【正文】 have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions. I looked at it again. She was right! It was!but isn39。s all right,39。 She looked at it critically for a moment.39。It39。m hanging this picture on the wall,39。 she asked. 39。 anything. They are just pretty patterns. We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material. I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. They notice more. My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not. She came into my room yesterday. 39。. Of course, many pictures arc not 39。I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures. Many people pretend that they understand modern art. They always tell you what a picture is 39。t understand them ! Do they speak English ?ll soon learn English!39。 I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. 39。 I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. 39。lesson25 Do the English speak English? 英國人講的是英語嗎？there is still some honesty in this world !39。Well,39。s room39。5o. 39。s losing money these days,39。 The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. 39。and it39。 I left the money in my room,39。s office and sat down. I had just lost amp。Lesson24 It could be worse 不幸中之萬幸I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she would e to England next year. If she es, she will get a surprise. We are nowMy daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the postoffice. Letters will cost a litt1e more, but they will certainly travel faster. Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built during the war, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.m not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all ! But they don39。 It39。You must give up fishing!39。Lesson20 One man in a boat 獨坐孤舟I might as well have them,39。s performance.the girl said, 39。39。Could I have those two tickets please ?39。 the girl said.39。Can I return these two tickets?39。Just then, a man hurried to the ticketoffice.What a pity!39。 the girl said.m sorry, we39。39。May I have two tickets please ?39。39。It may have begun already,39。 The play may begin at any moment,39。Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 My dog had taken it into the garden. He often does this.39。m very sorry,39。 The innkeeper smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. 39。t pay the bill. I haven39。 I answered, 39。 he asked. 39。t there ! As I was looking for it, the innkeeper came in. 39。lesson18 He often does this! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！My dear, it must be terrible to be grown up!39。Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 Sir, we wele you to our city. This is a No Parking area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder.39。Lesson 16 A polite request 彬彬有禮的要求 he Said. Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra amp。Don39。Mr. Harmsworth,39。Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 Do you speak English?39。I had an amusing experience last year.the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.Lesson 14 Do you speak English? 你會講英語嗎？ After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, 39。 As I soon learnt, he was English himself!The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when. I went into his office. He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had e. 39。 I said in a weak voice. 39。t interrupt,39。100 a year!If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car:39。 If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirtyfive years old. In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orangecoloured dress. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, 39。After I had had lunch at a village inn, I looked for my bag. I had left i