【正文】 ut the fire and crept into their tent. Their sleepingbags were warm and fortable, so they all slept soundly. In the middle of the night, two boys woke up and began shouting. The tent was full of water! They all leapt out of their sleepingbags and hurried outside. It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field. The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent! Lesson28 No parking 禁止停車 Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths. He has just bought a new house in the city, but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with motorists. when he returns home at night, he always finds that someone has parked a car outside his gate. Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once. Jasper has put up39。It39。And a wom an can39。 I need not r emi nd you of that er i bl e ti e you bought yest er day.39。 my wif e answer ed as she l ooked at her sel f in t he 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 man, 39。Wil l you be spendi ng your hol idays abr oad t his year ?39。 the pati ent answered,39。s school fr iends wil l be wait ing f or her on t he Engl ish coast . Among them wil l be Erna39。s fi rst passenger was a doct or who f lew f rom Bi rmi ngham to a lonely vi l age i n t he Wel sh m ount ai ns. Since then, Capt ai n Fawcet has fl own passengers t o many unusual places. Once he landed on the r oof of a bl ock of f lats and on another occasion, he landed i n a deser ted car par k. Capt ai n Fawcet t has j ust r efused a st range request f rom a busi nessman. The m an want ed to fl y to Rockal , a lonely i sl and in t he Atl antic Ocean, but Captai n Fawcet t di d not take him because the tr ip was too danger ous. Leson30 Foot ball or polo? 足球還是水球？ The Wayle is a smal r iver that cut s acr oss t he par k near my home. I like si t ing by t he Wayle on f ine af ternoons. I t was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on t he ri ver bank as usual. Some chil dren wer e playing games on the bank and there were some peopl e r owi ng on t he ri ver . Suddenly, one of t he c hi ldr en kicked a bal l ver y hard and i t went t owards a pasing boat. Some people on t he bank cal ed out t o t he man in the boat , but he di d not hear them. The bal l st ruck hi m so hard that he nearl y f el l into the wat er . I turned t o look at the chil dren, but t her e wer en39。t it upsi de down ?39。 I answer ed. 39。 she asked. 39。s al r ight, 39。 is a sm al l Swiss aer oplane cal led a 39。 car was badl y damaged and easy to r ecognize. Shor tl y aft er war ds, the poli ce st opped t he car and both m en were ar rested. Lesson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Er na Hart is goi ng to swi m across the Engl ish Channel tom or row. She i s goi ng to set out fr om t he French coast at f ive o39。. Wor ker s wi l have pl et ed the new roads by the end of thi s year. By the end of next year , they wi l have fi ni shed wor k on t he new stadium. The f ine modern bui ldings have been desi gned by Kurt Gunter . Ever ybody wi l be wat chi ng anxi ousl y as the new buil dings go up. We are al l ver y exci te d and are looking f or ward to t he Ol ym pic Games because they have never been held bef ore i n t hi s count ry. Leson38 Everythi ng except t he weat her 惟獨沒有考慮到天氣 My ol d fr i end, Har ison, had l ived in the Medi ter anean f or many year s bef ore he r eturned 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 ret ur 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 summ er , it r ai ned conti nual ly and i t was oft en bi t er ly col d. Af t er so m any years of sunshine, Har ison got a shock. He act ed as if he had never li ved in Engl and befor e. I n t he end, it was m or e t han he could bear. He had har dl y had ti me t o set tl e down when he sold t he house and lef t he count ry. The dream he had had f or so m any years ended there. Har ison had thought of everythi ng except the weather. Leson39 Am I all right ? 我是否痊愈？ Whi le John Gi lbert was i n hospit al, he asked his doctor t o tel hi m whet her his operat ion had been successful, but the doctor ref used t o do so. The f oll owing day, the patient asked f or a bedside t elephone. When he was alone, he telephoned t he hospit al exchange and asked f or Doct or Mil li ngton. When the doctor answer ed the phone, Mr Gil ber t sai d he was inquir ing about a cer tain pat ient, a Mr John Gi lbert . He asked i f Mr Gi lbert 39。Wi l you be seeing i t ?39。 I asked. 39。 I sai d to my wi fe. 39。You needn39。The Reveal er 39。 I39。 she said, 39。Pilatus Porter39。clock in the morning. Erna is only fourteen years old and she hopes lo set up a new world record. She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed. Erna39。s operation had been successful and the doctor told him that it had been. He then asked when Mr Gilbert would be allowed to go home and the doctor told him that he would have to stay in hospital for another two weeks. Then Dr Millington asked the caller if he was a relative of the patient.39。 39。 I asked. 39。 I said to my wife. 39。You needn39。The Revealer39。 my wife answered.39。t be so rude about it,39。 she answered. In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner. 39。 she answered. 39。 the patient answered,39。s school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast. Among them will be Erna39。s first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains. Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places. Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he land