【正文】 t he thi ngs Her ber t loves: butt er, potatoes, r ice, beer , m il k, chocol at e, and sweets. Yest er day I pai d him a visi t. I rang t he bel l and was not sur pri sed t o see that Herbert was sti l as fat as ever . He led m e int o his r oom and hurr iedly hi d a l ar ge par cel under hi s desk. It was obvious that he was ver y embar ased. When I asked him what he was doi ng, he smi led guil ti ly and t hen put the par cel on t he desk. He expl ai ned that hi s diet was so st ri ct hat he had t o rewar d him self occasi onal y. Then he showed me t he cont ent s of the parcel. It contained f ive l ar ge bars of chocolat e and three bags of sweets! Leson52 A pret y carpet 漂亮的地毯 We have j ust m oved i nto a new house and I have been worki ng har d al mor ning. I have been tr ying t o get my new r oom i n order. This has not been easy because I own over a t housand books. To make mat er s wor se, the r oom i s rather smal , so I have tempor ar il y put my books on the f loor. At t he m om ent , t hey cover ever y i nch of f l oor space and I act ual l y have t o wal k on t hem t o get i n or out of t he r oom . A shor t whi l e ago, m y si st er hel ped m e t o car r y one of m y ol d bookcases up t he st ai r s. She went i nt o m y r oom and got a bi g sur pr i se when she saw al l t hose books on t he f l oor . 39。 car was badl y damaged and easy to recogni ze. Shor tl y aft erwar ds, t he pol ice stopped the car and both men were ar rested. Lesson36 Across the Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Hart i s goi ng to swi m acr oss t he Engl ish Channel t om orr ow. She i s going t o set out fr om t he French coast at f ive o39。. Wor ker s wil l have plet ed the new r oads by t he end of t his year. By t he end of next year , t hey wil l have f ini shed wor k on the new st adi um. The fi ne moder n buil dings have been desi gned by Kur t Gunter. Everybody wi l be watching anxiously as t he new buil di ngs go up. We are al very exci ted and are l ooki ng for ward t o t he Olympi c Games because they have never been held bef or e i n thi s countr y. Lesson38 Everythi ng except the weat her 惟獨(dú)沒有考慮到天氣 My old fr iend, Har ri son, had li ved in t he Medit er anean f or many years befor e he r et urned to Engl and. He had of ten dr eamed of r et ir ing i n England and had planned t o setl e down i n the countr y. He had no sooner r etur ned t han he bought a f i ne house and went to l ive t her e. Alm ost im mediately he began to pl ain about t he weather, f or even though it was sti l summer , i t rai ned conti nual ly and i t was of ten bi t er ly col d. Af ter so many year s of sunshine, Har ison got a shock. He act ed as i f he had never li ved i n England befor e. I n the end, it was mor e than he could bear. He had hardl y had ti me t o set tl e down when he sol d the house and left t he countr y. The dr eam he had had for so many years ended there. Har ison had thought of ever ythi ng except t he weather. Leson39 Am I all right ? 我是否痊愈？ Whi le John Gil ber t was in hospit al , he asked his doctor to tel him whether his operati on had been successf ul, but the doct or ref used t o do so. The f ollowi ng day, t he pat ient asked for a bedsi de t el ephone. When he was alone, he t elephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked for Doct or Mil li ngt on. When the doctor answer ed the phone, Mr Gi lber t said he was inquir ing about a cert ain pati ent , a Mr John Gi lbert . He asked if Mr Gi lbert 39。Wil l you be seeing i t ?39。 Wi l you be st ayi ng in Engl and?39。Do you cal t hat a hat ?39。 I r em ar ked suddenl y. I regret ed sayi ng it almost at once. 39。A man can never have too i nt o t he cave hoping t o fi nd buri ed tr easure. The leader of the par ty was examini ng the soil near t he ent rance to the cave when t he machine showed t hat her e was gold under the gr ound. Very exc it ed, t he par ty dug a hol e two feet deep. They f inal y f ound a sm al l gol d coin whi ch was almost wort hles. The par t y then sea r ched t he whole cave thoroughly but did not f ind anything except an empty ti n tr unk. I n spite of t his, many people ar e confi dent that 39。 I f ind i t beautif ul, 39。t buy t hings we don39。 i f you at e mor e and talked l ess, we would bot h enj oy our di nner ! 39。 No,39。 A new pl ay is ing t o The Gl obe soon, 39。They wil l also be buildi ng new r oads and a special r ai lway li ne. The Games wi l be held j ust outside t he capi tal and t he whole ar ea wil l be cal led 39。 gave39。 sai d the conduct or . 39。 39。l l have to get off here,39。 I sai d to the conductor as I got on the bus, 39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。but t hey di d not st eal anyt hing.39。 39。 m y wi fe answered.39。t be so r ude about it ,39。 she answer ed. I n despair , I asked her whet her she was enj oying her di nner . 39。 she answered. 39。 the patient answer ed, 39。s school fr i ends wi l be wait ing f or her on t he English coast . Among them wil l be Erna39。 gave39。They wil l also be buildi ng new r oads and a special r ai lway li ne. The Games wi l be held j ust outside t he capi tal and t he whole ar ea wil l be cal led 39。 A new pl ay is ing t o The Gl obe soon, 39。 No,39。 i f you at e mor e and talked l ess, we would bot h enj oy our di nner ! 39。t buy t hings we don39。 I f ind i t beautif ul, 39。 she answered. Ten mi nut es l ater we wal ked out of the shop together. My wif e was weari ng a hat that looked l ike a light house ! Leson42 Not very m usi cal 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a l ong walk t hrough one of the mar ket s of Old Delhi, we st opped at a square to have a r est. Af ter a t ime, we not iced a snakecharmer wi th two l arge baskets at t he ot her si de of t he square, so we went to have a l ook at hi m. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe whi ch was cover ed wit h coins and opened one of the baskets. When he began to pl ay a tune, we had our f ir st gl im