【正文】 ed his hard ear ly years and t he long road t o succes. He was sti l smi ling when the door opened and hi s wi fe came i n. She wanted hi m t o r epai r t heir son39。s m other, who swam the Channel hersel f when she was a gir l. Leson37 The Ol ym pic G ames 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) The Ol ympic Gam es wil l be hel d in our count ry in f our years39。 I am Mr John Gi lbert .39。Wi l you be spendi ng your holidays abroad thi s year ?39。 Young man,39。 my wi fe answered as she looked at herself i n the m ir ror . I sat down on one of t hose m oder n chai rs wi th hol es in i t and wai ted. We had been in the hat shop f or half an hour and my wi fe was st il l in f ront of the mi r or. 39。 I need not remi nd you of t hat t er ible tie you bought yester day.39。 her mot her a f ree dr ess once a week ! l eson33 O ut of t he darkness 沖出黑暗 Near l y a week passed bef ore t he gi rl was abl e to explai n what had happened t o her . One aft er noon she set out f r om t he coast i n a sm al boat and was caught i n a st orm . Towar ds eveni ng, t he boat st r uck a r ock and t he gir l jum ped i nt o t he sea. Then she swam t o t he shor e af ter spendi ng t he whole ni ght i n t he wat er. Duri ng t hat ti me she cover ed a dist ance of ei ght m il es. Earl y next m or ning, she saw a l i ght ahead. She knew she was near t he shor e because the l ight was hi gh up on t he cl if f s. On ar ri vi ng at the shor e, the gir l st r uggl ed up t he cli f t owar ds t he l i ght she had seen. That was al l she r em em ber ed. When she woke up a day la ter, she f ound her self i n hospi tal. Lesson34 Q ui ck work 破案“神速” Ted Robi nson has been worr i ed al t he week. Last Tuesday he recei ved a l et er fr om t he local poli ce. I n t he l et er he was asked t o cal at the stati on. Ted wonder ed why he was want ed by t he poli ce, but he went t o t he st at i on yester day and now he i s not worr ied any m or e. At t he st ati on, he was t ol d by a smi li ng pol i ceman t hat his bi cycl e had been f ound. Five days ago, t he poli cem an tol d hi m, t he bi cycl e was picked up i n a sm al l vi l age four hundr ed m il es away. It i s now being sent t o his hom e by tr ai n. Ted was m ost sur pr ised 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. It was stol en t wenty years ago when Ted was a boy of f if teen ! Leson35 Stop t hief ! 捉賊！ Rov Trenton used to dr i ve a t axi . A short whi le ago, however, he becam e a bus dri ver and he was not r egret ed it . He i s f i ndi ng hi s new wor k f ar m ore exci ti ng. When he was dri vi ng al ong Cat for d Str eet r e centl y, he saw t wo t hi eves r ush out of a shop and run t owar ds a wait i ng car. One of t hem was car ying a bag f ul l of m oney. Roy acted qui ckl y and dr ove the bus st r ai ght at t he t hieves. The one wit h t he m oney got such a fr i ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he t hi eves wer e tr yi ng t o get away i n t hei r car , Roy dr ove his bus i nt o t he back of it . Whi le t he bat ter ed car was m ovi ng away, Roy stopped hi s bus and telephoned t he pol i ce. The t hi eves39。Ol ym pi c Cit y39。 Lesson40 Food and t al k 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last wek at a dinner par t y, t he hostess asked me t o sit next t o Mrs Rum bol d. Mrs Rum bol d was a l arge, unsmil i ng lady 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 t im e, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed 。 tim e. As a gr eat m any peopl e wil l be vi sit ing t he countr y, t he gover nm ent wil be bui ldi ng new hot el s, an i mm ense stadium, and a f ine new swim mi ng pool . 39。s bi cycle! Leson32 Shoppi ng made easy 購物變得很方便 Peopl e ar e not so honest as they once were. The tem pt at i on t o steal is gr eat er t han ever bef or eespeci al ly i n l ar ge shops. A detecti ve recent ly wat ched a wel l dr essed wom an who al ways went i nt o a l ar ge st or e on Monday m or ni ngs. One Monday, t here 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 art i cl es. Aft er a li t le t im e, she chose one of t he m ost expensive dr esses i n t he shop and handed i t to an assi stant who wr apped it up for her as qui ckl y as possibl e. Then t he wom an si mpl y took t he par cel and wal ked out of the shop wit hout paying. When she was ar r est ed, t he det ecti ve f ound out that the shop asist ant was her daughter. The gi rl39。t have said t hat,39。You needn39。 No,39。 No,39。 No, 39。s fat her wi l set out wi th her in a sm al l boat . Mr Hart has tr ained his daught er for year s. Tomor row he wi l be watching her anxi ousl y as she swi ms the l ong distance to England. Erna i ntends to t ake short r est s every two hour s. She wi l have somet hi ng t o dri nk but she wi l not eat any sol id f ood. Most of Erna39。 I said. 39。t need,39。 l eson41 Do you call t hat a hat ? 你把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎？ 39。 she answer ed. 39。 I said. 39。Ol ym pi c Cit y39。 her m ot her a f r e dr es once a week ! lesson33 O ut of t he darkness 沖出黑暗 Nearl y a week passed bef or e t he gi rl was able t o expl ai n what had happened t o her . One aft er noon she set out f r om t he coast i n a sm al boat and was caught i n a st orm . Towards eveni ng, t he boat str uck a rock and t he gi rl j um ped i nt o the sea. Then she swam t o the shor e aft er spendi ng t he whol e ni ght i n the wat er . Duri ng t hat ti me she cover ed a distance of ei ght m il es. Earl y next m or ning, she saw a l i ght a head. She knew she was near the shore because t he l i ght was hi gh up on the cli f s. On ar ivi ng at t he shor e, t he gi rl st ruggl ed up t he cl if f t owar ds t he li ght she had seen. That was al she r em em ber ed. When she woke up a day l ater, she f ound her self i n h