【正文】 . On the way, a young m an waved to m e. I st opped and he asked me f or a li ft . As soon as he had got i nt o t he car, I said good m or ning t o him i n French and he repli ed in t he sam e language. Apar t fr om a few words, I do not know any Fr ench at al. Nei t her of us spoke duri ng the j our ney. I had near ly r eached t he t own, when t he young man suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owly, 39。 As I soon l ear nt , he was Engl i sh him sel f! Lesson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secr et ary t old m e t hat Mr . Harm swor th woul d see m e. I felt ver y ner vous when. I went i nto hi s off ice. He did not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I enter ed. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d that busi ness was ver y bad. He tol d m e t hat t he fi rm coul d not af f or d t o pay such l ar ge sal ar ies. Twent y peopl e had al r eady l ef t. I knew t hat my t ur n had e. 39。 I sai d i n a weak voi ce. 39。t i nt er upt ,39。 100 a year ! Lesson 16 A pol it 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 ti cket . However , t his does not al ways happen. Tr af fi c 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 m y ca r:39。 I f you r ecei ve a r equest li ke t hi s, you cannot f ai l to obey it ! Leson 17 Al ways young 青年常 駐 My aunt Jenni fer is an actr es. She m ust be at l east t hir t y fi ve year s ol d. In spit e of thi s, she of t en appear s on t he st age as a young gir l. Jenni fer wil l have t o t ake part i n a new pl ay soon. Thi s ti me, she wil l be a gi rl of sevent en. In t he play, she m ust appear i n a br ight red dr ess and l ong bl ack st ocki ngs. Last year i n anot her pl ay, she had t o wear shor t socks and a br i ght, or ange col our ed dress. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she i s, she al ways answer s, 39。 l eson18 He of ten does t hi s! 他經常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vil l age i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had l ef t it on a chai r besi de the door and now it wasn39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。Yes, t hank you,39。but I can39。t got my bag.39。Im ver y sorr y, 39。 My dog had t aken it i nto t he gar den. He of t en does t hi s.39。The pl ay m ay begi n at any m om ent ,39。I t m ay have begun alr eady,39。I hurr ied t o t he t icket of fi ce. 39。 I asked. 39。m sor r y, we39。 t he gi rl sai d. 39。 Susan excl ai med. Just then, a m an hurr ied t o t he t icket of fi ce. 39。 he asked. 39。 t he gi rl sai d. 39。 I asked. 39。t he gi rl sai d, 39。s perf orm ance. 39。 I sai d sadl y. Lesson20 O ne m an i n a boat 獨坐孤舟 Fi shi ng i s m y f avouri t e sport . I oft en fi sh for hour s wi thout cat chi ng anyt hi ng. But t hi s does not wor ry m e. Som e fi sherm en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of catchi ng f i sh, they cat ch ol d boot s and r ubbi sh. I am even l es l ucky. I never cat ch anyt hi ngnot even ol d boot s. Aft er having spent whol e m or ni ngs on t he ri ver, I al ways go home wi t h an em pt y bag. 39。 m y fr iends say.39。s a wast e of tim e. 39。t reali ze one im port ant t hi ng. I 39。s off ice and sat down. I had just lost amp。 I l eft t he m oney i n m y r oom, 39。and i t39。 The manager was sym pat heti c, but he coul d do nothi ng. 39。s l osi ng m oney t hese days, 39。 5o. 39。s r oom39。Wel ,39。t her e i s st il some honest y i n t hi s worl d !39。 I r epeat ed m y questi on sever al t im es and at last he underst ood. He answer ed me, but he spoke nei ther sl owl y nor cl earl y. 39。 I sai d. Then he spoke sl owly, but I coul d not under st and him. My t eacher never spoke Engl ish l ike t hat ! The por t er and I l ooked at each ot her and sm il ed. Then he sai d som et hi ng and I under stood it . 39。l l soon l ear n Engli sh!39。t under stand t hem ! Do t hey speak Engl ish ? l eson26 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 lot of pict ur es. Many peopl e pret end t hat t hey underst and m oder n ar t. They al ways t el l you what a pi ct ur e is 39。. Of cour se, m any pict ur es ar c not 39。 anythi ng. They are j ust pr et t y pat er ns. We l i ke t hem i n t he sam e way t hat we li ke pr et y cur t ai n mat er ial. I t hi nk t hat young chi ldr en of t en appr eciat e m oder n pi ct ures bet t er t han anyone el se. They noti ce m ore. My si st er i s only seven, but she al ways t el l s m e whet her my pi ct ures 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 pict ur e on t he wal l, 39。I t 39。 She l ooked at it cri ti cal ly f or a m om ent. 39。s al r ight,39。but i sn39。 I l ooked at it agai n. She was ri ght ! It was! Leson27 A wet ni ght 雨夜 Lat e 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 this was done, t hey cooked a m eal over an open fi r e. They wer e al l hungr y and t he f ood sm el t good. Af ter a wonderf ul m eal , t hey t ol d st ori es and sang songs by t he cam p fi r e. But som e tim e l at er i t began t o rai n. The boys felt t ir ed so they pet out t he f i re and cr ept i nt o t heir t ent . Thei r sl eepi ng bags wer e warm and f or table, so they al slept soundly. I n the mi ddl e of t he ni ght , t wo boys woke up and began shouti ng. The t ent was f ul l of wat er! They al l eapt out of t hei r sl eepi ng bags and hurr i ed out si de. I t was r ai 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 hei r t ent ! Leson28 No parki ng 禁止停車 Jasper Whit e is one of t hose r ar e peopl e who beli eves i n anci ent m yt hs. He has j ust bought a new house i n t he ci t y, but ever si nce he m oved in, he has had t r ouble wit h mot or ists. when he r et urns hom e at ni ght, he al ways fi nds t hat som eone has par ked a car out si de hi s gat e. Because of t