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stand me。. Wor ker s wil l have plet ed the new r oads by t he end of t his year. By t he end of next year , t hey wil l have f ini shed wor k on the new st adi um. The fi ne moder n buil dings have been desi gned by Kur t Gunter. Everybody wi l be watching anxiously as t he new buil di ngs go up. We are al very exci ted and are l ooki ng for ward t o t he sai d. 39。s m other, who swam the Channel hersel f when she was a gir l. Leson37 The O l ym pi c Games 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) The Olympi c Games wi l be hel d i n our countr y in four year s39。 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 t he 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 or r ow. She i s goi ng t o set out fr om t he French coast at f i ve o39。t any i n si ght: t hey had al r un away! The m an laughed when he r eal i zed what had happened. He cal l ed out t o t he chil dren and t hr ew t he bal l back t o t he bank. Lesson31 Success st ory 成功者的故事 Yest er day aft ernoon Fr ank Hawki ns was tel i ng m e about his experi ences as a young m an. Fr ank i s now t he head of a ver y lar ge busi ness pany, but as a boy he used to wor k i n a smal shop. I t was hi s j ob to r epai r bicycl es and at t hat ti m e he used t o wor k fourt een hour s a day. He saved money f or years and i n 1938 he bought a sm al l wor k shop of hi s own. Dur i ng t he war Fr ank used t o m ake spar e par ts f or aer opl anes. At that tim e he had t wo hel per s. By t he end of t he war, t he sm al wor k shop had be e a lar ge f act or y which empl oyed seven hundred and t went yei ght peopl e. Fr ank smi l ed when he remember ed hi s har d earl y year s and the l ong road t o succes. He was sti l sm il i ng when t he door opened and hi s wi fe came i n. She want ed hi m to r epai r t heir son39。 i s a smal Swi ss aer opl ane cal ed a 39。 I l oked at i t agai n. She was r ight! I t was! Lesson27 A wet night 雨夜 Late i n t he af t er noon, t he boys put up t heir t ent i n the mi ddle of a f iel d. As soon as t hi s was done, t hey cooked a m eal over an open f ir e. They wer e al hungr y and t he food sm elt good. Af t er a wonderf ul m eal , t hey t ol d stor ies and sang songs by t he cam p f ir e. But som e ti me l ater it began t o r ain. The boys f elt ti r ed so t hey pet out t he f ir e and crept i nt o their t ent. Thei r sl eepi ng bags wer e warm and f or table, so they al slept soundly. I n t he mi ddl e of t he ni ght , t wo boys woke up and began shouti ng. The t ent was f ul l of water! They al l eapt out of t hei r sleepi ngbags and hur ri ed out si de. I t was r ai ni ng heavil y and t hey f ound that a st ream had f orm ed i n t he fi el d. The st ream wound i ts way acr oss t he fi el d and t hen f lowed r ight under t heir t ent ! Leson28 No parki ng 禁止停車 Jasper Whit e is one of t hose r ar e peopl e who beli eves i n anci ent myt hs. He has just bought a new house i n t he ci ty, but ever si nce he m oved i n, he has had tr oubl e wi t h m otori st s. when he ret ur ns hom e at ni ght , he al ways fi nds t hat som eone has par ked a car out si de his gat e. Because of thi s, he ha s not been abl e t o get his own car i nt o hi s gar age even once. Jasper has put up39。s al r i ght, 39。I t39。 she asked. 39。. Of cour se, m any pi ct ures ar c not 39。l l soon learn Engli sh! 39。 I r epeat ed my quest i on sever al tim es and at l ast he under st ood. He answered m e, but he spoke neit her sl owl y nor cl ear l y. 39。Wel, 39。 I sai d t o the m anager , 39。I am a f or eigner,39。 he sai d. I wonder. I n England, each man speaks a di f er ent l anguage. The Engli sh under st and each ot her, but I don39。about39。 I39。s a new one. Do you li ke it ?39。 she said, 39。 No Par king39。Pi lat us Port er39。s bicycle! Lesson32 Shoppi ng m ade easy 購(gòu)物變得很方便 Peopl e are not so honest as t hey once wer e. The tempt at ion t o st eal i s gr eat er t han ever bef ore especial y i n l ar ge shops. A det ect i ve r ecentl y wat ched a wel l dressed wom an who al ways went int o a l ar ge st ore on Monday m orni ngs. One Monday, t her e were 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 watch her. The wom an fi rst bought a f ew sm al l arti cles. Aft er a l it tl e ti me, she chose one of t he most expensi ve dr eses i n t he shop and handed it t o an asistant who wr apped i t up for her as qui ckl y as possi ble. Then the wom an sim ply t ook t he par cel and wal ked out of t he shop wi t hout payi ng. When she was ar rest ed, t he det ect i ve f ound out t hat t he shopassi st ant was her daught er. The gi rl 39。cl ock i n t he m or ni ng. Er na is onl y fourt een years ol d and she hopes l o set up a new wor l d recor d. She i s a str ong swimm er and m any peopl e f eel t hat she is sure t o succeed. Er na39。 t ime. As a gr eat many peopl e wi l be visit ing the count ry, the government wil l be bui ldi ng new hotels, an imm ense stadium, and a f ine new swi mmi ng pool . 39。Wel, 39。 I r epeat ed my quest i on sever al tim es and at l ast he under st ood. He answered m e, but he spoke neit her sl owl y nor cl ear l y. 39。l l soon learn Engli sh! 39。. Of cour se, m any pi ct ures ar c not 39。 she asked. 39。I t39。s al r i ght, 39。 I l ooked at i t agai n. She was r ight! I t was! Lesson27 A wet night 雨夜 Late i n t he af t er noon, t he boys put up t heir t ent i n the mi ddle of a f iel d. As soon as t hi s was done, t hey cooked a m eal over an open f ir e. They wer e al hungr y and t he food sm elt good. Af t er a wonderf ul m eal , t hey t ol d stor ies and sang songs by t he cam p f ir e. But som e ti me l ater it began t o r ain. The boys f elt ti r ed so t hey pet out t he f ir e and crept i nt o their t ent. Thei r