【正文】 ui ckl y as possi bl e. Then t he wom an si m pl y t ook t he par cel and wal ked out of t he shop wi t hout payi ng. When she was ar est ed, t he det ect ive f ound out t hat t he shop asi st ant was her daughter. The gi rl39。 gave39。 her m ot her a f ree dr ess once a week ! l eson33 O ut of t he darkness 沖出黑暗 Near l y a week passed bef or e t he gi rl was abl e to explai n what had happened t o her . One aft er noon she set out f rom the coast i n a sm al l boat and was caught i n a st orm. Towar ds evening, the boat st ruck a r ock and t he gi r l j umped i nt o t he sea. Then she swam t o t he shore af ter spending t he whol e ni ght i n the wat er . Duri ng t hat tim e she cover ed a di st ance of ei ght mi les. Ear l y next mor ni ng, she saw a li ght ahead. She knew she was near t he shor e because t he li ght was hi gh up on t he cli f s. On ar i vi ng at t he shor e, t he gi rl str uggl ed up t he cl if f towar ds t he li ght she had sen. That was al she r em em ber ed. When she woke up a day l at er , she f ound her sel f in hospit al . Lesson34 Q uick work 破案“神速” Ted Robi nson has been wor ri ed al l t he wek. Last Tuesday he r ecei ved a l et t er fr om t he l ocal pol ice. In t he let er he was asked t o cal at t he stati on. Ted wonder ed why he was want ed by t he poli ce, but he went t o t he st at i on yester day and now he i s not worr ied any m or e. At t he st ati 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 l age f our hundred mi l es away. It i s now bei ng sent t o his home by t r ai n. Ted was m ost surpri sed when he hear d t he news. He was am used t oo, because he never expect ed t he bicycle t o be f ound. It was st ol en t went y year s ago when Ted was a boy of f if t en ! Lesson35 St op t hi ef ! 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 r egr et ted i t. He i s fi nding hi s new wor k far mor e excit i ng. When he was dr i vi ng al ong Catf or d St reet recent ly, he saw t wo t hi eves r ush out of a shop and r un t owar ds a wait ing car. One of t hem was car r yi ng a bag f ul l of m oney. Roy act ed quickly and dr ove t he bus st r ai ght at t he t hi eves. The one wit h t he m oney got such a fr i ght t hat he dr opped the bag. As the t hi eves wer e t r yi ng t o get away i n t heir car, Roy dr ove hi s bus i nt o t he back of it. Whil e t he bat ered car was m oving away, Roy st opped 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 t er war ds, the poli ce st opped t he car and both m en were ar rest ed. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Hart i s goi ng to swi m acr oss t he Engl ish Channel t om orr ow. She i s going t o set out fr om t he Fr ench coast at f i ve o39。cl ock in t he mor ni ng. Er na i s onl y f our teen year s old and she hopes l o set up a new worl d r ecor d. She i s a st r ong swim mer and many peopl e f el t hat she i s sur e t o succeed. Er na39。s fat her wil l set out wit h her in a sm al l boat. Mr Hart has tr ained his daught er for year s. Tom or r ow he wil l be watchi ng her anxi ousl y as she swim s t he l ong dist ance t o Engl and. Er na i ntends t o t ake shor t rest s ever y t wo hours. She wil l have som ethi ng t o dr ink but she wil not eat any soli d f ood. Most of Erna39。s school fr i ends wil l be wait i ng f or her on t he Engl i sh coast . Among t hem wil l be Er na39。s m ot her, who swam t he Channel her sel f when she was a gir l. Leson37 The Ol ympic G ames 奧林匹克運(yùn)動會 The Ol ympic Games wil l be hel d in our count r y in f our year s39。 ti me. As a gr eat many peopl e wi l be visit ing t he countr y, the gover nment wi l l be bui lding new hot el s, an i mmense st adium, and a fi ne ne w swim ming pool . 39。They wil l al so be bui lding new roads and a special rai lwayl ine. The Games wil l be hel d just outside t he capit al and t he whole area wi l be cal ed 39。Ol ympic Ci ty39。. Workers wi l l have pleted t he new r oads by t he end of t hi s year . By t he end of next year, t hey wi l l have f inished work on the new stadium . The f ine m oder n buil di ngs have been designed by Kur t Gunt er. Everybody wil l be watching anxiousl y as the new bui ldi ngs go up. We ar e al very excit ed and ar e looking f orwar d t o the t hey under stand modern ar t. They always tel l you what a pi ct ure i s 39。about 39。. Of course, m any pi ct ures arc not 39。about39。 anyt hing. They ar e just pr et y pat ter ns. We li ke them i n t he same way that we li ke pret y curt ai n mat er ial . I t hink t hat young chi ldr en of ten appreciat e moder n pi ct ures bet ter t han anyone el se. They notice m ore. My sist er i s only seven, but she always t el ls m e whet her m y pict ur es ar e good or not . She came into my r oom yest er day. 39。 What are you doing ?39。 she asked. 39。 I 39。m hanging t his pict ure on t he wal ,39。 I answered. 39。I t39。s a new one. Do you l ike i t ?39。 She l ooked at it cri ti cal ly f or a moment. 39。 I t39。s al ri ght,39。 she sai d, 39。but i sn39。t i t upside down ?39。 I l ooked at it agai n. She was r ight ! It was! Lesson27 A wet night 雨夜 Late in t he af ter noon, the boys put up their t ent in the mi ddle of a f ield. As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an open fi re. They were al l hungr y and the f ood smel t good. Aft er a wonder ful meal, t hey t old st or ies and sang songs by the camp f ir e. But some t ime late r it began to r ain. The boys f elt ti red so t hey pet out the f ir e and cr ept i nt o their t ent . Thei r sl eping bags wer e warm and for table, so they al slept soundly. In t he mi ddl e of the ni ght , t wo boys woke up and began shout ing. The tent was ful l of w