【正文】 wi l be Er na39。s mot her, who swam t he Channel her self when she was a gi rl. Lesson37 The O l ym pi c G am es 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) The Ol ym pi c Gam es wi l be hel d i n our count r y i n f our years39。 tim e. As a gr eat m any peopl e wil l be vi sit ing t he countr y, t he gover nm ent wil be bui ldi ng new hot el s, an i mm ense stadium, and a f ine new swim mi ng pool . 39。They wil l al so be bui l di ng new r oads and a speci al r ai l way li ne. The Gam es wi l be hel d j ust out si de the capi tal and t he whol e ar ea wi l be cal l ed 39。Ol ym pi c Cit y39。. Wor kers wi l have pl eted t he new r oads by t he end of t hi s year . By t he end of next year, t hey wil have f inished wor k on t he new stadi um. The f i ne m oder n bui l di ngs have been designed by Kurt Gunt er. Ever ybody wil l be wat ching anxi ousl y as t he new bui ldi ngs go up. We ar e al very excit ed and ar e l ooki ng f or war d t o t he Ol ympi c Gam es because t hey have never been hel d befor e in t his count r y. Lesson38 Everyt hi ng except t he weat her 惟獨(dú)沒有考慮到天氣 My old f ri end, Har ri son, had li ved i n t he Medit er r anean f or m any years bef or e he r et ur ned t o Engl and. He had oft en dreamed of r et ir ing i n England 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 we nt t o l ive t her e. Al m ost imm edi at ely he began t o pl ai n about t he weat her , f or even though it was sti l sum mer, i t rai ned conti nual y and it was of ten bit t er ly col d. Af ter so many year s of sunshi ne, Har ri son got a shock. He act ed as i f he had never li ved i n England befor e. I n t he end, it was m or e t han he coul d bear. He had har dl y had tim e t o set tl e down when he sol d t he house and le ft t he countr y. The dr eam he had had f or so m any years ended there. 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 his oper ati on had been successful, but t he doctor r ef used t o do so. The f oll owi ng day, the pati ent asked f or a bedsi de telephone. When he was al one, he tel ephoned t he hospi tal exchange and asked for Doctor Mi l i ngt on. When t he doct or answered t he phone, Mr Gi l bert said he was i nqui ri ng about a cert ai n pati ent , a Mr John Gil bert. He asked i f Mr Gi lbert39。s operati on had been successf ul and t he doct or t ol d hi m t hat i t had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi l bert woul d be al owed to go hom e and t he doct or t ol d hi m that he woul d have to st ay in hospi t al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mi l ingt on asked the cal er i f he was a r el at i ve of t he pat ient.39。 No, 39。 t he pat i ent answer ed,39。 I am Mr John Gil bert. 39。 Lesson40 Food and t al k 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last wek at a dinner 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 arge, unsmil i ng lady i n a ti ght bl ack dr es. She di d not even l ook up when I t ook m y seat besi de her. Her eyes were f i xed on her plat e and i n 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。Wi l you be seei ng it ?39。 39。 No,39。 she answer ed. 39。Wil l you be spendi ng your holidays abroad thi s year ?39。 I asked. 39。 No,39。 she answered. 39。 Wil l you be st ayi ng in Engl and?39。 I asked. 39。 No,39。 she answer ed. I n despair , I asked her whet her 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 l ess, we would both enj oy our di nner ! 39。 l esson41 Do you cal l that a hat ? 你把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎？ 39。Do you cal t hat a hat ?39。 I said t o my wif e. 39。You needn39。t be so r ude about it, 39。 my wi fe answered as she looked at herself i n the m ir ror . I sat down on one of t hose m oder n chai rs wi th hol es in i t and wai ted. We had been in the hat shop f or half an hour and my wi fe was st il l in f ront of the mi r or. 39。 We must n39。t buy thi ngs we don39。t need,39。 I remar ked suddenl y. I r egr et ed saying i t al most at once. 39。You needn39。t have said t hat,39。 my wif e answer ed. 39。 I need not remi nd you of t hat t er ible tie you bought yester day.39。 39。 I fi nd it beaut if ul,39。 I sai d. 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 hard ear ly yea