【正文】 l be held in our count ry i n f our year s39。 t im e. As a gr eat m any people wi l be vi si ti ng the count ry, t he governm ent wi l be buil di ng new hotels, an im mense stadi um , and a f ine new swi mm ing pool. 39。They wi l also be buil ding new r oads and a speci al r ail way li ne. The Games wi l be held just out si de the capi tal and the whol e ar ea wi l be cal led 39。Ol ympi c Cit y39。. Wor ker s wi l have pl et ed the new roads by the end of this year. By the end of next year , they wi l have fi ni shed wor k on t he new stadium. The f ine modern bui ldings have been desi gned by Kurt Gunter . Ever ybody wi l be wat chi ng anxi ously as the new buil dings go up. We are al l ver y exci ted and are looki ng f or ward to t he Ol ym pic Games because they have never been held bef ore i n t hi s count ry. Lesson38 Everythi ng except the weat her 惟獨(dú)沒(méi)有考慮到天氣 My ol d fr iend, Har ison, had l ived in the Medi ter anean f or many year s bef ore he r eturned t o England. He had of ten dr eam ed of r eti ri ng in Engl and and had planned to set le down i n t he countr y. He had no sooner retur ned than he bought a f ine house and went to li ve there. Alm ost im mediately he began t o pl ai n about the weather, f or even t hough i t was st il l summ er , it r ai ned cont inual ly and i t was oft en bi t erl y col d. Af t er so m any years of sunshine, Har ison got a shock. He act ed as if he had never li ved in Engl and bef or e. I n t he end, it was m or e t han he could bear. He had har dl y had ti me t o set tl e down when he sold t he house and lef t he count ry. The dream he had had f or so m any years ended there. Har ison had thought of everythi ng except the weather. Lesson39 Am I all right ? 我是否痊愈？ Whi le John Gi lbert was i n hospit al, he asked his doctor t o tel l hi m whet her his oper at ion had been successful, but the doctor r ef used t o do so. The f oll owing day, the pati ent asked f or a bedside t elephone. When he was alone, he telephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mi li ngton. When the doctor answer ed the phone, Mr Gil ber t sai d he was inquir ing about a cer tain pat ient, a Mr John Gi lbert . He asked i f Mr Gi lbert 39。s operati on had been successf ul and t he doct or t old hi m that i t had been. He then asked when Mr Gi lbert would be al lowed t o go home and the doctor t ol d him t hat he would have t o stay i n hospi tal for another two weeks. Then Dr Mil li ngt on asked t he cal ler if he was a r elati ve of the pati ent .39。 No,39。 the pati ent answer ed,39。 I am Mr John Gi lbert .39。 Lesson40 Food and talk 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a dinner par ty, t he hostess asked me t o sit next t o Mrs Rumbol d. Mrs Rum bol d was a l ar ge, unsmil ing l ady in a tight black dress. She did not even look up when I t ook my seat besi de her . Her eyes wer e fi xed on her pl at e and in a short t im e, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed to m ake conver sat ion. 39。 A new pl ay is i ng to The Gl obe soon,39。 I said. 39。Wil l you be seeing i t ?39。 39。 No,39。 she answered. 39。Wil l you be spendi ng your holi days abr oad t his year ?39。 I asked. 39。 No, 39。 she answer ed. 39。 Wi l you be staying i n England?39。 I asked. 39。 No, 39。 she answer ed. In despai r, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner. 39。 Young man, 39。 she answer ed,39。 if you ate m or e and tal ked l es, we woul d bot h enjoy our dinner !39。 leson41 Do you call t hat a hat? 你把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎？ 39。Do you cal l that a hat ?39。 I sai d to m y wi fe. 39。You needn39。t be so r ude about it ,39。 my wif e answer ed as she l ooked at her sel f in t he m ir r or . I sat down on one of those m oder n chai r s wit h hol es i n i t and wait ed. We had been i n t he hat shop f or hal f an hour and m y wif e was st il l i n fr ont of t he m ir r or . 39。 We m ustn39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。t need,39。 I r em ar ked suddenl y. I r egret ed sayi ng i t alm ost at once. 39。You needn39。t have sai d that,39。 m y wi fe answer ed. 39。 I need not r emi nd you of that er i bl e ti e you bought yest er day.39。 39。 I fi nd it beaut if ul,39。 I said. 39。A man can never have t oo i nt o t he cave hopi ng t o fi nd bur i ed t r easur e. The l eader of t he part y was exam i ni ng the soi l near t he ent rance to t he cave when t he machi ne showed t hat t her e was gold under the gr ound. Very excit ed, t he part y dug a hol e t wo feet deep. They f i nal y f ound a sm al l gol d coi n whi ch was al most wort hl es. The par t y then sear ched t he whol e cave t hor oughl y but did not fi nd anyt hing except an empt y ti n tr unk. I n spi t e of t his, m any peopl e ar e conf i dent that 39。The Reveal er 39。 m ay r eveal somet hi ng of val ue f air l y soon. Lesson56 Fast er t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a r ace is held f or old cars. A l ot of car s ent er ed f or t hi s r ace l ast year and t her e was a gr eat deal of excit em ent j ust bef or e it began. One of t he m ost handsom e car s was a Roll s Royce Si l ver Ghost . The m ost unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y t hr ee wheel s. Bui lt i n 1885, it was t he ol dest car t aking part . Aft er a great m any l oud expl osi ons, t he r ace began. Many of t he car s br oke down on t he cour se and some dr ivers spent m or e t im e under t heir cars t han in t hem ! A few car s, however , pl et ed t he r ace. The wi nni ng car r eached a speed of f ort y mi les an hour m uch f ast er t han any of i ts r ivals. It sped downhil l at he end of the r ace and it s dri ver had a l ot of t r oubl e t r yi ng t o st op it . The race gave ever yone a gr eat deal of pleasur e. I t was ver y dif f er ent f r om modern car r aces but no l es exci ti ng. Lesson57 Can I hel p you, m adam ? 你要買什么，夫人？ A woman i n bl ue j eans stood at the wi ndow of an expensi ve shop. Though she hesi tat ed f or a mom ent, she fi nal l y went i n and asked t o se a dr