【正文】 You wil l be ver y l ucky i f he lets you go wit hout a t icket . However , thi s does not al ways happen. Tr af ic poli ce are someti mes ver y poli t e. Duri ng a holi day in Sweden, I found t hi s not e on m y car :39。 I f you recei ve a r equest l ike t hi s, you cannot f ai l t o obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jenni f er i s an act r ess. She m ust be at l east t hi rt yf ive year s ol d. I n spi t e of t his, she of ten appear s on the st age as a young gi rl . Jennif er wil l have t o t ake part i n a new pl ay soon. Thi s ti me, she wil l be a gir l of sevent een. I n the pl ay, she m ust appear i n a bri ght r ed dress and long black stocki ngs. Last year i n anot her play, she had t o wear s hort 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 H e oft en does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af t er I had had lunch at a vi l age i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had l eft it on a chair besi de t he door and now it wasn39。Di d you have a good m eal ?39。Yes, thank you,39。but I can39。t got my bag.39。I 39。 he sai d 39。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。 I sai d. 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。May I have t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。I 39。ve sol d out,39。What a pi ty!39。Can I r et ur n these t wo t icket s?39。Cert ainl y,39。Coul d I have t hose t wo t i ckets pl ease ?39。Cer tai nl y, 39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。I m ight as wel l have t hem ,39。You m ust gi ve up f is hi ng!39。 It 39。 But t hey don39。m not real y i nt er est ed in f i shi ng. I am onl y int er est ed in 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 ar e slowl y dri vi ng m e m ad. I l i ve near an ai r port and passi ng pl anes can be hear d ni ght and day. The air port was buil t dur i ng t he war, but f or som e r eason it could not be used t hen. Last year, however , it cam e i nt o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e must have been dri ven away f r om t hei r hom es by t he noise. I am one of t he f ew peopl e left . Som et im es I t hi nk t his house wil l be knocked down by a pasi ng pl ane. I have been of er ed a l ar ge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am det erm i ned t o stay her e. Ever ybody says I must be m ad and they ar e pr obabl y ri ght . Leson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daught er , Jane, never dr eam ed of recei ving a l et er f r om a gir l of her own age i n Holl and. Last year, we were t ravel li ng a cross the Channel and Jane put a pi ece of paper wi th her nam e and addr es on i t int o a bot tl e. She t hrew the bott le i nto t he sea. She never t hought of i t agai n, but t en m ont hs l at er, she r ecei ved a l et ter fr om a gi rl i n Hol land. Bot h gir ls wri te t o each ot her r egul arl y now. However, t hey have decided t o use t he post of fi ce. Let er s wil l cost a l it 1e m or e, but t hey wi l cert ai nly t r avel faster. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et er f r om m y si st er yester day. She li ves i n Ni ger ia. I n her l et ter, she sai d t hat she would e t o England next ye ar. I f she es, she wi l get a sur pri se. We ar e now l ivi ng i n a beauti ful new house i n t he countr y. Wor k on it had begun bef or e m y si st er left . The house was plet ed f i ve m ont hs ago. I n m y l et t er , I t ol d her t hat she coul d st ay wit h us. The house has m any lar ge r oom s and t her e i s a l ovel y gar den. I t is a ver y m oder n house, so it l ooks str ange t o som e peopl e. I t must be t he only m oder n house i n t he di st ri ct . Leson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬(wàn)幸 I enter ed t he hot el m anager39。 50 and I f el t ver y upset .39。 I sai d, 39。s not t her e now.39。Ever yone39。 he sai d. He st ar ted t o pl ai n about this wicked worl d but was i nter rupted by a knock at 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 gent leman39。 she sai d. 39。 I sai d t o t he m anage r, 39。 l esson25 Do t he Engl ish speak Engl i sh? 英國(guó)人講的是英語(yǔ)嗎？ I ar ived i n London at l ast. The r ai l way st at i on was bi g, bl ack and dar k. I di d not know t he way t o my hot el , so I asked a por t er . I not onl y spoke Engl i sh ver y car efull y, but very cl ear ly 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 . In Engl and, each m an speaks a di f erent language. The Engl ish under st and each ot her , but I don39。about39。about39。 What ar e you doi ng ?39。 I 39。 I answered. 39。s a new one. Do you l i ke i t ?39。 It 39。 she sai d, 39。t i t upsi de down ?39。 No Par king39。s. Bi l wor ks har der t han Joe and grows m ore f lower s and vegetables, but Joe39。 ti me. Fif teen mi nut es passed and t hen, at fi ve to t welve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand di d not m ove. We wait ed and wai ted, but nothi ng happened. Suddenly someone shout ed, 39。s two minutes past t welve! The cl ock has st opped!39。s. Leson 11 O ne good t urn deserves anot her 禮尚往來 I was havi ng dinner at a r est aur ant when Har ry Steel e came in. Har ry wor ked in a lawyer39。2. To my surpr ise, he gave me the money im mediately. 39。 Har y said, 39。 Leson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Captai n Char les Al ison, wi l 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 st aying f or fi ve days. Dur i ng t his t im e, t hey wil gi ve fi ve per f or mances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t tim e. They wi l be t r yi ng to keep or der. I t i s always the same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英 語(yǔ)嗎？ I had an am usi ng experi ence l ast year . Aft er I