【正文】 i n hospi t al. Leson34 Quick work 破案“神速” Ted Robi nson has been wor r ied al t he wek. Last Tuesday he r eceived a l et er f rom the l ocal police. In the let ter he was asked t o cal l at t he st ation. Ted wonder ed why he was wanted by t he pol ice, but he went to the stati on yest er day and now he is not wor ri ed any m or e. At the stati on, he was t old by a sm il ing poli ceman t hat hi s bicycl e had been f ound. Five days ago, t he pol iceman tol d him , t he bicycl e was picked up in a sm al vil lage four hundr ed mi les away. I t is now bei ng sent to hi s hom e by tr ain. Ted was most sur pr ised when he hear d t he news. He was amused too, because he never expect ed the bicycle t o be f ound. It was stol en twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of f if teen ! Leson35 Stop t hief ! 捉賊！ Rov Trenton used to dr ive a t axi . A short whi le ago, however, he became a bus dr iver and he was not r egr et ed it . He is f inding hi s new wor k f ar mor e exci ti ng. When he was dr ivi ng along Catf ord St reet re cent ly, he saw two thi eves r ush out of a shop and r un towar ds a wait ing car. One of them was car r yi ng a bag ful l of m oney. Roy acted quickly and dr ove t he bus st raight at the t hi eves. The one wi t h the m oney got such a f r ight that he dr opped t he bag. As t he thieves were tr yi ng to get away in their car, Roy dr ove hi s bus into the back of i t. While the bat er ed car was m ovi ng away, Roy stopped his bus and tel ephoned the poli ce. The thi eves39。 car was badl y damaged and easy to r ecognize. Shor tl y aft er wards, the poli ce st opped t he car and both m en were ar rested. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Har t is goi ng to swi m across the Engl ish Channel tomor row. She i s goi ng to set out f r om t he French coast at f ive o39。clock i n the morning. Erna i s only f ourt en years ol d and she hopes lo set up a new wor ld r ecor d. She i s a str ong swi mmer and many peopl e f el that she i s sur e t o succeed. Er na39。s f ather wil l set out wit h her in a smal l boat. Mr Hart has tr ai ned hi s daught er f or years. Tomorr ow he wi l l be wat chi ng her anxiously as she swims the long di st ance t o England. Er na int ends t o take shor t rests every t wo hours. She wil l have somethi ng to dr ink but she wi l l not eat any sol id f ood. Most of Erna39。s school f ri ends wi l be wai ti ng for her on the Engli sh coast. Among t hem wi l be Er na39。s mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a gir l. Leson37 The Ol ympic Games 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) The Ol ympi c Games wil l be hel d in our countr y in four year s39。 ti me. As a gr eat many peopl e wi l be visit ing t he countr y, the gover nment wil l be bui lding new hot els, an i mm ense stadium, and a f ine new swi mmi ng pool . 39。They wil l al so be bui ldi ng new roads and a special rai lwayl ine. The Games wi l be hel d j ust outside t he capit al and t he whole ar ea wi l l be cal ed 39。Ol ympic Ci ty39。. Workers wil l have pleted t he new r oads by t he end of t his year . By t he end of next year, t hey wil l have f inished work on the new st adi um. The fi ne moder n buil di ngs have been designed by Kur t Gunter. Everybody wi l be watching anxiously as t he new bui ldi ngs go up. We ar e al very excit ed and ar e l ooking for war d t o the Ol ympi c Games because t hey have never been held befor e in this countr y. Lesson38 Everyt hing except the weather 惟獨(dú)沒(méi) 有 考慮到天氣 My old f r iend, Har ri son, had li ved i n t he Medit er ranean for many years befor e he ret ur ned to Engl and. He had oft en dreamed of ret ir ing i n England and had pl anned t o set tl e down in the count ry. He had no sooner r et urned t han he bought a fi ne house and went t o l ive ther e. Al most i mm edi at ely he began to plai n about t he weat her , for even though it was sti l sum mer, i t r ained cont inual y and it was oft en bit terl y cold. Af ter so many year s of sunshi ne, Har ri son got a shock. He acted as if he had never l ived i n Engl and bef ore. In the end, i t was more than he coul d bear . He had har dly had t ime to set le down when he sold the house and l ef t the countr y. The dr eam he had had f or so many year s ended t her e. Har ri son had t hought of ever yt hing except the weat her . Lesson39 Am I al l ri ght? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gi lber t was i n hospi tal, he asked hi s doct or t o t el l him whether hi s oper ati on had been succesf ul , but t he doct or r efused to do so. The fol lowi ng day, the pati ent asked for a bedsi de telephone. When he was al one, he tel ephoned t he hospi t al exchange and asked f or Doctor Mi l ington. When t he doct or answer ed the phone, Mr Gil bert sai d he was i nquir i ng about a cer tai n pat ient, a Mr John Gi lber t. He asked i f Mr Gi lber t39。s operat ion had been successful and the doct or told him that it had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi lbert woul d be al owed to go home and t he doct or t old hi m t hat he woul d have t o stay i n hospi tal for anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mil li ngt on asked t he cal ler if he was a r elati ve of the patient. 39。 No,39。 the pati ent answer ed, 39。 I am Mr John Gi lbert .39。 Lesson40 Food and talk 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a dinner par ty, the hostess asked me t o s it next t o Mrs Rumbold. Mrs Rumbol d was a l ar ge, unsmil ing l ady in a t ight black dress. She did not even look up when I t ook my seat besi de her . Her eyes wer e fi xed on her plat e and in a short t im e, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed to m ake conver sat ion. 39。 A new pl ay is i ng to The Gl obe soon, 39。 I said. 39。Wil l you be seeing i t ?39。 39。 No,39。 she answered. 39。Wil l you be spendi ng your holi days abroad t his year ?39。 I asked. 39。 No, 39。 she answer ed. 39。 Wi l you be st ayi ng i n England?39。 I asked. 39。 No, 39。 she answer ed. I n despai r, I asked her whet her she was enjoying her dinner. 39。 Young m an,