【正文】 t oo har d and two of the str ings were br oken. My fat her was shocked. Now we ar e not al lowed t o touch it . It i s bei ng repair ed by a fr iend of my father39。I t39。s gar den is mor e int er est ing. He has made neat paths and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool . I li ke gar dens t oo, but I do not l ike hard work. Ever y year I ent er f or the garden pet it ion t oo, and I always wi n a l it tl e pri ze f or the wor st gar den i n the t own! Lesson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to t he Town Hal l. It was t he last day of t he year and a lar ge cr owd of peopl e had gat her ed under the Town Hal clock. I t would st ri ke twelve i n t went y mi nutes39。. 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。 si gns outsi de hi s gat e, but t hese have not had any ef fect. Now he has put an ugly st one head over t he gat e. I t is one of the ugl iest f aces I have ever sen. I asked him what it was and he told me t hat i t was Medusa, the Gor gon. Jasper hopes that she wi l l t urn motori sts t o st one. But none of t hem 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 looked at it agai n. She was r ight! I t was! Lesson27 A wet night 雨夜 Late i n t he af ter noon, the boys put up t hei r tent in the mi ddl e of a f ield. As soon as this was done, t hey cooked a meal over an open fi re. They were al l hungry and t he food smelt good. Aft er a wonder ful meal, they t old stor ies and sang songs by the camp f ir e. But some ti me l ater it began t o r ai n. The boys f el t ti red so t hey pe t out t he f ir e and cr ept i nto t hei r tent. Their sleepingbags were war m and f ort abl e, so t hey al l sl ept soundl y. I n the m iddle of t he night, two boys woke up and began shouti ng. The t ent was f ull of water ! They al l eapt out of t hei r sleepi ng bags and hur ri ed out si de. I t was raini ng heavil y and they f ound that a st ream had f ormed i n t he fi el d. The st ream wound i ts way acr oss t he fi el d and then f lowed r ight under their t ent ! Leson28 No parking 禁止停車 Jasper Whit e is one of those rar e peopl e who beli eves in ancient myths. He has just bought a new house i n the ci ty, but ever si nce he m oved i n, he has had tr oubl e wi th m otori sts. when he retur ns hom e at ni ght , he al ways fi nds t hat someone has parked a car out side his gate. Because of thi s, he has not been abl e to get his own car i nt o hi s gar age even once. Jasper has put up39。but i sn39。s al l ri ght ,39。 She looked at it cri ti cal y f or a moment. 39。I t39。m hanging t hi s pict ur e on t he wal, 39。 she asked. 39。 anyt hi ng. They are just pr et y pat ter ns. We li ke them i n the same way t hat we li ke pr et y curt ai n mater ial. I t hink t hat young chi ldren of ten appreciate moder n pict ur es bet ter than anyone el se. They not ice m or e. My sister i s onl y seven, but she always tel ls me whet her m y pictur es ar e good or not . She came i nto my room yest er day. 39。. Of cour se, many pi ct ures arc not 39。t understand t hem ! Do t hey speak Engli sh ? l eson26 The best art cri ti cs 最佳美術(shù)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 wh at a pict ur e i s 39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。 I said. Then he spoke slowl y, 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 t imes and at last he under stood. He answer ed me, but he spoke neit her slowl y nor clear ly. 39。t here i s st il l some honest y i n thi s worl d ! 39。Wel l, 39。s r oom39。5o. 39。s losing money t hese days,39。 The manager was sympat hetic, but he could do not hing. 39。and i t39。 I lef t he money in my r oom ,39。s of f ice and sat down. I had j ust 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. Leson20 One m an i n a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishing i s my f avour it e spor t. I oft en fi sh f or hours wi t hout cat chi ng anyt hi ng. But t hi s does not wor ry m e. Som e fi sherm en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of catchi ng f ish, they cat ch old boot s and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ng not even ol d boot s. Af ter havi ng spent whole m orni ngs on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wit h an em pt y bag. 39。s per f orm ance. 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。 I asked. 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。 he asked. 39。 Susan excl ai med. Just hen, a m an hur ri ed t o the ti cket of fi ce. 39。 t he gir l sai d. 39。m sorr y, we39。 I asked. 39。I hur ri ed t o t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。I t m ay have begun al r eady,39。The pl ay m ay begi n at any m om ent ,39。 My dog had t aken it i nt o t he gar den. He of ten does thi s.39。Im ver y sorr y, 39。t got my bag.39。but I can39。Yes, t hank you,39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。 leson18 He of ten does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vil lage i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had lef t it on a chai r besi de the door and now it 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 m ust appear in a bri ght r ed dress and l ong black st ocki ngs. Last year i n another pl ay, she had to wear shor t soc ks and a br