【正文】 e Engl i sh coast . Among t hem wil l be Er na39。s m ot her, who swam the Channel herself when she was a gir l. Lesson37 The Ol ym pi c G ames 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) The Ol ym pi c Games wi l be hel d i n our countr y i n f our year s39。 t im e. As a gr eat m any people wil be vi si ti ng t he countr y, t he gover nm ent wi l be buil ding new hot el s, an im mense st adi um , and a fi ne new swimm i ng pool. 39。They wil l al so be bui l di ng new r oads and a speci al r ai l wayl i ne. The Games wi l be hel d j ust outsi de t he capi tal and t he whol e ar ea wil l be cal led 39。Ol ym pi c Cit y39。. Wor ker s wil l have pl et ed the new r oads by t he end of this year. By t he end of next year , they wi l have fi ni shed wor k on t he new stadium. The f ine m oder n bui l di ngs have been designed by Kurt Gunt e r. Everybody wil l be watching anxiousl y as t he new bui l di ngs go up. We ar e al ver y excit ed and ar e l ooki ng f or ward t o t he Ol ym pi c Games because they have never been hel d bef or e 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 or e he ret ur ned t o Engl and. He had oft en dream ed of reti ri ng i n Engl and and had pl anned t o set tl e down i n the count r y. He had no sooner r et ur ned t han he bought a fi ne house and went to l i ve t her e. Alm ost imm edi atel y he began t o pl ain about t he weather, f or even t hough it was sti l summ er , it r ai ned conti nual ly a nd i t was oft en bi t erl y col d. Aft er so m any years of sunshi ne, Har i son got a shock. He act ed as if he had never l ived i n Engl and bef ore. 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 t he house and left t he countr y. The dream he had had f or so m any years ended t here. Har ison had t hought of ever yt hi ng except t he weather. Leson39 Am I all ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ Whi le John Gil bert was i n hospit al , he asked his doct or t o t el him whet her hi s oper at i on had been succesf ul, but t he doct or r ef used t o do so. The foll owi ng day, t he pati ent asked f or a bedsi de tel ephone. When he was al one, he t el ephoned the hospi tal exchange and asked for Doctor Mi l i ngt on. When t he doct or answered t he phone, Mr Gi lbert sai d he was i nqui ri ng about a cert ai n pati ent , a Mr John Gil ber t. He asked if Mr Gil ber t39。s oper at i on had been succesf ul and t he doct or t ol d him t hat i t had been. He then asked when Mr Gil ber t woul d be al lowed t o go hom e and t he doct or t ol d him t hat he woul d have t o stay i n hospit al f or 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。 t he pati ent answer e d, 39。 I am Mr John Gi l bert .39。 Lesson40 Food and tal k 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last wek at a di nner par t y, t he host ess asked m e t o sit next t o Mrs Rum bol d. Mr s Rum bol d was a l arge, unsmi li ng lady i n a ti ght bl ack dr es. She di d not even l ook up when I took m y seat besi de her. Her eyes were f i xed on her plate and i n a short ti me, 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 you be spendi ng your holi days abroad t hi s 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. I n despair , I asked her whet her she was enjoying her dinner. 39。 Young m an, 39。 she answer ed, 39。 i f you ate mor e and tal ked l es, we would bot h enjoy our dinner ! 39。 l eson41 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 said to m y wi fe. 39。You needn39。t be so r ude about it ,39。 my wi f e answered as she looked at her self i n t he mir ror . I sat down on one of those moder n chai rs wit h holes in it and wait ed. We had been i n the hat shop f or hal f an hour and my wif e was stil l in fr ont of the m ir ror . 39。 We mustn39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。t need,39。 I rem ar ked suddenl y. I r egret ed saying it almost at once. 39。You needn39。t have said that, 39。 m y wi fe answer ed.39。 I need not remi nd you of that ter ibl 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 球還是水球？ The Wayl e is a sm al l r i ver t hat cut s across the par k near my home. I li ke si t i ng by t he Wayl e on fi ne af t er noons. It was warm l ast Sunday, so I went and sat on t he ri ver bank as usual. Som e chil dr en wer e pl ayi ng gam es on t he bank and t her e wer e som e people r owi ng on t he ri ver. Suddenl y, one of the chil dren ki cked a bal very har d and i t went t owar ds a passi ng boat . Som e peopl e on the bank cal led out to t he man i n t he boat, but he di d not hear t hem. The bal str uck hi m so har d t hat he near ly f el i nt o t he wat er. I t ur ned t o l ook at t he chi l dr en, but t here wer en39。t any i n si ght: t hey had al r un away! The m an laughed when he real i zed what had happened. He cal ed out t o t he chil dren and t hr ew t he bal l back t o t he bank. Lesson31 Success story 成功者的故事 Yest erday aft er noon Frank Hawki ns was t eli ng m e about hi s exper iences as a young man. Fr ank is now the head of a ver y l ar ge busi ness pany, but as a boy he used to wor k i n a sm al shop. I t was hi s j ob t o r epai r bi cycl es and at t hat tim e he used t o wor k f our t en hours a day. He saved m oney f or years and i n 1938 he bought a sm al l wor k shop of hi s own. Dur i ng t he war Frank used to m ake spare part s f or aer opl anes. At t hat ti me he had t wo helpers. By t he end of t he war, the smal l wor kshop had bee a large f act ory whi ch employed seven hundr ed and twent y eight people. Frank smi led when he r em em ber ed his har