【正文】 a l ovel y gar den. It i s a ver y m oder n house, so i t l ooks st range t o some people. It m ust be t he onl y m oder n house i n t he di st ri ct. Leson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I ent er ed the hotel manager39。 50 and I f elt ver y upset .39。 I sai d, 39。s not t here now.39。Ever yone39。 he sai d. He st ar ted t o plai n about thi s wicked worl d but was i nt er rupt ed by a knock a t the door. A gi rl came i n and put an envel ope on his desk. I t cont ai ned amp。I found t hi s out si de t hi s gentl eman39。 she sai d. 39。 I sai d t o t he m anager , 39。 lesson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engl ish? 英國(guó)人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ri ved in London at last . The r ail way st ati on was bi g, bl ack and dark. I di d not know t he way to m y hot el, so I asked a port er. I not onl y spoke Engli sh ver y caref ul l y, but ver y clearl y as wel. The por ter, however , coul d not underst and m e。I am a f or ei gner,39。You39。 he sai d. I wonder . I n Engl and, each m an speaks a dif fer ent l anguage. The Engl i sh understand each ot her , but I don39。about 39。about39。 What are you doing ?39。 I 39。 I answered. 39。s a new one. Do you l ike i t ?39。 I t39。 she sai d, 39。t i t upside down ?39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Char les Al ison, wil sail f r om Port sm out h t om or r ow. We shal l m eet him at t he har bour ear l y in t he mor ni ng. He wil l be in hi s sm al l boat, Topsai l. Tapsail i s a f am ous l it l e boat. I t has sail ed acr oss t he Atl ant i c m any tim es. Captai n Ali son wil l set out at eight o39。 Cl ub. The Gr eenwood Boys wi l be staying f or fi ve days. Dur i ng t his t im e, t hey wil l gi ve fi ve per f or mances. As usual, t he poli ce wil l have a di f icult ti me. They wil l be tr yi ng t o keep or der . It i s al ways t he sam e on t hese occasi ons. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engl i sh? 你會(huì)講英語嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I had l eft a smal vil l age i n t he south of Fr ance, I dr ove on t o the next t own. On t he way, 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 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 l. Nei ther of us spoke dur i ng t he j our ney. I had nearl y r eached t he t own, when t he young m an suddenly said, ver y sl owl y, 39。 As I soon lear nt, he was Engl ish him self ! Leson 15 G ood news 佳音 The secret ar y t ol d me t hat Mr. Harm swort h woul d see m e. I f el t ver y nervous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not l ook up fr om hi s desk when I ent er ed. Af t er I had sat down, he sai d t hat busi ness was ver y bad. He t ol d me t hat t he fi rm coul d not af f or d t o pay such l ar ge sal ari es. Twent y peopl e had al r eady l ef t. I knew t hat m y tur n had e. 39。 I sai d i n a weak voi ce. 39。t i nter upt,39。 100 a year ! Leson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you par k your car i n t he wrong pl ace, a t r af fi c poli cem an wil soon fi nd i t. You wi l be ver y lucky if he l et s you go wit hout a ti cket. However, t hi s does not al ways happen. Traf fi c pol ice ar e som et im es ver y pol it e. Dur i ng a hol iday i n Sweden, I f ound t hi s note on m y car :39。 If you r ecei ve a request li ke t hi s, you cannot f ai l t o 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 ty fi ve year s ol d. I n 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 m e, she wil l be a gi r l of sevent en. I n t he play, she m ust appear i n a br i ght r ed dr es 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 bri ght , or ange col our ed dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answer s, 39。 lesson18 He of t en does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had l unch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had l ef t it on a chair 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 sai d 39。 Leson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。 I sai d. 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。May I have t wo ti cket s please ?39。I 39。ve sol d out,39。What a pi t y!39。Can I r et ur n t hese t wo t icket s?39。Cer t ainl y,39。Coul d I have t hose t wo t icket s please ?39。Cer t ai nl y, 39。but t hey ar e for next Wednesday39。I mi ght as wel have t hem,39。You m ust gi ve up fi shi ng!39。 I t39。 But t hey don39。m not r eal y i nt er est ed i n fi shi ng. I am onl y i nt er est ed i n sit ti ng i n a boat and doing not hi ng at al ! Lesson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes ar e sl owl y dri vi ng me m ad. I l ive near an ai rport and pasi ng pl anes can be hear d ni ght and day. The ai r port was buil t duri ng the war, but f or some r eason it coul d not be used t hen. Last year, however , it cam e i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e must have been dr i ven away f r om t heir hom es by t he noi se. I am one of t he few people l eft. Som et im es I t hi nk t hi s house wi l be knocked down by a passi ng pl ane. I have been of f er ed a l ar ge sum of m oney to go away, but I am det ermi ned to st ay her e. Ever ybody says I m ust be mad and t hey ar e probabl y r ight. Lesson22 A gl ass envelope 玻璃信封 My daught er, Jane, never dream ed of r eceivi ng a let er f r om a gi rl of her own age i n Hol land. Last year, we were t r aveli ng a cross the Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wit h her nam e and addr ess on i t i nt o a bot tl e. She t hrew t he bottl e i nt o t he sea. She never thought of it again, but t en m onths l at er , she recei ved a let er fr om a gi rl i n Holl and. Bot h gi rl s wr it e t o each ot her r egul ar ly now. However, t hey have deci ded t o use t he post of fi ce. Let ers wil cost a li t