【正文】 ons. 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 chi ldr en, but there wer en39。but they are f or next Wednesday39。I mi ght as wel have t hem,39。You m ust gi ve up f i shi ng!39。 I t39。 But t hey don39。m not r eal y i nt erest ed i n fi shi ng. I am onl y i nt erest ed i n si t i ng i n a boat and doi ng not hi ng at al l ! Leson21 Mad or not ? 是不是瘋了？ Aer opl anes are sl owl y dr ivi ng m e mad. I li ve near an air por t and passi ng planes can be hear d ni ght and day. The ai r port was buil t duri ng the war , but f or some r eason i t coul d not be used then. Last year, however, it came i nto use. Over a hundred peopl e m ust have been dri ven away fr om t hei r hom es by the noise. I am one of t he f ew peopl e left . Som etim es I thi nk t his house wil l be knocked down by a passi ng pl ane. I have been of fer ed a l ar ge sum of m oney t o go away, but I am det erm i ned t o stay here. Ever ybody says I must be m ad and they are 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 vi ng a l et t er f r om 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 nam e and addr ess on it i nto a bot tl e. She t hr ew t he bot tl e i nt o t he sea. She never t hought of it agai n, but t en m onths l at er , she r ecei ved a let er fr om a gi rl i n Holl and. Bot h gi rl s wr it e t o each ot her r egul ar ly now. However, t hey have deci ded t o use t he post off ice. Let ters wil l cost a li t 1e m ore, but t hey wil l cer tai nl y tr avel f ast er . Lesson23 A new house 新居 I had a l et ter fr om m y sister yest er day. She l ives in Nigeri a. I n her let er , she sai d that she woul d e t o Engl and next ye ar . If she es, she wil l get a surpri se. We are now l i vi ng i n a beauti f ul new house in t he countr y. Wor k on it had begun bef ore m y si ster l ef t. The house was pl et ed fi ve m onths ago. I n m y let er , I t ol d her t hat she coul d stay wi t h us. The house has many l ar ge r ooms and t her e i s a lovel y gar den. It i s a ver y m oder n house, so i t l ooks st range t o some people. It m ust be t he onl y m oder n house i n t he di st ri ct. Lesson24 It coul d be worse 不幸中之萬幸 I ent er ed the hotel manager39。 50 and I felt ver y upset.39。 I sai d, 39。s not there now.39。Ever yone39。 he sai d. He st ar t ed t o plai n about t hi s wi cked worl d but was i nt er r upt ed by a knock at t he door. A gir 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 r