【正文】 me a bus dr i ver and he was not r egr et ed i t. He is f i ndi ng hi s new wor k f ar m or e exci ti ng. When he was dr i vi ng al ong Catf ord St r et re cent l y, he saw t wo t hi eves r ush out of a shop and r un t owar ds a wai ti ng car. One of t hem was car r yi ng a bag full of m oney. Roy act ed qui ckl y and dr ove t he bus str aight at t he thi eves. The one wi t h t he m oney got such a f ri ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he t hieves wer e t ryi ng t o get away in t hei r car , Roy dr ove his bus i nt o t he back of it . Whi le t he bat ter ed car was m ovi ng away, Roy stopped hi s bus and t elephoned t he pol ice. The thi eves39。 m ay r eveal som et hing of value f ai rl y soon. Lesson56 Fast er t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a r ace i s held f or ol d 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 ent 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 gr eat m any l oud expl osi ons, the r ace began. Many of t he car s br oke down on t he cour se and some dr ivers spent m or e ti me under their cars t han i n t hem ! A few car s, however , pl et ed t he r ace. The wi nni ng car r eached a speed of f or t y m il es an hour much f ast er t han any of it s ri vals. It sped downhil l at t he end of t he r ace and it s dri ver had a l ot of t r ouble t r yi ng t o st op it . The r ace gave everyone a great deal of pl easur e. I t was ver y dif fer ent f rom m oder n car races but no l ess exci ti ng. Leson57 Can I hel p you, m adam ? 你要買什么，夫人？ A wom an i n bl ue jeans st ood at he wi ndow of an expensi ve shop. Though she hesit ated f or a moment, she fi nal ly went in and asked to s ee a dr ess that was in the wi ndow. The assi st ant who ser ved her did 2 申報(bào)單位及項(xiàng)目概況 項(xiàng)目申報(bào)單位概況 重慶出版集團(tuán)公司經(jīng)國家新聞出版總署、重慶市人民政府批準(zhǔn)，經(jīng)重慶市工商局注冊登記，于 2020年 4月正式成立 ，是一家集圖書、報(bào)刊、電子音 像、卡通動漫、網(wǎng)絡(luò)出版為一體，涉及創(chuàng)意產(chǎn)業(yè)、紙業(yè)貿(mào)易、印務(wù)、發(fā)行、廣告、旅游和房地產(chǎn)等相關(guān)產(chǎn)業(yè)的大型國有出版文化企業(yè)；是獲得重慶市首批信貸誠信單位，連續(xù)多年被多家銀行評定為 3A級信用單位。 I f ind i t beauti ful ,39。t have sai d that ,39。t buy t hings we don39。You needn39。 if you ate m ore and t al ked les, we woul d both enjoy our di nner ! 39。 No,39。 No, 39。 No, 39。 Leson40 Food and tal k 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a dinner part y, t he hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs Rum bol d. Mrs Rum bol d was a l ar ge, unsmi ling lady in a ti ght black dr ess. She di d not even look up when I t ook my seat beside her. Her eyes wer e f ixed on her pl at e and in a shor t tim e, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed to make conversation. 39。s operat ion had been successful and the doctor tol d him t hat i t had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi l ber t woul d be al owed to go hom e and the doct or told hi m that he woul d have to st ay in hospi tal for another two weeks. Then Dr Mi li ngton asked t he cal ler if he was a relati ve of the pati ent .39。 t ime. As a gr eat m any peopl e wi l l be visit ing t he countr y, the gover nment wi l l be bui lding new hot el s, an i mmense stadium, and a f ine new swim mi ng pool . 39。clock in the mor ning. Erna i s onl y f our teen year s old and she hopes l o set up a new worl d r ecord. She i s a st rong swi mmer and many peopl e feel that she i s sur e to succed. Erna39。A m an can never have t oo i nt o t he cave hopi ng t o fi nd bur i ed t r easur e. The l eader of t he part y was exam ini ng the soi l near t he ent rance t o t he cave when t he machi ne showed t hat t here was gol d under t he gr ound. Ver y excit ed, t he par t y dug a hol e t wo f et deep. They fi nal l y found a sm al gol d coi n which was alm ost wor t hl ess. The part y t hen searched t he whol e cave t hor oughl y but di d not fi nd anyt hi ng except an em pt y t i n tr unk. I n spit e of t hi s, m any peopl e ar e confi dent t hat 39。 I need not r em i nd you of t hat t er ri ble t ie you bought yester day.39。 I r em ar ked suddenl y. I regret ed sayi ng it alm ost at once. 39。 m y wif e answer ed as she l ooked at her sel f i n t he mi r or. I sat down on one of t hose m oder n chair s wi t h hol es i n i t and wai ted. We had been i n t he hat shop f or half an hour and my wi f e was st il l in f r ont of t he m ir r or . 39。Do you cal l t hat a hat ?39。 Young m an,39。 Wi l you be stayi ng i n Engl and?39。Wi l you be spendi ng your holi days abroad t hi s year ?39。 I sai d. 39。 t he pati ent answered,39。Ol ym pi c Cit y39。s school f ri ends wi l be wait i ng for her on the Engli sh coast . Am ong t hem wi l be Er na39。 1 ays ago, t he pol i ceman t ol d him , the bi cycle was pi cked up i n a smal vil l age f our hundred mi l es away. It i s now bei ng sent t o his home by t r ai n. Ted was m ost sur pri sed when he hear d t he news. He was am used t oo, because he never expect ed t he bi cycl e to be f ound. I t was st ol en t went y year s ago when Ted was a boy of fi ft een ! Lesson35 St op t hi ef ! 捉賊！ Rov Tr enton used to dr ive a t axi . A short whil e ago, however, he became a bus dr i ver and he was not r egr et ed i t. He is f i ndi ng hi s new wor k f ar m or e exci ti ng. When he was dr i vi ng al ong Catf ord St r et re cent l y, he saw t wo t hi eves r ush out of a shop and r un t owar ds a wai ti ng car. One of t hem was car r yi ng a bag full of m oney. Roy act ed qui ckl y and dr ove t he bus str aight at t he thi eves. The one wi t h t he m oney got such a f ri ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he t hieves wer e t ryi ng t o get away in t hei r car , Roy dr ove his bus i nt o t he back of it .