【正文】 si gns out si de his gate, but t hese have not had any ef ect . Now he has put an ugl y st one head over the gate. It i s one of t he ugl i est faces I have ever seen. I asked him what it was and he t ol d m e t hat i t was Medusa, t he Gor gon. Jasper hopes t hat she wil l tur n mot or ists t o st one. But none of t hem has been tur ned t o st one yet! Lesson29 Taxi! 出租汽車！ Capt ain Ben Fawcet has bought an unusual t axi and has begun a new ser vi ce. The 39。 I l ooked at it again. She was ri ght ! It was! Leson27 A wet ni ght 雨夜 Lat e i n t he aft er noon, t he boys put up t heir t ent i n t he m iddle of a f i el d. As soon as t hi s was done, t hey cooked a m eal over an open f ir e. They wer e al hungr y and t he f ood sm el t good. Af ter a wonderf ul m eal, t hey t ol d st ori es and sang songs by t he cam p fi re. But som e t im e l at er i t began t o rai n. The boys felt t ir ed so they pet out t he f i re and cr ept i nt o t heir t ent . Thei r sl eepi ng bags wer e warm and f or table, so they al slept soundly. I n t he mi ddl e of t he ni ght , t wo boys woke up and began shout i ng. The t ent was f ul l of wat er! They al l eapt out of t hei r sl eepi ng bags and hurr ied outsi de. I t was r ai ni ng heavi ly and t hey found t hat a st r eam had form ed i n t he fi el d. The st r eam wound it s way acr oss t he fi eld and t hen f l owed ri ght under t hei r tent! Lesson28 No parki ng 禁止停車 Jasper Whit e i s one of t hose r are peopl e who beli eves i n anci ent m yt hs. He has j ust bought a new house in t he ci t y, but ever since he moved in, he has had t r oubl e wit h mot or ists. when he r et ur ns hom e at ni ght, he al ways fi nds that som eone has par ked a car outsi de hi s gat e. Because of t hi s, he has not been able t o get hi s own car i nt o hi s gar age even once. Jasper has put up39。but i sn39。s al r ight,39。 She l ooked at it cri ti cal l y for a m om ent. 39。I t39。m hangi ng t his pi ct ure on t he wal ,39。 she asked. 39。 anyt hi ng. They ar e just pr et y pat ter ns. We li ke them i n the same way t hat we li ke pret y curt ai n mat er ial. I t hink t hat young chi ldr en of t en appr eci at e modern pi ct ures bet t er t han anyone el se. They noti ce m ore. My si st er i s only seven, but she al ways t el ls m e whethe r m y pi ct ur es are good or not . She cam e int o m y r oom yest erday. 39。. Of cour se, many pi ct ures arc not 39。t under stand them ! Do t hey speak Engl ish ? l esson26 The best art crit ics 最佳美術評論家 I am an art student and I paint a l ot of pi ct ures. Many people pr etend that they under stand modern ar t. They always tel l you what a pict ur e 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 teacher never spoke Engl ish l ike that ! The por ter and I looked at each other and smi led. Then he said somet hi ng and I under st ood it. 39。 I r epeated my questi on several ti mes and at l ast he under st ood. He answered m e, but he spoke neither slowl y nor cl ear ly. 39。ther e is sti l some honesty in t his wor ld !39。Wel ,39。s room39。 5o. 39。s losing m oney t hese days, 39。 The manager was sympatheti c, but he coul d do nothing. 39。and it39。 I lef t the money i n my r oom,39。s off ice and sat down. I had just l ost amp。t reali ze one i mport ant t hi ng. I 39。s a wast e of ti me.39。 m y fr iends say.39。 I said sadly. Lesson20 One man i n a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fishi ng is my f avouri te sport . I of ten f i sh f or hour s wi thout catching anythi ng. But thi s does not worr y me. Some f isher men ar e unl ucky. I nstead of cat ching f ish, t hey cat ch ol d boots and r ubbi sh. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything not even old boots. Af ter havi ng spent whol e mor nings on the r iver, I always go home wit h an empty bag. 39。s perf orm ance. 39。t he gir l said, 39。 I asked. 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。 he asked. 39。 Susan excl ai med. Just then, a man hur ri ed to the t icket of fi ce. 39。 t he gir l said. 39。Im sorr y, we39。May I have t wo t icket s please ?39。 Susan answer ed. 39。 I sai d. 39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。 he said 39。I 39。t got my bag.39。but I can39。Yes, thank you, 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 l esson18 He oft en does this! 他經常干這種事！ Af t er I had had lunch at a vil lage inn, I looked for my bag. I had left i t on a chai r beside t he door and now i t wasn39。 I f you receive a r equest like t his, you cannot f ail t o obey i t! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act ress. She must be at l east thi rt y f ive year s old. In spi te of t hi s, she oft en appears on t he st age as a young gir l . Jenni fer wi l have to t ake par t in a new pl ay soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gir l of sevent en. In the play, she must appear in a bri ght r ed dress and l ong black st ocki ngs. Last year in another pl ay, she had to wear shor t socks and a bri ght, orange col oured dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she always answer s, 39。100 a year! Lesson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you park your car in t he wrong pl ace, a tr af ic pol icem an wil l soon f ind i t. You wi l l be ver y lucky if he l ets you go wi thout a ti cket. However, t his does not always happen. Traf fi c pol ice ar e som et imes very pol it e. Dur ing a hol iday in Sweden, I found t hi s note on m y car :39。t i nt er r upt ,39。 I sai d in a weak voi ce. 39。 As I soon lear nt, he was Engli sh hi mself ! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr etary told me that Mr . Harm swor th woul d se me. I f elt very ner vous when. I went i nto hi s of f ice. He did not look up f rom his desk when I ent ered. Af t er I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness was very bad. He t ol d me that he fi rm could not af ord t o pay such l arge sal ari es. Twenty people had alr eady l eft . I knew t hat m y tur n had e. 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wil l be st ayi ng for f