【正文】 。about 39。 he sai d. I wonder. I n Engl and, each m an speaks a dif f er ent l anguage. The Engli sh underst and each ot her, but I don39。You39。I am a f or ei gner ,39。 l eson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engli sh? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ri ved i n London at l ast . The rail way stati on was big, black and dar k. I di d not know the way t o m y hot el , so I asked a port er . I not onl y spoke Engli sh ver y car ef ul y, but ver y cl ear l y as wel l. The port er, however , coul d not under stand me。 I sai d to t he manager, 39。 she said. 39。I f ound t hi s outsi de t his gent l em an39。 he sai d. He st art ed t o pl ai n about t hi s wi cked wor ld but was i nt er r upt ed by a knock at t he door. A gir l cam e in and put an envel ope on hi s desk. It cont ained amp。Ever yone39。s not t her e now. 39。 I said, 39。 50 and I felt ver y upset.39。m not r eal l y i nt er est ed i n f ishing. I am onl y i nter est ed i n sit ti ng in a boat and doi ng nothi ng at al ! Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes ar e sl owl y dr i vi ng me m ad. I li ve near an air port and passing pl anes can be hear d night and day. The ai r por t was bui lt duri ng t he war , but f or som e reason i t coul d not be used t hen. Last year , however, i t came i nto use. Over a hundr ed peopl e m ust have been dri ven away fr om t hei r hom es by the noise. I am one of t he f ew peopl e left . Som etim es I thi nk t his house wil l be knocked down by a pasi ng pl ane. I have been of fer ed a l ar 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 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 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 address on it i nt o a bott le. She thr ew t he bott l e i nt o the 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 ea ch 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 l i 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 ye ar. I f she es, she wil l get a sur pr ise. We ar e now li ving i n a beaut if ul new house i n the count r y. Wor k on i t had begun befor e m y si st er l ef t. The house was pl et ed fi ve m ont hs ago. In m y l et ter, I t ol d her t hat she could st ay wit h us. The house has m any l arge r oom s and t here i s a l ovel y gar den. It i s a very m oder n house, so it l ooks str ange t o som e people. It m ust be t he onl y m oder n house i n t he di str ict. Lesson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I ent er ed t he hot el manager39。 But t hey don39。 It 39。You must gi ve up fi shi ng!39。I mi ght as wel l have t hem, 39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。Cert ai nl y, 39。Coul d I have those t wo t i ckets pl ease ?39。Cer tai nl y, 39。Can I r etur n these t wo t i ckets?39。What a pi ty!39。ve sol d out,39。I 39。May I have t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。 Susan answer ed. 39。 I sai d. 39。 Leson19 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 esson18 H e oft en does thi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vil age inn, I looked for m y bag. I had left 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 m ust be at l east thir t y fi ve year s old. I n spit e of t hi s, she oft en appears on t he st age as a young gi rl. Jenni f er wi l have to t ake par t in a new pl ay soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gir l of sevent een. I n t he pl ay, she m ust appear i n a bri ght r ed dr ess and long bl ack stocki ngs. Last year i n anot her play, she had t o wear short socks and a br ight, or angecol our ed dr es. If anyone ever asked her how old 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 i n t he wr ong pl ace, a t raf i c pol icem an wi l soon fi nd it. You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he lets you go wit hout a t icket . However , this does not al ways happen. Tr af f ic poli ce ar e som etim es ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day i n Sweden, I f ound t his not e on my car: 39。t i nt er upt ,39。 I said i n a weak voi ce. 39。 As I soon lear nt, he was Engli sh him self! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secretar y t ol d me t hat Mr. Harm swort h would see me. I f elt 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 busines was ver y bad. He t ol d m e t hat t he f ir m coul d not af fo r d to 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。had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l ef t a sm al l vil lage i n t he sout h of Fr ance, I dr ove on t o t he next t own. On t he way, a young m an waved t o m e. I stopped and he asked m e f or a li ft. As soon as he had got i nto t he car , I sai d good m or ni ng to him i n Fr ench and he r epli ed i n the sam e l anguage. Apart f rom a f ew wor ds, I do not know any Fr ench at al. Nei t her of us spoke dur i ng t he j our ney. I had near ly r eached t he t own, when t he young m an suddenly said, ver y sl owl y, 39。Do you speak Engli sh?39。Mr . Harm swor t h,39。Don39。 he Said. Then he smi l ed and t ol d m e I woul d r ecei ve an ext ra amp。 Si r, we wel e you t o our ci ty. This i s a No Parki ng ar ea. You wi l enj oy your st ay her e i f you pay at tenti on to our str eet signs.