【正文】 of i t. Whi le the bater ed car was movi ng away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned t he poli ce. The thi eves39。s school fr iends wil l be wait ing f or her on t he Engl ish coast . Am ong them wil l be Erna39。Ol ympi c Ci ty39。 tim e. As a great many people wil l be vi si ti ng the countr y, t he 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。clock i n the m or ning. Erna i s only f our teen years old and she hopes l o set up a new worl d r ecor d. She i s a st r ong swi mmer and many peopl e feel that she i s sur e to succed. Erna39。s money was pai d back i n t hi s way. The last note said: 39。but only 5o per cent a thief !39。 sai d Mrs St er li ng lat er , 39。 she answer ed. Ten mi nutes lat er we walked out of t he shop t oget her . My wi fe was wear ing a hat that looked li ke a li ghthouse ! Lesson42 Not very musical 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a long wal k thr ough one of t he markets of Ol d Delhi , we stopped at a squar e to have a r est . Aft er a ti me, we noticed a snake char mer wit h two lar ge basket s at the other side of the squar e, so we went t o have a look at him. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a l ong pi pe which was covered wi th coins and opened one of t he basket s. When he began to play a t une, we had our fi rst gli mpse of t he snake. I t rose out of t he basket and began to f oll ow t he movem ent s of the pipe. We wer e very m uch sur pr ised when t he snake char mer suddenl y began t o play j az tunes and moder n pop songs. The snake, however , conti nued to 39。 m ay r eveal som et hing of value f ai rl y soon. Leson56 Fast er t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a r ace i s held f or ol d cars. A l ot of cars ent er ed f or t hi s r ace l ast year and t her e was a great deal of excit em ent j ust bef or e it began. One of t he m ost handsome cars was a Rol l s Royce Si lver Ghost . The m ost unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y t hr ee wheel s. Buil t i n 1885, it was t he ol dest car t aki ng part. Aft er a gr eat m any l oud expl osi ons, the r ace began. Many of t he car s broke down on t he cour se and som e dri vers spent m or e ti me under t heir cars t han i n t hem ! A f ew car s, however , pl eted the r ace. The wi nni ng car r eached a speed of f ort y mi les an hour much f aster t han any of i ts r ivals. It sped downhi l at he end of the r ace and i ts dri ver had a l ot of t rouble tr yi ng to st op it . The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasur e. I t was ver y dif fer ent f rom moder n car races but no l ess exci ti ng. Leson57 Can I hel p you, m adam ? 你要 買什么，夫人？ A woman in bl ue jeans st ood at t he window of an expensive shop. Though she hesit at ed for a moment , she f inal y went in and as ked to see a dress that was in t he wi ndow. The asi st ant who served her did not li ke the way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornf ully, he t ol d her that the dress was sol d. The woman walked out of t he shop angri ly and decided to puni sh the asist ant next day. She r etur ned t o t he shop t he foll owing morning dr esed in a fur coat, wit h a handbag i n one hand and a long umbrel la i n the ot her . Aft er seeking out the r ude assistant she asked f or the same dress. Not r eal izing who she was, the assi st ant was eager t o ser ve her t his t im e wit h great dif fi cul ty, he clim bed into the shop window t o get the dress. As soon as she saw it, t he woman sai d s m any t ies.39。 I fi nd it beaut if ul ,39。t have said t hat ,39。t buy thi ngs we don39。You needn39。 i f you at e mor e and talked less, we would both enj oy our di nner ! 39。 No,39。 No,39。 No, 39。 A new play i s ing t o The Globe soon,39。 No,39。They wi l also be buil ding new r oads and a speci al r ail way l ine. The Gam es wi l l be held just out si de the capital and the whol e area wi l be cal led 39。s f ather wil l set out wi t h her i n a smal boat. Mr Har t has t rai ned hi s daughter f or years. Tomorr ow he wi l be wat chi ng her anxiously as she swi ms t he long di st ance t o England. Er na i nt ends t o take shor t rests every t wo hours. She wi l have somethi ng to dr ink but she wil l not eat any soli d f ood. Most of Erna39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。 Two m ont hs later , some m ore m oney was sent t o Sam wi t h anot her note: 39。but they did not steal anythi ng. 39。dance39。 39。 I sai d. 39。 my wif e answer ed. 39。t need,39。t be so r ude about i t, 39。 l esson41 Do you cal l that a hat ? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？ 39。 she answered. I n despair , I asked her whet her she was enj oyi ng her di nner . 39。 she answered. 39。 she answer ed. 39。 I said. 39。 the pati ent answered,39。Ol ympi c Ci ty39。s school fr iends wil l be wait ing f or her on t he Engl ish coast . Am ong them wil l be Erna39。t owar ds a wait ing car. One of t hem was car ryi ng a bag ful l of m oney. Roy act ed quickly and drove t he bus st raight at the thi eves. The one wi th the money got such a f ri ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he thieves were t ryi ng to get away in their car, Roy dr ove hi s bus i nto t he back of i t. Whi le the bater ed car was movi ng away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned t he poli ce. The thi eves39。s f ather wil l set out wi t h her i n a smal boat. Mr Har t has t rai ned hi s daughter f or years. Tomorr ow he wi l be wat chi ng her anxiously as she swi ms t he long di st ance t o England. Er na i nt ends t o take shor t rests every t wo hours. She wi l have somethi ng to dr ink but she wil l not eat any soli d f ood. Most of Erna39。They wi l also be buil ding new r oads and a speci al r ail way l ine. The Gam es wi l l be held just out si de the capital and the whol e area wi l be cal led 39。 No,39。 A new play i s ing t o The Globe soon,39。 No, 39。 No,39。 No,39。 i f you at e mor e and talked less, we would both enj oy our di nner ! 39。You needn39。t buy thi ngs we don39。t have said t ha