【正文】 No,39。 No, 39。s operati on had been successf ul and t he doct or t ol d hi m that i t had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi l bert woul d be al owed to go hom e and t he doct or t ol d hi m t ha t he woul d have to st ay i n hospi t al f or another t wo weeks. Then Dr Mi l ington asked t he cal l er i f he was a r el at ive of t he pa ti ent .39。cl ock i n t he mor ni ng. Er na is onl y f our teen year s old and she hopes l o set up a new worl d r ecor d. She i s a st r ong swim mer and many peopl e f el t hat she i s sur e t o succeed. Er na39。The Revealer39。You needn39。 I sai d t o m y wif e. 39。 I asked. 39。Wi l you be seei ng it ?39。. Wor kers wi l have pl eted t he new r oads by t he end of t hi s year . By t he end of next year, t hey wil l have f i ni shed wor k on t he new st adi um . The fi ne modern buil di ngs have been desi gned by Kurt Gunt er . Ever ybody wi l be wat chi ng anxi ousl y as t he new buil di ngs go up. We ar e al l ver y exci ted and are l ooki ng f or war d to t he Ol ym pi c Games because t hey have never been hel d bef ore i n t hi s count ry. Leson38 Everyt hi ng except t he weat her 惟獨(dú)沒有考慮到天氣 My ol d fr i end, Har ison, had l ived i n the Medi ter anean f or m any year s bef ore he r et ur ned t o England. He had of t en 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 ret ur ned than he bought a f ine house and went t o li ve t here. Alm ost im mediat el y he began t o pl ai n about the weather, f or even t hough i t was st il summ er , it r ai ned conti nual ly and i t was of t en bi t er l y col d. Aft er so m any years of sunshi ne, Har ison got a shock. He act ed as i f he had never li ved in Engl and bef or e. I n t he end, it was m or e t han he coul d bear. He had har dl y had ti me t o set tl e down when he sol d t he house and l eft t he countr y. The dr eam he had had f or so m any year s ended t here. Har ison had t hought of ever yt hi ng except t he weather. Leson39 Am I all ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ Whi le John Gil bert was i n hospit al, he asked hi s doct or t o t el l hi m whet her hi s oper at i on had been succesf ul , but t he doct or r efused t o do so. The f ol lowi ng day, t he pati ent asked for a bedsi de t el ephone. When he was al one, he t el ephoned t he hospi t al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil li ngt on. When t he doct or answer ed t he phone, Mr Gi l bert sai d he was inqui ri ng about a cert ain pati ent , a Mr John Gi lbert . He asked i f Mr Gi lbert 39。 car was badl y damaged and easy t o recogni ze. Short ly af ter war ds, t he pol i ce st opped t he car and bot h m en wer e ar est ed. Leson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Har t is goi ng t o swim acr oss t he Engli sh Channel t om or r ow. She i s goi ng t o set out fr om t he French coast at f i ve o39。 I fi nd it beauti f ul ,39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。 i f you at e m or e and tal ked l ess , we would bot h enj oy our di nner ! 39。 No,39。 Lesson40 Food and t al k 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a di nner par t y, t he host ess asked m e t o sit next t o Mrs Rum bol d. Mr s Rum bol d was a l arge, unsmil 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 m y seat beside her. Her eyes wer e f ixed on her pl ate and i n a shor t tim e, she was busy eat ing. I t r ied t o make conversati on. 39。 ti me. As a gr eat m any peopl e wi l be visit i ng t he count r y, t he government wil l be bui l di ng new hotels, an imm ense st adi um, and a f i ne new swi mmi ng pool . 39。s bi cycl e! Lesson32 Shoppi ng m ade easy 購物變得很方便 People ar e not so honest as t hey once wer e. The t em pt ati on to st eal is gr eat er t han ever bef or eespeci al l y i n l arge shops. A det ecti ve r ecent l y wat ched a wel dr essed wom an who al ways went i nt o a l ar ge stor e on Monday mor ni ngs. One Monday, there wer e f ewer peopl e i n t he shop t han usual when t he woman cam e i n, so i t was easier f or t he det ect ive t o wat ch her. The wom an fi rst bought a f ew sm al ar ti cl es. Af t er a l it tl e tim e, she chose one of t he m ost expensi ve dr esses i n t he shop and handed i t o an assi st ant who wr apped it up f or her as quickly as possi bl e. Then t he woman sim pl y t ook t he par cel and wal ked out of the shop wit hout paying. When she was ar r est ed, t he detecti ve f ound out t hat t he shop assistant was her daught er. The gir l39。s f at her wi l set out wi t h her i n a sm al boat . Mr Har t has t r ai ned hi s daughter f or years. Tom orr ow he wi l be wat chi ng her anxi ousl y as she swi ms t he l ong di st ance t o Engl and. Er na i nt ends t o take shor t rests every t wo hours. She wil l have somet hi ng to dr i nk but she wil l not eat any soli d f ood. Most of Erna39。 No,39。 she answer ed. 39。 she answer ed. I n despair , I asked her whet her she was enj oyi ng her di nner . 39。t be so r ude about it ,39。 m y wif e answer ed.39。s bi cycl e! Lesson32 Shoppi ng m ade easy 購物變得很方便 People ar e not so honest as t hey once wer e. The t em pt ati on to st eal is gr eat er t han ever bef or eespeci al l y i n l arge shops. A det ecti ve r ecent l y wat ched a wel dr essed wom an who al ways went i nt o a l ar ge stor e on Monday mor ni ngs. One Monday, there wer e f ewer peopl e i n t he shop t han usual when t he woman cam e i n, so i t was easier f or t he det ect ive t o wat ch her. The wom an fi rst bought a f ew sm al ar ti cl es. Af t er a l it tl e tim e, she chose one of t he m ost expensi ve dr esses i n t he shop and handed i t o an assi st ant who wr apped it up f or her as quickly as possi bl e. Then t he woman sim pl y t ook t he par cel and wal ked out of the shop wit hout paying. When she was ar r est ed, t he detecti ve f ound out t hat t he shop assistant was her daught er. The gir l39。 ti me. As a gr eat m any peopl e wi l be visit i ng t he count r y, t he g