【正文】 s if he had never l ived i n Engl and bef ore. I n t he end, i t was m ore t han he coul d bear . He had har dly had t im e to set le down when he sol d the house and l ef t t he count r y. The dr eam he had had f or so m any year s ended t her e. Har ri son had t hought of ever yt hing except t he weat her . Lesson39 Am I al l ri ght? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gi l bert was i n hospi tal, he asked hi s doct or t o t el l him whet her hi s oper ati on had been succesf ul , but t he doct or r ef used t o do so. The f ol l owi ng day, t he pat ient asked f or 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 said he was i nqui ri ng about a cert ai n pati ent , a Mr John Gil ber t. He asked if Mr Gil ber t39。Wil you be seeing i t ?39。 Wi l you be st ayi ng i n Engl and?39。Do you cal l t hat a hat ?39。 I r em ar ked suddenl y. I r egret ed sayi ng i t alm ost at once. 39。A m an can never have t oo i nt o t he cave hopi ng t o f i nd buri ed t reasur e. The l eader of t he part y was exami ning t he soi l near t he ent rance to t he cave when t he m achi ne showed t hat t her e was gold under t he gr ound. Very excit ed, t he part y dug a hol e t wo feet deep. They f i nal y f ound a sm al l gol d coi n whi ch was al most wort hl es. The par t y then sear ched t he whol e cave t hor oughl y but did not fi nd anyt hing except an empt y ti n tr unk. I n spi t e of t his, m any peopl e ar e conf i dent that 39。s school fr iends wil l be wait ing f or her on t he Engl ish coast . Am ong them wil l be Erna39。 the patient answer ed, 39。Wil l you be spending your hol idays abr oad this year ?39。 Young man,39。 m y wif e answer ed as she l ooked at her sel f in the mi r or. I sat down on one of t hose modern chair s wi th hol es i n it and wai ted. We had been in t he hat shop for half an hour and m y wi fe was sti l i n f ront of t he mi r or. 39。 I need not r emind you of t hat ter ri ble t ie you bought yest erday.39。t have t oo many hats,39。Ol ym pi c Ci ty39。 I said. 39。 she answer ed. 39。 l esson41 Do you call t hat a hat ? 你把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎？ 39。t need,39。 I sai d. 39。dance39。Ol ym pi c Ci ty39。t have t oo m any hat s,39。 39。 We must n39。 she answer ed,39。 I asked. 39。 Lesson40 Food and t al k 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a di nner part y, t he host es asked m e t o si t next t o Mr s Rum bold. Mr s Rumbol d was a lar ge, unsmi li ng l ady i n a ti ght bl ack dr es. She di d not even l ook up when I t ook m y seat besi de her. Her eyes were f i xed on her plat e and i n a short ti me, she was busy eat i ng. I tr i ed t o m ake conver sati on. 39。 ti m e. As a gr eat m any peopl e wi l be vi si ti ng the count r y, t he gover nm ent wi l be buil di ng new hot el s, an im mense st adi um , and a fi ne new swimm i ng pool. 39。 may r eve al somet hing of val ue fai rl y soon. Leson56 Fast er than sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a race i s hel d for ol d car s. A lot of car s entered f or this race last year and there was a gr eat deal of excitem ent just bef ore i t began. One of the most handsom e car s was a Rol lsRoyce Sil ver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Buil t i n 1885, i t was the oldest car taking par t. Af ter a great many loud explosions, t he race began. Many of the cars br oke down on the course and som e dri ver s spent more ti me under t hei r car s than in them ! A f ew car s, however, pleted t he race. The winning car reached a speed of for ty miles an hourmuch fast er than any of i t s ri val s. I t sped downhi l at t he end of t he r ace and i t s dr i ver had a l ot of tr oubl e tr yi ng t o stop i t. The r ace gave ever yone a gr eat deal of pl easur e. It was very di f erent fr om m oder n car r aces but no less excit i ng. Lesson57 Can I hel p you, madam? 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 y went i n and as ked t o se a dr es t hat was i n t he window. The asist ant who ser ved her di d not l i ke t he way she was dressed. 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 day. She r et ur ned t o t he shop t he f oll owing m or ning dr essed 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, t he asi st ant was eager t o ser ve her t hi s ti me wit h great di f i cult y, he cl im bed i nto t he shop window 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。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 in hospit al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mil lingt on asked the cal er i f he was a r el ative of t he pat ient. 39。dance39。 I f ind i t beauti f ul, 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。 A new pl ay i s i ng t o The Gl obe soon,39。They wil l al so be bui l di ng new r oads and a speci al r ai l way li ne. The Gam es wi l be hel d j ust out si de the capi t al and t he whol e area wi l be cal ed 39。 ti m e. As a gr eat m any peopl e wi l be vi si ti ng the count r y, t he gover nm ent wi l be buil di ng new hot el s, an im mense st adi um , and a fi ne new swimm i ng pool. 39。 Lesson40 Food and t al k 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a di nner part y, t he host es asked m e t o si t next t o Mr s Rum bold. Mr s Rumbol d was a lar ge, unsmi li ng l ady i n a ti ght bl ack dr es. She di d not even l ook