【正文】 th of Fr ance, I drove on to the next t own. On t he way, a young man waved to me. I st opped and he asked me for a l if t. As soon as he had got int o the car, I sai d good mor ni ng to him in Fr ench and he r epl ied i n t he same l anguage. Apar t f r om a f ew wor ds, I do not know any French at al . Neit her of us spoke duri ng the j ourney. I had near ly reached t he town, when the young man suddenly sai d, ver y slowl y, 39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engli sh hi mself ! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ary t old m e that Mr . Harmswor th woul d se me. I f elt very ner vous when. I went i nt o his of fi ce. He di d not look up f rom his desk when I ent er ed. Af t er I had sat down, he sai d that busi ness was very bad. He tol 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. Twenty people had alr eady l ef t . I knew t hat m y tur n had e. 39。 I sai d in a weak voi ce. 39。t i nter rupt, 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 in the wr ong place, a t raf fi c policeman wi l soon fi nd it . You wi l be ver y l ucky i f he let s you go wit hout a t icket . However , this does not al ways happen. Tr af ic poli ce ar e someti mes ver y poli te. Duri ng a holi day i n Sweden, I f ound this not e on my car: 39。 If you r ecei ve a request li ke thi s, you cannot f ai l t o obey i t! Lesson 17 Al ways young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif 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 te of t hi s, she oft en appears on t he st age as a young gi rl. Jenni f er wi l have t o t ake par t in a new pl ay soon. This t im e, 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 l ong black st ocki ngs. Last year in another pl ay, she had t o wear short socks and a bri ght, orange col oured dr ess. I f anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she al ways answers, 39。 lesson18 He of t en does t hi s! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Aft er I had had l unch at a vil lage i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had left i t on a chai r besi de t he door and now i t 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。 Lesson19 Sol d out 票已售完 39。 I sai d. 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。May I have t wo t icket s please ?39。Im sor ry, we39。 t he gir l said. 39。 Susan excl ai med. Just then, a m an hur r ied to the t icket of fi ce. 39。 he asked. 39。 the gir l sai d. 39。 I asked. 39。t he gir l sai d, 39。s per for mance. 39。 I said sadly. Leson20 One m an in a boat 獨(dú)坐孤舟 Fishing i s my f avour it e spor t. I oft en fi sh for hours wi thout cat chi ng anyt hi ng. But t his does not wor ry m e. Some fi sherm en ar e unlucky. I nst ead of catching f ish, they cat ch old boots and r ubbi sh. I am even l ess l uc ky. I never cat ch anythi ng not even old boot s. Af ter havi ng spent whole m ornings on t he ri ver , I al ways go hom e wit h an empt y bag. 39。 my f ri ends say. 39。s a waste of ti me.39。t reali ze one impor tant t hing. I39。s of fi ce and sat down. I had j ust lost amp。 I l eft t he money in my room, 39。and i t39。 The manager was sympat het ic, but he could do not hi ng. 39。s l osi ng money these days,39。5o. 39。s r oom39。Wel l, 39。t here i s st il l some honesty i n thi s worl d ! 39。 I r epeated m y questi on sever al t imes and at last he understood. He answer ed me, but he spoke neit her slowl y nor clearl y. 39。 I said. Then he spoke slowl y, but I coul d not under st and hi m . My t eacher never spoke Engl i sh l i ke t hat ! The por t e r and I l ooked at each ot her and sm i l ed. Then he sai d som et hi ng and I under st ood i t . 39。l l soon l ear n Engl i sh! 39。t under st and t hem ! Do t hey speak Engl i sh ? l esson26 The best art cri t i cs 最佳美術(shù)評(píng)論家 I am an ar t st udent and I pai nt a l ot of pi ct ur es. Many peopl e pr et end t hat m e, 39。Do you always get up so l ate ? I t39。cl ock! 39。Then he lent me a book. I read a f ew li nes, but I di d not understand a wor d. Ever y day I thought about postcards. My holi days passed quickly, but I di d not send any car ds to my f ri ends. On t he last day I made a bi g deci si on. I got up ear ly and bought t hir ty seven car ds. I spent the whol e day in m y r oom , but I did not wr it e a single card !Lesson 4 An excit ing t rip 激動(dòng)人心的旅行 I have j ust r ecei ved a l et er f rom my br other, Ti m. He i s in Aust rali a. He has been there for six m ont hs. Ti m i s an engi neer . He is wor king f or a big f ir m and he has alr eady vi si ted a gr eat number of di f erent pl aces i n Austr al ia . He has just bought an Aust ral ian car and has gone to Al ice Spr ings, a smal l t own i n the centr e of Aust ral ia. He wi l soon vi si t Darwi n. From there, he wil l fl y t o Per th. My brother has never been abroad befor e, so he i s fi ndi ng thi s tr ip ver y excit i ng. Lesson 5 No wrong num bers 無(wú)錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞 Mr Jam es Scot has a gar age i n Sil bur y and now he has j ust bought anot her garage i n Pinhurst. Pi nhur st i s onl y fi ve mi les f rom Si l bur y, but Mr Scott cannot get a tel ephone for his new gar age, so he has j ust bought t wel ve pi geons. Yester day, a pigeon car ri ed t he f ir st m essage f r om Pi nhur st t o Sil bur y. The bi r d covered t he di stance i n t hree mi nut es. Up to now, Mr Scott has sent a gr eat many r equest s f or spare part s and ot her ur gent m essages fr om one gar age t o t he ot her . I n t his way, he has begun his own pri vat e tel ephone ser vi ce. Leson 6 Percy But ons 珀西The Ni cest Garden Competi ti on39。s gar den i s lar ger t han Joe39。s gar den is mor e i nteresti ng. He has made neat paths and has bui lt a wooden bri dge over a pool. I li ke gar dens t oo, but I do not li ke har d work. Every year I ent er for the garden peti ti on too, and I al ways wi n a lit tl e pr i ze f or t he worst gar den in t he town! Leson