【正文】 s fat her wil l set out wit h her in a sm al l boat. Mr Hart has tr ai ned his 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 England. Erna i nt ends t o t ake short r ests 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 Erna39。s school fr i ends wi l be wa it 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 gi rl . Leson37 The Ol ym pic G am es 奧林匹克運動會 The Ol ym pic Gam es wil l be hel d in our count r y in f our years39。 tim e. As a gr eat m any peopl e wil l be vi sit ng t he countr y, t he gover nm ent wi l be buil ding new hot el s, an i mm ense st adi um , and a fi ne new swimm i ng pool. 39。They wil al so be bui ldi ng new r oads and a special rail wayl ine. The Gam es wil l be hel d j ust out si de t he capit al and t he whol e ar ea wi l be cal ed 39。Ol ym pic Ci t y39。. Workers wi l have plet ed 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 fi nished wor k on the new st adi um. The f i ne m oder n buil di ngs have been desi gned by Kur t Gunter. Ever ybody wi l be wat chi ng anxi ously 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 to t he Ol ym pi c Games because t hey have never been hel d bef ore i n t hi s count ry. Leson38 Everyt hi ng except t he weat her 惟獨沒有考慮到天氣 My ol d f ri end, Har ison, had l i ved i n t he Medi ter ranean f or many 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 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 t hough it was sti l sum mer, i t r ai ned conti nual y and i t was of t en bi t er l y col d. Aft er so m any years of sunshi ne, Har ison got a shock. He act ed as i f he had never li ved in Engl and bef or e. In t he end, it was m ore t han he coul d bear. He had har dly had t im e t o setl e down when he sol d the house and l ef t t he count r y. The dr eam he had had for so many year s ende d t her e. Har r ison had thought of ever ythi ng except t he weat her. Leson39 Am I all ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gil ber t was i n hospit al , he asked his doct or t o tel him whet her hi s oper at ion 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 f or Doct or Mil i ngt on. When t he doct or answer ed t he phone, Mr Gi l bert sai d he was i nqui ri ng about a cert ain pati ent , a Mr John Gi lbert . He asked i f Mr Gi lbert 39。s operati on had been successf ul and t he doct or tol d hi m that i t had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi l bert woul d be a l owed to go hom e and t he doct or tol d hi m that he woul d have t o st ay in hospi t al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mi l ingt on as ked the cal l 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 進餐與交談 Last week at a dinner par ty, 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 i n a ti ght bl ack dr ess. She di d not even l ook up when I t ook my seat beside her. Her eyes wer e f ixed on her pl at e and i n a shor t tim e, she was busy eat ing. I t ri ed t o m ake conversati on. 39。 A new play i s i ng t o The Globe soon,39。 I sai d. 39。Wi l you be seei ng it ?39。 No,39。 she answer ed. 39。Wil l you be spending your hol i days abr oad thi s year ?39。 I asked. 39。 No,39。 she answered. 39。 Wil l you be st ayi ng i n 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 m an,39。 she answer ed,39。 i f you at e mor e and t al ked l ess, we would 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 it, 39。 m y wi f e answer ed as she l ooked at her self i n the m ir r or . I sat down on one of those m oder n chai r s wit h hol es i n i t and wait ed. We had been i n t he hat shop f or hal f an hour and m y wif e was st il l i n fr ont of t he m ir 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 regret ed sayi ng it 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 emi nd you of t hat ter ri bl e ti e you bought yest er day. 39。 39。 I f ind i t beauti ful, 39。 I sai d. 39。A man can never have too i nt o t he cave hoping t o fi nd buri ed tr easure. The leader of t he par ty was exam i ni ng t he soil near t he ent r ance t o the cave when t he machine showed t hat here was gol d under t he gr ound. Ver y exc it ed, t he par t y dug a hol e t wo f et deep. They fi nal y f ound a sm al l gol d coin whi ch was alm ost wort hless. The part y t hen sear ched t he whole cave t hor oughl y but di d not f ind anythi ng except an em pt y ti n tr unk. I n spit e of t his, m any peopl e ar e confi dent t hat 39。The Reveal er 39。 m ay r eveal somet hi ng of val ue fair l y soon. Lesson56 Fast er t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a r ace is held f or old cars. A l ot of car s ent er ed f or t hi s r ace l ast year and t her e was a gr eat deal of excit em e nt j ust bef or e it began. One of t he m ost handsome cars was a Rol l s Royce Si lver Ghost . The m ost unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y t hr ee wheel s. Buil t i n 1885, it was t he ol dest car t aki ng part . Aft er a great m any l oud expl osi ons, t he r ace began. Many of t he car s br oke down on t he cour se and som