【正文】 gover nm ent wi l be buil ding new hotel s, an i mmense st adi um , and a fi ne new swi mm ing pool. 39。s oper at ion had been successful and the doctor tol d him that it had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi lber t woul d be al owed to go home and t he doct or told hi m that he woul d have to stay i n hospi tal for anothe r two weeks. Then Dr Mi li ngton asked t he cal ler if he was a r elati ve of the pati ent .39。 Lesson40 Food and tal k 進餐與交談 Last week at a dinner par t y, t he hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs Rum bol d. Mrs Rum bol d was a l ar ge, unsmil ing l ady in a ti ght black dr ess. She di d not even look up when I t ook my seat beside her. Her eyes wer e fi xed on her pl at e and in a shor t im e, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed t o m ake conver sat i on. 39。 39。 I asked. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answered,39。 I said t o my wif e. 39。 We must n39。You needn39。 39。Wel l,39。 I r epeated my questi on several ti mes and at l ast he under stood. He answered me, but he spoke neit her slowl y nor cl ear ly. 39。l l soon learn Engl ish!39。. Of cour se, many pict ur es arc not 39。 she asked. 39。It 39。s al l ri ght ,39。 I looked at i t agai n. She was r ight! I t was! Lesson27 A wet night 雨夜 Late i n the af ter noon, the boys put up t hei r tent in t he mi ddl e of a fi eld. As soon as t his was done, t hey cooked a meal over an open fi re. They were al hungry and t he food smelt good. Af t er a wonder ful meal, they t ol d st or i es and sang songs by t he cam p fi re. But som e ti me l at er i t began t o rai n. The boys fel t tir ed so they pet out t he fi re a nd cr ept int o their t ent . Thei r sl eepi ng bags wer e war m and for table, so they al slept soundly. In the mi ddle of the ni ght , two boys woke up and began shouti ng. The t ent was f ul l of wat er! They al l eapt out of t hei r sl eping bags and hurr ied outside. It was r aining heavil y and they found t hat a str eam had for med i n the f iel d. The str eam wound it s way across the f ield and then fl owed ri ght under their t ent ! Lesson28 No parki ng 禁止停車 Jasper Whi te i s one of those rare people who bel ieves in ancient myths. He has j ust bought a new house in the cit y, but ever since he moved i n, he has had tr oubl e wit h mot ori st s. when he r eturns home at night, he always f inds that someone has par ked a car out si de his gate. Because of t his, he has not been able to get his own car int o his garage even once. Jasper has put up39。 i s a sm al Swi s aer opl ane cal ed a 39。t any in si ght : they had al l run away! The man l aughed when he r eali zed what had happened. He cal led out to t he chi ldr en and t hrew the bal back to t he bank. Lesson31 Succes st ory 成功者的故事 Yester day af ternoon Fr ank Hawki ns was t eli ng me about hi s exper iences as a young man. Fr ank is now the head of a ver y lar ge business pany, but as a boy he used to wor k i n a smal shop. I t was hi s job t o r epair bi cyc les and at that ti me he used t o wor k f our teen hour s a day. He saved money f or years and i n 1938 he bought a sm al l work shop of his own. Dur ing t he war Frank used t o make spar e part s for aeroplanes. At t hat t ime he had t wo helpers. By t he end of t he war, t he smal l work shop had bee a large f act ory which employed seven hundred and twent y eight people. Fr ank smi led when he r em ember ed his hard ear ly years and t he long r oad t o succes. He was sti l smi li ng when the door opened and hi s wi fe came i n. She want ed hi m to r epai r their son39。 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 the 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 ive o39。s m ot her , who swam t he Channel her sel f when she was a gi rl . Lesson37 The Ol ym pic G am es 奧林匹克運動會 The Ol ympic Games wi l l be held in our count ry in f our years39。. Worker 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 buildi ngs go up. We are al very excit ed and ar e l ooki ng for ward t o t he Olympi c Games because they have never been held befor e in this countr y. Lesson38 Everything except the weat her 惟獨沒有考慮到天氣 My old fr iend, Har ri son, had li ved in t he Medit er r anean for many years befor e he r et urned to Engl and. He had of ten dreamed of r et ir ing i n England and had pl anned t o set tl e down i n the countr y. He had no sooner r eturned t han he bought a fi ne house and went to l ive t her e. Al most immedi at ely he began to pl ai n about t he weat her , for even though it was sti l summer, i t rained continual y a nd i t was of ten bit ter ly cold. Af ter so many year s of sunshine, Har r ison got a shock. He acted as i f he had never li ved i n Engla nd befor e. I n the end, it was mor e than he coul d bear . He had hardly had tim e to set le down when he sol d the house and l eft t he countr y. The dr eam he had had for so many year s ended t her e. Har ison had thought of ever ything except t he weat her . Lesson39 Am I all right? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gil ber t was in hospit al , he asked his doctor to t el him whether his operati on had been successf ul, but t he doct or refused to do so. The f ol lowi ng day, t he pat ient asked for a bedsi de t el ephone. When he was alone, he t el ephoned the hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Mil li ngt on. When the doct or answered t he phone, Mr Gi lbert said he was i nqui ri ng about a cert ai n pati ent , a Mr John Gil ber t. He asked if Mr Gil ber t39。 I am Mr John Gi lber t.39。Wi l you be seing it ?39。 I asked. 39。 I