【正文】 tel y he began t o pl ain about the weather, f or even t hough i t was st il l summ er , it r ai ned conti nual l y and i t was oft en bi t erl y col d. Aft er so m any year s of sunshi ne, Har ri son got a shock. He acted as i f he had never l i ved i n England befor e. I n t he end, it was m or e t han he c ould bear. He had har dl y had tim e t o set tl e down when he sol d t he house and l ef t he count r y. The dr eam he had had f or so m any year s ended t her e. Har ri son had t hought of ever yt hing except t he weat her . Lesson39 Am I al l ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gil ber t was in hospit al , he asked his doctor t o tel him whet her his oper at ion had been succesf ul, but t he doct or r efused t o do so. The f ol lowi ng day, t he pati ent asked f or a bedsi de t el ephone. When he was alone, he t elephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mi li ngton. When t he doct or answer ed t he phone, Mr Gi lbert sai d he was i nqui ri ng about a cert ai n pati ent , a Mr John Gil bert. He asked i f Mr Gi lbert 39。 car was badl y dam aged and easy t o r ecognize. Short l y af t er war ds, the poli ce st opped t he car and both m en were ar rest ed. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Har t is goi ng to swim acr oss t he Engl ish Channel t om or r ow. She i s going t o set out fr om t he Fr ench coast at f i ve o39。 is a sm al l Swiss aer opl ane cal led a 39。s fi rst passenger was a doct or who fl ew f r om Bir mi ngham to a lonel y vil l age i n t he Welsh m ountai ns. Since t hen, Capt ai n Fawcet t has f l own passengers t o m any unusual places. Once he landed on the r oof of a bl ock of f lat s and on anot her occasi on, he l anded i n a deser ted car par k. Capt ai n Fawcet t has j ust r ef used a st r ange r equest f r om a busi nessm an. The m an want ed t o fl y t o Rockal , a lonel y i sl and in t he Atl ant i c Ocean, but Capt ai n Fawcet t di d not t ake him because t he tr i p was too danger ous. Leson30 Foot bal l or polo? 足球還是水球？ The Wayl e i s a sm al l ri ver t hat cuts acr oss t he par k near m y hom e. I l ike sit ti ng by t he Wayl e on f ine aft ernoons. It was war m last Sunday, so I went and sat on t he r i ver bank as usual . Som e chil dr en wer e pl ayi ng gam es on the bank and there wer e som e peopl e r owi ng on t he ri ver . Suddenl y, one of t he chi l dr en ki cked a bal l ver y hard and i t went t owar ds a pasi ng boat. Some people on t he bank cal ed out t o t he m an i n the boat , but he di d not hear them. The bal l st r uck him so har d that he nearl y f el l int o t he wat er . I tur ned t o l ook at t he chi ldr en, but t her e wer en39。s school f ri ends wil l be wai ti ng f or her on t he Engli sh coast. Am ong t hem wi l be Er na39。 t he pat i ent answer ed,39。 she answer ed. 39。 she answered. I n despai r, I asked her whet her she was enj oyi ng her di nner . 39。t be so r ude about i t, 39。 m y wi f e answered.39。 39。Pi l at us Por ter39。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。s oper at ion had been success ful 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 Mi li ngton asked t he cal ler if he was a r elati ve of the pa ti ent .39。 39。 I asked. 39。 I said t o my wif e. 39。You needn39。The Revealer39。 39。 We must n39。 she answered,39。 I asked. 39。 Lesson40 Food and tal k 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a dinner par t y, t he hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs Rum bol d. Mrs Rum bol d was a l ar ge, unsmil ing l ady in a ti ght black dr ess. She di d not even look up when I t ook my seat beside her. Her eyes wer e fi xed on her pl at e and in a shor t im e, she was busy eati ng. I t ri ed to make conver sat i on. 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。s bicycl e! Lesson32 Shopping m ade easy 購(gòu)物變得很方便 People ar e not so honest as t hey once were. The tem pt ation to steal is gr eat er t han ever bef oreespecial ly i n l ar ge shops. A detective r ecent ly wat ched a wel l dressed wom an who always went into a large st or e on Monday mor nings. One Monday, there were f ewer people i n the shop than usual when t he woman came in, so it was easi er for the detecti ve to watch her. The woman f ir st bought a few smal l ar ti cl es. Af te r a l it tl e ti me, she chose one of the m ost expensi ve dresses i n the shop and handed i t o an assi st ant who wr apped it up f or her as qui ckl y as possibl e. Then t he woman simpl y took t he par cel and walked out of the shop wit hout payi ng. When she was ar rested, the detective f ound out t hat t he shopassi stant was her daught er . The gi r l39。dance39。 I sai d. 39。t need,39。 l esson41 Do you cal l t hat a hat ? 你 把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎？ 39。 she answer ed. 39。 I sai d. 39。Ol ym pi c Ci ty39。 her m other a fr ee dress 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 ernoon 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 str uck a r ock and t he gi rl j um ped i nt o t he sea. Then she swam t o t he shor e aft er spendi ng t he whol e ni ght i n t he wat er . Duri ng t hat tim e she cover ed a di st ance of ei ght mi les. Ear l y next mor ni ng, she saw a l ight ahead. She knew she was near t he shor e because the li ght was hi gh up on t he cl if f s. On ar ri vi ng at the shore, the gir l st r uggl ed up the cli f t owards t he l i ght she had seen. That was al l she remember