【正文】 a l ight ahead. She knew she was near t he shor e because the li ght was hi gh up on t he cl if f s. On ar ri vi ng at the shore, the gir l st r uggl ed up the cli f t owards t he l i ght she had seen. That was al l she remembered. When she woke up a day l at er , she f ound her sel f in hospit al . Lesson34 Q uick 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 rom the l ocal pol i ce. I n the l et ter he was asked t o cal l at t he st ati on. Ted wondered why he was want ed by t he poli ce, but he went t o t he st at ion yest erday and now he i s not wor ri ed any m or e. At t he st at i on, he was t ol d by a sm il i ng poli cem an t hat hi s bi cycle had been f ound. Fi ve days ago, the poli cem an t old him , t he bi cycl e was pi cked up i n a sm al vi l age f our hundr ed m il es away. It i s now being sent t o hi s hom e by tr ai n. Ted was m ost sur pr ised when he he ar d t he news. He was am used t oo, because he never expect ed t he 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 t en ! Leson35 Stop t hief ! 捉賊！ Rov Trent on used t o dr i ve a t axi . 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 his new wor k f ar m ore excit ing. When he was dri ving al ong Cat f or d Str eet r ecentl y, he saw t wo t hieves r ush out of a shop and r un t owar ds a wai ti ng car . One of t hem was car ryi ng a bag full of m oney. Roy act ed qui ckl y and dr ove t he bus str ai ght at t he t hi eves. The one wi t h the m oney got such a f ri ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he t hi eve s wer e tr yi ng t o get away i n t heir car, Roy dr ove hi s bus i nt o t he back of it . Whil e t he bat ered car was moving away, Roy st opped hi s bus and t elephoned t he pol ice. The t hi eves39。s fi rst passenger was a doct or who fl ew f r om Bir mi ngham to a lonel y vil l age i n t he Welsh m ountai ns. Since t hen, Capt ai n Fawcet t has f l own passengers t o m any unusual places. Once he landed on the r oof of a bl ock of f lat s and on anot her occasi on, he l anded i n a deser ted car par k. Capt ai n Fawcet t has j ust r ef used a st r ange r equest f r om a busi nessm an. The m an want ed t o fl y t o Rockal , a lonel y i sl and in t he Atl ant i c Ocean, but Capt ai n Fawcet t di d not t ake him because t he tr i p was too danger ous. Leson30 Foot bal l or polo? 足球還是水球？ The Wayl e i s a sm al l ri ver t hat cuts acr oss t he par k near m y hom e. I l ike sit ti ng by t he Wayl e on f ine aft ernoons. It was war m last Sunday, so I went and sat on t he r i ver bank as usual . Som e chil dr en wer e pl ayi ng gam es on the bank and there wer e som e peopl e r owi ng on t he ri ver . Suddenl y, one of t he chi l dr en ki cked a bal l ver y hard and i t went t owar ds a pasi ng boat. Some people on t he bank cal ed out t o t he m an i n the boat , but he di d not hear them. The bal l st r uck him so har d that he nearl y f el l int o t he wat er . I tur ned t o l ook at t he chi ldr en, but t her e wer en39。t axi 39。t it upsi de down ?39。 It39。 I answer ed. 39。 What ar e you doing ?39。about39。You39。 lesson25 Do t he Engli sh speak Engl ish? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ I ar ri ved in London at last . The r ai l way st at ion was bi g, bl ack and dark. I did not know t he way to m y hotel, so I asked a por ter. I not onl y spoke Engl ish very car ef ul l y, but ver y clearl y as wel . The por ter, however, coul d not under st and m e。 she sai d. 39。 he sai d. He st art ed to pl ai n about t hi s wi cked wor ld but was i nt er r upt ed by a knock at t he door. A gir l cam e in and put an envel ope on hi s desk. It cont ained amp。s not t her e now. 39。 50 and I f elt ver y upset.39。s of fi ce and sat down. I had j ust l ost amp。and it 39。s l osi ng money t hese days,39。s r oom 39。t her e is sti l som e honest y in t his wor l d !39。 I sai d. Then he spoke sl owl y, but I coul d not under st and hi m. My teacher never spoke Engli sh li ke t hat! The port er and I l ooked at each ot her and smi led. Then he sai d somet hi ng and I under st ood i t. 39。t underst and t hem ! Do t hey speak Engl i sh ? l eson26 The best art cri ti cs 最佳美術(shù)評(píng)論家 I am an ar t st udent and I pai nt a lot of pi ct ur es. Many peopl e pr et end t hat t hey under st and m oder n art . They al ways tel you what a pict ur e i s 39。 anyt hi ng. They ar e just pr et y pat t er ns. We li ke them i n t he same way that we li ke pret y curt ai n m at er i al . I t hi nk t hat young chi l dr en oft en appr eci at e m odern pi ct ur es bet er t han anyone else. They noti ce m or e. My si st er is onl y seven, but she al ways t el s m e whet her m y pi ct ur es ar e good or not. She cam e i nt o m y r oom yest er day. 39。m hanging t hi s pict ur e on t he wal l, 39。 She l ooked at it cri ti cal ly f or a m om ent. 39。but i sn39。 si gns out si de his gate, but t hese have not had any ef ect . Now he has put an ugl y st one head over the gate. It i s one of t he ugl i est faces I have ever seen. I asked him what it was and he t old m e t hat it was Medusa, t he Gor gon. Jasper hopes t hat she wi l t ur n m ot ori st s to st one. But none of t hem has been t ur ned to st one yet! Lesson29 Taxi! 出租汽車！ Capt ain Ben Fawcet has bought an unusual t axi and has begun a new ser vi ce. The 39。. Thi s wonder f ul pl ane can car y seven pasenger s. The m ost sur pri si ng t hi ng about it , however, i s that it can land anywher e: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed fi el d. Capt ai n Fawcet t39。 gave39。s f ather wil l set out wit h her i n 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 watching her anxi ousl y a s she swim s t he l ong distance to Engl and. 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 oo