【正文】 ber t would be al lowed t o go home and the doctor tol d him that he would have t o st ay in hospit al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mi l ington asked the cal er i f he was a rel at ive of t he pat ient. 39。clock i n the m or ning. Erna i s only f our teen years old and she hopes l o set up a new worl d r ecor d. She i s a st r ong swi mmer and many peopl e feel that she i s sur e to succed. Erna39。 I need not remi nd you of t hat t er i bl e ti e you bought yest er day.39。 my wi f e answer ed as she l ooked at her self i n t he m ir r or . I sat down on one of t hose modern chair s wit h holes i n it and wait ed. We had been i n t he hat shop f or half an hour and m y wi fe was sti l i n f ront of t he mi r or. 39。 Young man,39。Wi l you be spendi ng your holi days abr oad t hi s year ?39。 I am Mr John Gil ber t. 39。s m ot her , who swam t he Channel her sel f when she was a gi rl . Lesson37 The O l ym pic G am es 奧林匹克運動會 The Ol ym pic Gam es wil l be hel d i n our count r y in f our year s39。cl ock in t he m or ni ng. Er na i s 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。s oper ati on had been successful and the doct or t ol d him t hat it 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 tol d hi m that he woul d have t o st ay in hospi t al f or anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mi l ingt on asked t he cal l er i f he was a r el at ive of t he pati ent .39。 39。 I asked. 39。 I said t o m y wif e. 39。You needn39。The Reveal er 39。They wi l also be buil di ng new r oads and a speci al r ailway li ne. The Games wi l be held j ust outsi de the capi tal and the whole ar ea wil l be cal led 39。 A new play i s ing t o The Globe soon,39。 she answer ed. 39。 lesson41 Do you cal l t hat a hat? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？ 39。t need, 39。 I sai d. 39。s m ot her , who swam t he Channel her sel f when she was a gi rl . Lesson37 The O l ym pic G am es 奧林匹克運動會 The Ol ym pic Gam es wil l be hel d i n our count r y in f our year s39。 I am Mr John Gil ber t. 39。Wi l you be spendi ng your holi days abr oad t hi s year ?39。 Young man,39。 my wi f e answer ed as she l ooked at her self i n t he m ir r or . I sat down on one of t hose modern chair s wit h holes i n it and wait ed. We had been i n t he hat shop f or 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 remi nd you of t hat t er i bl e ti e you bought yest er day.39。 m ay r eveal somet hi ng of val ue fair l y soon. Leson56 Fast er than sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a r ace i s hel d f or ol d car s. A l ot of car s enter ed f or thi s race last year and t here was a gr eat deal of exci t em e nt j ust bef or e i t began. One of the m ost hands。t have sai d t hat ,39。You needn39。 No, 39。 No,39。 No,39。s f ather wil l set out wit h her i n a sm al l boat. Mr Hart has tr ai ned his daught er f or year s. Tom or r ow he wil l be watching her anxi ousl y as she swim s t he l ong distance to Engl and. Er na i ntends to t ake short r est s ever y t wo hour s. She wi l have som et hing t o dri nk but she wi l not eat any sol i d food. Most of Er na39。 39。 We m ust n39。 she answered,39。 I asked. 39。 I am Mr John Gil ber t. 39。s mother , who swam the Channel her self when she was a gi rl . Lesson37 The O lympi c Games 奧林匹克運動會 The Olym pi c Games wi l be held i n our countr y i n four year s39。 I said. 39。t need, 39。 l esson41 Do you cal l t hat a hat ? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？ 39。 she answer ed. 39。 I sai d. 39。Ol ym pi c Ci ty39。esson33 O ut of t he darkness 沖出黑暗 Near ly a week passed bef or e t he gi rl was able t o expl ain what had happened to her. One af ter noon she set out fr om t he coast in a sm al l boat and was caught i n a st or m. Towar ds eveni ng, t he boat str uck a r ock and t he gi rl j um ped int o the sea. Then she swam t o t he shor e aft er spendi ng t he whol e night in t he water. Dur i ng t hat t im e she covered a di st ance of eight m il es. Earl y next m orni ng, she saw a li ght ahead. She knew she was near t he shore because t he l i ght was high up on t he cli f s. On ar ri ving at t he shore, t he gi rl str uggl ed up the cli f t owards t he l i ght she had seen. That was al l she r em em bered. When she woke up a day la t er, she f ound her self i n hospi tal. Lesson34 Q ui ck work 破案“神速” Ted Robi nson has been worr ied al t he week. Last Tuesday he r ecei ved a let er f r om t he l ocal poli ce. I n the l et ter he was asked t o cal l at t he st ati on. Ted wondered why he was want ed by t he poli ce, but he went t o t he st ati on yest erday and now he i s not wor ri ed any m ore. At t he st ati on, he was t ol d by a sm il ing poli cem an t hat hi s bicycl e had been f ound. Fi ve days ago, t he pol iceman t ol d him , t he bicycl e was pi cked up i n a smal vil lage f our hundr ed m il es away. It i s now being sent t o his hom e by t r ai n. Ted was m ost surpri sed when he hear d t he news. He was am used t oo, because he never expect ed t he bicycl e t o be f ound. I t was st ol en t went y years ago when Ted was a boy of fi ft een ! Lesson35 St op t hi ef! 捉賊！ Rov Tr ent on used t o dri ve a t axi . A shor t whil e ago, however , he became a bus dr iver and he was not r egr et t ed i t. He i s f indi ng hi s new wor k far m or e exci ti ng. When he was dr i vi ng al ong Catf ord St reet re cent ly, he saw t wo thi eves r ush out of a shop and r un towar ds a wai ti ng car . One of t hem was car r yi ng a bag full of m oney. Roy act ed qui ckl y and dr ove t he bus str aight at t he t hi eves. The one wi t h t he m oney got such a f ri ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he t hieves were t r yi ng to get away i n t hei r car , Roy dr ove hi s bus i nto t he back of i t. Whi le t he bat t er ed car was m ovi ng away, Roy st opped his bus and tel ephoned t he p