【正文】 t he countr y. The dr eam he ha d had for so many year s ended t her e. Har r ison had thought of ever ything except t he weat her . Lesson39 Am I all right? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gil ber t was in hospital , he asked his doct or to t el him whether his operati on had been successf ul, but t he doct or refused to do so. The f ol lowi ng day, t he pat ient asked for a bedsi de tel ephone. When he was al one, he t elephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil li ngt on. When the doctor answer ed the phone, Mr Gi l ber t said he was inquir ing about a cer tain pati ent , a Mr John Gi lbert . He asked i f Mr Gi lbert 39。Wil you be seei ng it ?39。 Wil l you be st ayi ng in Engl and?39。Do you cal l that a hat ?39。 I remar ked suddenl y. I r egret ed saying it almost at once. 39。A man can never have t oo int o the cave hopi ng to fi nd bur ied t reasur e. The leader of the part y was examini ng the soil near t he ent rance to t he cave when t he machi ne showed t hat t her e was gold under the ground. Very excit ed, the par ty dug a hole two feet deep. They f inal y f ound a smal l gol d coi n whi ch was al most wort hl es. The par ty then sear ched t he whol e cave thoroughly but did not fi nd anyt hing except an empty ti n tr unk. I n spi te of t his, many people ar e conf ident that 39。 slowl y. It obviousl y coul d not tel t he dif ference bet ween Indi an musi c and jazz! Lesson43 O ver t he South Pol e 飛越南極 I n 1929, t hree year s aft er hi s fl ight over t he Nort h Pole, the Am eri can explor er , R. E. Byr d, successful ly f lew over the South Pole f or t he fi r st ti me. Though, at f ir st, Byrd and hi s men wer e abl e t o take a great many phot ographs of t he mountains t hat l ay bel ow, t hey soon r an int o ser ious tr ouble. At one poi nt , it sem ed cer tain t hat t hei r plane would cr ash. It could only get over the mountains i f it r ose t o 10,000 f et . Byr d at once or der ed his men t o t hr ow out two heavy f ood sacks. The pl ane was t hen abl e to r ise and i t cl ear ed the mountai ns by 400 f eet. Byrd now knew that he would be able to r each t he Sout h Pole whi ch was 300 mi les away, f or there wer e no mor e mountains i n sight. The air craft was able t o f ly over the endless whit e plains wi thout di f icult y. Lesson44 Through the f orest 穿過森林 Mr s Anne Sterl ing di d not t hink of the r isk she was t aki ng when she r an t hr ough a f or est af t er t wo m en. They had r ushed up t o her and he t old m e t hat it was Medusa, t he Gor gon. Jasper hopes t hat she wi l t ur n m ot 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 rail wayl ine. The Gam es wi l l be hel d just out si de the capital and the whol e area wi l be caled 39。 A new play i s ing t o The Globe soon,39。 No,39。 i f you ate mor e and talked l es, we would bot h enjoy our dinner ! 39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。 I fi nd it beaut if ul, 39。 she answer ed. Ten m inutes lat er we walked out of t he shop t oget her . My wi f e was wear ing a hat t hat looked li ke a l ighthouse ! Lesson42 Not very musical 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a long wal k thr ough one of t he markets of Ol d Delhi , we stopped at a squar e t o have a rest . Af ter a ti me, we 。A man can never have t oo int o the cave hopi ng to fi nd bur ied t reasur e. The leader of the part y was examini ng the soil near t he ent rance to t he cave when t he machi ne showed t hat t her e was gold under the ground. Very excit ed, the pa r ty dug a hole two feet deep. They f inal y f ound a smal l gol d coi n whi ch was al most wort hl es. The par ty then sear ched t he whol e cave thoroughly but did not fi nd anyt hing except an empty ti n tr unk. I n spi te of t his, many people ar e conf ident that 39。 I remar ked suddenl y. I r egret ed saying it almost at once. 39。Do you cal l that a hat ?39。 Wil l you be st ayi ng in Engl and?39。Wil you be seei ng it ?39。. Wor kers wi l have pl eted t he new roads by the end of thi s year . By the end of next year , they wi l have fi nished wor k on t he new stadium. The f ine modern bui ldi ngs have been designed by Kurt Gunt er . Ever ybody wil l be wat chi ng anxi ousl y as the new bui ldings go up. We ar e al l ver y excited and ar e l ooki ng for ward t o t he Olympi c Games because they have never been held bef or e i n thi s countr y. Lesson38 Everythi ng except the weat her 惟獨沒有考慮到天氣 My old fr iend, Har r ison, had li ved in t he Medit er anean f or m any years bef or e he r et urned to Engl and. He had of ten dr eamed of r et ir ing i n England and had planned t o setl e down i n the countr y. He had no sooner r etur ned t han he bought a fi ne house and went to l ive t her e. Al most im medi ately he began to pl ai n about t he weat her , for even though it was sti l summer, i t rained conti nual y and it was of ten bit ter ly cold. Af ter so many year s of sunshine, Har ri son got a shock. He acted as i f he had never lived i n England before. I n the end, it was mor e than he coul d bear . He had hardly had tim e to set le down when he sol d the house and l eft t he countr y. The dr eam he had had for so many year s ended t her e. Har r ison had thought of ever ything except t he weat her . Lesson39 Am I all right? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gil ber t was in hospital , he asked his doct or to t el him whether his operati on had been successf ul, but t he doct or refused to do so. The f ol lowi ng day, t he pat ient asked for a bedsi de tel ephone. When he was al one, he t elephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil li ngt on. When the doctor answer ed the phone, Mr Gi l ber t said he was inquir ing about a cer tain pati ent , a Mr John Gi lbert . He asked i f Mr Gi lb