【正文】 m uch sur pr ised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz t unes and modern pop songs. The snake, however, continued t o 39。 I f ind i t beauti ful, 39。t buy thi ngs we don39。 i f you at e mor e and talked l ess, we would bot h enj oy our di nner ! 39。 No,39。 A new pl ay i s ing t o The Globe soon, 39。They wil l al so be bui ldi ng new r oads and a special r ai lway line. The Games wi l be hel d j ust outside t he capit al and t he whole ar ea wil l be cal ed 39。And a wom an can39。 I need not r emi nd you of t hat ter ri bl e ti e you bought yest er day. 39。 m y wi f e answer ed as she l ooked at her self i n the m ir r or . I sat down on one of those m oder n chai r s wit h hol es i n i t and wait ed. We had been i n t he hat shop f or hal f an hour and m y wif e was st il l i n fr ont of t he m ir r or . 39。 Young m an,39。Wil l you be spending your hol i days abr oad thi s year ?39。 t he pat i ent answer ed,39。s school fr i ends wi l be wa it i ng f or her on t he Engl i sh coast . Among t hem wil l be Er na39。. Workers wi l have plet ed t he new r oads by t he end of t hi s year . By t he end of next year, t hey wil have fi nished wor k on the new st adi um. The f i ne m oder n buil di ngs have been desi gned by Kur t Gunter. Ever ybody wi l be wat chi ng anxi ously as t he new buil di ngs go up. We are al ver y exci ted and are l ooki ng f or war d to t he Ol ym pi c Games because t hey 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 i ved i n t he Medi ter ranean f or many year s bef or e he ret ur ned t o Engl and. He had oft en dream ed of reti ri ng i n Engl and and had pl anned t o set tl e down i n the count r y. He had no sooner r et ur ned t han he bought a fi ne house and went t o l ive t her e. Al m ost imm edi at ely he began t o pl ai n about t he weat her, f or even t hough it was sti l sum mer, i t r ai ned conti nual y and i t was of t en bi t er l y col d. Aft er so m any years of sunshi ne, Har ison got a shock. He act ed as i f he had never li ved in Engl and bef or e. In t he end, it was m ore t han he coul d bear. He had har dly had t im e t o setl e down when he sol d the house and l ef t t he count r y. The dr eam he had had for so many year s ende d t her e. Har r ison had thought of ever ythi ng except t he weat her. Leson39 Am I all ri ght ? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gil ber t was i n hospit al , he asked his doct or t o tel him whet her hi s oper at ion had been succesf ul, but t he doct or r ef used t o do so. The foll owi ng day, t he pati ent asked f or a bedsi de tel ephone. When he was al one, he t el ephoned the hospi tal exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil i ngt on. When t he doct or answer ed t he phone, Mr Gi l bert sai d he was i nqui ri ng about a cert ain pati ent , a Mr John Gi lbert . He asked i f Mr Gi lbert 39。Wi l you be seei ng it ?39。 I asked. 39。 I said t o m y wif e. 39。You needn39。The Reveal er 39。s school f ri ends wi l be wai ti ng for her on the Engli sh coast. Among t hem wi l be Er na39。 the pati ent answer ed, 39。 she answered. 39。 she answer ed. I n despair , I asked her whet her she was enj oying her di nner . 39。t be so r ude about it, 39。 m y wi f e answered.39。 39。 tim e. As a gr eat m any peopl e wil l be vi sit ng t he countr y, t he gover nm ent wi l be buil ding new hot el s, an i mm ense st adi um , and a fi ne new swimm i ng pool. 39。 Lesson40 Food and t al 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 Rum bol d. Mrs Rum bol d was a l ar ge, unsm il i ng l ady i n a ti ght bl ack dr ess. She di d not even l ook up when I t ook my seat beside her. Her eyes wer e f ixed on her pl at e and i n a shor t tim e, she was busy eat ing. I t ri ed t o m ake conversati on. 39。 No,39。 i f you at e mor e and t al ked l ess, we would bot h enj oy our di nner !39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。 I f ind i t beauti ful, 39。 she answer ed. Ten mi nut es l ater we wal ked out of t he shop t oget her. My wi fe was wear ing a hat t hat l ooked li ke a li ght house ! Lesson42 Not very musical 并非很懂音樂 As we had had a l ong wal k t hr ough one of t he mar ket s of Ol d 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 other si de of t he squar e, so we went t o have a look at hi m. As soon as he saw us, he pi cked up a l ong pipe whi ch was cover ed wi t h coi ns and opened one of t he baskets. When he began t o pl ay a tune, we had our f ir st gl im pse of t he snake. I t rose out of t he basket and began t o f oll ow t he m ovem ent s of t he pi pe. We wer e very m uch sur pri sed when t he snake charm er suddenl y began t o play j az t unes and m oder n pop songs. The snake, however, cont i nued t o 39。. Worker s wil l have plet ed the new r oads by t he end of t his year . By t he end of next year, t hey wil l have f inished wor k on the new st adi um. The f i ne m odern bui ldings have been desi gned by Kurt Gunter . Ever ybody wi l be wat chi ng anxi ously as the new buil dings go up. We are al l ver y exci ted and are looki n。 sl owl y. I t obvi ousl y coul d not t el t he di f fer ence bet ween I ndi an m usi c and j azz! Leson43 O ver t he Sout h Pol e 飛越南極 I n 1929, t hree year s aft er hi s fl i ght over t he Nor th Pol e, t he Am er ican expl orer, R. E. Byr d, successfull y f lew over t he Sout h Pole f or t he f ir st t im e. Though, at f ir st , Byr d and hi s men wer e abl e t o t ake a gr eat m any phot ogr aphs of t he m ount ains t hat l ay bel ow, t hey soon ran i nt o seri ous t r oubl e. At one poi nt, i t semed cert ai n t hat t hei r plane woul d cr ash. I t coul d onl y ge t over t he m ount ains i f it r ose t o 10,000 f eet . Byrd at once ordered hi s m en t o t hr ow out t wo heavy f ood sacks. The pl