【正文】 r em ar ked suddenl y. I regret ed sayi ng it alm ost at once. 39。 m y wi f e answer ed as she l ooked at her self i n the m ir r or . I sat down on one of those m oder n chai r s wit h hol es i n i t and wait ed. We had been i n t he hat shop f or hal f an hour and m y wif e was st il l i n fr ont of t he m ir r or . 39。Do you cal t hat a hat ?39。 Young m an,39。 Wil l you be st ayi ng i n Engl and?39。Wil l you be spending your hol i days abr oad thi s year ?39。 I sai d. 39。 t he pat i ent answer ed,39。Ol ym pic Ci t y39。s school fr i ends wi l be wa it i ng f or her on t he Engl i sh coast . Among t hem wil l be Er na39。t have too m any hats,39。The Reveal er 39。 39。You needn39。 We mustn39。 I said t o my wif e. 39。 she answer ed, 39。 I asked. 39。 I asked. 39。 39。 Lesson40 Food and t alk 進餐與交談 Last week at a dinner par ty, the hostes asked me t o si t next t o Mr s Rumbold. Mr s Rumbold was a lar ge, unsm il ing l ady i n a t ight bl ack dr es. She did not even l ook up when I took m y seat besi de her . Her eyes were f ixed on her plate and i n a short ti me, she was busy eat ing. I tr ied t o make conver sati on. 39。s operati on had been successf ul and t he doct or told hi m that i t had been. He then asked when Mr Gi lbert would be al lowed t o go home and t he doctor t ol d hi m t hat he would have t o stay i n hospit al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mil li ngt on as ked the cal er if he was a r el ati ve of t he pat ient. 39。 t ime. As a gr eat many peopl e wi l be visit ing t he count ry, the gover nment wil l be bui ldi ng new hot els, an imm ense stadium, and a f ine new swi mmi ng pool . 39。dance39。 39。 I sai d. 39。 m y wi f e answered.39。t need,39。t be so r ude about it, 39。 l esson41 Do you cal l t hat a hat ? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？ 39。 she answer ed. I n despair , I asked her whet her she was enj oyi ng her di nner . 39。 she answered. 39。 she answer ed. 39。 A new play i s i ng t o The Globe soon,39。 No,39。They wil al so be bui ldi ng new r oads and a special rail wayl ine. The Gam es wil l be hel d j ust out si de t he capit al and t he whol e ar ea wi l be cal ed 39。s fat her wil l set out wit h her in a sm al l boat. Mr Hart has tr ai ned his daught er f or year s. Tom or row he wil l be wat ching her anxi ousl y as she swim s the l ong di st ance t o England. Erna i nt ends t o t ake short r ests ever y t wo hour s. She wi l have somet hi ng t o dr i nk but she wil l not eat any soli d f ood. Most of Erna39。 tim e. As a gr eat m any peopl e wil l be vi sit ng t he countr y, t he gover nm ent wi l be buil ding new hot el s, an i mm ense st adi um , and a fi ne new swimm i ng pool. 39。s operati on had been successf ul and t he doct or tol d hi m that i t had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi l bert woul d be a l 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 as ked the cal l er i f he was a r el at i ve of t he pat ient.39。 Lesson40 Food and t al k 進餐與交談 Last week at a dinner par ty, t he hostess asked me t o sit next t o Mrs Rum bol d. Mrs Rum bol d was a l ar ge, unsm il i ng l ady i n a ti ght bl ack dr ess. She di d not even l ook up when I t ook my seat beside her. Her eyes wer e f ixed on her pl at e and i n a shor t tim e, she was busy eat ing. I t ri ed t o m ake conversati on. 39。 No,39。 No,39。 No,39。 i f you at e mor e and t al ked l ess, we would bot h enj oy our di nner !39。You needn39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。t have sai d t hat, 39。 I f ind i t beauti ful, 39。 m ay r eveal somet hi ng of val ue fair l y soon. Lesson56 Fast er t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a r ace is held f or old cars. A l ot of car s ent er ed f or t hi s r ace l ast year and t her e was a gr eat deal of excit em e nt j ust bef or e it began. One of t he m ost handsome cars was a Rol l s Royce Si lver Ghost . The m ost unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y t hr ee wheel s. Buil t i n 1885, it was t he ol dest car t aki ng part . Aft er a great m any l oud expl osi ons, t he r ace began. Many of t he car s br oke down on t he cour se and some dr i ver s spent m ore t im e under t heir cars t han in t hem ! A f ew car s, however , pl eted t he race. The wi nning car reached a speed of f ort y mi les an hourm uch f ast er t han any of i ts r i val s. It sped downhi l at t he end of t he r ace and i ts dr i ver had a l ot of tr oubl e tr yi ng t o stop i t. The r ace gave ever yone a gr eat deal of pl easur e. It was very di f erent fr om m oder n car r aces but no less excit i ng. Lesson57 Can I help you, m adam ? 你要買什么，夫人？ A wom an i n bl ue j eans st ood at t he wi ndow of an expensi ve shop. Though she hesi t at ed for a m om ent, she f inal y went i n and as ked t o see a dr ess t hat was i n t he wi ndow. The asist ant who served her di d not li ke t he way she was dressed. Gl ancing at her scornf ul l y, he t ol d her t hat t he dress was sol d. The wom an walked out of t he shop angri l y and decided t o puni sh t he asi st ant next day. She r et ur ned t o t he shop t he foll owi ng m or ni ng dr essed i n a f ur coat, wit h a handbag in one hand and a l ong um br el l a in t he other. Af t er seeki ng out t he rude assi st ant she asked f or t he sam e dress. Not r eali zing who she was, t he assi st ant was eager t o ser ve her t his t im e wit h gr eat dif fi cul ty, he clim bed int o the shop wi ndow t o get t he dr ess. As soon as she saw it , the wom an sai d s m any ti es.39。 she answer ed. Ten mi nut es l ater we wal ked out of t he shop t oget her. My wi fe was wear ing a hat t hat l ooked li ke a li ght house ! Lesson42 Not very musical 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a l ong wal k t hr ough one of t he mar ket s of Ol d Del hi , we st opped at a square t o have a r est. Af t er a t im e, we not iced a snake charm er wi t h t wo l ar ge basket s at t he other si de of t he squar e, so we went t o ha