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r i n a sm al boat . Mr Har t has t r ai ned hi s daught er f or years. Tom orr ow he wi l be wat chi ng her anxi ously as she swim s t he l ong di st ance t o England. Er na i nt ends t o t ake short r ests ever y t wo hour s. She wi l have som et hi ng t o dri nk but she wil l not eat any sol id f ood. Most of Er na39。 gave39。球還是水球? The Wayl e is a sm al l r i ver t hat cut s across the par k near my home. I li ke si t i ng by t he Wayl e on fi ne af t er noons. It was wa rm l ast Sunday, so I went and sat on t he ri ver bank as usual. Som e chil dr en wer e pl ayi ng gam es on t he bank and t her e wer e som e people r owi ng on t he ri ver. Suddenl y, one of the chil dren ki cked a bal very har d and i t went t owar ds a passi ng boat . Som e peopl e on the bank cal led out to t he man i n t he boat, but he di d not hear t hem. The bal str uck hi m so har d t hat he near ly f el i nt o t he wat er. I t ur ned t o l ook at t he chi l dr en, but t here wer en39。 her mot her a f ree dr ess once a week ! l eson33 O ut of t he darkness 沖出黑暗 Near l y a week passed bef ore t he gi rl was abl e to explai n what had happened t o her . One aft er noon she set out f r om t he coast i n a sm al boat and was caught i n a st orm . Towar ds eveni ng, t he boat st r uck a r ock and t he gir l jum ped i nt o t he sea. Then she swam t o t he shor e af ter spendi ng t he whole ni ght i n t he wat er. Duri ng t hat ti me she cover ed a dist ance of ei ght m il es. Earl y next m or ning, she saw a l i ght ahead. She knew she was near t he shor e because the l ight was hi gh up on t he cl if f s. On ar ri vi ng at the shor e, the gir l st r uggl ed up t he cli f t owar ds t he l i ght she had seen. That was al l she r em em ber ed. When she woke up a day la ter, she f ound her self i n hospi tal. Lesson34 Q ui ck work 破案“神速” Ted Robi nson has been worr i ed al t he week. Last Tuesday he recei ved a l et er fr om t he local poli ce. I n t he l et er he was asked t o cal at the stati on. Ted wonder ed why he was want ed by t he poli ce, but he went t o t he st at i on yester day and now he i s 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 ceman t hat his 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 i n a sm al l vi l age four hundr ed m il es away. It i s now being sent t o his 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 Stop t hief ! 捉賊! Rov Trenton used to dr i ve a t axi . A short whi le ago, however, he becam e a bus dri ver and he was not r egret ed it . He i s f i ndi ng hi s new wor k f ar m ore exci ti ng. When he was dri vi ng al ong Cat for d Str eet r ecentl y, he saw t wo t hi eves r ush out of a shop and run t owar ds a wait i ng car. One of t hem was car ying 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 hi eves wer e tr yi ng t o get away i n t hei r car , Roy dr ove his bus i nt o t he back of it . Whi le t he bat ter ed car was m ovi ng away, Roy stopped hi s bus and telephoned t he pol i 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 t hem wi l be Er na39。Ol ym pi c Cit y39。 t he pat i ent answer ed,39。 I sai d. 39。 she answer ed. 39。 she answered. 39。 she answer ed. I n despair , I asked her whet her she was enj oyi ng her di nner . 39。 l esson41 Do you cal l that a hat ? 你把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎? 39。t be so r ude about it, 39。t need,39。 my wif e answer ed. 39。 I sai d. 39。 gave39。s fat her wi l set out wi th her in a sm al l boat . Mr Hart has tr ained his daught er for year s. Tomor row he wi l be watching her anxi ousl y as she swi ms the l ong distance to England. Erna i ntends to t ake short r est s every two hour s. She wi l have somet hi ng t o dri nk but she wi l not eat any sol id f ood. Most of Erna39。They wi l l al so be bui lding new roads and a special rai lwayl ine. The Games wil l be hel d just out side t he capit al and t he whol e area wi l be cal ed 39。 No, 39。 A new pl ay is ing to The Gl obe soon, 39。 No,39。 No,39。 No,39。 i f you at e mor e and talked l ess, we would both enj oy our di nner ! 39。You needn39。t buy thi ngs we don39。t have said t hat,39。 I fi nd it beaut if ul,39。s bi cycle! Leson32 Shoppi ng made easy 購(gòu)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 greater t han ever bef or e especi al y i n lar ge shops. A det ect ive r ecentl y watched a wel dr esed woman who al ways went i nt o a l arge st or 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 for t he det ecti ve t o wat ch her. The woman f ir st bought a few sm al l ar ti cl es. Af t er a l it tl e tim e, 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 quickl y as possi ble. Then t he wom an si m pl y t ook t he par cel and wal ked out of t he shop wit hout payi ng. When she was ar r ested, t he detect i ve f ound out t hat t he shop assi st ant was her daught er . The gi rl 39。cl ock i n the m or ning. Erna i s onl y f our t en year s ol d and she hopes l o set up a new worl d r ecor d. She i s a str ong swi mm er and m any peopl e f eel t hat she is sure t o succeed. Er na39。 t im e. As a gr eat m any people wi l be vi si ti ng t he count r y, t he gover nm ent wi l be buil di ng new hot el s, an im mense st adi um , and a fi ne new swimm i ng pool. 39。s operati on had been successf ul and t he doct or tol d hi m that it had been. He then asked when Mr Gi