【正文】 he bought a sm al l wor k shop of hi s own. Dur i ng t he war Fr ank used to m ake spare part s f or aer opl anes. At t hat t im e he had t wo hel per s. By t he end of the war, t he sm al l wor k shop had be e a l ar ge f act or y whi ch em pl oyed seven hundr ed and t went y ei ght peopl e. Fr ank sm il ed when he remem ber ed hi s har d earl y year s and the l ong road t o success. He was st il l sm il ing when t he door opened and hi s wi f e cam e i n. She wanted him t o r epair t hei r son39。s bi cycl e! Leson32 Shoppi ng m ade easy 購物變得很方便 People ar e not so honest as they once wer e. The tempt at ion t o st eal i s greater t han e ver bef or e especi al y i n lar ge shops. A det ect ive r ecentl y watched a wel dr esed woman who al ways went i nt o a l ar ge stor e on Monday m or ni ngs. One Monday, t here wer e f ewer peopl e i n the shop than usual when t he wom an cam e in, so it was easi er f or the detecti ve t o wat ch her . The wom an fi r st bought a f ew smal art i cl es. Af ter a li t le t im e, she chose one of the m ost expensi ve dre sses i n t he shop and handed it t o an asi st ant who wrapped i t up f or her as qui ckl y as possi bl e. Then t he wom an si mpl y took t he par cel and wal ked out of t he shop wit hout payi ng. When she was ar rest ed, t he det ect i ve f ound out t hat t he shopassi st ant was her daught er . The gi rl 39。 gave39。 her m ot her a f r e dr es once a week ! lesson33 O ut of t he darknes 沖出黑暗 Nearl y a week pased bef or e t he gir l was abl e t o expl ai n what had happened t o her . One aft ernoon she set out f r om t he coast i n a smal boat and was caught i n a storm . Towar ds eveni ng, t he boat str uck a r ock and t he gi rl j um ped i nt o t he sea. Then she swam t o t he shore aft er spending t he whol e ni ght i n the wat er . Duri ng t hat tim e she cover ed a di stance of ei ght mi l es. Ear l y next m or ni ng, she saw a l ight ahead. She knew she was near t he shor e because t he li ght was hi gh up on t he cl if fs. On ar ri vi ng at the shor e, t he gir l st r uggl ed up t he cli f t owar ds t he l ight she had seen. That was al l she r em em ber ed. When she woke up a day later, she f ound her self i n hospi tal. Lesson34 Q ui ck work 破案“神速” Ted Robi nson has been worr i ed al l t he week. Last Tuesday he recei ved a l et er fr om t he local poli ce. I n t he l et er he was asked to cal at t he st at ion. Ted wonder ed why he was want ed by t he pol ice, but he went to t he st ati on yest er day and now he is not worr i ed any m or e. At he stati on, he was t ol d by a smi li ng poli cem an t hat hi s bi cycl e had been f ound. Fi ve days ago, t he pol icem an t ol d him, t he bicycl e was pi cked up i n a sm al vil lage f our hundr ed mi les away. I t is now bei ng sent t o hi s hom e by t rai n. Ted was m ost sur pri sed when he hear d t he news. He was am used t oo, because he never expected t he bi cycl e t o be f ound. I t was st ol en t went y year s ago when Ted was a boy of fi ft een ! Lesson35 St op t hi ef ! 捉賊！ Rov Tr enton used to dr ive a t axi . A short whil e ago, however, he became a bus dr i ver and he was not r egr et ed i t. He is f indi ng hi s new wor k f ar m or e exci ti ng. When he was dr i vi ng al ong Catf ord St r et recent ly, he saw t wo t hi eves r ush out of a shop and r un towar ds a wai ti ng car . One of t hem was car ryi ng a bag full of m oney. Roy act ed qui ckl y and drove t he bus str aight at t he thi eves. The one wi th t he money got such a f ri ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he t hieves wer e t ryi ng t o get away in t hei r car , Roy dr ove his bus i nt o t he back of it . Whi le t he bat ter ed car was movi ng away, Roy stopped hi s bus and t elephoned t he pol ice. The t hi eves39。 car was badl y dam aged and easy t o r ecogni ze. Short l y af ter wards, t he pol i ce st opped t he car and bot h m en wer e ar est ed. Leson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Erna Har t i s going t o swim acr oss t he Engli sh Channel t omorr ow. She is goi ng t o set out f rom the Fr ench coast at fi ve o39。cl ock i n t he m or ni ng. Erna i s onl y f our teen year s old and she hopes l o set up a new wor l d r ecor d. She i s a str ong swi mmer and many peopl e f el that she i s sur e t o succeed. Er na39。s f ather wil l set out wit h her in a smal l boat. Mr Hart has tr ai ned hi s daught er f or years. Tomorr ow he wi l l be wat chi ng her anxiously as she swim s the long di st ance t o England. Er na sai d. 39。Wel l,39。 I said t o the m anager, 39。t her e i s st il l some honest y in this worl d !39。 lesson25 Do the Engl ish speak English? 英國 人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ived in London at last. The r ai lway st at ion was bi g, bl ack and dark. I did not know t he way to m y hotel, so I asked a por ter. I not onl y spoke Engl ish ver y caref ul ly, but ver y clearl y as wel . The por ter, however , coul d not understand me。 I r epeated my questi on several ti mes and at l ast he under stood. He answered m e, but he spoke neit her slowl y nor cl ear ly. 39。I am a for eigner ,39。 I sai d. Then he spoke sl owly, but I could not under stand him. My t eacher never spoke Engl ish l ike t hat ! The por te r and I looked at each other and smi led. Then he said somet hing and I under st ood it . 39。You39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。 he sai d. I wonder. I n England, each man speaks a dif f er ent l anguage. The Engli sh underst and each other, but I don39。t understand t hem ! Do t hey speak Engl ish ? l esson26 The best art cri ti cs 最佳美術(shù)評論家 I am an ar t st udent and I pai nt a l ot of pi ct ures. Many people pr etend t hat they under stand modern ar t. They always tel l you what a pi ctur e is 39。about39。. Of cour se, many pictur es ar c not 39。about 39。 anythi ng. They are j ust pr et ty pat terns. We l ike t hem in the same way t hat we l ike pr et ty cur tain materi al. I