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l ane can car r y seven pasenger s. The m ost sur pri si ng t hi ng about it , however, i s t hat it can land anywher e: on snow, wat er , or even on a pl oughed fi eld. Capt ain Fawcet39。 i s a sm al Swi s aer opl ane cal ed a 39。 signs outside hi s gat e, but these have not had any ef fect. Now he has put an ugl y st one head over t he gat e. I t is one of t he ugli est f aces I have e ver seen. I asked him what it was and he t ol d me t hat i t was Medusa, the Gor gon. Jasper hopes t hat she wi l t ur n m ot ori st s t o st one. But none of t hem has been t ur ned t o st one yet ! Leson29 Taxi ! 出租汽車! Captai n Ben Fawcet has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new servi ce. The 39。 I l ooked at i t agai n. She was r ight! I t was! Lesson27 A wet ni ght 雨夜 Late i n t he af ter noon, the boys put up t hei r t ent i n t he mi ddl e of a fi el d. 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 the f ood sm el t good. Aft er a wonder f ul m eal, t hey t ol d st ori es and sang songs by t he camp f ir e. But some t im e lat er i t began t o rai n. The boys felt t ir ed so they pet out t he f ir e and cr ept i nto t hei r tent. Their sleeping bags were war m and f ort abl e, so t hey al l sl ept soundl y. I n t he m i ddl e of t he ni ght, t wo boys woke up and began shout ing. The tent was full of wat er ! They al l leapt out of t heir sl epi ng bags and hur ri ed outsi de. It was r ai ning heavi l y and t hey f ound t hat a str eam had f or med i n t he f iel d. The str e am wound it s way acr oss t he f iel d and t hen fl owed ri ght under their t ent ! Lesson28 No parki ng 禁止停車 Jasper Whi t e is one of t hose r ar e peopl e who bel i eves i n anci ent myt hs. He has just bought a new house i n t he ci ty, but ever si nce he m oved i n, he has had t rouble wi t h m ot or ists. when he ret ur ns hom e at ni ght , he al ways fi nds that som eone has par ked a car outsi de hi s gat e. Because of t hi s, he has not been able t o get hi s own car int o hi s garage even once. Jasper has put up39。but isn39。s al l ri ght ,39。 She looked at i t cr it ical y f or a m om ent .39。I t39。m hangi ng thi s pi ct ur e on the wal ,39。 she asked. 39。 anyt hi ng. They ar e j ust pr et t y pat ter ns. We l i ke t hem i n t he same way t hat we li ke pret y curt ai n m at er ial. I t hink t hat young chi ldr en of t en appr eci at 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 onl y seven, but she al ways t el ls m e whether m y pi ct ures are good or not . She cam e int o my r oom yest er day. 39。. Of cour se, many pi ct ur es arc not 39。t hey under st and m oder n art . They al ways tel you what a pict ur e i s 39。about39。about 39。 What ar e you doi ng ?39。 I 39。 I answer ed. 39。s a new one. Do you li ke it ?39。 It 39。 she sai d, 39。t it upsidedown ?39。 No Par ki ng39。t axi39。Pi lat us Port er39。s f ir st pasenger was a doct or who f l ew fr om Bi rm i ngham t o a l onel y vil age i n t he Wel sh m ount ains. Si nce the n, Capt ai n Fawcet t has f l own passengers t o m any unusual places. Once he landed on t he r oof of a bl ock of f l at s and on anot her occasi on, he landed in a desert ed car park. Capt ain Fawcet has j ust ref used a str ange r equest fr om a busi nessm an. The man want ed t o f l y t o Rockal l, a l onel y i sl and i n t he Atl ant i c Ocean, but Capt ai n Fawcet t di d not take him because the t ri p was t oo danger ous. Lesson30 Foot ball or pol o? 足球還是水球? The Wayl e is a sm al l ri ver t hat cuts acr oss t he par k near m y hom e. I li ke si ti ng by t he Wayle on fi ne af ter noons. I t was warm l ast Sunday, so I went and sat on t he ri ver bank as usual. Some chil dren wer e playi ng game s on t he bank and t her e were some people r owi ng on t he ri ver . Suddenl y, one of the chil dr en kicked a bal l ver y har d and i t we nt t owar ds a passi ng boat. Som e peopl e on the bank cal led out to t he man i n t he boat, but he di d not hear t hem. The bal str uck hi m so har d t hat he nearl y f el l i nt o t he wat er. I t ur ned t o l ook at t he chi l dr en, but there wer en39。s bicycle! Lesson32 Shoppi ng m ade easy 購物變得很方便 Peopl e are not so honest as t hey once wer e. The t em ptati on t o st eal i s gr eat er than ever bef or e especi al l y in l arge shops. A det ecti ve r ecent l y watched a wel dr essed wom an who al ways went i nt o a l ar ge st or e on Monday m or ni ngs. One Monday, t her e wer e f ewer peopl e i n t he shop t han usual when t he wom an cam e i n, so it was easi er f or the detecti ve t o wat ch her . The wom an fi r st bought a f ew smal art i cl es. Af ter a li t le t im e, she chose one of t he m ost expensi ve dr esses i n t he shop and handed it t o an assi st ant who wrapped i t up f or her as qui ckl y as possi bl e. Then t he wom an si m pl y t ook t he par cel and wal ked out of t he shop wi t hout payi ng. When she was ar est ed, t he det ect ive f ound out t hat t he shop asi st ant was her daughter. The gi rl39。 her m ot her a f ree dr ess once a week ! l eson33 O ut of t he darkness 沖出黑暗 Near l y a week passed bef or e t he gi rl was abl e to explai n what had happened t o her . One aft er noon she set out f rom the coast i n a sm al l boat and was caught i n a st orm. Towar ds evening, the boat st ruck a r ock and t he gi r l j umped i nt o t he sea. Then she swam t o t he shore af ter spending t he whol e ni ght i n the wat er . Duri ng t hat tim e she cover ed a di st ance of ei ght mi les. Ear l y next mor ni ng, she saw a li ght ahead. She knew she was near t he shor e because t he li ght was hi gh up on t he cli f s. On ar i vi ng at t he shor e, t he gi rl str uggl ed up t he cl if f towar ds t he li ght she had sen. That was al she r em em ber ed. When she woke up a day l at er , she f ound her sel f in hospit al .