【正文】 war, the smal l wor kshop had bee a large f act ory whi ch employed seven hundr ed and t went y eight people. Frank smi led when he r em em ber ed his hard ear ly years 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。 I l ooked at it agai n. She was ri ght ! It was! Lesson27 A wet night 雨夜 Late in t he aft er noon, the boys put up their t ent i n the m iddle of a f ield. As soon as thi s was done, they cooked a meal over an open f ir e. They were al l hungr y and the f ood smel t good. Af ter a wonder ful meal, t hey t old st or ies and sang songs by the camp f ir e. But some t ime later it began to r ain. The boys f elt t ir ed so t hey pet out the f ir e and cr ept i nto t heir tent. Their sleepingbags were war m and f ort abl e, so t hey al l sl ept soundl y. I n t he middl e of t he night, t wo boys woke up and began shout ing. The tent was f ull of water ! They al l leapt out of their sleepingbags and hur ri ed out side. I t was rai ni ng heavi ly and t hey f ound t hat a str eam had f or med i n the f iel d. The str eam wound i ts way across the f iel d and then fl owed r ight under their t ent ! Lesson28 No parki ng 禁止停車 Jasper White is one of those rar e people who bel ieves in ancient myths. He has just bought a new house i n the cit y, but ever si nce he m oved i n, he has had tr oubl e wi th m ot ori st s. when he r eturns home at night , he al ways f inds t hat someone has parked a car out si de his gate. Because of this, he has not been abl e to get his own car int o his garage even once. Jasper has put up39。I t39。. Of cour se, m any pi ct ures arc not 39。 I r epeated my questi on several ti mes and at l ast he under st ood. He answered m e, but he spoke neit her slowl y nor cl ear ly. 39。 he sai d. I wonder. I n England, each man speaks a dif f er ent l anguage. The Engli sh underst and each other, but I don39。 I 39。 she sai d, 39。Pi lat us Por t er 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 r ecord. She is a st rong swi mmer and many peopl e feel that she i s sur e to succed. Erna39。s operati on had been successf ul and t he doct or told hi m that i t had been. He then a sked when Mr Gi lbert would be al lowed t o go home and t he doctor t old hi m t hat he would have t o stay i n hospit al for anot her t wo weeks. Then Dr Mil li ngt on asked the cal er if he was a r el ati ve of t he pat ient. 39。 39。 I asked. 39。 I sai d to m y wi fe. 39。You needn39。The Reveal er 39。You39。 What ar e you doi ng ?39。 It 39。t axi39。 her m ot her a fr e dr es once a week ! lesson33 Out of t he darkness 沖出黑暗 Nearl y a week pased befor e the gir l was abl e t o expl ai n what had happened t o her. One af ternoon she set out fr om t he coast i n a smal boat and was caught i n a stor m. Towards eveni ng, t he boat str uck a rock and the gi rl jum ped i nto t he sea. Then she swam to t he shor e af ter spendi ng the whole ni ght i n t he water. Dur ing t hat t ime she cover ed a distance of ei ght m il es. Earl y next m or ning, she saw a l ight ahead. She knew she was near the 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, the gir l st ruggled 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 ater, she found her sel f in hospit al . Lesson34 Quick work 破案“神速” Ted Robi nson has been wor r ied al t he week. Last Tuesday he r eceived a l et er f rom the l ocal pol ice. In the let ter he was asked to cal l at t he st at ion. Ted wonder ed why he was wanted by t he pol ice, but he went to the stati on yest er day and now he is not worr ied any m or e. At the stati on, he was t old by a sm il ng poli ceman t hat hi s bi cycl e had been f ound. Five days ago, t he pol iceman tol d him, t he bicycl e was picked up in a sm al l vil lage four hundr ed mi les away. I t is now being sent to hi s hom e by tr ain. Ted was most sur pr ised when he hear d t he news. He was amused too, because he never expect ed the bicycle t o be f ound. It was stol en twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of f if teen ! Leson35 Stop t hief ! 捉賊！ Rov Trenton used to dr ive a t axi . A short whi le ago, however, he became a bus dr iver and he was not r egr et ed it . He is f inding hi s new wor k far mor e exci ti ng. When he was dr ivi ng along Catf ord St reet r ecent l y, he saw t wo t hi eves r ush out of a shop and r un t owar ds a wait ing car. One of t hem was car r yi ng a bag ful l of m oney. Roy act ed quickly and dr ove t he bus st raight at the thi eves. The one wi t h the m oney got such a f ri ght t hat he dr opped t he bag. As t he thieves were t ryi ng to get away in their car, Roy dr ove hi s bus i nto t he back of i t. Whi le the bat er ed car was m ovi ng away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the poli ce. The thi eves39。Ol ympic Ci ty39。clock i n the m or ning. Erna i s only f ourt en years old and she hopes lo set up a new wor ld r ecor d. She i s a str ong swi mmer and many peopl e feel that she i s sur e t o succeed. Erna39。Pi l at us Por ter39。 she said, 39。 I 39。 he sai d. I wonder. I n England, each man speaks a dif f er ent l anguage. The Engli sh underst and each other, but I don39。 And a woman can39。 my 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 pati ent answer ed, 39。s school f r iends wi l l be wai ti ng for her on the Engli sh coast. Among t hem wi l be Er na39。s f ir st passenger was a doctor who f lew fr om Bi r mingham t o a l onely vil age in t he Wel sh mount ains. Si nce t hen, Captain Fawcet t has f lown passenger s to many unusual pl ace s. Once he l anded on t he roof of a block of fl ats and on anot h