【正文】 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。 39。 m y wi f e answered.39。t be so r ude about it, 39。 she answer ed. I n despair , I asked her whet her she was enj oyi ng her di nner . 39。 she answer ed. 39。 No,39。 sl owly. I t obviously could not t el l the dif fer ence between I ndi an music and j azz! Lesson43 Over the South Pole 飛越南極 In 1929, thr e years af ter his f li ght over the Nor th Pol e, t he Amer ican expl or er, R. E. Byrd, succesf ul ly fl ew over t he Sout h Pole f or the f ir st im e. Though, at fi rst , Byr d and his m en were able t o t ake a gr eat m any photogr aphs of the m ountai ns that lay below, they soon ran i nto seri ous t rouble. At one point, i t seemed cer tai n that their pl ane woul d crash. I t could onl y get over the m ount ai ns if i t rose to 10,000 f eet . Byrd at once or dered his men to throw out t wo heavy food sacks. The pl ane was then abl e t o ri se and i t clear ed the m ount ai ns by 400 feet. Byr d now knew t hat he would be abl e to reach the South Pol e which was 300 mi les away, for ther e were no m ore m ountai ns in sight . The ai rcraf t was abl e to fl y over t he endless whit e plai ns wi t hout di f f i cul ty. Lesson44 Through t he forest 穿過森林 Mr s Anne Ster li ng did not thi nk of t he ri sk she was t aki ng when she ran t hrough a f or est aft er two men. They had r ushed 南陽國際玉文化創(chuàng)意產(chǎn)業(yè)園區(qū) 項目建議書 設(shè)計編號 :2020378 建設(shè)單位 :南陽 辰旭玉文化傳播有限公司 編制 單位 :南陽市建筑設(shè)計研究院 南陽市建筑設(shè)計研究院 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。A man can never have too i nt o t he cave hoping t o fi nd buri ed tr easure. The leader of t he par ty was exam i ni ng t he soil near t he ent r ance t o the cave when t he machine showed t hat 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 y f ound a sm al l gol d coin whi ch was alm ost wort hless. The part y t hen sear ched t he whole cave t hor oughl y but di d not f ind anythi ng except an em pt y ti n tr unk. I n spit e of t his, m any peopl e ar e confi dent t hat 39。 I remar ked suddenl y. I r egr et ed saying i t al most at once. 39。Do you cal t hat a hat ?39。 Wi l you be st ayi ng in Engl and?39。Wil l you be seei ng it ?39。. Worker s wil l have plet ed the 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 wor k on the new st adi um. The f i ne m odern bui ldings have been desi gned by Kurt Gunter . Ever ybody wi l be wat chi ng anxi ously as the new buil dings go up. We are al l ver y exci ted and are looki ng f or ward to t he Ol ym pic Games because they have never been held bef ore i n t hi s count ry. Lesson38 Everythi ng except t he weat her 惟獨沒有考慮到天氣 My ol d fr iend, Har ison, had l ived in the Medi ter anean f or many year s bef ore he r eturned t o England. He had of ten dr eam ed of r eti ri ng in Engl and and had planned to set le down i n t he countr y. He had no sooner retur ned than he bought a f ine house and went to li ve there. Alm ost im mediately he began t o plain about the weather, f or even t hough i t was st il summer , it rai ned conti nual ly and i t was of ten bi t er ly col d. Af t er so many years of sunshine, Har ison got a shock. He act ed as i f he had never li ved in England befor e. I n t he end, it was mor e than he could bear. He had hardl y had ti me t o set tl e down when he sol d t he house and left t he countr y. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Har r i son had t hought of everyt hi ng except the weather. Lesson39 Am I all ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ Whi le John Gi lbert was i n hospit al, he asked his doctor t o tel l hi m whet her hi s oper at ion had been successful , but the doctor r ef used t o do so. The f oll owing day, the pati ent asked f or a bedside t elephone. When he was alone, he telephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mi l ington. When the doctor answer ed the phone, Mr Gil ber t sai d he was inquir ing about a cer tain pat ient, a Mr John Gi lbert . He asked i f Mr Gi lbert 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 have a look at hi m. As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a l ong pipe whi ch was cover ed wi t h coi ns and opened one of t he baskets. When he began t o pl ay a tune, we had our f ir st gl im pse of t he snake. I t rose out of t he basket and began t o f oll ow t he m ovem ent s of t he pi pe. We wer e very m uch sur pri sed when t he snake charm er suddenl y began t o play j az t unes and m oder n pop songs. The snake, however, cont i nued t o 39。 I f ind i t beauti ful, 39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。 i f you at e mor e and t al ked l ess, we would bot h enj oy our di nner !39。 No,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 r