【正文】 er e fewer peopl e in the shop than usual when the wom an came in, so it was easi er f or the detecti ve to wat ch her . The woman fi rst bought a f ew smal art icl es. Af te r a li t le t im e, she chose one of the most expensi ve dresses in the shop and handed it t o an asistant who wr apped i t up for her as qui ckl y as possible. Then the wom an si mply took the par cel and walked out of t he shop wi thout payi ng. When she was ar rest ed, t he det ect ive f ound out t hat the shopassi st ant was her daughter . The gi rl 39。s f ir st passenger was a doctor who fl ew fr om Bir mingham t o a l onel y vil lage in the Wel sh mount ains. Si nce then, Captai n Fawcet t has f lown passenger s t o many unusual pl aces. Once he l anded on t he roof of a block of fl ats and on another occasi on, he l anded in a desert ed car park. Captain Fawcet t has j ust ref used a str ange request fr om a businessm an. The man wanted t o f ly t o Rockal l, a l onel y island i n the At l ant ic Ocean, but Captain Fawcet did not t ake hi m be cause t he tr ip was t oo dangerous. Lesson30 Footbal l or pol o? 足球還是水球？ The Wayle i s a smal ri ver t hat cuts acr oss t he par k near my hom e. I l ike sit ti ng by the Wayl e on f ine aft ernoons. I t was war m last Sunday, so I went and sat on the r iver bank as usual . Som e chi ldr en were pl ayi ng gam es on the bank and there wer e som e peopl e rowi ng on the r iver . Suddenl y, one of t he chi ldren ki cke d a bal ver y har d and it went towar ds a passing boat. Some peopl e on t he bank cal ed out t o the m an in t he boat , but he di d not hear them. The bal l st ruck him so hard t hat he nearl y f el l into the water . I turned t o look at the chil dren, but t her e weren39。Pi lat us Port er39。t axi39。 No Par king39。t it upside down ?39。 she sai d, 39。 I t39。s a new one. Do you li ke it ?39。 I answer ed. 39。 I39。 What ar e you doi ng ?39。about39。about 39。 he sai d. I wonder. I n England, each man speaks a dif f er ent l anguage. The Engli sh underst and each other, but I don39。You39。I am a for eigner ,39。 lesson25 Do the Engl ish speak English? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ived in London at last. The r ai lway st at ion was bi g, bl ack and dark. I did not know t he way to m y hotel, so I asked a por ter. I not onl y spoke Engl ish ver y caref ul ly, but ver y clearl y as wel . The por ter, however , coul d not understand me。 I said t o the m anager, 39。sai d. 39。Wel l,39。t her e i s st il l some honest y in this worl d !39。 I r epeated my questi on several ti mes and at l ast he under stood. He answered m e, but he spoke neit her slowl y nor cl ear ly. 39。 I sai d. Then he spoke sl owly, but I could not under stand him. My t eacher never spoke Engl ish l ike t hat ! The por ter and I looked at each other and smi led. Then he said somet hing and I under st ood it . 39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。t understand t hem ! Do t hey speak Engl ish ? l esson26 The best art cri ti cs 最佳美術評論家 I am an ar t st udent and I pai nt a l ot of pi ct ures. Many people pr etend t hat they under stand modern ar t. They always tel l you what a pi ct ure i s 39。. Of course, many pi ct ures arc not 39。 anythi ng. They are j ust pr et ty pat erns. We l ike t hem i n t he sam e way t hat we l i ke pr et t y cur tai n m ateri al. I t hi nk that young chil dren oft en appr eci at e m oder n pi ctur es bet er than anyone else. They noti ce mor e. My si ster is onl y seven, but she al ways t el s me whet her m y pi ctur es ar e good or not. She cam e i nt o m y room yester day. 39。 she asked. 39。m hangi ng t hi s pi ct ur e on t he wal l,39。I t 39。 She looked at i t cr it i cal y f or a m om ent .39。s al l ri ght ,39。but isn39。 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 tent in t he mi ddl e of a fi eld. 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 t he cam p f ir e. But som e ti me l at er it began t o r ai n. The boys f el t ti red so t hey pet out t he fi r e and cr ept i nt o t hei r tent. Their sleepi ngbags were war m and f ort abl e, so t hey al l sl ept soundl y. I n t he middl e of t he night, t wo boys woke up and began shouti ng. The t ent was f ull of water ! They al l eapt out of t hei r sleepi ngbags and hur ri ed out si de. I t was rai 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 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 myt 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 tr oubl 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 his gat e. Because of t hi s, he has not been abl e t o get hi s own car i nt o hi s gar age even once. Jasper has put up39。 si gns out si de hi s gat e, but t hese have not had any ef f ect. 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 ever 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 ha t she wil t ur n m otori sts 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！ Capt ai n Ben Fawcet t has bought an unusual t axi and has begun a new ser vi ce. The 39。 i s a smal Swi s aer opl ane cal ed a 39。. Thi s wonder f ul pl ane can car ry seven passengers. The most sur pr isi ng thing about it, however , is t hat i t can l and anywhere: on snow, wat er, or even on a pl oughed f ield. Captain Fawcet t39。t any i n si ght: they had al r un away! The man l aughed when he r eal ized what had happened. H