【正文】 is one of t he ugli est f aces I have ever seen. I asked him what i t was and he told me t hat it was Medusa, t he Gon. Jasper hopes t hat she wil t ur n m ot orists t o st one. But none of them has been t ur ned to stone yet! Lesson29 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 l ooked at it again. She was r ight ! It was! Leson27 A wet ni ght 雨夜 Late in t he aft er noon, t he boys put up thei r t ent in t he mi ddle of a fi el d. As soon as this was done, they cooked a m eal over an open fi re. They wer e al hungry and t he f ood sm el t good. Aft er awonder f ul m eal, t hey told stori es and sang songs by t he cam p f ir e. But some t ime l ater it began t o r ai n. The boys f el t ir ed so they pet out t he f ir e and cr ept int o t heir t ent. Their sl eeping bags wer e warm and fort able, so they al slept soundl y. I n t he mi ddl e of the ni ght, t wo boys woke up and began shouti ng. The tent was full of water! They al leapt out of t heir sl eeping bags and hur ri ed out si de. It was r ai ni ng heavil y and they f ound that a str eam had f orm ed i n the fi el d. The str eam wound i ts way across t he fi el d and t hen fl owed ri ght under t heir tent ! Leson28 No parking 禁止停車 Jasper Whi te is one of t hose r ar e peopl e who bel ieves in ancient m yt hs. He has j ust bought a new house i n the ci ty, but ever since he m oved in, he has had t r oubl e wit h m ot or ist s. when he retur ns home at ni ght, he al ways fi nds that someone has par ked a car out si de his gat e. Because of t hi s, he has not been able t o get his own car into his gar age even once. Jasper has put up39。but isn39。s al ri ght, 39。 She looked at it cri tical ly f or a mom ent. 39。I t39。m hangi ng t hi s pi ct ur e on t he wal ,39。 she asked. 39。 anyt hi ng. They ar e just pret y pat er ns. We li ke t hem i n t he sam e way t hat we l ike pr et ty cur tain mate ri al. I t hi nk t hat young chi ldren of ten appreci at e m odern pictures bet er t han anyone el se. They noti ce m or e. My si st er i s only seven, but she always t el s m e whether m y pict ur es ar e good or not. She came i nt o m y room yesterday. 39。. Of cour se, m any pict ures ar c not 39。t underst and t hem ! Do t hey speak Engli sh ? l esson26 The best art crit cs 最佳美術(shù)評(píng)論家 I am an ar t st udent and I pai nt a lot of pi ct ures. Many peopl e pr et end t hat hey understand m oder n ar t. They al ways t el you what a pict ur e i s 39。l l soon lear n Engli sh!39。 I sai d. Then he spoke slowly, but I coul d not under st and him . My teacher never spoke Engli sh li ke t hat! The port er and I l ooked at each ot her and smi led. Then he said som et hi ng and I understood i t. 39。 I r epeat ed my questi on sever al tim es and at last he under st ood. He answered m e, but he spoke nei ther slowly nor clear ly. 39。t her e i s sti l some honest y in t hi s worl d !39。Wel l,39。s r om 39。 5o. 39。s l osi ng m oney these days,39。 The m anager was sympat heti c, but he could do not hi ng. 39。and it 39。 I l ef t the m oney in my r om ,39。s of ice and sat down. I had just l ost amp。t real ize one important t hi ng. I39。s a waste of t ime.39。 my f ri ends say.39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 One m an in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishi ng i s m y favourit e sport. I often fi sh f or hour s wi thout cat ching anything. But t hi s does not wor y me. Som e fi sherm en are unlucky. I nstead of cat ching fi sh, t hey cat ch old boot s and rubbi sh. I am even less l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ng not even old boot s. Aft er having spent whol e m or ni ngs on the ri ver, I al ways go hom e wit h an em pt y bag. 39。s perf or mance. 39。t he girl sai d, 39。 I asked. 39。 the gi rl sai d. 39。 he asked. 39。 excl aim ed. Just t hen, am an hurr ied to t he ti cket of fi ce. 39。Can I return t hese t wo ti cket s?39。Cer tainly,39。Coul d I have t hose t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。Cert ai nl y, 39。but t hey ar e for next Wednesday39。I mi ght as wel l have t hem,39。You must give up f ishi ng!39。 It39。 But t hey don39。m not real ly i nt er ested in fi shi ng. I am onl y interest ed i n si ti ng i n a boat and doi ng not hi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes are sl owl y dri vi ng me mad. I li ve near an air port and pasing pl anes can be hear d ni ght and day. The ai rpor t was bui lt dur ing the war, but f or som e r eason it coul d not be used t hen. Last year , however, it came i nt o use. Over a hundred peopl e m ust have been dri ven away fr om t heir homes by t he noi se. I am one of t he f ew peopl e l ef t. Sometim es I think t his house wil be knocked down by a pasing pl ane. I have been off er ed a lar ge sum of money t o go away, but I am det ermi ned to st ay here. Everybody says I must be m ad and t hey are probably r ight . Leson22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封 My daughter, Jane, never dream ed of receiving a let er fr om a gi rl of her own age i n Hol land. Last year, we were tr aveli ng across t he Channel and J ane put api ece of paper wit h her nam e and addr ess on it i nt o a bottl e. She t hrew t he bot tle i nt o the sea. She never thought of i t agai n, but t en mont hs l at er , she received a l et ter f r om a gir l i n Hol land. Bot h gi rl s wr it e to each ot her regul ar ly now. However , t hey have decided t o use t he post of fi ce. Let er s wi l cost a l it 1e m or e, but they wi l cert ai nl y tr avel f aster. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et ter fr om m y si ter yest er day. She li ves in Ni geri a. In her l et ter, she sai d t hat she woul d e to Engl and next year. If she es, she wi l get a sur pri se. We ar e now li vi ng i n a beaut if ul new house i n t he countr y. Wor k on i t had begun before my sist er l ef t. The house was pl et ed fi ve m onths ago. I n m y let er, I t ol d her t hat she coul d stay wit h us. The house has m any large r om s and ther e is a l ovel y gar den. It i s a v