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THEYUNDERSTANDMODERNARTTHEYALWAYSTELLYOUWHATAPICTUREISABOUTOFCOURSE,MANYPICTURESARCNOTABOUTANYTHINGTHEYAREJUSTPRETTYPATTERNSWELIKETHEMINTHESAMEWAYTHATWELIKEPRETTYCURTAINMATERIALITHINKTHATYOUNGCHILDRENOFTENAPPRECIATEMODERNPICTURESBETTERTHANANYONEELSETHEYNOTICEMOREMYSISTERISONLYSEVEN,BUTSHEALWAYSTELLSMEWHETHERMYPICTURESAREGOODORNOTSHECAMEINTOMYROOMYESTERDAYWHATAREYOUDOINGSHEASKEDIMHANGINGTHISPICTUREONTHEWALL,IANSWEREDITSANEWONEDOYOULIKEITSHELOOKEDATITCRITICALLYFORAMOMENTITSALLRIGHT,SHESAID,BUTISNTITUPSIDEDOWNILOOKEDATITAGAINSHEWASRIGHTITWASLESSON27AWETNIGHT雨夜LATEINTHEAFTERNOON,THEBOYSPUTUPTHEIRTENTINTHEMIDDLEOFAFIELDASSOONASTHISWASDONE,THEYCOOKEDAMEALOVERANOPENFIRETHEYWEREALLHUNGRYANDTHEFOODSMELTGOODAFTERAWONDERFULMEAL,THEYTOLDSTORIESANDSANGSONGSBYTHECAMPFIREBUTSOMETIMELATERITBEGANTORAINTHEBOYSFELTTIREDSOTHEYPETOUTTHEFIREANDCREPTINTOTHEIRTENTTHEIRSLEEPINGBAGSWEREWARMANDCOMFORTABLE,SOTHEYALLSLEPTSOUNDLYINTHEMIDDLEOFTHENIGHT,TWOBOYSWOKEUPANDBEGANSHOUTINGTHETENTWASFULLOFWATERTHEYALLLEAPTOUTOFTHEIRSLEEPINGBAGSANDHURRIEDOUTSIDEITWASRAININGHEAVILYANDTHEYFOUNDTHATASTREAMHADFORMEDINTHEFIELDTHESTREAMWOUNDITSWAYACROSSTHEFIELDANDTHENFLOWEDRIGHTUNDERTHEIRTENTLESSON28NOPARKING禁止停车JASPERWHITEISONEOFTHOSERAREPEOPLEWHOBELIEVESINANCIENTMYTHSHEHASJUSTBOUGHTANEWHOUSEINTHECITY,BUTEVERSINCEHEMOVEDIN,HEHASHADTROUBLEWITHMOTORISTSWHENHERETURNSHOMEATNIGHT,HEALWAYSFINDSTHATSOMEONEHASPARKEDACAROUTSIDEHISGATEBECAUSEOFTHIS,HEHASNOTBEENABLETOGETHISOWNCARINTOHISGARAGEEVENONCEJASPERHASPUTUPNOPARKINGSIGNSOUTSIDEHISGATE,BUTTHESEHAVENOTHADANYEFFECTNOWHEHASPUTANUGLYSTONEHEADOVERTHEGATEITISONEOFTHEUGLIESTFACESIHAVEEVERSEENIASKEDHIMWHATITWASANDHETOLDMETHATITWASMEDUSA,THEGORGONJASPERHOPESTHATSHEWILLTURNMOTORISTSTOSTONEBUTNONEOFTHEMHASBEENTURNEDTOSTONEYETLESSON29TAXI出租汽车CAPTAINBENFAWCETTHASBOUGHTANUNUSUALTAXIANDHASBEGUNANEWSERVICETHETAXIISASMALLSWISSAEROPLANECALLEDAPILATUSPORTERTHISWONDERFULPLANECANCARRYSEVENPASSENGERSTHEMOSTSURPRISINGTHINGABOUTIT,HOWEVER,ISTHATITCANLANDANYWHEREONSNOW,WATER,OREVENONAPLOUGHEDFIELDCAPTAINFAWCETTSFIRSTPASSENGERWASADOCTORWHOFLEWFROMBIRMINGHAMTOALONELYVILLAGEINTHEWELSHMOUNTAINSSINCETHEN,CAPTAINFAWCETTHASFLOWNPASSENGERSTOMANYUNUSUALPLACESONCEHELANDEDONTHEROOFOFABLOCKOFFLATSANDONANOTHEROCCASION,HELANDEDINADESERTEDCARPARKCAPTAINFAWCETTHASJUSTREFUSEDASTRANGEREQUESTFROMABUSINESSMANTHEMANWANTEDTOFLYTOROCKALL,ALONELYISLANDINTHEATLANTICOCEAN,BUTCAPTAINFAWCETTDIDNOTTAKEHIMBECAUSETHETRIPWASTOODANGEROUSLESSON30FOOTBALLORPOLO足球还是水球THEWAYLEISASMALLRIVERTHATCUTSACROSSTHEPARKNEARMYHOMEILIKESITTINGBYTHEWAYLEONFINEAFTERNOONSITWASWARMLASTSUNDAY,SOIWENTANDSATONTHERIVERBANKASUSUALSOMECHILDRENWEREPLAYINGGAMESONTHEBANKANDTHEREWERESOMEPEOPLEROWINGONTHERIVERSUDDENLY,ONEOFTHECHILDRENKICKEDABALLVERYHARDANDITWENTTOWARDSAPASSINGBOATSOMEPEOPLEONTHEBANKCALLEDOUTTOTHEMANINTHEBOAT,BUTHEDIDNOTHEARTHEMTHEBALLSTRUCKHIMSOHARDTHATHENEARLYFELLINTOTHEWATERITURNEDTOLOOKATTHECHILDREN,BUTTHEREWERENTANYINSIGHTTHEYHADALLRUNAWAYTHEMANLAUGHEDWHENHEREALIZEDWHATHADHAPPENEDHECALLEDOUTTOTHECHILDRENANDTHREWTHEBALLBACKTOTHEBANKLESSON31SUCCESSSTORY成功者的故事YESTERDAYAFTERNOONFRANKHAWKINSWASTELLINGMEABOUTHISEXPERIENCESASAYOUNGMANFRANKISNOWTHEHEADOFAVERYLARGEBUSINESSCOMPANY,BUTASABOYHEUSEDTOWORKINASMALLSHOPITWASHISJOBTOREPAIRBICYCLESANDATTHATTIMEHEUSEDTOWORKFOURTEENHOURSADAYHESAVEDMONEYFORYEARSANDIN1938HEBOUGHTASMALLWORKSHOPOFHISOWNDURINGTHEWARFRANKUSEDTOMAKESPAREPARTSFORAEROPLANESATTHATTIMEHEHADTWOHELPERSBYTHEENDOFTHEWAR,THESMALLWORKSHOPHADBECOMEALARGEFACTORYWHICHEMPLOYEDSEVENHUNDREDANDTWENTYEIGHTPEOPLEFRANKSMILEDWHENHEREMEMBEREDHISHARDEARLYYEARSANDTHELONGROADTOSUCCESSHEWASSTILLSMILINGWHENTHEDOOROPENEDANDHISWIFECAMEINSHEWANTEDHIMTOREPAIRTHEIRSONSBICYCLELESSON32SHOPPINGMADEEASY购物变得很方便PEOPLEARENOTSOHONESTASTHEYONCEWERETHETEMPTATIONTOSTEALISGREATERTHANEVERBEFOREESPECIALLYINLARGESHOPSADETECTIVERECENTLYWATCHEDAWELLDRESSEDWOMANWHOALWAYSWENTINTOALARGESTOREONMONDAYMORNINGSONEMONDAY,THEREWEREFEWERPEOPLEINTHESHOPTHANUSUALWHENTHEWOMANCAMEIN,SOITWASEASIERFORTHEDETECTIVETOWATCHHERTHEWOMANFIRSTBOUGHTAFEWSMALLARTICLESAFTERALITTLETIME,SHECHOSEONEOFTHEMOSTEXPENSIVEDRESSESINTHESHOPANDHANDEDITTOANASSISTANTWHOWRAPPEDITUPFORHERASQUICKLYASPOSSIBLETHENTHEWOMANSIMPLYTOOKTHEPARCELANDWALKEDOUTOFTHESHOPWITHOUTPAYINGWHENSHEWASARRESTED,THEDETECTIVEFOUNDOUTTHATTHESHOPASSISTANTWASHERDAUGHTERTHEGIRLGAVEHERMOTHERAFREEDRESSONCEAWEEKLESSON33OUTOFTHEDARKNESS冲出黑暗NEARLYAWEEKPASSEDBEFORETHEGIRLWASABLETOEXPLAINWHATHADHAPPENEDTOHERONEAFTERNOONSHESETOUTFROMTHECOASTINASMALLBOATANDWASCAUGHTINASTORMTOWARDSEVENING,THEBOATSTRUCKAROCKANDTHEGIRLJUMPEDINTOTHESEATHENSHESWAMTOTHESHOREAFTERSPENDINGTHEWHOLENIGHTINTHEWATERDURINGTHATTIMESHECOVEREDADISTANCEOFEIGHTMILESEARLYNEXTMORNING,SHESAWALIGHTAHEADSHEKNEWSHEWASNEARTHESHOREBECAUSETHELIGHTWASHIGHUPONTHECLIFFSONARRIVINGATTHESHORE,THEGIRLSTRUGGLEDUPTHECLIFFTOWARDSTHELIGHTSHEHADSEENTHATWASALLSHEREMEMBEREDWHENSHEWOKEUPADAYLATER,SHEFOUNDHERSELFINHOSPITALLESSON34QUICKWORK破案“神速”TEDROBINSONHASBEENWORRIEDALLTHEWEEKLASTTUESDAYHERECEIVEDALETTERFROMTHELOCALPOLICEINTHELETTERHEWASASKEDTOCALLATT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