【正文】 he countr y. The dr eam he had had f or so m any years ended there. Har ison had t hought of everyt hi ng except the weat her. Lesson39 Am I all ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ Whi l e John Gi lbert was i n hospit al, he asked hi s doct or t o t el l hi m whet her hi s oper at ion had been succesf ul, but t he doct or r efused t o do so. The f ol lowi ng day, t he pati ent asked f or a bedsi de t el ephone. When he was alone, he t el ephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil li ngton. When t he doct or answer ed t he phone, Mr Gil bert sai d he was i nqui ri ng about a cert ai n pati ent, a Mr John Gil ber t. He asked if Mr Gil bert39。s m ot her, who swam t he Channel her self when she was a gir l. Lesson37 The Ol ym pi c Games 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng) 會(huì) The Ol ym pi c Games wi l be hel d i n our countr y i n f our year s39。s school f ri ends wil 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 ient answere d,39。 I sai d. 39。 she answer ed. 39。 she answer ed. 39。 she answered. I n despai r, I asked her whet her she was enj oyi ng her di nner. 39。 lesson41 Do you cal l that a hat ? 你把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎？ 39。t be so r ude about i t,39。t need, 39。 m y wif e answer ed. 39。 I sai d. 39。 And a wom an can39。 sl owl y. I t obvi ousl y coul d not t el l t he dif f er ence bet wen I ndi an music and j az! Leson43 O ver t he Sout h Pole 飛越南極 I n 1929, t hr ee year s af t er hi s fli ght over t he Nort h Pol e, the Am er i can expl or er , R. E. Byr d, successfull y f lew over t he Sout h Pol e f or t he fi r st ti me. Though, at fi rst, Byr d and hi s m en wer e able t o t ake a gr eat m any phot ogr aphs of t he m ount ai ns that lay below, t hey soon r an i nto seri ous tr oubl e. At one poi nt, i t semed cert ai n t hat t hei r pl ane woul d cr ash. It coul d onl y get over t he m ountai ns i f it r ose t o 10,000 f eet. Byr d at once or der ed his m en to t hr ow out t wo heavy f ood sacks. The pl ane was then able t o ri se and it cleared t he m ount ains by 400 f eet . Byr d now knew that he woul d be able t o r each t he Sout h Pole whi ch was 300 mi les away, f or there wer e no m or e m ountai ns i n si ght. The a ir cr af t was abl e t o fl y over t he endl ess whit e pl ai ns wit hout dif fi cul t y. Leson44 Through t he f orest 穿過森林 Mrs Anne St er li ng di d not t hi nk of the r isk she was t aki ng when she r an thr ough a for est af t er t wo m en. They had rushed up t o her whi l e she was having a pi i c at he edge of a for est wit h her chi l dr en and t ri ed t o st eal her handbag. I n t he st ruggle, the str ap broke and, wi t h the bag i n their possessi on, both m en st art ed running t hrough t he t r es. Mrs St erli ng got so angr y t hat she r an aft er t hem . She was soon out of br eat h, but she conti nued to r un. When she caught up wit h t hem, she saw that hey had sat down and wer e goi ng t hr ough t he cont ent s of the bag, so she r an st rai ght at hem . The m en got such a f ri ght t hat t hey dr opped t he bag and ran awa y. 39。 Leson45 A cl ear consci ence 問心無愧 The whol e vil l age soon lear nt t hat a l ar ge sum of money had been l ost. Sam Bent on, t he l ocal but cher, had l ost his wal l et whil e t aki ng hi s savi ngs t o t he post off i ce. Sam was sure t hat t he wal et m ust have been f ound by one of t he vi l ager s, but it was not ret ur ned t o him . Three m ont hs passed, and t hen one m or ni ng, Sam f ound hi s wal et out si de his f r ont door . It had been wr apped up i n newspaper and it cont ained hal f t he m oney he had l ost, t oget her wi t h a not e whi ch sai d: 39。 Onl y 25 per cent a t hi ef now!39。 l eson46 Expensi ve and unf ort abl e 既昂貴又受罪 When a pl ane fr om London ar i ved at Sydney air port, wor kers began to unl oad a num ber of wooden boxes which contai ned cl ot hi ng. No one coul d account f or t he f act t hat one of t he boxes was ext remel y heavy. I t suddenly occur r ed to one of t he wor kers t o ope n up the box. He was ast oni shed at what he found. A man was l yi ng i n t he box on t op of a pil e of wool l en goods. He was so sur pr ised at bei ng di scover ed t hat he di d not even tr y t o r un away. Af ter he was ar est ed, t he m an adm it ed hi di ng in t he box bef ore t he plane l ef t London. He had had a l ong and un fort abl e t ri p, f or he had been conf i ned t o t he wooden box f or over t en hours. The m an was or der ed t o pay amp。s mot her , who swam t he Channel her sel f when she was a gi rl . Lesson37 The Olym pic Gam es 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) The Ol ympic Games wi l be held in our count ry i n f our years39。. Wor ker s wi l have pl eted t he new roads by the end of thi s year . By the end of next year , they wi l have fi nished wor k on t he new stadium. The f ine modern bui ldi ngs have been designed by Kurt Gunt er . Ever ybody wi l l be wat chi ng anxi ousl y as the new buil dings go up. We ar e al l ver y exci ted and ar e looking f orwar d to the Ol ym pi c Games because they have never been hel d bef ore i n t hi s count ry. Leson38 Everyt hi ng except t he weat her 惟獨(dú)沒有考慮到天氣 My ol d f ri end, Har ison, had l ived i n the Medi ter ranean f or many year s bef ore he r etur ned t o England. He had oft en dr eam ed of r eti ri ng in Engl and and had planned to set le down in t he countr y. He had no sooner ret ur ned than he bought a f ine house and went to li ve there. Alm ost i mmediatel y he began t o plain about the weather, f or even t hough i t was st il l summ er , it r ai ned conti nual ly and i t was oft en bi t er ly col d. Af t er so m any years of sunshine, Har ison got a shock. He act ed as if he had never li ved in Engl and befor e. I n t he end, it was m or e t han he could bear. He had har dl y had ti me t o set tl e down when he sold t he house and lef t he count ry. The dream he had had f or so m any years ended there. Har ison had thought of everythi ng exce