【正文】 when t he wom an cam e i n, so it was easi er f or t he det ecti ve t o watch her. The wom an f ir st bought a f ew sm al l arti cles. Aft er a l it tl e ti me, she chose one of t he m ost expensi ve dr eses i n t he shop and handed i t to an assi st ant who wr apped it up f or her as quickly as possi bl e. Then t he woman sim pl y t ook t he parcel and wal ked out of t he shop wit hout payi ng. When she was ar est ed, t he det ecti ve f ound out that the shop asist ant was her daught er. The gir l39。 t im e. As a gr eat m any peopl e wi l be vi sit i ng the count r y, t he governm ent wil l be bui l di ng new hotels, an imm ense stadi um, and a f i ne new swi mmi ng pool . 39。 Lesson40 Food and t al k 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a di nner par ty, t he host ess asked me t o sit next t o Mrs Rum bol d. Mrs Rum bol d was a l ar ge, unsmil i ng lady i n a ti ght bl ack dr es. She di d not even l ook up when I t ook m y seat besi de her . Her eyes wer e fi xed on her pl at e and i n a shor t im e, she was busy eat ing. I tr ied t o make conversat i on. 39。 I asked. 39。 she answered,39。 We m ust n39。 39。 she answer ed. Ten mi nutes l at er we wal ked out of t he shop t oget her . My wi f e was wear i ng a hat t hat l ooked li ke a l ighthouse ! Lesson42 Not very m usi cal 并非很懂音樂(lè) As we had had a l ong wal k t hrough one of t he mar ket s of Old Del hi, we st opped at a square t o have a r est. Af t er a t im e, we not iced a snake charm 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 covered wi th coi ns and opened one of t he basket s. When he began t o play a t une, we had our fi r st gli mpse of t he snake. It r ose out of the basket and began t o f ol low t he m ovem ent s of t he pi pe. We wer e ver y much surpri sed when the snake charm er suddenl y began t o play j azz t unes and m odern pop songs. The snake, however, conti nued t o 39。s bi cycl e! Lesson32 Shopping m ade easy 購(gòu)物變得很方便 People ar e not so honest as they once were. The tempt at ion t o steal is gr eater t han ever bef oreespecial y i n lar ge shops. A det ect ive r ecentl y watched a wel l dr esed woman who al ways went i nto a large stor e on Monday mor ni ngs. One Monday, there wer e f ewer people i n the shop than usual when t he woman cam e in, so it was easi er f or the detecti ve to wat ch her . The woman f ir st bought a f ew smal ar ti cl es. Af ter a l it le tim e, she chose one of the m ost expensi ve dresses in 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 t ook the parcel and walked out of t he shop wi thout payi ng. When she was ar est ed, t he det ect ive f ound out that the shop asi 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 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。 I asked. 39。 she answered,39。 We must n39。 39。t have too m any hat s, 39。 I sai d. 39。t need,39。 l esson41 Do you cal l that a hat ? 你把那個(gè)叫帽子嗎？ 39。 she answered. 39。 I said. 39。Ol ympi c Ci ty39。 her mother a f ree dress once a week ! l eson33 Out of the darkness 沖出黑暗 Near ly a week passed bef ore t he gir l was able to explain what had happened to her . One aft er noon she set out f rom the coast in a smal boat and was caught in a st orm. Towar ds evening, the boat st ruck a r ock and t he gir l j umped int o the sea. Then she swam t o the shore af ter spending t he whol e night in the wat er . Duri ng that ti me she covered a di st ance of e ight mi les. Ear ly next morni ng, she saw a li ght ahead. She knew she was near t he shore because t he li ght was high up on the c li f s. On ar iving at t he shore, t he gi rl str uggl ed up the cl if f towards t he li ght she had seen. That was al she remembered. When she woke up a day lat er , she f ound her sel f i n hospi t al. Lesson34 Q ui ck work 破案“神速” Ted Robi nson has been worr ied al t he week. Last Tuesday he r ecei ved a let er f r om t he l ocal poli ce. I n t he l et t er he was asked t o cal l at t he st ati on. Ted wondered why he was want ed by t he poli ce, but he went t o t he st ati on yest erday and now he i s not wor ri ed any m ore. At t he st at ion, he was t ol d by a sm il ing poli cem an that hi s bicycl e had been f ound. Fi ve days ago, t he pol i ceman t ol d him , t he bicycle was pi cked up i n a sm al vil lage f our hundred mi les away. I t is now bei ng sent t o hi s hom e by t rai n. Ted was m ost sur pri sed when he heard t he ne ws. He was am used t oo, because he never expect ed t he bi cycl e t o be f ound. It was st ol en t went y year s ago when Ted was a boy of f if t en ! Lesson35 St op thi ef ! 捉賊！ Rov Trenton used to dr i ve a t axi . A short whi le ago, however, he becam e a bus dr i ver and he was not r egr et ed it. He is f i ndi ng hi s new wor k f ar m or e exci ti ng. When he was dr i vi ng along Catf or d St r et 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 ryi ng a bag ful l of m oney. Roy act ed quickly and drove t he bus st raight at the thi eves. The one wi th the money 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 bater ed car was movi ng away, Roy stopped