【正文】 many years of sunshine, Har ison got a shock. He act ed as i f he had never li ved in England befor e. I n t he 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 t he house and left t he count ry. The dream he had had f or so m any years ended there. Ha r ison had thought of everythi 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 hi m whether hi s oper at i on had been succesf ul , but t he doct or r efused to do so. The fol lowi ng day, the pati ent asked for a bedsi de tel ephone. When he was al one, he tel ephoned the hospi tal exchange and asked for Doctor Mil ington. When t he doct or answered t he phone, Mr Gi lbert said he was i nqui ri ng about a cert ai n patient , a Mr John Gil ber t. He asked if Mr Gil ber t39。but onl y 5o per cent a thi ef !39。 she answer ed. Ten mi nutes lat er we walked out of t he shop t oget her . My wi fe was wear ing a hat that looked li ke a li ghthouse ! Lesson42 Not very musical 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a long wal k thr ough one of t he m arkets of Ol d Delhi , we st opped at a squar e to have a r est . Aft er a ti me, we noticed a sna ke char mer wit h two lar ge basket s at the other si de of the squar e, so we went t o have a look at him. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a l ong pi pe which was cover ed wi th coins and opened one of the basket s. When he began to pl ay a t une, we had our fi rst glim pse of t he snake. I t rose out of t he basket and began to f oll ow t he movem ent s of t he pipe. We wer e very much surpr ised whe n the snake char mer suddenl y began t o play j az t unes and modern pop songs. The snake, however , conti nued t o 39。 I f ind it beaut if ul ,39。t buy things we don39。 i f you at e mor e and talked less, we would both enj oy our di nner ! 39。 No,39。 A new play i s ing t o The Globe soon,39。 l eson46 Expensive and unf ortable 既昂貴又受罪 When a plane fr om London ar ived at Sydney air port , workers began to unl oad a number of wooden boxes which contained clot hing. No one coul d acount for the f act t hat one of the boxes was ext remely heavy. I t suddenly occur r ed to one of the wor ker s t o open up the box. He was ast oni shed at what he f ound. A man was l yi ng in the box on t op of a pi le of wool len goods. He was so surpr ised at being di scover ed that he did not even tr y to run away. Aft er he was ar rested, the man admi t ed hi ding i n the box befor e the pl ane l eft London. He had had a l ong and unf or table tr ip, for he had been confi ned to t he wooden box f or over t en hour s. The man was ordered t o pay amp。 Lesson45 A clear conscience 問心無愧 The whol e vil lage soon l ear nt that a large sum of m oney had been lost. Sam Benton, the l ocal butcher, had lost hi s wal et whi le taking his savings to the post of fi ce. Sam was sure that the wal et must have been f ound by one of t he vil lager s, but it was not ret ur ned to hi m. Three mont hs passed, and then one morni ng, Sam found his wal let out si de his f ront door . It had been wr apped up i n newspaper and i t cont ai ned hal f the money he had lost, t ogether wi th a not e which said: 39。And a woman can39。 I need not r emind you of t hat t er ri ble t ie you bought yesterday.39。 m y wi fe answered as she looked at herself in the mi r ror. I sat down on one of t hose m oder n chai rs wi th hol es i n i t and wai ted. We had been in t he hat shop for half an hour and my wi fe was st il l i n f ront of the mi r or. 39。 Young man,39。Wi l you be spending your holidays abr oad thi s year ?39。 I am Mr John Gi lbert .39。 the pati ent answered,39。 she answer ed. 39。 she answered. I n despair , I asked her whet her she was enj oyi ng her di nner . 39。t be so rude about i t, 39。 my wif e answer ed. 39。 39。but they did not steal anythi ng. 39。 I am 100 per cent honest now! 39。 Lesson40 Food and tal k 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 eati ng. I t ri ed to m ake conver sat i on. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answered,39。 We must n39。 39。t have too m any hat s, 39。A thief , yes, 39。345 f or t he cost of the t ri p. The nor mal pr ice of a t icket i s amp。 I said. 39。 she answered. 39。 lesson41 Do you cal l that a hat ? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？ 39。t need, 39。 I sai d. 39。dance39。 39。 my wif e answer ed. 39。t be so rude about i t, 39。 she answered. I n despair , I asked her whet her she was enj oyi ng her di nner . 39。 she answer ed. 39。 the pati ent answered,39。 In ti me, al l Sam39。The st rap needs m ending,39。The Revealer39。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 weks. Then Dr Mil li ngton asked t he cal ler if he was a r elati ve of the pati ent .39。 Two months lat er , som e more money was sent to Sam wit h a not her not e: 39。dance39。 I sai d. 39。t need, 39。 lesson41 Do you cal l that a hat ? 你把那個叫帽子嗎？ 39。 she answered. 39。 I said. 39。Ol ym pi c Games because they have never been hel d bef ore i n t hi s count ry. Leson38 Everyt hi ng except t he weat her 惟獨沒有考慮到天氣 My ol d f ri end, Har ison, had l ived in the Medi ter anean f or many year s bef ore he r etur ned t o England. He had of ten dr eam ed of r eti ri ng in Engl and and had planned to set le down i n t he countr y. He had no sooner retur ned than he bought a f ine house and went to li ve there. Alm ost i mmediatel y he began t o plain about the weather, f or even t hough i t was st il l s