【正文】 m ay r eveal som et hing of value f ai rl y soon. Leson56 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 cars ent er ed f or t hi s r ace l ast year and t her e was a great 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 broke down on t he cour se and som e dri vers spent m or e ti me under t heir cars t han i n t hem ! A f ew car s, however , pl eted the r ace. The wi nni ng car r eached a speed of f ort y mi les an hour much f aster t han any of i ts r ivals. It sped downhi l at he end of the r ace and i ts dri ver had a l ot of t rouble tr yi ng to st op it . The ra ce gave everyone a great deal of pleasur e. I t was ver y dif fer ent f rom moder 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 woman in bl ue jeans st ood at t he window of an expensive shop. Though she hesit at ed for a moment , she f inal y went in and as ked to see a dress that was in t he wi ndow. The asi st ant who served her did not li ke the way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornf ully, he t ol d her that the dress was sol d. The woman walked out of t he shop angri ly and decided to puni sh the asist ant next day. She r etur ned t o t he shop t he foll owing morning dr esed in a fur coat, wit h a handbag i n one hand and a long umbrel la i n the ot her . Aft er seeking out the r ude assistant she asked f or the same dress. Not r eal izing who she was, the assi st ant was eager t o ser ve her t his t im e wit h great dif fi cul ty, he clim bed into the shop window t o get the dress. As soon as she saw it, t he woman sai d s m any t ies.39。t have said t hat ,39。You needn39。 No,39。 No, 39。 No,39。s f ather wil l se t out wi t h her i n a smal boat. Mr Har t has t rai ned hi s daughter f or years. Tomorr ow he wi l be wat chi ng her anxiously as she swi ms t he long di st ance t o England. Er na i nt ends t o take shor t rests every t wo hours. She wi l have somethi ng to dr ink but she wil l not eat any soli d f ood. Most of Erna39。but they did not steal anythi ng. 39。 m ay r eveal som et hing of value f ai rl y soon. Leson56 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 cars ent er ed f or t hi s r ace l ast year and t her e was a great 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 gr eat m any l oud expl osi ons, the r ace began. Many of t he car s broke down on t he cour se and som e dri vers spent m or e ti me under t heir cars t han i n t hem ! A f ew cars, however, pl et ed t he r ace. The wi nni ng car r eached a speed of f or ty m il es an hourm uch faster t han any of it s ri val s. I t sped downhil at t he end of t he race and it s dr i ver had a l ot of tr oubl e t ryi ng t o st op i t. The r ace gave ever yone a gr eat deal of pl easure. It was ver y di f erent fr om m oder n car r aces but no less excit i ng. Leson57 Can I hel p 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 fi nal l y went i n and as ked t o se a dr es t hat was i n t he window. The asistant who ser ved her di d not l i ke t he way she was dr essed. Glanci ng at her scor nf ul ly, he t ol d her t hat t he dress was sol d. The wom an wal ked out of t he shop angr il y and deci ded to punish t he assistant next da y. She r et ur ned t o t he shop t he f oll owing m or ning dr esed in a fur coat , wit h a handbag i n one hand and a l ong um brel a i n the ot her. Aft er seeki ng out t he r ude assi st ant she asked f or t he sam e dress. Not r eali zing who she was, the assi st ant was eager t o ser ve her t hi s ti me wi t h gr eat di f icult y, he cl im bed i nt o t he shop wi ndow t o get t he dress. As soon as she saw i t, t he wom an sai d s m any t ies. 39。t have sai d t hat ,39。You needn39。 No,39。 No,39。 No,39。s f at her wi l set out wi t h her i n a sm al boat . Mr Har t has t rai ned hi s daughter f or years. Tom orr ow he wi l be wat chi ng her anxi ousl y as she swims t he l ong di st ance t o Engl and. Er na i ntends t o t ake short r est s ever y t wo hour s. She wil have som et hi ng t o dri nk but she wi l not eat any sol i d food. Most of Er na39。球 還是水球？ The Wayl e is a sm al l ri ver t hat cuts across t he par k near my hom e. I li ke si t i ng by the Wayl e on fi ne aft er noons. It was war m l ast Sunday, so I went and sat on t he r i ver bank as usual . Som e chil dr en wer e pl ayi ng gam es on t he bank and t her e wer e som e peopl e r owing on t he ri ver . Suddenly, one of t he chi l dr en kicked a bal l ver y har d and i t went t owar ds a passi ng boat . Som e peopl e on the bank cal led out t o t he man i n t he boat, but he di d not hear t hem. The bal str uck him so har d t hat he near l y fel i nt o t he water. I t urned t o look at the chil dren, but t her e wer en39。s school f ri ends wil be wai ti ng f or her on t he Engli sh coast. Am ong t hem wi l be Er na39。 t he pat ient answere d,39。 she answer ed. 39。 she answered. I n despai r, I asked her whet her she was enj oyi ng her di nner. 39。t be so r ude about i t,39。 m y wif e answer ed. 39。 And a wom an can39。 Lesson45 A clear conscience 問(wèn)心無(wú)愧 The whole vi l age soon l ear nt t hat a l arge sum of money had been lost . Sam Benton, the l ocal butcher , had lost hi s wal et whi le t aki ng his savi ngs to t he post of fi ce. Sam was sur