【正文】 t owar ds a wai ti ng car . One of them was car yi ng a bag f ull of m oney. Roy act ed qui ckl y and drove t he bus str ai ght at t he thi eves. The one wi th t he money got such a f ri ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he t hieves wer e t ryi ng t o get away in t hei r car , Roy dr ove his bus i nt o t he back of it . Whi le t he bat ter ed car was m ovi ng away, Roy stopped hi s bus and telephoned t he pol i ce. The thi eves39。 car was badl y dam aged a nd easy t o r ecognize. Short l y af t er war ds, the poli ce st opped t he car and bot h m en were ar rest ed. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海 峽 Er na Har t 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 f r om t he Fr ench coast at fi ve o39。cl ock i n t he m or ni ng. Er na i s onl y f ourt en years ol d and she hopes l o set up a new worl d r ecor d. She i s a str ong swi mm er 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 ai ned hi s daught er f or year s. Tom or row he wil l be wat ching her anxi ousl y as she swim s the l ong di st ance t o Engl and. Erna i nt ends t o t ake short r est s ever y t wo hour s. She wi l have somet hi ng t o dr i nk but she wil l not eat any soli d f ood. Most of Er na39。s school f ri ends wil l be wai ti ng f or her on t he Engli sh coast. Am ong t hem wi l be Er na39。s mot her, who swam t he Channel her self when she was a gir l. Lesson37 The O lym pi c Gam es 奧林匹克運動會 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 peopl e wi l be vi sit i ng t he count r y, t he governm ent wil l be bui l di ng new hotels, an imm ense stadi um, and a f i ne new swi mmi ng pool . 39。They wil l al so be buil di ng new r oads and a speci al r ai l way li ne. The Games wi l be held j ust outsi de t he capi tal and t he whol e ar ea wil l be cal led 39。Ol ympi c Cit y39。. Wor ker s wil l have pl et ed the new r oads by t he end of t his year. By t he end of next year , t hey wil l have f i ni shed wor k on t he new st adi um . The fi ne modern buil dings have been desi gned by Kurt Gunter. Ever ybody wi l be wat chi ng anxi ousl y as t he new buil di ngs go up. We are al ver y exci ted and are l ooki ng f or war d t o t he Ol ym pi c Games because they have neve r been hel d bef or e i n t hi s countr y. Lesson38 Everyt hi ng except t he weat her 惟獨沒有考慮到天氣 My ol d fr iend, Har ri son, had li ved in t he Medit er anean f or many years bef or e he ret ur ned t o Engl and. He had oft en dr eam ed of reti ri ng i n Engl and and had pl anned t o set l e down i n t he count ry. He had no sooner r et urned t han he bought a f i ne house and went t o li ve t her e. Al most i mm edi at el y he began t o pl ai n about t he weat her , for even t hough i t was st il l summ er, it r ained cont i nual y and it was oft en bit terl y cold. Af te r so m any year s of sunshi ne, Har ri son got a shock. He acted as i f he had never l i ved i n Engl and bef or e. I n t he end, i t was mor e tha n 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 l eft t he countr y. The dr eam he had had f or so many year s ended t here. Har ison had thought of ever ythi ng except t he weat her. Leson39 Am I all right ? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gil ber t was i n hospit al , he asked his doctor t o tel him whet her his operati on had been successf ul, but the doct or r ef used t o do so. The f oll owing day, t he pat i ent asked f or a bedside t el ephone. When he was al one, he t elephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil li ngt on. When t he doct or answer ed t he phone, Mr Gil ber t sai d he was i nquir i ng about a cer tai n pat ient, a Mr John Gi l bert . 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 it had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gil ber t woul d be al owed t o go hom e and the doctor t ol d him t hat he would have t o st ay i n hospit al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mi l i ngt 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 ber t. 39。 Lesson40 Food and t al k 進餐與交談 Last week at a di nner part y, the host es asked m e t o si t next t o Mr s Rumbold. Mr s Rum bol d was a lar ge, unsmi li ng l ady i n a t ight bl ack dress. She did 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 i n a short t im e, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed t o m ake conver sat ion. 39。 A new pl ay is i ng to 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。 Wi l you be st ayi ng i n Engl and?39。 I asked. 39。 No, 39。 she answered. I n despai r, I asked her whether she was enj oyi ng her di nner. 39。 Young man,39。 she answered,39。 if you at e more and t al ked less, we woul d both enj oy our di nner !39。 lesson41 Do you cal l that a hat ? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？ 39。Do you cal l t hat a hat ?39。 I sai d to m y wi fe. 39。You needn39。t be so rude about i t,39。 m y wif e answer ed as she l ooked at hersel f i n t he mi r ror. I sat down on one of those m oder n chai r s wit h hol es i n it and wait ed. We had been i n t he hat shop for hal f an hour and m y wi fe was sti l i n f ront of the mi r or. 39。 We m ust n39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。t need, 39。 I r em ar ked suddenl y. I r egret ed sayi ng i t alm ost at once. 39。You needn39。t have sai d t hat, 39。 m y wi f e answered.39。 I need not r em i nd you of t hat t er ri ble t ie you bought yester day.39。 39。 I fi nd it beaut if ul ,39。 I sai d. 39。A m an can never have t oo i nt o t he cave hopi ng t o fi nd buri ed tr easure. The leader of t he par ty was exami ni ng t he soil near the entr ance t o t he cave when t