【正文】 f ul ly, he tol d her t hat t he dr ess was sol d. The wom an wal ked out of t he shop angr il y and deci ded to punish t he assistant next day. She r et ur ned t o t he shop t he f oll owing m or ning dr essed in a fur coat , wit h a handbag i n one hand and a l ong um brel a i n the ot her. Aft er seeki ng out t he r ude assi st ant she asked f or t he sam e dress. Not r eali zing who she was, t he asi st ant was eager t o ser ve her t hi s ti me wit h great di f i cult y, he cl im bed i nto t he shop window t o get t he dress. As soon as she saw i t, t he wom an sai d s m any t ies. 39。 I answer ed. 39。t it upsi de down ?39。s f ir st passenger was a doctor who fl ew fr om Bir mingham t o a l onel y vil lage in the Wel sh mount ains. Si nce then, Captai n Fawcet t has f lown passenger s t o many unusual pl aces. Once he l anded on t he roof of a block of fl ats and on anot her occasi on, he l anded in a desert ed car park. Captain Fawcet has just ref used a str ange request fr om a businessm an. The ma n wanted t o f ly t o Rockal l, a l onel y island i n the At l ant ic Ocean, but Captain Fawcet did not t ake hi m because t he tr ip was t oo dangerous. Lesson30 Footbal l or pol o? 足球還是水球？ The Wayle i s a sm al ri ver t hat cuts across the par k near my hom e. I l ike sit ti ng by the Wayl e on f ine aft ernoons. It was war m last Sunday, so I went and sat on the r iver bank as usual . Som e chi ldr en were pl ayi ng gam es on the bank and there wer e som e peopl e rowi ng on the r iver . Suddenl y, one of t he chi ldren ki cked a bal l ver y hard and i t went t owards a passi ng boat . Som e people on the bank cal led out to t he man i n the boat, but he di d not hear them. The bal str uck hi m so hard that he nearl y f el int o the wat er . I tur ned t o l ook at t he chi ldr en, but t here wer en39。s school f ri ends wi l 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. In despai r, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner. 39。t be so rude about i t, 39。 my wif e answer ed. 39。 39。 We must n39。 she answer ed,39。 I asked. 39。 Lesson40 Food and talk 進(jìn)餐與交談 Last week at a dinner par ty, t he hostess asked me t o sit next t o Mrs Rumbol d. Mrs Rum bol d was a l ar ge, unsmil ing l ady in a tight black dress. She di d not even look up when I t ook my seat besi de 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 m ake conver sat ion. 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。s bi cycle! Leson32 Shoppi ng made easy 購物變得很方便 People ar e not so honest as they once were. The temptat ion t o steal i s greater than ever bef or e especial y in large shops. A det ect ive r ecentl y watched a wel dr esed woman who al ways went i nt o a l arge stor e on Monday morni ngs. One Monday, t here wer e fewer peopl e in the shop than usual when the wom an came in, so it was easi er f or the detecti ve to wat ch her . The woman fi r st bought a f ew smal art icl es. Af ter a li t le t im e, she chose one of the most expensi ve dresses i n 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 took the par cel and walked out of t he shop wi thout payi ng. When she was ar rest ed, t he det ect ive f ound out t hat the shopassi st ant was her daughter . The gi rl 39。 No Par ki ng39。s a new one. Do you li ke it ?39。t have too m any hat s,39。 I need not r emind you of t hat t er ri ble t ie you bought yesterday.39。 m y wi fe answer ed as she l ooked at herself in the mi r or. I sat down on one of t hose m oder n chai rs wi th hol es i n i t and wai ted. We had been in t he hat shop for half an hour and my wi fe was st il l i n f ront of the mi r or. 39。 Young man, 39。Wil l you be spendi ng your holi days abr oad t his year ?39。 I am Mr John Gi lbert .39。s mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a gir l. Leson37 The Ol ympi c Games 奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) The Ol ym pi c Games wi l be held in our count ry i n f our years39。t any i n sight: t hey had al r un away! The m an laughed when he r eal ized what had happened. He cal ed out t o the chil dren and thr ew t he bal l back t o the bank. Lesson31 Success st ory 成功者的故事 Yest er day aft er noon Frank Hawkins was t eli ng me about hi s exper iences as a young man. Fr ank is now the head of a ver y lar ge business pany, but as a boy he used to wor k i n a smal shop. I t was hi s job t o r epair bi cycles and at that time he used t o wor k four teen hour s a day. He saved money for years and i n 1938 he bought a smal l work shop of his own. Dur ing t he war Frank used t o make spar e part s for aeroplanes. At t hat t ime he had t wo helpers. By t he end of t he war, the smal l wor kshop had bee a large f act ory whi ch employed seven hundred and twent y eight people. Frank sm i l ed when he remember ed hi s hard earl y year s and the l ong road t o success. He was sti l smil ing when t he door opened and hi s wif e came in. She wanted hi m t o r epair t hei r son39。 I l ooked at it again. She was ri ght ! It was! Lesson27 A wet night 雨夜 Lat e in t he aft er noon, t he boys put up their t ent i n the m iddle of a f iel d. As soon as thi s was done, they cooked a m eal over an open f ir e. They wer e al l hungr y and the f ood sm el t good. Af ter a wonder ful meal, t hey told st ori es and sang songs by the c amp f ir e. But some t ime later i t began to rain. The boys f elt t ir ed so t hey pet out the f ir e and crept into their tent . Their s leepingbags were warm and f ort abl e, so t hey al l sl ept soundl y. I n t he middl e of the night, t wo boys woke up and began shout ing. The tent was ful