【正文】 k outside. 39。 the young man sai d rudely. 39。 I t39。t hear awor d!39。 she Lesson 1 A private conversati on 私人談話 Last week I went to t he t heatre. I had a very good seat. The play was ver y interest ing. I did not enj oy i t. A young man and a young woman were sit ing behind me. They were talking loudl y. I got ver y angry. I could not hear the act or s. I turned r ound. I looked a t he man and the woman angr ily. They di d not pay any at enti on. In t he end, I coul d not bear i t. I turned r ound again. 39。I found t hi s out si de t hi s gentl eman39。 he said. He st ar ted to plain about this wicked worl d but was inter upt ed by a knock at t he door. A gi rl came in and put an envelope on hi s desk. I t contained amp。Everyone39。s not t here now.39。 I said, 39。50 and I felt very upset. 39。m not r eal y interest ed in f ishi ng. I am only i nt er est ed i n si t ing i n a boat and doi ng nothing at al l ! Leson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes ar e sl owl y dri vi ng m e mad. I l ive near an ai r port and passi ng pl anes can be heard ni ght and day. The air port was bui lt duri ng t he war , but f or som e reason it coul d not be used t hen. Last year, however, it came i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e m ust have been dr iven away f rom t heir hom es by the noi se. I am one of t he few peopl e left. Som et imes I t hi nk this house wil l be knocked down by a passi ng pl ane. I have been of fered a l ar ge sum of m oney to go away, but I am det erm ined to st ay here. Ever ybody says I must be mad and they ar e probably r ight. Leson22 A gl ass envelope 玻璃信封 My daught er , Jane, never dr eamed of recei vi ng a let er f rom a gi rl of her own age in Hol and. Last year, we wer e tr avel li ng across t he Channel and Jane put a piece of paper wit h her nam e and addr es on i t into a bot le. She t hr ew t he bottl e i nt o the sea. She never t hought of it agai n, but t en m ont hs l at er , she r ecei ved a l et ter fr om a gir l i n Hol land. Bot h gir ls wr it e to each ot her r egul ar ly now. However , they have decided to use the post of fi ce. Let ters wil l cost a li t 1e m or e, but t hey wi l cer tainl y tr avel f aster. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a let er f rom m y si st er yest er day. She li ves i n Ni geri a. I n her l et er , she sai d t hat she woul d e to England next ye ar . If she es, she wil get a sur pr ise. We ar e now l iving i n a beautif ul new house i n t he countr y. Wor k on it had begun bef or e my si ter left . The house was pl et ed f ive months ago. In my let er , I told her that she could stay wi th us. The house has many l ar ge rooms and t here i s a l ovely garden. It i s a ver y moder n house, so it l ooks st range t o some peopl e. I t must be the only moder n house in t he di st rict. Lesson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I entered t he hotel manager39。 But they don39。 I t39。You m ust gi ve up fi shing! 39。I mi ght as wel l have them, 39。but t hey are for next Wednesday39。Cert ai nl y, 39。Could I have those t wo ti cket s please ?39。Cert ai nl y, 39。Can I return t hese t wo t icket s?39。What a pit y!39。ve sold out,39。I 39。May I have t wo ti ckets please ?39。 Susan answer ed. 39。 I sai d. 39。 Leson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。 he said 39。I 39。t got m y bag.39。but I can39。Yes, thank you, 39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 l esson18 H e oft en does this! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had l unch at a vi l age inn, I looked f or my bag. I had l ef t it on a chai r besi de the door and now it wasn39。 If you r ecei ve a request l ike t his, you cannot fail t o obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni fer is an act res. She m ust be at l east t hi rt y fi ve year s old. In spit e of t hi s, she often appear s on t he stage as a young gi rl. Jennif er wi l have t o t ake par t in a new pl ay soon. This ti me, she wil l be a girl of sevent en. In t he pl ay, she m ust appear in a br ight red dres and l ong black st ocki ngs. Last year i n anot her play, she had t o wear short socks and a bri ght, orangecol our ed dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d 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 par k your car in t he wrong pl ace, a tr af fi c poli ceman wil l soon fi nd it. You wi l be ver y l ucky if he l et s you go wi thout a t icket. However, t hi s does not al ways happen. Tr af fi c pol ice ar e som etim es very poli te. Dur ing a holi day i n Sweden, I f ound this note on m y car: 39。t i nt er rupt,39。 I sai d i n a weak voice. 39。 As I soon lear nt , he was Engli sh himsel f! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secretary t old me that Mr . Harm swort h woul d se m e. I f el t ver y ner vous when. I went i nt o hi s offi ce. He di d not l ook up fr om his desk when I ent ered. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness was ver y bad. He told m e that t he fi rm could not af f or d to pay such l ar ge salari es. Twe nt y people had alr eady left. I knew t hat m y t ur n had e. 39。 Club. The Gr enwood Boys wi l be stayi ng for fi ve days. Duri ng t his tim e, t hey wi l give f ive per formances. As usual, t he poli ce wil l have a dif fi cult t ime. They wil l be tr yi ng to keep or der. I t is al ways the same on t hese occasions. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會(huì)講英語嗎？ I had an am using experi ence l ast year. Aft er I had left a smal vil age i n t he sout h of Fr ance, I dr ove on t o t he next t own. On t he way, a young man waved t o m e. I st opped and he asked m e for a l ift . As soon as he had got int o the car, I said good m orning t o him i n Fr ench and he r epli ed i n t he sam e language. Apart f rom a few wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Nei ther of us spoke dur ing t he j our ney. I had nearl y r eached t he t own, when t he young m an suddenl y sai d, very sl owl y, 39。 Lesson 12 Goodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our ncighbo