【正文】 they wi l gi ve f ive perf ormances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a di f icul t ime. They wi l be t r yi ng t o keep or der. It is al ways t he same on t hese occasions. Lesson 14 Do you speak Engli sh? 你會(huì)講英語嗎？ I had an amusi ng experi ence l ast year . Af ter I had l ef t a smal vi lage in the south of Fr ance, I dr ove on to t he next town. On the way, ayoung m an waved to me. I stoppe d and he asked me for a li ft. As soon as he had got into t he car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in t he same l anguage. Apar t f rom a f ew words, I do not know any Fr ench at al l. Nei ther of us spoke duri ng t he j ourney. I had nearl y reached t he town, when the young man suddenly sai d, ver y slowly, 39。 As I soon l earnt, he was Engl ish hi mself ! Less on 15 Good news 佳音 The secretary told me t hat Mr. Harmswor th woul d see me. I felt ver y nervous when. I went i nto his of fi ce. He did not look up fr om his desk when I entered. Af ter I had sat down, he sai d that busines was very bad. He told me that he f ir m could not af or d to pay such l ar ge sal ar ies. Twenty people had alr eady left. I knew t hat my turn had e. 39。 I said i n a weak voice. 39。t inter upt, 39。100 a year ! Lesson 16 A pol it e request 彬彬有禮的要求 I f you park your car in t he wr ong place, a traf ic pol iceman wil l soon f ind it . You wil l be ver y lucky if he lets you go without a ti cket. However , t hi s does not always happen. Traf ic pol ice ar e somet imes very polit e. During a hol iday i n Sweden, I f ound this not e on my car:39。 If you receive a request li ke t hi s, you cannot fail to obey i t! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act res. She must be at least hi rt y fi ve years old. In spi te of t hi s, she oft en appear s on t he stage as a young gir l. Jenni fer wi l have to take part in a new play soon. Thi s t ime, she wil be a gi rl of sevent en. In t he play, she must appear i n a br ight r ed dres and long black stocki ngs. Last year i n another play, she had t o wear short socks and a bri ght, orangecol our ed dres. If anyone ever asked her how ol d she is, she always answers, 39。 l esson18 He of ten does t his! 他經(jīng)常干這種事！ Af ter I had had lunch at a vil lage i nn, I l ooked f or my bag. I had left it on a chai r 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 said 39。 Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完 39。 I sai d. 39。 Susan answer ed. 39。May I have t wo t ickets please ?39。I 39。ve sold out ,39。What a pit y!39。Can I retur n t hese t wo ti cket s?39。Cer tainl y,39。Coul d I have t hose t wo ti cket s pl ease ?39。Cert ai nl y, 39。but t hey ar e f or next Wednesday39。I mi ght as wel l have t hem,39。You must give up f ishi ng!39。 It 39。 But they don39。m not real ly inter ested in fi shing. I am onl y interest ed i n si ti ng i n a boat and doing not hi ng at al l ! Lesson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aeroplanes ar e sl owl y dr iving me mad. I live near an air port and pasing pl anes can be heard ni ght and day. The ai rport was bui lt dur ing the war , but f or some r eason i t coul d not be used then. Last year , however, it came into use. Over ahundr ed people must have been dri ven away fr om thei r homes by the noi se. I am one of the few people l ef t. Sometimes I think this house wi l be knocked down by a passing pl ane. I have been of fered a large sum of money to go away, but I am det er mined t o st ay her e. Ever ybody says I must be mad and they ar e pr obabl y ri ght. Lesson22 A gl ass envel ope 玻 璃信封 My daught er , Jane, never dr eamed of recei vi ng a l et er f rom a gir l of her own age in Holland. Last year , we were t ravel ing across t he Channel and Jane put a piece of paper wit h her name and addr ess on i t i nt o a bott le. She threw the bot tle i nt o the sea. She never thought of it agai n, but t en months l at er , she received a l et ter f rom a gir l i n Hol land. Bot h gi rl s wr it e to each ot her regul ar ly now. However , t hey have decided t o use the post of fice. Leters wi l cost a l it 1e more, but they wi l cert ai nl y tr avel f aster. Leson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et ter from my sister yest er day. She li ves in Nigeria. In her l et er , she said t hat she would e t o England next year . I f she es, she wil get a sur pr ise. We are now l iving in a beautif ul new house i n the countr y. Wor k on i t had begun bef ore my sist er l ef t. The house was pleted fi ve months ago. In my l et ter, I told her that she coul d st ay wi th us. The house has many l ar ge r ooms and there is a l ovely gar den. I t i s a very moder n house, so it looks str ange t o some people. I t must be the only moder n house i n the di st ric t. Lesson24 It could be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I entered the hotel manager39。50 and I felt ver y upset. 39。 I sai d, 39。s not t here now.39。Everyone39。 he said. He start ed t o plain about t hi s wi cked wor ld but was interupted by a knock at he door . A gi rl came in and put an envelope on his desk. It contained amp。I found t hi s outside this gentl eman39。 she sai d. 39。 I said to t he manager , 39。 leson25 Do the Engli sh speak Engl ish? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ived i n London at l ast. The r ai lway st at ion was big, black and dar k. I di d not know the way to my hot el , so I asked a por te r. I not only spoke Engli sh ver y caref ul ly, but very clear ly as wel . The por ter, however, could not understand me。I am a f oreigner, 39。You39。 he said. I wonder. In Engl and, each man speaks a di f er ent language. The English under st and each other , but I don39。about 39。about39。 What are you doing ?39。I 39。 I answer ed. 39。s anew one. Do you l ike it ?39。 It39。 she said, 39。t i t upsi dedown ?39。 Lesson 12 G oodbye and good l uck 再見，一路順風(fēng) Our nci ghbour, Capt ai n Charl es Ali son, wil l sail fr om Por tsm outh t om or ow. We shal meet him at the har bour ear l y i n the m or ni ng. He wil be in his sm al boat,