【正文】 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 奧林匹克運動會 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 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 wek pased befor e the gir l was abl e 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 smal boat and was caught i n a st orm . Towards eveni ng, t he boat st r uck a r ock and the gir l j um ped i nt o t he sea. Then she swam t o t he shor e af t er spendi ng t he whol e ni ght i n t he wat er. Dur ing t hat ti m e 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 fs. On ar ri vi ng at the shor e, t he gir l st r uggl ed up t he cli f t owar ds the l ight she had seen. That was al l she r em em ber ed. When she woke up a day l a ter, she f ound herself i n hospit al. Leson34 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 l et er f r om t he l ocal poli ce. I n the l et ter he was asked t o cal at t he st at i on. Ted wonder ed why he was wanted by t he pol ice, but he went to t he st ati on yest er day and now he is 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 hi s 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. I t i s now bei ng sent t o hi s hom e by tr ain. 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 bi cycle t o be f ound. It was st ol en t went y years ago when Ted was a boy of f if teen ! Leson35 St op t hief! 捉賊！ Rov Tr enton used to dr ive a t axi . A short whil e ago, however, he became a bus dr i ver and he was not r egr et ed it. He is f i ndi ng hi s new wor k f ar m or e exci ti ng. When he was dr i vi ng al ong Catf ord St r et recent l y, he saw t wo t hi eves r ush out of a shop and r un t owar ds a wait 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 in t hei r car, Roy dr ove his bus i nt o t he back of it . Whil e 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 alk 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a di nner part y, the host es asked m e t o si t next t o Mr s Rumbold. Mr s Rum bol d was a lar ge, unsmi li ng l ady i n a t ight bl ack dress. She did not even l ook up when I t ook m y seat besi de her . Her eyes wer e fi xed 。 t im e. As a gr eat m any people wi l be vi si ti ng t he 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。s bi cycle! Leson32 Shoppi ng made easy 購物變得很方便 Peopl e ar e not so honest as t hey once wer e. The t em pt ati on t o st eal i s greater t han ever bef or e especi al y i n lar ge shops. A det ect ive r ecentl y watched a wel dr esed woman who al ways went i nt o a l arge st or e on Monday mor ni ngs. One Monday, t here wer e f ewer peopl e i n t he shop t han usual when t he wom an cam e i n, so it was easi er for t he det ecti ve t o wat ch her. The woman f ir st bought a few sm al l 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 eses i n t he shop and handed i t to an assi st ant who wr apped it up f or her as quickl y as possi ble. Then t he wom an si m pl y t ook t he par cel and wal ked out of t he shop wit hout payi ng. When she was ar r ested, t he detect i ve f ound out t hat t he shop assi st ant was her daught er . The gi rl 39。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 sai d. 39。t need,39。 l esson41 Do you cal l that a hat ? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？ 39。 she answered. 39。 I sai d. 39。Ol ym pi c Cit y39。 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