社区服务设施建设项目 26页

'资格等级：丙级证书编号：鄂工咨丙19991995066钟祥市郢中街办莫愁湖社区服务设施建设项目可行性研究报告钟祥中信工程咨询有限公司二OO八年元月2 gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足目录第一章总论1第一节项目概况1第二节项目编制依据2第三节项目背景2第四节可行性研究结论4第二章项目建设的必要性和可行性6第一节项目建设的必要性6第二节项目建设的可行性6第三章项目建设条件8第一节项目选址8第二节项目建设条件8第四章建设内容12第一节项目建设指导思想12第二节建设内容12第五章施工组织设计13第一节施工条件13第二节施工进度13第六章投资估算和资金筹措15第一节估算说明15第二节资金估算152 gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足第三节资金筹措方案15第七章综合效益分析16第一节经济效益16第二节社会效益16第八章实施和运行管理17第一节组织机构设置17第二节实施管理17第三节运行管理18第九章环境影响与评价20第一节环境现状分析20第二节项目实施对环境的影响20第三节对策及措施20第十章结论和建议21第一节可行性研究结论21第二节问题与建议212 gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足钟祥市胡集镇王集社区服务设施建设项目可行性研究报告第一章总论第一节项目概况1、项目名称：钟祥市胡集镇王集社区服务设施建设项目2、项目承办单位名称：钟祥市胡集镇王集社区居委会3、承办单位负责人：刘峰0724-42655504、项目建设地点：钟祥市胡集镇王集社区居委会院内5、项目建设性质：改扩建6、承担编制可行性研究报告的咨询单位及其资质：钟祥市中信工程咨询有限公司，公司法人代表：李军，公司资质证书号：鄂工咨丙19991995066，资质等级：丙级。7、承办单位概况：钟祥市胡集镇素有“中原磷都”之称，矿产资源丰富，交通十分便利，襄荆高速、207国道、焦柳铁路，汉江水运等四通八达。王集社区隶属于钟祥市胡集镇，位于胡集镇西北角，西依金山山脉，南、北与虎山村、福泉村交界，东望207国道和襄荆高速公路。焦枝铁路专用线直达社区。该社区占地23.42万平方米，其中工业面积6.74平方米,现有常住居民3092户，7114人。社区目前有社区干部10人，第23页gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足 gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足社区绿化覆盖面积已达成15万平方米,占总面积的65%,主要以法国梧桐为主。其工作服务用房约600平方米，由于年久失修，破损现象严重。该社区的部分公共基础设施破损、倒塌、环境污染也非常严重，且该区无配套的室外活动场地。第二节项目编制依据①国家发改委、民政部《“十一五”社区服务体系发展规划》②《中共中央办公厅、国务院办公厅关于转发〈民政部关于在全国推进城市社区建设的意见〉的通知》（中办发［2000］23号）③国家发展计划委员会发布的《建设项目可行性研究报告编制指南》④钟祥市胡集镇王集社区与钟祥市中信工程咨询有限公司就本项目签订的《委托合同书》⑤钟祥市胡集镇王集社区提供的其它资料第三节项目背景20世纪80年代中期以来，我国社区服务设施建设步伐加快，设施数量不断增加，覆盖面不断扩大。截至“十五”末期，全国社区服务中心已达到8479个，一般社区服务设施194796个，特别是近年来通过实施老年福利设施“星光计划”和国债社区服务体系建设试点项目，全国城镇新增3.2万多个老年活动之家和约2000个较完善的综合社区服务设施，促进了全国社区服务体系的建设与发展。第23页gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足 gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足社区服务对象和内容得到拓展。服务对象已从老年人、残疾人、优抚对象等困难群体逐步扩展到全体社区居民；服务内容从社会救助延伸到就业服务、卫生和计划生育、社区治安、文化教育和体育、便民利民等领域。但是，我国社区服务总体上仍处于初级发展阶段，社区服务体系建设现状与构建社会主义和谐社会的要求还不相适应，与社区居民日益增长的服务需求还有不小的差距。其中，社区服务设施数量不足，功能单一，总体水平不高。针对这一点，国家发改委、民政部专门在《“十一五”社区服务体系发展规划》中重点指出：“发展社区文化、教育和体育。逐步建设方便社区居民读书、阅报、开展文艺活动的场所，积极开展群众喜闻乐见的、多样化的社区文化活动。”“在有条件的地区建立面向社区的老年大学、市民学校、未成年人文化活动场所，积极开展多样化的社区教育培训活动。继续推进全民健身设施建设，特别要积极发展面向青少年和老年人的社区体育设施。鼓励企事业单位和学校的体育场馆向社区居民开放，实现体育设施的资源共享。推动社区体育活动的开展，培育社区群众性体育组织，加强体育指导员队伍建设。”第23页gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足 gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足当前，我国社区服务体系建设面临着一系列机遇和挑战。一方面，我国已经进入全面建设小康社会，努力构建社会主义和谐社会，加快现代化建设的新阶段，社区在经济社会发展中的地位越来越重要，国民经济的持续快速发展和综合国力的迅速提高，为社区服务体系建设提供了坚实的物质保障。另一方面，由于城镇化进程的加快和人民生活水平的提高，居民对社区服务提出更高、更新的要求，特别是面对城镇1亿以上的流动人口、5000多万退休职工、2200多万困难群众和1400多万下岗失业人员，社区服务的压力不断加大，加快完善社区服务体系已成为满足社区居民社区服务需求和促进社会和谐的紧迫任务。第四节可行性研究结论1、设计方案及建设规模本项目拟对钟祥市胡集镇王集社区现有的工作服务用房和公共基础设施进行修缮和改造，绿化草皮、道路并配套路灯，购置健身器材、乒乓球台，并完善社区现有图书室设备设施及图书等。2、建设工期该项目建设工期为4个月，从2008年9月开始，2008年12月底工程竣工验收。3、投资估算及资金筹措该项目总投资51.58万元，其中申请国家资金20万元，地方财政资金31.58万元。4、综合评价结论构建社会主义和谐社会，是我们党从全面建设小康社会、开创中国特色社会主义事业新局面的全局出发提出的一项重大任务，适应了我国改革发展进入关键时期的客观要求，体现了广大人民群众的根本利益和共同愿望。随着市场经济改革的深化和建设学习型社会目标的提出，社区文化设施建设越来越受到人们的关注。第23页gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足 gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足该项目立足于钟祥市胡集镇王集社区发展现状，以科学发展观为指导，根据胡集镇王集社区居民的文化生活需要提出，项目实施可帮助王集社区居民参与社会生活，共享社区物质文化成果，是全面建设小康社会和和谐社会的重要内容，是社会文明进步的体现，项目建设意义重大。第23页gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足 gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足第二章项目建设的必要性和可行性第一节项目建设的必要性1、本项目建设是解决城镇经济发展中出现的社会问题的有效途径。随着经济体制改革的深入，新旧体制的交替，新情况、新问题不断出现。要及时有效地地将这些矛盾和问题解决在萌芽状态，必须增强社区的功能和责任，依托社区，把社会治安综合治理的各项措施落实到基层，强化社区维护社会稳定“第一道防线”的作用。2、本项目建设是加快我国城镇现代化进程的必然要求。城镇的设施建设是城镇现代化的一个方面，但城镇现代化更为重要的是提高居民的整体素质、文明程度，这就必须大力推进社区建设。3、本项目建设是提高居民生活质量的迫切需要。随着经济的发展，居民收入从居住环境到基础设施，从生活服务到文化生活，从治安秩序到人际关系等等，都提出了越来越多的需求，希望得到多方面的服务。比如社区环境问题，社区服务问题，社区治安问题，以及生活方便不方便、卫生不卫生、居住舒适不舒适、精神文化生活丰富不丰富等，迫切需要通过推进社区建设来解决。推进社区建设就是要使社区有能力解决这些问题，通过调动和发挥社区的积极性，依靠社区的力量加强社区的综合管理，进而不断提高居民群众的生活质量，为居民群众创造一个安全、舒适、整洁、方便的生活环境。第23页gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足 gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足4、本项目建设是进一步加强社会主义精神文明建设的需要。新形势下的城市精神文明建设，需要运用居民群众自我教育、自我管理、自我服务的机制，使之同社区建设融合于一体，以加强社会主义精神文明建设。5、本项目建设是构建和谐社会的要求。和谐社会建设包括经济、政治、文化等各个方面，建设和谐社区是构建和谐社会的一个必不可少的部分，而社区文化服务设施建设是建设和谐社区的一个重要方面，推进和谐社区建设就必须加强社区文化服务设施建设。6、本项目建设是扩大基层民主，实现城镇居民自我教育、自我管理、自我服务的必然要求。只有推进基层民主，才有坚实的群众基础和思想基础。城镇的现代化管理，最重要的是人的管理。通过社区建设，推进基层民主，正是在解决人的管理问题。这样，也就为提高城镇现代化管理水平，奠定了坚实的基础。7、本项目建设是借鉴国外经验，推动社会经济协调发展的必然要求。从国际上看，推进社区建设已经成为许多国家加强城市管理的一种必要手段。联合国早在20世纪50年代初期就是提出了“社区发展计划”第23页gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足 gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足。所谓社区发展，就是我们所说的社区建设。目前，全世界已有70多个国家开展了社区建设，目的是以社区为单位，通过政府机构和社区组织的通力合作，解决经济发展过程中，特别是工业化和城市化进程中出现的一些社会问题，促进社会和经济的全面发展。我们国家正处在社会转型时期，为避免和解决类似问题，少走弯路，就应当借鉴国际上已有的经验和教训，大力推进社区建设。第二节项目建设的可行性1、有利于拓展社区服务领域。社区居民群众参与社区建设和社区活动的热情很高，社区已成为凝聚民心的重要基层组织，建成、完善社区文化服务设施，对于满足社区居民不断增长的物质和文化需要，丰富和提高人们的思想文化素质，从而构建和谐社区，全面推进小康社会建设具有非常重要的作用，该项目的建设将进一步拓展社区服务领域，使社区更好地为群众服务。2、有利于加强社区居民精神文明建设。该项目对于繁荣和发展社区文化，丰富居民业余文化生活，培养居民群众建立新的生活方式，形成和谐的邻里关系和文明社区具有非常重要的作用，并有利于增强社区内居民的凝聚力。3、该项目具备的条件。王集社区居委会位于胡集镇西北角，具备建设项目所需要的土地、水电配套设施等基本条件，建成、完善社区服务设施切实可行。通过以上各项优势条件的分析可见，该项目利国利民，符合社区居民实际文化生活的需要，项目建设十分可行。第23页gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足 gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足第三章项目建设条件第一节项目选址1、项目地理位置：该项目区胡集镇王集社区位于钟祥市胡集镇西北角。2、项目用地权属类别：该项目用地是王集社区辖区内土地。第二节项目建设条件1、自然环境条件①地质、地形：钟祥属汉江河谷地带，东北为大洪山，西部为鄂西的荆山支脉，中部沿汉江为汉江河谷平原的一部分，境内东部和西部是山丘地区，中部沿汉江两岸自北向南缓缓降低，是典型的河谷平原。最高海拔为钟祥客店镇的斋公岭，高程1050m。钟祥地处大洪山南麓，地质特征为褶皱断块山地，由古生界、中生界碳酸盐岩、碎屑岩以及元古界变质岩构成，形成低山或丘陵，发育着残积坡积物、洪积冲积物、河流阶地等地貌景观。从地形特点看，上端汉江故道与直河连接，地面高程46.9m(黄海高程，下同)，城区中心地面高程45.04m，下端护城河汇入南湖，地面高程39.11m，地势东北高，西南低。②气象：钟祥市为中纬度地区，地理座标跨东经112°7"—113°00，北纬30°42"—31°36"，属亚热带季风气候，具有四季分明，日照时间长，热量丰富，无霜期长，雨量充沛，雨热同期的气候特征。第23页gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足 gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足年平均气温16℃左右历年极端最高气温39.7℃(7、8月郢中)历年极端最低气温-15℃(1月易家岭)全年无霜期平均为250-270天年日照小时数1800-2300h年平均降雨量948毫米最大暴雨量1560毫米(54年钟祥站)主导风向西北风平均风速3.4m／s最大风速26m／s③水文：在汉江纵贯全市134公里的河段上，呈叶状分布着蛮河、利河、扭头港、竹皮河、丰乐河、直河、南北湖河，长滩河等8条水系。这些河流，每年都有大量客水过境。据皇庄水文站多年观测资料计算，汉江年均过境客水量为482.25亿m3，8条支流年过境客水量为4.49亿m3，客水的分布具有面广线长的特点。④地震：钟祥市地震属浅震，震源深度一般在8千米左右，震级亦不大，地震烈度为6度。据《中国地震目录》记载，钟祥于1407年、1469年和1603年共发生过三次较大地震，其烈度为6-7度，震级5～5.5级。地震发生的时间，主要集中在三个时段，即1月1日至2月10日，3月10日至6月28日，9月20日至11月20日，上述三次大震即发生在此时期内。2、社会经济条件第23页gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足 gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足①社会环境条件钟祥市位于湖北省中部，汉水的中游，汉江自北向南穿境而过，东与京山交界，西与荆门接壤，南与天门为邻，北与随州、宜城毗连，交通便利，通讯发达，电力充沛。全市版土面积4488平方公里。2006年全市辖17个乡镇、2个国营农场、2个大型水库。总人口101.79万人，其中城镇人口31.09万人，占总人口的30.54％，从业人口41.72万，2006年全市国内生产总值92.47亿元，其中：第一产业26.51亿元，第二产业34.41亿元，第三产业31.55亿元。农民人均纯收入4130元，城镇居民人均年可支配收入6624元。全市综合经济实力位居全省县(市)前茅。钟祥市有着悠久的历史和灿烂的文化，有文字记载的历史就有2700多年，古称郊郢，为楚国的陪都，三国时属吴，称石城。明世宗嘉靖皇帝以自己生养发迹于此，取“风水宝地，祥瑞所钟”之意，故取名为钟祥，在明代为承天府，与顺天府、应天府成中央政府三大直辖府，齐名于天下，盛极一时。钟祥市属国务院第一批列入对外开放县市之一，市内交通发达，铁路、公路、水运齐全，长荆铁路的建成与运营，已给全市经济及对外开放带来新的活力。胡集镇是钟祥市的一个经济重镇，素有“中原磷都”之称，矿产资源丰富。王集社区辖于胡集镇，第23页gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足 gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足位于胡集镇西北角，西依金山山脉，南、北与虎山村、福泉村交界，东望207国道和襄荆高速公路。焦枝铁路专用线直达社区。该社区占地23.42万平方米，其中工业面积6.74平方米,现有常住居民3092户，7114人。②交通运输条件项目所在地公路四通八达，207国道、襄荆高速、焦枝铁路、汉江黄金水道四通八达，交通十分便利。③公用设施社会依托条件项目区内交通便利，通讯通畅，程控电话连天下，电力供应充足，水、电、气及其它基础设施完备，能充分满足项目建设和运营需求。3、建筑材料的供应条件钟祥市建材工业十分发达，钟厦水泥集团生产的425#、325#等各种品质和型号的水泥常年供应；块石、碎石等均可在本地采购；石灰、黄砂可由本地石灰厂供应。总之，所有建筑材料可立足我市当地市场全部解决。第23页gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足 gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足第四章建设内容第一节项目建设指导思想1、因地制宜、实事求是，按照“实用、够用、经济、安全”的原则合理确定建设方案。积极配合上级部门落实责任，防止项目资金的流失，以确保专款专用。2、认真贯彻国家关于社区建设的有关方针政策，遵守国家有关法规，满足相关规定、规范及技术标准要求。3、以解决社区服务功能问题，改善社区服务能力、功能为中心，着力加强社区基础设施建设，提高社区广大居民的文化生活水平。4、遵循可持续发展原则，在建设规模上保留一定的人口和经济发展空间。第二节建设内容在社区现有办公综合楼的北边空地上新建混凝土标准室外篮球场一块，配套标准篮球架一副，并完善篮球场的灯光照明设施；新建道路并设置路灯；新建绿化草坪；购置健身器材、乒乓球台和图书室配套设备设施及书籍等。第23页gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足 gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足第五章施工组织设计第一节施工条件1、地理位置及对外交通项目区所处地理位置优越，对外交通四通八达，皂当公路、寺沙公路、汉宜公路、长荆铁路等构成了公路、铁路运输网络。2、施工场地条件该工程所处位置在王集社区居委会院内，施工场地宽阔，电力通讯设施齐备，能满足工程施工布置要求。3、建筑材料来源该项目工程所需建筑材料主要为：砂、碎石、块石、水泥等。砂料由襄樊经汉江水运至皇庄，料源丰富，且质量符合要求。碎石及块石可从钟祥市东桥、长滩等采石厂购进，上述几处石料质量好，岩性为灰岩，是理想的建筑材料。水泥选用钟祥市双河水泥厂生产的水泥，质量可满足工程要求。第二节施工进度1、工程筹建期工程正式开工前由钟祥市郢中街办莫愁湖社区负责工程用地及土地平整、施工用水、用电工作，为施工单位创造良好生产条件。第23页gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足 gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足2、主体工程施工期主体工程施工期为3个月，主要任务是铺设篮球场、道路，同时购置社区所需的健身器材、乒乓球台、图书室配套设备设施及书籍等。3、工程完建期主要完成篮球场和道路配套设施安装，草皮绿化，健身器材和乒乓球台安装等。第23页gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足 gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足第六章投资估算和资金筹措第一节估算说明1、该项目工程投资估算按现时价格水平编制。2、以钟祥市相关文件为编制依据，结合本地区实际生产力的发展水平，对该项目工程进行投资估算。第二节资金估算该项目总投资42.02万元，其中篮球场投资6.69万元；室内乒乓球台两个，约需投资1万元；室外健身设备23台套，约需投资8.58万元；图书室配套设备设施及图书购置13.75万元；安装路灯、修建道路及绿化10万元；不可预见费2万元。详见文后附表----项目投资估算表。第三节资金筹措方案该项目共需投资42.02万元，其中申请国家资金20万元，地方财政资金22.02万元。第23页gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足 gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足第七章综合效益分析第一节经济效益该项目为社会公益事业项目，主要表现为社会效益，这里对经济效益不作详述，也不作财务评价。本项目总投资42.02万元，单位功能投资为168.09元/平方米。第二节社会效益该项目建成后，将惠及郢中街办莫愁湖社区的万余人民群众，更加丰富社区群众精神文化生活，满足社区群众不断增长的物质和文化生活需要，进一步推进社区服务工作上台阶。该项目建设对于构建和谐文明社会、促进社会稳定、促进社众群众物质文明和精神文明的同步建设、全面建设小康社会具有非常重要的作用。第23页gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足 gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足第八章实施和运行管理第一节组织机构设置1、该项目竣工后，莫愁湖社区将安排专职管理员3名，分别管理维护设备设施和图书室工作。2、项目建设过程中将成立专门的钟祥市社区服务设施建设领导小组，由市政府分管领导任组长，发改、民政部门负责人任副组长，财政、审计、建设、国土等部门和莫愁湖社区负责人为成员，办公室设在市民政局内。该小组专门负责社区服务设施工程项目的规划、建设和协调等工作。各成员单位在项目实施过程中，要加强协作，密切配合，把该工程作为为群众办实事、办好事的一件大事来抓，确保项目的顺利实施。第二节实施管理第23页gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足 gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足1、进一步明确工作职责。各成员单位要明确任务，各负其责，密切配合，建立协调、高效的工作机制和责任制度，全力抓好社区服务设施工程建设工作。发改局负责项目的申报、审批、投资计划的下达等前期工作和项目管理工作；财政局负责国家专项资金的管理，确保建设资金及时拨付和专户管理，确保资金专款专用，封闭运行；审计局负责对专项资金的使用监督检查和跟踪审计，杜绝挤占挪用现象的发生；民政局负责项目的选点和实施，确保项目按期建成，发挥效益；莫愁湖社区负责做好社区服务设施工程实施的配合工作，并积极落实配套资金，将社区服务纳入辖区经济和社会发展规划，精心组织，科学规划，加强管理，确保社区服务活动全面开展。2、切实加强项目监督管理。严格按照中央预算内投资项目管理的有关规定，切实落实项目法人责任制、招投标制、工程监理制和合同管理制，规范项目建设程序，确保工程质量。3、及早做好项目运行所需劳力、资金、物质等方面准备。4、强化项目管理。一是切实搞好项目设计规划；二是资金专款专用，严禁挪用，并定期公开项目进展及资金使用情况，接受群众监督；三是搞好项目实施的全程监管，把好质量关，建设优质工程。5、验收管理。项目竣工后，组织有关专家对项目进行会审、验收、评价、反馈、修补。要对工程质量、安全进行检查验收，并对项目建设、工程结算和检查验收情况进行认真总结。6、积极开展社区服务活动。民政局和莫愁湖社区在建设社区服务设施工程的同时，要加强和培养以社区服务人员为主体的城市社区服务骨干队伍，发挥其组织、带动和指导作用。积极组织社区居民开展多形式的社区服务活动，切实发挥城市社区在建设和谐社会中的积极作用。第三节运行管理第23页gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足 gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足1、建立专管和群管相结合的管理体制，落实项目运行中管理维护经费的筹集制度，加强学习各种法律法规，同时加大宣传力度，增强群众的法律意识，确保项目运行维护费用的按时足额筹集，以确保项目正常运行。2、加强监督，规范管理，要安排专人管理社区服务设施，时常进行检查，对损坏了的设施要及时进行维修，确保社区服务设施正常完好。第23页gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足 gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足第九章环境影响与评价第一节环境现状分析该项目区上下左右无污染源，环境净化，空气质量好。第二节项目实施对环境的影响本项目属于环保型项目，基本上没有污染物产生，只是在建设过程中，会产生少量的建筑垃圾，在运营期间会产生少量的生活垃圾、生活污水等。第三节对策及措施1、建筑废弃物可通过在建筑物旁设密闭式垃圾收集点，然后统一送至附近的垃圾中转站至城市垃圾处理场集中统一处理。2、严格执行建设项目环境影响评价制度，控制社区内新污染的产生，同时安排专人负责管理社区的废水、废渣、噪声等污染的防治工作；3、对广大干部群众进行经常性地环保教育，坚决打击和杜绝一切有损于环境的建设行为，营造浓厚的环境保护氛围，最大限度地提高全民环保的自觉性。第23页gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足 钟祥市郢中街办莫愁湖社区服务设施建设项目可行性研究报告第十章结论和建议第一节可行性研究结论该项目工程是一项“德政”工程、“民心”工程，符合国家产业政策规定和社会消费水平及生活质量不断提高的要求，社会效益明显。其建设实施可进一步强化社区整体功能，改善社区环境，不仅有利于群众身心健康、提高人口素质、改善人民生活水平，而且对促进社区经济发展，提高社区群众的生活质量，体现党的富民政策，密切党群关系有着不可估量的作用。该项目措施得当，符合实际，效益显著，投资适当，是切实可行的。第二节问题与建议由于地方财力有限，该项目建设尚存在资金不足的问题。为了推进该项目工程的建设，有效解决社区的综合服务功能，建议上级有关部门给予大力扶持，并尽快对该项目予以批复，促成项目早日建成受益。第23页gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足 钟祥市郢中街办莫愁湖社区服务设施建设项目可行性研究报告项目投资估算表序号项目单位数量投资额（万元）备注一篮球场　　66888　1金陵YLJ-SB型篮球架付163888　2安装及场地建设　　3000　二红双喜乒乓台及安装费台210000含安装费三健身设备　2385838　1健骑器WL1-2台11298　2荡椅WL1-45台12055　3梅花桩（9只）WL1-33台1973　4三人扭腰器WL1-7台11298　5滚脚按摩器WL1-53台11514　6双人腰背按摩器WL1-43台11770　7双人踏步WL1-47台11947　8自重拉胸器WL1-13台12380　9儿童摇摇乐WL1－123台12400　10跳跃锻炼器WL1-28台12163　11跷跷板WL1-27台12920　12二人秋千WL1-48台11370　13双人漫步器WL1-5台12163　14大转盘WL1-10台12163　15下肢训练器WL1-51台11839　16综合锻炼器WL1-32 台13461　17晃板WL1-34 台11839　18儿童滑梯WL1－118台147000　19双杠WL1-25台11513　20休闲椅WL－003 台43772　四图书室　　137500　1配套设备台套　10000　2书柜组1010000　3桌椅套6017500　4图书册5000100000　五路灯、道路及绿化　　100000　六不可预见费　　20000　七合计　　420226　第23页gardenislargerthanJoe"s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe"sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!   Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇 OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes"time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,"It"stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.   Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐 Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather"s.   Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚往来 IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer"sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately."Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,"Harrysaid,"sonowyoucanpayformydinner!"   Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再见，一路顺风 Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto"clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.   Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年 TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers"Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.   Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？ Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,"DoyouspeakEnglish?"AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!   Lesson15Goodnews佳音 ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome."Mr.Harmsworth,"Isaidinaweakvoice."Don"tinterrupt,"heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!   Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有礼的要求 Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:"Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder."Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!   Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻 MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,"Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!"   lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！ AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn"tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein."Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked."Yes,thankyou,"Ianswered,"butIcan"tpaythebill.Ihaven"tgotmybag."Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome."I"mverysorry,"hesaid"Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis."   Lesson19Soldout票已售完 "Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,"Isaid.  "Itmayhavebegunalready,"Susananswered. "Ihurriedtotheticket-office."MayIhavetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "I"msorry,we"vesoldout,"thegirlsaid. "Whatapity!"Susanexclaimed. Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office. "CanIreturnthesetwotickets?"heasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid. "CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?"Iasked. "Certainly,"thegirlsaid,"buttheyarefornextWednesday"sperformance. "Imightaswellhavethem,"Isaidsadly.   Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟 Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag."Youmustgiveupfishing!"myfriendssay."It"sawasteoftime."Buttheydon"trealizeoneimportantthing.I"mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!   Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？ Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.   Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封 Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.   Lesson23Anewhouse新居 Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.   Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸 Ienteredthehotelmanager"sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset."Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,"Isaid,"andit"snottherenow."Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing."Everyone"slosingmoneythesedays,"hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o."Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman"sroom"shesaid."Well,"Isaidtothemanager,"thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!"   lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？ IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly."Iamaforeigner,"Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit."You"llsoonlearnEnglish!"hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon"tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?   lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家 IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis"about".Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot"about"anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday."Whatareyoudoing?"sheasked."I"mhangingthispictureonthewall,"Ianswered."It"sanewone.Doyoulikeit?"Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment."It"sallright,"shesaid,"butisn"titupside-down?"Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!   Lesson27Awetnight雨夜 Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!   Lesson28Noparking禁止停车 JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup"NoParking"signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!   Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！ CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The"taxi"isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda"PilatusPorter".Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett"sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.   Lesson30 Footballorpolo?足'