【正文】 t hem i n t he sam e way t hat we l i ke pr et t y cur t ai n m at er i al . I t hi nk t hat young chi l dr en of t en appr eci at e m oder n pi ct ur es bet t er t han anyone el se. They not i ce m or e. My si st er i s Lesson 1 A privat e conversat ion 私人談話 Last week I went to t he theat r e. I had a very good seat . The pl ay was ver y i nt eresting. I did not enjoy i t. A young man and a young woman wer e si t ing behind m e. They were talki ng loudly. I got very angr y. I could not hear t he act or s . I t urned r ound. I looked at he man and the wom an angr il y. They did not pay any at ent ion. In t he end, I coul d not bear it . I turned r ound again. 39。. Of cour se, m any pi ct ur es ar c 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 lot 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 l ear n Engli sh! 39。 I sai d. Then he spoke slowl y, but I could not under st and hi m. My teacher never spoke Engli sh li ke that! The port er and I l ooked at each ot her and smi led. Then he said somethi ng and I understood i t. 39。 I repeat ed my quest ion sever al tim es and at last he under st ood. He answer ed me, but he spoke nei ther sl owly nor clearl y. 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 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 r eal ize one impor tant thing. I39。s a waste of t ime. 39。 my f ri ends say.39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One m an in a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fishing i s my favour it e spor t. I of ten f ish for hours wi thout cat chi ng anyt hing. But t his does not wor ry me. Som e fi sher men a re unlucky. I nstead of catching fi sh, they catch old boot s and r ubbish. I am even l es l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ngnot even ol d boot s. Af ter having spent whole morni ngs on t he ri ver , I always go home wi th an empt y bag. 39。s per for mance. 39。t he gir l 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 fi ce. 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 begi n at any moment,39。 My dog had t aken i t into the garden. He oft en does t hi s. 39。m very sor ry,39。 The innkeeper smi led and im medi ately went out. I n a f ew mi nut es he retur ned wit h my bag and gave it back to me. 39。t pay t he bil l. I haven39。 I answer ed, 39。 he asked. 39。t there ! As I was looking f or i t, t he innkeeper came i n. 39。My dear, i t must be t er r ible to be gr own up!39。 Si r, we wel e you to our cit y. Thi s is a No Par king area. You wil l enj oy your st ay her e if you pay at ent ion t o our st reet si gns. This note i s only a remi 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 mswort h, 39。Do you speak English?39。cl ock so we shal have pl ent y of ti me. We shal see hi s boat and t hen we shal say good bye t o him . He wi l be away f or t wo m ont hs. We ar e ver y pr oud of hi m. He wil l t ake par t i n an i mpor tant race acr oss t he Atl antic. Leson 13 The G reenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys ar e a gr oup of popular si nger s. At pr esent, they ar e visit ing al part s of the count ry. They wi l be ar ivi ng her e tomor row. They wi l be ing by tr ai n and most of t he young people i n the t own wi l be meeti ng them at t he st ati on. Tomor row evening t hey wil l be si ngi ng at the Wor ker s39。so now you can pay f or m y dinner !39。I have never borr owed any money fr om you,39。s off ice year s ago, but he is now wor ki ng at a bank. He get s a good sal ar y, but he al ways borr ows m oney f rom hi s f ri ends and never pays i t back. Har y saw m e and came and sat at t he same t abl e. He has never bor r owed m oney f r om me. Whi le he was eati ng, I asked him t o l end m e amp。 I looked at my watch. It was t rue. The big clock r efused to wel e the New Year . At that moment ever ybody began to l augh and sing. Leson 10 Not f or jazz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an ol d musical inst r um ent . It is cal ed a clavichord( 翼琴 ). I t was made in Ger many i n 1681. Our clavichord i s kept i n the l ivi ng room. I t has belong t o our fami ly f or a long t ime. The i nstr ument was bought by my gr andf at her many years ago. Recentl y it wa s damaged by a visit or. She tr i ed t o play j az on it ! She st ruck the keys too har d and two of t he st ri ngs were br oken. My father was shocked. Now we are not al owed to touch it . I t is being r epai red by a fr i end of m y fat her39。I t39。s garden i s more inter esti ng. He has made neat pat hs and has buil t a wooden br idge over a pool. I l ike gardens too, but I do not li ke har d wor k. Ever y year I enter for t he gar den pet it on too, and I al ways win a li t le pr ize f or t he worst garden in t he t own! Lesson 9 A col d wel e 冷遇 On Wednesday evening, we went to t he Town Hal . It was t he last day of t he year and a lar ge cr owd of peopl e had gat her ed unde r the Town Hal clock. I t would st ri ke twelve i n t went y mi nut es39。s gar den is l ar ger than Joe39。The Ni cest Gar den Com pet it ion39。Then he lent me a book. I r ead a few li nes, but I di d not understand a wor d. Ever y day I thought about postcards. M y holi days pased quickly, but I di d not send any car ds to m y f ri ends. On the l ast day I made a big dec ision. I got up ear ly and bought t hi rt yseven car ds. I spent the whol e day in m y room, but I did not wr ite a si ngle card ! Lesson 4 An exci ti ng t ri p 激動人心的旅行 I have j ust r eceived a l eter f rom my br other, Tim . He is i n Austr ali a.