【正文】 wly dr i vi ng m e m ad. I li ve near an air por t and passi ng pl anes 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 could not be used t hen. Last year, however , it cam e i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e m ust have been dr i ven away f rom t heir homes by t he noi se. I am one of t he f ew peopl e l ef t. Someti mes I t hi nk t hi s house wi l be knocked down by a passi ng plane. I have been of fer ed a lar ge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am det er mi ned t o stay her e. Everybody says I m ust be m ad and they ar e 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 vi ng a l et t er f r om a gi rl of her own age in Hol l and. Last year , we wer e tr avel i ng acr oss t he Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wi t h her name and addr ess on i t i nt o a bott le. She thr ew t he bott l e i nt o t he sea. She never t hought of i t agai n, but ten m ont hs l ater, she r eceived a l et t er f rom a gir l in Hol land. Bot h gir l s wri te t o each ot her r egul arl y now. However , t hey have decided t o use t he post of fi ce. Let er s wi l cost a l it t1e 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 woul d e t o England next year. I f she es, she wi l get a sur pr i se. We ar e now li ving i n a beaut if ul new house i n t he count r y. Work on i t had begun bef or e my si st er l eft. The house was pl eted f ive m ont hs ago. In m y l et ter, I t ol d her t hat she coul d st ay wit h us. The house has m any l arge r oom s and there i s a l ovel y gar den. It i s a ver y m oder n house, so it l ooks str ange t o som e peopl e. I t m ust be t he onl y m oder n house i n t he di st ri ct . Lesson24 It could be worse 不幸中之萬(wàn)幸 I ent ered t he hot el m anager39。 But t hey don39。 I t39。You m ust give up f is hing!39。I m ight as wel l have t hem ,39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。Cer tai nl y, 39。Coul d I have those t wo t i ckets pl ease ?39。Cer tai nl y, 39。Can I r et ur n these t wo t i ckets?39。What a pit y!39。ve sol d out ,39。I 39。May I have t wo ti ckets pl ease ?39。 Susan answered. 39。 I sai d. 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。 he sai d 39。I 39。t got m y bag. 39。but I can39。Yes, t hank you,39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。 l eson18 He of ten does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vil lage i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had lef t i t on a chai r besi de t he door and now i t wasn39。 I f you recei ve a r equest l i ke t hi s, you cannot f ai l t o obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni f er i s an act ress. She must be at l east thir t y fi ve year s ol d. I n spit e of t hi s, she oft en appear s on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wi l have t o t ake part i n a new pl ay soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gi rl of sevent en. In t he play, she m ust appear i n a br i ght r ed dr es and l ong bl ack st ocki ngs. Last year i n anot her pl a y, she had to wear shor t socks and a bri ght , or ange col 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! Lesson 16 A poli t e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car in t he wr ong pl ace, a t raf i c pol icem an wil l soon f i nd i t. You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he l ets you go wi t hout a t i cket. However, t hi s does not al ways happen. Traf i c pol ice ar e someti mes very poli t e. Dur ing a holi day i n Sweden, I found t hi s not e on m y car :39。t i nt er upt ,39。 I sa id i n a weak voi ce. 39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engl ish him self ! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secret ar y t ol d me t hat Mr. Harm swort h woul d see m e. I f el t ver y ner vous when. I went int o hi s off i ce. He di d not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I enter ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness was ver y bad. He t ol d m e t hat t he f ir m coul d not af for d t o pay such lar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had al ready l ef t. I knew t hat my t ur n had e. 39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be st ayi ng for fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e, they wil l give f i ve perf orm ances. As usual , t he poli ce wil l have a di f i cult t im e. They wil l be tr yi ng t o keep or der. It i s al ways t he same on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year. Aft er I had l eft a smal vi l age i n t he sout h of Fr ance, I drove on t o the next t own. On t he way, a young m an waved to m e. I st opped and he as ked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got i nt o t he car , I sai d good m or ni ng to hi m i n Fr ench and he r epl ied i n t he sam e l angua ge. Apart f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al . Nei t her of us spoke duri ng the j our ney. I had near ly r eached t he t own, when the young m an suddenly sai d, very sl owl y, 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour , Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wil l sai l fr om Por tsm outh t om orr ow. We shal m et him at t he har bour earl y i n t he m orni ng. He wi l be i n his sm al boat, Topsai l. Tapsai l is a famous l it tl e boat . It has sai led across the At lanti c many ti m es. Capt ai n Al ison wi l set out at ei ght o39。 Har r y sai d, 39。 2. To m y sur pri se, he gave m e t he m oney i mm edi at el y. 39。s. Leson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來(lái) I was havi ng di nner at a r est aur ant when Har r y St eel e cam e i n. Har ry wor ked i n a lawyer39。s t wo mi nutes past t wel ve! The cl ock has stopped! 39。 tim e. Fi ft een m i nut es passed and t hen, at f i ve t o t wel ve, t he cl ock st opped. The bi g mi nute hand di d not m ove. We wai ted and wait ed, but not hi ng happened. Suddenl y som eone shouted, 39。s. Bil l wor ks har der t han Joe and grows m or e f lower s and veget abl es,