【正文】 l cam e i n and put an envelope on his desk. I t cont ai ned amp。I f ound t hi s out side t hi s gent lem an39。 she sai d. 39。 I said t o t he m anager, 39。 l esson25 Do t he Engl ish speak Engli sh? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar i ved 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 m y hot el, so I asked a por t er . I not only spoke Engl ish ver y car ef ull y, but very cl earl y as wel . The por t er , however, coul d not under st and m e。I am a f orei gner, 39。You39。 he sai d. I wonder. I n England, each m an speaks a di f erent language. The Engl ish understand each ot her , but I don39。about39。about39。 What ar e you doi ng ?39。 I39。 I answer ed. 39。s a new one. Do you li ke it ?39。 I t39。 she sai d, 39。t i t upsi de down ?39。 No Par ki ng39。t axi 39。Pi lat us Por ter39。s fi rst passenger was a doct or who fl ew f r om Bir mi ngha m to a l onel y vil l age i n t he Wel sh mountai ns. Since t hen, Capt ai n Fawcet t has f l own passengers t o m any unusual places. Once he landed on the r oof of a bl ock of f lat s and on anot her occasi on, he l anded i n a deser ted car par k. Capt ai n Fawcet t has j ust r efus ed a st r ange r equest f r om a busi nessm an. The m an want ed t o fl y t o Rockal , a lonel y i sl and in t he Atl ant i c Ocean, but Capt ai n Fawcet t di d not t ake hi m because the t ri p was t oo dangerous. Lesson30 Football or pol o? 足球還是水球？ The Wayl e is a sm al l ri ver t hat cuts across the park near my home. I li ke sit ing by the Wayl e on fi ne aft er noons. It was war m l ast Sunday, so I went and sat on the r iver bank as usual . Some chi ldr en wer e playing games on t he bank and t her e were some people r owi ng on the r iver. Suddenl y, one of the chil dren kicked a bal very har d and it went towards a passi ng boat . Som e peopl e on the bank cal led out to the man i n the boat, but he did not hear t hem. The bal str uck hi m so har d that he near ly f el int o t he wat er. I tur ned to l ook at he c hi ldr en, but there wer en39。but t hey ar e for next Wednesday39。I mi ght as wel l have t hem, 39。You must gi ve up fi shi ng! 39。 I t39。 But they don39。m not real y int erest ed in fi shi ng. I am onl y int er est ed in si t ing i n a boat and doing nothi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是瘋了？ Aer oplanes ar e slowly dri vi ng me m ad. I l ive near an air port and pasing pl anes can be hear d night and day. The air por t was bui lt duri ng the war , but f or some reason i t could not be used then. Last year , however, it came i nto use. Over a hundred peopl e must have been dri ven away f rom thei r homes by t he noi se. I am one of t he few people l eft . Som et imes I t hink t hi s house wi l be knocked down by a passi ng plane. I have been of f er ed a lar ge sum of money to go away, but I am det ermi ned to stay her e. Everybody says I must be mad and they are pr obabl y r ight. Leson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻璃信封 My daught er , Jane, never dreamed of recei ving a l et er f rom a gir l of her own age i n Holl and. Last year, we wer e t ravel li ng acr oss t he Channel and Jane put a piece of paper wit h her name and address on it i nto a bot tle. She thr ew t he bot tl e int o the sea. She never t hought of it agai n, but ten m ont hs later , she r eceived a l eter f rom a gir l in Hol land. Both gi rl s wri te t o each ot her regul arl y now. However , they have decided to use t he post of fi ce. Let er s wi l cost a l it t1e mor e, but they wi l cert ai nly t ravel faster. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et ter f rom my sist er yest erday. She l ives in Nigeri a. I n her let ter, she sai d that she woul d e to Engl and next year . If she es, she wil l get a surpr ise. We are now livi ng in a beauti ful new house in t he countr y. Wor k on it had begun bef ore m y si ster lef t. The house was pleted f ive mont hs ago. I n my l et er , I told her t hat she coul d st ay wi th us. The house has many large r ooms and there is a l ovel y gar den. I t is a very moder n house, so it looks str ange t o som e peopl e. I t must be t he onl y modern house in the distr ict . Lesson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I ent ered t he hot el m anager 39。50 and I fel t ver y upset. 39。 I said, 39。s not ther e now. 39。Ever yone39。 he sai d. He st art ed to plai n about t hi s wi cked wor ld but was int er r upt ed by a knock at the door . A gir l came in and put an envelope on hi s desk. I t cont ained amp。I found t hi s outside t his gent leman39。 she said. 39。 I said t o t he manager, 39。 l esson25 Do t he Engl ish speak Engli sh? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ived i n London at l ast. The r ailway st ation was bi g, bl ack and dark. I did not know t he way to my hotel , so I asked a por ter . I not only spoke Engl ish very car ef ull y, but ver y clearl y as wel . The por ter , however, coul d not underst and me。I am a f or eigner, 39。You39。 he sai d. I wonder. I n England, each man speaks a dif fer ent l anguage. The Engli sh understand each other, but I don39。about 39。about 39。 What are you doing ?39。 I39。 I answered. 39。s a new one. Do you l ike i t ?39。 I t39。 she sai d, 39。t i t upsidedown ?39。 No Par king39。t axi39。Pi l at us Por ter 39。s fi rst passenger was a doct or who f lew f r om Bi rmi ngham to a lonely vi l age i n the Welsh mountai ns. Since then, Capt ain Fawcet has fl own pasenger s to many unusual places. Once he landed on the r oof of a bl ock of f lat s and on another occasion, he landed in a deser ted car par k. Capt ai n Fawcet has just r efused a st range r equest f rom a busi nessman. The man want ed to fl y to Rockal , a lonely i sl and in t he At lanti c Ocean, but Capt ai n Fawcet t di d not t ake hi m because the t ri p was t oo dangerous. Lesson30 Football or pol o? 足球還是水球？ The Wayl e is a sm al l ri ver t hat cuts across the park near my home. I li ke sit ing by the Wayl e on fi ne aft er no