【正文】 d f or ol d car s. A lot of car s ent ered f or t his r ace l ast year and t her e was a gr eat deal of exci tement just bef or e i t began. One of t he most handsom e car s was a Roll s Royce Si l ver Ghost . The most unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y t hree wheel s. Bui lt i n 1885, it was t he oldest car taking part . Aft er a great m any loud expl osi ons, t he r ace began. Many of t he car s br oke down on t he cour se and som e dr i ver s spent m ore t im e under t heir cars t han in t hem ! A f ew car s, however , pl eted t he race. The wi nni ng car reached a speed of f ort y mi les an hour m uch f ast er t han any of i ts r i vals. It sped downhi l at the end of the r ace and i ts dr i ver had a l ot of tr oubl e t ryi ng t o st op i t. The r ace gave ever yone a great deal of pl easur e. I t was ver y dif f er e nt f r om modern car r aces but no l es excit ing. Lesson57 Can I hel p you, madam? 你要買什么，夫人？ A woman i n bl ue j eans st ood at t he wi ndow of an expensive shop. Though she hesit at ed f or a m om ent , she f i nal y went i n and as ked to see a dr ess t hat was i n the wi ndow. The assi stant who ser ved her di d not l i ke t he way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornf ul l y, he t ol d her that the dr ess was sol d. The wom an wal ked out of the shop angr il y and deci ded t o punish t he assi stant next day. She r et ur ned t o t he shop t he f oll owi ng m orni ng dr esed i n a f ur coat , wit h a handbag i n one hand and a l ong um br el l a in t he other. Af t er seeki ng out t he r ude assi st ant she asked f or t he sam e dress. Not r eal izi ng who she was, t he assi st ant was eager t o serve her thi s tim e wi th gr eat dif f icult y, he cli m bed i nt o t he shop wi ndow t o get t he dress. As soon as she saw i t, t he wom an sai d s m any t i es.39。 I f i nd i t beauti f ul ,39。t have sai d t hat, 39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。You needn39。 i f you at e m or e and tal ked l es, we woul d bot h enj oy our di nner ! 39。 No,39。 No, 39。 No,39。 A new pl ay is i ng to The Gl obe soon, 39。 No, 39。They wi l al so be bui ldi ng new r oads and a speci al r ai l way li ne. The Games wi l be hel d j ust out si de the capi t al and t he whol e area wi l be cal ed 39。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 r ow he wil l be watchi ng her anxi ousl y as she swim s t he l ong distance to Engl and. Er na i ntends to t ake short r est s ever y t wo hour s. She wi l have som ethi ng t o dr ink but she wil l not eat any soli d f ood. Most of Er na39。i n hospi t al. Lesson34 Q ui ck work 破案“神速” Ted Robi nson has been wor ri ed al t he week. Last Tuesday he r ecei ved a l et er f r om t he l ocal pol i ce. I n t he l et ter he was asked t o cal l at t he st at i on. Ted wonder ed why he was wanted by t he pol i ce, but he went t o 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 smi li ng poli cem an t hat hi s bi cycl e had been f ound. Fi ve days ago, t he pol icem an t ol d him, t he bicycl e was pi cked up i n a sm al l vil lage f our 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 i sed when he hear d t he news. He was amused too, because he never expect ed the bi cycle t o be f ound. It was st ol en t went y year s ago when Ted was a boy of f if teen ! Leson35 Stop t hief ! 捉賊！ Rov Tr ent on used t o dr i ve a taxi. A short whi le ago, however, he becam e a bus dri ver and he was not regret ed it . He i s fi ndi ng hi s new wor k f ar m ore exci ti ng. When he was dri vi ng al ong Catf or d Str eet r ecentl y, he saw t wo t hi eves r ush out of a shop and r un t owar ds a wait ing car. One of t hem was car yi ng a bag f ul l of m oney. Roy acted qui ckl y and dr ove the bus st r ai ght at t he t hieves. The one wit h t he m oney got such a fr i ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he t hieves wer e t ryi ng t o get away in t hei r car , Roy dr ove hi s bus i nt o t he ba ck of i t. Whi le 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。s school f ri ends wi l be wai ti ng f or her on t he Engli sh coast. Am ong them wil l be Erna39。Ol ym pic Ci t y39。 t he pat i ent answer ed,39。 I sai d. 39。 she answer ed. 39。 she answer ed. 39。 she answer ed. I n despair , I asked her whet her she was enj oyi ng her di nner . 39。 l eson41 Do you call t hat a hat ? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？ 39。t be so rude about it ,39。t need,39。 m y wi f e answered.39。 I sai d. 39。 39。dance39。but t hey di d not st eal anyt hing.39。 Two mont hs l at er, som e m or e money was sent t o Sam wi th anot her not e:39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。 eggs and asked me whet her m y col l ecti on was gr owi ng. He then asked m e how m y br ot her was and whet her I l i ked m y new j ob in London. I n answer to these questions I eit her nodded or made st range noi ses. Meanwhil e, my tongue was busy sear chi ng out the hole wher e the t oot h had been. I suddenly f elt ver y wor ri ed, but coul d not say anyt hing. When t he denti st at l ast removed t he cot tonwool f rom my mout h, I was able t o t el l him that he had pul led out the wr ong tooth. Lesson49 The end of a dream 美夢告終 Ti red of sleeping on t he fl oor , a young man in Teheran saved up for year s to buy a real bed. 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