Lesson 19 Sold out

'Certainly,' the girl said.

“當然可以，”那姑娘說。

Lesson 19 Sold out

I went back to the ticket office at once.

我馬上又回到售票處。

Lesson 19 Sold out

'Could I have those two tickets please?' I asked.

“我可以買那兩張票嗎？”我問。

Lesson 19 Sold out

'Certainly,' the girl said, 'but they're for next Wednesday's performance.

“當然可以，不過這兩張票是下星期三的，

Lesson 19 Sold out

Do you still want them?'

您是否還要呢？”

Lesson 19 Sold out

'I might as well have them,' I said sadly.

“我還是買下的好，”我垂頭喪氣地說。

Lesson 20 One man in a boat

Fishing is my favourite sport.

釣魚是我特別喜愛的一項運動。

Lesson 20 One man in a boat

I often fish for hours without catching anything.

我經常一釣數小時卻一無所獲，

Lesson 20 One man in a boat

But this does not worry me.

但我從不為此煩惱。

Lesson 20 One man in a boat

Some fishermen are unlucky.

有些垂釣者就是不走運，

Lesson 20 One man in a boat

Instead of catching fish,they catch old boots and rubbish.

他們往往魚釣不到，卻釣上來些舊靴子和垃圾。

Lesson 20 One man in a boat

I am even less lucky.

我的運氣甚至還不及他們。

Lesson 20 One man in a boat

I never catch anything -- not even old boots.

我什么東西也未釣到過 -- 就連舊靴子也沒有。

Lesson 20 One man in a boat

After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag.

我總是在河上呆上整整一上午，然后空著袋子回家。

Lesson 20 One man in a boat

'You must give up fishing!' my friends say.

“你可別再釣魚了！”我的朋友們說，

Lesson 20 One man in a boat

'It's a waste of time.

“這是浪費時間。

Lesson 20 One man in a boat

' But they don't realize one important thing.

”然而他們沒有認識到重要的一點，

Lesson 20 One man in a boat

I'm not really interested in fishing.

我并不是真的對釣魚有興趣，

Lesson 20 One man in a boat

I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!

我感興趣的只是獨坐孤舟，無所事事！

Lesson 21 Mad or not

Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad.

飛機正在逐漸把我逼瘋。

Lesson 21 Mad or not

I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day.

我住在一個機場附近，過往飛機日夜不絕于耳。

Lesson 21 Mad or not

The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then.

機場是許多年前建的，但由于某種原因當時未能啟用。

Lesson 21 Mad or not

Last year, however, it came into use.

然而去年機場開始使用了。

Lesson 21 Mad or not

Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise.

有100多人肯定是被噪音逼得已經棄家遠去，

Lesson 21 Mad or not

I am one of the few people left.

我是少數留下來的人中的一個。

Lesson 21 Mad or not

Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane.

有時我覺得這房子就要被一架飛過的飛機撞倒。

Lesson 21 Mad or not

I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here.

他們曾向我提供一大筆錢讓我搬走，但我決定留在這兒。

Lesson 21 Mad or not

Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.

大家都說我肯定是瘋了，也許他們說的是對的。

Lesson 22 A glass envelope

My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland.

我的女兒簡從未想過會接到荷蘭一位同齡姑娘的來信。

Lesson 22 A glass envelope

Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle.

去年，當我們橫渡英吉利海峽時，簡把寫有她姓名和住址的一張紙條裝進了一只瓶子，