【正文】 I have ever seen. I asked hi m what i t was and he t ol d m e t hat i t was Medusa, t he Gor gon. Jasper hopes that she wil t ur n m ot or ists t o stone. But none of t hem has been t ur ned t o st one yet ! Lesson29 Taxi ! 出租汽車！ Captai n Ben Fawcet t has bought an unusual t axi and has begun a new ser vi ce. The 39。 I l ooked at it agai n. She was ri ght ! It was! Leson27 A wet ni ght 雨夜 Lat e i n t he af ter noon, the boys put up t hei r tent in t he mi ddl e of a fi eld. As soon as this was done, t hey cooked a m eal over an open fi r e. They wer e al l hungr y and t he f ood sm el t good. Af ter a wonderf ul m eal , t hey t ol d st ori es and sang songs by t he cam p fi r e. But som e tim e l at er i t began t o rai n. The boys felt t ir ed so they pet out t he f i re and cr ept i nt o t heir t ent . Thei r sl eepi ng bags wer e warm and f or table, so they al slept soundly. I n the mi ddl e of t he ni ght , t wo boys woke up and began shouti 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 i ed out si de. I t was r ai ni ng heavil y and t hey f ound t hat a st ream had f orm ed i n t he fi 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 hei r t ent ! Leson28 No parki ng 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 t y, but ever si nce he m oved in, he has had t r ouble wit h mot or ists. when he r et urns hom e at ni ght, he al ways fi nds t hat som eone has par ked a car out si de hi s gat e. Because of t hi s, he has not been abl e t o get hi s own car i nt o his garage even once. Jasper has put up39。but i sn39。s al r ight,39。 She l ooked at it cri ti cal ly f or a m om ent. 39。I t 39。m hangi ng t hi s pict ur e on t he wal l, 39。 she asked. 39。 anythi ng. They are j ust pr et t y pat er ns. We l i ke t hem i n t he sam e way t hat we li ke pr et y cur t ai n mat er ial. I t hi nk t hat young chi ldr en of t en appr eciat e m oder n pi ct ures bet t er t han anyone el se. They noti ce m ore. My si st er i s only seven, but she al ways t el l s m e whet her my pi ct ures ar e good or not. She cam e i nt o m y room yester day. 39。. Of cour se, m any pict ur es ar c not 39。t under stand t hem ! Do t hey speak Engl ish ? l eson26 The best art cri ti cs 最佳美術(shù)評(píng)論家 I am an ar t st udent and I pai nt a lot of pict ur es. Many peopl e pret end t hat t hey underst and m oder n ar t. They al ways t el l you what a pi ct ur e is 39。l l soon l ear n Engli sh!39。 I sai d. Then he spoke sl owly, but I coul d not under st and him. My t eacher never spoke Engl ish l ike t hat ! The por t er and I l ooked at each ot her and sm il ed. Then he sai d som et hi ng and I under stood it . 39。 I r epeat ed m y questi on sever al t im es and at last he underst ood. He answer ed me, but he spoke nei ther sl owl y nor cl earl y. 39。t her e i s st il some honest y i n t hi s worl d !39。Wel ,39。s r oom39。 5o. 39。s l osi ng m oney t hese days, 39。 The manager was sym pat heti c, but he coul d do nothi ng. 39。and i t39。 I l eft t he m oney i n m y r oom, 39。s off ice and sat down. I had just lost amp。t r eali ze one i m port ant t hing. I39。s a wast e of ti me.39。 m y f ri ends say.39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 O ne man i n a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fi shi ng is m y f avouri te sport . I of t en f i sh 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 old boots. Af ter havi ng spent whol e m or nings on t he r i ver, I al ways go hom e wit h an empt y bag. 39。s perf orm ance. 39。t he gi rl said, 39。 I asked. 39。 t he gi rl said. 39。 he asked. 39。 exclaim ed. Just t hen, a man hurr i ed t o t he t i cket off ice. 39。Can I r et ur n t hese t wo ti cket s?39。Cer t ai nly,39。Coul d I have t hose t wo ti cket s please ?39。Cer t ai nly, 39。but they are f or next Wednesday39。I m i ght as wel have them ,39。You m ust gi ve up f i shi ng!39。 I t39。 But t hey don39。m not r eal y i nt er est ed i n fi shi ng. I am onl y i nt er est ed i n si ti ng i n a boat and doing not hi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes ar e slowl y dri vi ng m e m ad. I l ive near an ai rport and pasi ng pl anes can be hear d ni ght and day. The ai r por t was bui lt duri ng t he war , but f or some r eason i t coul d not be used then. Last year, however, it came i nt o use. Over a hundred peopl e m ust have been dri ven away f r om t hei r hom es by t he noi se. I am one of t he f ew peopl e l eft . Som et im es I t hink t hi s house wil be knocked down by a pasing pl ane. I have been off ered a l ar ge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am determ ined t o st ay her e. Ever ybody says I m ust be m ad and t hey ar e pr obably r i ght. Lesson22 A glass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daughter, Jane, never dr eam ed of r ecei vi ng a l et ter fr om a gi rl of her own age i n Hol l and. Last year , we wer e tr avel i ng acr oss t he Channel and J ane put a pi ece of paper wi t h her name and address on it i nt o a bott le. She thr ew t he bot l e int o the sea. She never t hought of i t agai n, but ten m ont hs l ater, she r ecei ved a l et t er f rom a gir l in Hol l and. Bot h gi rl s wri t e t o each ot her regul arl y now. However , they have deci ded 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 nl y t r avel faster. Lesson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et t er f r om my si st er yest er day. She l i ves i n Ni ger ia. I n her l et ter, she sai d t hat she would e t o Engl and next year. I f she es, she wi l get a sur pri se. We are now l i vi ng i n a beauti f ul new house in t he count ry. Wor k on i t had begun befor e m y sist er l ef t. The ho