【正文】 very year I ent er for the gar den peti ti on too, and I al ways win a li tl e pri ze for t he worst gar den in t he town! Lesson 9 A cold wele 冷遇 On Wednesday eveni ng, we went t o the Town Hal l. I t was the l ast day of t he year and a l ar ge crowd of people had gathered under t he Town Hal l cl ock. It woul d str ike twel ve in twenty minutes39。s gar den is l arger than Joe39。The Ni cest Gar den Com pet it ion39。. Thi s wonder f ul pl ane can car r y seven pasenger s. The most sur pri si ng thi ng about it , however, i s that it can land anywher e: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed f iel d. Capt ai n Fawcet t39。 is a smal l Swi ss aer opl ane cal led a 39。 signs outside his gat e, but these have not had any ef fect. Now he has put an ugl y stone head over the gate. I t i s one of the ugli est faces I have ever seen. I asked hi m what i t was and he t old me t hat i t was Medusa, t he Gon. Jasper hopes that she wi l t ur n m ot ori st s to st one. But none of t hem has been t ur ned to 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 looked at i t again. She was r ight! I t was! Lesson27 A wet ni ght 雨夜 Late i n the af ternoon, the boys put up t hei r tent in t he mi ddl e of a fi eld. As soon as t his was done, t hey cooked a meal over an open fi re. They wer e al hungry and t he food smelt good. Af t er a wonderf ul meal , they t ol d stor ies and sang songs by t he cam p fi re. But som e ti me l at er i t began t o rai n. The boys fel t tir ed so they pet out t he fi re and crept int o their t ent . Thei r sl eepi ng bags wer e warm and for table, so they al slept soundly. In the mi ddl e of the ni ght , two boys woke up and began shouti ng. The tent was ful l of wat er! They al l eapt out of t hei r sl eping bags and hurr ied outside. It was r aining heavily and they found t hat a str eam had for med i n the f ield. The str eam wound it s way across the f ield and t hen fl owed ri ght under their tent ! Lesson28 No parki ng 禁止停 車 Jasper Whi te i s one of those rare people who bel ieves in ancient m yths. He has j ust bought a new house in the cit y, but ever since he moved in, he has had tr oubl e wit h mot ori st s. when he r et urns home at night, he always f inds that someone has par ked a car out si de hi s gate. Because of t his, he has not been able to get his own car int o his garage even once. Jasper has put up39。but isn39。s al l ri ght ,39。 She looked at i t cr it ical y f or a moment.39。I t 39。m hangi ng thi s pictur e on the wal l, 39。 she asked. 39。 anythi ng. They are j ust pr et ty pat terns. We l ike t hem i n the same way t hat we like pr et y cur tai n mater ial. I t hi nk that young chil dren of ten appreciate moder n pictur es bet ter than anyone else. They not ice mor e. My sister is onl y seven, but she al ways te l s me whet her my pictur es ar e good or not . She came i nt o my room yester day. 39。. Of cour se, many pict ur es arc not 39。t under st and 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 et end that they under st and moder n art . They al ways tel you what a pictur e is 39。l l soon learn Engl ish! 39。 I sai d. Then he spoke sl owly, but I could not under st and 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 underst ood it. 39。 I repeated 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。t her e is st il some honest y in this wor ld !39。Wel ,39。s r oom 39。 5o. 39。s l osing money t hese days, 39。 The manager was sympathetic, but he could do not hing. 39。and i t39。 I lef t he money in my r oom,39。s off ice and sat down. I had j ust l ost amp。t r eali ze one impor tant thing. I39。s a waste of t ime.39。 my f ri ends say. 39。 I said sadly. Leson20 One m an in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishing i s my f avour it e spor t. I oft en fi sh for hours wi thout cat chi ng anyt hi ng. But t his does not wor ry m e. Some fi sherm en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, they cat ch old boots and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess lucky. I never cat ch anythi ng not even old boot s. Af ter havi ng spent whol e m or nings on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wi th an empt y bag. 39。s per for mance. 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 then, a m an hur ri ed to the t icket of fi ce. 39。 t he gir l said. 39。Im sor ry, 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, t hank you, 39。Di d you have a good meal ?39。 lesson18 He of ten does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had l unch 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 r e quest li ke this, you cannot fail t o obey it ! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act ress. She m ust be at least thi rt yf ive year s 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 t ime, 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 ol d she is, she al ways answers, 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 wr ong pl ace, a tr af ic pol iceman wil l soon f ind i t. You wil 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 i ce ar e som et im es ver y polit e. Dur i ng a hol