【正文】 e bat ered car was m ovi ng away, Roy st opped hi s bus and t elephoned t he poli ce. The t hi eves39。 car was badly dam aged and easy t o r ecognize. Short ly aft er wards, t he poli ce stopped the car and both men wer e ar rested. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Har t i s going to swi m across t he Engli sh Channel t omorr ow. She is goi ng t o set out fr om the French coast at fi ve o39。clock in the morni ng. Erna i s onl y f our teen years old and she hopes lo set up a new wor ld r ecor d. She is a st rong swi mmer and many people feel that she i s sure to succeed. Er na39。s f ather wi l set out wi th her in a sm al l boat. Mr Har t has tr ained hi s daught er for years. Tom or row he wil l be watching her anxiously as she swim s t he long distance t o England. Er na int ends to take short rest s every two hours. She wil l have som ething to dri nk but she wi l not eat any sol id food. Most of Erna39。s school fr iends wi l be wait ing for her on the English coast. Among t hem wi l l be Er na39。s mot her , who swam the Channel her sel f when she was a gir l. Leson37 The Olympic Games 奧 林 匹克運動會 The Olympi c Games wil l be hel d i n our countr y i n f our year s39。 ti me. As a gr eat m any peopl e wi l be visit ing the countr y, the gover nm ent wil l be bui lding new hot el s, an i mmense stadium, and a f ine new swi mmi ng pool. 39。They wi l al so be buil ding new r oads and a special r ai lway line. The Games wi l be held just outside the capit al and the whole area wi l l be cal ed 39。Ol ympic Ci ty39。. Workers wi l have pl et ed t he new roads by the end of thi s year . By the end of next year , t hey wi l have f ini shed wor k on t he new st adi um. The fi ne modern buil di ngs have been desi gned by Kur t Gunter . Everybody wi l be watching anxi ousl y as t he new buil di ngs go up. We ar e al l ver y excit ed and ar e l ooki ng f orwar d t o the Ol ympi c Games because they have never been hel d bef ore in thi s count ry. Leson38 Everyt hing except t he weat her 惟獨沒有考慮到天氣 My ol d fr iend, Har ison, had l ived i n t he Medi ter ranean for many year s bef or e he retur ned to England. He had oft en dr eamed of ret ir ing in Engl and and had pl anned to set tl e down in the countr y. He had no sooner ret ur ned t han he bought a f ine house and went to li ve t her e. Al most immedi at ely he began to plai n about the weat her , f or even though i t was st il l summer, i t r ai ned conti nual y and it was oft en bit ter ly col d. Af ter so many year s of sunshine, Har ison got a shock. He act ed as i f he had never lived in Engl and befor e. In the end, i t was more than he coul d bear. He had har dly had ti me to set tl e down when he sol d t he house and l ef t t he count ry. The dream he had had for so many years ended t her e. Ha r i son had thought of ever ything except t he weather. Leson39 Am I al l right? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gi l ber t was i n hospit al , he asked his doct or to t el l him whet her hi s operat ion had been successful , but the doct or ref used to do so. The f oll owi ng day, t he pati ent asked f or a bedside t el ephone. When he was alone, he tel ephoned t he hospi tal exchange and asked f or Doctor Mil li ngt on. When the doctor answered the phone, Mr Gil ber t said he was inquir ing about a cer tain pati ent , a Mr John Gi lbert . He asked if Mr Gi lber t39。s oper ation had been succesf ul and t he doct or tol d hi m that i t had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi lbert woul d be al owed t o go hom e and t he doctor t old him t hat he would have to stay in hospit al for anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mil ingt on asked the ca l er i f he was a r elati ve of t he pati ent .39。 No, 39。 the pat ient answer ed, 39。 I am Mr John Gi lbert .39。 Lesson40 Food and tal k 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a dinner par ty, t he hostes asked m e t o si t next to Mr s Rumbol d. Mr s Rumbol d was a l ar ge, unsmi li ng l ady in a ti ght bl ack dress. She did not even look up when I t ook my seat besi de her. Her eyes were fi xed on her pl ate and in a shor t ti me, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed t o make conversation. 39。 A new pl ay i s i ng t o The Gl obe soon, 39。 I sai d. 39。Wil l you be seeing it ?39。 39。 No, 39。 she answer ed. 39。Wil l you be spending your hol idays abr oad t his year ?39。 I asked. 39。 No,39。 she answer ed. 39。 Wi l you be staying in England?39。 I asked. 39。 No,39。 she answered. In despair , I asked her whether she was enj oyi ng her di nner . 39。 Young man,39。 she answer ed,39。 i f you at e mor e and talked les, we would both enj oy our di nner !39。 l eson41 Do you cal l that a hat ? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？ 39。Do you cal t hat a hat ?39。 I said to my wi fe. 39。You needn39。t be so rude about it ,39。 m y wi f e answer ed as she looked at her sel f i n t he m ir ror . I sat down on one of t hose moder n chair s wi t h holes in it and wait ed. We had been in the hat shop for half an hour and m y wi f e was st il l in f ront of t he mi r or. 39。 We must n39。t buy t hings we don39。t need, 39。 I r emarked suddenl y. I r egr eted sayi ng i t almost at onc e. 39。You needn39。t have sai d t hat ,39。 my wi fe answer ed. 39。 I need not r emind you of t hat t er ri ble ti e you bought yest er day. 39。 39。 I fi nd i t beaut if ul,39。 I sai d. 39。A m an can never have too into the cave hopi ng t o f ind buri ed tr easure. The leader of the par ty was exami ni ng t he soil near t he entr ance to the cave when the machi ne showed t hat there was gold under the gr ound. Ver y excit ed, the par ty dug a hol e t wo feet deep. They fi nal ly found a smal gol d coin whi ch was al most wort hles. The par ty then searched t he whol e cave thor oughly but did not f ind anythi ng except an empty ti n t runk. I n spit e of this, many people are conf ident that 39。The Reveal er 39。 may reveal somet hing of val ue f ai rl y soon. Lesson56 Fast er t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a rac