【正文】 hi ng anxi ousl y as t he new buil di ngs go up. We ar e al l ver y exci ted and ar e l ooki ng f or war d to t he Ol ym pi c Games because t hey have never been held bef or e i n t hi s countr y. Lesson38 Everyt hi ng except t he weat her 惟獨(dú)沒有考慮到天氣 My ol d fr i end, Har ison, had l ived i n the Medi ter anean f or m any year s bef ore he r etur ned t o England. He had oft en dr eam ed of reti ri ng i n Engl and and had pl anned t o set tl e down i n t he 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. Alm ost imm edi at el y he began t o pl ai n about t he weat her, f or even t hough it was sti l summ er , i t r ai ned conti nual ly 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 if he had never l ived i n Engl and bef ore. I n t he end, i t was m or e t han he coul d bear . He had har dl 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 m any years ended there. Har ison had t hought of everyt hi ng except the weat her. Lesson39 Am I all ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ Whi l e John Gi lbert was i n hospit al, he asked hi s doct or t o t el l hi m whet her hi s oper at ion had been succesf ul, but t he doct or r efused t o do so. The f ol lowi ng day, t he pati ent asked f or a bedsi de t el ephone. When he was alone, he t el ephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil li ngton. When t he doct or answer ed t he phone, Mr Gil bert sai d he was i nqui ri ng about a cert ai n pati ent, a Mr John Gil ber t. He asked if Mr Gil bert39。s m ot her, who swam t he Channel her self when she was a gir l. Lesson37 The Ol ym pi c Games 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) The Ol ym pi c Games wi l be hel d i n our countr y i n f our year s39。 car was badly damaged and easy t o r ecogni ze. Short ly af ter war ds, t he pol i ce st opped t he car and bot h m en wer e ar est ed. Leson36 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 tom or r ow. She i s goi ng t o set out f r om t he Fr ench coast at f ive o39。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 dren and t hr ew t he bal l back t o t he bank. Lesson31 Success story 成功者的故事 Yest erday aft er noon Frank Hawki ns was t eli ng m e about hi s exper iences as a young man. Frank i s now t he head of a ver y l ar ge busi ness pany, but as a boy he used t o wor k in a sm al l shop. It was his j ob t o repai r bicycles and at t hat t im e he used t o wor k f ourt een hour s a day. He saved m oney for year s and in 1938 he bought a sm al work shop of his own. Duri ng t he war Fr ank used t o m ake spar e part s f or aeroplanes. At t hat ti me he had t wo hel pers. By t he end of t he war, t he sm al l wor k shop had be e a l ar ge factor y whi ch em pl oyed seven hundr ed and t went y ei ght peopl e. Fr ank sm il ed when he remem ber ed hi s har d earl y year s and t he l ong road t o succes. He was stil l sm il i ng when t he door opened and hi s wif e cam e i n. She want ed hi m t o r epai r t heir son39。s bi cycl e! Lesson32 Shoppi ng m ade easy 購物變得很方便 Peopl e ar e not so honest as t hey once wer e. The t em pt ati on t o st eal i s gr eat er than ever bef or eespeci al l y in l arge shops. A det ecti ve r ecent l y watched a wel dr esed woman who al ways went i nt o a l ar ge stor e on Monday mor ni ngs. One Monday, t here wer e f ewer peopl e i n t he shop t han usual when t he wom an cam e i n, so it was easi er f or t he det ecti ve t o watch her. The wom an f ir st bought a f ew sm al l arti cles. Aft er a l it tl e ti me, she chose one of t he m ost expensi ve dr eses i n t he shop and handed i t to an assi st ant who wr apped it up f or her as quickly as possi bl e. Then t he woman sim pl y t ook t he parcel and wal ked out of t he shop wit hout payi ng. When she was ar est ed, t he det ecti ve f ound out that the shop asist ant was her daught er. The gir l39。cl ock i n t he m orni ng. Er na i s onl y f ourt een years ol d and she hopes l o set up a new wor l d recor d. She is a str ong swimm er and m any people f eel t hat she is sur e to succeed. Er na39。 t im e. As a gr eat m any peopl e wi l be vi sit i ng the 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。s oper ati on had been successf ul and t he doct or t ol d hi m that i t had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi l bert woul d be al owed t o go hom e and the doct or t ol d him t hat he would have t o st ay i n hospit al f or anot her t wo weks. Then Dr Mil li ngt on asked t he cal er if he was a r elati ve of the pati ent .39。 Lesson40 Food and t al k 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a di nner par ty, t he host ess asked me t o sit next t o Mrs Rum bol d. Mrs Rum bol d was a l ar ge, unsmil i ng lady i n a ti ght bl ack dr es. 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 eat ing. I tr ied t o make conversat i on. 39。 39。 I asked. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answered,39。 I sai d t o my wif e. 39。 We m ust n39。You needn39。 39。The Revealer39。 she answer ed. Ten mi nutes l at er we wal ked out of t he shop t oget her . My wi f e was wear i ng a hat t hat l ooked li ke a l ighthouse ! Lesson42 Not very m usi cal 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a l ong wal k t hrough one of t he mar ket s of Old Del hi, we st opped at a square t o have a r est. Af t er a t im e, we not iced a snake charm er wi t h t wo l ar ge basket s at t he ot her si de of t he squar e, so we went t o have a l ook at hi m. As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a l ong pi pe whi ch was covered wi th coi ns and opened one of t he basket s. When he began t o play a t une, we had our fi r st gli mpse of t he snake. I