not understand him . My t eacher never spoke English l ike t hat ! The por ter and I looked at each other and smil ed. Then he sai d somet hing and I under st ood it . 39。 I r epeated m y questi on several ti mes and at last he under stood. He answer ed me, but he spoke neit her slowl y nor clear ly. 39。t her e i s st il l some honest y i n thi s worl d ! 39。Wel l, 39。s r oom 39。5o. 39。s l osi ng money the se days,39。 The manager was sym pat het ic, but he could do nothi ng. 39。and i t 39。 I lef t the money in my r oom,39。s off ice and sat down. I had just l ost amp。t reali ze one impor tant t hing. I39。s a waste of ti me.39。 my f ri ends say. 39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One m an in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fi shing is my favour it e spor t. I of ten f ish f or hours wi t hout cat chi ng anyt hing. But t his does not wor ry me. Som e fi sher men a re unlucky. Instead of catchi ng fi sh, they catch old boot s and rubbish. I am even l es l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hingnot even ol d boot s. Af t er havi ng spent whole m ornings on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wit h an empt y bag. 39。s per f or mance. 39。the gi rl sai d, 39。 I asked. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。 he asked. 39。 Susan excl aimed. Just then, a man hurr ied t o the t icket of f ice. 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。m sor ry, we39。 I asked. 39。I hurr ied t o the t icket of fi ce. 39。I t may have begun alr eady,39。The pl ay may begin at any moment, 39。 My dog had t aken i t into the garden. He oft en does t hi s. 39。m very sorr y,39。 The i nnkeeper smil ed and imm edi at ely went out. I n a few mi nut es he retur ned wit h my bag and gave it back to m e. 39。t pay t he bi l . I haven39。 I answer ed, 39。 he asked. 39。t t her e ! As I was l ooki ng f or it , t he i nn keeper came i n. 39。My dear, i t m ust be t er ri ble t o be gr own up! 39。 Sir , we wel e you t o our ci t y. Thi s i s a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wil l enj oy your stay her e i f you pay at t enti on t o our str eet si gns. Thi s note i s onl y a r em i nder.39。 he Said. Then he sm il ed and t old m e I would r ecei ve an ext ra amp。Don39。Mr. Har mswor t h, 39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。clock so we shal l have pl ent y of ti me. We shal se hi s boat and then we shal say good bye to hi m. He wi l be away for t wo m ont hs. We ar e very pr oud of hi m. He wi l l t ake par t in an i mport ant r ace across the At l ant ic. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys are a group of popul ar singers. At present , they are vi si ti ng al par ts of t he countr y. They wil l be ar ri ving here t omorr ow. They wil l be ing by t rain and most of the young peopl e in the t own wil l be meeting them at the stat ion. Tomorr ow eveni ng they wi l be singing at t he Wor ker s39。so now you can pay f or my dinner! 39。I have never bor rowed any m oney f rom you, 39。s of fi ce years ago, but he i s now wor ki ng at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he al ways bor rows m oney f r om his f r iends and never pays it back. Har ry saw m e and cam e and sat at he sam e table. He has never borr owed money fr om m e. While he was eat ing, I asked him to l end me amp。 I l ooked at my wat ch. I t was tr ue. The bi g cl ock ref used t o wele t he New Year. At t hat m om ent everybody began t o laugh and si ng. Lesson 10 Not for j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an old m usi cal instr ument. I t i s cal led a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ) . It was m ade i n Germ any in 1681. Our cl avi chor d is kept in t he li vingr oom. It has bel ong to our f am il y for a l ong ti me. The inst rum ent was bought by my grandfather many year s ago. Recent ly i t wa s dam aged by a vi si tor . She t r ied to pl ay jazz on i t! She st r uck t he keys t oo hard and t wo of the str in