【正文】 d sweets. Yest er day I pai d him a vi si t. I rang t he bel l and was not sur pri sed to see that Herbert was sti l as fat as ever . He led m e int o his r oom and hurr iedly hi d a l ar ge parcel under hi s desk. It was obvious that he was very embar ased. When I asked him what he was doi ng, he smi led guil ti ly and t hen put t he par cel on t he desk. He expl ai ned that hi s diet was so st ri ct that he had t o r ewar d him self occasi onal y. Then he showed me t he cont ent s of the parcel. I t contained f ive l ar ge bars of chocolat e and three bags of sweets! Leson52 A pret y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have just m oved i nto a new house and I have been worki ng har d al m or ning. I have been tr ying t o get m y new r oom i n order. Thi s has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To make mat er s wor se, the r oom i s rat her smal , so I have tempor ar il y put my books on the f loor. At t he moment, t hey cover every inch of fl oor space and I actual y have t o wal k on them to get in or out of the r oom. A shor t whil e ago, my si ste r hel ped me to car ry one of my old bookcases up t he st air s. She went into my r oom and got a big surpr ise when she saw al l those books on t he fl oor . 39。 39。I t doesn39。Oh dear, 39。Thi s i s as far as we go.39。 answered t he conduct or. I sat i n t he f r ont of t he bus t o get a good vi ew of the count r ysi de. Aft er som e t im e, t he bus st opped. Looki ng round, I r eal ized wi th a shock t hat I was the onl y passenger l eft on t he bus. 39。t know wher e it i s.39。 I 39。 345 for the cost of t he tr ip. The nor mal pri ce of a ti cket is amp。 In t im e, al Sam39。A t hief , yes, 39。The st rap needs m endi ng, 39。t have t oo many hat s, 39。The Revealer 39。 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 talk 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a dinner par ty, the hostess asked me t o s it next t o Mrs Rumbold. Mrs Rumbol d was a l ar ge, unsmil ing l ady in a t ight black dress. She did not even look up when I t ook my seat besi de her . Her eyes wer e fi xed on her plat e and in a short t im e, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed to m ake conver sat ion. 39。s operat ion had been successful and the doct or told him that it had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi lbert woul d be al owed to go home and t he doct or t old hi m t hat he woul d have t o stay i n hospi tal for anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mil li ngt on asked t he cal ler if he was a r elati ve of the patient. 39。 ti me. As a gr eat many peopl e wi l be visit ing t he countr y, the gover nment wil l be bui lding new hot els, an i mm ense stadium, and a f ine new swi mmi ng pool . 39。clock i n the morning. Erna i s only f ourt en years ol d and she hopes lo set up a new wor ld r ecor d. She i s a str ong swi mmer and many peopl e f el that she i s sur e t o succeed. Er na39。 car was badl y damaged and easy to r ecognize. Shor tl y aft er wards, the poli ce st opped t he car and both m en were ar rested. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Har t is goi ng to swi m across the Engl ish Channel tomor row. She i s goi ng to set out f r om t he French coast at f ive o39。s mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a gir l. Leson37 The Ol ympic Games 奧林匹克運(yùn)動會 The Ol ympi c Games wil l be hel d in our countr y in four year s39。. Workers wil l have pleted t he new r oads by t he end of t his year . By t he end of next year, t hey wil l have f inished work on the new st adi um. The fi ne moder n buil di ngs have been designed by Kur t Gunter. Everybody wi l be watching anxiously as t he new bui ldi ngs go up. We ar e al very excit ed and ar e l ooking for war d t o the Ol ympi c Games because t hey have never been held befor e in this countr y. Lesson38 Everyt hing except the weather 惟獨(dú)沒 有 考慮到天氣 My old f r iend, Har ri son, had li ved i n t he Medit er ranean for many years befor e he ret ur ned to Engl and. He had oft en dreamed of ret ir ing i n England and had pl anned t o set tl e down in the count ry. He had no sooner r et urned t han he bought a fi ne house and went t o l ive ther e. Al most i mm edi at ely he began to plai n about t he weat her , for even though it was sti l sum mer, i t r ained cont inual y and it was oft en bit terl y cold. Af ter so many year s of sunshi ne, Har ri son got a shock. He acted as if he had never l ived i n Engl and bef ore. In the end, i t was more than he coul d bear . He had har dly had t ime to set le down when he sold the house and l ef t the countr y. The dr eam he had had f or so many year s ended t her e. Har ri son had t hought of ever yt hing except the weat her . Lesson39 Am I al l ri ght? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gi lber t was i n hospi tal, he asked hi s doct or t o t el l him whether hi s oper ati on had been succesf ul , but t he doct or r efused to do so. The fol lowi ng day, the pati ent asked for a bedsi de telephone. When he was al one, he tel ephoned t he hospi t al exchange and asked f or Doctor Mi l ington. When t he doct or answer ed the phone, Mr Gil bert sai d he was i nquir i ng about a cer tai n pat ient, a Mr John Gi lber t. He asked i f Mr Gi lber t39。 I am Mr John Gi lbert .39。Wil l you be seeing i t ?39。Wil l you be spendi ng your holi days abroad t his year ?39。 Wi l you be st ayi ng i n England?39。 Young m an, 39。Do you cal l that a hat ?39。 my wi f e answered as she looked at her self i n t he mir ror . I sat down on one of those moder n chair s wit h holes in it and wait ed. We had been i n the hat shop f or hal f an hour and my wif e was stil l in fr ont of the m ir ror . 39。 I rem ar ked suddenl y. I r egret ed saying it almost at once. 39。 I need not remi nd you of that ter ibl e ti e you bought yest er day. 39。A man can never have t oo int o t he cave hopi ng to fi nd bur i ed t r easur e. The leader of the part y was examini ng the soil ne