【正文】 under st and me。 I said t o t he m anager, 39。 she sai d. 39。I f ound t hi s out side t hi s gent leman39。 he sai d. He st ar t ed t o plai n about t hi s wicked worl d but was int er r upt ed by a knock at t he door. A gi r l came i n and put an envelope on his desk. I t cont ai ned amp。Ever yone39。s not t here now.39。 I sai d, 39。 50 and I f elt ver y upset .39。m not r eal ly i nter ested i n fi shi ng. I am onl y i nt erested i n si t i ng i n a boat and doi ng not hing at al l ! Leson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes are sl owl y dr ivi ng m e mad. I li ve near an air por t and passi ng planes can be hear d ni ght and day. The ai r port was buil t duri ng the war, but f or some r eason it coul d not be used t hen. Last year, however , it cam e i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e must have been dri ven away f r om t heir hom es by t he noi se. I am one of t he few peopl e l eft . Som et im es I t hink t hi s house wi l be knocked down by a pasi ng pl ane. I have been off ered a l arge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am det erm i ned t o stay here. Ever ybody says I must be m ad and they are pr obabl y ri ght . Leson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daught er , Jane, never dr eam ed of recei ving a l et t er f r om a gir l of her own age i n Holl and. Last year, we wer e t ravel li ng across the Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wit h her nam e and addr es on i t int o a bot tl e. She t hrew t he bott le i nt o t he sea. She never t hought of i t agai n, but t e n m ont hs l at er, she recei ved a l et ter fr om a gi rl i n Hol land. Bot h gir ls wri te t o each ot her r egul arl y now. However, t hey have dec ided t o use t he post off i ce. Let er s wil l cost a l it 1e m or e, but t hey wi l cert ai nly t r avel faster. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et er f r om m y si st er yester day. She li ves i n Ni ger ia. I n her l et ter, she sai d t hat she would e t o England next year. I f she es, she wi l get a sur pri se. We ar e now l ivi ng i n a beaut if ul new house i n t he countr y. Wor k on it had begun bef or e m y si st er l eft . The house was plet ed f i ve m ont hs ago. I n m y l et er , I tol d her t hat she coul d stay wi th us. The house has m any lar ge rooms and t her e is a l ovel y garden. I t is a ver y modern house, so it l ooks st range to some peopl e. It m ust be the onl y m oder n house i n t he di st ri ct. Leson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I enter ed t he hotel manager39。 But t hey don39。 It39。You m ust gi ve up fi s hi ng! 39。m i ght as wel have t hem ,39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 O ne man i n a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is m y f avouri te sport . I of t en f ish f or hour s wit hout catchi ng anyt hi ng. But t hi s does not worr y m e. Some f isher m en ar e unl ucky. I nst ead of cat chi ng f ish, t hey cat ch ol d boots and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ng not even ol d boot s. Af ter havi ng spent whole m or ni ngs on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wit h an em pt y bag. 39。 m y f ri ends say. 39。s a waste of t im e.39。t r eal ize one im por tant thi ng. I39。s off ice and sat down. I had just l ost amp。 I l ef t the m oney i n my r oom ,39。and it39。 The m anager was sym pat heti c, but he coul d do not hi ng. 39。s l osi ng m oney t hese days, 39。 5o. 39。s r oom39。Wel l,39。t her e i s st il l som e honest y i n t hi s worl d !39。 I r epeat ed my quest i on sever al tim es and at l ast he under st ood. He answered m e, but he spoke neit her sl owl y nor cl ear l y. 39。 I said. Then he spoke sl owl y, but I coul d not underst and him . My t eacher never spoke Engli sh li ke t hat ! The port er and I l ooked at each ot her and sm il ed. Then he said somet hi ng and I underst ood i t. 39。l l soon l earn Engli sh! 39。t underst and t hem ! Do t hey speak Engli sh ? l eson26 The best art cri ti cs 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an ar t st udent and I pai nt a l ot of pict ur es. Many peopl e pr et end that hey under st and m oder n art . They al ways tel you what a pict ur e i s 39。. Of cour se, m any pi ct ures arc not 39。 anyt hi ng. They ar e just pr et y pat t er ns. We li ke them i n t he sam e way that we li ke pr et y curt ain m at eri al . I thi nk t hat young chil dr en oft en appr eci at e m oder n pi ctur es bet er t han anyone else. They noti ce mor e. My si ster is onl y seven, but she al ways tel s m e whet her m y pict ur es ar e good or not . She came i nto m y r oom yest er day. 39。 she asked. 39。m hangi ng t his pi ct ure on t he wal ,39。I t39。 She l ooked at it cri ti cal l y for a m om ent. 39。s al r ight, 39。but i sn39。 I l ooked at it again. She was ri ght ! It was! Leson27 A wet ni ght 雨夜 Lat e i n the aft er noon, t he boys put up t hei r tent i n t he m i ddl e of a fi el d. As soon as t his was done, t hey cooked a meal over an open fi re. They were al hungr y and t he f ood smelt good. Aft er a wonder ful meal, t hey t ol d st or ies and sang songs by the cam p f ir e. But som e t im e l ater it began to r ain. The boys f elt ti r ed so t hey pet out t he f ir e and crept i nt o t heir t ent. Their sl epi ng bags wer e warm and fort abl e, so t hey al l sl ept soundl y. In t he mi ddl e of the ni ght, t wo boys woke up and began shout i ng. The t ent was f ul l of wat er! They al l eapt out of t hei r sl eepi ng bags and hurr ied outsi de. It was r aini ng heavil y and they f ound t hat a str eam had f or med i n t he f i el d. The st ream wound i ts way acr oss t he fi el d and t hen f lowed r i ght under t heir t ent ! Leson28 No parking 禁止停車 Jasper Whit e is one of t hose r ar e peopl e who beli eves i n anci ent m yt hs. He has j ust bought a new house i n t he ci ty, but ever si nce he m oved i n, he has had t roubl e wi t h m otori sts. when he ret ur ns hom e at ni ght , he al ways fi nds t hat someone has par ked a car out side hi s gat e. Because of t hi s, he has not been abl e t o