【正文】 d she is, she always answers, 39。Pilatus Porter39。taxi39。 No Parking39。t it upsidedown ?39。 she said, 39。 It39。s a new one. Do you like it ?39。 I answered. 39。 I39。 What are you doing ?39。about39。about39。 he said. I wonder. In England, each man speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I don39。You39。I am a foreigner,39。 lesson25 Do the English speak English? 英國(guó)人講的是英語(yǔ)嗎？ I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however, could not understand me。 I said to the manager, 39。 she said. 39。I found this outside this gentleman39。 he said. He started to plain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. It contained amp。Everyone39。s not there now.39。 I said, 39。50 and I felt very upset.39。m not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all ! Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built during the war, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right. Lesson22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封 My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the postoffice. Letters will cost a litt1e more, but they will certainly travel faster. Lesson23 A new house 新居 I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she would e to England next year. If she es, she will get a surprise. We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before my sister left. The house was pleted five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district. Lesson24 It could be worse 不幸中之萬(wàn)幸 I entered the hotel manager39。 But they don39。 It39。You must give up fishing!39。I might as well have them,39。but they are for next Wednesday39。Certainly, 39。Could I have those two tickets please ?39。Certainly,39。Can I return these two tickets?39。What a pity!39。ve sold out,39。I39。May I have two tickets please ?39。 Susan answered. 39。 I said. 39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。 he said 39。I39。t got my bag.39。but I can39。Yes, thank you,39。Did you have a good meal ?39。 lesson18 He often does this! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ After I had had lunch at a village inn, I looked for my bag. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn39。in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orangecoloured dress. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, 39。My dear, it must be terrible to be grown up!39。t there ! As I was looking for it, the innkeeper came in. 39。 he asked. 39。 I answered, 39。t pay the bill. I haven39。 The innkeeper smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. 39。m very sorry,39。 My dog had taken it into the garden. He often does this.39。The play may begin at any moment,39。It may have begun already,39。I hurried to the ticketoffice. 39。 I asked. 39。m sorry, we39。 the girl said. 39。 Susan exclaimed. Just then, a man hurried to the ticketoffice. 39。 he asked. 39。 the girl said. 39。 I asked. 39。the girl said, 39。s performance. 39。 I said sadly. Lesson20 One man in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anythingnot even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. 39。 my friends say.39。s a waste of time.39。t realize one important thing. I39。s office and sat down. I had just lost amp。 I left the money in my room,39。and it39。 The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. 39。s losing money these days,39。5o. 39。s room39。Well,39。there is still some honesty in this world !39。 I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. 39。 I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. 39。ll soon learn English!39。t understand them ! Do they speak English ? lesson26 The best art critics 最佳美術(shù)評(píng)論家 I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures. Many people pretend that they understand modern art. They always tell you what a picture is 39。. Of course, many pictures arc not 39。 anything. They are just pretty patterns. We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material. I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. They notice more. My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not. She came into my room yesterday. 39。 she asked. 39。m hanging this picture on the wall,39。It39。 She looked at it critically for a moment.39。s all right,39。but isn39。 I looked at it again. She was right! It was! Les