【正文】 son25 Do the Engl ish speak English? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ived in London at last . The railway st at ion was big, bl ack and dar k. I did not know t he way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I not onl y spoke Engl ish very car ef ul ly, but very clear ly as wel l. The por ter, however, could not under stand me。 I said t o the manager, 39。 she sai d. 39。I found t his outside this gentl eman39。 he said. He st ar ted to plain about this wicked world but was inter upted by a knock at the door . A girl came i n and put an envelope on his desk. I t cont ai ned amp。Everyone39。s not there now. 39。 I said, 39。50 and I felt very upset. 39。m not r eal y interest ed i n fishing. I am only i nt er ested in sit ting in a boat and doi ng nothing at al ! Leson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aeroplanes ar e sl owl y dr iving me mad. I live near an airport and passing pl anes can be heard night and day. The ai rpor t was bui lt dur ing the war , but f or some r eason it could not be used then. Last year , however, it came into use. Over a hundr ed people must have been driven away fr om thei r homes by the noi se. I am one of the few people lef t. Sometimes I think this house wi l be knocked down by a passi ng plane. I have been of fered a large sum of money to go away, but I am deter mined t o stay her e. Ever ybody says I must be mad and they ar e pr obabl y ri ght. Lesson22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封 My daught er , Jane, never dr eamed of r ecei vi ng a l et ter f rom a gir l of her own age in Holland. Last year, we wer e t ravel ing acr oss the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper wit h her name and addr ess on i t i nt o a bott le. She threw t he bot tl e i nto the sea. She never thought of it again, but t en months later, she received a let ter from a gir l in Holland. Both girl s writ e to each ot her r egul ar ly now. However, they have decided to use t he post of fi ce. Let er s wil cost a l it t1e mor e, but they wil cer tainly tr avel f aster. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a leter fr om my si st er yesterday. She li ves in Ni geri a. In her l et ter, she said t hat she woul d e to Engl and next year . If she es, she wil l get a surprise. We are now living in a beauti ful new house in the count ry. Work on it had begun before my sister l ef t. The house was pl et d f ive months ago. I n my let er , I told her t hat she could stay with us. The house has many l ar ge r ooms and t here i s a lovely gar den. It is aver y moder n house, so i t l ooks str ange to some people. I t must be t he onl y modern house in the distri ct. Leson24 It could be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I ent er ed t he hotel manager39。 But they don39。 I t39。You must gi ve up fi shing!39。I might as wel l have t hem,39。but they ar e for next Wednesday39。Cer tainly, 39。Could I have those t wo ticket s please ?39。Cer tainly,39。Can I return t hese t wo ticket s?39。What a pi ty!39。ve sol d out, 39。I 39。May I have two t i cket s pl ease ?39。 Susan answered. 39。 I said. 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。Did you have a good meal ?39。 leson18 He of ten does this! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vil age inn, I looked f or my bag. I had left it on a chai r besi de t he door and now it wasn39。 If you r ecei ve a r equest l ike this, you cannot fail to obey it ! Leson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er is an actr ess. She must be at l east thir tyf ive years old. I n spit e of this, she of ten appears on the st age as a young girl . Jennif er wil l have t o take part in a new pl ay soon. This ti me, she wi l be a gir l of sevent en. I n the pl ay, she must appear in a bright r ed dr ess and long bl ack st ockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a br ight , or angecolour ed dr ess. If anyone ever asked her how old she i s, she al ways answer s, 39。100 a year ! Leson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you park your car in the wrong pl ace, a t rafi c poli ceman wil soon fi nd i t. You wi l be very l ucky i f he l et s you go wi thout a ticket . However, this does not always happen. Tr af fi c poli ce are someti mes ver y pol ite. Dur ing a holi day in Sweden, I found t hi s note on my car :39。t inter upt, 39。 I said i n a weak voice. 39。s bicycl e! Leson32 Shopping made easy 購物變得很方便 People are not so honest as they once were. The temptation to steal is greater t han ever before especial y in large shops. A det ecti ve r ecentl y wat ched a wel dresed woman who always went i nt o a large st or e on Monday mornings. One Monday, t her e were f ewer peopl e in the shop than usual when the woman came i n, so i t was easier f or t he det ecti ve t o wat ch her . The woman f ir st bought a few smal l art icles. Aft er a li tl e time, she chose one of t he Twent y people had al ready left . I knew t hat my turn had e. 39。s fi rst pasenger was a doct or who fl ew f rom Birm i ngham t o a l onely vil lage i n t he Wel sh m ount ai ns. Si nce then, Captain Fawcet has fl own pasenger s t o m any unusual pl aces. Once he l anded on the r oof of a bl ock of flats and on anot her occasi on, he l anded i n a desert ed car park. Capt ai n Fawcet t has j ust refused a st range r equest f rom a busi nesm an. The man wanted to f ly t o Rockal, a l onel y island i n the Atl anti c Ocean, but Capt ai n Fawcet t di d not t ake him because t he tr ip was too dangerous. Lesson30 Foot ball or polo? 足球還是水球？ The Wayle i s a smal river t hat cuts acr oss the par k near my home. I like sit ing by t he Wayle on fi ne aft er noons. It was warm l ast Sunday, so I went and sat on t he r iver bank as usual. Some children were playi ng games on the bank and ther e wer e some people rowing on the river. Suddenly, one of t he chi ldren ki cked a bal ver y hard and it went towar ds a passi ng boat . Some peopl e on t he bank cal led out to t he man in the boat, but he di d not hear t hem. The bal l str uck him so har d that he near ly f el l i nt o the wat er . I t ur ned to l oo