【正文】 l l at t he st at i on. Ted wonder ed why he was wanted by t he pol i ce, but he went t o the stati on yest er day and now he is not worr i ed any m or e. At the stati on, he was t old 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 l vi l age f our hundr ed m il es away. I t i s now bei ng sent to hi s hom e by tr ain. Ted was most sur pr ised when he hear d t he news. He was am used t oo, because he never expect ed t he bi cycle t o be f ound. It was st ol en t went y years ago when Ted was a boy of f if teen ! Leson35 St op t hief! 捉賊！ Rov Tr ent on used t o dri ve a taxi. A short whi l e ago, however, he becam e a bus dri ver and he was not regret ed it . He i s fi ndi ng his new wor k f ar m ore excit ng. When he was dri ving al ong Cat for d Str eet r ecentl y, he saw t wo t hi eves r us h out of a shop and run t owar ds a wait i ng car. One of t hem was car yi ng a bag f ul l of m oney. Roy act ed quickly and dr ove t he bus st rai ght at the t hi eves. The one wit h t he m oney got such a f ri ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he thi eves wer e t r yi ng t o get away i n their car, Roy dr ove hi s bus i nt o t he back of i t. Whi l e the bat er ed car was m ovi ng away, Roy st opped his bus and t el ephoned the poli ce. The t hi eves39。 car was badl y dam aged and easy to r ecogni ze. Shor tl y aft er war ds, t he poli ce st opped t he car and bot h m en were ar rested. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Hart is goi ng t o swim acr oss t he Engli sh Channel t om or r ow. She i s goi ng t o set out fr om t he French coast at f i ve o39。cl ock i n t he m or ni ng. Er na is onl y f ourt een year s ol d and she hopes l o set up a new worl d r ecor d. She is a st r ong swim mer and m any peopl e feel that she i s sur e t o succeed. Er na39。s f ather wil l set out wit h her i n a smal boat. Mr Hart has tr ai ned hi s daught er f or year s. Tom or row he wil l be watching her anxi ousl y as she swim s t he l ong di stance to Engl and. Er na i ntends t o t ake short r est s ever y t wo hour s. She wi l have som et hing t o dri nk but she wi l not eat any sol i d f ood. Most of Er na39。s school fr iends wil l be wait ng f or her on t he Engl ish coast. Am ong t hem wil l be Erna39。s m ot her , who swam t he Channel her sel f when she was a gi rl . Leson37 The Ol ym pic G am es 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) The Ol ympi c Gam es wil l be hel d i n our countr y i n four year s39。 ti me. As a gr eat m any peopl e wi l be vi sit i ng t he count r y, t he gover nm ent wil l be bui l di ng new hotel s, an imm ense s t adi um, and a fi ne new swi mm ing pool. 39。They wi l also be buil ding new roads and a speci al rail wayl ine. The Gam es wil l be hel d j ust out si de t he capit al and t he whol e ar ea wi l be cal ed 39。Ol ym pi c Ci t y39。. Workers wi l have plet ed t he new r oads by t he end of t hi s year . By t he end of ne xt year, t hey wil l have f inished wor k on t he new st adi um . The fi ne m oder n buil di ngs have been desi gned by Kur t Gunter. Ever ybody wi l be wat chi ng anxi ously as t he new bui l di ngs go up. We are al ver y excit ed and are l ooki ng f or war d t o t he Ol ym pi c Games because they have never been hel d bef ore i n t hi s countr y. Lesson38 Everyt hi ng except t he weat her 惟獨(dú)沒有考慮 到天氣 My ol d fr i end, Har ison, had l ived i n the Medi ter anean f or m any year s bef ore he r etur ned t o England. He had of t en dr eam ed of r eti ri ng i n Engl and and had pl anned t o set le down in t he countr y. He had no sooner r et ur ned t han he bought a f i ne house and went t o li ve t her e. Alm ost im m edi at el y he began t o pl ai n about t he weat her, f or even t hough i t was st il l summ er, it r ained cont inual y and it was oft en bit terl y cold. Aft er so m any year s of sunshi ne, Har ri son got a shock. He acted as if he had never l i ved i n Engl and bef or e. I n the end, i t was mor e than he coul d bear . He had hardl y had t im e t o set l e down when he sol d the house and l eft t he countr y. The dr eam he had had for so many year s ended t her e. Har ri son had t hought of ever yt hi ng except t he weat her . Leson39 Am I al l right ? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gil ber t was in hospi t al , he asked hi s doct or t o t el him whet her his operati on had been successf ul, but t he doct or ref used t o do so. The f ol l owi ng day, t he pat ient asked f or a bedsi de t el ephone. When he was alone, he t el ephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil li ngt on. When t he doctor answer ed the phone, Mr Gil ber t sai d he was inquir ing about a cert ain pati ent , 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 t hat i t had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gil bert woul d be al l owed t o go home and t he doct or t ol d him t hat he woul d ha ve t o stay i n hospit al for anot her t wo weks. Then Dr Mil li ngt on asked t he cal er if he was a r el ati ve of t he pat i ent. 39。 No, 39。 the pati ent answer ed, 39。 I am Mr John Gi lbert .39。 Lesson40 Food and tal k 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last wek at a di nner par t y, t he hostess asked me t o sit next t o Mrs Rum bol d. Mrs Rum bol d was a l ar ge, unsm il i ng l ady i n a t i ght black dr ess. She di d not even l ook up when I t ook m y 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 i on. 39。 A new pl ay is i ng t o The Gl obe soon, 39。 I sai d. 39。Wil l you be sei ng i t ?39。 39。 No,39。 she answer ed. 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。 Wil you be st ayi ng i n Engl and?39。 I asked. 39。 No,39。 she answered. I n despai r, I asked her whet her she was enj oyi ng her di nner. 39。 Young man,39。 sh