【正文】 fi ve days. Dur ing this t ime, t hey wi l l gi ve fi ve per for mances. As usual, t he pol ice wi l have a dif fi cul t ti me. They wi l l be t ryi ng to keep order . I t is al ways t he sam e on these occasi ons. Leson 14 Do you speak Engl ish? 你會講英語嗎？ I had an amusing exper ience last year. Af ter I had lef t a sm al l vil age in t he sout h of France, I drove on t o the next town. On t he way, a young man waved t o me. 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 in French and he repli ed in t he same language. Apar t fr om a few wor ds, I do not know any French at al l. Neit her of us spoke dur ing t he journey. I had nearl y r eached the town, when t he young m an suddenl y sai d, ver y sl owly, 39。 As I soon l ear nt, he was Engli sh hi msel f! Lesson 15 Good news 佳音 The secr et ary t old m e that Mr . Harmswor th woul d se m e. I f elt very nervous 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 ver y 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 ar i es. Twenty peopl e had alr eady l ef t. I knew t hat my tur n had e. 39。 I sai d in a weak voi ce. 39。t i nt er r upt ,39。100 a year! Lesson 16 A poli te request 彬彬有禮的要求 If you park your car in t he wrong pl ace, a tr af ic pol icem an wil l soon f ind i t. You wi l l be ver y lucky if he l ets you go wi thout a ti cket. However, t his does not always happen. Traf fi c pol ice ar e som et imes very pol it e. Dur ing a hol iday in Sweden, I found t hi s note on m y car :39。 I f you receive a r equest like t his, you cannot f ail t o obey i t! Lesson 17 Always young 青年常駐 My aunt Jennif er i s an act ress. She must be at l east thi rt y f ive year s old. In spi te of t hi s, she oft en appears on t he st age as a young gir l . Jenni fer wi l have to t ake par t in a new pl ay soon. This t im e, she wil l be a gir l of sevent en. In the play, she m ust appear in a bri ght r ed dre ss and l ong black st ocki ngs. Last year in another pl ay, she had to wear shor t 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。 leson18 He of ten does t his! 他經常干這種事！ Af ter I had had l unch at a vi lage i nn, I l ooked f or m y bag. I had lef t it on a chair besi de the door and now it wasn39。Di d you have a good meal ?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 said. 39。 Susan answered. 39。May I have two ti ckets pl ease ?39。I 39。ve sold out ,39。What a pit y!39。Can I ret ur n t hese t wo ti cket s?39。Cer t ai nly,39。Could I have t hose two ti cket s please ?39。Cer t ainly, 39。but they are for next Wednesday39。I mi ght as wel have them, 39。You m ust give up f is hing!39。 I t39。 But they don39。m not realy inter est ed in f ishing. I am only inter est ed i n sit ti ng in a boat and doi ng nothing at al ! Leson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes are sl owly dr ivi ng me mad. I li ve near an air por t and passing planes can be heard ni ght and day. The ai rport was bui lt duri ng the war , but for some r eason it could not be used t hen. Last year, however , it came int o use. Over a hundr ed peopl e must have been dr iven away f rom their homes by t he noi se. I am one of t he few people left . Som et im es I t hink t his house wi l l be knocked down by a passing pl ane. I have been off er ed a l ar ge sum of money to go away, but I am determ ined to st ay her e. Ever ybody says I m ust be mad and t hey ar e probably r ight. Lesson22 A gl ass envelope 玻璃信封 My daught er, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a let er f r om a gi rl of her own age i n Hol land. Last year, we were t ravel ing across the Channel a nd Jane put a piece of paper wi th her nam e and addr ess on i t i nto a bot tl e. She t hr ew t he bottl e i nt o t he sea. She never t hought of it agai n, but t en months lat er , she r ecei ved a let er f r om a gi rl in Holl and. Both gi rl s wr it e to each other regularl y now. However , they have decided t o use the post of fi ce. Let ers wi l cost a l it t1e m or e, but t hey wi l cert ainly tr avel faster . Lesson23 A new house 新居 I had a let er f rom my si st er yesterday. She li ves i n Ni ger ia. In her l et ter, she sai d t hat she woul d e t o England next ye ar. If she es, she wil l get a surpr ise. We ar e now li ving i n a beaut if ul new house in the count ry. Wor k on i t had begun before my sister l ef t. The house was pl et ed fi ve months ago. I n my let er, I tol d her that she coul d stay wi th us. The house has many l ar ge rooms and t her e is a lovel y garden. It is a ver y modern house, so i t looks st range to some people. It must be the only moder n house i n t he di str ict. Leson24 It could be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I enter ed the hotel manager 39。 50 and I f elt very upset.39。 I sai d, 39。s not t here now. 39。Everyone39。 he said. He star ted t o plain about this wi cked worl d but was inter rupted by a knock at the door. A gi rl came i n and put an envel ope on his desk. I t contai ned amp。I f ound thi s out si de thi s gentl eman39。 she sai d. 39。 I sai d t o the m anager , 39。 lesson25 Do the Engl ish speak Engl ish? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ri ved in London at last. The rai lway stat ion was big, black and dar k. I did not know the way to m y hot el , so I asked a por ter. I not onl y spoke Engl ish ver y caref ul ly, but ver y clearl y as wel . The por ter, however , coul d not understand me。I am a for eigner ,39。You39。 he sai d. I wonder. I n England, each man speaks a dif f er ent l anguage. The Engli sh underst and each other, but I don39。about 39。about39。 What are you doi ng ?39。 I 39。 I answer ed. 39。s a new one. Do you like i t ?39。 It 39。 she sai d, 39。t i t upsi de down ?39。 No Par ki