【正文】 than usual when the wom an came in, so it was easi er f or the detecti ve to wat ch her . The woman fi r st bought a f ew smal art icl es. Af ter a li t le t im e, she chose one of the most expensi ve dresses i n the shop and handed it t o an asistant who wr apped i t up for her as qui ckl y as possible. Then the wom an si mply took the par cel and walked out of t he shop wi thout payi ng. When she was ar rest ed, t he det ect ive f ound out t hat the shopassi st ant was her daughter . The gi rl 39。 tim e. As a great many people wil l be vi si ti ng the countr y, t he gover nm ent wi l be buil ding new hotel s, an i mmense st adi um , and a fi ne new swi mm ing pool. 39。 Lesson40 Food and talk 進餐與交談 Last week at a dinner par ty, t he hostess asked me t o sit next t o Mrs Rumbol d. Mrs Rum bol d was a l ar ge, unsmil ing l ady in a tight black dress. She di d not even look up when I t ook my seat besi de her . Her eyes wer e fi xed on her pl at e and in a shor t im e, she was busy ea ti ng. I t ri ed to m ake conver sat ion. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answer ed,39。 We must n39。 39。 she answer ed. Ten mi nut es later we wal ked out of t he shop t oget her. My wi fe was wear ing a hat t hat looked li ke a li ght house ! Leson42 Not very m usi cal 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a l ong wal k t hr ough one of t he m ar ket s of Ol d Del hi , we st opped at a squar e t o have a r est . Af t er a t i m e, we not i ced a snake char m er wi t h t wo l ar ge basket s at t he ot her si de of t he squar e, so we went t o have a l ook at hi m . As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a l ong pi pe whi ch was cover ed wi t h coi ns and onl y seven, but she always t el ls m e whether my pict ures are good or not. She cam e into my r oom yest erday. 39。 She l ooked at it cri ti cal ly for a moment .39。 signs outside hi s gat e, but these have not had any ef fect. Now he has put an ugl y stone head over t he gat e. I t is one of the ugli est f aces I have ever seen. I asked hi m what i t was and he t old me that it was Medusa, t he Gon. Jasper hopes that she wi l t ur n mot ori st s to st one. But none of t hem has been t ur ned to st one yet! Lesson29 Taxi ! 出租汽車！ Capt ain Ben Fawcet has bought an unusual t axi and has begun a new ser vi ce. The 39。 gave39。They wi l also be buil ding new r oads and a speci al r ail way li ne. The Gam es wi l l be held just out si de the capital and the whol e area wi l be cal led 39。 A new pl ay is i ng to The Gl obe soon,39。 No, 39。 i f you at e more and t alked less, we woul d both enj oy our di nner ! 39。t buy things we don39。 I f ind it beaut if ul ,39。t have said t hat ,39。You needn39。 No, 39。 No,39。 No,39。s f at her wi l l set out wi th her i n a smal boat . Mr Har t has t rained hi s daughter for years. Tom orr ow he wi l be wat chi ng her anxiousl y as she swi ms t he long distance to Engl and. Er na intends to t ake shor t r est s ever y two hour s. She wi l l have som et hing t o dri nk but she wi l not eat any sol id food. Most of Er na39。. Thi s wonder ful plane can car r y seven passengers. The most sur pr ising thing about it, however , is t hat i t can l and anywhere: on snow, wat er, or even on a pl oughe d f ield. Captain Fawcet 39。but i sn39。m hanging this pi ct ure on t he wal ,39。The Re vealer 39。You needn39。 I sai d t o my wi f e. 39。 I asked. 39。 39。s oper at ion had been successful and the doctor tol d him that it had been. He t hen asked when Mr Gi lber t woul d be al owed to go home and t he doct or told hi m that he woul d have to stay i n hospi tal for another two weeks. Then Dr Mil li ngt on asked t he cal ler if he was a r elati ve of the pati ent .39。clock in the mor ning. Erna i s onl y f our teen year s old and she hopes l o set up a new worl d record. She is a st rong swi mmer and many people feel that she i s sur e to suc ceed. Erna39。Pi latus Por ter39。 she sai d, 39。 I 39。m hanging this pi ct ure on t he wal ,39。but i sn39。. Thi s wonder ful plane can car r y seven passengers. The most sur pr ising thing about it, however , is t hat i t can l and anywhere: on snow, wat er, or even on a pl oughed f ield. Captain Fawcet 39。s f at her wi l l set out wi th her i n a smal boat . Mr Har t has t rained hi s daughter for years. Tom orr ow he wi l be wa t chi ng her anxiousl y as she swi ms t he long distance to Engl and. Er na intends to t ake shor t r est s ever y two hour s. She wi l l have som et hing t o dri nk but she wi l not eat any sol id food. Most of Er na39。 No,39。 No,39。 No, 39。You needn39。t have said t hat ,39。 m ay reveal something of value f air ly soon. Lesson56 Faster t han sound! 比聲音還快！ Once a year a r ace is held f or old cars. A lot of car s ent er ed for t his r ace l ast year and t her e was a great deal of exci teme nt j ust befor e it began. One of t he most handsome cars was a Roll s Royce Si lver Ghost . The most unusual car was a Benz whi ch had onl y thr ee wheel s. Bui lt in 1885, it was t he ol dest car taking part . Aft er a gr eat m any l oud expl osi ons, the r ace began. Many of t he car s broke down on t he cour se and some dr ivers spent m or e t ime under their cars t han in t hem ! A few car s, however , pl eted the r ace. The wi nni ng car r eached a speed of f ort y mi les an hour much f aster t han any of i ts r ivals. It sped downhi l at he end of the r ace and it s dri ver had a l ot of t rouble tr yi ng to st op it . The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasur e. I t was ver y dif fer ent f rom moder n car races but no l ess 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 l y went i n and asked t o se a dr es t hat was i n t he window. The asistant who ser ved her di d not l i ke t he way she was dr essed. Glanci ng at her scor n