【正文】 t owar ds a wai ti ng car . One of them was car ryi 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 hi s bus i nt o t he back of it . Whi le t he bat t er ed car was m ovi ng away, Roy st opped hi s bus and tel ephoned t he pol i ce. The t hi eves39。 car was badl y dam aged and easy t o r ecognize. Shor tl y aft 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 Har t is goi ng to 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 ive o39。cl ock i n t he m orni ng. Er na i s onl y fourt een years ol d and she hopes lo set up a new wor l d r ecor d. She i s a str ong swimm er and m any people f eel t hat she is sure t o succeed. Er na39。s f at her wi l set out wi th her i n a sm al l boat . Mr Hart has tr ained his daught e r 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 distance to Engl and. Er na i ntends to 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 food. Most of Er na39。s school f ri ends wil be wai ti ng f or her on t he Engli sh coast . Am ong t hem wi l be Er na39。s m other, who swam t he Channel herself 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 held i n our count ry i n f our years39。 t im e. As a great m any peopl e wil l be vi si ti ng t he countr y, t he gover nm ent wi l be buil di ng new hot el s, an i mm ense st adi um, and a fi ne 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 Games wi l be held j ust out si de t he capi tal and the 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 l have f ini shed wor k on t he new st adi um . The fi ne m oder n buil dings have been desi gned by Kurt Gunt er. Ever ybody wi l be wat chi ng a nxi ousl y as t he new buil dings go up. We ar e al l ver y exci t ed and ar e looking f or war d t o the Ol ym pic Gam es because t hey have never been hel d bef or e i n t his countr y. Lesson38 Everyt hi ng except the 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 m any years bef or e he r et ur ned t o Engl and. He had of t en dr eam ed of r eti ri ng in Engl and and had pl anned t o set l e down in t he countr y. He had no sooner ret ur ned than he bought a f ine house and went t o li ve t here. Alm ost im mediat el y he began t o plai n about the weat her, f or even t hough i t was st il l summ er , it r ai ned conti nual l y and i t was oft en bi t erl y col d. Aft er so m any year s 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 t he end, i t was m ore t han he coul d bear . He had har dly had t im e to set le down when he sol d the house and l ef t 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 hospit al , he asked his doct or t o t el him whet her his operati on had been successf ul, but the doct or r ef used t o do so. The f oll owi ng 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 i f Mr Gi l bert 39。s operati on had been successf ul and t he doct or tol d hi m that it 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 him t hat he woul d have 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 e d, 39。 I am Mr John Gi lbert .39。 Lesson40 Food and tal k 進餐與交談 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 ar ge, unsm il i ng l ady in 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 i n a shor t im e, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed t o m ake conversat i on. 39。 A new pl ay i s i ng t o The Globe 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 hol idays abr oad this 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 answered. I n despai r, 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 t alked l ess, we woul d bot h enj oy our di nner !39。 l esson41 Do you cal l t hat a hat ? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？ 39。Do you cal t hat a hat ?39。 I said t o m y wif e. 39。You needn39。t be so r ude about i t, 39。 m y wi f e answered as she looked at her self i n t he m ir r or . I sat down on one of those m oder n chai rs wit h hol es i n i t and wai ted. We had been i n t he hat shop f or half an hour and m y wi f e was st il i n f r ont of the mi r or. 39。 We m ust n39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。t need, 39。 I remar ked suddenl y. I r egr et t ed saying i t alm ost at once. 39。You needn39。t have said t hat ,39。 m y wif e answer ed.39。 I need not r em i nd you of t hat t er ri ble t i e you bought yester day.39。 39。 I fi nd it beauti f ul ,39。 I sai d. 39。A m an can never have t oo int o the cave hopi ng to f i nd bur ied t reasur e. The l eader of t he part y was exami ning t he soi l near t