【正文】 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a di nner part y, the host es asked m e t o si t next t o Mr s Rumbol d. Mr s Rum bol d was a l ar ge, unsm il ing l ady i n a t i ght black dress. She di d not even look up when I t ook m y seat besi de her . Her eyes wer e fi xed on her pl at e and i n a shor t im e, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed t o m ake conversat i on. 39。s oper ati on had been successful and the doct or t ol d him t hat it had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi l bert woul d be al owed to go hom e and t he doct or tol d hi m that he woul d have t o st ay in hospi t al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mi l ingt on asked t he cal l er i f he was a r el at ive of t he pati ent .39。 ti me. As a gr eat many peopl e wil l be visit i ng t he count ry, the gover nment wil l be bui ldi ng new hot els, an imm ense stadi um, and a f i ne new swi mmi ng pool . 39。cl ock in t he m or ni ng. Er na i s onl y f our teen year s old and she hopes l o set up a new worl d r ecor d. She i s a st r ong swim mer and many peopl e f el t hat she i s sur e t o succeed. Er na39。 car was badl y dam aged and easy t o r ecognize. Shor tl y aft er war ds, the poli ce st opped t he car and both m en were ar rest ed. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Har t is goi ng to swim acr oss t he Engli sh Channel t om or r ow. She i s goi ng t o set out fr om t he Fr ench coast at fi ve o39。s m ot her , who swam t he Channel her sel f when she was a gi rl . Lesson37 The O l ym pic G am es 奧林匹克運(yùn)動會 The Ol ym pic Gam es wil l be hel d i n our count r y in f our year s39。. Wor kers wi l have pl eted t he new r oads by t he end of t hi s year . By t he end of next year, t hey wil l have f i ni shed wor k on t he new st adium. The f ine m oder n bui ldi ngs have been designed by Kurt Gunt er . Ever ybody wil l be wat ching anxi ousl y as t he new bui ldi ngs go up. We ar e al ver y excit ed and ar e l ooki ng for ward t o t he Olym pi c Games because t hey have never been hel d bef or e i n t hi s countr y. Lesson38 Everyt hi ng except t he weat her 惟獨(dú)沒有考慮到天氣 My ol d fr i end, Har ison, had l ived i n t he Medi ter ranean f or m any year s bef or e he ret ur ned t o Engl and. He had oft en dream ed of reti ri ng i n Engl and and had pl anned t o set tl e down i n the count r y. He had no sooner r etur ned t han he bought a fi ne house and went to l i ve t her e. Alm ost imm edi atel y he began t o pl ain about the weat her, f or even t hough i t was st il l summ er , it r ai ned cont inual l y a nd i t was oft en bit erl y col d. Aft er so m any year s of sunshi ne, Har ri son got a shock. He acted as i f he had never l i ved i n England 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 l ef t the count r y. The dr eam he had had f or so m any year s ended t her e. Har ri son had t hought of ever yt hi ng except t he weat her . Lesson39 Am I al l right ? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gi l ber t was i n hospi t al, he asked hi s doct or to t el him whether hi s 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 elephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil li ngt on. When t he doctor answer ed the phone, Mr Gil ber t sai d he was i nquir i ng about a cer tai n pat ient, a Mr John Gi l bert . He asked i f Mr Gi l bert 39。 I am Mr John Gil ber t. 39。Wi l you be seeing i t ?39。Wi l you be spendi ng your holi days abr oad t hi s year ?39。 Wi l you be st ayi ng i n Engl and?39。 Young man,39。Do you cal t hat a hat ?39。 my wi f e answer ed as she l ooked at her self i n t he m ir r or . I sat down on one of t hose modern chair s wit h holes i n it and wait ed. We had been i n t he hat shop f or half an hour and m y wi fe was sti l i n f ront of t he mi r or. 39。 I remar ked suddenl y. I r egr et t ed saying i t al most at once. 39。 I need not remi nd you of t hat t er i bl e ti e you bought yest er day.39。A man can never have t oo i nt o t he cave hopi ng t o fi nd buri ed tr easure. The leader of t he par ty was exam i ni ng t he soil near t he ent r ance t o the cave when the machi ne showed t hat there was gol d under t he gr ound. Ver y exci ted, t he part y dug a hole t wo f eet deep. They f i nal y f ound a sm al l gol d coi n whi ch was al m ost wort hl es. The par t y then sear ched t he whol e cave thor oughly but di d not f ind anyt hi ng except an empt y ti n tr unk. I n spi t e of t his, m any peopl e ar e confi dent t hat 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。 t im e. As a gr eat m any people wi l be vi si ti ng the count ry, t he government wi l be buildi ng new hotels, an im mense stadium , and a f ine new swi mmi ng pool. 39。s oper ati on had been succesf ul and t he doct or t old hi m t hat i t had been. He then asked when Mr Gil ber t would be al lowed t o go home and the doctor tol d him that he would have t o st ay in hospit al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mi l ington asked the cal er i f he was a rel at ive of t he pat ient. 39。 Lesson40 Food and t alk 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a di nner part y, the host es asked m e to si t next to Mr s Rumbold. Mr s Rumbold was a large, unsmi li ng lady i n a t ight bl ack dr es. She did not even l ook up when I took m y seat beside her . Her e yes were f ixed on her plate and i n a shor t ti me, she was busy eat ing. I tr ied t o make conver sati on. 39。 No, 39。 No, 39。 No,39。 if you ate more and t al ked less, we woul d both enjoy our dinner !39。You needn39。t buy t hings we don39。t have sai d t hat ,39。 I f ind i t beauti ful ,39。 may r eveal som et hing of val ue fai rl y soon. Leson56 Fast er than sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a r ace i s hel d f or ol