【正文】 n my l eter , I told her t hat she coul d st ay wi th us. The house has many large r ooms and there is a l ovel y gar den. I t is a very moder n house, so it l ooks str ange t o some peopl e. I t must be t he onl y modern house in the dist ri ct . Lesson24 It could be worse 不幸中之萬(wàn)幸 I ent ered t he hot el manager39。 But they don39。 I t39。You must gi ve up fi shi ng! 39。I m ight as wel l have t hem ,39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。Cer tai nl y, 39。Could I have those two ti cket s pl ease ?39。Cer t ai nly,39。Can I ret ur n t hese two ti cket s?39。What a pit y!39。ve sold out ,39。I 39。May I have two tickets pl ease ?39。 Susan answered. 39。 I said. 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。 he sai d 39。I 39。t got m y bag. 39。but I can39。Yes, t hank you,39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。 lesson18 He of t en does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had l ef t it on a chair besi de the door and now it wasn39。 If you r eceive a request li ke this, you cannot fail t o obey it ! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er is an actr ess. She must be at least t hi rt yf ive years old. I n spi te of t his, she of ten appears on the stage as a young gi rl . Jennif er wi l have to take par t in a new play soon. This time, she wi l be a gir l of sevent een. I n the pl ay, she must appear i n a bri ght r ed dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a br ight, orangecoloured dr ess. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she al ways answers, 39。100 a year ! Lesson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car in the wr ong pl ace, a t raf ic pol iceman wi l soon fi nd it . You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he lets you go wi thout a t i cket . However , t his does not al ways happen. Tr af fi c poli ce ar e som et im es ver y polit e. Duri ng a hol iday i n Sweden, I f ound t his note on my car: 39。t i nter upt,39。 I said in a weak voi ce. 39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was English hi msel f! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secret ar y t old m e that Mr . Har mswor th woul d see m e. I f el t ver y nervous when. I went int o his of fi ce. He di d not l ook up f rom hi s desk when I enter ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d that business was ver y bad. He tol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af for d to pay such lar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had alr eady l ef t. I knew t hat my turn had e. 39。 Club. The Greenwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng f or f ive days. Dur ing t his t ime, they wi l gi ve fi ve per for mances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t time. They wi l be t rying to keep order. I t is always t he same on these occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an amusi ng exper ience last year. Af ter I had left a smal vi l age i n the south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to the next t own. On the way, a young m an waved t o me. I st opped and he asked m e for a l if t. As soon as he had got int o the car, I said good mor ning t o him in French and he r epli ed i n t he same l anguage. Apar t fr om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al l. Neit her of us spoke dur ing t he journey. I had nearl y reached t he town, when t he young man suddenl y sai d, very sl owly, 39。 Leson 12 Goodbye and good luck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour , Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wil l sai l fr om Por tsmouth t omorr ow. We shal meet him at t he har bour earl y i n the mor ning. He wi l be i n his smal boat, Topsail .Tapsai l is a f amous l i t t l e boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant ic m any t im es. Captain Ali son wi l l set out at eight o39。 Har y sai d, 39。 2. To my surpr ise, he gave me t he money imm edi ately. 39。s. Lesson 11 One good t urn deserves another 禮尚往來(lái) I was havi ng di nner at a r estaur ant when Har ry St el e cam e in. Har y wor ked in a l awyer 39。s two minutes past t welve! The clock has st opped!39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve to t welve, the clock stopped. The big minut e hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wai ted, but nothi ng happened. Suddenly someone shout ed, 39。s. Bi l wor ks har der than Joe and gr ows more fl ower s and vegetables, but Joe39。 each year, but Joe wi ns ever y t ime. Bil l Fri th39。 leson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engl ish? 英國(guó)人講的是英語(yǔ)嗎？ I ar ri ved in London at l ast . The rail way stati on was big, black and dar k. I di d not know the way t o my hot el , so I asked a port er . I not only spoke Engli sh ver y car efull y, Per cy But t ons. He cal ls at ever y house i n the str eet once a month and al ways asks for a m eal and a glass of beer. Lesson 7 Too lat e 為時(shí)太晚 The plane was l at e and det ect ives were wait ng at the air port al mor ning. They wer e expecti ng a valuabl e parcel of di am ond fr om South Afr ica. A f ew hours earl ier , someone had told the poli ce that hieves woul d t ry t o steal the diamonds. When the pl ane ar ri ved, som e of the detectives wer e wait ing i nsi de the main bui ldi ng whil e others wer e wait ing on t he air fi el d. Two men t ook the parcel of f the pl ane and car ied i t into the Customs House. Whil e two det ect ives were keeping guard at t he door , t wo ot her s opened the parcel. To their sur pri se, t he pr eci ous par cel was f ull of st ones and sand! Leson 8 The best and t he worst 最好的和最差的 Joe Sander s has the most beauti ful garden in our t own. Near ly everybody ent ers f or 39。 I sai d to the manager , 39。 she said. 39。I f ound this outsi de this gentl em an39。 he said. He star ted to pl ain about t his wi cked wor l d but was i nter upted by a knock at he door . A gi rl came in and put an envel ope on hi s desk. It contained amp。Everyone39。s not t her e now.39。 I sai d, 39。50 and I f elt ver y upset .39。m not r eal l y int er est ed i n f ishi ng . I am onl y i nter est ed i n sit ti ng in a boat and doi ng nothi ng at al ! Lesson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes ar e sl o