【正文】 I t39。t hear a wor d!39。 anyt hi ng. They ar e j ust pr et t y pat t er ns. We l i ke 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 s e. 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 t hem ! Do t hey speak Engl i sh ? l esson26 The best art cri t i cs 最佳美術(shù)評(píng)論家 I am an ar t st udent and I pai nt a l ot of pi ct ur es. Many peopl e pr et end t hat t hey under st and m oder n ar t . They al ways t el l you what a pi ct ur e i s 39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。 I said. Then he spoke slowly, 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 ti mes and at last he under stood. He answer ed me, but he spoke neit her slowl y nor clear ly. 39。t her e i s st il l some honest y i n thi s worl d ! 39。Wel l, 39。s r oom 39。5o. 39。s l osi ng money these days,39。 The manager was sym pat het ic, but he could do nothi ng. 39。a nd i t 39。 I lef t the money in my r oom,39。s off ice and sat down. I had just l ost amp。t reali ze one impor tant t hing. I39。s a wa ste of ti me.39。 my f ri ends say. 39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One m an in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fi shing is my favour it e spor t. I of ten f ish f or hours wi t hout cat chi ng anyt hing. But t his does not wor ry me. Som e fi sher men are unlucky. Instead of catchi ng fi sh, they catch old boot s and rubbish. I am even l es l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hingnot even ol d boot s. Af t er havi ng spent whole m ornings on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wit h an empt y bag. 39。s per f or mance. 39。the gi rl sai d, 39。 I asked. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。 he as ked. 39。 Susan excl aimed. Just then, a man hurr ied t o the t icket of f ice. 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 begin at any moment, 39。 My dog had t aken i t into the garden. He oft en does t hi s. 39。m very sorr y,39。 The i nnkeeper smil ed and imm edi at ely went out. I n a few mi nut es he retur ned wit h my bag and gave it back to m e. 39。t pay t he bi l . I haven39。 I answer ed, 39。 he asked. 39。t t her e ! As I was l ooking f or it, t he i n keeper came i n. 39。My dear, i t m ust be t er ri ble t o be gr own up! 39。 Sir , we wel e you t o our ci t y. Thi s i s a No Par ki ng ar ea. You wil l enj oy your stay her e i f you pay at t enti on t o our str eet si gns. Thi s note i s onl y a r em i 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 mswor t h, 39。Do you speak Engl ish?39。clock so we shal l have pl ent y of ti me. We shal se hi s boat and then we shal say good bye to hi m. He wi l be away for t wo m ont hs. We ar e very pr oud of hi m. He wi l l t ake par t in an i mport ant r ace across the At l ant ic. Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 綠林少年 The Gr eenwood Boys are a group of popul ar singers. At present , they are vi si ti ng al par ts of t he countr y. They wil l be ar ri ving here t omorr ow. They wil l be ing by t rain and most of the young peopl e in the t own wil l be meeting them at the stat ion. Tomorr ow eveni ng they wi l be singing at t he Wor ker s39。so now you can pay f or my dinner! 39。I have never bor rowed any m oney f rom you, 39。s of fi ce years ago, but he i s now wor ki ng at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he al ways bor rows m oney f r om his f r iends and never pays it back. Har ry saw m e and cam e and sat at he sam e table. He has never borr owed money fr om m e. While he was eat ing, I asked him to l end me amp。 I l ooked at my wat ch. I t was tr ue. The bi g cl ock ref used t o wele t he New Year. At t hat m om ent everybody began t o laugh and si ng. Lesson 10 Not for j azz 不適于演奏爵士樂 We have an old m usi cal instr ument. I t i s cal led a cl avi chor d(翼琴 ) . It was m ade i n Germ any in 1681. Our cl avi chor d is kept in t he li vingr oom. It has bel ong to our f am il y for a l ong ti me. The inst rum ent was bought by my grandfather many year s ago. Recent ly i t wa s dam aged by a vi si tor . She t r ied to pl ay jazz on i t! She st r uck t he keys t oo hard and t wo of the str ings wer e broken. My f at her was shocked. Now we ar e not al lowed t o t ouch i t. It i s bei ng r epair ed by a f ri end of m y fat her 39。It 39。s garden i s more i nteresti ng. He has made neat pat hs and has built 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 ent er for the gar den peti ti on too, and I al ways win a li t le pr ize 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 the 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 ar ger t han Joe39。The Ni cest Garden Compet it on39。Then he lent m e a book. I r ead a f ew li nes, but I di d not understand a wor d. Ever y day I thought about postcards. My holi days passed quickl y, but I di d not send any car ds t o m y f ri ends. On t he l ast day I ma de a bi g deci si on. I got up ear ly and bought t hi rt y seven car ds. I spent t he whol e day in m