【正文】 球還是水球？ The Wayl e is a sm al l ri ver t hat cut s across the par k near my hom e. I li ke si t i ng by t he Wayl e on fi ne aft er noons. It was warm l ast Sunday, so I went and sat on the r iver bank as usual . Som e chi ldr en were pl ayi ng gam es on t he bank and t her e wer e som e peopl e rowi ng on t he r i ver. Suddenl y, one of t he chil dr en ki cked a bal ver y har d and it went t owar ds a passing boat. Som e peopl e on t he bank cal ed out t o t he m an in t he boat , but he di d not hear t hem . The bal l st ruck him so hard t hat he nearl y f el i nt o t he wat er . I t ur ned t o l ook at t he chil dren, but t her e wer en39。t any i n si ght : t hey had al r un away! The m an l aughed when he r eal ized what had happened. He cal l ed out t o the chil dr en and t hr ew t he bal back t o th e bank. Leson31 Success st ory 成功者的故事 Yest er day af t er noon Fr ank Hawki ns was t el li ng me about hi s experi ences as a young m an. Fr ank is now t he 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 epair 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 wor k shop of hi s own. Dur i ng t he war Fr ank used to m ake spare part s f or aer opl anes. At hat t im e he had t wo hel per s. By t he end of the war, t he sm al wor kshop had be e a lar ge f act or y which em pl oyed seven hundr ed and t wenty ei ght people. Frank sm il ed when he r em em ber ed hi s hard earl y years and t he l ong r oad t o succes. He was sti l smil i ng when the door opened and hi s wi fe came i n. She want ed hi m to r epai r t heir son39。s bicycl e! Lesson32 Shoppi ng m ade easy 購物變得很方便 Peopl e are not so honest as t hey once wer e. The t em ptati on t o st eal i s greater t han ever bef or e especi al y i n lar ge shops. A det ect ive r ecentl y wat ched a wel dr esed woman who al ways went i nto a l ar ge st or e on Monday m or ni ngs. One Monday, t her e wer e f ewer people i n t he shop t han usual when t he woman cam e i n, so i t was easier f or t he det ect ive t o wat ch her. The wom an fi rst bought a f ew sm al art icl es. Aft er a li t le t im e, she chose one of the m ost expensi ve dresses i n t he shop and handed it t o an assi st ant who wrapped it up f or her as qui ckl y as possi bl e. Then t he woman sim pl y t ook t he parcel and wal ked out of t he shop wi thout payi ng. When she was ar est ed, t he det ecti ve f ound out t hat t he shop asi st ant was her daughter. The gi rl39。 gave39。 her mot her a f ree dr ess once a week ! l eson33 O ut of t he darknes 沖出黑暗 Nearl y a week pased bef or e the gir l was abl e t o expl ai n what had happened t o her. One af ter noon she set out fr om t he coast in a sm al l boat and was caught i n a st orm. Towar ds evening, the boat st ruck a r ock and t he gi rl j um ped i nt o t he sea. Then she swam t o the shore aft er spendi ng t he whol e ni ght i n the wat er . Duri ng that tim e she cover ed a di st ance of ei ght mi les. Ear ly next m or ni ng, she saw a li ght ahead. She knew she was near t he shor e because t he li ght was hi gh up on the cli f s. On ar ivi ng at t he shor e, t he gi rl str uggl ed up t he cli f f t owar ds t he li ght she had seen. That was al she remem ber ed. When she woke up a day l at er , she f ound her sel f i n hospi t al. Lesson34 Q ui ck work 破案“神速” Ted Robi nson has been wor ri ed al l t he wek. Last Tuesday he r ecei ved a l et t er fr om t he l ocal pol ice. In t he let er he was asked t o cal at t he st at i on. Ted wonder ed why he was wanted by t he pol ice, but he went to t he st ati on yest er day and now he is not worr ied any m or e. At t he st ati on, he was t ol d by a smi li ng pol i cema n t hat hi s bi cycl e had been f ound. Five days ago, t he poli cem an tol d hi m, t he bi cycl e was picked up in a sm al l vi l age four hundr ed m il es away. I t i s now bei ng sent t o hi s hom e by tr ai n. Ted was m ost sur pr ised when he hear d t he news. He was am used t oo, because he never expect ed t he bicycl e t o be f ound. It was stol en t wenty years ago when Ted was a boy of f if teen ! Leson35 St op t hi ef! 捉賊！ Rov Tr ent on used t o dri ve a t axi . A shor t whil e ago, however , he becam e a bus dri ver and he was not r egr et ted i t. He i s fi ndi ng hi s new wor k far mor e excit i ng. When he was dr ivi ng al ong Cat f or d St reet r e centl y, he saw t wo thi eves r ush out of a shop and r un towar ds a wai ti ng car . One of t hem was car ryi ng a bag full of m oney. Roy act ed qui ckl y and drove t he bus str aight at t he thi eves. The one wi t h t he m oney got such a f ri ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he t hieves were t r yi ng to get away i n t hei r car , Roy dr ove hi s bus i nto t he back of i t. Whi l e t he bat t er ed car was m ovi ng away, Roy st opped his bus and tel ephoned t he poli ce. The t hi eves39。 car was badl y dam aged and easy to r ecogni ze. Shor tl y aft er war ds, t he poli ce st opped t he car and bot h m en wer e ar r ested. Lesson36 Across the Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Hart i s goi ng t o swi m acr oss t he Engl ish Channel t om orr ow. She i s going t o set out fr om t he Fr ench coast at f i ve o39。cl ock in t he mor ni ng. Er na is onl y f ourt een year s ol d and she hopes l o set up a new wor l d r ecord. She is a st rong swimm er and m any peopl e feel t hat she i s sur e to succed. Erna39。s f at her wi l set out wi t h her i n a sm al boat . Mr Har t has t rai ned hi s daughter f or years. Tom orr ow he wi l be wat chi ng her anxiousl y as she swi ms t he l ong di st ance t o Engl and. Er na i nt ends t o take shor t rests ever y t wo hours. She wil l have somet hi ng to dr i nk but she wi l l not eat any soli d f ood. Most of Er na39。s school f ri ends wi l be wait i ng for her on the Engli sh c