Lesson 22 A glass envelope

She threw the bottle into the sea.

又將瓶子扔進(jìn)了大海。

Lesson 22 A glass envelope

She never thought of it again,

此后她就再沒去想那只瓶子。

Lesson 22 A glass envelope

but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland.

但10個(gè)月以后，她收到了荷蘭一位姑娘的來信。

Lesson 22 A glass envelope

Both girls write to each other regularly now.

現(xiàn)在這兩位姑娘定期通信了。

Lesson 22 A glass envelope

However, they have decided to use the post office.

然而她們還是決定利用郵局。

Lesson 22 A glass envelope

Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.

這樣會稍微多花點(diǎn)錢，但肯定是快得多了。

Lesson 23 A new house

I had a letter from my sister yesterday.

昨天我收到了姐姐的一封信，

Lesson 23 A new house

She lives in Nigeria.

她住在尼日利亞。

Lesson 23 A new house

In her letter, she said that she would come to England next year.

在信中她說她明年將到英國來。

Lesson 23 A new house

If she comes, she will get a surprise.

如果她來了，她會感到非常驚奇了。

Lesson 23 A new house

We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country.

我們現(xiàn)在住在鄉(xiāng)間的一棟漂亮的新住宅里。

Lesson 23 A new house

Work on it had begun before my sister left.

這棟房子在我姐姐離開之前就已動工了，

Lesson 23 A new house

The house was completed five months ago.

是在5個(gè)月以前竣工的。

Lesson 23 A new house

In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us.

我在信中告訴她，她可以和我們住在一起。

Lesson 23 A new house

The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden.

這棟房子里有許多房間，還有一個(gè)漂亮的花園。

Lesson 23 A new house

It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people.

它是一棟非常現(xiàn)代化的住宅，因此在有些人看來很古怪。

Lesson 23 A new house

It must be the only modern house in the district.

它肯定是這個(gè)地區(qū)唯一的一棟現(xiàn)代化住宅。

Lesson 24 If could be worse

I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down.

我走進(jìn)飯店經(jīng)理的辦公室，坐了下來。

Lesson 24 If could be worse

I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset.

我剛剛丟了50英鎊，感到非常煩惱。

Lesson 24 If could be worse

'I left the money in my room,' I said, 'and it's not there now.

“我把錢放在房間里，”我說，“可現(xiàn)在沒有了。

Lesson 24 If could be worse

' The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing.

”經(jīng)理深表同情，但卻無能為力。

Lesson 24 If could be worse

'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said.

“現(xiàn)在大家都在丟錢，”他說。

Lesson 24 If could be worse

He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door.

他開始抱怨起這個(gè)邪惡的世道來，卻被一陣敲門聲打斷了。

Lesson 24 If could be worse

A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk.

一個(gè)姑娘走了進(jìn)來，把一個(gè)信封放在了他桌上。

Lesson 24 If could be worse

It contained $50.

它里面裝著50英鎊。

Lesson 24 If could be worse

'I found this outside this gentleman's room,' she said.

“這是我在這位先生的房門外撿到的，”她說。

Lesson 24 If could be worse

'Well,' I said to the manager, 'there is still some honesty in this world!'

“是啊，”我對那位經(jīng)理說，“這世界上還是有誠實(shí)可言的！”

Lesson 25 Do the English speak English

I arrived in London at last.

我終于到了倫敦。

Lesson 25 Do the English speak English

The railway station was big, black and dark.

火車站很大，又黑又暗。

Lesson 25 Do the English speak English

I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter.

我不知道去飯店的路該怎么走，于是向一個(gè)搬運(yùn)工打聽。