【正文】 a young man waved t o m e. I st opped and he asked m e for a l if t. As soon as he had got into t he car , I sai d good m or ni ng t o him i n Fr ench and he repl ied in t he same l anguage. Apart fr om a few words, I do not know any French at al . Neit her of us spoke duri ng t he j ourney. I had nearl y r eached t he t own, when t he young man suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owl y, 39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engli sh him self! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secretary t ol d m e t hat Mr. Harmswor th woul d see m e. I felt ver y ner vous when. I went i nt o hi s of fi ce. He di d not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I entered. Aft er I had sat down, he sai d that busi nes was very bad. He told me t hat he f irm coul d not af or d t o pay such l ar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had al ready left . I knew t hat m y turn had e. 39。 I sai d i n a weak voi ce. 39。t i nter upt, 39。 100 a year ! Leson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you par k your car i n t he wr ong pl ace, a tr af fi c poli ceman wi l soon fi nd i t. You wi l be very l ucky i f he l et s you go wi thout a ti cket . However, this does not al ways happen. Tr af fi c poli ce are sometim es ver y poli te. Dur ing a holi day i n Sweden, I f ound t hi s not e on my car :39。 If you r ecei ve a r equest li ke t his, you cannot fail to obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an actr es. She m ust be at l east t hi rt yf i ve years old. I n spit e of t hi s, she oft en appear s on t he st age as a young gir l. Jennif er wi l have t o take part in a new pl ay soon. Thi s t ime, she wi l be a gir l of sevent en. I n t he pl ay, she m ust appear i n a br ight r ed dres and l ong black st ocki ngs. Last year i n another play, she had t o wear short socks and a bri ght, orange col our ed dres. If anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answers, 39。 l esson18 H e of ten does this! 他 經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vil lage i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had left it on a chai r besi de t he door and now it wasn39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。Yes, t hank you, 39。but I can39。t got m y bag.39。I 39。 he said 39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。 I sai d. 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。May I have t wo t ickets please ?39。I 39。ve sold out ,39。What a pit y!39。Can I retur n t hese t wo ti cket s?39。Cer tainl y,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 f or next Wednesday39。I mi ght as wel l have t hem,39。You m ust gi ve up fi s hi ng!39。 It39。 But they don39。m not real ly i nt er est ed i n fi shi ng. I am onl y interest ed i n sit ti ng i n a boat and doing 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 air port was built dur i ng t he war , but for som e reason i t coul d not be used t hen. Last year, however, it cam e i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e m ust have been dr iven away f r om t heir hom es by the noise. I am one of t he few peopl e left. Som et imes I t hi nk t hi s house wil l be knocked down by a passi ng plane. I have been off er ed a l ar ge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am det ermi ned t o stay her e. Ever ybody says I must be mad and t hey ar e pr obabl y ri ght. Lesson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of r eceiving a leter fr om a gi rl of her own age i n Hol and. Last year, we were tr avel li ng across t he Channel and J ane put a pi ece of paper wit h her nam e and addres on it i nt o a bottl e. She t hr ew the bot le i nt o t he sea. She never t hought of i t agai n, but t en mont hs l at er , she received a l et ter f rom a gir l i n Hol land. Bot h gi rl s wr it e t o each ot her regul 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 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 let er fr om m y si st er yesterday. She li ves in Ni geri a. I n her l et ter, she sai d t hat she woul d e to Engl and next ye ar . If she es, she wil l get a surpri se. We ar e now li vi ng i n a beauti f ul new house in t he countr y. Work on it had begun bef or e m y si st er left. The house was pl et ed f ive m ont hs ago. In my l et er , I t ol d her that she coul d st ay wit h us. The house has m any lar ge r om s and there is a l ovel y gar den. It i s a very moder n house, so it looks str ange t o som e peopl e. It m ust be the onl y m oder n house i n the di st ri ct. Lesson24 It could be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I ent er ed t he hot el manager 39。 50 and I f el t very upset.39。 I said, 39。s not t here now.39。Everyone39。 he sai d. He start ed t o pl ai n about t hi s wi cked wor ld but was i nt er r upted by a knock at t he door. A gi rl cam e in and put an envelope on his desk. It cont ai ned amp。I found t hi s outside this gentl eman39。 she sai d. 39。 I said t o t he manager , 39。 leson25 Do t he Engl ish speak Engl ish? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ived i n London at last. The rail way st at ion was bi g, bl ack and dar k. I did not know t he way t o m y hotel, so I asked a port er. I not onl y spoke Engl ish very car ef ull y, but ver y cl earl y as wel l. The port er, however , coul d not under st and me。I am a f or ei gner,39。You39。 he sai d. I wonder . I n Engl and, each m an speaks a dif ferent l anguage. The Engli sh under st and each ot her, but I don39。about39。about39。 What are you doi ng ?39。 I39。 I answered. 39。s a new one. Do you l ike it ?39。 It 39。 she sai d, 39。t it upside down ?39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wil l sail fr om Por tsm outh t om or ow. We shal meet him at the har bour ear l y i n the m or ni ng. He wil be in his sm al boat, Topsai l. Tapsail is afamous li t le boat. It has sai led across t he Atl anti c m any tim es. Captain Ali son wil l se t out at ei ght o39。 Cl ub. The Gr enwood Boys wil be st aying f or fi ve days. Duri ng t hi s tim e,