【正文】 ol 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 ri son had t hought of ever yt hi ng except t he weat her . Leson39 Am I al l right ? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gil ber t was in hospi t al , he asked hi s doct or to t el him whet her his operati on had been successf ul, but t he doct or ref used t o do so. The f ol l owi ng day, t he pat ient 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 ngt on. When the doctor answer ed the phone, Mr Gil ber t sai d he was inquir ing about a cert ain pati ent , a Mr John Gi lbert . He asked i f Mr Gi lbert39。s m ot her, who swam the Channel herself when she was a gir l. Lesson37 The Ol ympi c G ames 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) The Olym pi c Gam es wil l be hel d i n our countr y i n f our year s39。 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 est ed. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Hart i s goi ng t o swim acr oss t he Engl i sh Channel t om orr ow. She is goi ng t o set out f rom t he Fr ench coast at fi ve o39。t any i n sight: t hey had al r un away! The m an l aughed when he reali zed what had happened. He cal ed out t o t he chi ldr en and t hrew t he bal l back t o t he bank. Lesson31 Succes st ory 成功者的故事 Yester day aft er noon Fr ank Hawki ns was tel i ng m e about his experi ences as a young m an. Fr ank i s now t he head of a ver y l ar ge busines pany, but as a boy he used t o wor k i n a sm al l shop. It was hi s job t o r epair bi cycles and at that im e he used t o wor k f our teen hour s a day. He saved m oney f or years and i n 1938 he bought a sm al wor k shop of hi s own. Dur i ng t he war Fr ank used to m ake spare part s f or aer opl anes. At hat t im e he had t wo hel per s. By the end of t he war , t he sm al wor kshop had be e a l ar ge f act or y whi ch em pl oyed seven hundr ed and t went y ei ght people. Frank sm il ed when he r em em ber ed hi s hard earl y years and t he l ong r oad t o succes. He was sti l s mil i ng when the door opened and hi s wi fe came i n. She want ed hi m to r epai r their son39。 i s a sm al Swi s aer opl ane cal ed a 39。 I looked at i t agai n. She was r ight! I t was! Lesson27 A wet ni ght 雨夜 Late i n t he af ter noon, the boys put up t hei r t ent i n the mi ddl e of a f iel d. As soon as thi s was done, they cooked a m eal over an open f ir e. They wer e al l hungr y and t he f ood sm el t good. Af t er a wonderf ul m eal , t hey t ol d st ori es and sang songs by t he cam p fi r e. But som e tim e l at er it began t o r ai n. The boys f el t ti red so t hey pet out t he fi r e and cr ept i nto t hei r t ent. Their sl eping bags wer e war m and f ort abl e, so t hey al l sl ept soundl y. I n t he mi ddl e of the ni ght, t wo boys woke up and began shouti ng. The t ent was f ull of wat er ! They al l eapt out of t hei r sleepi ngbags and hur ri ed out si de. I t was rai ni ng heavil y and t hey f ound t hat a st ream had f orm ed i n t he fi el d. The st ream wound i ts way acr oss t he fi el d and t hen f lowed r i ght under t heir t ent ! Leson28 No parking 禁止停車 Jasper Whit e is one of t hose r ar e peopl e who beli eves i n anci ent myt hs. He has j ust bought a new house i n t he ci ty, but ever si nce he m oved i n, he has had tr oubl e wi t h m otori st s. when he ret ur ns hom e at ni ght , he al ways fi nds t hat som eone has par ked a car out si de his gat e. Because of t hi s, he has not been abl e t o get his own car i nt o hi s gar age even once. Jasper has put up39。s al r i ght, 39。I t39。 she asked. 39。. Of cour se, m any pi ct ures arc not 39。about39。 What are you doi ng ?39。 I answer ed. 39。 It 39。t it upsi dedown ?39。t axi39。s f ir st pasenger was a doctor who f lew fr om Bi rm ingham t o a l onel y vi l age in t he Wel sh m ount ai ns. Si nce t hen, Captai n Fawcet has fl own passenger s t o m any unusual pl aces. Once he l anded on t he r oof of a block of fl ats and on anot her occasi on, he l anded i n a desert ed car par k. Captai n Fawcet has j ust r ef used a str ange request fr om a busi nessm an. The man want ed t o f l y t o Rockal l, a l onel y i sl and i n t he Atl ant ic Ocean, but Captai n Fawcet di d not t ake hi m because t he tr i p was t oo danger ous. Leson30 Foot bal l or pol o? 足球還是水球？ The Wayle i s a sm al r iver that cut s acr oss t he par k near m y hom e. I l i ke sit ti ng by t he Wayle on f i ne af ter noons. I t was warm l ast Sunday, so I went and sat on t he ri ver bank as usual. Some chil dren wer e playing games on t he bank and t her e were some peopl e r owi ng on t he ri ver . Suddenl y, one of the chil dr en kicked a bal l ver y 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 nearl y f el l int o the wat er . I tur ned t o l ook at t he chi ldr en, but t here wer en39。 her mot her a f r e dr ess once a week ! lesson33 O ut of t he darkness 沖出黑暗 Nearl y a wek pased befor e the gir l was abl e t o expl ai n what had happened to her. One af ter noon she set out fr om t he coast i n a sm al l boat and was caught i n a st orm . Towar ds eveni ng, t he boa t st r uck a r ock and the gir l j um ped i nt o t he sea. Then she swam to t he shor e aft er spendi ng t he whol e night in t he water. Dur i ng that im e she covered a di st ance of ei ght mi les. Ear l y next mor ni ng, she saw a l ight ahead. She knew she was near t he shor e because t he li ght was hi gh up on the cli f s. On ar ivi ng at t he shor e, t he gi rl str uggl ed up t he cl if f towar ds t he li ght she had sen. That was al she remem ber ed. When she woke up a day l at er , she f ound her sel f in hospi t al . Lesson34 Q ui ck work 破案“神速” Ted Robi nson has been w