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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 mustn39。 I said to m y wi fe. 39。 she answer ed, 39。 I asked. 39。 I asked. 39。 39。 Lesson40 Food and tal k 進餐與交談 Last wek at a di nner par t y, t he host ess asked m e t o sit next t o Mrs Rum bol d. Mr s Rum bol d was a l arge, unsmi li ng lady i n a ti ght bl ack dr es. She di d not even l ook up when I took m y seat besi de her. Her eyes were f i xed on her plate and i n a short ti me, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed to m ake conver sat ion. 39。s oper at i on had been succesf ul and t he doct or t ol d him t hat i t had been. He then asked when Mr Gil ber t woul d be al lowed t o go hom e and t he doct or t ol d him t hat he woul d have t o stay i n hospit al f or anot her t wo weks. Then Dr Mil li ngt on asked t he cal er if he was a r el ati ve of t he pat i ent. 39。 t im e. As a gr eat m any people wil be vi si ti ng t he countr y, t he gover nm ent wi l be buil ding new hot el s, an im mense st adi um , and a fi ne new swimm i 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 m er and many peopl e f el t hat she i s sur e t o succeed. Er na39。s bi cycl e! Leson32 Shoppi ng m ade easy 購物變得很方便 Peopl e ar e not so honest as they once wer e. The tempt at ion 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 watched a wel dr esed woman who al ways went i nt o a l arge stor e on Monday mor ni ngs. One Monday, t here wer e f ewer peopl e i n the shop than usual when t he wom an cam e in, so it was easi er f or the detecti ve to wat ch her . The woman f ir st bought a f ew smal ar ti cl es. Af ter a li t l e t im e, she chose one of t he m ost expensi ve dr esses i n t he shop and handed it t o an assi st ant who wrapped i t up f or her as qui ckl y as possi bl e. Then t he wom an si m pl y t ook t he par cel and wal ked out of t he shop wit hout payi ng. When she was ar r ested, the detecti ve found out t hat t he shop assi stant was her daught er . The gi rl 39。t any in si ght : t hey had al l r un away! The man l aughed when he r eali zed what had happened. He cal led out to t he chi l dr en and t hr ew t he bal back t o t he bank. Leson31 Sucess st ory 成功者的故事 Yest er day af t er noon Fr ank Hawkins was t el li ng m e 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 t o 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 to wor k f our t en hours a day. He saved m oney f or year s and i n 1938 he bought a smal wor kshop of hi s own. Duri ng t he war Fr ank used t o m ake spar e par ts f or aer opl anes. At hat t im e he had t wo hel per s. By the end of the war, t he sm al wor k shop had be e a l ar ge f act or y whi ch em pl oyed seven hundr ed and t wenty ei ght peopl e. Fr ank sm il ed when he remem ber ed hi s har d earl y year s and the l ong road t o success. He was st il l sm il ng when t he door opened and hi s wif e cam e i n. She wanted him t o r epair t hei r 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 est ed. Lesson36 Across t he 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 fi ve o39。s m ot her, who swam the Channel herself when she was a gir l. Lesson37 The Ol ym pi c G ames 奧林匹克運動會 The Ol ym pi c Games wi l be hel d i n our countr y i n f our year s39。. Wor ker s wil l have pl et ed the new r oads by t he end of this year. By t he end of next year , they wi l have fi ni shed wor k on t he new stadium. The f ine m oder n bui l di ngs have been designed by Kurt Gunt e r. Everybody wil l be watching anxiousl y as t he new bui l di ngs go up. We ar e al ver y excit ed and ar e l ooki ng f or ward t o t he Ol ym pi c Games because they have never been hel d bef or e i n t hi s countr y. Lesson38 Everyt hi ng