【正文】 so. The f oll owing day, the patient asked f or a bedside t elephone. When he was alone, he telephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mi li ngton. 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 mot her , who swam t he Channel her sel f when she was a gi rl . Lesson37 The Olym pi c Gam es 奧林匹克運動會 The Ol ym pic Games wi l be held in our count ry i n f our years39。 car was badl y damaged and easy to recogni ze. Shor tl y aft erwar ds, the pol ice stopped the car and both men were ar rested. Lesson36 Across the Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Hart i s goi ng to swi m acr oss t he Engl ish Channel t om orr ow. She i s going t o set out fr om t he French coast at f ive o39。t any in si ght : they had al l run away! The man l aughed when he reali zed what had happened. He cal led out to t he chi ldr en and t hrew the bal back to t he bank. Lesson31 Succes story 成功者的故事 Yester day af ternoon Fr ank Hawki ns was tel ing m e about his experi ences as a young m an. Frank i s now t he head of a very l arge busi ness pany, but as a boy he used to work in a smal l shop. I t was his j ob to repai r bicycl es and at t hat t ime he us ed to work f ourt en hours a day. He saved m oney f or year s and in 1938 he bought a smal wor kshop of hi s own. Duri ng the war Fr ank used to make spare par ts f or aer opl anes. At that time he had two hel per s. By the end of the war , the smal wor k shop had bee a l ar ge factor y which em pl oyed seven hundr ed and t wentyei ght peopl e. Fr ank sm il ed when he remembered hi s har d earl y year s and the l ong r oad to success. He was st il l sm il ing when t he door opened and his wi f e cam e in. She wanted him t o repair t hei r son39。 39。You needn39。 We m ust n39。 I sai d to m y wi fe. 39。 she answer ed,39。 I asked. 39。 I asked. 39。 39。 Lesson40 Food and t al k 進餐與交談 Last week at a di nner part y, the host es asked m e t o si t next t o Mr s Rum bold. Mr s Rumbol d was a lar ge, unsmi li ng l ady i n a ti ght bl ack dr es. She did 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 ti me, she was busy eat i ng. I tr i ed t o m ake conver sati on. 39。s oper at ion had been successful and the doct or t ol d him t hat it had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi l ber t woul d be al owed t o go hom e and t he doct or tol d hi m that he woul d have t o st a y in hospi t al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mi l ingt on asked t he cal ler if he was a rel ati ve of t he pati ent.39。 ti me. As a gr eat many peopl e wi l be visit i ng t he count ry, t he government wil l be bui l di ng new hotels, an imm ense st adi um, and a f i ne new swi mm ing pool. 39。cl ock in t he mor ni ng. Er na is onl y f ourt een year s ol d and she hopes l o set up a new wor l d r ecord. She is a st rong swimm er and m any peopl e feel t hat she i s sur e to succed. Erna39。s bicycl e! Lesson32 Shoppi ng m ade easy 購物變得很方便 Peopl e are not so honest as t hey once wer e. The t em ptati on t o st eal i s greater t han ever bef or e especi al y i n lar ge shops. A det ect ive r ecentl y wat ched a wel dr esed woman who al ways went i nto a l ar ge st or e on Monday m or ni ngs. One Monday, t her e wer e f ewer people 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 icl es. Aft er a li t le t im e, she chose one of the m ost expensi ve dresses i n t he shop and handed it t o an assi st ant who wrapped it up f or her as qui ckl y as possi bl e. Then t he woman sim pl y t ook t he parcel and wal ked out of t he shop wi thout payi ng. When she was ar est ed, t he det ecti ve f ound out t hat t he shop asi st ant was her daughter. The gi rl39。t any i n si ght : t hey had al r un away! The m an l aughed when he r eal ized what had happened. He cal l ed out t o the chil dr en and t hr ew t he bal back t o th e bank. Leson31 Success st ory 成功者的故事 Yest er day af t er noon Fr ank Hawki ns was t el li ng me about hi s experi ences as a young m an. Fr ank is now t he 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 epair 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 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 t he end of the war, t he sm al wor kshop had be e a lar ge f act or y which em pl oyed seven hundr ed and t wenty 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 smil i ng when the door opened and hi s wi fe came i n. She want ed hi m to r epai r t heir son39。 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 ested. Lesson36 Across the Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Hart i s goi ng t o swi m acr oss t he Engl ish Channel t om orr ow. She i s going t o set out fr om t he Fr ench coast at f i ve o39。s m ot 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 pic Gam es wi l be hel d in our count r y in f our year s39。. Wor ker s wil l have pl et ed t he new roads by the end of t hi s year. By t he end of next year, t hey wi l have fi nished wor k on t he new st adi um . The fi ne m oder n buil dings have been desi gned by Kurt Gunter. Ever ybody wi l be wat chi ng anxi ousl y as t he new buil dings go up. We ar e al l ver y exci t 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 bef or e i n thi s countr y. Lesson38 Everyt hi ng except t he weat her 惟獨沒有考慮到天氣 My ol d fr i