【正文】 s i n the shop and handed it t o an asi st ant who wrapped i t up f or her as qui ckl y as possi bl e. Then t he wom an sim pl y t ook t he par cel 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 t hat t he shop asi st ant was her daughter. The gi rl39。 No Par king39。s a new one. Do you li ke it ?39。about 39。 anyt hi ng. They ar e just pr et y pat t er ns. We li ke them i n t he sam e way that we li ke pr et y curt ain m at eri al . I thi nk t hat young chi l dr en oft en appr eci at e m oder n pi ct ur es bet er t han anyone else. They noti ce mor e. My si ster is onl y seven, but she al ways tel s me whet her m y pi ctur es ar e good or not. She came i nto m y r oom yest er day. 39。 She l ooked at it cr it cal l y f or a m om ent .39。 si gns out si de hi s gat e, but t hese have not had any ef f ect. Now he has put an ugly st one head over t he gat e. I t is one of t he ugli est f aces I have ever sen. I asked him what i t was and he tol d m e t hat it was Medusa, t he Gor gon. Jasper hopes t hat she wi l t urn m ot ori st s t o st one. But none of t hem has been t urned t o st one yet ! Lesson29 Taxi ! 出租汽車！ Capt ai n Ben Fawcet t has bought an unusual t axi and has begun a new ser vi ce. The 39。 gave39。They wil al so be bui ldi ng new r oads and a special r ai l wayl i ne. The Gam es wil l be hel d j ust outsi de t he capit al and t he whole ar ea wil l be cal led 39。 A new pl ay is i ng t o The Gl obe soon, 39。 No, 39。 i f you at e mor e and t alked l ess, we woul d bot h enj oy our di nner !39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。 I fi nd it beauti ful, 39。 anyt hing. They ar e just pr et y pat ter ns. We li ke them i n t he same way that we li ke pret y curt ai n mat er ial . I t hink t hat young chi ldr en of ten appreciat e moder n pi ct ures bet ter t han anyone el se. They notice m ore. My sist er i s onl y seven, but she always t el ls m e whet her m y pict ur es ar e good or not . She came into my r oom yest er day. 39。 She l ooke d at it cri ti cal ly f or a moment. 39。 si gns out si de hi s gat e, but t hese have not had any ef f ect. Now he ha s put an ugly st one head over t he gat e. I t is one of t he ugli est f aces I have ever sen. I asked him what i t was and he tol d m e t hat it was Medusa, t he Gor gon. Jasper hopes t hat she wi l t urn m ot ori st s t o st one. But none of t hem has been t urned t o st one yet! Lesson29 Taxi ! 出租汽車！ Capt ai n Ben Fawcet t has bought an unusual t axi and has begun a new ser vi ce. The 39。 gave39。They wil l al so be bui ldi ng new roa ds and a special rai lwayl ine. The Games wi l be hel d j ust outside t he capit al and t he whole ar ea wi l l be cal ed 39。 A new pl ay is ing to The Gl obe soon, 39。 No,39。 i f you at e mor e and talked l ess, we would bot h enj oy our di nner ! 39。t buy t hi ngs we don39。 I fi nd it beaut if ul, 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 exam ining 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 tin tr unk. I n spi te of t his, m any 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 t hat a hat ?39。 Wi l you be st aying i n Engl and?39。Wil l you be seeing i t ?39。. W orkers wil l have pleted t he 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 work on the new st adi um . The fi ne moder n buil di ngs have been designed by Kur t Gunter. Everybody wi l be watching anxiously as t he new bui ldi ngs go up. We ar e al very excit ed and ar e l ooking for war d t o the Ol ympi c Games because t hey have never been hel d befor e in this countr y. Lesson38 Everyt hing except he weather 惟獨(dú)沒有考慮到天氣 My old f ri end, Har ri son, had li ved i n t he Medit er ranean for many years befor e he ret ur ned to Engl and. He had oft en dreamed of ret ir ing i n Engl and and had pl anned t o set tl e down i n the count ry. He had no sooner r eturned t han he bought a fi ne house and went t o l ive t her e. Al most imm edi at ely he began to pl ai n about t he weat her , for even though it was sti l sum mer, i t rained cont inual y and it was of ten bit ter ly cold. Af ter so many year s of sunshi ne, Har ri son got a shock. He acted as i f he had never l ived i n England bef ore. In the end, i t was more than he coul d bear . He had har dly had t im e to set le down when he sold the house and l ef t the countr y. The dr eam he had had for so many year s ended t her e. Har ri son had t hought of ever yt hing except t he weat her . Lesson39 Am I al l ri ght? 我是否痊愈？ Whil e John Gi lber t was i n hospi tal, he asked hi s doct or to t el l him whether hi s oper ati on had been succesf ul , but t he doct or r efused to do so. The fol lowi ng day, the pati ent asked for a bedsi de telephone. When he was al one, he tel ephoned the hospi tal exchange and asked for Doctor Mi l ington. When t he doct or answered t he phone, Mr Gi lbert sai d he was i nqui ri ng about a cer tai n patient, a Mr John Gi l ber t. He asked if Mr Gi l ber t39。 car was badly dam aged and easy t o r ecognize. Short ly af ter wards, the poli ce st opped t he car and bot h men wer e ar est ed. Leson36 Across t he Channel 橫渡海峽 Erna Har t is going t o swim across the Engli sh Channel tomor row. She is goi ng to set out f rom the Fr ench coast at fi ve o39。 i s a sm al Swi s aer opl ane cal ed a 39。s al ri ght,39。 she asked. 39。A man can never have too i nt o t he cave hoping t o fi nd buri ed tr easure. The l eader of t he par t y was exami ni ng t he soil near t he entr ance t o t h