【正文】 t the doctor r ef used t o do so. The foll owing day, the pati ent asked f or a bedside telephone. When he was alone, he telephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mi l ington. When the doctor answer ed the phone, Mr Gil ber t sai d he was inquir ing about a cer tain pat ient, a Mr John Gi lbert . He asked i f Mr Gi lbert 39。s m other, who swam the Channel hersel f when she was a gir l. Leson37 The Ol ym pic G ames 奧林匹克運動會 The Ol ympic Gam es wil l be hel d in our count ry in f our years39。 car was badly damaged and easy t o r ecognize. Shor tly af ter wards, the poli ce st opped t he car and bot h men wer e ar est ed. Leson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Erna Har t is going t o swim across the Engli sh Channel tomor row. She is goi ng to set out f rom the Fr ench coast at f ive o39。t any i n si ght: t hey had al r un away! The m an laughed when he real i zed what had happened. He cal ed out t o t he chil dren and t hr ew t he bal l back t o t he bank. Lesson31 Success story 成功者的故事 Yest erday aft er noon Frank Hawki ns was t eli ng m e about hi s exper iences as a young man. Fr ank is now the head of a ver y l ar ge busi ness pany, but as a boy he used to wor k i n a sm al shop. I t was hi s j ob t o r epai r bi cycl es and at t hat tim e he used t o wor k f our t en hours a day. He saved m oney f or years and i n 1938 he bought a sm al l wor k shop of hi s own. Dur i ng t he war Frank used to m ake spare part s f or aer opl anes. At t hat ti me he had t wo helpers. By t he end of t he war, the smal l wor kshop had bee a large f act ory whi ch employed seven hundr ed and twent y eight people. Frank smi led when he r em em ber ed his hard ear ly years and t he long road t o succes. He was sti l smi ling when the door opened and hi s wi fe came i n. She wanted hi m t o r epai r t heir son39。 39。You needn39。 We must n39。 I said t o my wif e. 39。 she answer ed,39。 I asked. 39。 I asked. 39。 39。 Lesson40 Food and t al k 進餐與交談 Last wek at a dinner par t y, t he hostess asked me t o sit next t o Mrs Rum bol d. Mrs Rum bol d was a l arge, unsmil i ng lady i n a ti ght bl ack dr es. She di d not even l ook up when I t ook m y seat besi de her. Her eyes were f i xed on her plat e and i n a short t im e, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed to m ake conver sat i on. 39。s operati on had been successf ul and t he doct or t ol d hi m t hat i t 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 t ol d hi m that he woul d have to st ay in hos pi t al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mi l ingt on asked the cal er i f he was a r el at i ve of t he pat ient.39。 tim e. As a gr eat m any peopl e wil l be vi sit ing t he countr y, t he gover nm ent wil be bui ldi ng new hot el s, an i mm ense stadium, and a f ine new swim mi ng pool . 39。cl ock i n t he m orni ng. Er na i s only f ourt een years ol d and she hopes lo set up a new wor l d recor d. She is a str ong swimm er and m any people f eel t hat she is sur e to succed. Erna39。s bi cycle! Leson32 Shoppi ng made easy 購物變得很方便 Peopl e ar e not so honest as they once were. The tem pt at i on t o steal is gr eat er t han ever bef or eespeci al ly i n l ar ge shops. A detecti ve recent ly wat ched a wel l dr essed wom an who al ways went i nt o a l ar ge st or e on Monday m or ni ngs. One Monday, t here wer e f ewer peopl e i n t he shop t han usual when t he woman cam e i n, so i t was easier f or t he det ect ive t o wat ch her. The wom an fi rst bought a f ew sm al art i cl es. Aft er a li t le t im e, she chose one of t he m ost expensive dr esses i n t he shop and handed i t to an assi stant who wr apped it up for her as qui ckl y as possibl e. Then t he wom an si mpl y took t he par cel and wal ked out of the shop wit hout paying. When she was ar r est ed, t he det ecti ve f ound out that the shop asist ant was her daughter. The gi rl39。t any i n si ght: t hey had al r un a way! The m an laughed when he real i zed what had happened. He cal ed out t o t he chil dren and t hr ew t he bal l back t o t he bank. Lesson31 Success story 成功者的故事 Yest erday aft er noon Frank Hawki ns was t eli ng m e about hi s exper iences as a young man. Fr ank is now the head of a ver y l ar ge busi ness pany, but as a boy he used to wor k i n a sm al shop. I t was hi s j ob t o r epai r bi cycl es and at t hat tim e he used t o wor k f our t en hours a day. He saved m oney f or years and i n 1938 he bought a sm al l wor k shop of hi s own. Dur i ng t he war Frank used to m ake spare part s f or aer opl anes. At that tim e he had t wo hel per s. By t he end of t he war , t he sm al work shop had be e a lar ge f act or y which empl oyed seven hundred and t went yei ght peopl e. Fr ank sm il ed when he remem ber ed hi s har d earl y year s and t he l ong r oad t o succes. He was sti l sm il i ng when t he door opened and hi s wi fe came i n. She want ed him t o repai r t heir son39。 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 reste d. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Hart i s goi ng to swim acr oss t he Engl ish Channel t om or r ow. She i s goi ng t o set out fr om t he French coast at f ive o39。s mot her, who swam t he Channel her self when she was a gi rl. Lesson37 The O l ym pi c G am es 奧林匹克運動會 The Ol ym pi c Gam es wi l be hel d i n our count r y i n f our years39。. 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 have f inished wor k on t he new stadi um. The f i ne m oder n bui l di 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 very excit ed and ar e l ooki ng f or war d t o t he Ol ympi c Gam es because t hey have never been hel d befor e in t his count r y. Lesson38 Everyt hi ng excep