【正文】 l ver y har d and it went towar ds a passing boat. Some peopl e on t he bank cal ed out t o the m an in t he boat , but he did not hear t hem . The bal l st ruck him so har d t hat he near ly fel i nto t he water . I t urned to look at the chil dr en, but ther e weren39。 gave39。s father wi l set out wit h her in a smal l boat. Mr Hart has tr ai ned his daught er f or year s. Tomor row he wil l be watching her anxi ously as she swim s the l ong di st ance t o England. Er na i nt ends t o take short rests every two hours. She wi l have somethi ng to dr ink but she wil l not eat any soli d f ood. Most of Erna39。They wi l also be buil ding new r oads and a speci al r ail way li ne. The Games wi l be held just out si de the capi tal and the whol e ar ea wi l be cal led 39。 No,39。 A new pl ay is i ng to The Gl obe soon,39。 No,39。 No, 39。 No, 39。 if you ate m or e and tal ked l es, we woul d bot h enjoy our dinner !39。You needn39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。t have sai d that,39。 I fi nd it beaut if ul,39。 m ay r eveal somet hi ng of val ue f air 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 ent j ust bef or e it began. One of t he m ost handsom e car s was a Roll s Royce Si l ver Ghost . The m ost unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y t hr ee wheel s. Bui lt i n 1885, it was t he ol dest car t aking 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 ivers spent m or e t im e under t heir cars t han in 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 ort y mi les an hour m uch f ast er t han any of i ts r ivals. It sped downhil l at he end of the r ace and it s dri ver had a l ot of t r oubl e t r yi ng t o st op it . The race gave ever yone a gr eat deal of pleasur e. I t was ver y dif f er ent f r om modern car r aces but no l es exci ti ng. Lesson57 Can I hel p you, m adam ? 你要買(mǎi)什么，夫人？ A woman i n bl ue j eans stood at the wi ndow of an expensi ve shop. Though she hesi tat ed f or a mom ent, she fi nal l y went i n and asked t o se a dr es t hat was i n t he wi ndow. The assi stant who ser ved her di d not l ike t he way she was dr esed. Gl anci ng at her scor nfull y, he t ol d her t hat t he dr es was sol d. The woman wal ked out of t he shop angr il y and deci ded t o puni sh the asi st ant next day. She retur ned t o t he shop t he fol lowing morni ng dr esed i n a fur coat, wi th a handbag i n one hand and a long umbr el la i n t he ot her . Af ter seeking out the r ude assista nt she asked f or the same dr ess. Not r eal izing who she was, the assi stant was eager t o serve her this t im e wi th gr eat dif fi cul ty, he cli mbed int o the shop window to get the dr ess. As soon as she saw it , t he woman said s m any ties.39。 she answer ed. Ten m inutes l at er we walked out of t he shop t oget her . My wi f e was wear ing a hat t hat l ooked l ike a l ighthouse ! Lesson42 Not very musical 并非很懂音樂(lè) As we had had a long wal k t hr ough one of t he markets of Ol d Del hi , we stopped at a squar e t o have a rest. Af ter a ti me, we noti ced a snake char mer wit h t wo l ar ge baskets at the other side of the squar e, so we went t o have a look at him . As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a l ong pipe whi ch was covered wi th coi ns and opened one of t he basket s. When he began t o play a t une, we had our fi rst gli mpse of t he snake. It r ose out of t he basket and began to f ol l ow t he m ovem ent s of the pi pe. We were ver y much sur pri sed when t he snake char mer suddenly began to pl ay jazz tunes and moder n pop songs . The snake, however, cont inued to 39。 sai d Mrs St er li ng lat er , 39。s bicycle! Lesson32 Shoppi ng made easy 購(gòu)物變得很方便 Peopl e are not so honest as t hey once wer e. The t emptati on to st eal i s greater than ever befor e especi aly in l arge shops. A detecti ve recent ly watched a wel dr essed woman who always went int o a l ar ge st ore on Monday mornings. One Monday, t her e were fewer peopl e in t he shop t han usual when the woman came i n, so i t was easier f or t he det ect ive t o watch her . The wom an fi rst bought a f ew smal art icles. Aft er a li tl e t ime, she chose one of t he most expensi ve dr eses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wr apped i t up for her as quickly as possi ble. Then the woman simply t ook the 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 that the shop asist ant was her daught er. The gir l39。cl ock i n t he morni ng. Er na is only fourt en years ol d and she hopes lo set up a new wor ld r ecor d. She i s a str ong swi mm er and many peopl e f el that she is sure t o succeed. Er na39。 t im e. As a gr eat m any people wi l be vi si ti ng the count ry, t he governm ent wi l be buil di ng new hotels, an im mense stadi um , and a f ine new swi mm ing pool. 39。s operati on had been successf ul and t he doct or t old hi m that i t had been. He then asked when Mr Gi lbert would be al lowed t o go home and the doctor t ol d him t hat he would have t o stay i n hospi tal for another two weeks. Then Dr Mil li ngt on asked t he cal ler if he was a r elati ve of the pati ent .39。 Lesson40 Food and talk 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a dinner par ty, t he hostess asked me t o sit next t o Mrs Rumbol d. Mrs Rum bol d was a l ar ge, unsmil ing l ady in a tight 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 pl at e and in a short t im e, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed to m ake conver sat ion. 39。 39。 I asked. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answer ed,39。 I sai d to m y wi fe. 39。 We m ustn39。You needn39。 39。The Reveal er 39。t have t oo many hat s,